After Rebels , Thrawn and Ezra were pulled away by the purrgil during the liberation of Lothal, leaving Thrawn’s fate unknown at the time. Later canon confirmed Thrawn survived and ended up stranded in another galaxy, where he eventually returns in Ahsoka and begins working to rebuild Imperial power.

Quick scoop

  • In the Rebels finale, Thrawn disappears with Ezra into hyperspace when the purrgil take them away.
  • For a while after that, he was considered missing, not dead.
  • Later stories show that he survived and was exiled in a distant galaxy before re-entering the main story in Ahsoka.

What that means

Thrawn’s post-Rebels story is basically: lost beyond the known galaxy, still alive, then brought back into the wider Star Wars conflict.

If you want, I can also give you the full timeline of Thrawn from Rebels to Ahsoka.