History Fridge / StarWarsRebels

* Kanan actually applies to all of those descriptions Hera gives of the crew in the opening monologue of the Season 4 trailer. A boy who was lost and broken, and was also a war veteran and a survivor, but was able to lead others in spite of being a [[FallenKnight fallen hero]].

* Kallus's new rank as Captain [[spoiler:in the Rebel Alliance]] is about as equivalent as he can be to his original rank as Agent. He outranked Aresko, who was a Commander/Commandant, but was about of equal rank to an unspecified Admiral rank (Konstantine and Titus). Since Kallus [[spoiler:is nowhere near the prowess of characters like General Dodonna and Admiral Ackbar, the closest thing he can get is the rank of captain. Though it's certainly possible for him to quickly ascend the ranks and become a General, since Hera becomes a General within this year or the next, and Han and Lando became Generals as well despite only serving with the Rebellion for three years in Han's case (discounting the year he spent in carbonite) and one year in Lando's case.]]
* What ultimately did in Kallus at the end of his fight against [[spoiler:Thrawn]] is that [[spoiler:Thrawn's]] finishing move on him was hitting the same leg (and upper portions of it like the hip) that got injured in "The Honorable Ones". Considering this is {[spoiler:Thrawn we're talking about, he probably read up on Kallus's report about how the agent crashed on Bahryn and broke his leg, but was found by a passing trader]].

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* Given what we know about her identity now, Fulcrum using Fort Anaxes as a drop-off point makes sense. Since she's also a Force user, she can likely pacify them through the force as well.

* Given how the Imperials are so willing [[FelonyMisdemeanor to arrest people]] [[DisproportionateRetribution that slight them]], it initially seems odd that they don't arrest Old Jho when Senator-in-exile Gall Trayvis appears on the Holonet feed in "Empire Day" after he refuses to shut it down on their orders. [[spoiler:That's because Trayvis is TheMole for the Empire through leading a FalseFlagOperation, as revealed in "Vision Of Hope". They were likely trying to sell the deception.]] Also, at that moment, the troopers are mostly focused on finding Tseebo.

* [[spoiler: Ahsoka]] wasn't mad at the crew of the Ghost for not following her orders to lie low. In fact she seemed ready to support them considering that she herself traveled to Lothal to pick the Ghost up and also had other ships ready to help should the need arise. It seems that [[spoiler: Snips remembers how it was to be a reckless and headstrong young padawan as she once was]].

* The ''Ghost'' crew have a brilliant strategy for avoiding getting caught in a big-big galaxy. They're constantly jumping into hyperspace to escape the Empire before doubling back to Lothal. In a huge galaxy, it's easy to thing to assume they're jumping to countless other planets. When, in fact, they're always coming back to the same planet with lots of Tarkinvilles that don't track their comings and goings.
* At the end of The Siege of Lothal, Darth Vader refers to Ahsoka as "The Apprentice of [[ThirdPersonPerson Anakin Skywalker]]" and he and The Emperor continue to refer to Anakin as if he were a different person. They had "previously" done this in Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack, which at the time, sounded confusing with the later infamous reveal of Luke's parentage. The fact that Vader does it again seems to refer to his belief that [[ThatManIsDead Anakin is dead and gone]] and that he's only a husk of the man he used to be.

* Kanan's reasons for not wanting anything to do with the military are pretty self-evident, given how the Clone Wars [[ThePurge ended]]. In the first issue of ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]''], it was shown that his master Depa Billaba disapproved of the Jedi's role in the war, and their last real conversation was teaching him peaceful dissent. Clearly, he doesn't want to make the same mistake.

* In "Wings of the Master" Hera seems uncharacteristically reckless and impatient, until you realize that the Empire's blockade of Ibaar and the resistance on the planet reminds her of the Battle of Ryloth and her childhood.

