Kanan Jarrus
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Kanan Jarrus Caleb Dume | |
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Star Wars character | |
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Created by | Dave Filoni |
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Full name | Caleb Dume |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
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Ghost crew
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Significant other | Depa Billaba |
Apprentice | Ezra Bridger |
Homeworld | Coruscant |
Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) is a
In the Star Wars universe, Kanan is a
Creation and development
Concept
Executive producer
Prior to auditioning, Prinze was unaware that he was about to audition for a Star Wars series; he only learned of this immediately beforehand in the studio parking lot, when an unknown "legendary voice actor" informed him what he was actually auditioning for. Although Disney originally did not want Prinze in the role, Filoni disagreed. Prinze was officially hired later that day.[7]
During the development of the second season, the character was originally slated to be killed by
Voice acting
Kanan is voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. in Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, and the episode "Aftermath" of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and by Michael Benyaer in the micro-series Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales.
Appearances
Animated series
Star Wars Rebels
Kanan first appears in a short film released prior to the series, "
In season 3, a Force-sensitive creature called the Bendu mentors Kanan in the ways of Force-sight. Kanan still participates in Rebel missions, with his mastery of the Force compensating for his blindness, but he takes a less active role in leadership. In the two-part episode "
Despite his death, Kanan makes minor appearances in most of the remaining episodes. In "Wolves and A Door", while passing through the hyper tunnel on Loth-wolves, the remaining Spectres see several illusions of Kanan and hear his voice, like many others, such as
Forces of Destiny
Kanan is briefly mentioned by Ezra in the episode "A Disarming Lesson".
The Clone Wars
A young Caleb Dume makes a
The Bad Batch
A young Caleb appears alongside Depa Billaba in the premiere episode of
Tales of the Jedi
A young Caleb makes a non speaking cameo alongside Depa Billaba in the episode "Practice Makes Perfect" of Tales of the Jedi, They are seen watching Ahsoka's training in the Jedi Temple and they are later seen walking past Anakin and Ahsoka.
Film
The Rise of Skywalker
Kanan is heard in The Rise of Skywalker as one of the Jedi spirits who encourage Rey to defeat Darth Sidious. He tells Rey that "In the heart of a Jedi lies her strength."
Novels
On September 2, 2014,
Comics
The comic-book Kanan ran for 12 issues from 2015 to 2016, and was published by
Lego
Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales
Kanan appears in the Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales episode "Mission to Mos Eisley", which adapts his role in the Rebels first-season episode "Droids in Distress".
Video games
Kanan also appears as a playable character in several Star Wars video games, as described below:
First half of the series
The following games depict Kanan as he appeared during the first two seasons of Rebels.
- Kanan is a premium character in the now-defunct game Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions, released by platform game. He has the ability to deflect blaster bolts from a stationary position.
- Kanan is represented as Chuck, the yellow bird in Angry Birds Star Wars II, in its Rebels level set.
- Kanan is a collectible add-on character for the toys-to-life video game Disney Infinity 3.0.
- Kanan is one of the several bonus characters available as downloadable content for Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as part of the Star Wars Rebels character pack.
- Kanan is one of the several bonus characters available as downloadable content for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga as part of the Star Wars Rebels character pack.
Second half of the series
The following games depict Kanan as he appeared at the start of the third season, in which he is coping with the loss of his sight.
- Kanan appears in the as a summonable unique assistant for any Light Side squad led by Ezra Bridger, and was available on the game's initial launch in early 2017.
- Kanan is a collectible, playable character added to the mobile tank that disrupts enemy offense, tauntsand grants protection to allies.
References
- ^ Windham, Ryder (2015). Ultimate Star Wars: Characters, Creatures, Locations, Technology, Vehicles. USA: DK. p. 114.
- ^ Filoni, D., Lucas, G., & Corbett, J. (2021, May 4). Bad BAtch/Aftermath. Bad Batch. episode, Disney Plus.
- ^ Hibberd, James (February 11, 2014). "'Star Wars Rebels' first human character revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Keane, Sean (2016-03-30). "Star Wars Rebels S2 finale: Twilight of the Apprentice". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ "See Ya Next Year! on Twitter: "Is Kanan now a reference to Rahm Kota? No, but they both owe a debt to Zatoichi, a character every SW fan should know about. #StarWarsRebels"". Twitter. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ "STAR WARS REBELS: WHAT'S IN A NAME?". Star Wars. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b Radish, Christina (March 11, 2021). "Freddie Prinze Jr. on Coming Out of Retirement for 'Punky Brewster', Reflecting on 'Star Wars Rebels', and Hacky Sack". Collider. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- The Nerdist. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin (June 20, 2015). "Star Wars Rebels: 'The Siege of Lothal'". The A.V. Club. Los Angeles, California: j2 Global.
- ^ "Star Wars Rebels: 'The Lost Commanders' Review". IGN. October 14, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (March 30, 2016). "Star Wars Rebels: 'Twilight of the Apprentice' Review". IGN. Los Angeles, California: j2 Global.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (7 January 2017). "Star Wars Rebels: 'Ghosts of Geonosis' Review". IGN. Los Angeles, California: j2 Global.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin (22 January 2017). "Sabine's darksaber training opens up old familial wounds in an emotionally rich Star Wars Rebels". The A.V. Club. Los Angeles, California: j2 Global.
- ^ "Star Wars Rebels Has Heartbreak On The Horizon". Screen Rant. 7 November 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Kyle (24 April 2020). "Did You Catch This STAR WARS Villain Cameo in CLONE WARS?". Nerdist. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b McGinley, Rhys (May 5, 2021). "The Bad Batch: 10 Of The Big Star Wars Callbacks & References To The Clone Wars & Rebels (So Far)". Screen Rant.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (May 4, 2021). "'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' producers explain that surprise cameo". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (August 30, 2014). "Star Wars: A New Dawn Review". IGN. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line". StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "SWCA: Star Wars Comes Home to Marvel Panel Liveblog". StarWars.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Crouse, Megan (April 26, 2016). "5 of Rae Sloane's Greatest Moments". StarWars.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Star Wars Rebels not only provides a great episode, but also finally gives Sabine her due". The A.V. Club. 28 January 2016.
- O'Neil, Shana. "Ranking Rebels: 5 Highlights from "Jedi Night"". www.starwars.com.
External links
- Kanan Jarrus in the StarWars.com Databank
- Kanan Jarrus on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki