The Wynkahthu Job " The Wynkahthu Job " is the ninth episode of the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " third season . It is the forty - sixth episode of the series overall . It aired on November 26 , 2016 on Disney XD . Official description . " The " Ghost " crew teams with Hondo and Azmorigan for a weapons score . " Plot summary . A " win - win situation " . Ezra Bridger and his fellow Spectres are meeting aboard the " Ghost " with Hondo Ohnaka . Ezra thinks that Hondo can be trusted , but Sabine Wren reminds him that he has gotten them into trouble half the time . The door opens and Hondo greets his " old friends . " He tells them that their visit warms the old pirate ' s heart . Hondo also takes off his hat and shows his graying hair . Garazeb Orrelios angrily reminds Hondo that he abandoned them on a doomed Imperial station . Ezra counters that it " all worked out the last time . " Hondo tells them that he always delivers and promises to tell them about something he and his new partner have cooked up . Ezra tells his fellow rebels to keep an open mind . The door opens and an impatient Azmorigan asks Hondo if he has recruited the " two - bit " smuggler s . Hera Syndulla is unhappy to see Azmorigan again and doesn ' t want to work with the crime lord . Hondo tells that he is offering them a " win - win " situation and that they have something that will profit the rebellion . Outside , the " Ghost " is attached to Hondo ' s stolen Imperial landing craft . Back aboard the " Ghost " , Hera tells Hondo that she doesn ' t care about what he has to offer and refused to let Azmorigan aboard her ship . Azmorigan recalls that Hera was the " feisty one " who hit him with the tray . Ezra tells Hera to take it easy but Hera responds that this " bag of bantha fodder " tried to buy her from that " sleemo " Lando Calrissian and make her a servant . Azmorigan responds that he paid a fair price and says that he technically still owns her . Hondo tries to calm things down and tells them not to be blind to his " fabulous deal " . Kanan Jarrus responds that he is interested in Hondo ' s offer . Hera is adamant that she is not moving her ship until she knows what he has to offer . Hondo says that he is offering all the weapons aboard an abandoned class four container transport . Hera is not interested until Hondo tells he that the cargo ship is carrying proton bomb s , something which Ezra told him that the rebellion was interested in acquiring . Hera tells Hondo to show them . Planning the mission . The " Ghost " detaches itself from Hondo ' s landing craft and flies towards the planet Wynkahthu . Hondo tells them that he had encountered an Imperial cargo ship berthing in the upper atmosphere of Wynkahthu while traveling by the planet . Hondo tells them that he found the ship abandoned by its crew . Sabine checks the " Ghost " computers and finds that the cargo ship has gotten stuck in one of Wynkahthu ' s atmospheric storms . The ship is slowly being pulled inside a vortex . Hondo warns them that the ship will soon be destroyed with its cargo . Azmorigan presents the ship ' s manifest to the Spectres and confirms it is loaded with proton bombs . When Hera asks why they are interested in the ship , Hondo reveals that he and Azmorigan are after precious metals on the ship including ancient artifacts and riches untold . Ezra minds Hondo that those treasures were from worlds plundered by the Galactic Empire . Zeb suggests splitting the treasure and Hondo bursts out laughing . He pats Ezra on the shoulder and reminds the rebels that they get to keep the bombs while he and Azmorigan keep the treasures . When Sabine asks why Hondo is soliciting their services instead of using his Ugnaught crew , Hondo claims that it is a " long , boring story " and that this job is perfect for the Spectres . Kanan then asks if the Empire can ' t salvage the ship , what hope do they have . Hondo responds that they have one thing the Empire lacks : desperation . Hera admits that Hondo is right and decides that they can ' t pass up this offer . Hondo loudly exclaims we have a deal . Sabine studies the chart and says they have no way offloading the cargo from the ship . She says they need to find another way . At that point , the former Imperial RA - 7 protocol droid AP - 5 enters the room . Hera asks if he knows the specs for the transport . AP - 5 confirms that he does and recalls that he was serving on a Class four container transport when Chopper found him . Hera tells AP - 5 to work with Zeb on a plan to reach the Imperial cargo ship . Ezra starts to protest that he should get the job since he found the information first . However , Zeb responds that it is his turn . When Ezra complains to Hera , she responds that she doesn ' t trust Hondo and that he shouldn ' t as well . After Ezra leaves , Kanan expresses agreement with Hera and says that Ezra needs to learn for himself that Hondo cannot be trusted . Boarding the cargo ship . The " Ghost " flies into the stormy atmosphere of Wynkahthu . Hera tells AP - 5 to engage the stabilizers . AP - 5 estimates that they have a 38 . 