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Saw Gerrera – ‘Star Wars’ Character Spotlight This week’s _Star Wars_ Character Spotlight is shining on Saw Gerrera, the fierce rebel leader played by Forest Whittaker in _Rogue One_. Saw went straight from fighting Separatists to fighting the Empire and wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty for the cause. In fact, the cause was the highest priority for Gerrera, to the point where he considered collateral damage necessary if it bloodied the Empire’s nose. He is one of the few characters in _Star Wars_ to make the jump from animation to live action (even more impressive is that Dave Filoni had nothing to do with it even though he helped create the character). Saw remains a warning sign that even a just cause like rebellion can be twisted when you rely only on anger and forget about what really matters most. ## Onderon rebel We know very little of Saw’s childhood and early days other than that he was born on Onderon with his sister Steela. In _Andor_ , he reveals that he was part of a child labor camp in the jungle, which would have been long before the Clone Wars. He explained that at one point he worked in a rhydonium camp and was exposed to the substance multiple times. While the elder prisoners died after being exposed to the gas, Saw came to enjoy the smell and the itchy feeling as it burned his insides. It’s possible his mind was already addled by the time the Clone Wars began. Onderon was a neutral world but shortly after the Clone Wars began, the planet’s King Dendup was usurped by King Sanjay Rash. The new king was a puppet of Count Dooku’s and invited the Separatist droid army to Onderon, though it was a thinly disguised occupation. Saw Gerrera made his debut in the fifth season of _The Clone Wars_. By this point in the war, he had become the leader of the Onderon rebel movement that fought back against the Separatists along with his sister Steela. They soon realized that they had too few resources and lacked training in warfare to oust the Separatists from their world, so Saw contacted the Republic requesting aid. He hoped that the enemy of his enemy could prove a valuable ally. While the Republic could not officially come to the aid of a planet officially allied with the Separatists, the Jedi sent Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex in secret to teach the rebels how to fight a war. While Saw and his rebels were disappointed the Republic would not do more, they accepted the Jedi’s help. Their training went well and they eventually moved their operations to the capital city of Iziz, where Steela was elected the rebels’ leader, to Saw’s dismay. Steela’s leadership ensured that Iziz citizens flocked to their cause. After Saw singlehandedly destroyed a tank and other rebels took care of a droid convoy, his sister made a rousing speech that won the hearts and minds of the people. While Saw was a skilled soldier, cared little about winning the hearts and minds of the people. Eventually, they forced the Separatists out of Iziz. King Dendup reclaimed his title and Steela relocated the Onderon forces to the highlands in anticipation of the Separatists’ retaliation. A fierce battle erupted in the mountains, and while they had the upper hand on the initial wave of ground forces, the tide turned when droid gunships entered the fray, dominating the aerial battle. The rebels were able to use rocket launchers to destroy the gunships, but this came at a cost. Saw shot down the final remaining gunship, but it crashed into the cliffside where Steela was positioned and she fell to her death. Saw cradled her body and was overcome with guilt that he had gotten her killed. Though Onderon won the battle and routed the Separatists for good, Saw was inconsolable. He shunned Ahsoka’s condolences at Steela’s funeral and was determined to continue to fight against all forms of evil. He was kept occupied during the remainder of the war protecting Onderon from further Separatist sieges, but he would soon turn his attention to the Empire. ## Fighting the Empire Saw’s next appearance comes in _The Bad Batch_. In the days after the war, the newly branded Galactic Empire insisted that Onderon put down their arms and swear fealty, offering Saw the opportunity to become the Imperial governor of his world. Saw rejected their offer as Onderon had never been part of the Republic, and that put him on the Empire’s wanted list. They branded Saw Gerrera (who was now the leader of his rebel group after Steela’s death) and his group as insurgents, sending Clone Force 99 to eliminate them. The clones were captured by Saw and his crew, and Gerrera told them to pick a side. Their leader Hunter decided to leave Saw alone, deciding it was wrong to kill them. Saw soon left after that, knowing that he couldn’t prevent the Empire from dominating their world. He decided to take down the Empire instead. After this brief appearance, Saw Gerrera is more involved in the _Mask of Fear_ novel set later that same year. While raiding a pirate ship, he captured a Separatist hybroid, who accompanied him and his forces to the Separatist world Eyo-Dajuritz seeking a Separatist supply cache to help arm them against the Empire. They soon encountered senator Bail Organa and took him hostage, which inadvertently put Empire forces on their tail. The clones had been ordered to kill all