#eman esfandi as ezra bridger... save me eman esfandi as ezra bridger...

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got that star wars Rebels drip (disease)

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A Great Big Phech-niverse Chapter 6

What if the Force permitted Ezra Bridger to save Tech? Post S1 Ahsoka.

(Eman Esfandi, if you see this, this is for you, dude)

AO3

Wrecker’s scream and Omega’s cry for him cut like a knife as Tech fell. He hadn’t been able to see them clearly when he shot the hinge, but perhaps that was for the better. Enacting Plan 99 was not something he’d ever wanted to do, but it would give his siblings time they needed to regroup before going after Crosshair again. Hopefully they would find him and reunite as the family Omega wanted them to be.

His time on this plane of existence was running out, which proved itself a saddening realization. Tech had learned over the past few months how much more he’d wanted out of his existence. His experiences with Omega had laid groundwork for that desire, but it was Serrano that truly awakened the clone to the living experiences beyond the militant lifestyle he’d been conditioned in. His conversations with Phee had nurtured his want to live the rest of his days without constantly fighting to survive. Pabu opened his eyes to a different way to live, a new dream.

Dreams did so rarely become reality…

Wind whipped past his helmet as he detached himself from the cable tying him to the cart. The act would have minimal effect on improving the exceedingly unlikely odds of survival. However, with so little choice over his fate, there were some actions he could take. Despite his sacrifice being that as a soldier, he wanted to cut himself free of that. To live his last moments no longer attached to that life. 

He had always held a disdain for the proposed trolley problem…how ironic.

As the treetops came into view, something seemed to shift around him. Tech’s bracing for his final moments became thrown off when an opening came into view. It was a dark circle, like a stain or a hole in the plane of existence. It seemed to be directly in his fall path and Tech found himself trying to angle his body to make sure he was entering it. As he drew closer, Tech took a deep breath and tried not to close his eyes.

His body passed through the portal and a tingly sensation traveled up his body. Light foggy skies became darkened and star-studded. A pair of arms caught him, but the residual velocity sent him flying out with whoever had caught him. Tech and the other person tumbled over each other down a strange, semi-translucent path. He finally came skidding to a stop, his arm and half his head dangling over the edge of…whatever he was on. 

Tech gazed over the side of the somewhat glowing walkway at the endless void of darkness, stars, and other pathways below. Not eager to fall again, he quickly righted himself, taking in the new surroundings. More walkways criss-crossed above him with circular openings. When he turned around, Tech saw the gray skies of Eriadu through the portal he had fallen through, only there was a ring of symbols surrounding it on this side.

”Holy kriff,” a man was pushing himself up in front of the portal. “You’re…you were on that car. Why did it show me you?”

Tech tilted his head, taking in the man as he continued to try and form words. He was about Tech’s age, maybe a little older. The way he held himself and his manner of dress marked him as a fighter. A lightsaber at his hip gave Tech reason to believe he had crossed paths with a Jedi or was a surviving one himself. Yet he bore no resemblance to any of the generals nor padawans that Tech could recall.

“For once, I am confused,” he stated, trying to figure out his bearings.

The man chuckled. “Uh, I can explain everything.”

“I would very much like to hear it.”

“Well, I’m Ezra- wait!” Something dawned on the man and he held out his hand. “Your goggles! Oh! Ohhh!”

”My goggles?” Tech frowned.

“We gotta leave them behind! That’s all they found!”

Tech felt his confusion growing by the minute, and he was not a fan. “I’m sorry?”

”We gotta close the loop,” the man- Ezra- explained, approaching him with his hand still outstretched. “Look, we can make you new ones, but these have to stay.”

His tone indicated there was little time to waste. Tech pulled off his helmet, then his goggles. Ezra took the eyewear from him and threw them into the portal. Tech watched as they disappeared out of sight. 

”I have several questions,” he stated as the man looked back at him. “Starting with where is this place? Because clearly there has been a distortion in spacetime from where I was falling on Eriadu to…here.”

Ezra blinked, his hands clasped together in front of him before he pointed one at Tech. “So you’re right about the spacetime thing. Right now, we’re in the World Between Worlds, which is exactly what it sounds like.”

”A space between time and space itself? An outward plane that overlooks time and space and yet is interwoven with those concepts instead?”

“Uh, yeah,” Ezra nodded. “That’s going to be the easy thing to wrap your head around.”

Tech fixed him with a look. “I happen to have an exceptional mind that has been enhanced to think faster than some battle droids. I doubt I shall struggle much with whatever you have to share.”

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Ezra quickly proved him wrong in the next five minutes.

Tech learned that he had been pulled nearly thirty years into the future. The Empire had fallen a few years ago, having been brought down by another war and years of rebellion. Ezra didn’t have many details about the war itself, as he had been exiled himself and a Grand Admiral when retaking Lothal. But the human told Tech enough to make his stomach twist into knots.

“How am I here though?” Tech asked as he followed Ezra towards another portal.

“I recently returned to this galaxy along with Thrawn and his army,” Ezra explained. “He’s got things planned, and we need all the help we can get to stop him. The Force told me to find my way back to the World Between Worlds for that kind of help. Hera put me in touch with a specialist her friend knew to help locate a path in. When I got in, it showed me you falling. The Force called for me to catch you, so I did.”

Ezra’s mention of the Force confirmed to Tech that he was a Jedi or somewhat adjacent to them. “You mentioned my goggles were all that were found…how did you know this?”

A smile graced Ezra’s face. “Maybe you should talk to the person who brought me here.”

Tech sighed at the cryptic phrasing, but followed Ezra through the portal. He was quickly greeted with orange skies and mountainous terrain. There were at least a dozen planets that they could potentially be on. He would hazard a guess that it was likely Dathomir. The planet had been notorious for its connection to mysticism and how its residents connected to the Force in ways vastly different from the Jedi.

“You find anything in there, kiddo?” a voice with a familiar cadence called. “You’ve been gone in there for…”

Tech looked in the direction of the voice to see the owner rising from her seat on a large rock. He was breathless staring at her. The coat and the sword were the same as they’d been the last time he saw the woman a day ago. But three decades had passed for her, evident in the longer, graying locs and lines on her face. An age-faded scar sliced through her eyebrow that had not been there when he last saw her on Pabu. She was so much different than the last time he saw her.

Then she smiled, and Tech found familiarity in it. Her last words on Pabu rang in his ears. 

“Tech?”

“Phee,” Tech greeted, setting his helmet down on the soil. “You’re here.”

“Well, I’ll be,” she gave a wet laugh, her gaze turning over to Ezra. “Kiddo, tell me we’re both seeing the same ghost right now?”

Ezra shook his head. “He’s real. He’s the brother Omega thought died, isn’t he?”

“Yeah, this is Tech,” Phee said absently, her eyes still on Tech.

The clone approached her now. Her eyes were shining with unshed tears. Tech blinked, feeling his emotions beginning to enact a physical response from him. 

Phee seemed even shorter than him now as she raised his hand towards his cheek. “It’s you?”

“It’s me,” he confirmed, leaning his face into her hand. “I remember you told me not to go running off with pirates, and I did not. But I…I had to make a sacrifice for the survival of my family.”

“Wrecker told me about Plan 99,” she assured him, laughing again. “Guess the Force had other plans. But you sure took your sweet time getting back, didn’t you? Waited until I was all old and gray.”

“That might be factual,” Tech placed his hand on top of the one on her cheek. “But I still find you to be quite exquisite.”

He was truthful in his words. Maturity had not lessened her aesthetic beauty in any capacity and her eyes somehow still held a youthful sparkle. She was still Phee, no matter how different.

“You flatterer,” she sniffled, and the tears finally fell down her cheeks.

Tech squeezed her hand gently. “I apologize for the sadness I may have inflicted on you then and now.”

“Then? Yes,” Phee nodded. “Now? These are happy tears, Brown Eyes.”

“I do believe you once said it was better to be late than dead,” Tech choked out.

She nodded. “I’m so happy the Force decided that you should be late, even if it has been three decades. You missed a lot, Tech.”

“So I have heard,” Tech mused. “Would you help fill me in on it?”

“I think I can do that,” Phee lowered her hand. “But we better head back to my ship for that. There’s a lot you missed, and a lot that’s coming.”

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Discussing the new “Ahsoka” Trailer

As of today, a new trailer for the Ahsoka series was dropped, as the date for the premiere is coming soon. I am so excited for the series, and very happy that we are getting two episodes on the first day. I think some people have already seen this trailer because I heard that some of it was played at Celebration only for the eyes of attendees, and some people had already seen footage of Thrawn in live action. Let’s dive into an analysis of the new footage. 

We know Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) from The Mandalorian, but as fans have seen in the teaser trailer of Ahsoka, she had briefly appeared, despite being defeated by Ahsoka in The Mandalorian. She appears to be working with the inquisitors Baylan Skoll (the late Ray Stevenson) and Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno), as the duo was seen going around and attacking rebels, searching for something. The three are looking for Grand Admiral Thrawn himself, wishing for something in return. 

Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is seen fighting with the well-known shuttle part of the the Ghost, the Phantom II, along with her trusted droid Chopper, but she is also seen talking to some kind of council, with Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) right in the middle of it. Hera clearly does not want another war starting, as she most likely helped finish off the war with the Empire. She definitely wants a life free from all the fighting, a life where her son Jacen Syndulla can live freely with no Empire there to affect his life. I hope we get to see some footage of Jacen soon, at least a small clip.

We get new footage of Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), as she speaks more to Ahsoka. The way she called Ahsoka “Master” intrigues me. Why did she call her that? There’s something we don’t know yet, and I can’t wait to find out what. Sabine is still definitely the same, as Hera suggests Sabine to Ahsoka for help.

In a scene, Ahsoka is talking to Hera about her old life with Anakin Skywalker, when she was once his padawan. Hera listens, probably talking to Ahsoka and trying to get her to go to Sabine. There’s definitely some things that happened before the end of the Star Wars: Rebels finale, right before Sabine leaves to go with Ahsoka to find Ezra. 

Speaking of the beloved Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), we finally get to hear his voice in live-action. Sabine listens to a recorded hologram of him, missing him more than ever. Ezra is saying, “As a Jedi, sometimes you have to make the decision no one else can, but I’m counting on you to see this through.” He’s counting on her to come find him. Sabine is ready to go, as she kneels down and cuts the hair she grew out. There is a similarity in the way she cut her hair, as Kanan had knelt down and gave himself a haircut before going off to save Hera. The parallel here makes me want to sob.

Ahsoka compliments Sabine’s new haircut right when she came to pick her up and set off to find Ezra. Sabine visits the mural she painted of the family, which was seen during the finale of Star Wars: Rebels. She taps Ezra’s face gently, missing him. Sabine is ready to get out again and find Ezra, as he is waiting for her somewhere out there. 

I think some people have already seen this before the new trailer came out today, but this is the first time I’m seeing Thrawn’s live-action face. I am excited that his voice actor, Lars Mikkelsen, is getting to play hm in live action. As much as I am excited for Ezra’s return, I’m very excited for Thrawn’s return as well. 

We see Sabine face off with Shin, fighting with Ezra’s lightsaber in hand. She knows how to wield one from her experience of training and wielding the Darksaber, and she is doing well with Ezra’s. 

Baylan faces off with Ahsoka, mentioning Anakin. This hints that Baylan used to know Anakin, and then he was probably a Jedi in the Order. We will get more information about him in the series, and Ahsoka’s fight with Baylan will be worth seeing. 

Hera joins the fight, most likely wanting to help find Ezra too and help Sabine and Ahsoka face this new threat. She won’t stand for another war, so she will do anything to end it before it begins. 

There is no information on who this Inquisitor is that Ahsoka is facing off with, but I have heard some people coming up with theories that this is Ezra. I don’t really think it is, but I am also scared to think that this is Ezra. Who knows what happened during the time he was gone. If it ends up being him, then something happened that made him change to this side.

There are many more answers we need to find out with this new footage, and the Ahsoka series will have all of those answers, along with the returns fans have anticipated for so long. I hope Zeb and Kallus also show up in the series, and we get a mention of Kanan.

Ahsoka premieres August 23, 2023 with two episodes on Disney+.

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Let’s break the Ahsoka trailer down.

ft. this little pure soul

Things we knew before the trailer:

Centers around Ahsoka (obviously)

Takes place after Rebels era

Features original characters from Star Wars Rebels: Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger, Hera Syndulla, Chopper, and Grand Admiral Thrawn

Now that a teaser trailer has dropped in honor of Star Wars Celebration 2023 kicking off today, fans have obtained more footage of what we are going to look forward to this August. Considering the live celebration premiering on YouTube started at 5 AM where I live, I definitely had to stop myself from screaming with glee to not wake up my family. I've been a Rebels and Clone Wars fan since the pandemic, and the lore is captivating. Let's take a look at the characters set to make appearances in the series.