5 percent chance of success . When Kanan protests , AP - 5 responds that they would have a zero percent chance without him . Hera tells the salvage team to be ready to board the ship . She briefs them that cargo ship is sitting above the storm ' s vortex but that it is sinking fast and that the ship will be ripped apart . Zeb leads a team consisting of Hondo , Ezra , Chopper , and Azmorigan . Sabine stays behind to receive the cargo . When Ezra cheekily addresses Zeb as Captain Orrelious , Zeb warns him that he should talk to Hera after the mission if he has a problem . The fat Azmorigan struggles to climb down the stairs and Hera is disgusted by his presence . When Hondo tells his " frail friend " that the freighter is dangerous and that he should stay aboard the " Ghost " with his " singing voice " , Azmorigan reminds him that he wants half of the treasure . He insists that the mission will not go ahead without him . The rebels open the cargo ramp of the " Ghost " and jump onto the cargo ship ' s hull . They find a manhole and jump inside the ship . Zeb then tells Chopper to restore the ship ' s power systems in order to aid their search . He sends the astromech droid to the bridge to see what he can do . Ezra questions whether it is a good idea to split up and Zeb responds that he is in charge of the salvage mission . Zeb along with Ezra , Hondo and Azmorigan travel down the corridor . They quickly sense movement and Hondo is attacked by a small creature who turns out to be the former Ugnaught laborer Melch . Melch attacks Hondo and Ezra is forced to restrain him . When the rebels recognize Melch , Hondo is reluctant to talk about his Ugnaught crew but Zeb insists . With little choice , Hondo tells the Spectres that Azmorigan came to him with the flight plans of an Imperial cargo ship . Zeb and the other rebels learn that Hondo and Azmorigan attacked the cargo ship with ion mines but that it drifted into the maelstrom . Hondo then claims that his Ugnaught crew bravely boarded the ship . Melch angrily responds in Ugnaught that he abandoned them and left them to die . Hondo tries to deny doing so and claims that he loves his crew as a his " short , fragrant family . " As compensation , Hondo offers Melch 2 % of the treasure which the Ugnaught happily accepts . Zeb then realizes that Hondo only contacted them after he lost his entire crew , meaning that he lied . Ezra tries to defend his " business partner " by pointing out that Hondo only omitted certain facts . Zeb is visibly angry with Hondo and vows to pull out the pirate ' s arms . He then tells Hondo to lead him to the cargo hold . Hondo reassures Ezra that Zeb was joking . Finding the treasure . Meanwhile , Hera , Kanan , and AP - 5 are aboard the " Ghost " bridge when Sabine reports that the winds are getting stronger . Hera then asks Zeb for a status report and he tells them that they are outside the hangar door now . Zeb finds that the hangar door is not budging and tells Chopper to restore the power . Chopper complies with Zeb ' s orders and restarts the ship ' s power plant . However , Ezra ignites his green lightsaber and slices through the door . Zeb orders him to stop but Ezra cuts a hole through the door . Azmorigan and Hondo are excited to see the treasure while Ezra is delighted to find the proton bombs . He tells Zeb that Hondo can be trusted but Zeb prefers to wait till everyone has safely returned to the " Ghost " . Ezra insists that nothing can go wrong and the rebels begin loading the bombs while Hondo and Azmorigan squabble over the treasure . Zeb warns them to shut up and Azmorigan says he won ' t be arguing with the Lasat . Zeb then contacts Chopper and tells him that he can open the cargo door . Zeb warns everyone that it will get windy . In the background , an Imperial sentry droid begins to reactivate . The " Ghost " faces the rear cargo door of the Imperial cargo ship . Zeb fires the connecting cables which attach to the " Ghost " . Zeb and Ezra load the first batch of proton bombs which Sabine stores aboard the " Ghost " . Zeb orders Ezra to help him load another set of bombs . However , he finds the youth helping Hondo to load a chest . Zeb reminds Ezra to get back to work . Hondo tries to argue but Zeb reminds him that the rebels get to load their cargo first . Ezra protests they are a team and notices that Azmorigan has disappeared . Zeb insists that this is not their problem and tells Sabine that another shipment is coming . Ezra tries to contact Azmorigan but Zeb is preoccupied . Hondo , who is helping