Unfortunately, Kalani dispatched droid gunships to annihilate the rebels. She told him that she was there to ask for the message from her father and when it was given to the Rebel Alliance she would be on her way. [2] This greatly diminished his abilities as a combatant and as a result, hardly goes to the frontline personally if not absolutely necessary. He is then tortured by the super tactical droid Kalani for the whereabouts of his comrades. Obitt, who had known the Ersos since Jyn's birth, knew Krennic would expect him to help the Ersos, so he asked Gerrera to go in his stead. When Orson Krennic took Jyn's parents away from her, Saw found her and raised her until she was a young adult. The launchers were being distributed among the insurgents, when word came that the nest had been found and was under attack by the remaining gunships.[12]. He felt responsible for the death of his sister, Steela, felt that he failed his homeworld of Onderron after the Empire rose to power, and despite justifying his reasons for doing so, deeply regretted abandoning Jyn Erso and leaving her on her own. The Soft War and Tipping Points–class. Biography. Saw Gerrera had a reputation as an able but ruthless and cunning commander during the Clone Wars and the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. The day after her arrival, Jyn found a training ground set up with hanging husks of dilapidated droids used for targeting practice by Saw. [5] His Partisan group had become one of the many cells that would form the Rebel Alliance. Saw was capable of running for long distances. Growing up within the walls of Onderon's capital city of Iziz with his sister Steela Gerrera, Saw learned to greatly respect Onderon's monarch, longtime King Ramsis Dendup. Gerrera regarded Mothma as weak and indecisive while Mothma regarded him as a war criminal and terrorist. Gerrera's change of heart led him to release Klik-Klak and the Geonosian queen egg he was guarding. Meanwhile, the rebels and Royal bodyguards dug into the jungle mesas and prepared to repel the droid infantry. Saw Gerrera had a reputation as an able but ruthless and cunning commander during the Clone Wars and the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Cybernetic right leg[9]Oxygen respirator[10]Pressurized suit of armor[5]Reinforced lungs[5] Nobody was appointed leader so Saw took it upon himself to be the unofficial leader of the Onderonian rebellion. Despite him being an exceptional fighter in the physical sense before his crippling injuries, Saw's greatest attribute was his intellect and leadership skills as a military tactician, which only improved and sharpened over time. Tano explained that she had contacted her Jedi superiors Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and requested aid from the Jedi Council, but he wasn't sure he would be able to help the rebels. Theme of Saw Gerrera from Rogue One: a Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels. Games. Gerrera speaking with Kestis on Kashyyyk. [32], In return for Kestis' assistance in the attack on Kashyyyk, the Partisans agreed to search for Wookiee Chieftan Tarfful, who could aid Kestis in searching for a Jedi holocron with the names of several force-sensitive children. Saw and Bonteri teamed for the exercise, but sharing in a tense rivalry, incidentally sabotaged one another by refusing to cooperate. She told him about how he abandoned her at the age of sixteen and that his war did not mean anything to her. Wir brauchen eure Hilfe um das zu überleben.“ 2. To help prevent this, Saw tortured Partisans to assess if they knew of Jyn's identity, even disposing of Jari at an unknown Imperial barracks due to the same reason. Sabine tossed several smoke grenades into the room, which Saw used to blend in and take down several troopers. Gerrera saw potential in Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper as effective soldiers for a mission to discover the Empire's secret superweapon. [21] And to make matters worse for Saw, King Dendup was ousted from his royal throne and replaced with King Sanjay Rash, a "puppet leader" who answered directly to Count Dooku. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Star Wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Height [2], Jyn and Cassian, along with Îmwe and Malbus, who had been caught up in the fighting, were brought to Saw's headquarters in the Catacombs of Cadera. When the freighter arrived at the Tonnis sector, they only saw a single Star Destroyer. Please update the article to reflect recent events, and remove this template when finished. Click EDIT to update a biography.. Skin color Emboldened by her spirit, Saw expressed how proud he was of his sister. Saw Gerrera. However, he quickly betrayed them and stunned the two in the engine room. During the Outer Rim Sieges and the closing days of the Clone Wars, Gerrera, who had also begun to use the codename "Fulcrum" by this time, was involved in the siege at Onderon. Description: Saw Gerrera was a Human male rebel who served in the rebellion to take control of the planet Onderon from its king who had sided with the Separatists during the Clone Wars. Kalani reluctantly agreed.[27]. [43] Another group of remaining partisans led by Benthic remained on Jedha defending against the Imperials who returned to the moon for more kyber crystals. They requested help from the Jedi High Council, which led the Grand Army of the Republic in its fight against the Separatists, but the Jedi Order chose not to become actively involved in the fighting on Onderon. 1.87 meters[1] 0 BBY, Jedha[2] [39], Outside in Jalindi's space, Hera contacted him and told him to return Ezra and Sabine. [32], Gerrera's aggressive tactics including the killing of prisoners, civilians and violations of the rules of engagement created strife with Mon Mothma, the leader of the Rebel Alliance. Content approaching. By this time, Gerrera had lost his right leg and struggled to walk on a low-grade cybernetic replacement. After Chopper picked up an energy reading, Saw forced Klik-Klak to lead them to the source. Following this, they met Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis, who they asked for help in their attempts to free the Wookiees. Once aboard, Saw exchanged pleasantries with Hera and the rest of her crew. A battle-worn veteran of the Clone Wars, Saw Gerrera continued to fight the tyranny of the Empire from the ancient world of Jedha. The reinforcements were[28] delivered in several Multi-Troop Transports on the orders of Count Dooku himself. [32], Gerrera became a mentor to Jyn Erso after she lost her parents to the Empire. [27], Shortly, Saw and the rebel leadership returned to their safehouse and were informed by trooper Dono that former King Dendup was scheduled to be executed by King Rash the next day in the central Yolahn Square. The rebels then split up; Saw alerted other rebels already within the city that the time to fight had come, while Steela, Bonteri, Tano, and others went in search of new recruits.[3]. Onderon[1] Saw wanted to interrogate Klik-Klak off-world but Ezra objected on the grounds that Klik-Klak and the egg were among the last of their species and belonged on Geonosis. But while practicing, she was alerted to the fact that their encampment was under attack. Jyn then asked for Saw's help in training to fight. While Kanan and Hera were preoccupied, Saw reneged on his earlier agreement and tried to take Klik-Klak off-world on the shuttle Phantom II. He and the Partisans undertook a mission to the factory to blow up the station.[40]. [3], The rebels next returned to the encampment, where General Skywalker and Rex demonstrated how to most efficiently disable droideka security droids. However, he declared that he would "not run any longer" and remained in the Catacombs. Under the orders of Gerrera, Fortuna and the other Partisans attempted to double-cross Îmwe and Malbus, wishing to use the shuttle to blow up the Star Destroyer over the city. [Source]. Kestis felt honored by the offer, but he refused because he could not abandon his mission. Knowing that Ezra and Sabine no longer agreed with his methods, Saw bid farewell to them while they made their individual escapes before the freighter and Star Destroyer were obliterated. However, as they spoke, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and Orson Krennic had resolved to test-fire the Death Star's superlaser on Jedha, having traced Bodhi there and seeing an opportunity to wipe out Saw's insurgency. When Chopper told him that hold 12 contained an Imperial shuttle, they went in and found prisoners, who were either power or reactor technicians. Saw Gerrera is a tragic character. [12] Saw returned to organize the defense at the battlefront a short distance from the nest, and shortly, Tano, Bonteri, and Steela arrived bearing new armaments provided by Skywalker and Kenobi through the Weequay Hondo Ohnaka, the pirate lord of the Ohnaka Gang: Sienar Fleet Systems RPS-6 rocket launchers. In agreement, Skywalker, Kenobi, and Rex returned to the Core Worlds, having outfitted the rebels as planned.