Summary

• Zeb Orrelios makes his live-action debut in The Mandalorian season 3, showcasing his role in the New Republic and connections to major leaders.
• Zeb, a Lasat with a tragic past, played a key part in forming the early Rebel Alliance and had a bitter rivalry with Imperial Agent Kallus.
• Zeb's appearances in The Mandalorian and its movie reveal his continued service to the New Republic, training new recruits and potentially working with Din Djarin.

The live-action debut of Star Wars Rebels' Garazeb Orrelios is featured in Rebel Alliance, becoming a critical soldier with connections to major leaders and surviving Jedi during the Dark Times. Now, this new appearance reveals his current whereabouts during the New Republic era, and also teases his future.

In The Mandalorian season 3, episode 5, the planet Nevarro is under attack by the Pirate King Gorian Shard. This prompts High Magistrate Greef Karga to send a distress message asking for aid from the New Republic, motivating Captain Carson Teva to seek out what help he could find beyond the overwhelmed government. As a result, the episode takes the opportunity to feature a major cameo from Rebels' Zeb Orrelios. Now, Zeb has returned yet again in exclusive footage for the The Mandalorian & Grogu movie. Here's Zeb's Star Wars history The Mandalorian cameo, and Star Wars future explained.

Zeb Orrelios' Species & Backstory In Star Wars

Zeb is a Lasat with a Tragic Past

A surviving member of the Lasat race, Garazeb Orrelios was once a member of his world's Honor Guard, having mastered their traditional weapon known as the Bo-rifle. Inspired by the original concept artwork for Chewbacca and Wookiees by Ralph McQuarrie, Lasats are a rarely seen alien race thanks to the atrocities of the Empire. Prior to the beginning of Rebels, it was confirmed that the Empire laid waste to the Lasat homeworld of Lasan, instilling a deep hatred within Zeb for the Empire and its tyranny.

Eventually, Zeb ed like-minded individuals seeking the Empire's end. Despite his struggles and trauma from the Imperials who nearly decimated his people, Zeb was recruited by Jedi survivor Hera Syndulla.

Zeb Was A Key Part Of The Ghost Crew In Star Wars Rebels

They Formed The Early Rebel Alliance

As seen in Rebels, Zeb became a crucial member, serving as the Ghost crew's heaviest hitter. Next to Kanan, Zeb fought side by side with Hera and her droid Chopper, Mandalorian artist Ezra Bridger, a young Force-sensitive who became the newest member of the Ghost crew once Kanan took him on as his Jedi apprentice. However, they would also with more allies and rebel cells over the course of the series that takes place prior to A New Hope, eventually forming the Rebel Alliance as seen in the original trilogy of Star Wars movies.

Zeb had a bitter rivalry with Agent Kallus, an Imperial ISB officer who participated in the genocide of Lasan using T-7 ion disruptor rifles banned by the Imperial Senate. Despite his best efforts to hunt down Zeb and the Ghost crew, Kallus consistently came up short. Remarkably, the Ghost crew at one point picked up two Lasat refugees who confirmed the truth about Zeb's race. Guiding Zeb and the Ghost to the hidden world of Lira San, it was revealed that millions of Lasat had survived the destruction of Lasan by coming to this secret world in Wild Space.

What Happened To Zeb At The End Of Star Wars Rebels

Returning to Lira San & ing the New Republic

It's worth noting that Rebels featured a harrowing adventure that forced Kallus and Zeb to rely on each other for survival, changing the ISB agent's loyalties in the aftermath. As such, Kallus became a new Fulcrum, a codename for key Rebel informants first used by Ahsoka Tano. While he remained within the Empire for a time to collect secrets and information for the Rebels, Kallus eventually fled and ed the Alliance in earnest. To that end, Kallus and Zeb eventually put their conflict aside and became strong Rebel allies, in the hope of one day defeating the Empire for good.

Kallus and Zeb eventually put their conflict aside and became strong Rebel allies, in the hope of one day defeating the Empire for good.

As seen in Rebels' series finale and epilogue, set after the events of the original trilogy, the aftermath of the Galactic Civil War saw Zeb taking Kallus on the secret hyperspace route leading to Lira San. As such, Kallus was able to see for himself that he hadn't destroyed the Lasats, his role in their homeworld's destruction having become a major regret in his life he'd been trying to redeem as a Rebel. Additionally, it seemed as though Zeb and Kallus intended to stay on Lira San for quite some time after the conclusion of the Rebels animated series.

What Happened To Zeb After Star Wars Rebels

His Cameos In The Mandalorian & Star Wars' Next Movie

Surprisingly, Zeb's cameo in The Mandalorian season 3, episode 5 reveals that Orrelios returned to the known galaxy and continued serving the Rebel Alliance, which had become the New Republic after the events of the original trilogy. It was revealed by Sabine in Ahsoka season 1 that Zeb has a role training new recruits, though this has yet to truly be seen in any of his appearances. Seeing as the "New" Republic is still quite new, Zeb's first live-action appearance in The Mandalorian sees the Lasat confirming the government is very overwhelmed and likely unable to help Nevarro.

Though Zeb failed to actually appear in Ahsoka season 1, he is set to return in another project. The Mandalorian & Grogu footage description from D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event has revealed that Zeb is returning to Din Djarin and Grogu's story once again, and this time, he seems to be working directly with them. He utters a pretty gruff "Good luck" as he pilots a Razor Crest, presumably transporting them to a specific job. Not much else is known about Zeb's future after his cameo in The Mandalorian, though this tease is very promising.