No corner of Star Wars has ever spoken quite like Tony Gilroy‘s Andor, and it’s possible there won’t be a series that hits quite as hard as this one again. It’s a show that wields language with the same precision as blasters and starfighters, a rebellion not just born of explosions and espionage, but of words. From prison break battle cries to whispered confessions, Andor’s speeches don’t just move the plot, they shake the foundations of the galaxy. What sets these moments apart is their intimacy. Every speech comes from someone who’s been broken and kept going anyway. Even quiet moments, like Perrin’s bittersweet Chandrilan toast or Cassian’s trembling reassurances, hum with the same revolutionary electricity as a more powerful monologue like Kino Loy’s proclamation of “One way out!”
In a galaxy built on fear, words like these are dangerous. They spark movements, expose corruption, and remind people that tyranny is brittle. Here’s every major speech in Andor, ranked by how hard it hit.
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Perrin Fertha — “Sagrona Teema Solom” (Season 2, Episode 2)
Perrin Fertha (Alastair Mackenzie) may not seem like a revolutionary voice, and that’s exactly what makes his speech linger. Delivered during his daughter’s betrothal ceremony, the Chandrilan toast begins with tradition and ends with piercing, melancholy truth. Perrin reminds Leida and Stekan that pain is inevitable, that anxieties arrive daily “without summons,” and that joy is fleeting but worth chasing. It’s a speech that doesn’t ignite rebellion, but it arms the soul for survival.
My hope — my hope — my hope is that you learn to reach past this constant cloud of sadness. Pleasure. Gaiety. Amusement. These are the hidden things. The music buried beneath all that noise. Joy. Joy! Joy. Joy has no wind at its back. Joy will not announce its arrival. You need to listen for it, and be mindful of how fleeting and delicate it can be.
In a series defined by war and resistance, this moment stands apart because it isn’t about fighting back — it’s about holding on. Perrin doesn’t offer a way out of suffering; he offers a way to endure it. His invocation of joy as something small and precious cuts through the grand scale of galactic politics and lands in the beating heart of the personal. Chandrilan culture is rigid, suffocating, and performative, yet Perrin finds a sliver of truth within it. Rebellion can’t be sustained by fury alone. It needs something to protect — moments, memories, sensations. Perrin’s words remind us why people fight in the first place.
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Saw Gerrera — “We Are the Rhydo” (Season 2, Episode 5)
Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) doesn’t deliver speeches so much as detonate them. His declaration, equal parts battle cry and chaotic sermon, is a raw testament to what rebellion really costs. Saw doesn’t romanticize revolution; he embraces its violence and its inevitable self-destruction. This moment is jagged and combustible. Saw names the rebels for what they are: unwanted, hunted, expendable. They’re not the architects of a clean uprising, they’re the unstable compound that makes everything else explode. This brutal honesty slices through idealism like a blade. It’s not about who wins; it’s about refusing to kneel.
Look at us. Unloved. Hunted. Cannon fodder. We’ll all be dead before the Republic is back, and yet, here we are… Where are you, boy? You’re here! You’re not with Luthen; you’re here. You’re right here and you’re ready to fight!
What gives the speech its weight isn’t just what’s said but who says it. Gerrera has already paid every price the Rebellion demands — friends, body, mind. His words are prophecy and confession rolled into one. While other rebels cloak their resolve in ideals, Saw bares the rage underneath. In a show built on whispers, he shouts the loudest truth: revolutions don’t ask permission. They burn.
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Cassian Andor — “You’re Coming Home to Yourself” (Season 2, Episode 1)
It’s fitting that one of the quietest speeches in Andor comes from its protagonist. Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) words to Niya aren’t a rally or a command. They’re a hand reaching through fear. Cassian isn’t a charismatic leader; he doesn’t see himself as a symbol. But this conversation shows exactly why people follow him. He looks someone in the eye and reflects their strength back to them. He strips rebellion of its grandeur and turns it into a personal act of survival. By telling Niya that she’s already made the choice, he transforms doubt into agency.
The Empire cannot win. You’ll never feel right unless you’re doing what you can to stop them. You’re coming home to yourself. You’ve become more than your fear. Let that protect you.
This speech hits because it’s not mythic; it’s human. Before every rally, every uprising, there’s a single moment where someone whispers, “You can do this.” Cassian doesn’t inspire armies — he inspires individuals, and that’s where revolutions truly begin.