Melch carry a chest , tells them that Azmorigan will be fine . After a while , Zeb starts to get worried about Azmorigan . Ezra insists on finding him but Zeb orders him to man the winch and to continue loading the cargo . He reminds Ezra that the bombs go first , prompting Ezra to tell Zeb to hurry up . Zeb travels down the hallway searching for Azmorigan only to be stun ned by an Imperial sentry droid . Dangerous stakes . Back on the " Ghost " , Sabine has received the fourth batch of proton bombs and tells Ezra to keep sending more . Meanwhile , Chopper is manning the bridge when the ship ' s controls short - circuit due to a lightning strike ; causing the cargo ship to list towards the vortex . Chopper contacts Ezra , who tells him to get to the cargo hold . Ezra informs Hera , who tells them to evacuate . Ezra explains that they have a little problem because Azmorigan has disappeared and Zeb has gone to find him . In the background , Hondo and Melch are trying to carry a cargo box . Ezra tells Hondo that he needs his help but the Weequay pirate responds that he is too busy to help . When Ezra asks Hondo whether Azmorigan was his friend , Hondo says that he is merely a partner and business acquaintance . Ezra realizes that Hondo cares more about the treasure and voices his disagreement before entering the corridor to find Zeb and Azmorigan . Zeb wakes to find himself in a cell opposite Azmorigan , who tells him they are in the brig . Zeb uses his comlink to tell Ezra that he and Azmorigan are in the brig and that he was knocked out by a droid . AP - 5 apologizes for overlooking the presence of Imperial sentry droids . He suspects that the droids were reactivated when the power was restored to the ship . he advises them not to engage the droids because the consequences will be problematic . Hera orders her crew and the gangsters to return to the " Ghost " because the ship can ' t take any more pummeling from the winds . Ezra promises to rescue Zeb and Azmorigan . He encounters Chopper and tells the droid they have to get to the brig . Chopper leads the way and the two find Zeb and Azmorigan inside . Ezra taunts Zeb that this would cost him his leadership role in future missions . Zeb ignores Ezra ' s taunt and tells him they have to get off the ship and to avoid the sentry droid . While making their way back to the cargo bay , they sense an approaching sentry droid . Zeb tells them to hide in the corridors but a panicking Azmorigan charges at the droid and shoots it down with his blaster . When Zeb angrily chastises Azmorigan , the gangster exclaims that he is a hero . When Hera contacts Ezra , he tells her that Azmorigan took out the sentry droid . Escaping the cargo ship . AP - 5 then warns them that Azmorigan ' s actions have reactivated the other hibernating sentry droids . The rebels and gangsters soon find themselves pursued by four sentry droids while Hera orders them to evacuate immediately . They flee into the cargo bay with the sentry droids in pursuit . Zeb orders Ezra to shut the door but he can ' t find the controls . Ezra tells Hondo and Melch to leave now but Hondo insists on taking their treasure with them despite Ezra ' s protests . The rebels exchange fire with the sentry droids and shoot one down . Zeb tells them to follow him . Hondo and Azmorigan load their treasures onto the cables and race to the " Ghost " . Ezra asks Hondo where Melch is and the pirate claims that the Ugnaught fell into the vortex . Chopper activates his rocket booster s and flies back to the " Ghost " despite Ezra and Zeb ' s protests . Ezra then launches Zeb onto the cable . Zeb clings on to a batch of proton bombs . Ezra then leaps onto the cargo using the Force and the two race across . However , the sentry droids shoot the cable gun , causing Zeb and Ezra to fall into the skies of Wynkahthu . Sabine screams " No " in horror . However , the two rebels manage to cling on and climb back aboard the " Ghost " with the help of Kanan . Behind them , the cargo ship is torn apart by the vortex and the sentry droids are destroyed in a fiery blast . Later , aboard the " Ghost " cargo hold , the rebels thanks each other for their successful recovery mission . Hera and Ezra thank Zeb for his leadership . Hondo and Azmorigan proceed to argue about their treasures . When they open their chest , they are shocked to find a living Melch inside . Ezra jokes that Melch didn ' t trust Hondo to take care of him while Hera mockingly apologizes to Hondo " that things did not work out . " Hondo saves face by claiming that friendship is the greatest treasure and hugs Melch . Ezra asks him whether he really means it while Melch punches Hondo in the chest . Hera tells Hondo and his associates to continue their conversation on their own ship . Zeb feels bad about Melch but Ezra tells him not to worry .