Thrawn

"War. I study the art of war."

- Thrawn Thrawn is a character who serves as the main antagonist in the third season of Star Wars Rebels. He is a Grand Admiral who serves the Galactic Empire. Thrawn is a Chiss, a humanoid species characterized by their blue skin, dark blue hair, and red eyes.

Personality
Thrawn is a member of the Chiss species, having blue skin and red eyes. Thrawn is an observant and analytical individual, and believes that understanding an enemy's culture, history, philosophy, and art is crucial in order to discern their tactics and ultimately defeat them in battle. He is tactically superior to many other Imperial leaders who often used the same strategies, and, as a result, were defeated by the Rebels. When Thrawn is dispatched to fight Cham Syndulla and his Free Ryloth Movement, the latter does not expect his adversary's attacks to be as precise and devastating as they turned out to be.

Unlike most other Imperial officers, Thrawn is was not a particularly cruel or malicious individual. As a matter of fact, he is quite gentlemanly, being polite and cordial with even his own enemies. Thrawn is also very patient, preferring to study the tactics of his enemies rather than to instantly become the aggressor, even if it means allowing them to escape.

The directors have described Thrawn as being "coldly analytical".

Abilities

 * High-Level Intellect/Expert Tactician/Leader: Thrawn is highly intelligent. As the Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy, Thrawn is a highly skilled tactician and a very capable leader.

Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut in the Season 3 premire.

Thrawn is the Commander of the Seventh Imperial Fleet. He earned the respect of many Imperials such as Arihinda Pryce for his effective stratigies. He earned his rank during the Battle of Batoon.

He first appeared with Arihinda Pryce, the Imperial Governor of the Lothal System, at a meeting with Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Agent Kallus, and Admiral Kassius Konstantine. While Konstantine dismisses Governor Pryce's theory that the Rebel Network is a galaxy-wide threat to the Empire Thrawn agreed with it and vows to pull the Rebels apart piece by piece. Later, Governor Pryce contacts him from Reklam station to tell him the Rebel Fleet is doing what he predicted only for him to tell her that is not the Rebel Fleet and to let them go.

Trivia

 * Thrawn originally appeared in Star Wars Legends and was created by Timothy Zahn. His popularity with the Star Wars fanbase sparked his introduction into the current Star Wars canon. Zahn has approved of Thrawn's inclusion into Star Wars Rebels and is currently writing a book entitled "Thrawn", to expand upon his inclusion into the series and new canon timeline.
 * Lars Mikkelson, Thrawn's voice actor, is the brother of Mads Mikkelson, who plays Galen Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.