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can give the Empire starfighter superiority. But
the Rebellion’s assault on the planet does not go
as planned. Thrawn’s blockade is ready for their
attack, and the entire force is shot down, with
Hera captured and interrogated by Thrawn. The
Ghost crew mounts a rescue—and Kanan even
manages to recover her Kalikori—before the Jedi
perishes saving his friends.
Although Thrawn had been dismissive of
Jedi powers on Atollon, Kanan has now become
part of the Emperor’s plan to recover the Jedi
temple on Lothal—perhaps a lesson learned from
Thrawn’s failure to kill Bendu. Thrawn outwits

the rebels when they try to infiltrate the Imperial
Complex and, like he did back on Ryloth, offers a
trade: the lives of the civilians of Lothal’s Capital
City in exchange for Ezra. Of all the Ghost crew,
ability to destroy him is beyond Thrawn’s power, 05 In the Star Wars Ezra is the least known to Thrawn. He doesn’t
and—more ominously—predicts Thrawn’s defeat Rebels series finale, have a history of command to study like Hera,
purrgil tentacles
with “many arms surrounding you in a cold surround Thrawn in or a body of art like Sabine. Thrawn’s interest
embrace.” Thrawn attempts to shoot Bendu, but “a cold embrace.” in him now comes from a desire to curry favor
the enigmatic being simply disappears. with the Emperor, who wants to manipulate the
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The ramifications of the defeat at Atollon welcomed Timothy young Jedi.
have a significant impact on the Ghost crew. The Zahn’s creation to It is the mysteries of the Force combined

Star Wars Rebels.
Rebel Alliance under Mon Mothma’s leadership with the determination of a child stepping into
balks at saving Lothal, knowing that Thrawn had 07 Thrawn matches his adolescence—perhaps the most unpredictable
deduced their intentions. Ezra, after struggling intellectual might with moment in a person’s life—that are the undoing
ruthless skill in battle.
with his own convictions about how to fi ght the of Thrawn. His villainous fate in the series fi nale
Empire, believes he is needed on Lothal, and the 08 Have we seen the last is just as Bendu had predicted. Ezra summons
of Thrawn? Bendu
crew follows his lead. Sabine and Ezra manage to the spacefaring creatures called purrgil, whose
forsaw his defeat, not
steal a TIE defender from under Thrawn’s nose his death... numerous tentacles crush into Thrawn’s Star
and, this time, Loth-wolves assist them in their Destroyer, Chimaera, and wrap around him
aims. Much like the Force storm of the Bendu, before they jump into hyperspace.
this is another mystical intervention far too Thrawn may have vanished along with Ezra
unlikely to have factored in Thrawn’s analytical Bridger, but it should be noted that Bendu did
evaluation of the planet. The seized TIE defender not predict this death, only his defeat—and we
convinces Mon Mothma to act before greater have seen that the Chiss mastermind has a way
numbers of the ships, which are built on Lothal, of turning initial losses into future victories.

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