** Refused back-up, because he was so sure that he could get the rebels himself, thus, getting all the credit.

* People have complained about how gullible the new Inquisitors are in "Always Two There Are" because of [[StupidEvil how obvious it was that Zeb's message indicated he'd be hiding on the ceiling.]] But then I realized that the reason they fell for it wasn't because they were incompetent. After thinking it over for a while, I realized that Zeb's plan was actually a hastily constructed KansasCityShuffle / BatmanGambit that relied on the Inquisitors's Genre Savviness leading them to believe that the [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough painfully obvious trap]] was a RedHerring.

** In "Empire Day", Tua wanted hunting down the rebels to be [[SkewedPriorities top priority]] after disrupting Empire Day (saying 'They ruined Empire Day!' [[NotHelpingYourCase did not help her case]], implying that she only wanted them caught out of [[EvilIsPetty pettiness]]), while Tseebo, a fugitive with vast knowledge of the plans for the Outer Rim, could use the chaos as a distraction to escape Lothal.

** In the same episode, when Sabine bombs the room, besides the rebels about to get away, several of his men are down. In "The Honorable Ones", Kallus reveals that he has [[DarkAndTroubledPast trauma from his fellow men being killed in a rebel attack]] (further supported that in "Spark of Rebellion", [[BenevolentBoss Kallus is willing to listen to his troopers]], barring the railing scene, excused in the novelization as a rare BerserkButton in that context). Rather than showing concern for the troopers, Tua barks at him to get up before the rebels get away. Not helped that she didn't even have a weapon to defend herself with, [[DirtyCoward hiding under the tables]]. Who gave her the right to stand in a fight if all she does is bark orders?
** By "The Siege of Lothal", the ridding of Tua, [[InnocentlyInsensitive who has continuously doubted him and offended his work]], is OffingTheAnnoyance to Kallus. Returning back to the confusion on his characterization, the point of "The Honorable Ones" was for Kallus to confront his DarkAndTroubledPast, something he likely hasn't confronted for a long time. The events of that episode have [[CharacterDevelopment softened him]], so for him to feel lonely and contemplative is a ''very rare'' occurrence.
* There's a rather interesting almost-shot-for-shot parallel between Tua as she leaves the Imperial Complex (as well as the office scene) in "The Siege of Lothal" and Kallus in the ending of "The Honorable Ones".

* The Inquisitors are all at least in their 20s-30s, with the Grand Inquisitor being older than that. Now we see why, the strongest Force users who accessed the Dark Side to better understand it were the Temple Guards, who used lightsaber pikes, and detached themselves completely from the world and focused entirely on the betterment of the Jedi by understanding the Force as a whole. [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis Who better to corrupt into your Jedi hunters than the guys sworn to protect them?]]

*** Zebadiah is a Biblical name, meaning 'gift from God' in Hebrew. Zeb is the ChosenOne in a prophecy set up by the Ashla/Force.

*** Orrelios sounds like a corruption of 'Aurelius', a Roman name derived from 'aureus', which means 'gold, gilded' in Latin. Gold tends to be associated with elite statuses and occasionally ancient societies.

*** Ryder Azadi: Ryder means "knight". Azadi is Persian for 'liberty, independence'. He was a leading figure that wanted to break free from the Empire.
*** Fenn Rau: Fenn is derived from Fenn Shysa from [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]. Rau is a nickname for "ruffian" in German, which is partly an IronicName, because he isn't as bloodthirsty as compared to Sabine or the other Mandalorians. Rau can also mean "friend", which served as {{Foreshadowing}} to him possibly genuinely joining the Rebellion in the future or at least becoming an ally.

* People somehow not knowing about Kanan and Ezra being Jedi despite being depicted in the Holonews as wielding lightsabers can be justified as the Holonews likely only being local, meaning Lothal and planets very close to it are the only ones that probably know. [[spoiler:This applies to Leia and Azadi in "A Princess on Lothal", as the former comes from the distant world of Alderaan and the latter had been in prison during that time.]]

