Homecoming " Homecoming " is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " . It is the thirty - first episode of the series overall . It was directed by Bosco Ng and written by Steven Melching . Corey Burton , Robin Atkin Downes , Keone Young , and Catherine Taber guest star . The episode premiered on February 17 , 2016 on Disney XD . Official description . " The Ghost crew joins forces with Cham Syndulla , father of Hera and Clone Wars legend . But will his thirst for revenge — and fractured relationship with his daughter — cost the rebels a victory ? " Plot summary . A tenuous reunion . On one mission , Hera Syndulla and Garazeb Orrelios were transferring a cargo from the " Ghost " into a " Sphyrna " - class corvette while being pursued by an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer and its TIE fighter escorts . After Zeb loads the shipment , the other rebels are able to jump into hyperspace . However , the Phoenix Squadron pilot Phoenix Two ' s A - wing starfighter sustains damage to its hyperdrive . Phoenix Two attempts to dock with the " Ghost " but is hit by enemy fire . With little choice , Hera is forced to take the " Ghost " into hyperspace with the rest of the fleet . Following the mission , Hera and Kanan Jarrus contact Commander Jun Sato via hologram and inform him that the rebels are losing more pilots and starfighters than they can replenish . Hera asserts that they need a safe place to land . Sato informs Hera and Kanan that he has received intelligence that an Imperial " Quasar Fire " - class cruiser - carrier has been spotted above Ryloth . Sato suggests stealing the ship and tells them to make contact with the Ryloth rebels . Hera knows the leader of the Ryloth rebels , her father Cham Syndulla , with whom she has an estranged relationship with . In private , Hera contacts Cham , who remarks that he was not expecting to see her . Later , Cham and two other Twi ' lek rebels Numa and Gobi Glie travel on a " Nu " - class attack shuttle to meet the " Ghost " in space . Inside the " Ghost " , Kanan is visibly nervous about meeting Hera ' s father due to his relationship with Hera and takes it out on his Jedi apprentice Ezra Bridger . After Cham and his fellow Twi ' lek rebels entere the ship , Kanan introduces all of the crew except Chopper , who grunts in annoyance . Cham is impressed by the rebels , whom he calls a " fine group of fighters . " Sabine greets Cham and tells him that she learned about his tactics during the Clone Wars at the Imperial Academy on Mandalore . Cham then introduces Numa and Gobi to the Spectres . Using a hologram projection pod , Hera briefed the crew of the " Ghost " and the Twi ' leks about her plan to infiltrate the Imperial carrier above Ryloth with a stolen TIE / sa bomber . Disagreeing with his daughter ' s plans , Cham instead proposes destroying the carrier to show Ryloth the Resistance ' s strength . In response , Hera replied that Cham and his band would have destroyed the ship by now if they had the means to do it . Since they lacked the means , she suggested compromising and working with her rebel band . She stressed that the rebellion needed the carrier . Kanan then backed her up by telling Cham and his band that they should work together in order to achieve a win - win situation . In private , Ezra asked Hera about her relationship with her father . While Hera was repairing Chopper , Hera revealed that she and Cham had not spoken for years due to their differences about her joining the rebellion rather than fighting for Ryloth ' s freedom . She explained that Cham had spent his whole life fighting both the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Empire . After her mother died , Cham devoted his whole life to freeing Ryloth from Imperial rule and neglected his own daughter . Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of Cham , who informed the rebels that they should be getting ready for their mission . Ezra exits the room but not before muttering that family is always more important . Entering the room , Cham quickly recognized Chopper as the old astromech droid that Hera had found during the Clone Wars . Hera replied that the droid ' s name was Chopper while Chopper beeped in affirmation . Cham then remarked that if Hera had showed him half the devotion that she had shown Chopper ( whom he termed a " second rate junkpile " ) , they would have won back Ryloth by now . Chopper grunted in protest while Cham proceeded to scold his daughter for devoting her life to the rebellion , which he termed a wrong cause . Speaking in a Twi ' lek accent , Hera defended her devotion to the rebel cause by arguing that the rebels were fighting to free everyone including Ryloth . Cham responded that outsiders could not be trusted and that he was only fighting for Ryloth . Unable to resolve their differences , Cham stormed out of the room ; leaving Hera alone with Chopper . Stealing the Imperial fighter carrier . For their mission , the Lothal and Twi ' lek rebels departed on Cham ' s " Nu " - class attack shuttle into hyperspace . During their journey , Kanan talked about how the Jedi Master Mace Windu had spoken highly about Cham ' s tactics during the Battle of Lessu . Cham elaborated about his exploits during the battle including seizing the plasma bridge and how