Lezine

«They'll make a prison of Palmo before they're done. Mark my words.»

―Lezine speaking in Ghor during a town hall on Ghorman^[1]

Lezine was a male human and outspoken critic of the Galactic Empire's occupation of the planet Ghorman.

Biography[]

Imperial critic[]

«... Steel a neighborhood. Move people into boxes. Put the boxes downwind from dust - You'd be spitting all day long! And then, at night, when we're trying to sleep, when we try to forget – our city is being destroyed!»

―Lezine addressing a town hall in Ghor^[1]

Lezine was a male^[2] human resident of Ghorman, a planet along the Rimma Trade Route. By 3 BBY,^[1] he^[2] had become an outspoken critic of the Galactic Empire's occupation and oppression of the Ghorman people. During that year he attended a town hall in the capital city, Palmo, where he had the opportunity to speak directly to four Ghorman electors. At the meeting, he gave an passionate speech about the oppression of the Empire before being interrupted by Enza Rylanz, one of the electors, who told him to settle down and give someone else a chance to speak. Before leaving the podium, Lezine told the group that the Empire would make a prison out of Palmo^[1] before making a rude gesture by slapping his hand onto his forearm.^[2] Later during the meeting, Lezine interrupted a woman who was complaining about the building that the Empire was constructing near Palmo Plaza was in fact an Imperial armory. Despite being told that he already had his turn to speak by an elector, Lezine continued to state that the building was a fortress and that the electors knew it.^[1]

Interrupting a theft[]

LezineCarryingCinta-FestiveEvening — Lezine carrying Cinta Kaz's body to the Ghorman Front's escape transport

«Is that a toy?»
«Just turn around and go home. Go home.»
«It better be a toy... because if it isn't, I'm going to stuff it down your ignorant little throat.»
«This is serious shit here. You need to go.»
«You dare point that thing at me?»

―Lezine talking to Samm in Ghor while Samm is holding a blaster pistol^[4]

Later in 3 BBY, Lezine was walking in Palmo at night when he came across the Ghorman Front stealing crates of weapons from an Imperial transport carrier. Samm, a member of the Front, tried to tell Lezine to walk away, but Lezine shoved him aside and continued to walk. Samm then pulled out a blaster pistol and pointed it at Lezine, once again telling him to go home. Lezine turned around and walked toward Samm, warning him that his blaster better be a toy—otherwise, he would shove it down his throat. Lezine eventually approached close enough to grab the gun and hold it away from him; however, Samm still fired, going past Lezine and killing Cinta Kaz, a member of the Axis network who was assisting the Ghorman Front in the theft. The two stopped struggling and walked over to Kaz as Vel Sartha, Kaz's lover, rushed over to her. After the pair exchanged brief final words, Lezine offered to carry her body back with the group. After placing Kaz's body in the awaiting escape transport, Lezine left the scene.^[4]

A united front[]

«Look at us. Look at what they've done to us. Poisoned us – as if they're in here laughing at us. I don't care – if you fight or lay rose petals in the street – or hide in the basement. I don't care for any of it. We are the Ghor! If they take that from us then what's worth saving?»

―Lezine addressing an arguing Ghorman Front.^[3]

Lezine eventually joined the Ghorman Front by the following year. He was present at the Ghorman Front Headquarters in 2 BBY when a heated disagreement occurred between members of the group. With Carro Rylanz, the original leader of the Front arguing for more peaceful resistance and the other members arguing for more aggressive resistance, Lezine interrupted and appealed to unity reminding them that they were are Ghor regardless of how they resisted the Empire and that they couldn't let the Empire take that from them through in-fighting.^[3]

Last song of the Ghor[]

LezineDilanEnzaSinging-WhoAreYou — Lezine, Dilan, and Enza Rylanz singing "We Are The Ghor" in Palmo Plaza

«Raise your eyes to homeland skies. We are the Ghor! Breathe the air and know you're there. We are the Ghor!»

―Lezine singing the Ghorman National Anthem^[5]

Later that year, the Empire began landing mining rigs around the planet as part of its plan to extract Kalkite from the planet's sub-strait. The following morning in Palmo the Empire removed the barriers restricting access to Palmo Plaza effectively inviting the Ghorman people to protest. Lezine joined the protesters as they made their way to the plaza. As those around him chanted "We are the Ghor!" and "The galaxy is watching!" Lezine stayed quite as he marched with the protesters. When he arrived at the plaza he hugged Dilan, a fellow Front member before making his way through the crowd to stand near the Monument to the Fallen at the plaza's center. Shortly before Sergeant Bloy's squad began advancing toward the Monument, Lezine removed his hat and began to loudly sing the Ghorman National Anthem. Quickly joined by Dilan and Enza soon the whole crowd was singing the anthem alongside him.^[5]

As Bloy's team continued to make it through the crowd tenses rose before an Imperial sniper was ordered to shoot a member of the Imperial squad in order to start a massacre of the Ghorman people. After Imperials began firing into the crowd embers of the Ghorman Front returned fire. Lezine, Dilan and Enza ran to the edge of the plaza where they took cover behind several pillars. From cover, Lezine began firing at the Imperials with a blaster rifle provided to him by Dilan. He continued to fire from cover as Dilan threw a flame jar at a group of troopers. Lezine later helped a wounded man get to cover while Dilan provided covering fire before Dilan was shot in the gut. Lezine returned to Dilan and helped him out of the fighting before Dilan eventually collapsed and died due to his injury. Lezine stayed by Dilan mourning his friend.^[5]

Personality and traits[]

Lezine was a burly man with light skin, green eyes, short brown hair and a beard. He spoke Ghor and could speak Galactic Basic Standard.^[1]

Equipment[]

During the town hall^[1] and later during the theft,^[4] Lezine wore gray vest over a light gray and brown shirt and brown suspenders.^[1] At the meeting of the Ghorman Front Lezine wore a black shirt with a tall neck.^[3] During the events of the Ghorman Massacre, he wore brown shirt, tan coat, and a brown hat with a black rim.^[5]

Behind the scenes[]

Lezine was portrayed by Thierry Godard and appeared in the second season of the Disney+ television series Andor, first appearing in the season's fourth episode, "Ever Been to Ghorman?" which was released on Disney+^[1] on April 29, 2025.^[6]