Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus are the heart and soul of Star Wars: Rebels. When the series begins, Hera and Kanan are already a couple. However, a backstory about how the two met is never told during the course of the series. The novel A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller gives answers about Kanan and Hera’s first encounter.
A New Dawn would make for a perfect comic adaptation, giving fans more context about Hera and Kanan’s relationship. By the end of the series, Kanan sacrifices himself to save his found family and his love, Hera.
The last scenes of the series show that Hera gave birth to their son, Jacen Syndulla, after Kanan’s death. Adapting A New Dawn into comic format would be a bittersweet story of the past and enrich the already beloved characters.
Hera and Kanan Are an Iconic and Fearless Star Wars Couple
As Leaders of the Rebellion, Hera and Kanan Lead Their Crew Against the Empire
Born Caleb Dume, Kanan is a former Jedi padawan who never completed his training before the fall of the Republic and spends years hiding his powers out of a sense of shame. Hera is the twi’lek pilot of her beloved ship, the Ghost, and goes on to become a General and eventually a Commander in the rebellion. Hera and Kanan’s love runs deep, with the two acting as parental figures to the rest of the of Ghost crew--Chopper, Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger, and Zeb Orrelios.
Hera and Kanan act as a united front and fearless leaders, earning respect from other rebels throughout the Outer Rim.
Hera, Kanan, and their crew act as rebel agents in the Outer Rim of the galaxy, focusing particularly on Ezra’s home planet of Lothal. The crew faces many dangers but never backs down in the face of their enemies, such as Inquisitors, the Imperial Security Bureau, and even Darth Vader himself. Eventually, the Ghost crew go head-to-head with their most intelligent and difficult foe, Grand iral Thrawn. All the time, Hera and Kanan act as a united front and fearless leaders, earning respect from other rebels throughout the Outer Rim.
A New Dawn Tells the Story of How Hera and Kanan Met and Started Their Adventures Together
The Canon Novel Is an Important Part of Star Wars Lore and Needs a Comic Continuation
A New Dawn, published in 2014, focuses on an aimless Kanan. After losing everything when he was just a child as the Republic fell, Kanan wandered listlessly for a long while, eventually coming to work as a freight pilot assisting in a mission to mine the planet Cynda. Unbeknownst to Kanan, Hera infiltrated the same system as Cynda, investigating the company and leader behind the mining project. By the time Hera and Kanan cross paths, the two of them have already uncovered that the Empire’s plans for Cynda are for evil.
The novel is a classic adventure that one would expect from the two who would go on to become fearless rebel leaders. Throughout the course of A New Dawn, Hera’s tenacity and desire to do good remind him of the Jedi he was once training to become. Instead of continuing to live as a man without purpose, Kanan embraces the Force and his abilities, learning that he no longer wants to be a creature of solitude. Hera quickly captures his heart, as he captures hers, and the novel ends with Kanan ing Hera on the Ghost to continue their adventure and blossoming love story - one that could continue in the Star Wars comics.
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A New Dawn is considered a canon novel in the Star Wars universe. A comic adaptation of the novel that delves into the manner in which Kanan and Hera met would make their dynamic in Star Wars: Rebels all the richer. With Hera now in the live action Star Wars universe in the Disney+ series Ahsoka, providing her backstory in comic format for those who did not watch the animated series would give more depth and tragedy to Hera’s character from Star Wars: Rebels.
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- Created By
- Dave Filoni
- Franchise
- Star Wars
- Race
- Twi'lek
- TV Shows
- Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Ahsoka
- Cast
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Vanessa Marshall
- First Appearance
- Star Wars Rebels
Hailing from the planet Ryloth, Hera Syndulla is the daughter of a legendary Twi'lek freedom fighter. Although relations between Hera and her father have sometimes been distant, they share the same cause; Hera settled on the planet Lothal, leading a nascent rebel cell there. She became a general in the Rebel Alliance, participating in the Battle of Endor, and remains an important military leader in the New Republic.
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- Alias
- Caleb Dume
- Created By
- Dave Filoni
- Franchise
- Star Wars
- Died
- Star Wars Rebels
- Race
- Human
- TV Shows
- Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch
A Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66 in large part thanks to his master's sacrifice, Kanan survived during the Dark Times of the Empire's reign and became an important member of the Lothal rebel cell. Kanan sacrificed much over the years, but gained much as well, falling in love with Hera Syndulla. Although he gave his life for his friends, he left a legacy behind in his own Padawan Ezra Bridger, as well as his son Jacen.
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Star Wars Rebels
- Network
- Disney Channel
- Showrunner
- Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg
- Directors
- Dave Filoni
Cast
David Oyelowo
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Tiya Sircar
WHERE TO WATCH
StreamingBUYSet between Episodes III and IV of the Star Wars film franchise, Star Wars Rebels is a canon animated series that follows a group of ragtag heroes who band together to face the Empire. In an age where the Galactic Empire is hunting down the last of the Jedi, a teenage outcast named Ezra Bridger is discovered to be force sensitive by a surviving Jedi known as Kanan Jarrus. Agreeing to them and accept Jedi training, Ezra becomes a part of a small but growing crew of rebels determined to destroy the empire covertly.
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- Created by
- George Lucas
- First Film
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
- Cast
- Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal
- TV Show(s)
- The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions
- Movie(s)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order
- Character(s)
- Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rey Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Grand iral Thrawn, Grand Inquisitor, Reva (The Third Sister), The Fifth Brother, The Seventh Sister, The Eighth Brother, Yoda, Din Djarin, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.