of them including the senator, who was determined to find proof that the Jedi had been framed using false propaganda. They found the cache and were forced to run as the clones caught up with them, losing Soujen and Organa in the process. Saw Gerrera pops up again during _The Bad Batch_ ‘s Season 2 finale, as he embarks on a mission to assassinate a group of Imperial commanders on Eriadu (including Tarkin and Director Krennic) while the Bad Batch attempt to infiltrate the same base for information. Saw and his forces planted bombs throughout the base before running into the clones. Tech tried to persuade him to abandon the mission; even when presented with the argument that destroying the base would also lose them valuable intel to help defeat the Empire, Saw felt that the chance to kill high-ranking Imperials was too good to turn down. Saw continued with his plan, which failed to kill any of those high-ranking commanders and ruined the Bad Batch’s escape plan, resulting in the death of Tech. ## The Partisans Saw soon rebranded his rebel group as the Partisans, no longer affiliated with Onderon alone. He next pops up in the _Rogue One_ tie-in novel _Catalyst_ , where he helped a smuggling ring fight the Empire and made friends with a man called Obitt, who later asked him to help Galen Erso and his family flee Coruscant. Eager to ensure the Empire lost one of its top scientists, Saw Gerrera smuggled the Ersos off-planet and set them up on Lah’mu, telling them to contact him for extraction if the Empire found them. Saw briefly appears in _Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order_ , as he works with Jedi Cal Kestis to free the Wookiees from Imperial occupation on Kashyyyk. Cal and the Partisans were successful in routing an Imperial mining facility, and Saw offered Cal the chance to work for him. He declined, though would join the Partisans years later. The Partisans were hit hard when the Imperials retaliated and Saw decided to flee, believing Kashyyyk lost. A handful of his forces stayed behind to help the Wookiees and Saw treated them with disdain, disappointed that their empathy for others outweighed his desire to topple the Empire at any cost. ## Mentoring Jyn Erso Saw Gerrera next appears in _Rogue One_ ‘s prologue, arriving to rescue Jyn Erso after she lost her parents to the Empire. He features prominently in the _Rebel Rising_ novel that acts as Jyn Erso’s origin story, taking her to his Partisans base on Wrea and training her as a soldier on her request. Saw became fond of the girl and treated her as family, though kept her identity secret as he believed his men wouldn’t react well knowing they were working with the daughter of an important Imperial. The two of them appear in the expanded novel adaption of _Solo: A Star Wars Story_ , meeting with Enfys Nest to negotiate for their coaxium. During _Rebel Rising_ , we get our first taste of the horrors Saw is willing to inflict for the cause. When he and his Partisans were hired to infiltrate a festival and kill an Imperial governor, they massacred everyone attending, including civilians. Jyn was horrified but her loyalty to Saw just about survived. Later in the book, Saw’s mind continued to deteriorate and he became ever more paranoid. He began torturing Partisans to see if they knew Jyn’s identity — they didn’t — and eventually abandoned Jyn on a remote world, leaving her in a bunker with only a knife and a blaster to survive. He believed she had what it took to survive, and felt he was protecting her from his people. ## Rebel friction (L-R) Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) and Wilmon Paak (Muhanned Bhaier) in Lucasfilm’s ANDOR Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. ©2025 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. We next see Saw Gerrera in _Andor_ Season 1 meeting with Luthen Rael, who offered to trade valuable tech in the hope that Gerrera would meet with fellow rebel Anto Kreegyr. Saw despised every other rebel group at this point and refused to meet Kreegyr because he was once a Separatist. Later in the season, he met with Luthen again and announced he had reconsidered and would work with Kreegyr. This time though, Luthen discouraged it and Saw realized he had set up the rebel to be sacrificed to the Empire. He maintained an uneasy alliance with Luthen but never fully trusted him. In Season 2, Luthen sends his agent Wilmon to the Partisan base on D’Qar to help deliver a rhydonium bomb. The device was so complicated that Saw’s own explosives expert struggled to understand it. Saw executed the man and proclaimed him a traitor; it was unclear if he believed this or simply had no room for incompetency in his ranks. He brought Wilmon with him on a mission and got high on rhydonium. He began referring to the gas as his sister shortly before it was armed. Saw’s short-sightedness was once again laid bare in the novel _Leia, Princess of Alderaan_. He killed Moff Panaka in an explosion on Naboo, which greatly angered the larger rebel forces affiliated with Bail Organa. They had hoped to turn him against the Empire and use him as a double agent, but Gerrera had ensured that would not be possible. In 2 BBY, the Partisans had reluctantly become part of the larger Rebel Alliance but Saw still felt they lacked the guts to do what needed to be done. His next appearance came in _Star Wars Rebels_ , where