Twin Suns ( episode ) " Twin Suns " is the twentieth episode of the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " third season . It is the fifty - seventh episode of the series overall . It aired on March 18 , 2017 , on Disney XD . Official description . " Maul arrives on Tatooine seeking revenge against his nemesis , Obi - Wan Kenobi . Ezra , meanwhile , heads to the desert planet hoping to reach the Jedi Master first . " Plot summary . The desolation of Maul . The episode opens with Maul lost in the deserts of the planet Tatooine . He can feel Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s presence in his mind ' s eye , but searching an entire planet for a man who doesn ' t want to be found has proven to be far more difficult than Maul expected . In exasperation and rage , Maul cries out Kenobi ' s name . His voice reverberates through the desert . Maul does not want to die in the desert , and vows to draw Kenobi out of hiding . While contemplating , Maul has an idea , slowly opening his hand to reveal a fragment of the Sith holocron from Malachor . The holocron ' s messages . Meanwhile , at Chopper Base on the planet Atollon , Ezra Bridger is sleeping in his bunk bed above Garazeb Orrelios when he is woken by a faint recording of Kenobi ' s voice emanating from Kanan Jarrus ' holocron . Ezra at first thinks that Zeb is snoring , but hears the holocron speaking . The holocron repeats Kenobi ' s warning to the Jedi following Order 66 . Ezra enters Kanan ' s quarters , where Kanan ' s holocron and the Sith holocron are stored . He finds Kanan ' s holocron repeating itself . The Sith holocron then glows red , and Ezra hears Maul roaring Kenobi ' s name again , causing him to trip backwards as red light flashes from the broken holocron . Ezra finds his master , Kanan Jarrus , standing behind him and tells his master that Maul is back . Ezra , Kanan , Hera Syndulla , Rex , Commander Jun Sato and Chopper meet in the base ' s command center to discuss the news . Kanan is unsure what the holocrons are trying to say , but Ezra believes that Master Kenobi ' s life is in danger because Maul is after him right now . While sympathetic to Ezra ' s hope that Kenobi is still alive , Rex – who had served at the Jedi ' s side during the Clone Wars – tells Ezra that Senator Bail Organa had confirmed Kenobi ' s purported death . Ezra thinks that Senator Organa is wrong , and fears that Maul is closing in on Kenobi . Hera thinks Ezra just heard a broken recording , but Ezra counters that he heard Maul ' s voice . Kanan reminds Ezra that Maul has tricked him before , but Ezra insists on going to Tatooine to check things out . Hera takes the young Jedi aside for a private word . She reminds him that the rebels are training for their attack on Lothal , and that they need his local knowledge to help prepare if they want to be successful . Ezra argues that Kenobi is alive and could help the Rebellion . Hera dismisses that idea that Kenobi is alive based on the reasoning that he would not be hiding on a backwater world instead of helping the Rebellion . Hera wishes things were different , but reiterates that she needs him here for the Lothal mission . Ezra reassures her that he is enthusiastic about helping the rebels on the Lothal mission . Hera tells Ezra she understands what he is going through , and allows him to leave . Kanan walks over to Hera , followed by Chopper , and they exchange a brief glance and watch Ezra walk away . Going AWOL . The following morning at Chopper Base ' s busy landing field , a rebel trooper greets Ezra as the boy pushes several crates of munitions . Ezra claims the munitions are for the A - wings . When the trooper does not recall receiving such orders , Ezra claims that the inventory droid AP - 5 sent them . The trooper remarks that the " calculator " must be going into overdrive , and asks Ezra for the manifest . As he hands it over , Ezra asks if any of the fighters need loading . The trooper reports that the RZ - 1T trainer s need to be rearmed , since they have been used by the new recruits lately . While the trooper confirms the authenticity of Ezra ' s manifest , Ezra takes the opportunity to disappear . Unbeknownst to Ezra , Chopper is also watching and follows the boy . Before the trooper can tell Ezra to take the munitions to the trainers , Ezra climbs into the cockpit of an RZ - 1T trainer and takes off despite the trooper ' s orders not to , pretending that he can ' t hear the trooper . As he leaves , Ezra says that he hopes Hera can forgive