Star Wars Rebels Season 3: 20 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

20. Bendu

The character of Bendu, voiced by Tom Baker, is based off the early concepts for Star Wars. The term Bendu was originally the term for Jedi. It dates back to the original story treatments written by George Lucas when he was first defining the Star Wars legacy back in 1973. Back then, the Jedi Knights were known as the Jedi Bendu.

The light and the dark side aspects of the voice were also known as the Ashla and Bogon respectively. Over the past two seasons we have heard characters use these phrases before.

The Bendu was originally supposed to appear in the last episodes of season two and designed to be much bigger. The original story concept was that the Rebels would build Chopper Base unknowingly on Bendu’s back. After returning from a mission, they would find that their base had disappeared, because Bendu had moved away.