Rescue of Hondo Ohnaka In 2 BBY , Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger , along with Sabine Wren , Garazeb Orrelios , and the droid C1 - 10P launched a rescue mission to free the Pirate Hondo Ohnaka and his partner Terba from the Imperial prison on Naraka for some valuable information . Following a skirmish with stormtrooper s and an All Terrain Defense Pod , the rebels managed to extract Hondo safely but Terba was killed during the escape attempt . Prelude . Following the skirmish in Nixus Hub 218 and the rediscovery of Lira San , the Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka was imprisoned by the Galactic Empire at the Imperial prison on Naraka . Hondo ' s cellmate was the Ugnaught Terba , who had worked as a laborer at the Imperial junkyard Reklam Station , which lay inside the gas planet of Yarma . Seeking to escape the prison , Terba told Hondo that Republic Y - wing starfighter s were being dismantled at Reklam Station . Hondo managed to secretly contact his one - time partner Ezra Bridger , who was a member of the Phoenix Cell . He offered to give Ezra valuable information in return for his rescue . Ezra considered and accepted his offer since Hondo ' s information had been useful in the past . The prison heist . The Spectres traveled to Naraka . While Captain Hera Syndulla stayed aboard the " Ghost " to provide an escape vessel , Ezra along with Garazeb Orrelios and Sabine Wren climbed under one of the bridges that led to the mountain side prison . They encountered two stormtrooper s . Zeb pulled one of them by his leg and threw him into a ravine . Ezra then confronted the second stormtrooper and pushed him down into the ravine . Sabine then emerged from under the bridge and the three rebels narrowly avoided an Imperial sensor light . After escaping the sensor light , Ezra contacted the astromech droid Chopper and instructed the droid to jump over the cliff . Chopper was unable to activate his rocket booster s because doing so would alert the Imperials . Chopper threw himself down the cliff and was caught by Zeb . Chopper then opened the door to the Imperial prison and the rebels made their way to cell 6611 where Hondo and Terba were being held . The rebels were initially reluctant to rescue Terba until Hondo assured them that the information he was carrying was of great value to Phoenix Cell . Sabine then spotted a stormtrooper sneaking up on Ezra and the young Jedi shot him with his blaster . The rebels , Hondo and Terba were then attacked by the stormtroopers ' companions and fled down the corridor . Ezra then contacted Hera and told her to bring the " Ghost " for a " 44 scoop " . After a brief fire fight , the rebels fled down a turbolift . Upon exiting the lift , the rebels ambushed another stormtrooper patrol . During the skirmish , Ezra ignited his new green lightsaber and cut down several stormtroopers . The rebels then fled towards the main entrance . At that point , Terba demanded a second share from Hondo but the Weequay refused . Snubbed , Terba broke off the deal and ran ahead of the rebels towards the entrance . However , an Imperial AT - DP walker was positioned on the nearby platform and blasted the Ugnaught to his death . The rebels and Hondo were then trapped on both sides with the walker and stormtroopers at front and more stormtrooper reinforcements behind . Sabine hurled a thermal detonator through the door which killed the pursuing stormtroopers whilst Chopper locked the door . Meanwhile , Ezra used the Force to take control of the AT - DP pilot ' s mind and used him to shoot the other stormtroopers . The pilot under the influence of Bridger then drove his walker over the edge of the platform into the ravine . Despite eliminating these obstacles , another group of stormtroopers caught up with them . Before another gun battle could break out , Hera arrived with the " Ghost " and dived under the main platform . At Ezra ' s command , the rebels and Hondo jumped onto the freighter which evacuated them from the prison . Aftermath . By rescuing Hondo Ohnaka , the Spectres and their Phoenix allies learned about the presence of Republic Y - wings at the Imperial junkyard Reklam Station inside the gassy planet Yarma . The rebels subsequently mounted a reconnaissance mission to scout the floating junkyard . In return for his services , the Phoenix rebels reluctantly agreed to supply Hondo with a hyperspace - capable smuggling vessel and a crew . In the end , the rebels did not have to foot the bill for Hondo ' s reward because the pirate acquired an Imperial vessel and an Ugnaught crew at Reklam Station . Due to his actions during the rescue mission , Ezra was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and given charge of the Reklam mission . By raiding Reklam Station , the Spectres liberated several Ugnaught laborers and acquired five Y - wings for General Jan Dodonna ' s unit . The rebels ' activities also attracted the attention of Grand Admiral Thrawn , the commander of the Seventh Fleet and a rising star in the Imperial Military . Behind the scenes . The first appeared in " " , the premiere of the third season of " Star Wars Rebels " , which premiered on September 24 , 2016 on Disney XD .