Starbird (symbol)

"There's a lot of meaning to the symbol. According to some, the starbird can never die- whenever it seems to be gone, it's actually renewing itself in the heart of a nova."

- From Sabine Wren's personal journal

The starbird was a stylized depiction of a bird rising up in the air, with its wings spread and its head turned to the right. The Mandalorian weapons expert and graffiti artist Sabine Wren used that symbol as her personal signature.

History
The design was based on the starbird of ancient legend. The legend stated that a starbird could never die and that if it seemed to be gone, it was actually renewing itself in the heart of a nova.

At some point, the symbol was adopted by Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior who put her own artistic spin on the design. During her time with the rebels from Lothal, led by former Jedi padawan Kanan Jarrus, she painted the symbol wherever the small band would strike. Eventually, it became her trademark.

Lando Calrissian observed that Sabine's starbird design was similar to the protest artwork of Janyor of Bith. Sabine explained that she was in fact directly inspired by a similar design originated by Janyor.

One such victory occurred on the planet of Lothal itself, when Wren sabotaged one of the planet's key air fields. She used the symbol again when she blew away a good part of the Lawbringer during the concurring skirmish. Again, on the rebels' mission to steal Imperial disruptors, she painted her trademark on crates in a hangar bay on Garel, killing or distracting the pursuing stormtroopers as to allowing the Ghost, flown by rebel captain Hera Syndulla, to make its escape. Wren's sign, however, was not made using ordinary paint, but, instead, was a concoction of her own making that resulted in an explosion. She utilized her explosive symbol again at the Spire on Stygeon Prime.

She also enjoyed vandalizing Imperial propaganda posters with the starbird symbol.

Starbird was also one of many fake identities used by the Lothal rebels to identify the Ghost.

Behind the scenes
"I'm probably most proud of the Rebels' phoenix logo. I made it one day on a whim while working on really early versions of the Ghost ship, and it's remained unchanged all the way through marketing. It's meant to hint at the Rebel Alliance symbol that will appear in the later films."

- Chris Glenn, Star Wars Insider 154

The Star Wars Rebels phoenix logo was designed by Lucasfilm concept artist Chris Glenn.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid
 * Rise of the Rebels
 * Sabine's Art Attack
 * Zeb to the Rescue
 * Ezra and the Pilot
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * A New Hero
 * Ezra's Duel with Danger
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels Magazine 5 - Comic Story - *Return of the Slavers
 * Battle to the End
 * Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
 * Ezra's Duel with Danger
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels Magazine 5 - Comic Story - *Return of the Slavers
 * Battle to the End
 * Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels Magazine 5 - Comic Story - *Return of the Slavers
 * Battle to the End
 * Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels Magazine 5 - Comic Story - *Return of the Slavers
 * Battle to the End
 * Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
 * Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal