Kanan Jarrus

Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) is a character in the Star Wars franchise, voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. He is featured as one of the main characters of the animated series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) and related works. His Force spirit also appears as a disembodied voice in the film The Rise of Skywalker (2019), while a young Caleb Dume makes appearances in the seventh season of The Clone Wars (2020), The Bad Batch (2021), and Tales of the Jedi (2022). In the Star Wars universe, Caleb Dume is a Jedi Padawan who survived the Great Jedi Purge after his master, Depa Billaba, sacrificed herself to save him. Changing his name to Kanan Jarrus to avoid detection by the Galactic Empire, he becomes a fugitive and meets Rebel cell leader Hera Syndulla, the captain of the Ghost. The two gradually develop a romantic relationship, and Kanan joins Hera on the Ghost as one of the crew's de facto leaders. Although he initially keeps his Force abilities hidden from his comrades, Kanan re-embraces his Jedi role after meeting Ezra Bridger, whom he begins mentoring in the Jedi arts, and eventually completes his own training to become a Jedi Knight. Kanan and his crew later join the wider Rebel Alliance to aid them in the fight against the Empire, during which Kanan ultimately sacrifices himself to save his friends. Prior to his death, Kanan unknowingly conceived a son with Hera, Jacen Syndulla.