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Star Wars Rebels Almost Sent The Ghost Crew To Steal The Death Star Plans


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Star Wars Rebels introduced new characters who seemed disconnected from the Skywalker saga although the series still featured key elements from the Star Wars Universe. However, it looks like the Ghost crew was initially meant to steal the Death Star plans.

Rebels co-creator Dave Filoni has just revealed that he had considered several ideas before settling on Ezra Bridger and Kanan Jarrus teaming up with a group of rebels. One of the plans he shared with ComicBook.com closely resembled the premise of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

"There were some really early on conversations with Rebels about it being it about them finding the Death Star plans. But as Rogue One came about and took shape, it was obvious we weren't gonna do that story. I didn't wanna do that story, frankly, honestly, with Rebels because I thought I don't want their whole existence to just serve and hand off to another part of the plot. I want it to be its own story about this kid."

Filoni certainly made a right choice with Rebels, which went on to captivate audiences for four amazing seasons. The executive producer stated that part of the show's charm was how Ezra's story somehow mirrored that of Luke Skywalker's.

"In the first episode, you see a kid on a planet oppressed by an empire. So, the promise of that kid's journey is probably that he will overcome that, and save the people there. That's a really hard goal when we know, if you're an experienced fan, that Luke Skywalker does that for the whole galaxy. So the question becomes how do we solve that particular story problem. How does Ezra have a significant win? How does he save his friends and people?"

In the end, Ezra managed to save everyone but not before he went off to defeat Grand Admiral Thrawn. Although his fate is still unclear, the final season of Rebels concluded with hope.

Star Wars Rebels Season 4 is currently available on digital download and Blu-ray.

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