Rosario Dawson returns as Ahsoka Tano, previously playing her role in The Mandalorian, which was the character's live-action debut. We see Ahsoka at the beginning of the teaser in a place that is yet to be known, but it is clear that she senses something coming, and it's definitely going to be big. Ahsoka continues to protect herself in this galaxy, searching for answers.

Natasha Liu Bordizzo plays the live-action debut of Sabine Wren, and I adore her look! Normally, fans see Sabine with a very short cut, but her constant re-dying of her hair is nothing new. This time, we see her with long wavy hair with shades of magenta and orange, and I'm pretty sure I see some red and purple in there. Sabine appears to be staying on Lothal, which was Ezra's home. What she's been up to, that is to be seen.

Our beloved duo, Hera Syndulla and her brave droid, Chopper! The last we saw them in animation, we got to see a younger version of Hera in Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Here, the two make their live action debut, with Mary Elizabeth Winstead playing the role of Hera.

Considering the Rebels finale (sorry for anyone who hasn't seen the show, feel free to skip this part if you haven't!), we know she had a child who carries the blood of her late lover and Ezra's Jedi Master, Kanan Jarrus, who had passed in an explosion after saving Hera from the Imperials.

We have yet to learn who will be playing the young Jacen Syndulla, or if he will be making an appearance at all.

We all know the woman on the left to be Mon Mothma, a senator who fights against the Empire, played by the elegant Genevieve O'Reilly. The woman on the right was first seen in the same episode of The Mandalorian that Ahsoka had made her live-action debut in. Morgan Elsbeth, played by Diana Lee Inosanto, was seen ruling a town and facing off against Ahsoka, leading to Ahsoka defeating her. Her role in this series is yet to be learned of, but it most likely will answer how Ahsoka had known her before this.

When I first saw these characters, the first thought that went to my head was, "Are they inquisitors??" Actor and actress Ray Stevenson and Ivanna Sakhno will be playing these roles. Stevenson will play Baylan (left), and the name of the woman is yet to be revealed. I'm curious to hear more about these new characters and what purpose they will have in the series.

IT'S HIM! Since the day Rebels came to an end, fans all miss Ezra Bridger, questioning where he went and how he is. The hashtag, #ezracomehome, became very popular. This is just a hologram, but there are theories that he will likely come back in the series. How? We'll see. Ezra's live-action debut will be played by Eman Esfandi.

"The heir of the Empire." That line gave me goosebumps. It's been a long time since we've seen Grand Admiral Thrawn on the screens, and now he will be making his live-action debut in Ahsoka. Last in The Mandalorian, Ahsoka questions Morgan Elsbeth, asking "Where is Grand Admiral Thrawn?" Ever since, fans have been coming back to that line, knowing that Thrawn will probably be coming back, and now, we'll get to see his role in this world. The person who will be playing the role of Thrawn is still unknown, and we have still not gotten a proper look at him. Fans will be awaiting the news and more of his appearances.

When Ezra became lost to space during the finale, so was Thrawn. So how has he returned?

Here, we see Ahsoka facing off against what appears to be an Inquisitor. In another part of the trailer, we see her face off against Stevenson's character. There will definitely be a lot of action happening in the series, and Ahsoka's fights are always something looking forward to watching.

According to sources, Hayden Christensen will be reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker, although we have not seen any footage of him in this series just yet. Anakin played a vital role in Ahsoka's life as her Jedi Master while she was in the Jedi Order. In Rebels, Ahsoka faces off against Darth Vader, realizing that it is Anakin and hearing his voice again as he tries to kill her. Ahsoka has been through a lot since her time as a Jedi and on the run since Order 66, and it does not stop there.

There are many questions resurfacing with this teaser, but there will definitely be more footage coming before Ahsoka makes it's debut. Will surely be going on a Rebels rewatch before the series comes out. If you want to see more of Ahsoka before the show, consider watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the episodes she appears in in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and her episodes in Star Wars: Rebels. I can't wait to see the loth cats again, as they were completely adorable in Rebels.

Ahsoka is set to start on Disney+ in August 2023.