Stealth Strike " Stealth Strike " is the ninth episode of the " Star Wars Rebels " animated television series ' second season . It is the twenty - fourth episode of the series overall . The episode premiered on November 25 , 2015 on Disney XD . Official description . " When the Empire uses a powerful new weapon to capture Ezra and Commander Sato , Rex and Kanan must put their differences aside to save their friends . " Plot Summary . Traveling through hyperspace , Commander Jun Sato and Ezra Bridger are on their way to the Del Zennis system to investigate the disappearance of one of their own patrols . So far , Bridger reports nothing out of the ordinary . Just then he senses a disturbance in the force , and suspects something is about to happen . He is proven right when they are suddenly pulled out of hyperspace and captured by an unknown Imperial vessel . Commander Sato sends out a distress call but is cut short after they suddenly lose power throughout their ship . Commander Sato ’ s distress call does get through to the " Ghost " crew , long enough to inform them about being pulled out of hyperspace . The rebels are puzzled , because they know it ’ s impossible to pull a ship out of hyperspace . Sabine Wren , however , knows it is possible with the use of gravity wells . When she was still in the Academy , she learned the Empire was developing a new cruiser with gravity well projectors powerful enough to pull a ship out of hyperspace . She suspects the vessel is still in its experimental stages , and knows if the Empire follows procedure the tests on this ship would be taking place in remote areas , probably where they lost contact with Commander Sato . Kanan Jarrus orders everyone to gear up , as he plans on lead a rescue mission . However , Hera Syndulla overrules his orders and tells him he needs to go in with Rex alone . Jarrus is reluctant to go with Rex and would rather take Garazeb Orrelios or Wren , but Syndulla points out that Rex ’ s ex - military experience will be invaluable in their chance of rescuing Bridger and Commander Sato , and he can impersonate a Stormtrooper . Jarrus still refuses to work with Rex , but despite his grudge against clones he goes ahead with Syndulla ’ s plan for the sake of Bridger . Meanwhile , Bridger and Commander Sato are apprehended and are brought to the bridge where they meet Admiral Brom Titus . Commander Sato tries to convince the Admiral that they are members of the Corporate Alliance , but Admiral Titus sees through his lies and recognizes them both as Commander Sato and Ezra Bridger . Admiral Titus knows Agent Kallus will be pleased to hear that he has Bridger , and then orders his men to secure them . Back on Garel , Orrelios captures two stormtrooper s and Jarrus and Rex put on their armor , as they plan to go in undercover . To help them get in , Jarrus and Rex take a stolen Imperial shuttle and bring along Chopper , disguised as an Imperial communication droid , to help them access terminals . Traveling through hyperspace , Jarrus ’ plan is to find their people and get them out of Imperial custody , but Rex insists in disabling the Empire ’ s new ship as well , as it could become a potential threat to the rebellion . They soon arrive at Bridger and Commander Sato ’ s last known position and emerge from hyperspace . They have the Empire ’ s new ship in sight , and they immediately receive transmission from them . The Imperials inform them that they are in a restricted area , but Rex manages to convince them in granting permission to board by using emergency protocols that he and Commander Cody invented back in the Clone Wars . On the bridge , Admiral Titus informs Agent Kallus about his captives . He is impressed by this news , but warns the Admiral not to underestimate Ezra Bridger and orders him to have him locked in a secured cell under triple guard . After landing , Jarrus , Rex , and Chopper depart from the shuttle and begin their search for their fellow Rebels . Disguised as Imperials , nobody suspects a thing . Accessing a terminal , they learn from Chopper that Ezra is being transferred to a secure cell and decide to go after him first . Down in the detection block , three Stormtroopers are escorting Bridger to his cell . Upon arriving , Bridger creates a distraction by using the force to ignite his lightsaber , which is attached to a Stormtrooper . Distracted , Bridger breaks free of his captives and overpowers the troopers . Then after locking them in a cell , he spots two more Stormtroopers coming right for him and immediately uses the stun gun on his lightsaber to take them out . But after he spots Chopper , he realizes the two Stormtroopers are actually Jarrus and Rex . The two of them are fine , but feel a little disoriented after being stung . Bridger tries to cover up what he just did by convincing Jarrus and Rex that they were in a big fire fight , but Chopper shows them a holographic projection of what actually happened . Jarrus is shocked and dismayed that his own apprentice shot them , while Rex just laughs it off . Then before it can become another quarrel , Bridger breaks it up and says they still need to find Commander Sato and sabotage the ship . His plan is to split up , Bridger and Chopper will go to the reactor that powers the ship ’ s gravity well projector s while Jarrus and Rex rescue Sato . Jarrus denies any splitting up and says they should stay together , rescue Sato and leave , but Rex points out that Bridger is right about destroying the ship . It soon becomes another disagreement between the two , but Bridger breaks it up yet again , making himself quite clear that they are going to follow his plan . No more is said and the four of them split up . Meanwhile , Admiral Titus receives word that Bridger has escaped . He gives the order to lock down all levels , and have all the hangar bays secured . He also gave his men permission to kill on sight when they cross paths with Bridger , not wanting to prove that Agent Kallus was right about underestimating him . The ship is soon on full lock down with Stormtroopers on the lookout for Bridger . Bridger and Chopper soon reach the reactor core for the gravity wells , and Chopper already has a plan that involves using Bridger as a distraction . Bridger sneaks into the room without being noticed , but then gets spotted by the technicians . He makes a run for it as the technicians open fire on him . With Bridger distracting them , Chopper enters the scene and accesses one of the terminals . He turns off the gravity , making it difficult for Bridger to fight back . Then after some tampering , Chopper restores the gravity , causing everyone floating to fall to their death . Bridger makes it safely and the two of them retreat as stormtroopers enter the scene . Meanwhile through heavy fire , Jarrus and Rex reach the detention cell where the Imperials are holding Commander Sato and his companions . They set them free and make a run for it back to Sato ’ s ship . More stormtroopers show up and begin to overpower them . Rex decides to buy the others some time by holding off their pursuers , despite Jarrus ' objections . Rex seals the door and takes on the pursuing stormtroopers single handed , but gets stun ned and captured . Rex is brought to Admiral Titus , who shows disappointment about Rex ’ s alliance with the rebellion , as he recalls the days when his kind brought peace to the galaxy . He then offers Rex a chance of redemption ; surrender all his compatriots and he will offer him immunity and reinstatement at an Imperial training academy . But as suspected , Rex refuses and Admiral Titus brings up the alternative ; an interrogator droid programmed to kill him . Through the Force , Jarrus can sense Rex ’ s pain and suffering and decides to go and rescue him while the others continue to make their way back to the ship . With Bridger leading the way , the Rebels get pass the attacking Stormtroopers and make it back to their ship . As Admiral Titus prepares to finish off Rex , Jarrus surprises them and saves Rex while the Admiral flees from the fight . Jarrus helps Rex run through the corridors , and after ordering Bridger and Sato to launch without them the two make their way to the escape pod s . Sato and his crew depart from the Imperial ship , and after picking up Jarrus and Rex they prepare for hyperspace jump . Unfortunately , they are caught in the gravity well once again and are being pulled back to the Imperial ship . However , The Imperials are too late to realize that Chopper has rigged their own weapon against them , pulling every ship in sight . The two " Arquitens " - class command cruisers alongside collide with the Admiral ’ s ship , destroying it in the process . With the gravity well gone , the Rebels are free and escape . Following their victorious escape , Commander Sato expresses his gratitude to Jarrus , Rex , and Bridger for saving him and his crew . Rex also thanks Jarrus for saving him , and before going their separate ways they salute to one another .