his team were investigating the Geonosis catacombs. Saw was the only living survivor after his team had been picked off by battle droids belonging to the lone Geonosian survivor of the Empire’s genocide. Saw was determined to find out why the Empire had committed genocide and felt the Geonosian was key to finding out. He was rescued by the Spectre crew and convinced Ezra to help him capture the alien. They eventually did and Saw attempted to torture the Geonosian, seeing him as little other than a Separatist. The native tried to tell him about the Death Star, but Saw and the other rebels couldn’t interpret the message. After discovering the poison canisters that had killed the Geonosians, Saw relented and let the survivor live. He next appears in _Star Wars Rebel_ s’ final season, first addressing Mon Mothma via a giant public hologram branding her and the alliance cowards, unwilling to do whatever it takes to win. At this point, the Partisans had left the Rebel Alliance and were back to working on their own. This latest disagreement was over an Imperial relay — the Rebel Alliance wanted to tap into it to glean more information on Imperial activities, while Saw wanted to destroy it. Ezra and Sabine were sent to destroy the relay, only for Saw to arrive and place bombs on the structure. He invited them on his ship to escape before the bombs went off and they duly obliged. Before Saw could return them to the alliance, they were forced to flee from Star Destroyers entering the system, and he took the two rebels along on his next mission. They helped him investigate a freighter and soon found a huge kyber crystal guarded by Death Troopers. They’d stumbled upon more evidence of the Death Star but hadn’t realized it. Once again, while Ezra and Sabine wanted to learn more, Saw saw the kyber crystal as a bomb. He stunned the pair of them and used Ezra’s lightsaber to ignite the crystal. Ezra and Sabine were furious and parted ways with Saw as they fled the ship. The explosion took out a Star Destroyer, but the rebels could have learned so much more. ## Jedha In 1 BBY, Saw Gerrera moved his Partisans to Jedha to disrupt the Imperial occupation there. He had discovered that the massive kyber crystal had been mined from the planet and he wanted to know what the Empire was up to, but as ever he was too busy destroying things to get to the root of matters. By this point, the Rebel Alliance had officially severed its ties with the Partisans, aware they would struggle to win hearts and minds if they continued to associate with them. By this point, Saw’s lungs had taken a beating after all the rhydonium huffing and damage caused by Geonosian insecticides, so he was forced to wear the pressure suit we see in _Rogue One_. When he breathes into his oxygen mask, he’s actually inhaling rhydonium fumes, which was first mentioned in the _Rogue One_ Visual Dictionary. Some of his time on Jedha is documented in the _Rogue One_ tie-in novel _Guardians of the Whills_ , in which Chirrut Îmwe and Baze Malbus briefly join the Partisans, who were conducting guerrilla operations against the Empire inside the Holy City. Saw made a deal with them to save some local orphans, but betrayed them in order to hurt the Empire. The pair of them left the Partisans as a result. ## Rogue One We know the rest of Saw’s story. When his lieutenant brought Bodhi Rook to him, claiming to bring a message from Galen Erso, Saw was immediately suspicious of the Imperial pilot and subjected him to torture at the hands of Bor Gullet. Regardless, he watched Galen’s message and finally learnt of the Empire’s plans for the Death Star. When Two Tubes brought Jyn to him along with another group of prisoners, he showed her Galen’s message. He was dismayed to see that Jyn no longer cared about his cause and hated him for abandoning her all those years ago. Then, the Death Star’s superlaser struck the planet. He told Jyn to run and continue the fight. He stayed at his base waiting for the Death Star’s blast to hit him, uttering the name “Steela” in his final moments. ## What next? Saw Gerrera could easily pop up in future stories set during the Reign of the Empire, and will likely return in the sequels to the _Mask of the Empire_ novel. We should keep an eye out for a potential appearance in the third _Star Wars Jedi_ game too. Thanks as always to _Wookieepedia_, who did a phenomenal job collecting Saw’s surprisingly extensive story. ##### Josh Atkins + posts Josh is a huge Star Wars fan, who has spent far too much time wondering if any Star Wars character could defeat Thanos with all the Infinity Stones. * Josh Atkins https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/josh-atkins __ Rory McCann Opens Up About Playing Baylan Skoll and Following Ray Stevenson in 'Ahsoka' * Josh Atkins https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/josh-atkins __ Captain Tarpals - 'Star Wars' Character Spotlight * Josh Atkins https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/josh-atkins __ A Look at Casinos in 'Star Wars' * Josh Atkins https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/author/josh-atkins __ Pong Krell - 'Star Wars' Character Spotlight