the attack was remembered in history as " The Hammer of Ryloth " . Cham ' s companions Numa and Gobi also befriend the rebels and Kanan seems to be taken in by Cham and attributes Hera ' s leadership qualities to him . However , Hera does not fully trust her father . As they exit hyperspace , the rebel shuttle approaches the carrier and everyone boards the stolen TIE bomber . Cham instructs Gobi to prepare for their landing . The rebels plan to seize the carrier while its TIE bombers are on a bombing run on Ryloth . Hera then signals for A - wing starfighters to pursue their stolen bomber . Heading to the carrier , they request permission to land and are directed to Bay Two . The two rebel A - wings then disappear into hyperspace . Upon landing , Hera crashes the TIE bomber into the hangar bay to make it look damaged . Before they can proceed to their mission , Sabine realizes that the Twi ' lek rebels have brought explosives aboard . Cham and his companions then stun the rebel crew and proceed on their original mission to blow up the fighter carrier . After exiting the ship , the three Twi ' leks overpower an Imperial containment party . Back on the bomber , Hera wakes up to find herself chained and kicks Chopper awake . Chopper frees his master from her restraints while informing her that Cham has betrayed them . After Ezra and Sabine inform Hera that the Twi ' leks have bags of detonator s , Hera realizes that Cham is heading to the ship ' s munition racks and resolve to stop the Twi ' lek rebels in their tracks . Cham intends to make the explosion visible for all Ryloth to watch . On the bridge of the Imperial carrier , the commander sends reinforcements to check the adjacent hangar bay after losing contact with the containment squad . Meanwhile , Sabine and Zeb attempt to sneak up on Numa and Gobi only to get involved in a blaster battle with the Ryloth rebels and stormtrooper s . Meanwhile , Cham proceeds alone to sabotage the ship ' s hyperdrive . In the ship ' s corridors , Ezra and Kanan fight stormtroopers while doding blast doors . They use their lightsabers to open the blast doors . The two Jedi are followed by Hera and Chopper . The four rebels eventually make their way onto the command bridge where Ezra uses a Jedi mind trick to force the Imperial commander to order an evacuation of the ship . All the Imperials abandon ship and flee on escape pod s . Elsewhere , Sabine and Zeb used a rigged mouse droid to trip up Numa and Gobi , knocking them out . Back on the bridge , Cham runs into the crew of the " Ghost " and reveals that he has disabled the ship ' s hyperdrive . He tries to contact Gobi and Numi only to learn that Sabine and Zeb have captured them . With both sides deadlocked , Hera tried to reason with her father again . She told him that if they destroyed the carrier , the Empire would only send another one to Ryloth . However , if they stole the carrier , they could use it to fight the Empire . Cham responded that his daughter had not seen what the Empire had done to Ryloth ; namely the plundering of the planet ' s resources and the enslavement of the Twi ' leks . He wanted to use the carrier ' s destruction to demonstrate what the Twi ' lek rebels could accomplish . Hera responded that she wanted Ryloth to be free but reiterated that the battle could not be won on Ryloth alone . As they argue , Imperial fighters and a shuttle approach the carrier to retake it . In the munitions racket , Sabine plays the recording of Hera and Cham ' s conversation to Numa and Gobi . Hera tells Cham how he inspired her and her motives for joining the rebellion . After Ezra adds that they have to buy Hera enough time to take the ship , Cham and the others agree to help . While Cham instructed Chopper how to repair the hyperdrive , the other rebels used the ship ' s cannons to fight off the Imperial reinforcements . The carrier ' s TIE bombers then return and begin firing torpedo es at the carrier , damaging the ship ' s stabilizers . Hera manages to take evasive action and to stabilize the ship with her father ' s help . Meanwhile , Sabine , Zeb , Numa and Gobi managed to shoot down the TIE bombers . After working together to regain control of the ship , Hera and Cham realize that they are stronger together . However , their problems are not over . An " Arquitens " - class command cruiser arrives . After telling Chopper that he had shut down the hyperdrive ' s couplings on the third and fourth generators , he and Ezra meet up with Sabine in the hangar bay . Using their stolen TIE bomber , Ezra casts the bomber adrift . Cham fires on the bomber , causing it to explode and engulf the Imperial light cruiser . With its magazine compartments aflame , the burning cruiser plummets down to Ryloth . After Chopper completes repairs to the fighter carrier ' s hyperdrive , the ship jumps into hyperspace . Reconciliation . Following the battle , Cham informed his daughter Hera that the theft of the Imperial carrier had rallied the Ryloth rebels like never before . More people were joining its ranks . Cham also reconciles with his daughter , whom he describes as sharing her mother ' s idealism . Hera responds that Cham taught her leadership . The crew of the " Ghost " then watched as Cham and his Twi ' lek comrades departed on their shuttle into space .