The more I look at those random corvettes, the more they look like the BrakToh gunships from Jedi

We should still be 2 years out from ANH.

We don't know how long before ANH that R1 takes place do we?

This isn't a "spoiler" because it's my own thoughts, but I'm willing to bet it takes us directly into ANH, so direct in fact, we even see the exchange of plans to Leia..

We should still be 2 years out from ANH.

We don't know how long before ANH that R1 takes place do we?

Literally right before.

Defenders are canon again!!!!

DEFENDERS!!!!

Could Thrawn's trap take place during Rouge one?

Imagine two more seasons of Thrawn letting them escape...

"Let them go...for now!" Mwahahahaha

I'd pull my hair out

This was really the problem with dumping Vader in right at season 2 - it was too soon to introduce that character.

I mean, I get why they did it in reality - ratings purposes, James Earl Jones still alive and doing voiceovers for other Star Wars material at that very moment (Rogue One) so it'd be easy enough to give him a handful of lines for 'Rebels', etc...

But from a story perspective...way too early to spring that villain on the Rebels. I mean, where do you even go from there? Thrawn is an interesting choice, but more a sidestep from Vader than a greater threat. Will they be facing the Emperor himself in season 5??

I dunno - for a show that REALLY NEEDED to have an over-arching story, it comes of feeling most of the time like they are 'shooting from the hip', as it were...

But from a story perspective...way too early to spring that villain on the Rebels. I mean, where do you even go from there?

To the superior villain obviously. Thrawn.

Seriously though, it IS weird that Vader and the Inquisition have completely disappeared from the story. Granted, Ahsoka has been "dealt with", but those characters weren't even after Ahsoka in the first place. They were after Kanan and Ezra.

It's weird that they seem to have completely given up chasing them. There's no reason they shouldn't still be actively hunting them.

Could Thrawn's trap take place during Rouge one?

Imagine two more seasons of Thrawn letting them escape...

"Let them go...for now!" Mwahahahaha

I'd pull my hair out

This was really the problem with dumping Vader in right at season 2 - it was too soon to introduce that character.

I mean, I get why they did it in reality - ratings purposes, James Earl Jones still alive and doing voiceovers for other Star Wars material at that very moment (Rogue One) so it'd be easy enough to give him a handful of lines for 'Rebels', etc...

But from a story perspective...way too early to spring that villain on the Rebels. I mean, where do you even go from there? Thrawn is an interesting choice, but more a sidestep from Vader than a greater threat. Will they be facing the Emperor himself in season 5??

I dunno - for a show that REALLY NEEDED to have an over-arching story, it comes of feeling most of the time like they are 'shooting from the hip', as it were...

He was necessary for the closure of Ahsoka's portion of the story arc which logically had to be in S2 because if she stuck around to long the show would end up being about her. Vader worked well there as S2 was focused on more blatant jedi stuff and the Empire hunting them S3 is more focused on building a functioning military organization so a strategist like Thrawn is a better fit as an antagonist then Vader who is more of a hunter/enforcer.

Seriously though, it IS weird that Vader and the Inquisition have completely disappeared from the story. Granted, Ahsoka has been "dealt with", but those characters weren't even after Ahsoka in the first place. They were after Kanan and Ezra.

It's weird that they seem to have completely given up chasing them. There's no reason they shouldn't still be actively hunting them.

How many Inquisitors are left? Given their designations, we can assume there were at least 8 at one point in time. However hunting Jedi is hardly a safe job, possibly some were killed off-screen in the years between RotS and the start of Rebels. It is possible that after the battle of Malachor, there are no Inquisitors left (or at least, none well trained or experienced enough to go after Kanan and Ezra).

Could Thrawn's trap take place during Rouge one?

Imagine two more seasons of Thrawn letting them escape...

"Let them go...for now!" Mwahahahaha

I'd pull my hair out

This was really the problem with dumping Vader in right at season 2 - it was too soon to introduce that character.

