Thrawn

"War. I study the art of war."

- Thrawn Grand Admiral Thrawn is a character who is set to appear in the third season of Star Wars Rebels. He is a Grand Admiral who serves the Galactic Empire. Thrawn belongs to a human-like species of alien known as the Chiss, which sport blue skin, dark blue hair and red eyes.

Personality
Though little is currently known of Thrawn's personality, it is revealed in the trailer for the third season of Rebels that Thrawn believes in understanding an enemy's culture, philosophy and even their art in order to defeat them. It has also been revealed in said trailer that Cham Syndulla once fought and underestimated Thrawn, revealing him to be a formidable tactician.

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.

Trivia

 * Grand Admiral Thrawn was originally a character from the Star Wars "Legends" continuity and was created by Timothy Zahn, but the character proved so popular that he was introduced into the current Star Wars canon Expanded Universe.
 * Timothy Zahn, who created the character, approved of both 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.