We got the shock of our lives last night during The Mandalorian Chapter 21: The Pirate with the sudden appearance of our boy, Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios from Star Wars Rebels, making his first live-action debut. Zeb’s cameo was always up in the air for several reasons, and one coincides with the Ahsoka series.
The first is the technological challenges of bringing the Lasat species to live action. Zeb is the first Lasat to appear in Star Wars. While creating advanced creatures in animation is much easier, converting them to reality is often more complex. While there is a simple explanation of money being a factor, it’s also much harder to get the concept to look “right.” Sometimes it works; sometimes, it doesn’t. For example, the Grand Inquisitor looks odd during the Obi-Wan Kenobi series when a Pau’an (the species the Grand Inquisitor belongs to) appeared in Revenge of the Sith and looked fantastic.
We believe this came down to the show’s budget, as it would have been smaller than the budget of the feature film. If the Obi-Wan Kenobi series had been written as the movie it was initially intended to be, then the budget would’ve been higher.
Could Zeb Appear In Ahsoka?
Our second point is that Zeb may appear in the Ahsoka series. It hasn’t been confirmed (yet) if our favourite Lasat will be in the show. The only confirmed characters we have 100% confirmation outside of Ahsoka are Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren and Chopper.
Also, people keep saying that Zeb is the first of the Ghost crew to appear in live action. This is incorrect, as Chopper appeared in the background of a shot in Rogue One. Also, we’re not including Hera, as she was only mentioned and not seen.
With Zeb, it was questioned because it was thought he was on Lira San. However, this wouldn’t have lasted the time jump from his last appearance in Rebels to The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. Zeb wouldn’t have spent the whole time getting Kallus acquainted with the Lasat people on their new homeworld. It would have lasted a short time. Then he would’ve moved to other things, like joining the New Republic.
To conclude this post, once The Mandalorian Season 3 is over, we’ll review all the Ahsoka setups we got. Then, finally, we’re covering the Ahsoka panel when Star Wars Celebration occurs in a couple of weeks.
