Garel Garel , also known as Garei , was a planet located in the Garel system of the Outer Rim Territories ' Lothal sector that was controlled by the Galactic Empire . It was the homeworld of Imperial Supply Master Yogar Lyste . Garel was several minutes away from the planet Lothal via hyperspace travel . Several years before the Battle of Yavin , the rebel cell Phoenix Cell established a temporary hiding place on Garel . The rebels were forced to move after the Empire discovered their presence and assembled a fleet to attack them . Many years later , individuals such as Statura fought to liberate Garel from the yoke of the Galactic Empire . History . At some unknown point during the reign of the Empire , a statue by Janyor of Bith was erected . Some years later it was torn down . A small group staged an impromptu protest , but were quelled by local authorities . According to the Imperial propaganda announcer Alton Kastle , the official reason behind the statue ' s destruction was due to a belief by the Coalition for Progress division of COMPNOR that the statue was a danger to the public . After joining the crew of the " Ghost " , Ezra Bridger and his new rebel " family " accepted a job from the Devaronian crime lord Cikatro Vizago to steal a shipment of Imperial T - 7 ion disruptor rifle s from a warehouse in Garel City Spaceport . While picking up the rifles , they were pursued by Imperial forces led by the Imperial Minister Maketh Tua , who wanted to mass produce them on Lothal . During their trip to Garel , the rebels also picked up two hitchhikers , the droid s C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , who had been sent by the Alderaan ian Senator Bail Organa to prevent the rifles from falling into the hands of the Empire . After escaping Garel , they managed to destroy the rifles during a skirmish with Imperial forces on Lothal . Following an Imperial crackdown in response to the Lothal insurgency , the slicer Merei Spanjaf , her family , the Leonis family , the nanny droid Auntie Nags , and the poet Holshef fled to Garel with the help of the Ithorian bartender Old Jho and the crew of the " Ghost " . Later , they were joined by Zare Leonis and his sister Dhara Leonis , who had been rescued from the Arkanis Academy . Merei ' s father Gandr Spanjaf created false identities for both his family and the Leonises . After the destruction of Phoenix Cell ' s flagship , " Phoenix Home " , the rebels set up a presence on Garel and hid in the planet ' s sprawling spaceport s . By this stage , the crew of the " Ghost " had joined Phoenix Squadron , which was part of a wider rebel network . During a mission to scavenge fuel cells for the planet Rinn which was experiencing an energy crisis , Commander Jun Sato sent the crew of the " Ghost " to search the streets of Garel City for fuel cells . However , Ezra and the astromech droid Chopper managed to obtained five power generators during an unauthorized mission to rescue Vizago . Later , the new Phoenix Leader , Hera Syndulla , dispatched two Phoenix cell members to pick up starfighter parts from the marketplace in Garel City . She also sent Sabine Wren , along with Ezra and Chopper , on a mission to Garel City Spaceport to pick up a mysterious courier and transport him offworld to Havoc Outpost . This mysterious courier turned out to be the GNK - series power droid EG - 86 , who was carrying information vital to the rebel network . Before the crew of the " Ghost " could pick up EG - 86 , they were cornered by the Black Sun bounty hunter Ketsu Onyo , who was a former classmate of Sabine . Following a skirmish with Imperial stormtrooper s , Sabine and Chopper managed to flee into space but were pursued by Ketsu . After an " Arquitens " - class command cruiser arrived , Sabine joined forces with her former adversary to transport EG - 86 to Havoc Outpost . After Ezra and Commander Sato were captured by an Imperial Interdictor in the Del Zennis system , Garazeb Orrelios ambushed two stormtroopers . The rebels stripped off their armor , which was used during a successful mission to rescue their rebel comrades from the Imperial Interdictor . Later , the former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano visited her rebel allies Kanan Jarrus and Ezra on Garel to enlist their support for a mission to investigate the Inquisitors ' secondary mission , which they subsequently learned involved kidnapping Force - sensitive children . While on Takobo , Ezra accidentally revealed to one of the Seventh Sister ' s ID9 seeker droid s that the Phoenix rebels were hiding on Garel . Using this information , Imperial forces based on Lothal launched an assault on Garel in order to crush the Phoenix rebels . Imperial stormtroopers in Garel City also took part in the assault . After fighting Imperial ground forces , the crew of the " Ghost " and several rebel ships managed to take - off but were immediately fired upon by the Imperial fleet , which included several Star Destroyer s and TIE fighters . At least one of the Phoenix cell ' s ships was shot down and crashed onto the streets of Garel City . Several Imperial laser blasts also hit civilian targets on Garel City . During the assault , Admiral Kassius Konstantine ' s Star Destroyer " Relentless " caught Commander Sato ' s CR90 corvette in a tractor beam projector . However , Hera used the " Ghost " to knock out the tractor beam ; allowing Sato and the rest of the Phoenix fleet to jump into hyperspace . Meanwhile Ezra , along with his master Kanan and Chopper , departed on the " Ghost " auxiliary shuttle the " Phantom " for Lothal to find his parents Ephraim and Mira Bridger . Statura was born on Garel , and when he was a teenager , fought to free the planet from the Empire ' s oppression .