Zeb

Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios was a Lasat male warrior who became one of the founding members of the Ghost crew and the Spectres. His story carried him from the fall of his people to the rise of the early rebellion, shaping him into one of its fiercest fighters and most loyal guardians.

Zeb was once a Captain of the Lasan Honor Guard, protectors of the royal family and defenders of his world. He lived proudly in this role until the Empire came to Lasan, deploying devastating weapons supplied by the T-7 ion disruptor rifle. The Imperial assault nearly wiped out the Lasat people, shattering their civilization and leaving only scattered survivors. Zeb lost his home, his comrades, and his honor guard. The massacre haunted him deeply, and his hatred for the Empire and their disruptor rifles became a defining part of his character. In the aftermath, Zeb found his way offworld, living in exile with the weight of survivor’s guilt.

He eventually joined Hera Syndulla and her droid companion Chopper aboard the Ghost. There he found not just allies but a surrogate family, with Hera acting as the steady leader, Kanan Jarrus as a fellow warrior, and later Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger joining the crew. Zeb became the muscle of the group, using his size, strength, and combat training to fight against Imperial patrols, stormtroopers, and larger forces. Despite his rough and gruff exterior, he showed loyalty and compassion for his crew, often teasing Ezra but treating him like a younger brother. His rivalry with Kallus, an Imperial Security Bureau agent who commanded the assault on Lasan, became one of his most personal conflicts, until Kallus' defection to the Rebellion.

Appearance: Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios is a tall, broad-shouldered Lasat with a powerful and intimidating build. His skin is a muted lavender-purple, covered with darker striped markings across his arms, shoulders, and legs. His face is angular, with pronounced cheek ridges, a flat, broad nose, and sharp yellow-green eyes. He sports a short, squared beard that extends along his jawline and chin, emphasizing his rugged appearance. His ears are tall, pointed, and upright, resembling those of a feline or bat. His hands are large and clawed, with thick fingers capable of gripping weapons or crushing objects with ease. His feet are digitigrade, with three prominent toes and extended heel bones that give him an animalistic stance and agility. Zeb wears a tight-fitting, two-tone uniform that emphasizes mobility and durability: an ochre-yellow bodysuit with brown and green armor plates attached at the shoulders, forearms, thighs, and shins. The plates are angular and scuffed, showing signs of heavy use. Dark straps and belts secure his armor pieces and gear to his body, and he carries ammunition and equipment in small pouches attached to his suit.

Personality: Garazeb Orrelios carried the weight of his people’s near extinction on his shoulders, shaping a personality that was outwardly gruff, irritable, and prone to outbursts of rage. His rough demeanor and enjoyment of stormtrooper brawls often masked the depth of compassion and loyalty he held for the Ghost crew and those suffering under the Empire. Beneath his temper lay a strong moral compass; he fought not for reward, but out of duty, refusing credits when offered for helping those in need. Zeb kept tokens of Lasan in his quarters—a medallion and dust from his homeworld—constant reminders of his heritage and the guilt he bore for surviving when so many did not. He often expressed his frustration by exclaiming "Karabast!"

Though he often acted rashly, his heart was tied to his crewmates. He respected Hera as a leader and maternal figure, rarely questioning her judgment and calling her the most stable member of the group. His bond with Ezra began in hostility and conflict, with Zeb initially threatening and dismissing him, but evolved into a brotherly relationship, marked by bickering, shared fights, and moments of guilt when he failed to protect the boy. His relationship with Chopper was antagonistic, full of complaints and mocking remarks, but even there Zeb’s loyalty showed, stepping in to protect the droid when needed and slowly accepting him as part of their family. He meshed easily with Rex, Wolffe, and Gregor, showing a more humorous side and camaraderie with fellow soldiers, even when tricked into dangerous situations.

Haunted by the fall of Lasan, Zeb kept his past as a captain of the Honor Guard hidden until he was forced to confront it. He doubted the old stories of Lira San, dismissing them as myths, yet through prophecy and faith he rediscovered hope for his people. By embracing the roles of the Child, Fool, and Warrior, he found redemption and became a bridge between the Lasat past and its future.

Zeb’s sense of honor extended even into combat; he refused to strike down weakened enemies, and his rivalry with Kallus slowly transformed into a bond of respect. Their time stranded together revealed shared values, survival instinct, and ultimately allowed Zeb to see the humanity within his enemy.

