Vision of Hope " Vision of Hope " is the twelfth episode of the first season of the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " . It is the twelfth episode of the series overall . The episode , written by Henry Gilroy and directed by Steven G . Lee , was released on WatchDisneyXD . com and the WatchDisneyXD app on January 26 , 2015 , and premiered on Disney XD on February 2 , 2015 . The episode revolves around the rebels attempting to rescue exiled Senator Gall Trayvis , a rebel sympathizer , from the Galactic Empire after Ezra Bridger has a vision showing that the senator is in danger . In reality , Trayvis is an agent of the Empire — and he is leading the rebels into a trap . Official description . " After experiencing a vision of the future , Ezra leads the " Ghost " crew into a meeting with a potential ally . " Plot summary . Ezra ' s vision . Ezra Bridger is being trained by Kanan Jarrus in Form V , deflecting blaster stun shots from Sabine Wren , Garazeb Orrelios , and Chopper . Jarrus states that he mostly has the blocking down , but still needs to purposely defect them and has yet to hit his assigned target : a stormtrooper helmet set on a rock . Bridger feels that he will hit it eventually , but Jarrus notices that he cannot focus and pauses the training to ask what ' s wrong . Bridger explains that he is worried about missing the latest transmission from dissident Senator Gall Trayvis . Jarrus reprimands Bridger for his distraction and impatience , and tells his Padawan to keep his concentration in the present . As Bridger continues to train , he hears voices in his head of the Senator - in - exile and others , and he sees a vision of the rebels being chased by stormtrooper s , the rebels saving Senator Trayvis from the Imperials , and the Senator telling Bridger that his parents — Ephraim and Mira Bridger — were very brave . When he awakens lying on the ground , he assumes he was stunned , but Jarrus points out that he unknowingly defected all the shots at the helmet . Bridger tells the others about what he saw , and assumes that the Senator must have known his parents to say such a thing . The rest of the crew disregards the vision . Hera Syndulla calls everyone back to the " Ghost " for the Senator ' s transmission over HoloNet News ; though they missed it , Syndulla recorded the message and replays it . Syndulla points out that Trayvis hid a message in the transmission and that he will meet " local rebels " on Lothal . The messages Trayvis hides are obvious to the locals , but the Empire does not understand them . The rebels figure out that the meeting will take place in the Lothal City Capitol Building on Lothal , an abandoned site . However , Jarrus suspects that the Empire may be more clever than they give them credit for . Bridger then finds out from a friend , Zare Leonis at the Imperial Academy , that there is an operation to capture the Senator . Leonis also promises to provide more intel , but Leonis will be going to Officer Academy off - world . Bridger than tries to tell Leonis his real name , only to be interrupted by a squad of stormtroopers , forcing him to run . After learning of the plot , the rebels stake out the Senate Building , where a dignitary shuttle has docked . The crew discovers that the building is surrounded by Imperial troops and , as a result , they sense that they are walking into a trap . Bridger , however , is optimistic and suggests sneaking into the building through the sewers . Chopper guards the sewer entrance the rebels used . The rebels split up , with Orrelios and Wren going one way and Bridger , Syndulla , and Jarrus going another . Kallus ' trap . The latter group meets the Senator , and the rebels are ambushed by Imperials . The rebels escape with Trayvis into the sewers , and a chase ensues as the Imperial forces pursue them . Imperial forces scurry to secure sewer entrances and a stormtrooper patrol mistakes Chopper for an older model Imperial droid . The stormtrooper patrol leaves Chopper to guard the entrance and instructs him to notify them if he sees the rebels . The rebels splits up in the sewers to confuse the pursuing forces , with Syndulla and Bridger taking the Senator . While in the sewers , they come to a slight drop and they all jump down to the floor , where the Senator falls down . Bridger and Syndulla help Trayvis to his feet , and a look of disgust passes over his face after being touched by the rebels . He brushes off his clothes , the areas where the rebels touched him , when Bridger and Syndulla are not looking . The rebels face another obstacle as they encounter a fan in the sewers . Syndulla gives Trayvis a blaster pistol to watch their backs as the two rebels work to disable the fan . However , the Senator turns the blaster on the two rebels and reveals himself as an Imperial agent , one who tricks Rebels into coming out of hiding so they can be identified by the Imperialists . These unfortunate Rebels are then watched or killed by the Imperial Government after meeting with Trayvis . Bridger tries to deny it , claiming that Trayvis is a voice of freedom just like his parents . Trayvis remarks that no one spoke out against the Empire ever since the Bridger transmissions . Senator Trayvis realizes that Ezra is the Bridgers ' son . He tells the young Bridger that his parents were fools for opposing . Trayvis explains he joined the Empire to survive and that Ezra ' s parents should have too if they valued their lives . Trayvis then says that their rebellious nature has them dead and gone . Though his words hurt Ezra , Syndulla defiantly states that as long as they carry on the fight , the Bridgers are not truly gone . Trayvis tries to shoot Syndulla as she approaches him , but the blaster was not charged and Syndulla knocks him unconscious . Syndulla reveals to Bridger that she had her suspicions about Trayvis when he tried encouraging them to surrender to Kallus and when he feigned exhaustion in the tunnel . The remaining rebels arrive , followed by the Imperial forces . Jarrus uses the Force to stop the fan , and the rebels escape from the Imperials as Trayvis regains consciousness . Ezra gives Trayvis a face of disgust and anger . The rebels return to the " Ghost " , where Bridger laments at how wrong he was . He notes to Jarrus that he always tells the padawan to trust the Force , and Bridger believed that ' s what he was doing . Jarrus explains that Bridger misinterpreted his vision by allowing his emotions to cloud it and that the vision was actually a warning about Trayvis ' s trap . Even so , Force visions are difficult and nearly impossible to interpret , and it takes training and discipline to see things clearly . Syndulla , likewise , says that she also wanted to believe in Trayvis , but — despite his true allegiance — there is still hope in the galaxy . Development . The episode was originally to be named " Lure " . The mural seen in the Senate Building was based off WPA art seen in America in the early 20th century . Continuity . Ezra Bridger ' s meeting with Zare Leonis is also featured in Jason Fry ' s novel " " .