[4]. Saw often opened fire on Separatist minions publicly, which caused fear to mount in the civilian population, despite the fact that civilian casualties sat at zero. Afterward, he left the catatonic Rook in a cell, before deploying his men under Benthic and Edrio to attack an Imperial kyber convoy in Jedha City. Steela ordered Saw to stand down, but Saw, believing that his life was worth the risk of preserving Dendup's, covertly set out nonetheless, unaware that Steela had tasked Dono to tail him.[27]. Still bitter about the loss of his sister Steela at the hands of the Separatists, Saw aggressively questioned Klik-Klak and rummaged through his place. Despite the rebels' use of mountain terrain, the gunships were protected by ray shields. [8] His harsh methods led many to regard him as an unrepentant extremist. Saw dodges enemy small arms fire during combat in the streets of Iziz. On the third day of her stay, she got the chance to practice her hand to hand skills on several sets of stormtrooper armor Saw had put up for her benefit. As klaxons wailed and spotlights targeted, Saw and Dendup were taken into custody by a sextet of droidekas. To ascertain the truth, Gerrera used a mairan named Bor Gullet to read Rook's mind, at the risk of driving him insane. Gerrera named himself the leader of the rebellion when there wasn't one, showing signs that he was confident and perhaps a little arrogant about his capabilities. [30], Following the Republic's transformation into the Galactic Empire, Gerrera fought against the Imperial Military, organizing a group that became known as the Partisans. In angst, Dendup chastised Saw for "interfering with the affairs of the throne" by forming the resistance and confessed to Saw his failure as Saw's king: by not choosing to ally Onderon with either the Republic or the Confederacy during the Separatist Crisis, a side had been chosen for him;[27] and as a result of Dendup's choice not to choose, the Onderonian Civil War had broken out,[5] and Onderonians like Saw had stepped up to rectify his errs. Saw accepts her apology but reminds that the war is over now. [39], When Ezra and Sabine woke up, they asked Saw why he betrayed them. Realizing the threat, Saw released his prisoners, commending Galen's message to Jyn and begging her to save the Rebellion. [39], Gerrera later learned that the Imperial Metal Factory on Dooma 4 was providing components for a secret Imperial project. Ezra, who initially admired Gerrera's ability to acquire intelligence, became disillusioned with his ruthless and aggressive tactics. Saw paid his respects over his sister's sarcophagus and rejected Tano and Bonteri's condolences, angry he couldn't prevent Steela's death. He had instructed her to wait in the bunker until morning, by which time Saw was gone. Tano reasoned that if Dendup was executed he would become a martyr and bolster the rebel cause. Frustrated, Saw set off for the palace and used an ascension cable to infiltrate the true king's prison. Once the improvements have been completed, you may remove this notice and the page's listing. When the Rebellion wanted to tap into the relay to learn what the Empire was doing, Saw, who had sent an astromech, appeared and stated that they were cowards, as they were not doing what it would take to win. Parts of this article have been identified as no longer being up to date. The weakened cliff face gave way, and Saw was horrified to see that Steela had fallen with it, and was hanging from the cliff edge. This spin-off material is licensed and moderated by Disney+, though during his involvement with the franchise George Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. As a result, the esteemed Jedi High Council on the Republic's capital world, Coruscant, heard Saw and Bonteri's story via HoloNet transmission. Eye color Black; with orange stripe;[6] later graying; no orange stripe[7] As time went on, many more Onderonians enlisted with the independence fighters and they took shelter in a safe house deep in the city. Through their efforts, the rebels liberated their world and returned Dendup to the throne. While the Spectres Ezra Bridger and Chopper pursued the Geonosian, Saw waited with Kanan and Rex when the Spectres' leader Hera Syndulla contacted Kanan. For his part, however, Saw ignored both the words of the war advisor and his sister and took it upon himself to rescue King Dendup before Rash even had a chance to publicly declare Dendup a traitor. [38] Klik-Klak's battle droids killed Saw's team but Saw managed to survive long enough for members of the Spectres rebel cell and Rex to rescue him. In order to prove to the civilians that the rebels could oust the Separatists, Bonteri proposed that they strike the Onderon power generator. Parts of this article have been identified as no longer being up to date. [15] Growing up within the walls of Onderon's capital city of Iziz as an Onderonian with his sister Steela Gerrera, Saw learned to greatly respect Onderon's monarch, longtime King Ramsis Dendup. Greatly encouraged, Dendup agreed to escape with Saw, but when Saw fired his grappling hook to escape the royal prison courtyard,[13] he was frustrated to find that it was blocked by a one-way shield, which alerted the Unifar Temple to the intrusion. Biographical information Krennic was using small uprisings as an excuse to take control of planets heavy in resources needed to build the Death Star. Saw and King Dendup are detected and arrested in the Unifar Temple courtyard. When the people had to divide into groups to train on taking out Droidekas, Tano was asked by Saw to help him practice throwing droid poppers. A group of Partisans, led by Beezer Fortuna, helped Îmwe and Malbus steal a Sentinel-class shuttle. Those who remained on Kashyyyk did so to Gerrera's disdain. In the end, Kanan brokered a compromise whereby the rebels could question Klik-Klak at Chopper Base and then return him to Geonosis. Male[4] The character of Saw Gerrera was voiced by Andrew Kishino. In The Clone Wars, he is the brother of the … This article or section is in need of referencing per Wookieepedia's sourcing guidelines. Saw would see only Jyn. Gerrera also opposed the Empire and was prepared to defeat it through any means necessary. Outmatched from the front, Saw and Bonteri navigated behind the droidekas in a flanking maneuver.[26]. „Unser wahrer König wurde zum Schweigen gebracht. Saw and Bonteri rapidly closed the distance between them and the tank, taking down its B2-series super battle droid escorts on the way, and disabled the repulsorcraft using the duel droid popper strategy, just as they were trained. [41] Calling them the Cavern Angels, Gerrera began deploying this squadron in hit-and-run air raids against Imperial facilities in the Holy City, as well as the outlying, Imperial-controlled kyber mines. Despite his estranged relationship with Jyn, Gerrera was still able to inspire her to find the weakness in the Empire's superweapon in order to save the rebellion. Skywalker informed Saw that they couldn't fight the Onderonian Civil War for the resistance—Onderon, after all, was legitimately aligned with the Confederacy, no matter how illegitimate Saw viewed the situation—but he would train Saw's resistance to fight well on their own.[3]. Kenobi added, however, that the time had come for the movement to elect an official leader. [33] He came to justify the decision by telling himself, and later her, that she was already one of his best people and that he knew she could survive without his aid. Shortly, Steela, mounted on a dalgo steed, returned with Yoda's promise: Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, his Togruta Padawan learner, Ahsoka Tano, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and 501st Legion clone trooper CT-7567, nicknamed "Rex." And later in the day, the rebels returned to Iziz, where Dendup was reinstated as King—Sanjay Rash having been assassinated by Kalani on Dooku's orders after the Confederate defeat in the highlands. Ezra, who initially admired Saw's ability to acquire intelligence, became disillusioned with his ruthless and aggressive tactics. Disgusted, Saw ridiculed Bonteri for being a "terrible soldier," which disappointed the Jedi advisors. Forest Whitaker's character in Star Wars: Rogue One, Saw Gerrera, was both a huge flaw in the movie, but also an example of the film's uneven first half. [3] A short time later, the freedom fighters were alerted to an intrusion in the jungle Sector S-11 and Steela led a squad to investigate. A low-power shot wiped out Jedha City in an instant and created a blast wave that spread for kilometers in every direction, threatening the Catacombs. This sparked an argument with the Spectres and Rex, who all objected to Saw's harsh methods. You're my only hope. Saw also shot out Klik Klak's remote controller with his blaster; deactivating several droidekas which were attacking the Spectres Sabine Wren and Garazeb Orrelios above. Steela and Bonteri added that they had to assure the general populace that the freedom fighters were just that: fighting for the freedom of the people. They inspected the mysterious cargo the troopers were protecting and realized that it was an unusually large kyber crystal. Saw and his riders swept over the battlefront, destroying