Legacy ( episode ) " Legacy " is the eleventh episode and the mid - season finale of the " Star Wars Rebels " animated television series ' second season . It is the twenty - sixth episode of the series overall . The episode premiered on December 9 , 2015 on Disney XD . Official description . " After seeing his parent s in a strange vision , Ezra believes they may still be alive . He heads back to Lothal for answers , while the Empire comes to Garel hoping to crush the rebellion . " Plot summary . Vision . While sleeping in his bunk aboard the " Ghost " , Ezra Bridger experiences a Force vision of his parents in prison , a white Loth - cat , and fighting Imperials with his lightsaber on the planet Garel . After awakening from his vision , falling out of his bunk as Garazeb Orrelios , still asleep , snores loudly , Ezra interrupts a meeting between Phoenix Leader Hera Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus , who are discussing plans to establish a permanent base for the rebellion . Ezra relates his vision to Hera and Kanan , prompting the two older rebels to disclose Tseebo ' s information about his parents . Hera and Kanan reveal that Ezra ' s parents had been imprisoned within a vast network of Imperial prisons scattered throughout the galaxy . However , despite calling in favours from every informant , smuggler and pirate they knew , and even asking Senator Organa , they were unable to determine which prison his parents had been sent to . Meanwhile , onboard the Star Destroyer " Relentless " above the planet Lothal , Admiral Kassius Konstantine tells the Inquisitors Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister that there has been no sign of a rebel presence on Garel , which is controlled by the Empire . The Fifth Brother asks Konstantine if he doubts their word , and the Admiral retorts that he looks for the day when the Inquisitors produce results . Agent Kallus , entering , reports that the Inquisitors " have " , as he has independently confirmed their theory , explaining that the rebels are using multiple spaceports to hide their ships . He notes that he finds it quite clever , and the Seventh Sister is surprised that the Imperial Security Bureau agent respects the rebels , even though they represent his " constant failure " . Kallus responds that if the Imperials work together , they can capture the rebels , and orders Admiral Konstantine to deploy the Imperial fleet to Garel . Back on Garel , Ezra is looking at a hologram of his parents in the " Ghost " upper turret when Hera calls him to the common room . Entering , he finds Kanan and Hera waiting with a list displayed on the holoprojector . Hera explains that Commander Jun Sato , knowing of her interest in Imperial prisons , sent her information intercepted by his contact in the Core about a mass escape the previous night . She tells Ezra that the list is of the prisoners involved , and that the Empire has deleted their names and images to keep it a secret . Ezra quickly realizes that his vision is somehow connected to the escape attempt , and insists that his parents were involved . Kanan shows Ezra how to use an old Jedi technique he knows to use the Force to focus on the list . He cautions Ezra that he has to see the truth as the Force presents it to him , and that this might not be good . After seeing a vision of a Loth - cat and a helmeted figure , Ezra zooms in on Prisoner X - 10 , who had been arrested on Lothal for treason . Departure . Using this new information , Ezra insists that they have to go to Lothal . Kanan warns him that Force visions can be easily misinterpreted , as Ezra rushes to his cabin , searching for his helmet . Hearing the conversation , Sabine Wren remarks that now is the perfect time to go , as she heard that the Imperial fleet left Lothal ' s orbit that morning . Ezra sees this as a sign . Kanan , handing Ezra his helmet , reassures his apprentice that just because he has to go doesn ' t mean he has to go alone , and Hera adds that the crew is family . Sabine asks , " Speaking of family , where are the delinquents ? " Meanwhile , Zeb and Chopper are in the market shopping for supplies when they receive instructions to return to the " Ghost " . When Zeb reports that they haven ' t encountered any Imperial patrols , Sabine is alarmed , and reveals to the others that the Empire always pulls back patrols before a major strike . Hera orders Zeb and Chopper to return immediately , as a fleet of Star Destroyer s arrives above Garel . Zeb , in the marketplace , wonders what Hera was trying to tell him as the rebels ' comm signal is jammed . A blast door opens to reveal a large number of stormtrooper s , answering Zeb ' s question . Hera orders Sabine to splice the Empire ' s jamming system while they wait for Zeb and Chopper to rejoin them , and Kanan and Ezra head off to assist Zeb and Chopper . Pursued by several stormtroopers , Zeb and Chopper take cover behind some crates , just as Kanan and Ezra come to their rescue . The rebels head farther down the hallway , but Chopper retreats to the original crates , having seen Agent Kallus and some stormtroopers arriving from the other direction , catching the rebels in a crossfire . Ezra snaps that they don ' t have all day , and charges out of cover as Kanan calls after him . Igniting his lightsaber , Ezra charges at Kallus , taking out the two stormtroopers by deflecting their shots before Force push ing Kallus into a wall , knocking him out . Just then , the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister arrive , and