Hera Syndulla's brother

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"This design I found most interesting, for it seems to refer to a brother, one who died while he was still quite young. I imagine it is a bittersweet memory for you."

―Thrawn, to Hera Syndulla^[2]

A male individual was the brother of the Twi'lek Hera Syndulla. He died by 19 BBY, while he was still young. A design on the Syndulla family Kalikori was included to memorialize him. After Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn took the Kalikori from the family in 2 BBY, he noticed the design and deduced its meaning when studying the totem.

Biography[]

"Brother? Him?"
"They all are."
"You're lucky."

―Hera Syndulla laments her brother while discussing Omega's relationship to the other members of Clone Force 99^[3]

The Syndulla Kalikori included a design memorializing Hera's brother on the left side of the heirloom.

The brother of the Twi'lek Hera Syndulla was a male who died at a young age^[2] by 19 BBY.^[1] A design on the left side of the the Syndulla family Kalikori was included to memorialize him.^[2] In 19 BBY,^[1] while attempting to enlist the help of Clone Force 99 to rescue her parents, Cham and Eleni Syndulla, from the Galactic Empire, Syndulla spoke with the young clone Omega and learned that the other members of her squad were her brothers, causing Syndulla to lament and tell Omega that she was lucky to have them.^[3]

In 1 BBY,^[4] when Syndulla, who had since become a Rebel Alliance General, was captured by the Empire on^[2] the planet^[5] Lothal,^[2] she was interrogated by Grand Admiral Thrawn. During the interrogation, Thrawn,^[2] who had taken the Syndulla family Kalikori^[5] the year prior^[6] and studied it, noted that one element seemingly referred to a deceased brother, adding that he imagined his death was a bittersweet memory for her. Syndulla retorted by saying that Thrawn would never be worthy of holding or understanding the Kalikori.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Hera Syndulla's brother was first mentioned in "Jedi Night,"^[2] the tenth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels^[7] that aired on February 19, 2018.^[8] Prior to the episode's release, the brother was mentioned in a preview clip for the episode posted on February 16 of the same year.^[9]