Introduction

Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the Star Wars galaxy five years before A New Hope.

It takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is hunting down the last of the Jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form.

The visual style of the series is inspired by the original Star Wars trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie.

The series features new characters, along with some from the original trilogy and from the previous CGI series, The Clone Wars.

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Outline

The Ghost crew steal a shipment of disruptor weapons from Minister Maketh Tua to sell to Vizago, accidentally bringing the Imperially serviced droids C-3PO and R2-D2 with them in the process. Zeb objects to the mission since the same weapons were used to nearly wipe out his species, the Lasats. Agent Kallus intercepts C-3PO’s distress call and follows the Ghost to Lothal. Zeb sees that Agent Kallus uses a Bo Rifle, a weapon only used by the Lasat Honour Guard, which Kallus had taken from a guardsman he killed himself. In the ensuing duel between Zeb and Kallus, Ezra saves Zeb by instinctively using the Force combatively for the first time, pushing Kallus away and knocking him unconscious. allowing the crew to escape after setting the weapons to self-destruct as a diversion. Kanan returns the two droids to their rightful owner Bail Organa, who surveys R2-D2’s recordings of the rebel crew’s actions.

Trivia

• This episode ties in with LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales.

Star Wars: Rebels Series

You can find a full index and overview of Star Wars: Rebels here.

You can find a full index of Star Wars: Rebels Series 01 here.

• Overview of the Star Wars Franchise.
• Overview of Star Wars Films.
• Overview of Star Wars Parodies.
• Overview of Star Wars TV Series.
• Overview of Star Wars Documentary Series.
• Overview of LEGO Star Wars.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Steward Lee.
• Writer(s): Greg Weisman.
• Release Date: 13 October 2014.
• Running Time: 22 minutes (per episode, approximate).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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