Star Wars: Rebels - 12 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes And References You Need To See
6. Kanan's Master
Depa Bilaba was a member of the Jedi Council, trained by Mace Windu, who served during the years leading up to the Clone Wars, and fought in them as well. She appeared in Episodes I and II, played by Dipika O’Neill Joti.
During the war she took on a Padawan by the name of Caleb Dume, and she sacrificed herself in order to save him after the execution of Order 66.
Dume escaped and took on a new identity: Kanan Jarrus. He often references his old master and remembers her teachings, and we see that The Inquisitor also knows who she was. It ties the show even more to the events that preceded it, and helps flesh out Kanan’s backstory without having to go into it too much on the show.