Mission to Jalindi In 1 BBY , the Spectres were sent on a mission to Jalindi during the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire . The objective was to hijack the Jalindi relay in order to eavesdrop on Imperial transmissions sent through the station . Three members of the crew , Ezra Bridger , Sabine Wren and Chopper , sky - dived onto the station ' s dish from the " Ghost " in order to install a spike . The mission was complicated by the arrival of the " Arquitens " - class command cruiser " Marauder " , which wound up detecting the rebels , prompting Sabine to change the objective and attempt to destroy the relay . Notorious rebel extremist Saw Gerrera arrived and destroyed the dish himself , the explosion also taking down the " Marauder " . All of the rebels escaped , but Sabine , Ezra and Chopper were forced to accompany Gerrera on another mission after the arrival of a Star Destroyer prevented them from being picked up by the " Ghost " . Prelude . Rebel Alliance missions , including a supply run attempted by Captain Hera Syndulla and her squadron , had recently been constantly intercepted by the Galactic Empire . Alderaanian Viceroy Bail Organa discovered that the Empire had built a new communications relay on the planet Jalindi . The Alliance had heard rumors about the relay from notorious extremist Saw Gerrera , leader of the Partisans , but had been skeptical of them because they came from Gerrera , who was not considered the most reliable of sources . At the briefing where the relay was discussed , in answer to Rex ' s question of how Gerrera and his small , ragtag band had better intelligence than the entire Rebel Alliance , Imperial defector Alexsandr Kallus pointed out that it was because Gerrera , unlike the Alliance , had no qualms whatsoever about how he acquired his intelligence . Kallus suggested that the Rebels could hack the relay and eavesdrop on Imperial communications , thereby enabling them to stage their operations to avoid Imperial fleets . Alliance leader Mon Mothma approved the plan , and gave the Spectres , Syndulla ' s group , the mission . Spectres member Ezra Bridger thought it would be more effective to simply destroy the relay , but Syndulla pointed out that the Empire would just build another one . That evening , Gerrera contacted the Alliance ' s headquarters at Yavin 4 , smugly pointing out that the Rebellion had to take his information seriously now and insinuating that Mothma ' s leadership would lead them to ruin . Syndulla privately agreed that the relay should be destroyed , as after what had happened to her squadron on the failed supply run , she wanted to hurt the Empire as badly as it constantly hurt the Rebels . However , she was committed to following her orders . Mission . Change in mission . The Spectres ' ship , the " Ghost " , arrived above Jalindi , and Syndulla scrambled the ship ' s signature so the Empire wouldn ' t detect it . As planned , the ship passed high above the relay , and Bridger , Sabine Wren and Chopper leaped out , freefalling to the station . Bridger and Wren were wearing jetpack s , and Chopper , as an astromech droid , had a rocket booster . At less than 500 meter s above the station , low enough that they would not be detected , the three activated their rockets . They landed on the dish at a high rate of speed , and Chopper crashed into the main antenna , causing a momentary disruption in the station ' s signal . Before they could get to work installing the spike , aboard the " Ghost " , Garazeb Orrelios reported the arrival of an " Arquitens " - class command cruiser . Bridger , Wren and Chopper were forced to run to the other side of the antenna , and Bridger reported that they did not appear to have been spotted by the cruiser . Wren and Chopper began hacking into the relay station , and Wren ordered the droid to patch into the secondary comm relay before installing the spike . When a transmission from the cruiser , the " Marauder " , came through , it became clear they had accidentally patched into the main communications channel . The " Marauder " commander was requesting docking clearance from the station . Wren ordered Chopper to put the ship through to the relay station so the Imperials wouldn ' t suspect anything was wrong . Bridger had a different idea , and asked Chopper to put him through to the ship . Affecting an accent , he attempted to impersonate the Jalindi relay ' s commander , claiming that the " Marauder " had not been expected for another rotation and was causing the station difficulties , ending by asking them to return the next day . The " Marauder " commander demanded to know who he was speaking to , and Bridger claimed that he was " Commander Brom Titus " . As Titus " was " the officer Bridger was attempting to bluff , this was unsuccessful . Titus demanded to know if this was a joke . The station ' s dish was realigned , causing Bridger and Wren to slide into view of the " Marauder " bridge . When Titus looked at the rebels through a pair of electrobinoculars , he was incensed to recognize Bridger waving at him . He had tangled with the boy on two previous occasions , the first of which had gotten him demoted from the rank of Admiral . Titus ordered one of his bridge crew to get him the real commander of the relay station . Stormtrooper s were sent onto the dish , and Bridger and Wren fought them . She contacted Syndulla to report that they had been spotted and request a pickup . Wren decided to attempt to blow the station up , as a way to salvage the mission . As she and Bridger fought the stormtroopers , she attempted to plant detonators on the dish . Bridger had Chopper realign the dish , throwing the stormtroopers off - balance as everyone slid back into the dish ' s center . An unlikely ally . When Titus was informed that a small ship , the " Ghost " , was approaching , he ordered his cruiser ' s weapons prepped and their two new fighters launched . Onboard the " Ghost " , Orrelios reported to Syndulla that the fighters were the highly advanced TIE / D Defender s , and she was forced to break off her approach . On the dish , Bridger ordered Chopper to realign it again , as more stormtroopers had arrived . He and Wren slid towards the other side of the dish . Wren caught hold of a support strut for one of the smaller secondary dishes , and grabbed Bridger by the hand before he could slide off . The stormtroopers , however , were not so lucky . As the " Ghost " was being pursued by the heavily - shielded Defenders , Syndulla ' s copilot , Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus , advised her to head into the foggy depths surrounding the stone pillars of the local landscape . Using the Force , he gave her directions through the pillars . As the pilots of the Defenders were unable to perceive the pillars in the same way , both fighters eventually crashed . Back at the relay , Titus was informed of the arrival of another rebel ship , a UT - 60D U - wing starfighter / support craft , which fired on the " Marauder " and severely damaged it , disabling its deflector shield s . The ship flew up to the dish , and Bridger and Wren were surprised to see Gerrera on board . Gerrera invited them onboard , as he pushed several sets of proton bomb s onto the dish , warning that he had set them on short fuses . Bridger , Wren and Chopper boarded Gerrera ' s ship , which was copiloted by Edrio Two Tubes . The stormtroopers on the dish , noting the bombs ' short timers , attempted to flee , and Titus , onboard his cruiser , ordered his bridge crew to pursue the fleeing U - wing . However , it was too late , as the detonation of the proton bombs destroyed the relay station and the nearby " Marauder " . Syndulla , returning from dealing with the Defenders , witnessed the explosion from the " Ghost " . Contacting Bridger and Wren , she was relieved to know that they were safe , but less so to know that they were with Gerrera . Aftermath . The two rebel ships left Jalindi ' s atmosphere . Syndulla intended to dock the " Ghost " with Gerrera ' s U - wing in order to retrieve Bridger , Wren and Chopper , but was prevented by the arrival of a Star Destroyer , forcing both ships to flee into hyperspace . Bridger , Wren and Chopper , separated from the rest of the Spectres , accompanied Gerrera on a mission to investigate a mysterious Imperial shipment .