** Zeb's ghosts are the survivors of Lasan (bringing up who he was before the fall of Lasan and that he can still do great things) and Kallus (Both him and Kallus initially have a BlackAndWhiteMorality of the conflict due to trauma and [[ArchEnemy use each other]] as ways to vent out their hatred and grief)
** Kallus' ghost is Zeb. Because of Onderon, Kallus was blinded by his anger and misconceives that [[BlackAndWhiteMorality all rebels]] and [[FantasticRacism Lasat]] are evil, chaotic. His description of how he got his bo-rifle is vague as to whether or not he felt [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone immediately guilty]] about the massacre or if it was a retrospect view and he now regrets it. Upon being [[WhatYouAreInTheDark isolated]] with a Lasat, Zeb demonstrates compassion and Kallus begins to [[HeelRealization realize]] that if both people ruthless and [[ALighterShadeOfGrey people compassionate]] will fight together against the Empire, [[BrokenPedestal then something]] [[BlackAndGreyMorality isn't right]].
** Sabine's ghosts are Ketsu (ShadowArchetype of what Sabine could've been like without her surrogate family) and Rau (him nearly killing Hera reminds her that the crew is her only family left, and even her own people don't seem to accept her).

* Someone on Reddit pointed out that another set of overarching themes in the show is overcoming the dark side, using Yoda's quote that "Fear is the path to the dark side; fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." and applying each of those ideas to each consecutive season. It is also worth noting that these themes do not just apply to Ezra or Kanan, but many other characters as well.

** Kallus' speaking of the [[spoiler:Lasat mercenary back on Onderon]] includes the description of how he 'walked calmly through smoke and fire'.

* Fridge Sadness: Kallus is caught in two explosions in Season 1; "Spark of Rebellion" and "Vision of Hope". He gets up very quickly, and in the latter occasion, we can compare his recovery to others in the room, being one of the or ''the'' first to get back up. It seems like nothing, perhaps just what he learned to do in ISB training, but remember that in "The Honorable Ones", the incident on Onderon started with him getting caught in the blast of a bomb, rendering him paralyzed and helpless when the mercenary came around to execute everyone. This is might be a sign that Kallus has PTSD.

** Speaking Mando'a: ''My Rebel Sketchbook'' reveals that [[OmniGlot Sabine]] knows how to speak Mando'a.

* Some people thought it'd would've been even more heartwarming if Kallus had referred to Zeb by his nickname instead of his full name when [[spoiler:he had to convince Sabine that his advice was trustworthy in "The Antilles Extraction"]], but if he had referred to him as "Zeb", then it would've come off as an attempt to be chummy and could have aggravated [[spoiler:Sabine]] even more, especially considering [[spoiler:she has trust issues and takes lying to her ''very'' seriously]], and we know that calling him "the Lasat" would ''definitely'' not help the situation. Using his full name indicates to her that the relationship he has with Zeb has reached a level of mutual respect, and if Zeb did not say anything before, it was because he must have wanted to respect it by keeping it private, something [[spoiler:Sabine]] surely understands and respects. If Kallus trusts Zeb, it's only because Zeb trusted ''him'' first, which in turn [[spoiler:Sabine]] knows she can trust Kallus.

* In the ''Aftermath'' trilogy, Wedge forms a new starfighter squadron; Phantom Squadron. Not only is it in reference to the similarly named Wraith Squadron from ''Legends'' in the ''Literature/XWingSeries'' (as well as possibly referencing the Phantom Squadron from the ''Legacy'' era roleplay, which was in-universe inspired by Wraith Squadron), but it makes sense that Wedge named it so in tribute to his friends, the ''Ghost'' crew, who also had at least two shuttles called the ''Phantom'' as well.

* Thrawn apparently not caring about [[spoiler: Kallus's loyalty]] in "Warhead" is easily explained by the situation: it doesn't matter if [[spoiler:Kallus/Fulcrum]] alerts the Rebels about the infiltrator droids or not. If he doesn't, the program continues on without issue. If he does, the Rebels face the MortonsFork situation on how to deal with the droids: destroy one that finds them, the Empire will go to that system and close in on them, don't destroy it and it passes on their location, [[spoiler:attempt to subvert its programming and it blows them all up ''and'' alerts the Empire to their location]]. Even the best case scenario for the Rebels, that they're alerted in time and either move to avoid the droids or after their base is identified, disrupts their operations and essentially forces them to always be on the run. And even [[spoiler:Zeb's TakeAThirdOption]] ends up helping Thrawn, even if Thrawn least expected it. There's no particular reason for Thrawn to make a show about [[spoiler:Kallus]] because, in the end, there's utterly nothing he can do to prevent Thrawn from getting something out of the situation.
** Also, it's important to note Thrawn really didn't know the identity of Fulcrum up until "Through Imperial Eyes". In this episode, Thrawn feels Fulcrum wasn't an issue at this point and didn't have to worry about who to trust for few reasons: 1) Thrawn is concerned about ''sensitive'' information being leaked, and there was nothing sensitive about the use of Infiltrator Droids. 2). ''Anyone'' could've warned the rebels, and he couldn't really care less who does, because the result would end with the rebels either compromised or dead, or having led him closer to finding them, showing how foilproof his use of the droids are.

* Fridge Sadness: The [[Magazine/StarWarsRebelsMagazine magazine comics]] reveal that Kallus was initially ''failing'' as an Imperial cadet and admitted that he only got better with the help of a [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter more successful classmate]], thus eventually allowing him to graduate as [[TheAce the top of his class]]. In the show itself, [[ThePerfectionist Kallus likes doing his job right]] (ex. in the novelization for "Call to Action", it is revealed he was an early bird to the meeting) and can be [[SmugSnake arrogant]]. Later on, starting with [[spoiler:his HeelFaceTurn]], he's given chances to leave the Empire but refuses all of them until it is too late. In addition, as Zeb allowed Kallus to know his name, Kallus didn't do the same, suggesting that he still didn't see himself as separate from the Empire after working together to survive. It would seem that Kallus feels that he is dependent on the Empire [[RealityEnsues because it's all that he's had and worked for in a majority of his life, and whether or not he knows it, he's too attached to it to suddenly be willing to leave it all behind at a moment's notice]].

* Thrawn has good reason to believe that [[spoiler:Kallus ''knowingly'' didn't report Ezra]] and that Lyste being the spy is too fishy. Thrawn bases this on how intelligent his officers are (or lack thereof), how good they are at their job, and their history of encounters with the rebels. It even goes back to the responses Thrawn received from both of them in "An Inside Man" regarding a wall containing rebel graffiti. As a result, Thrawn knows [[spoiler:Kallus]] is too knowledgeable of the rebels to be ignorant, let alone not recognize the artwork on the helmet. As for Lyste, Thrawn knows Lyste is too simple-minded to pull off such a betrayal, coupled with the fact that he doesn't understand the big picture like [[spoiler:Kallus does]]. Additionally, Thrawn can rule out the possibility of Lyste engaging in ObfuscatingStupidity because he'd know what that looks like from actual stupidity.

* The reason why Ezra doesn't use his lightsaber in "Double Agent Droid" is because either he likely left it in his room ,as he had no reason to be carrying it around if he didn't know they weren't going to be in a physical fight (Zeb didn't have his bo-rifle either until the end) and/or Hera wouldn't be too happy with him cutting holes in her ship, as silly as it sounds. [[Headscratchers/StarWarsRebels As for the Force]]...

* It explains the saber duel in ''ANH''. Obi-Wan uses the fighting style he used in ''A New Hope''. Look at how quickly Maul went down. Consider what would have happened if Vader had used his former style.

* In Season 3, the main Imperial cast makes more appearances as being on Lothal or in its orbit. Not only is this because Thrawn is readying weapons like the TIE Defenders there, but his colleague, Governor Pryce, has to attend to her duties on Lothal after having neglected them for the past year or two. Considering her absence led to Minister Tua being unable to competently deal with the ''Ghost'' crew and thus birthing the Lothal Insurgency, Pryce needs to keep Lothal in check if she wants to stay out of trouble with Tarkin. In addition, even without the Lothal rebellion problem, Pryce has to deal with bureaucracy that would typically be in [[HypercompetentSidekick Tua's hands]] (such as civilian problems that will still exist in spite of martial law) and the other ministers (as seen in ''Servants of the Empire'') seem to be useless for doing Tua's work, so she has twice the workload to do. Being stationed on Lothal with Thrawn means that she can handle being both on the chase for the Phoenix rebel cell (whose successes spawned from her not doing her job back in Season 1, so now they're her responsibility) one day and then keeping an eye on Lothal the next day.
* The Bendu tells Thrawn he sees defeat in his future. If anything, the Bendu is referring to ''the Empire's'' [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi inevitable defeat]], so in this case, fate is ''not'' on Thrawn's side.

* When it was revealed that Rukh, Thrawn's bodyguard, appears in the fourth season, the Grand Admiral's override code for the assassin droids gains new layers of meaning. First, Rukh's name being the code signifies his role as Thrawn's protector. [[spoiler: Second, the fact that the code fails harks back to Rukh's ''Legends'' role -- and possibly his role in this continuity as well -- as Thrawn's eventual assassin.]]

* Fridge Sadness: The [[ComicBook/StarWarsRebelsMagazine magazine comics]] reveal that Kallus was initially ''failing'' as an Imperial cadet and admitted that he only got better with the help of a [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter more successful classmate]], thus eventually allowing him to graduate as [[TheAce the top of his class]]. In the show itself, [[ThePerfectionist Kallus likes doing his job right]] (ex. in the novelization for "Call to Action", it is revealed he was an early bird to the meeting) and can be [[SmugSnake arrogant]]. Later on, starting with [[spoiler:his HeelFaceTurn]], he's given chances to leave the Empire but refuses all of them until it is too late. In addition, as Zeb allowed Kallus to know his name, Kallus didn't do the same, suggesting that he still didn't see himself as separate from the Empire after working together to survive. It would seem that Kallus feels that he is dependent on the Empire [[RealityEnsues because it's all that he's had and worked for in a majority of his life, and whether or not he knows it, he's too attached to it to suddenly be willing to leave it all behind at a moment's notice]].

* Kallus's new rank as Captain [[spoiler:in the Rebel Alliance]] is about as equivalent as he can be to his original rank as Agent. He outranked Aresko, who was a Commander/Commandant, but was about of equal rank to an unspecified Admiral rank (Konstantine and Titus). Since Kallus [[spoiler:is nowhere near the prowess of characters like General Dodonna and Admiral Ackbar, the closest thing he can get is the rank of captain. Though it's certainly possible for him to ascend the ranks and become a General, since Hera becomes a General within this year or the next, and Han and Lando became Generals too despite not joining the Rebellion until later.]]

* Kallus's new rank as Captain [[spoiler:in the Rebel Alliance]] is about as equivalent as he can be to his original rank as Agent. He outranked Aresko, who was a Commander/Commandant, but was about of equal rank to an unspecified Admiral rank (Konstantine and Titus). Since Kallus is nowhere near the prowess of characters like General Dodonna and Admiral Ackbar, the closest thing he can get is the rank of captain. Though it's certainly possible for him to ascend the ranks and become a General, since Hera becomes a General within this year or the next, and Han and Lando became Generals too despite not joining the Rebellion until later.

* Thrawn is actually surprised and nonplussed that the Rebels thought to [[spoiler: sabotage his effort to find their base by reprogramming the searching droid to self-destruct upon return to the Empire. Since it was Zeb's plan, and Thrawn hasn't had the chance to encounter Zeb or observe his strategies at work, he couldn't account for such an act.]]
* Thrawn apparently not caring about [[spoiler: Kallus's loyalty]] in "Warhead" is easily explained by the situation: it doesn't matter if [[spoiler: Kallus/Fulcrum]] alerts the Rebels about the infiltrator droids or not. If he doesn't, the program continues on without issue. If he does, the Rebels face the MortonsFork situation on how to deal with the droids: destroy one that finds them, the Empire will go to that system and close in on them, don't destroy it and it passes on their location, [[spoiler: attempt to subvert its programming and it blows them all up ''and'' alerts the Empire to their location.]] Even the best case scenario for the Rebels, that they're alerted in time and either move to avoid the droids or after their base is identified, disrupts their operations and essentially forces them to always be on the run. And even [[spoiler: Zeb's TakeAThirdOption]] ends up helping Thrawn, even if Thrawn least expected it. There's no particular reason for Thrawn to make a show about [[spoiler: Kallus]] because, in the end, there's utterly nothing he can do to prevent Thrawn from getting something out of the situation.