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Andor Let Saw Gerrera Be Right Again Saw Gerrera’s post-_Rogue One_ career has forged him into one of _Star Wars_ ‘ most fascinating elements of the Rebellion. A sometime ally and often outside detractor to the unequivocal heroes of the original films, Saw became the embodiment of an unsanitized look at the reality of resisting a totalitarian regime like the Galactic Empire, a fascinating foil put up first against Mon Mothma, and then _Andor_ ‘s own Luthen Rael as one facet of the greater whole of the Rebel Alliance. But while he’s regularly made some very valid points across his appearances—often alongside him being othered or in some ways villainized by the eventual tellers of the history that is the Alliance’s victory against the Empire—this week’s set of _Andor_ episodes gave an incredible moment over to the partisan leader to articulate his perspective. Across _Andor_ season two’s second trio of episodes, Saw’s narrative is experienced less through the man himself directly, and more from the perspective of former Ferrix native Wilmon Paak. Wilmon himself is already an interesting mirror to Saw’s own origins in _Clone Wars—_ Wil’s father, Salman, was tortured to death by the Empire in an attempt to hunt down the insurgent operative codenamed “Axis,” leading to Wil throwing an incendiary device that further ignited the riot at Maarva’s funeral in season one, an interesting mirror to Saw losing his sister in Oderon’s Republic-backed insurgency against Separatist rule in the Clone Wars. But over the course of this act, we see Wilmon, sent to provide technical support to Saw’s partisans by Luthen, transform from an initially wary, almost captive tool manipulated by Saw through equal parts fear and duplicity to a willing adherent of Saw’s vision. It climaxes in a wild moment to see on screen in _Star Wars_ , where, having used Wilmon’s engineering knowhow to help steal a supply of volatile starship fuel, rhydonium, Saw invites the young man to join him in huffing the toxic vapors that make it so dangerous to handle in the first place. At first, Saw waxes lyrical about “rhydo,” as he almost lovingly calls it, a symbol for everything he idealizes about resistance to the Empire: it’s violently powerful, essential, a substance practically yearning to defy the hands of whoever seeks to control it, and reward that desire for control with painful, inevitable death. Up to this point _Star Wars_ ‘ inherent need to other Saw’s stance in contrast to the heroes of the eventual Rebellion that we meet in the movies—a canonical necessity to prove their way of resistance was ultimately the justified one—has previously been defined by presenting Saw as too distrusting, too unpredictable, too stubborn, even, no matter how valid his sentiments, to ever effectively lead a broader coalition against the Empire. But in this moment you really get to see the charisma that belies that prior framing of him, as we watch Wilmon go from abject horror at Saw to willingly joining him in inhaling the spoils of their victory. But what helps sell that cult of personality is that in this moment _Andor_ treats Saw’s volatility not as a potential liability as it has been across his prior appearances since _Rogue One_ , but the inevitable conclusion of a life lived under the authoritarian jackboot of an organization like the Empire. Saw’s fuel-huffing is simultaneously presented as the actions of an unstable person and also the almost tragic extent of what he’s been pushed to by, at this point, decades of resistance against first Republic, and then Imperial, occupation of every part of his life. © Lucasfilm “You think I’m crazy? Yes, I am. Revolution is not for the _sane_ ,” Saw gasps to Wil as he coaxes the young man into breathing in the rhydonium, the substance that is both a death sentence and, as Saw has just evangelized to his latest follower, the symbol of everything resistance to the Empire should be. Saw has endured fighting to survive since he was a teenager, internment in labor camps, losing his family and his home, and exchanging it for a life where, as he describes to Wil, for his willing to fight back at any cost he is both hunted by his oppressors and left unloved by his would-be allies. In the face of that evil, what alternative is there for him than to lose his mind, to burn from the inside out, knowing his days in this fight are numbered whether he wants them to be or not? In that moment—reflected against the struggles his counterparts in Luthen and Mon in _Andor_ have faced as they both reckon with becoming part of a greater alliance against the Empire—Saw is presented not as he has been while making valid points before, but unequivocally justified in his actions, even if the justification is a tragic one. _Star Wars_ is _Star Wars_ : even if we know Saw’s final fate, there’s still plenty of opportunities to return to his character in the run up to this moment. But here _Andor_ has given us a Saw that is, chronologically speaking, on the edge of oblivion, pushed closer and closer to the end of those numbered days we see in _Rogue One_. If this is to be the last time we really spend time with him before that closing chapter, then it’s only fitting that he is finally presented with justified vindication—and allowed to burn as brightly as his beloved rhydo. _Andor_ season two is now streaming on Disney plus. > Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