him . Ezra takes the RZ - 1T trainer into hyperspace and flies to Tatooine . Upon arriving over the desert planet , Ezra is startled by Chopper , who has stowed aboard the trainer . Ezra jerks the RZ - 1T in fright . Ezra demands that Chopper tell him how he got aboard , and adds that he did not want the other rebels to get involved . Chopper squeals back in Binary , and Ezra reluctantly accepts Chopper for the mission . He then adds that they do not know where they are going . Ezra activates Kanan ' s holocron and the Sith holocron , telling Chopper to take them into Tatooine ' s atmosphere , as he will let him know when to change course . The RZ - 1T trainer enters Tatooine ' s atmosphere at night , while Ezra lets the holocrons guide him . Ezra tells Chopper to take their ship north by north - west . Shortly before landing , the holocrons fade . After disembarking , Ezra tells Chopper to stay with the ship . The holocrons lead him towards a glowing shard of the Malachor Sith holocron , which Maul had used to lure Ezra to the planet . As he picks up the shard , Ezra hears Maul saying " now you see " and realizes they have stumbled into a trap . Tusken ambush . Ezra and Chopper soon find themselves under attack from several Tusken Raider s , who had been converging on the canyon . Under the cover of darkness , the Sandpeople attack the RZ - 1T with gaderffii stick s and slugthrower s . Ezra returns to the trainer fighter , where he uses the Force to hurl away a Tusken Raider threatening Chopper . Chopper flees the ship with his rocket booster and dodges blaster bolts . Ezra tells Chopper to find cover while he takes position under the fighter . Ezra is soon attacked by a Tusken Raider , but Chopper comes to his aid by spraying foam at the assailant . The other Tuskens concentrate their fire on the RZ - 1T , causing it to explode . Ezra and Chopper narrowly avoid being hit by the blast , Ezra saving Chopper by pushing him to the ground . The jubilant Tusken Raiders then raise their sticks and begin chanting . However , Maul arrives and cuts them down with his lightsaber . Meanwhile , Ezra gets to his feet and lifts Chopper up . While the explosion scared the Tusken Raiders away , the two rebels realize they are stranded with no way of getting home . Ezra and Chopper head through the canyon . Trials of heat and sand . At daybreak , Ezra and Chopper exit the canyon to find themselves facing an empty desert . Ezra thinks that crossing the sands is a bad idea , especially for droid s . Chopper suggests traveling along the ridge . Ezra accepts Chopper ' s idea , but then sees an apparition of Maul telling him to head into the desert . Using the Jedi and Sith holocrons , Ezra believes that Maul is out there and that they have to venture into the desert to stop him . Chopper grunts , but Ezra insists on finding Master Kenobi . He tells Chopper that he is free to follow the ridge and find a settlement . He suggests that Chopper can then contact Chopper Base . After some thinking , a grumbling Chopper reluctantly follows Ezra into the desert . The two rebels are soon caught in a sandstorm . Ezra uses the Jedi and Sith holocrons to guide them , but the two are blinded by the sand . Amidst the sandstorm , Ezra hears Maul ' s voice telling him to draw Kenobi out . Maul tells Ezra that his pain and sorrow call out to Kenobi . Ezra tells Chopper to keep moving . The sandstorm eventually subsides , but the two rebels are exhausted . Chopper ' s battery drained , the droid shuts down . A despondent Ezra tries to revive his rebel comrade . With Chopper immobile , Ezra blames himself for not heeding Hera ' s advice . While waiting under the scorching suns , Ezra is tormented by Maul ' s voice claiming that Kenobi is dead because of his actions . An exhausted Ezra then sees Maul looming over him , and charges at him with his green lightsaber . However , Ezra discovers that he only saw a mirage , succumbing to exhaustion and heat stroke as Maul laughs . Later , a cloaked figure approaches the immobile Chopper and the delirious Ezra , who is fading into unconsciousness . An evening with Kenobi . That night , Ezra awakes to find himself at a campfire . He discovers that Chopper has been hooked up to a power lamp . Ezra also finds a dewback watching them . On the other side of the campfire , Ezra sees a cloaked figure who tells him that he is in the wrong place . The cloaked figure reveals himself as Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , and tells Ezra that he will help him