* In "Through Imperial Eyes", Kallus and Lyste are surprised that there are other sector officers (Titus, Slavin, and Brunson) that are being interrogated. It's clear that Thrawn and Yularen are suspicious not just of [[spoiler:him being Fulcrum]], but of ''every'' officer minus Pryce who has ever encountered the rebels and survived.
** In addition, what about the other surviving Imperials in the cast? Obviously, Tarkin is not a rebel spy; [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Baron Valen Rudor]] is either dead or has no reason to give up his perfectly fine life as an Imperial noble, as well as never having encountered any of the ''Ghost'' crew members or the other rebels personally for a couple of years now; Commandant Relik and Captain Skerris barely interacted with Sabine or even any of the Atollon rebels prior to their debut and were already investigated by Pryce, Kallus, and ISB in that same episode, in addition to probably being too busy on Montross to make a short trip; AP-5's Imperial freighter captain is likely in rebel custody, as he was present when Chopper and AP-5 came up with a new location for their rebel base. Of course, the other answer is that they were interrogated offscreen or were planned to be interrogated until [[spoiler:Thrawn finally had enough evidence to conclude that Kallus is Fulcrum]].
** Thrawn's choice of whom to suspect aside from Kallus is also based on the nature of their past failures; Lyste, because three ships disappeared on ''his'' watch, and it did involve an inside job. Slavin, because a disguised Ezra (whom Thrawn outed himself) went into General Syndulla's home on his watch. Titus, because for whatever reason, he failed to heed advice to tighten Ezra's capture, costing the Empire an Interdictor, as well as failing to capture Ezra at Reklam Station and giving him the idea to cut the power. Brunson, because she was too slow to capture the rebels and let them get away with whatever they found on Geonosis. Konstantine, well, because Thrawn doesn't think too highly of him anyways when it comes to dealing with the rebels.
** Pryce isn't a suspect or was already deduced to not be one earlier, before the arrival of Kallus and Lyste, because Thrawn has already known her for quite some time now and is aware that she could never be a rebel spy, and the interrogation would otherwise just be very short anyway. In addition, Pryce has worked closely with Emperor Palpatine and other Imperials from the high command and is also fully aware of the Empire's plans for Lothal, so if they trust her and she's never budged for years, then she's instantly off the suspect list.

* Fridge Sadness: The [[ComicBook/StarWarsRebelsMagazine magazine comics]] reveal that Kallus initially was ''failing'' as an Imperial cadet and admitted that he only got better with the help of a [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter more successfully classmate]], thus eventually allowing him to graduate as [[TheAce the top of his class]]. In the show itself, [[ThePerfectionist Kallus likes doing the job right]] (ex. in the novelization for "Call to Action", it is revealed he was an early bird to the meeting) and can be [[SmugSnake arrogant]]. Later on, starting with [[spoiler:his HeelFaceTurn]], he's given chances to leave the Empire but refuses all of them until it is too late. In addition, as Zeb allowed Kallus to know his name, Kallus didn't do the same, suggesting that he still didn't see himself as separate from the Empire after working together to survive. It would seem that Kallus feels that he is dependent on the Empire [[RealityEnsues because it's all that he's had and worked for in a majority of his life, and whether or not he knows it, he's too attached to it to suddenly be willing to leave it all behind at a moment's notice]].

