Idiot ' s Array ( episode ) " Idiot ' s Array " is the eleventh episode of the first season of the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " . It is the eleventh episode of the series overall . The episode , which features Billy Dee Williams reprising his original trilogy role of Lando Calrissian , was released on WatchDisneyXD . com and the WatchDisneyXD app on January 12 , 2015 , and premiered on Disney XD on January 19 . The episode centers around the crew of the " Ghost " working for Lando Calrissian , after Garazeb Orrelios loses a sabacc bet to the smuggler and gambler . Calrissian uses the crew to his own ends in order to begin a mining operation on Lothal , while at the same time evading a crime lord called Azmorigan . Official description . " After Zeb bets — and loses — Chopper in a game of sabacc , the " Ghost " crew find themselves caught in the middle of a smooth - talking smuggler ' s scheme . " Plot summary . Working for Calrissian . With the crew of the " Ghost " short on cash , Kanan Jarrus , Garazeb Orrelios and Chopper are at Old Jho ' s Pit Stop . When Kanan asks Jho if he knows about any jobs , the Ithorian bartender says he doesn ' t , but that the stranger playing sabacc with Zeb said he was looking to hire a ship and crew . Kanan pays for his drink and wanders over to the gambling table . The third player , besides Zeb and the stranger , is the Rodian Tsoklo , who swiftly bows out when the stakes get too high . Believing that he has a winning hand , Zeb decides to bet Chopper , as he has no more money . Kanan has some misgivings , but agrees when he sees Zeb ' s hand . Zeb reveals his hand , a Pure Sabacc , and reaches for the money , only to be shocked when the stranger warns him away and shows off " his " hand , an Idiot ' s Array . When Zeb , angry , demands to know the stranger ' s name , he introduces himself as " Calrissian , Lando Calrissian , " and asks to meet his new droid . Later , Kanan , Zeb , Chopper and Lando arrive at the " Ghost " , where Hera Syndulla , Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger are waiting for them in the cargo hold . Zeb , upon seeing Hera , hurriedly states that he can explain , as Chopper smacks him in the leg . Hera asks Zeb what he ' s talking about , but Kanan interjects to introduce Lando , explaining that he needs to smuggle something past the Imperial blockade . Hera asks what kind of cargo he ' s talking about , and Lando responds that he and Kanan already settled on a price . He asks Hera if Kanan requires her approval for that kind of thing , and she responds that Kanan doesn ' t . Kanan and Lando shake hands , and Lando states that , as promised , when the job is done he ' ll pay them handsomely and return their droid , as Kanan smiles uncomfortably . Hera demands an explanation , and Zeb sheepishly admits that he bet Chopper , which shocks Hera , Ezra and Sabine . Zeb states that Kanan said it was okay , and Hera snaps at Kanan that he should know better . Lando interjects , saying that they need to get his cargo , and that if all goes well there shouldn ' t be anything to argue about . On the way to Lando ' s rendezvous , he acquaints himself with the crew , starting off by flirting with Hera , to Kanan ' s considerable irritation . Kanan says that they won ' t be able to get past the Imperial blockade without fixing the signature modulator , which is currently broken , and orders Chopper to fix it . The astromech droid beeps in response , and Hera agrees that since he ' s no longer part of the crew , he doesn ' t have to do what Kanan says anymore . Lando asks Chopper to take him on a tour of the ship , and the droid happily obliges , making Kanan even more aggravated . In the common room , Lando admires a painting of Sabine ' s starbird , comparing it to the protest paintings of Janyor of Bith . Ezra interjects that he ' d said Sabine ' s work was good before , and she retorts that he didn ' t know why . During this , Chopper fetches his new master a hot drink from the galley , causing Zeb to remark that he can ' t believe that the irascible droid is actually " waiting on that guy . " Ezra retorts that he can ' t believe Zeb lost Chopper , and Zeb whispers that he thinks Lando cheated . Sabine offers to show Lando some of her more " impressionistic pieces " , and he accepts , calling himself an " impressionistic connoisseur " . Lando attempts to tell Ezra what the word means , and the boy retorts that he already knows . Once Sabine and Lando have left the room , Ezra asks Zeb what " connoisseur " means , and Zeb responds that it means " A lot less than [ Lando ] thinks . " Swindling Azmorigan . Shortly later , the " Ghost " rendezvouses with the freighter " Merchant One " . Lando , Hera and Kanan board , and Lando tells the rebels to go along with whatever he says . Hera is concerned about what might happen if things go wrong , and Lando reassures her by noting that " If a comet hits , this ship has escape pod s . " She is not particularly reassured . The three are escorted to the ship ' s owner , the Jablogian slaver Azmorigan , who is messily eating fruit . Gesturing to a hovering crate , Azmorigan states that he has what Lando ordered , and asks what the smuggler has to offer in return . Lando shoves Hera forward , passing her off as a slave girl , to her and Kanan ' s horror . Kanan protests , and Hera , still angry with him about getting them into this mess , tells him that " a deal ' s a deal " . She ' s insulted when Azmorigan dismisses her attire as " preposterous " , but the slaver accepts the deal . Hera " thanks " Lando for getting her here , and tells him that she will find a way to " repay " him . Kanan and Lando return to the " Ghost " with the crate . Back onboard , Sabine asks where Hera is , and Kanan angrily tells Lando to explain what happened . Lando responds that Hera ' s following his plan , and that they should be too so they can get her back . Kanan , irritated , demands to know what " plan " Hera is following , and Lando states that he told her to take an escape pod . In response , Kanan snaps that Lando told her no such thing , and Lando replies that he did , asking if Kanan was paying attention . Sabine sarcastically tells Kanan that he ' s having a good day , what with him losing first Chopper , than Hera . After the " Ghost " undocks from the " Merchant One " , Lando takes his crate to the ship ' s cargo hold and gives Ezra and Zeb firm instructions not to open it , telling them it contains sensitive mining equipment . As Lando departs , Ezra notes that the equipment in question is snoring . Meanwhile , back on Azmorigan ' s freighter , the slaver , still messily eating fruit , asks Hera if she needs food . Nauseated , Hera states that she seems to have lost her appetite , but suggests to Azmorigan that perhaps he would like her to serve him . He agrees , and she takes the tray of fruit from the protocol droid holding it . Hera then suggests that maybe Azmorigan would like to dine alone , and he agrees , ordering his guards out . As Azmorigan reaches for some fruit , Hera , telling him to " take the whole tray " , promptly knocks him out with it and exits the room , telling the guard at the door that the master wants some " alone time " while she changes clothes . Hera then knocks out the guard with the tray as well , before discarding it and heading for the escape pods . As Hera ' s pod launches , Azmorigan is found by his guards , and growls that he wants his " property " back . On the " Ghost " , Lando points out Hera ' s escape pod to a visibly angry Kanan , and Sabine swiftly escorts Lando out of the cockpit to prep the airlock . As soon as Hera is onboard , Lando reports via the intercom that they should make themselves scarce , and Kanan grumbles that " somebody should " . The " Ghost " then jumps into hyperspace . In the airlock , Hera hits Lando in the groin as payment for " selling " her to Azmorigan , and Lando agrees that he deserved it . Hera demands to know what was in the crate , and Lando offers to show her . The puffer pig and Imperial entanglements . In the " Ghost " cargo hold , Ezra and Zeb , curious about Lando ' s " mining equipment " , decide to open the crate against instructions . A puffer pig emerges , and Ezra notes that she ' s " kinda cute . " Zeb unintentionally startles the animal , and she flees up the ladder , prompting Ezra and Zeb to chase after her . On the upper deck , they pass Lando , Hera and Sabine emerging from the airlock , and Lando warns them not to scare her . In the hallway to the cockpit , Zeb grabs the pig . Seeing that the pig is spooked by the Lasat , Lando again warns Zeb that he ' s scaring the pig , and Zeb growls that he ' s not scaring her . In response , the pig , frightened , inflates and blocks the hallway , trapping Lando , Sabine , Hera and Chopper on one side , and Ezra , Zeb and Kanan on the other side . Kanan emerges from the cockpit , demanding to know what ' s going on . When Zeb attempts to explain , an exasperated Kanan decides that he doesn ' t want to know . Shortly after , the " Ghost " drops out of hyperspace above Lothal , right by the blockade of several Imperial Star Destroyers . Kanan remarks that he could really use Hera in the cockpit , on his side of the pig . Hera asks Lando what kind of stuff the Empire could be scanning for , and when he suggests " rebels " , she insists " Besides that . " He suggests mining equipment , and admits that he tried smuggling some to Lothal the week before . Lando explains that since the puffer pig is organic , the Empire won ' t detect her , as long as the " Ghost " can mask its signature . Hera retorts that he knows it can ' t until he asks Chopper to fix it , and Lando laughs . He asks Chopper if he ' d like to be a " hero " and fix the signature modulator . Aboard the ISD " Relentless " , a scanning technician informs Admiral Kassius Konstantine that the Corellian freighter resembles the rebel ship the Empire has been looking for . At this point , Chopper activates the " Ghost " signature modulator , making it appear to be the " Tontine " , a legitimate freighter authorized for travel between Boz Pity and Lothal . Konstantine tells the ship to prepare for scanning . As the " Ghost " flies through the blockade , Lando begins to flirt with Sabine again by offering to purchase some of her work , which irritates Ezra . He attempts to reach Lando and Sabine by climbing over the pig . Kanan , flying the ship and unaware of what Ezra is doing , tempts fate by remarking that they ' re going to make it . Zeb attempts to stop Ezra , but he ' s too late , and Ezra irritates the pig and causes it to inflate further , causing Zeb to be flung across the cockpit and into the