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FORCES OF DESTINY

Hera Syndulla

V anessa Marshall
Star Wars Rebels may be over, but Hera Syndulla lives on in Forces of Destiny !
Voice actor Vanessa Marshall tells Insider what the Star Wars universe means to her,
both as a performer and as a fan.

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Star Wars Insider: What has the great to meet up every Thursday
overall Star Wars experience been and go on these adventures in
like for you, as a participant and space! It was an honor to get to go
as a fan? to Skywalker Ranch and see the
It’s been amazing. I have made so facility, too. We all went up there
many friends that I’ll know forever as a group. We really have bonded
and ever. I feel like I have a whole as a family, and I’m really grateful
new family. I have loved each of for that. That will last beyond the

the Celebrations I’ve gone to, and finale, I’m sure.
the various conventions. I’ve gotten
to meet really amazing people in How did the recording sessions for
the fan community. It was insane FOREVER YOUNG Forces of Destiny differ from those
to hear Hera’s name mentioned in Vanessa Marshall was no for Star Wars Rebels?
stranger to the Star Wars
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and I With Forces of Destiny, we’re all
universe when she was
was grateful that I also got to voice cast as Hera Syndulla in by ourselves when we’re recording,

one of the fighter pilots in Rogue Star Wars Rebels. She therefore I don’t get to interact with
had already portrayed
One, too. I never thought I’d have whomever is playing opposite Hera
Alderaanian intelligence
anything to do with the fi lms, so operative Jan Ors in the and I have to imagine the situation
that just made my head explode. classic Star Wars: Jedi we’re in, which is similar to how we
I’ll never forget that. I’m looking Knight II: Jedi Outcast work on a video game. Whereas in
video game, and provided
forward to the next Celebration, Rebels we were always together and
many additional voices for
and I really am so grateful that this Star Wars: Knights of the acting off of one another, we had
is something that will continue Old Republic II: The Sith that intimacy, and that immediate
Lords—both of which are
even though Rebels has ended. It’s sense of comedy and drama. Forces
just a tiny representation
so lovely to know that I’ll never of her extensive résumé of Destiny recordings are also a
be alone again. We all have each of voice work across bit faster, because the episodes
other forever and ever. When every animated series, movies, are much shorter.
and gaming titles. Marshall

film comes out we’ll all freak out reprised her role as Hera
together, and wait in line, and once again for the second You give Hera’s voice a sense of
that’s really special. series of Forces of Destiny, both steel and warmth. How do
which recently completed
airing on YouTube and the you go about achieving that?
What do you think you’ll miss Disney Channel. I don’t really think about a sound
most about working on Rebels? Marshall has also been when I create a character. I think
a contributor to Star Wars

I’m definitely going to miss more about their intentions and
Insider, writing about her
recording sessions together. We passion for the fi lms. the stakes at hand, so the sound
always had so much fun. It was that is born out of those very

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