Fan Favorite "Legends" Character Rumored to Show Up in STAR WARS REBELS
[POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 OF REBELS AHEAD]
A quick history lesson.
When Disney acquired the rights to the entirety of Star Wars in October 2012, fans worldwide held their breath waiting to hear what orders our new mousey overlord may pass down. It wasn't long before Disney declared every single Star Wars book, video game, or any other piece of media (outside of the approved live-action films and The Clone Wars) an enemy of the Republic. Sorry, they declared them "legends." The move enraged a large number of die-hard fans. I spent the next several weeks sifting through Facebook page invites, tweets, and petitions to “bring back” those stories. Disney later clarified that while they were no longer considered “canon,” they might occasionally draw on them for the purpose of enhancing their new stories.
Among the countless characters now no longer considered canonical is Grand Admiral Thrawn. A fan favorite for decades, Thrawn is considered by many fans to be the quintessential Star Wars villain. But we held little hope we would ever see the return of this cunning threat.
Enter Star Wars Rebels. Rebels has been positively loaded with references to Legends characters and events since the beginning. So it's unsurprising that there could be a possibility of seeing some fan favorite characters returned to the canon.
A recent rumor from MakingStarWars.net insists that we'll be seeing the good Admiral pursuing the crew of the Ghost, which would be absolutely amazing! Thrawn has always been a tactical genius, and the possibility of his substantial abilities being brought to bear against our heroes is a phenomenal opportunity! We would see the return of an old fan favorite and the distinct possibility of the heroes of the rebels meeting their match against a man they know nothing about. Let the games begin, Rebels!
The rumor also addresses that we will see Ezra sporting a shorter haircut, and a new lightsaber very similar to Luke's second lightsaber. We may also see a timeline jump further toward A New Hope in season three.