the droid's support vehicles with grenades. See the request on the listing or on this article's talk page. [29] However, before the skirmish could be won, three HMP droid gunships entered the fray and systematically turned the tide of battle by killing much of Tandin's cavalry and fambaas. Saw agreed and prepared the process; however, a Star Destroyer suddenly appeared, forcing Saw to leave for Faos Station with them. At this time,[18] at the behest of the Confederate Head of State Count[19] Dooku of Serenno, the[20] Separatist Droid Army invaded Saw's homeworld and subjected its citizens to Confederate law. After the Clone Warsstarted, King Dendup had Onderon remai… [14] During this time, he hired a Lasat mercenary and fought an Imperial platoon under ISB Agent Kallus when they were sent to Onderon to bring peace. As a seasoned veteran of the Clone Wars, Saw Gerrera was a skilled and cunning fighter and commander. Holding Iziz under siege from within, Saw, Bonteri, and Steela received regular intelligence and guidance from not only Skywalker, Kenobi, Tano, and Rex, but the Jedi Masters on Coruscant as well. [26], One day, Saw and his resistance held a meeting in their Iziz safehouse, where Skywalker congratulated them on waging a thus-far successful campaign. Saw GerreraonWookieepedia [source] [27], Saw was transferred to the royal central command of the palace, where at Kalani and King Rash's order, Saw was cuffed and hung in a containment field and placed under interrogation by Kalani. ], Accordingly, the character's name is a "mnemonic riff" on real-life Argentinian revolutionary and associate of Castro - Che Guevara as revealed inThe Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Saw Gerrera was a Human male rebel who served in the rebellion to take control of the planet Onderon from its king who had sided with the Separatists during the Clone Wars. Saw joined the rebels in repelling the Imperial boarders as the ship descended into the depths of Geonosis. Forest Whitaker. On this attempt, however, the rebels worked together and succeeded in destroying the tank with a pair of thermal detonators. [23] Around this time, Lux Bonteri, the son[24] of the late Mina Bonteri, the former senator of Onderon in the Republic's Galactic Senate[25] joined Saw and his resistance. Homeworld Elated in their first victory, Saw quipped that Bonteri looked more like a soldier than a politician, due to the grit that had come to cover him during the altercation. Saw asked her why she did not believe in the dream of freedom throughout the galaxy. King Rash enacted a Royal Proclamation that declared any who tried to usurp him from his throne would be declared a terrorist. Continuing his investigation, they found Imperial stormtroopers on the ship and learned that the freighter was heading towards the remote Tonnis sector, cementing Saw's suspicions. Gerrera and Bonteri sent for help from the Jedi Temple who in turn sent Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and CT-7567 to help train the rebels. [13] His body smoking from the electricity, Saw held to his beliefs and will and suffered the torture until Kalani and his EV-series medical droid heightened the electric shocks to great enough wattage to easily kill Saw. [48] According to writer Gary Whitta, Forest Whitaker was the only actor they considered to play Gerrera in Rogue One. Saw rushed to the battlefront at the first sign that their base was under attack. [39] Gerrera believed that if a planet was lost, then there was no other option but to leave, which put him at odds with fellow Partisan Mari Kosan, who chose to stay with the Wookiees on Kashyyyk. Confident that he would be elected by popular vote, Saw was disheartened when instead Steela was chosen by the Onderonian soldiers. Saw has lost much in his decades of combat, but occasional flashes of the charismatic and caring man he once was shine through his calloused exterior. The droid ship was brought down by the single shot; revitalizing the rebels' resolve to fight now that they had a weapon that could deal damage. Saw agreed, and made it his priority to protect Dendup from the Confederate strength of Count Dooku who no doubt wanted Dendup dead more than ever after the day's debacle. Saw angrily stormed off.