* In ''Son of Dathomir'', Saxon is technically Kast's subordinate, because she's Maul's right hand, while Saxon just leads the men. This hints that if Saxon apparently got promoted all the way up to being leader of Mandalore with no mention of Kast, then something must've happened to Kast in between the Siege of Mandalore and ''Rebels'' due to the switch in the power dynamic, [[spoiler:thus being a hole in the Sabine's mom = a surviving Kast theory, because if the theory were true, Saxon would've been more explicit about his currently deteriorating ties to Sabine's mother/Kast and how she's fallen from grace since the Clone Wars during his confrontation with Sabine and Ezra in "Imperial Supercommandos", rather than how he has casual ties with Ursa like every other former colleague and/or Mandalorian official that isn't Kast or Almec, for example]].
* Could Ketsu help out Sabine alongside Rau and Clan Wren? Maybe, but considering Ketsu is likely a Mandalorian as well, she's probably considered a pariah like Sabine as well (though possibly not as bad, judging by lack of comments and issues). One exile being supported by a powerful family and a royal guard, okay, maybe people could find some leeway with that. Being supported by her fellow exile that is one of her best friends and they both ran away like troublemakers? Not so sure about that...

* The reason why Ezra doesn't use his lightsaber in "Double Agent Droid" is because either he likely left it in his room as he had no reason to be carrying it around if he didn't know they weren't going to be in a physical fight (Zeb didn't have his bo-rifle either until the end) and/or Hera wouldn't be too happy with him cutting holes in her ship, as silly as it sounds. [[Headscratchers/StarWarsRebels As for the Force]]...

* It explains the saber duel in ANH. Obi-Wan uses the fighting style he used in ''A New Hope''. Look at how quickly Maul went down. Consider what would have happened if Vader had used his former style.

* Of course Obi-Wan's rematch with Maul would be [[spoiler: concluded so swiftly and cleanly]]; Obi-Wan has a subtle contempt for the "random" and "clumsy" contemporary fighting techniques; he prefers a more elegant approach, from a more civilized age.
* If Zeb is the Child and Kallus is the Warrior as said by Chava, then Zeb has already saved Kallus. On a technical and literal scale, Zeb threw Kallus up to the surface on Bahryn, which allowed Kallus to choose to shoot the bonzami and help up Zeb (thus saving Zeb, which isn't what the prophecy specifically said), and Zeb finding the transponder and adjusting it to all frequencies allowed Kallus to be rescued by a passing traveler, subsequently letting Kallus become [[spoiler:a Fulcrum]]. But on a metaphysical interpretation or however things like prophecies are supposed to be told, because Zeb told Kallus that there is more to the BlackAndWhiteMorality the agent seems to believe in, it opened up Kallus to a better view of the Galaxy, causing him to choose to go down a better path. Zeb saved Kallus from being a villain.

* In Season 3, the main Imperial cast makes more appearances as being on Lothal or in orbit of it. Not only is this because Thrawn is readying weapons like the TIE Defenders there, but his colleague, Governor Pryce, has to attend to her duties on Lothal after having neglected them for the past year or two. Considering her absence led to Minister Tua being unable to competently deal with the ''Ghost'' crew and thus birthing the Lothal Insurgency, Pryce needs to keep Lothal in check if she wants to stay out of trouble with Tarkin. In addition, even without the Lothal rebellion problem, Pryce has to deal with bureaucracy that would typically be in [[HypercompetentSidekick Tua's hands]] (such as civilian problems that will still exist in spite of martial law) and the other ministers (as seen in ''Servants of the Empire'') seem to be useless for doing Tua's work, so she has twice the workload to do. Being stationed on Lothal with Thrawn means that she can handle being both on the chase for the Phoenix rebel cell (whose successes spawned from her not doing her job back in Season 1, so now they're her responsibility) one day and then keeping an eye on Lothal the next day.
* The Bendu tells Thrawn he sees defeat in his future. If anything, the Bendu is referring to ''The Empire's'' [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi inevitable defeat]], so in this case, fate is ''not'' on Thrawn's side.
** Perhaps this is why the Bendu refuses to help the rebels. While it's in line with his TrueNeutral nature, The Empire's defeat is set in stone one way or another.
* Fridge Sadness: While not many Imperial soldiers and officers particularly care for one another, Kallus formed a camaraderie with more than a few in his lifetime. [[spoiler:While Kallus was able to defect from the Empire and ''survive'', it means he will be up against colleagues, people he fought with and trained with, and in the next season, he will have to move past that]].

