Did you know?
In the episode Spark of Rebellion, Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint are voiced by
the same actor, David Shaughnessy.
A mural for Sienar Fleet Systems can be seen in Lothal.
Sienar is the company responsible for the development of the TIE Fighter, which was
originally established in Legends materials.
This episode marks the first onscreen appearance of Kessel, which was first mentioned in A
New Hope.
It was based off designs and notes that George Lucas developed describing the planet’s
look, culture, and economy.
Tarkintown was inspired by shanty towns in the United States called Hoovervilles that
popped up during the Great Depression.
The crates stolen by the Ghost crew are color coded.
Red crates have food and gray crates have weapons.
This hazard label on the Imperial transport is based on a label used in a deleted scene
from the Empire Strikes Back.
The Wilhelm scream can be heard near the end of the episode.
The Wookiee gunship is a new creation that was inspired by the vehicles seen in Revenge
of the Sith.
Chopper was originally meant to be more similar in appearance to R2-D2.
In the episode Droids in Distress, the man seated behind Sabine on the commuter shuttle
is inspired by very early Jedi concept art by Ralph McQuarrie.
The RQ protocol droid was also based on McQuarrie concept art, this one for C-3PO.
Paul Reubens provides the voice for RX-24, which is a nod to his role as Rex from the
Star Tours ride.
The planet Garel is galactically very close to Lothal, only a few minutes’ worth of
hyperspace travel.
The final shot of the episode is reminiscent of Leia and Artoo in Episode IV.
In Fighter Flight, the Imperial Troop Transport in this episode was originally a classic toy
sold between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
Sabine’s artwork features caricatures of Cad Bane and Embo.
The shopping list Hera gives Zeb and Ezra includes meiloorun melon, science dip, space
waffles, and d’il pyykkles.
Meiloorun was first mentioned in the second X-Wing book, Wedge’s Gamble.
In Rise of the Old Masters features the Stygeon prison called the Spire, which first appeared
in the comic Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir.
It was meant to appear in The Clone Wars, but the episodes were never completed.
The aurebesh on Luminara Unduli’s crypt reads file: Luminara Unduli, class: Jedi Knight.
The flying creatures in this episode are called tibidees.
This name comes from their original label of TBD, which stands for to be determined.
Senator Gall Travis is voiced by Brent Spiner, who is best known as Data from Star Trek:
The Next Generation.
The story of Zare Leonis, who first appears in the episode Breaking Ranks, is completed
in the four book series Servants of the Empire.
The kyber crystal destroyed by Hera and Kanan is a reference to the Empire gathering them
for the Death Star, as revealed by Rogue One.
This episode shows stormtrooper rifles in a low power setting that fires sting beams,
like the ones fired by Luke’s training remote.
The Imperial Academy’s testing ground, called the Well, was modeled after The Box from the
Clone Wars.
The episode Out of Darkness features the first and long awaited appearance of the previously
mentioned space waffles.
The abandoned Clone Wars era base is Fort Anaxes.
Republic gunships and an ARC 170 can be seen among the wreckage.
The creatures found in the base are called fyrnocks, and are meant to draw a connection
to another scavenger animal, the mynock.
Rhydonium was introduced in The Clone Wars as a powerful fuel and explosive.
In Empire Day, the new holo displays Palpatine as young and handsome rather than show his
true appearance.
The news ticker tells warns of rabid Loth-cats.
The Imperial anthem was composed as an upbeat parade version of the Imperial March from
The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
The signs on the Bridger household read Property of the Empire, Stay Awa.
Tseebo’s dialog was written in English first and then translated to Huttese by Pablo Hidalgo.
The XX-23 S-thread tracker used by the Grand Inquisitor in the episode Gatherin Forces
was first created for Cracken’s Rebel Field Guide for the roleplaying guide books by West
End Games in 1991.
Although it is later upgraded, the Phantom does not have a hyperdrive at this point.
Admiral Konstantine’s Star Destroyer is called the Relentless.
This episode marks the first onscreen appearance of the Sentinel-class shuttle, which was designed
for the Special Edition of the original trilogy.
At the start of the episode Path of the Jedi, Ezra was helping Sabine paint their captured
TIE Fighter, which isn’t revealed until the end of the season.
The idea of multiple Jedi Temples throughout the galaxy was first explored in the Clone
Wars, like the Eedit Temple on Devaron.
Outside the temple are symbols of the light and dark sides of the Force that have also
been seen on Mortis and Ilum in The Clone Wars.
The temple on Lothal was foreshadowed by the revelation that kyber crystals can be found
on the planet, which was mentioned in the episode Breaking Ranks as well as the Servants
of the Empire series.
The writing on the temple walls is taken from more Ralph McQuarrie art, this time from his
designs of the Yavin Temple.
The episode Idiot’s Array features the card game sabacc, which was first created for The
Empire Strikes Back, but all mentions of it were cut from the film.
The game’s mechanics were first detailed in the Lando Calrissian novels published in
1983.
The designs for the cards themselves were inspired by a set of playable sabacc cards
that came included in a roleplaying game module called Crisis on Cloud City in 1989.
Azmorigan was based on McQuarrie designs for Jabba the Hutt.
In Vision of Hope, Senator Trayvis’ droids are Senate-colored versions of the McQuarrie-inspired
droid design.
The mural on the Lothal Senate Building was based on art created in the US by the Works
Progress Administration in the 1930s and 40s.
It depicts Lothal’s major industries as agriculture and fishing.
The episode Call to Action marks the return of Grand Moff Tarkin and Stephen Stanton,
who voiced the character in The Clone Wars.
Tarkin wears armor similar to General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back.
Alton Kastle makes his first visual appearance as a member of the Imperial media, spreading
propaganda.
Computer spikes were first created in 1990 by West End Games, and can also be seen in
the game Knights of the Old Republic.
The gunnery stations outside the communications center use the same seats and controls as
TIE Fighters.
The Imperial patrol transport can first be seen in The Clone Wars.
In Rebel Resolve, the crimes of Kanan Jarrus against the Empire include theft of Imperial
supplies, resisting arrest, assaulting officers, and piloting without a license.
The Imperial light cruiser is an updated reworking of the Jedi light cruiser from The Clone Wars.
Imperial crewmen have their hats pulled low to conceal their face, allowing for the same
model to be used over and over again.
In production, the interrogation droid was labeled as Doctor Ball, a term I believe was
first coined by Robot Chicken.
Hera’s mention that Mustafar is where Jedi go to die is foreshadowing to Darth Vader’s
fortress that wouldn’t be seen until Rogue One.
As mentioned before, the painted TIE Fighter was originally intended to be seen throughout
the season, but was cut for time and to maximize the impact of its reveal in the season finale,
Fire Across the Galaxy.
The paint job includes icons from Sabine’s helmet, Kanan’s arm guard, Hera’s lekku,
Ezra’s jacket, Zeb’s armor, and Chopper’s face, making it represent the team as a whole.
The Star Destroyer engine room is reminiscent of the Jedi cruiser engine room from the Clone
Wars.
The blockade runners at the end of the episode were painted to match Ralph McQuarrie’s
original A-Wing designs that foreshadows their inclusion in season two.
The Rebel crewmen were also based on McQuarrie illustrations of the Rebels.
Ahsoka’s curved lightsaber handles were meant to resemble samurai weapons.
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