Star Wars: 10 Things Fans Need To Know About Admiral Thrawn
8. He Is An Expert Martial Artist
As shown in Star Wars Rebels, Thrawn is just as deadly with close-quarters combat as is his with his tactics.
Trained by the Chiss Ascendancy from a young age, Thrawn is a master of multiple forms of hand-to-hand combat.
While his true prowess comes from his keen intellect, Thrawn is not afraid to get his hands dirty if it becomes necessary.
Thrawn was able to beat Agent Kallus to a pulp, a character that had so far been almost undefeated in combat. Thrawn also took on two reprogrammed droids and expertly defeated them while unarmed.
Before Thrawn had completed his time at the Imperial Academy he was ambushed by three racist cadets, and after the fight Thrawn commended the three and recommended them for squadron duty due to their efforts as a team.
During a prior scuffle on the Black Spire Outpost, Thrawn fought against dozens of drunken attendees at a bar and won. His victory would live on as when he returned to that same outpost, decades later, the patrons and bartender feared he was back to finish them off.