Unfortunately Star Wars Rebels is on break again this week, but the next episode appears to be worth the wait! "Iron Squadron", the sixth episode of season three, is set to air next Saturday and we've already gotten some exciting teases. The episode will include feature the debut of a new band of rebels fighting the Empire their own way while piloting a YT-2400 freighter, which is the same model ship as the "Outrider" from Shadows Of The Empire. The synopsis for Iron Squadron reads:
"Ezra and Sabine join forces to subdue a young pilot and his crew, who are foolishly risking their lives. That is the only way they can defend their home."
By: Benjamin Hart
This weekend will see the triumphant return of Star Wars Rebels to television screens everywhere, and excitement is reaching a fever pitch! Among the the things to look forward to are new episodes of Rebels Recon, the online show that takes us behind the scenes of each and every Rebels installment. Ahead of the season premiere episode, "Steps In Shadow", Lucasfilm has released a brand new edition of Rebels Recon.
While we anxiously await the release of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens in theaters we thankfully have brand new chunks of animated Star Wars to look forward to each week. The second season of Star Wars Rebels is currently in full swing and Lucasfilm has released a brand new clip from the next episode titled "Wings Of The Master". The episode follows Hera, Sabine and Zeb on a mission to acquire a B-Wing Starfighter and help turn the tide of a crucial battle against the Empire. In the clip we see Hera and the B-Wing's designer, a Mon Calamari named Quarrie, working on the Phantom and discussing Hera's motivations. She gives a fascinating speech about about her past and why she was inspired her to become a pilot. Check out the clip below:
Wings Of The Masters is set to air on Disney XD at 9:30pm ET/PT next Wednesday, November 11th, on Disney XD. You can watch an addition clip from this episode at the end of the latest Rebels Recon.
Season two of Star Wars Rebels kicked off earlier this week with the premiere episode "The Lost Commanders". That episode ended on an enticing cliffhanger that left our heroes stranded with Clone Troopers Rex, Wolffe and Gregor on the planet Seelos anticipating an attack by the Empire. Lucasfilm has released a clip from the next episode titled "Relics Of The Old Republic". In the footage, the crew assesses their situation and prepares to leave the planet, meanwhile in space, Hera and Chopper get an unfortunate surprise. You can watch the clip in full below:
"Relics Of The Old Republic" airs Wednesday, October 21st at 9:30pm ET/PT on Disney XD!
We recently learned that season two of the hit animated series Star Wars Rebels will be hitting the small screen on October 14th, and earlier today a brand new clip from the first episode, titled "The Lost Commanders", was revealed. In addition, Disney XD has unveiled a new poster for the new season on social media which features an assortment of characters, including old favorites such as Ezra, Kanan and Hera, along with newcomers Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex. Rex will be making his first appearance in Rebels alongside Commander Wolffe and Clone Commando Gregor in The Lost Commanders. You can take a look at the poster below:
Star Wars Rebels: Season two premieres on Disney XD on Wednesday, October 14th at 9:00pm ET/PT.
Here we go again! Lucasfilm has released a brand new clip from the upcoming Star Wars Rebels TV movie "The Siege Of Lothal." Once again we see Darth Vader taking on the Rebels full force, piloting his TIE Advanced against the newly formed Rebel fleet, all by himself. You can watch it below!
As someone who has already had a chance to see this episode, I can say without a doubt this is one you're not going to want to miss. Star Wars Rebels: The Siege Of Lothal airs this Saturday at 9pm ET/PT on Disney XD! The rest of season two will begin airing this fall.
Ever since we were introduced to her early last year, Hera Syndulla has been one of the most intriguing characters to come out of Star Wars Rebels. Aside from being the fiery Twi'lek captain, pilot and "mother" of The Ghost, her last name has invoked a relationship with a previously established character in another animated series. Cham Syndulla appeared in two episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars as general of the Twi'lek freedom fighters and fought alongside Jedi such as Mace Windu. The introduction of Hera was met with a great deal of speculation from fans wondering how the two characters were related. It was at 2014's New York Comic con where we got a definite answer to the question. At the Star Wars Books panel, Del Rey's Shelly Shapiro claimed that Cham was Hera's uncle, which you can hear at 15:20 in the video below:
Since then fans have accepted that info as fact, but a new revelation has revealed that Shelly Shapiro was mistaken. In the Rebels Recon from the newest Star Wars Rebels episode "Rebel Resolve", Pablo Hidalgo, of the Lucasfilm story group, answered a fan question about this very subject, and Pablo confirmed that Cham is in fact the father of Hera, not her uncle. You can hear Pablo's answer at 4:45 in the video:
Unsurprisingly the official Star Wars social media accounts were bombarded with questions about the apparent change. Some speculated that their relationship had been mentioned in the recent novel A New Dawn, but Lucasfilm confirmed that that was not the case:
So there you have it! Cham and Hera are officially father & daughter. So what will this mean for future stories? As Shelly Shapiro mentioned in the panel video, Cham Syndulla will be making an appearance in the upcoming novel Lords Of The Sith. And with season two of Rebels coming up later this year, it will be interesting to see how Hera and Cham's relationship will be explored.
Here we are again with more coverage from New York Comic Con! The SWU's Chris and Dominic were there to live tweet the Star Wars Rebels panel and share with us all the juicy details about the animated series! Check them out below:
Vanessa says she can see the action in her head as she records the episodes. Says Filoni is very open to line changes #NYCC#StarWarsRebels
— Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) October 11, 2014
With only mere hours left until the premiere of the series, The Wrap has provided us with a new clip from Star Wars Rebels! Although it's unknown which episode this clip is from, it features Hera Syndulla(Vanessa Marshall) and Sabine Wren(Tiya Sircar) investigating a debri cluttered hanger bay where they are subsequently attacked by strange creatures. Check out it below:
The Wrap also spoke with Vanessa Marshall about her role:
“Hera embodies just the right amount of moxie, fierce intelligence and unending compassion,” Marshall told TheWrap. “Her fearlessness along with her nurturing spirit inspire me. I am honored to voice such a strong female role model, and I hope that her journey and her commitment to standing up for what is right serves as a powerful example for us all.”
What's really interesting and awesome about the clip is the inclusion of downed ARC-170 Starfighters and Republic Gunships from The Clone Wars. Being that Rebels Executive producer Dave Filoni and his a large portion of his crew previously worked on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this is a nice nod to that series and a great way to connect everything together. Also, any guesses on what planet this could be? Leave yours in the comments below.
The premiere episode of Star Wars Rebels, "Spark Of Rebellion", is coming to the Disney Channel tonight(Friday) at 9pm ET/PT. Be sure to tune in to that and be on the lookout for more episodes, especially the one this clip is from, coming to Disney XD in the following weeks.
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