Rediscovery of Lira San In 3 BBY , a group of Lasat who survived the destruction of Lasan rediscovered Lira San , the ancient Lasat homeworld . They were aided by the rebel crew of the " Ghost " , including Garazeb Orrelios , former captain of the Lasan High Honor Guard and one of the few other survivors of their homeworld ' s fall . Prelude . During the early years of the Galactic Empire , Imperial forces attacked the planet Lasan , the homeworld of the Lasat species . Imperial Military forces utilized deadly weapons including the T - 7 ion disruptor rifle s which killed many Lasat and devastated much of the planet . Many of the surviving Lasat were forced to flee offworld . One Lasat refugee Garazeb Orrelios , a former Captain in the Lasan High Honor Guard , joined a rebel cell known as the Spectres . For a long time , Zeb believed that he was the only remaining Lasat in the galaxy . In 3 BBY , two other Lasat refugees , the former Honor Guard Gron and Chava the Wise , decided to find the legendary Lasat refuge of Lira San , which lay in Wild Space . On they way , they smuggled themselves in a shipping container to Nixus Hub 218 . The Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka leaked the information to both the rebel Ezra Bridger and the Empire , hoping to make a quick profit . Ezra and the other Spectres traveled to Nixus and managed to rescue Gron and Chava from the Empire . They then managed to evade Imperial stormtrooper s and flee the spaceport . However , Hondo was captured by the Empire and forced to work for the Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus , a perennial foe of the Spectres . Voyage to Lira San . A leap of faith . Chava believed that Lira San could only be found after an ancient prophecy was fulfilled . According to this Lasat legend , a " Child of Lasan " had to first save the Fool and the Warrior from themselves . In order to prepare for the voyage , Chava and Gron began a ritual that involved chanting incessantly in the Lasat language , Despite being reunited with his fellow Lasat , Zeb had little faith in their quest to find Lira San , which he regarded as a myth . In private , Zeb confided that his despondency stemmed from his failure as a Captain to protect the royal family and his homeworld . Ezra reassured his friend that he was not to blame for the Fall of Lasan and convinced Zeb to redeem himself by taking part in Gron and Chava ' s ceremony to find Lira San . Zeb agreed to participate and reluctantly accepted his role as the prophesied " child . " Activating his bo - rifle in the ancient Lasat way , Zeb ' s rifle was able to interact with Chava ' s staff . The astromech droid Chopper then projected a holographic map of the Galaxy . Zeb ' s rifle created a surge of energy that pointed to a system in Wild Space . To test the prophecy , captain Hera Syndulla plotted a course for Lira San using the coordinates from Chopper ' s star map . As the rebels approached their destination , Hera was forced to pull their starship " Ghost " out of hyperspace due to an imploded star cluster blocking their path . Chava recognized this black hole as the maze prophesied in the legend . Imperial entanglements . The Spectres ' problems were further compounded by the arrival of an " Arquitens " - class command cruiser commanded by Agent Kallus and Admiral Kassius Konstantine . Kallus had been able to track them down due to a tracker that Hondo had planted in the transmitter he had lent Ezra . Kallus give the rebels one minute to surrender before destroying their vessel . Chava recognized Kallus as playing the role of the " warrior " and pointed out that everyone fulfilled the three different roles at different stages . Taking another leap of faith , Zeb activated his bo - rifle and used it to guide the " Ghost " through the perilous maze . With his ultimatum having expired , Kallus dispatched two TIE fighters after the " Ghost " . However , they were destroyed by the gravitational pull of the star cluster . Kallus then ordered his warship to open fire on the rebel ship but the laser blasts merely bounced off the ship ' s hull . With the light cruiser sustaining damage , Kallus ordered a retreat and left the rebels to meet what he presumed was their demise . As the rebels approached the star cluster , they were knocked out by a bright blast of light . The " Ghost " hyperdrive then mysteriously made a jump to Lira San ' s location . Aftermath . Upon awakening , the Spectres and their Lasat passengers found that they had made it through the star cluster . They also spotted Lira San in the distance . While Zeb , Gron , and Chava traveled to Lira San on the auxiliary ship " Phantom " , the other rebels waited on the " Ghost " for their return . Shortly later , Zeb arrived back and informed his fellow rebels that Lira San was home to millions of Lasat already and was in fact the original Lasat homeworld . While most of the rebels greeted this news with joy , Chopper grumbled due to his difficult relationship with Zeb . Using the course plotted through the imploded star cluster , Hera took the " Ghost " back to the known Galaxy . Behind the scenes . The rediscovery of Lira San formed the basis for the plot of the " Star Wars Rebels " episode " Legends of the Lasat " , which premiered on Disney XD on February 3 , 2016 . The episode explored Zeb ' s origins and the Lasat species in further detail .