Highlights
- Star Wars fans may be surprised to discover that Ezra Bridger, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa are around the same age.
- The timeline of events in the Star Wars saga suggests that Ezra, Luke, and Leia are essentially the same age despite not being born on the same day.
- While Star Wars is known for repeated themes, finding connections like the shared age of Ezra and the Skywalker twins can create a giddy rush for fans.
Star Wars fans may have uncovered an interesting shared trait among 3 of the most prominent characters in the franchise at the moment. They may all be the same age despite appearing so far apart. But those making this realization for the first time might wonder how they never noticed this possibility.
One persistent theme throughout Star Wars, occasionally to the dismay of some fans, is repetition. Series creator George Lucas’ famous (or infamous, depending on who’s being asked) utterance of “it’s like poetry; it rhymes” continues to live rent-free in the heads of many a nerd. So when the animated series Star Wars Rebels introduced Ezra Bridger as yet another brash young hero who just so happened to possess Force sensitivity, some viewers were already rolling their eyes at the idea despite Ezra eventually turning out to be a shockingly well-developed character who earned plenty of fan gushing when he appeared on the live-action series Ahsoka. But that may not be the only thing Ezra shares with the franchise’s roots.
User Lod_the_Nord on the Star Wars subreddit noticed something when rewatching Rebels. Based on the timeline of events in that series, Ezra likely shares a birthday with Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. This possible discovery stems from an episode set on “Empire Day,” 15 years after the rise of the Galactic Empire, where Ezra reveals that it’s also his 15th birthday. Those who have seen Revenge of the Sith enough times to memorize more than just the scenes immortalized in memes will recall that Luke and Leia were born around that same time. But how close is their birthday to Ezra’s?
Other fans pointed out that the timeline doesn’t necessarily match up perfectly. But while Luke and Leia may not have been born on the same day as Ezra, it’s pretty safe to say they’re all essentially the same age. Revenge of the Sith saw the twins born shortly after their father, Anakin’s, fateful duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar. That duel, in turn, took place not long after Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Emperor as he morphed the Republic into the Galactic Empire. Appropriately enough, this scene also spawned a particularly poignant and unfortunately well-aged Star Wars meme as Senator Padmé Amidala (Luke and Leia’s mother, for the uninitiated) watched her fellow politicians praise the open move to a dictatorship, uttering “So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause.”
“They are separated by two days, but yeah they’re the same age. The day-by-day timeline for Revenge of the Sith is:
Day 1 – Battle of Coruscant
Day 2 – Anakin Joins the Council
Day 3 – Obi-Wan leaves for Utapau; Battle of Kashyyyk begins
Day 4 – Battle of Utapau; Order 66
Day 5 – Declaration of a New Order; Ezra is born; Death of the Separatists
Day 6 – Padme leaves for Mustafar
Day 7 – Anakin gets burned; Birth of Luke and Leia
Day 8 – Bail, Yoda, and Obi-Wan go their separate ways
Day 9 – Funeral for Padme; A New Hope for the Galaxy
The last couple days of the movie might be expanded, but there are definitely two days apart between Ezra’s birth and the twins’ birth.”
Those familiar with Star Wars Rebels may also remember an episode where Ezra meets Leia. Despite the latter appearing much more mature than her new friend, the two are clearly around the same age. To be precise, the difference has been confirmed to be two days since the Star Wars timeline is baked into the heads of hardcore fans, like the song “Loser, Baby” is for Hazbin Hotel lovers. But even still, it’s pretty cool to know that one of the franchise’s newest beloved heroes could easily hang out with Luke and Leia without it being a little weird.
Star Wars may rely too much on repeated themes for some fans’ liking, but there’s no denying the giddy rush that comes from finding these connections. Despite one’s thoughts on The Book of Boba Fett, for example, seeing the Mandalorian Din Djarin fix up a Naboo Starfighter felt like a warm hug for countless fans. So, finding one less degree of separation between Ezra and his fellow heroes seems right.
The Star Wars saga is available on Disney Plus.
Source: Lod_the_Nord/Reddit
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