[4]. Saw's ruping riders were downed by two, and Saw was forced to hide from the droid fighters and recollect himself. He based himself on Jedha, cau… When the Jedi arrived, the rebels were trained in ways of how to disarm AATs and how to properly take out Droidekas. [26] However, before assaulting the generators, the rebels concluded that they needed to know more about the compound. Dendup, like Steela, believed that to win the civil war, they had to win the minds of the people. He used a grenade to destroy several battle droids and later helped the Spectres and Rex to hunt down Klik-Klak. He then freed the two, while Edrio, who had tailed the freighter, informed Saw that he was outside. At the end of the Clone Wars, the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire. Description. King Rash and his Separatist forces had truly begun to feel the pressure from the rebel raids throughout Iziz, so Dooku [27] granted them new droid legions of reinforcements headed by the super tactical droid General Kalani. He revealed his dislike for droids after Jyn suggested he obtain a unit. Gerrera smuggled Lyra, Galen, and Jyn Erso off Coruscant and helped them set up a homestead on Lah'mu. Chronological and political information Approximately two standard years later, in 20 BBY,[5] Saw had become the self-proclaimed de facto leader of the Onderon rebels, and as a result of being banished from Iziz, the rebels took up residence in an abandoned outpost within a group of ancient ruins in Sector S-29 of the wilderness. Saw, mounted on his reptavian ruping, welcomed the four Republic Military advisors to his world. Thousands of Onderonians turned up for the funeral in mourning over Steela's untimely death. [4], Saw piloted the tank to the entrance to the generator compound and blew in the compound's two metal gateways. The timing of the bomb narrowly missed killing Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, who had only just bid farewell to the Moff moments before the explosion. Ruthless though he was, Gerrera carried several regrets throughout his life. Rebel Rising, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, Crossing the Line, Rogue One Adaptation 2, Battlefront II: Inferno Squad, Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, Star Wars: The Rebel Files, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition, Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious, Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition–class. Gerrera disagreed with the Jedi's principled tactics and believed that it cost them the Clone Wars. Species [6] The Ersos stayed vigilant while living on Lah'mu, forming an escape plan in case Krennic found them. Saw boomed over Tandin's arguments, proclaiming that he fought in Dendup's name for the former king had chosen to politically fight for the people, therefore not choosing to side with either the Republic or the Confederacy for his own gain as Rash so quickly had. Lucasfilm Story Group's Kiri Hart was the one who suggested that the character be used in Rogue One. Remove this message when finished. [39], After clearing the area, one of the troopers managed to escape. Saw Gerrera wurde auf der Dschungelwelt Onderon geboren. Gerrera fought against the Imperial Military and led a resistance group known as the Partisans, a militant organization that some considered an extremist organization with terrorism tactics. Human[1] Affiliation(s) Gerrera initially did not believe the Imperial defector Bodhi Rook's report that the Empire was building a new superweapon called the Death Star and had him tortured with a Bor Gullet. [22] Deeply troubled for Onderon's future and undeterred that he and Steela had been banished from Iziz for openly defying King Rash,[1] Saw and Steela began to gather resources and other like-minded individuals in the hopes of forming a resistance to fight against Rash and his battle droid forces.[23]. Saw and Bonteri discuss their plight with the Jedi Council and request their aid in liberating Onderon from the Confederacy. Chronological and political information Onderon[1] Later, after many tries and much coaching from Tano, Saw managed to roll the grenade at the right speed and pierce the shield.[3]. Despite their successful escape, the rebels lost the poison canisters and were forced to make do with images of the canisters instead. Saw, Steela, Tano, and Bonteri returned to the safehouse and celebrated, raising drinks for Onderon. Bodhi carried a message from Galen Erso, who was trying to alert the Rebellion to the nearly-completed Death Star project. General Tandin of the Royal Onderon Militia supervised the investigation. Saw Gerrera was a human male Onderonian resistance fighter who, as a leading member of the Onderon rebels, fought against the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Onderon during the Clone Wars.
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