Star Wars: What Is a Purrgil and the Connection to Ezra Bridger, Thrawn, and Ahsoka Defined

First launched within the Rebels animated sequence, these starship-sized creatures reside in deep house, touring throughout the galaxy by way of hyperspace routes. They not solely have the flexibility to journey at lightspeed but additionally navigate hyperspace with out crashing into planets, moons, or stars. That stated, purrgil have been the reason for ship accidents in house, like when a vessel by accident collides with one whereas in lightspeed.

At first look, the looks of purrgil in The Mandalorian may simply seem to be a enjoyable little bit of worldbuilding, a cool visible easter egg for live-action, however there’s somewhat extra to this Star Wars reference than that. In spite of everything, purrgil are very a lot linked to Ahsoka Tano’s personal story within the post-Return of the Jedi timeline and her seek for Grand Admiral Thrawn and presumably the lacking Jedi Ezra Bridger.

As Rebels followers know, purrgil are literally the explanation Thrawn and Ezra disappeared from the identified galaxy on the finish of the animated sequence. Ezra, who is ready to join and talk with purrgil in addition to different animals by way of the Power, makes use of these creatures to defeat Thrawn’s fleet throughout the Battle of Lothal within the days simply earlier than the beginning of the Unique Trilogy. To be able to take away the Imperial fleet from the battlefield, Ezra has the purrgil wrap their tentacles across the ships and ship them into hyperspace to components unknown. Since Ezra was on Thrawn’s Star Destroyer when purrgil attacked, successfully sacrificing himself to avoid wasting his dwelling planet, he disappeared together with the villain, to not be seen once more throughout the Galactic Civil Warfare.

However we do know we’ll be seeing Ezra and Thrawn once more throughout the Mandoverse saga. In The Mandalorian season 2, we realized Ahsoka was nonetheless on the lookout for Thrawn, and since Rebels ended with Ahsoka and Mandalorian insurgent Sabine Wren vowing to search out Ezra wherever he could also be, we all know she’s making an attempt to trace down the Grand Admiral with a purpose to discover her fellow Jedi. The truth is, Ezra’s already been forged for the upcoming Ahsoka sequence, the place he’ll be performed by Eman Esfandi (King Richard). So it’s all however confirmed he’ll finally return to the galaxy far, distant.

Whether or not the looks of purrgil on The Mandalorian season 3 is only a nod to that future quest, or meant to arrange Ezra’s live-action debut (is he utilizing the purrgil to observe over Grogu?!), stays to be seen. Both approach, the scene is a pleasant reminder that every one these tales are continually in communication with one another and creating fascinating connections. We’ll see the place these purrgil lead quickly sufficient.