Marida Sumar

Marida Sumar
Production Information
First Appearance	Fighter Flight
Portrayed by	Vanessa Marshall
Character Information
Appearance	Brown skin and blue eyes
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Homeworld	Lothal
Occupation/Rank	Farmer Freedom fighter
Affiliation	Rebellion Lothal Resistance Alliance to Restore the Republic

Marida Sumar was the wife of Morad Sumar on Lothal. They were captured by Supply Master Yogar Lyste after refusing to sell the Empire their farm but were soon rescued by Ezra Bridger and Garazeb Orrelios.

Biography

Imprisoned by the Empire

She and her husband owned a farm near the city of Kothal. Her husband made a living by selling jogan fruits at a stall in the Kothal market. That year, the Imperial Supply Master Yogar Lyste wanted to buy their farm but Morad refused to sell their livelihood to the Empire. Unwilling to let the matter rest, Lyste visited the farm with three Imperial Troop Transports and several stormtroopers. After razing the farm, Lyste loaded Marida, her husband, and their Aqualish servant onto the side compartments of a Troop Transport.

While traveling through the grassy plains of Lothal, the Sumars and their Imperial captors encountered a TIE fighter that had been commandeered by Ezra Bridger and Garazeb Orrelios, the former a friend of Marida's husband. While the Imperials exchanged fire with the rebel TIE fighter, Ezra managed to board the middle transport. Using the Force, he freed Marida, her husband, and their Aqualish servant from their restraints. Marida, Morad, and their servant then managed to flee into the plains while Ezra and Zeb engaged the Imperials and escaped with a crate of meiloorun fruit.

Helping the Rebels

The Sumars later joined the Lothal Rebels under Ryder Azadi, working to undermine the Imperial occupation; Marida later participated in an attack meant to enable Ezra and his master Kanan Jarrus to escape from the Lothal Imperial Factory. Showing aptitude with a missile launcher, Marida was able to greet the two Jedi upon their escape, but was then informed that Morad had died during their infiltration effort. Later, she and her comrades gathered in Old Jho's Pit Stop to watch Mon Mothma's message to rebels across the galaxy.

Appearances

Season One

• "Fighter Flight" (First appearance)

Season Three

• "An Inside Man"
• "Secret Cargo"

Season Four

• "The Occupation"

Trivia

• The Sumars were originally supposed to appear in "Fire Across the Galaxy" where they would have been surprised to see Ezra as a wanted rebel. However, this scene was never made and the idea was scrapped.

• Season 2 was the only season in which Marida did not appear.