I mean, I get why they did it in reality - ratings purposes, James Earl Jones still alive and doing voiceovers for other Star Wars material at that very moment (Rogue One) so it'd be easy enough to give him a handful of lines for 'Rebels', etc...

But from a story perspective...way too early to spring that villain on the Rebels. I mean, where do you even go from there? Thrawn is an interesting choice, but more a sidestep from Vader than a greater threat. Will they be facing the Emperor himself in season 5??

I dunno - for a show that REALLY NEEDED to have an over-arching story, it comes of feeling most of the time like they are 'shooting from the hip', as it were...

I hope the bounty-hunters show up as antagonists in a future season, but the next big bad after Thrawn? no idea. Maybe Jabba?

Seriously though, it IS weird that Vader and the Inquisition have completely disappeared from the story. Granted, Ahsoka has been "dealt with", but those characters weren't even after Ahsoka in the first place. They were after Kanan and Ezra.

It's weird that they seem to have completely given up chasing them. There's no reason they shouldn't still be actively hunting them.

How many Inquisitors are left? Given their designations, we can assume there were at least 8 at one point in time. However hunting Jedi is hardly a safe job, possibly some were killed off-screen in the years between RotS and the start of Rebels. It is possible that after the battle of Malachor, there are no Inquisitors left (or at least, none well trained or experienced enough to go after Kanan and Ezra).

Wouldn't that be a good reason for the Emperor and Vader to take it even more seriously?

- My master. The rebel jedi killed all of the inquisitors, aided by an old apprentice of you, called Darth Maul, and she who was my pupil during the war. What is thy bidding?

- Nah, forget about those losers. I need you for a cameo in Rogue One.

We should still be 2 years out from ANH.

We don't know how long before ANH that R1 takes place do we?

Literally right before.

I've heard it ends like 6-10 minuets before ep IV starts but don't quote me on that.

It ends like 6-10 minuets before ep IV starts

~PanchoX1

Is Palpatine afraid that Ahsoka could turn Anakin away from the Dark Side?

That would be a highly plausible reason to issue orders that would keep Sheev's apprentice as far the hell away from her as possible. Considering the efforts he went to removing her from the Order and splitting her from Anakin during TCW Season 5, I reckon that could be a concern of the Emperor's.

After all, Anakin can plausibly direct hate against Obi-Wan and other Jedi, but Ahsoka? He wavered . In that moment at the end of Rebels season 2, he questioned everything he had done since siding with Palpatine and confronted the fact that he had become a monster.

And yes, he turned away from that confrontation in that moment, but Sheev knows that Vader has a wavering dedication to the Sith. Why risk losing his apprentice over a couple of measly not-Jedi gallivanting around a few unimportant Outer Rim systems?

Could Thrawn's trap take place during Rouge one?

Imagine two more seasons of Thrawn letting them escape...

"Let them go...for now!" Mwahahahaha

I'd pull my hair out

Yeah... its kind of getting old. I'm almost sick of Thrawn now. Bring back Vader!

Defenders are canon again!!!!

DEFENDERS!!!!

I need to see them on screen wrecking shop. I need that in my life.

Seriously though, it IS weird that Vader and the Inquisition have completely disappeared from the story. Granted, Ahsoka has been "dealt with", but those characters weren't even after Ahsoka in the first place. They were after Kanan and Ezra.

It's weird that they seem to have completely given up chasing them. There's no reason they shouldn't still be actively hunting them.

How many Inquisitors are left? Given their designations, we can assume there were at least 8 at one point in time. However hunting Jedi is hardly a safe job, possibly some were killed off-screen in the years between RotS and the start of Rebels. It is possible that after the battle of Malachor, there are no Inquisitors left (or at least, none well trained or experienced enough to go after Kanan and Ezra).

Wouldn't that be a good reason for the Emperor and Vader to take it even more seriously?

- My master. The rebel jedi killed all of the inquisitors, aided by an old apprentice of you, called Darth Maul, and she who was my pupil during the war. What is thy bidding?

- Nah, forget about those losers. I need you for a cameo in Rogue One.

Could be possible Vader is hunting Maul, we really haven't seen much of him this season, two episodes now. Would make sense to eliminate the bigger threat, the old seemingly unkillable rogue sith than spend time hunting the blind Jedi knight and his reckless padawan...

Well, Vader was clearly more focused on Ahsoka than Maul. I'm sure what remains of the Inquisitors are focused on Maul.

Be interesting to see if that is the Ghost in Rogue One.

Im looking forward to the next episode and the Darksaber

0:07 right under the CR-90.

Anyone else looking forward to Rogue One/Rebels crossover?

Is that a Braha'tok Gunship in the lower right corner? And potentially another one in the upper left, since the engine placement looks similar. It looks like it's got the right profile from both angles to match, anyway!

Pretty sure that was on Rebels Recon.

Is that a Braha'tok Gunship in the lower right corner? And potentially another one in the upper left, since the engine placement looks similar. It looks like it's got the right profile from both angles to match, anyway!

Pretty sure that was on Rebels Recon.

TIE fighters being "really" the same as movie ones and art being inaccurate was - despite it contradicting previously established info in Ultimate Star Wars. AT-ATs being the same and the art being inaccurate, I haven't found specifically stated - though I may not have watched all the Rebels Recon episodes.

Given that there's a canonically larger walker than the AT-AT that's almost identical otherwise (the AT-ACT) I see no reason why the Rebels walkers can't be the AT-ACT's immediate design precursors.

I mean the whole "Rebels AT-AT is a larger model that was phased out by ESB". Pretty sure that was either on Recon or elsewhere.

Is that a Braha'tok Gunship in the lower right corner? And potentially another one in the upper left, since the engine placement looks similar. It looks like it's got the right profile from both angles to match, anyway!

Snipped wall of txt on the quote, but this is the first thing I thought of too. They look almost identical. Do they have a place of origin in nu canon?

Return of the Jedi in the Rebel Fleet. Theyve always been canon.

Wow, forums must have been going fast for this to drop to Page 3.

Could Thrawn's trap take place during Rouge one?

Imagine two more seasons of Thrawn letting them escape...

"Let them go...for now!" Mwahahahaha

I'd pull my hair out

This was really the problem with dumping Vader in right at season 2 - it was too soon to introduce that character.

I mean, I get why they did it in reality - ratings purposes, James Earl Jones still alive and doing voiceovers for other Star Wars material at that very moment (Rogue One) so it'd be easy enough to give him a handful of lines for 'Rebels', etc...

But from a story perspective...way too early to spring that villain on the Rebels. I mean, where do you even go from there? Thrawn is an interesting choice, but more a sidestep from Vader than a greater threat. Will they be facing the Emperor himself in season 5??

I dunno - for a show that REALLY NEEDED to have an over-arching story, it comes of feeling most of the time like they are 'shooting from the hip', as it were...

I hope the bounty-hunters show up as antagonists in a future season, but the next big bad after Thrawn? no idea. Maybe Jabba?

But are 'the bounty hunters' really a bigger threat than the Inquisitor? Arguably. Thrawn? Well, no. DARTH FREAKING VADER? Good grief , no!

Which was the complaint - springing VADER, of all things, on the Rebels really painted the writers into a corner. Short of the Emperor, himself, you just aren't going to get a higher-level villain opposing them. (I guess, arguably, Tarkin might qualify...but that's on a technicality, and we know he has to survive and still be in the Emperor's favor by Episode IV)

Which was the complaint - springing VADER, of all things, on the Rebels really painted the writers into a corner. Short of the Emperor, himself, you just aren't going to get a higher-level villain opposing them. (I guess, arguably, Tarkin might qualify...but that's on a technicality, and we know he has to survive and still be in the Emperor's favor by Episode IV)

They handled him well though: he was used very sparingly and he was only really interested in Ahsoka.