– Senator Orn Free Taa first appeared in live action in The Phantom Menace, then stayed throughout the Prequel films as one of the recurring background senators. Eleni’s first canonical portrayal comes in a stained glass portrait of the family. In Rebels, Hera says her mother died fighting the Empire. – Freedom fighter and Cham’s wife Eleni Syndulla makes her first appearance in this episode. He appears for brief but important roles in Rebels and The Clone Wars.

By the time the Republic became the Empire, he was tired of fighting and resigned to working with Taa. However, when the Separatists attempted to blockade and invade the planet, Cham ended up fighting beside the Jedi and helping to strengthen the Republic’s hold. Rebel leader Cham Syndulla (Hera’s dad) opposed the Republic, believing Senator Orn Free Taa was corrupt. While Ryloth was part of the Republic, its location in the Outer Rim meant that its people had a strong independent spirit and sometimes clashed with the galactic ruling body.

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