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Mon Mothma — “The Death of Truth” (Season 2, Episode 9)
When Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) steps into the Senate chamber, she isn’t just making a speech — she’s declaring war on complacency. Her words rip through the sterile political theater like a blaster shot: the massacre at Ghorman was genocide, and the chamber’s refusal to name it is a moral rot that will consume them all. Her voice rises and cracks with fury as she names the monster screaming the loudest: Emperor Palpatine. It’s not just rhetoric; it’s the truth that’s been exiled from the room, dragged back into the light. This moment works because it isn’t triumphant; it’s desperate. Mothma is surrounded by collaborators, cowards, and carefully averted gazes, but she says it anyway.
The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us; when we let it slip away; when it is ripped from our hands; we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.
This is what resistance looks like in its infancy — not roaring crowds but a single voice refusing to be silent. Mothma’s speech doesn’t rally the Senate; it exposes it. In a galaxy ruled by lies, truth itself becomes a weapon, and this speech resonates particularly due to its political themes.
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Karis Nemik — “Freedom Is a Pure Idea” (Season 1, Episode 12)
Karis Nemik’s (Alex Lawther) manifesto is not shouted to a crowd or delivered before a battle; it’s read in quiet — yet, it becomes the philosophical spine of the Rebellion. His words are idealistic, hopeful, and terrifyingly clear-eyed: “Tyranny requires constant effort; it breaks; it leaks; authority is brittle.” This speech lands because it reframes rebellion as inevitable. Nemik doesn’t speak of armies or plans; he speaks of people waking up one act at a time until the Empire drowns in the tide. There’s no bombast; only belief. And belief in Andor, is the most dangerous weapon of all.
Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea; it occurs spontaneously and without instruction; random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy; there are whole armies — battalions — that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause; remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere; even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What makes Nemik’s speech unforgettable is its permanence. Though Nemik dies early, his words outlive him. They reach Cassian at exactly the moment he needs to understand why this fight matters. Revolutions need fury, but they also need philosophy. Nemik gives them both and lights the path forward.
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Maarva Andor — “Fight the Empire” (Season 1, Episode 12)
Even in death, Maarva Andor(Fiona Shaw) refuses to be silenced. Projected as a funerary message, her speech begins as a love letter to Ferrix — its people; its rituals; its stones — transforms into a scathing indictment of their complacency.. She admits she slept through the Empire’s rise; she won’t let them do the same.This speech hits because it strips rebellion of glory.. Maarva isn’t asking to be remembered; she’s demanding action.
I’ve been turning away from a truth I wanted not to face; there is a wound that won’t heal at the center of the galaxy; there is darkness reaching like rust into everything around us.
The crowd erupts not because she tells them what to do, but because she reminds them who they are.. Ferrix doesn’t need a hero; it needs a mirror.Maarva gives them one — and a battle begins.
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Luthen Rael — “A Sunrise I’ll Never See” (Season 1, Episode 10)
Luthen Rael’s (Stellan Skarsgård) confession is not designed to inspire; it’s designed to haunt.. He speaks of a soul willingly burned for a future he will never touch.This speech is the most devastating articulation of what rebellion costs.. Luthen doesn’t believe in forgiveness; he doesn’t expect gratitude.. His war is cold,<strong relentless;, personal.
This makes it unforgettable.
I burn my decency for someone else’s future; I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see; and ego that started this fight will never have mirror or audience or light gratitude.
So what do I sacrifice? Everything!
Luthen isn’t the kind of leader you follow because he inspires hope;You follow him because he has already sacrificed everything.. His speech is both confession and vow,a portrait of someone who gave up his humanity to build something bigger.. In a show full of rallying cries,This is a dirge.. And that makes it powerful.
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Kino Loy — “One Way Out” (Season 1, Episode 10)
Kino Loy’s (Andy Serkis) speech is the heartbeat of Andor‘s first season.
Delivered over the prison comm system,This moment is pure electrifying clarity.Kino is not rebel when series begins;You follow him because he has already sacrificed everything.. He speaks plainly about stakes;You need help each other!; You see someone who’s confused,You get them moving until we put this place behind us!; There are five thousand us;If we can fight half hard we’ve been working;; We will home no time.
The only way out!.
You need help each other! You see someone who’s confused,You get them moving until we put this place behind us!; There are five thousand us;If we can fight half hard we’ve been working;; We will home no time.
The only way out!.
This moment hits because it’s real;Kino doesn’t just lead them;; He gives permission believe they can win.
This great speeches do;; They don’t just make people listen;They make people move!.
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