the Mirialan Inquisitor attempts to goad Ezra into attacking her . Ezra charges them , too , but Kanan shoots the control panel for the blast doors , closing them . Frustrated , Ezra snaps at Kanan that he doesn ' t know what this is like , and Kanan agrees , telling Ezra that he never knew his parents . Ezra apologizes , and Kanan tells him it ' s okay , as it ' s too late for him , but maybe not for Ezra . Onboard the " Ghost " , Hera and Sabine manage to contact Commander Sato , who is calling Phoenix Squadron to report . He tells Hera that they are enacting Escape Plan Delta , and asks her if she ' s ready . Seeing Kanan , Ezra , Zeb and Chopper running for the ship , pursued by stormtroopers , Hera responds that they are , and the " Ghost " takes off once everyone is aboard . Hera orders Phoenix Squadron to angle their deflectors and follow her lead . Onboard the " Relentless " , Konstantine is told that several rebel ships are attempting to take off . A Taylander shuttle is shot down as the rebels evacuate . Kanan tells Ezra that if he wants to go to Lothal , they have to leave now , and the two of them and Chopper board the " Phantom " . Meanwhile , Zeb mans the " Ghost " upper turret and blasts a TIE fighter . Kanan detaches the " Phantom " from the " Ghost " , and shoots down another TIE . Konstantine orders his subordinates to target the rebel command ship with a tractor beam , snagging the " Liberator " , Commander Sato and Rex ' s CR90 corvette . Hera orders Kanan and Ezra to leave , as she turns back to rescue the command ship . The " Phantom " and several other rebel ships flee . Sabine aims the ship ' s proton torpedo es at the " Relentless " tractor beam projector , but the " Ghost " is knocked out of torpedo lock by fire from a TIE fighter . Hera then executes a dangerous maneuver to take out the Star Destroyer ' s tractor beam , ramming the dish with the " Ghost " side , knocking it off and causing it to strike a pursuing TIE . The " Ghost " , the " Liberator " and the rest of the rebel ships escape into hyperspace . Sabine asks Hera whether they ' re going to Lothal or staying with the fleet , and Hera responds that they ' re sticking with the fleet . When one of Admiral Konstantine ' s underlings reports that Agent Kallus would like to know the location of the rebel fleet , the Admiral responds that so would he . Return to Lothal . Meanwhile , the " Phantom " exits hyperspace above Lothal . Kanan expresses relief at not seeing any Star Destroyers above the planet for a change , and comforts Ezra by telling him that when he lost his master , he was alone , and he didn ' t want Ezra to be . Upon landing in Capital City , Kanan and Ezra visit the Bridgers ' old home , which had been razed to the ground by the Empire . Meanwhile , Chopper stays aboard the " Phantom " . Ezra is upset , as he wonders where his parents could be if they ' re not here . Just then , a white loth - cat , identical to the one in Ezra ' s vision , emerges from the cellar . Ezra chases the cat through the streets of the city , before the animal escapes on the back of a speeder bike . However , Ezra informs Kanan that he can trace it , and then has to clarify that he planted a tracker on the animal . They follow the tracker ' s signal to a spot in the wilderness , where they encounter the loth - cat and the speeder bike . Immediately , Kanan and Ezra are forced to take cover when they are cornered by a helmeted figure , who fires at them . Ezra quickly recognizes the man as X - 10 , the prisoner from his Force vision , and asks him to stand down . When the man growls that " X - 10 " isn ' t his name , mistaking his pursuers for bounty hunter s , Ezra manages to placate the man by revealing that he is the son of Ephraim and Mira Bridger , suspecting that the man knows his parents . At this , the man removes his helmet and introduces himself as Ryder Azadi , confirming that he knows Ezra ' s parents . At Ryder ' s hideout , Ezra notes that he seems familiar , asking if he knows him . Ryder comments that Ezra was pretty young back then , and explains that he used to be the Governor of Lothal , and was imprisoned by the Imperials for supporting the Bridgers ' broadcasts . He notes that he ' s amazed Ezra is here , as Ryder was going to seek him out , but Ezra found him first . Ryder reveals that Ezra ' s parents had heard his broadcast from Lothal ' s Imperial Communications Center , recognizing Ezra from his words , and this had inspired them to stage a breakout at their prison . Ezra quietly asks if they ' re dead , and Ryder confirms it . He explains that they were separated in the escape , and that the Bridgers refused to leave until everyone else had escaped , and they didn ' t make it . Ezra begins to cry , and Kanan gives him a hug . Later that night , watching the moon s , Ezra experiences another Force vision where he is visited by both his parents . As the three look upon an idealized Capital City , Ephraim and Mira tell Ezra they are proud of his achievements and tell him to stay strong . Just as the vision ends , Ezra is approached by Kanan , who remarks that it will be morning soon . After Ezra tells Kanan about the vision , he informs his apprentice that the Jedi teach that life does not end with death but merely changes form . He also tells Ezra that his parents will always be with him . The two watch Lothal ' s moons set . Development . " Legacy " was known during and after production as " The Secret of Prisoner X - 10 " , and was only changed to its final title in September 2015 .