* Near the beginning of "Zero Hour", Kallus and [[spoiler: Thrawn]] get into a fight which Kallus seems to lose a little to easily. However, as we saw back in "The Honorable Ones", Kallus lost his fight with Zeb surprisingly easily as well. The thing both situations have in common? Kallus is forced to fight in a confined area. If you look closely during the series, you'll notice Kallus does better in a fight when he has a lot more room to maneuver.

* The Bendu claims that perhaps it is the will of the Force that the Jedi and all their kind perish. One would think that the Bendu is just angry with Kanan for calling him a coward, but look at the Prequel and Sequel Trilogies - the old Jedi Order is wiped out by the Sith, and the Dark Side through Kylo Ren and Snoke once again destroys the Jedi Order, and forces Luke to flee the known galaxy. Perhaps this is what Snoke convinced Kylo Ren of, and what the Force may actually want, for whatever reason: the final destruction of the Jedi is the last step to "bringing balance", so the Force can start anew without the burdens of the influence of the Jedi and Sith on the Light and Dark Sides of the Force.
* Sure, Thrawn had no idea what the Bendu was capable of, but after witnessing the creature's power with his own eyes, and not even being impressed, ''he's still alive''. Think about that: ''Thrawn knows about the power of the Force''. Given how he's able to make new plans based on what he knows, it means that even mighty supernatural entities might not even be enough to save the Rebels next time. And given [[HatesEveryoneEqually how the Bendu killed Rebels and Imperials alike]]....

** Also, it's important to note Thrawn really didn't know the identity of Fulcrum up until "Through Imperial Eyes". In this episode, Thrawn feels Fulcrum wasn't an issue at this point and didn't have to worry about who to trust for few reasons: 1) Thrawn is concerned about ''sensitive'' information being leaked, and there was nothing sensitive about the use of Infiltrator Droids. 2). ''Anyone'' could've warned the rebels, and for all he knew, the result would end with the rebels either compromised or dead, or having led him closer to finding them, showing how foil-proof his use of the droids are.

* Fridge Sadness: While not many Imperial soldiers and officers particularly care for one another, Kallus formed a camaraderie with more than a few in his lifetime. [[spoiler:While Kallus was able to defect the Empire and ''survive'', it means he will be up against colleagues, people he fought with and trained with, and in the next season, he will have to move past that]].

* In Season 3, the main Imperial cast makes more appearances as being on Lothal or in orbit of it. Not only is this because Thrawn is readying weapons like the TIE Defenders there, but his colleague, Governor Pryce, has to attend to her duties on Lothal after having neglected them for the past year or two. Considering her absence led to Minister Tua being unable to competently deal with the ''Ghost'' crew and thus birthing the Lothal Insurgency, Pryce needs to keep Lothal in check if she wants to stay out of trouble with Tarkin. In addition, even without the Lothal rebellion problem, Pryce has to deal with bureaucracy that would typically be in [[HypercompetentSidekick Tua's hands]] (such as civilian problems that will still exist in spite of martial law) and the other ministers (as seen in ''Servants of the Empire'') seem to be useless for doing Tua's work, so she has twice the workload to do. Being stationed on Lothal with Thrawn means that she can handle being both on the chase for the ''Ghost'' crew one day and then keeping an eye on Lothal the next day.

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* Of course Obi-Wan's rematch with Maul would be [[spoiler: concluded so swiftly and cleanly]]; Obi-wan has subtle contempt for the "random" and "clumsy" contemporary fighting techniques; he prefers a more elegant approach, from a more civilized age.

* In ''The Twin Suns'', Obi-Wan is completely civil and amiable to Maul... right up until Maul figures out he's trying to protect someone, with an implied threat. At that moment, Kenobi ignites his saber, his face hardness into a grimace, and all attempts at dialog go out the window. Apparently, threatening someone he cares about the closest thing Old Ben has to a BerserkButton. Flash forward to ''Return of the Jedi''; what did Vader say to Luke to make him go Ballistic?
* Of course Obi-Wan's rematch with [[spoielr: Maul]] would be [[spoiler: concluded so swiftly and cleanly]]; Obi-wan has subtle contempt for the "random" and "clumsy" contemporary fighting techniques; he prefers a more elegant approach, from a more civilized age.