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

On a salvage mission to an old Clone Wars battlefield led by Captain Rex, the Ghost crew is captured by a unit of old battle droids. Their commander, a Super Tactical Droid named “General Kalani”, managed to avoid the army-wide shutdown command and wants to pit his forces against Rex and the Jedi in order to conclude whether the Separatist or Republic forces are superior once and for all. As Rex, Ezra, and Kanan battle the droids, Chopper manages to sneak away and send a distress signal to Hera and Sabine – Ezra then discovers Chopper immediately afterwards, with Chopper also having discovered a trio of intact and still-spaceworthy Nemoidian shuttles. However, the Empire also receives the distress call and dispatches an assault force. Rex and the Jedi manage to reach “Kalani”, and Ezra points out to him that neither the Republic nor the Separatists won the Clone Wars, but were in fact both defeated by the Empire. Ezra also notes that since the Separatists were originally fighting to resist tyranny, the battle droids should naturally oppose the Empire. “Kalani” sees the logic in Ezra’s words, with the Ghost crew and the droids working together to escape the Imperial assault force in two of the trio of vintage Nemoidian shuttles Chopper found; the one on which the Spectres escape with becoming the lost Phantom’s replacement craft. Calculating that the Rebellion has less than 1% chance of succeeding against the Empire, “Kalani” amicably parts ways with the Rebels. Rex congratulates Ezra for doing what no Senator, Clone, or Jedi ever could: convincing clones and battle droids to set aside their differences.

Note: This episode pays homage to its predecessor Star Wars: The Clone Wars as the title logo is stylised after its predecessor and the closing credits theme is the same one from The Clone Wars.

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 03 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): Bosco Ng.
• Writer(s): Brent Friedman.
• Release Date: 22 October 2016.
• Running Time: 22 minutes (per episode, approximate).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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