Kanan Jarrus

Key events in Kanan Jarrus's story

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33 BBY - Birth

Born Caleb Dume. He is taken to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant so young that he never knows his parents.

~22 BBY - Youngling at the Temple

Trains with fellow initiates Tai Uzuma and Sammo Quid under Yoda. He builds his first lightsaber with help from Huyang, and with Depa Billaba he watches Ahsoka Tano's training session.

~20 BBY - Bombing at the Jedi Temple

Passes the Initiate Trials. He helps Depa Billaba stop the Separatist bomber Rackham Sear, and afterwards she takes him as her Padawan, which makes him a Jedi Commander in the Grand Army.

~20 BBY - Skirmish on Kardoa

On his first mission he is wounded in a droid ambush and saved by the clone trooper CT-1157, who earns the nickname "Stance" for it.

~19 BBY - Third Battle of Mygeeto

Skull Squadron covers him and his unit. Stance is killed, and Caleb defeats Colonel Coburn Sear, his first kill.

19 BBY - Battle of Kaller

At 14 he fights under Billaba in the last days of the Clone Wars. She gives him a holocron, and he fights alongside Clone Force 99.

19 BBY - Order 66

Billaba's clones turn on her, and she dies telling him to run. Hunter of the Bad Batch lets him escape, and he hides out alone in Plateau City.

19 BBY - Partnership with Janus Kasmir

The smuggler Janus Kasmir takes him in. He cuts off his Padawan braid, hides his lightsaber and learns to live as a thief while the clones Grey and Styles hunt him. Later he flees and takes the name Kanan Jarrus.

~18–11 BBY - Years adrift

Moves from world to world as a pilot, bounty hunter and ranger, keeping his Force abilities hidden and staying out of the Empire's sight.

11 BBY - Gorse Conflict

While hauling cargo on Gorse he meets Hera Syndulla. Together they defeat Count Denetrius Vidian, and he joins her crew aboard the Ghost.

~11–5 BBY - Forming the Spectres

Becomes Hera's second-in-command and builds the crew with Zeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren and Chopper, running raids against the Empire around Lothal.

5 BBY - Taking Ezra Bridger as his Padawan

Meets Ezra Bridger on Lothal and reveals himself as a Jedi while rescuing Wookiee slaves on Kessel. He then takes Ezra as his apprentice.

5 BBY - Capture and rescue at Mustafar

Captured by the Empire and interrogated by the Grand Inquisitor. His crew rescues him above Mustafar, where he defeats the Inquisitor in a duel. The Spectres then join Phoenix Cell.

4 BBY - Knighted on Lothal

A Jedi Temple Guard formerly known as the Grand Inquisitor names him a Jedi Knight in the Lothal Jedi Temple.

3 BBY - Blinded on Malachor

Maul blinds him during the mission to the Sith temple on Malachor.

2 BBY - Meeting the Bendu

On Atollon the Bendu teaches him to see through the Force and helps him repair his bond with Ezra.

2 BBY - Training Sabine with the Darksaber

Teaches Sabine Wren to use the Darksaber and helps win Mandalorian support for the rebellion.

2 BBY - Battle of Atollon

Survives Grand Admiral Thrawn's attack on Chopper Base with the rest of Phoenix Cell.

1 BBY - Death on Lothal

Rescues Hera from Governor Pryce's forces in Capital City. When a fuel pod is set alight, he holds back the blast with the Force so that his friends can escape, and he dies in the explosion.

1 BBY - Dume the loth-wolf

His presence in the Force appears to Ezra as a giant loth-wolf named Dume. Hera later gives birth to their son, Jacen.

35 ABY - Battle of Exegol

His voice is among the Jedi who encourage Rey in her fight against Darth Sidious.