Always Bet on Chop " Always Bet on Chop " ( title " Setze immer auf Chop " ) is a comic strip written by Jeremy Barlow , drawn by Bob Molesworth and edited by Gunther Nickel . The story was published in the 23rd issue of the " Star Wars Rebels " Magazine , which was released on September 28 , 2016 . In a Twitter message , Barlow placed this comic between " Blood Sisters " and " Stealth Strike " . Plot summary . The story is told is framed as told by Garazeb Orrelios , who recounts a mission with Chopper that went awry . One day , the two are tasked to retrieve precious Imperial banking codes from a sporting arena where gladiator droid fights take place . However , Chopper accidentally deletes the codes while trying to download them from a wall - mounted computer interface . Worse yet , a fight promoter named Blik walks in on them . Although Blik does not suspect any wrongdoings , he mistakes Chopper for one of the day ' s droid contestants , and he urges the two Rebels down a corridor . The Rebels get separated : Chopper is taken to the Verpine Effor , who will prepare him for the fight , and Orrelios has to follow Blik so he can " finalize the registration . " In the arena , Chopper is pitted against a droideka nicknamed The Unwinder . Meanwhile , at the bookie station , Orrelios is exposed when his name does not appear in any of the battledome ' s databases . Suspicious , the Twi ' lek bookie calls security . Meanwhile , in the arena , Chopper manages to avoid The Unwinder ' s hail of blaster bolts , much to the surprise of the entire audience and the two announcers . Back at the bookie stand , Orrelios bonks the heads of the Twi ' lek and Blik together , knocking them out so he can escape . Heading toward the arena floor , the Lasat yells to the astromech droid that it is time to leave . Chopper , however , retorts that he is having too much fun , which irritates his companion . The spectators in the stand are obviously loving the show . A short distance away , however , a group of stormtrooper s are showing Orrelios ' s holographic image to Effor , who then points toward the arena . At first , the Lasat seems ready to abandon Chopper in the battledome , and runs for an exit . However , he quickly has second thoughts and turns back . Now cornered by stromtroopers aiming their blasters at him , Orrelios is determined not to go down without a fight , even though he is unarmed . Suddenly , Chopper speeds past Orrelios and the Imperials , taking them all by surprise . The Unwinder comes barreling in Chopper ' s wake , heading right toward the troopers . Chopper then circles back for his comrade , and tells him to get a move on . The two successfully escape as the Unwinder tosses and smashes the Imperial soldiers around . Later , aboard the " Ghost " , Orrelios and Chopper are in the crew area , along with Rex . Sitting on the bench ' s edge , the Lasat tells his tale to Rex , who laughs in delight . Smiling at Chopper with genuine affection , Orrelios still remarks he only wishes they could have gotten that data they were after . Hera Syndulla then appears , revealing that Chopper did upload the Imperial codes as soon as the two Rebels got back . In fact , they could have left the battledome before any of their mishaps occurred . Once again , Orrelios growls at Chopper in wide - eyed exasperation . Continuity . " Always Bet on Chop " features gladiator droids , which made their canon debut in " Nomad Droids , " the sixth episode of the , but whose origins can be traced to the 1979 Legends novel " Han Solo at Stars ' End " . The comic also features the first canon depiction of a Verpine , a species originally created for " " , the seventh issue of Marvel Comics ' earlier Legends " Star Wars " comic series in 1977 . With its arms ending in mechanical claws , The Unwinder resembles the grapple droideka that appeared in the Legends video game " " . External links . " Star Wars Rebels Magazin " # 23 : " Setze immer auf Chop " on Jedi - Bibliothek . de