Exit from Endor Exit from Endor is the first episode of " " . It aired on July 6 , 2015 on Disney XD . Following the events of the Battle of Endor , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 tell their friends the events of the prequel trilogy . However C - 3PO only manages to recap the events of and before R2 - D2 is kidnapped by a mysterious figure , and C - 3PO must enlist Admiral Ackbar ' s help in rescuing his friend . Plot . The Naboo Crisis . A day after the events of , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 are helping the Rebels clean up after the victory celebration on Endor . The two droids are planning to depart on a mission to liberate the lost battle droids of Mandalore with Admiral Ackbar , who owns a blue Delta - 7B Aethersprite - class light interceptor called the " Daisy Mae " . Upon hearing 3PO ' s stories about his father 30 years ago , Luke Skywalker expresses his desire to hear the droid ' s history before the formation of the Galactic Empire , but 3PO sadly confesses that his memory was wiped . Only when R2 shows up with a junkdrive containing his memories prior to the rise of the Empire does 3PO tell his story . 3PO begins with the day he was created by a young Anakin Skywalker . Concurrently , Queen Padmé Amidala and her Jedi guardians Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi were escaping the Trade Federation ' s occupation of Naboo . Turbolaser fire from the Federation blockade damages the ship ' s hyperdrive , in the process sending Jar Jar Binks into the vacuum of space . After a brief repair on the hyperdrive , thanks to R2 , her starship runs out of fuel and crash lands on Tatooine , where Qui - Gon , R2 and the queen ( disguised as a handmaiden ) visit a junk shop where they meet Anakin and 3PO . Because of Anakin ' s Force - sensitivity , Qui - Gon offers him a chance at freedom from slavery , while his owner , Watto , loudly sells red flags in the background ( a comedic foreshadowing at the outcome of Qui - Gon ' s decision ) . Anakin enters the Boonta Eve Classic , where he wins the race , earning enough money to buy the hyperdrive and leaving Shmi and 3PO behind . Back at the crashed starship , Obi - Wan informs the others that the Trade Federation is attacking the capitol of Naboo with its droid army , and Padmé declares that she will protect her people no matter the cost . Back at Theed , Anakin flies up to participate in the fight to destroy the droid control ship , while Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan are confronted by Darth Maul , who crushes Qui - Gon to death with a pile of rubble from the hangar ceiling . As he struggles vainly to free himself from the debris ( with only his left arm shown ) , Qui - Gon begs Obi - Wan to train Anakin as the Padawan and Maul battle in the generator complex , where Obi - Wan slices off Maul ' s legs in a comedic fashion . Afterwards , the citizens of Theed celebrate their victory . Obi - Wan , under pressure from Anakin ' s glaring attitude , promises to begin his training today . Palpatine intends to watch Anakin ' s career with " great interest " and Padmé hopes to see more of Anakin sometime in the future . However , their farewell is interrupted by Watto , who appears out of nowhere with a flashing danger sign ( another foreshadowing at the outcome of their relationship ) . Roots of the Clone Wars . In the present , 3PO prepares to share his account of Anakin and Padmé ' s wedding , but his audience is uninterested , and , tipped off by Admiral Ackbar , would rather hear the mythos of the Clone Wars instead . Ten years later , Obi - Wan and Anakin ( now a " headstrong Padawan " as 3PO describes ) are greeted by Padmé and her four decoys before her ship is blown up by Jango Fett , who throws darts at Anakin , but misses . After confessing his need for a jet pack , Anakin and Obi - Wan have a row and it is decided by the Jedi Council that Obi - Wan will investigate Kamino while Anakin is stuck on Coruscant with Padmé . Once there , Obi - Wan encounters a cloning facility and Jango Fett himself . They fight , and he follows the bounty hunter to Geonosis . Back on Coruscant , Anakin explains his situation to Padmé , who tries to calm him down to no avail . After getting a distress message from Obi - Wan , Anakin and R2 hitch a ride aboard Padmé ' s yacht to rescue him , where they meet 3PO again . When Anakin asks how he got there , the protocol droid meekly replies , " It is a rather long story , I ' m afraid . " Anakin , Padmé , R2 and 3PO find themselves in the vicinity of a battle droid factory , where they are tossed onto the conveyer belt . A Game Boy – styled sequence ensues , depicting R2 helping the others before they are captured by the droids . They join the Jedi in the execution arena , and the clones , led by Yoda , save them from further harm . Yoda later encounters Count Dooku , only to have the former " show off " with some circus tricks instead of duel . Then Dooku exits the battle and presents the plans for the Death Star to Darth Sidious . Back in the present , as 3PO finishes his story , R2 is kidnapped by a mysterious captor , who takes off with the droid in Ackbar ' s stolen Delta - 7B starfigher . 3PO and Ackbar hurry off to rescue him in another ship .