to get on his way back once the boy has regained his strength . Ezra protests , saying that he has come to warn Kenobi about Maul . However , Kenobi already knows that Maul has been hunting for him . He tells Ezra that one does not survive for as long as he has by being foolish . Kenobi describes Maul as an old and persistent adversary . When Ezra suggests that they fight him together , Kenobi says that he had no intention of fighting Maul , but acknowledges this is now unavoidable . When Ezra tells Kenobi that the holocrons told him that Kenobi would be the one to help them destroy the Sith , Kenobi expresses surprise . Ezra adds that the Rebellion needs Kenobi ' s help to defeat the Empire . Kenobi responds that Ezra already has what he needs , and warns the young Padawan that he is already letting it go . When Ezra expresses puzzlement at why the holocrons would send him here , Kenobi tells him that Maul used the holocrons to manipulate Ezra ' s emotions and thus altered the course of many things . He warns Ezra that Maul knows his fears and has manipulated the truth to lead him here , where he should never have been . When Ezra tells him that the holocrons tell the truth , Kenobi explains that the holocrons only told him what he wanted to hear and believe . Kenobi warns that Maul is the only one to have benefited from all of this . At this point , Maul interrupts Kenobi ' s sentence , walking up to the other side of the campfire . Kenobi tells Ezra to go . When the boy protests , Kenobi tells him that it is not his responsibility , stressing that he will mend the " old wound " . Kenobi tells Ezra to ride the dewback north , where he will find his way home . Chopper uses his rocket booster to land on the dewback ' s saddle and the two leave the encampment . Mending old wounds . After Ezra and Chopper have left , Maul bids " his " apprentice farewell before turning his attention to Kenobi . Maul insults Kenobi by describing him as a " rat in the desert " . Kenobi counters with " Look what I have risen above . " Maul tells Kenobi that he has come to kill him , but thinks it is worse to leave him here festering in squalor . Kenobi responds that Maul has nothing , because he solely defines himself by his power to take life and to dominate others . Maul ignites his double - bladed lightsaber and slashes at the sand , dousing the fire . He then cries out , " What do you have ? " Kenobi stands impassively as Maul asks him why he came to Tatooine , suspecting that the Jedi Master would not hide away on a backwater planet for no reason . He is able sense the mind of his enemy and deduce that Kenobi is protecting someone . In response , Kenobi ignites his lightsaber and adopts his master Qui - Gon ' s stance , tricking Maul into attacking him as he did the fallen Jedi Master . Kenobi parries his blade ; Maul parries in response and the two men size each other up . Maul then lunges forward at the Jedi Master and the two blades crash . Following a brief exchange , Kenobi bisects Maul ' s lightsaber and inflicts a fatal wound to his chest . As Maul drops his bisected lightsabers and falls to the ground , Kenobi catches him and props up his fallen adversary . In his last moments , Maul asks if Kenobi is hiding the Chosen One . Kenobi confirms that this is true , which implies that Kenobi thinks Luke Skywalker , not his father Anakin Skywalker , is the Chosen One . Maul then says that he [ the Chosen One ] will avenge them , before passing away . Out of respect and pity , Kenobi closes Maul ' s eyes and sits beside his fallen adversary beneath two of Tatooine ' s three moon s . Parting company . Later , Ezra and Chopper fly Maul ' s ship " Nightbrother " back to Atollon . Upon entering the atmosphere , they are escorted to Chopper Base by two A - wings . Zeb is loading supplies , while Hera and Kanan watch as the " Nightbrother " lands . After the two rebels disembark , Zeb asks Ezra " if this means what I want it to mean . " Ezra tells his rebel comrades that they won ' t be seeing Maul again . He apologizes to Hera and Kanan for running off , and tells them that the Rebellion is where he is supposed to be . Ezra adds that his fellow rebels are his family , and that they are supposed to go home . The Spectres embrace Ezra . Back on Tatooine , Kenobi rides his dewback towards the Lars moisture farm . Over the horizon , he hears Beru Whitesun Lars calling out to her step - nephew Luke . Kenobi strokes his chin as he watches Luke head home , a tiny silhouette against the binary sunset .