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Andor Let Saw Gerrera Be Right Again Saw Gerrera’s post-_Rogue One_ career has forged him into one of _Star Wars_ ‘ most fascinating elements of the Rebellion. A sometime ally and often outside detractor to the unequivocal heroes of the original films, Saw became the embodiment of an unsanitized look at the reality of resisting a totalitarian regime like the Galactic Empire, a fascinating foil put up first against Mon Mothma, and then _Andor_ ‘s own Luthen Rael as one facet of the greater whole of the Rebel Alliance. But while he’s regularly made some very valid points across his appearances—often alongside him being othered or in some ways villainized by the eventual tellers of the history that is the Alliance’s victory against the Empire—this week’s set of _Andor_ episodes gave an incredible moment over to the partisan leader to articulate his perspective. Across _Andor_ season two’s second trio of episodes, Saw’s narrative is experienced less through the man himself directly, and more from the perspective of former Ferrix native Wilmon Paak. Wilmon himself is already an interesting mirror to Saw’s own origins in _Clone Wars—_ Wil’s father, Salman, was tortured to death by the Empire in an attempt to hunt down the insurgent operative codenamed “Axis,” leading to Wil throwing an incendiary device that further ignited the riot at Maarva’s funeral in season one, an interesting mirror to Saw losing his sister in Oderon’s Republic-backed insurgency against Separatist rule in the Clone Wars. But over the course of this act, we see Wilmon, sent to provide technical support to Saw’s partisans by Luthen, transform from an initially wary, almost captive tool manipulated by Saw through equal parts fear and duplicity to a willing adherent of Saw’s vision. It climaxes in a wild moment to see on screen in _Star Wars_ , where, having used Wilmon’s engineering knowhow to help steal a supply of volatile starship fuel, rhydonium, Saw invites the young man to join him in huffing the toxic vapors that make it so dangerous to handle in the first place. At first, Saw waxes lyrical about “rhydo,” as he almost lovingly calls it, a symbol for everything he idealizes about resistance to the Empire: it’s violently powerful, essential, a substance practically yearning to defy the hands of whoever seeks to control it, and reward that desire for control with painful, inevitable death. Up to this point _Star Wars_ ‘ inherent need to other Saw’s stance in contrast to the heroes of the eventual Rebellion that we meet in the movies—a canonical necessity to prove their way of resistance was ultimately the justified one—has previously been defined by presenting Saw as too distrusting, too unpredictable, too stubborn, even, no matter how valid his sentiments, to ever effectively lead a broader coalition against the Empire. But in this moment you really get to see the charisma that belies that prior framing of him, as we watch Wilmon go from abject horror at Saw to willingly joining him in inhaling the spoils of their victory. But what helps sell that cult of personality is that in this moment _Andor_ treats Saw’s volatility not as a potential liability as it has been across his prior appearances since _Rogue One_ , but the inevitable conclusion of a life lived under the authoritarian jackboot of an organization like the Empire. Saw’s fuel-huffing is simultaneously presented as the actions of an unstable person and also the almost tragic extent of what he’s been pushed to by, at this point, decades of resistance against first Republic, and then Imperial, occupation of every part of his life. © Lucasfilm “You think I’m crazy? Yes, I am. Revolution is not for the _sane_ ,” Saw gasps to Wil as he coaxes the young man into breathing in the rhydonium, the substance that is both a death sentence and, as Saw has just evangelized to his latest follower, the symbol of everything resistance to the Empire should be. Saw has endured fighting to survive since he was a teenager, internment in labor camps, losing his family and his home, and exchanging it for a life where, as he describes to Wil, for his willing to fight back at any cost he is both hunted by his oppressors and left unloved by his would-be allies. In the face of that evil, what alternative is there for him than to lose his mind, to burn from the inside out, knowing his days in this fight are numbered whether he wants them to be or not? In that moment—reflected against the struggles his counterparts in Luthen and Mon in _Andor_ have faced as they both reckon with becoming part of a greater alliance against the Empire—Saw is presented not as he has been while making valid points before, but unequivocally justified in his actions, even if the justification is a tragic one. _Star Wars_ is _Star Wars_ : even if we know Saw’s final fate, there’s still plenty of opportunities to return to his character in the run up to this moment. But here _Andor_ has given us a Saw that is, chronologically speaking, on the edge of oblivion, pushed closer and closer to the end of those numbered days we see in _Rogue One_. If this is to be the last time we really spend time with him before that closing chapter, then it’s only fitting that he is finally presented with justified vindication—and allowed to burn as brightly as his beloved rhydo. _Andor_ season two is now streaming on Disney plus. > Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

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