Garazeb Orrelios’ capabilities came from both his Lasat heritage and his Honor Guard training, making him one of the most formidable fighters in the rebellion. His species gave him raw physical advantages far beyond humans: tremendous strength, keen reflexes, and remarkable agility. He could hurl stormtroopers with ease, scale heights with digitigrade legs adapted for leaping and climbing, and perform feats like manually moving the Ghost’s dorsal turret or forcing open powered-down blast doors. His heightened senses—superior hearing and vision—made him an excellent scout, while his large finger pads and prehensile toes allowed him to climb and maneuver over terrain that would hinder others.

Zeb’s training as a Captain of the Lasan Honor Guard honed these natural gifts into discipline and skill. His mastery of the bo-rifle, the weapon of his people, set him apart. The weapon could collapse into a rifle for ranged blaster fire or extend into an electrostaff, delivering up to 11,000 volts of energy through its electrified tips. The weapon was sacred to the Honor Guard, and Zeb treated its use as a matter of pride and legacy. In melee combat, Zeb fought with both ferocity and technique, his strikes precise and brutal, whether against stormtroopers or foes as formidable as the Inquisitors. Despite his reliance on strength, his style carried the weight of tradition and honor.

Outside of battle, Zeb’s physicality still defined him. At over two meters tall—below average for his kind but imposing to most others—he was the muscle of the Ghost crew. He used his speed and agility in combat and infiltration alike, and though untrained, he proved to be a surprisingly capable pilot when needed. His scent, considered strong and unpleasant by many humans, highlighted his alien physiology, as did the unique striping of his fur—no two Lasat bore the same markings, and Zeb’s carried his identity as much as his Honor Guard title once did.

The Spectres, also known as the Ghost team, the crew of the Ghost, the Ghost crew, Spectre cell, and formerly as the Lothal rebels and Lothal resistance cell, were a cell of resistance fighters who primarily operated on the Outer Rim planet Lothal before the Galactic Civil War. The rebels, who operated against the rule of the Galactic Empire, were headquartered in their ship, the Ghost, and also carried out operations on other nearby worlds. Each member of the rebellion had lost something to the Imperial regime and fought back in the hopes of someday liberating the galaxy from the Empire's rule. The rebels were part of a larger, disconnected rebel movement led by Senator Bail Organa and Ahsoka Tano. This movement would eventually give rise to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Eventually the Spectres cell was merged with the larger Phoenix Cell.

The rebels were led by Kanan Jarrus, a Jedi survivor of Order 66. The other rebels were Hera Syndulla, the owner and pilot of the Ghost; Lothal orphan-turned-Jedi apprentice Ezra Bridger; the Mandalorian explosives expert Sabine Wren; Garazeb Orrelios, the former captain of the Lasan High Honor Guard; and the astromech droid C1-10P, nicknamed "Chopper."

The Ghost was a modified VCX-100 light freighter owned by the Twi'lek Hera Syndulla that was used by the Spectres rebel cell during the Age of the Empire. As part of the rebellion, the Ghost saw actions on numerous missions and skirmishes against the forces of the Galactic Empire. The Ghost also had an auxiliary vessel called the Phantom that could double as both a shuttle and a starfighter. Following the Phantom's destruction at Reklam Station, the Spectres obtained a replacement shuttle in the form of the Sheathipede-class transport shuttle Phantom II.

The Galactic Civil War, also referred to as the revolution or the Rebellion, was a galactic power struggle in which the Alliance to Restore the Republic waged a rebellion against the ruling Galactic Empire in an attempt to restore democratic rule to the galaxy. The origins of rebellion could be traced to the Clone Wars, when rebel cells were equipped by the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order to fight against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. After Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, transformed the Republic into the Empire and destroyed the Jedi Order, many rebel cells began fighting the Empire. A number of these cells eventually joined together and became the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

The Alliance to Restore the Republic, also known as the Alliance to Restore Freedom to the Galaxy, the Rebel Alliance, or informally as the Rebellion, was a loose alliance of planetary, system, and sector-level insurrectionist factions. They were generally united in common cause, against a common enemy in the form of the Galactic Empire. In order to achieve their primary goal in restoring the former Galactic Republic, the Alliance aimed to remove Emperor Palpatine from power, and his hegemonic New Order from the galaxy. Members of the Rebellion were known as "Rebels," "Rebs," or "Rebel scum" by stormtroopers and other Imperials.