controls , disabling the modulator . Onboard the " Relentless " , the technician informs Konstantine that the freighter ' s signal was masked , and the Admiral orders the Imperial forces to open fire . Kanan and Zeb , piloting the " Ghost " , make for Lothal . Zeb remarks that Hera usually fires back , and Kanan snaps that he ' s not Hera and is having enough trouble keeping ahead of the TIEs as it is . Sabine , manning the " Ghost " rear cannon , shoots one of the fighters down . Hera tells Kanan to make for cloud cover . In the clouds , Kanan manages to lose the TIEs , and double back and shoot them down . He tells Hera he understands how hard her job as a pilot can be , and Lando remarks to Hera that Kanan finally appreciates her . Hera tells Lando off for trying to " divide and conquer " the crew , informing him that the only way he ' ll get what he wants is if the crew is working together in sync . Ezra , trapped between the inflated pig and the ceiling , asks for help . Trouble with Azmorigan . After escaping , the " Ghost " flies to Lando ' s farm . As the crew and Lando disembark , he notes that he bought the farm off " a charming fellow named Vizago . " Hera asks why it was so important to get the pig here , and Lando explains that puffer pigs can smell precious minerals , so it can do the job of a dozen mining scanners . Hera notes that the Empire doesn ' t want private landholders mining Lothal . Kanan demands that Lando pay them , and the crew will then be on their way . At this point , a familiar voice interjects that Lando has other debts to pay , and Azmorigan and his henchmen , hiding around the farm , reveal themselves . Lando is shocked that Azmorigan knew where to find him , and Azmorigan reminds Lando that he was the one who introduced the smuggler to Vizago in the first place . Surprised , Lando notes that the overweight slaver must have walked to the farm , something that the smuggler thought Azmorigan never did . Azmorigan retorts that he is willing to do whatever is necessary to reclaim his property . Hera asks what Azmorigan wants , and he demands the return of the puffer pig and Hera , the " Ghost " and her crew as compensation for his " sore feet " , and Lando ' s death . Hera states that there will be no deal , and Kanan suggests that they reconsider the slaver ' s last demand . She overrides Kanan and repeats that there will be no deal , and Azmorigan loses his patience and orders his men to open fire . A gunfight ensues , and Sabine shoots one of the henchmen . Chopper takes the opportunity to steal one of Lando ' s fuel canisters . Ezra , taking cover with Kanan , pulls out his lightsaber - blaster to use . Kanan , unaware of the dual function , is initially worried that Ezra is going to expose himself as a Jedi under fairly mild circumstances . Ezra tells his master that he worries too much and shoots one of Azmorigan ' s henchmen , impressing Kanan . On Hera ' s orders , Zeb frightens the puffer pig again , causing her to inflate and knock over two of Azmorigan ' s henchmen . Sabine uses the animal as a stepping stool to reach the roof of the farmhouse and hold the two remaining henchmen at gunpoint . Azmorigan takes advantage of Zeb being distracted by having to shoot a henchman firing at Chopper , who was pushing his pilfered fuel up the " Ghost " ramp , to hold the Lasat at gunpoint . He threatens to kill Zeb if they don ' t surrender Lando to him . Kanan and Ezra , strongly disliking Lando due to his flirting , swiftly agree . Hera overrules them , and denies Azmorigan anything . Then Chopper , onboard the " Ghost " , fires the ship ' s nose gun at Azmorigan , throwing him and Zeb to the ground . Zeb takes the opportunity to retrieve his bo - rifle and hold Azmorigan at gunpoint , saluting Chopper in thanks . Hera tells Azmorigan and his remaining henchmen that they ' ll spare their lives , and orders them to start walking . As the crime lord leaves , Sabine fires at the henchmen ' s feet to get them running . Resolution . After Azmorigan has fled , Lando remarks that he likes everything that happened except for sparing Azmorigan , because that could create trouble for him in the future . Hera retorts that Lando already has a problem now : he doesn ' t have the money he owes the " Ghost " crew . In fact , Hera suspects he never did . Lando offers to return Chopper , and Hera states that that won ' t satisfy his debt to her . He suggests that they settle it with a game of sabacc , and Hera responds that he ' ll just have to owe her one . Chopper rolls up to Lando , who bids farewell to his " small metal friend " , stating that they will meet again . In response , Chopper slaps Lando with his manipulator arms and rolls off . As the Spectres board the " Ghost " , Ezra tells Sabine that he always appreciated her , and she tiredly responds that she knows . Kanan and Hera discuss that they still need money and fuel , as Kanan doesn ' t see Chopper ' s return as a positive . In the cargo hold , the crew discovers that Chopper stole some of Lando ' s fuel , and Zeb asks if Chopper was playing Lando for a fool the entire time . Sabine congratulates the astromech , and the " Ghost " takes off . Lando watches the ship depart , telling his puffer pig that he knows that Chopper stole the fuel , which is why he didn ' t pay the rebels . He waves , believing that they shall meet again .