Zander Freemaker was a member of the Freemakers. He was the first child of Lena and Pace Freemaker. He was the older brother of Kordi Freemaker and Rowan Freemaker. The Freemakers also had a B1 battle droid named Roger, who served as a butler and a companion to Rowan. While he was a racing enthusiast and skilled mechanic, Zander was also impulsive and naive at times. The Freemakers also operated a starship repair business called Freemaker Salvage and Repair that was based on a space station called the Wheel in the Abrion system.

While salvaging for scrap on Nal Kapok, Zander and his family were drawn into a quest to find the seven pieces of the Kyber Saber crystal, a weapon capable of destroying the galaxy. Zander’s younger brother Rowan discovered he was Force-sensitive and came under the tutelage of the Jedi Purge survivor Naare, who wanted to reforge the Kyber Saber. In secret, Naare was a Sith agent of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, who wanted the Kyber Saber for themselves.

Zander’s impulsiveness and naivety brought his family to the attention of both the Galactic Empire and the Hutt crime lord Graballa, who were after the Kyber Saber. After Naare exposed her true identity, the Freemakers were drawn into a race to find the remaining Kyber crystals in order to prevent Naare from reforging the weapon. As a result, the Freemakers were pursued by Naare and Graballa, who managed to steal the crystal from them. After escaping with the seventh Kyber crystal on Hoth, Rowan and Roger separated from the other Freemakers in order to protect them from Naare.

Unable to find Rowan and Roger, Zander and Kordi returned to the Wheel only to be trapped by Naare and Graballa. Naare managed to torture Zander and Kordi and succeeded in drawing Rowan out of hiding. Following a confrontation, Naare managed to reforge the Kyber Saber. However, the Freemakers managed to steal the weapon from her and the Empire during a showdown on Coruscant. After destroying the Kyber Saber, the Freemakers accepted an offer to join the Rebel Alliance.