Rescue of Bren Derlin In 4 ABY , the Freemakers were dispatched by Admiral Ackbar to rescue Major Bren Derlin , who had escaped from an Imperial Star Destroyer in an escape pod . Their mission was complicated by Rowan Freemaker ' s quest to obtain a proton suspension housing in order to build the " Arrowhead " . Despite being hoodwinked by the Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka and pursued by the Imperial hunter droid M - OC , the Freemakers managed to obtain both the proton suspension housing and rendezvous with Bren . Prelude . During the Galactic Civil War , the Rebel Alliance spy Major Bren Derlin undertook a spy mission aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer . Despite being pursued by stormtrooper s , he managed to escape with the information he had been sent to acquire aboard an escape pod . After detaching from the Star Destroyer , Bren contacted Admiral Ackbar to inform him about the success of his mission and to request an extraction . Admiral Ackbar dispatched Zander and Kordi Freemaker in their starship , the " StarScavenger " ' , to pick up Derlin . However , the mission was complicated when their younger brother Rowan Freemaker came along for the ride and convinced his older siblings to visit Maz Kanata ' s castle on the planet Takodana , which lay on the way to Major Derlin ' s coordinates . The rebel spy ' s escape pod was floating in a junk field off the acidic planet of Taul . Rowan wanted to seek Maz Kanata ' s help for information on how to obtain a proton suspension housing from a Corellian Defender , which was large enough to contain a bantha – sized kyber crystal . Despite Kordi ' s misgivings , Rowan managed to persuade the easy - going Zander to take a detour . The mission . Detour to Takodana . At Maz Kanata ' s castle , the Freemakers encountered the Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka , who had earlier enlisted their help in obtaining three varactyl eggs from the Third moon of Takodana . Hondo offered to help them obtain a proton suspension housing from a Corellian Defender . Due to Hondo ' s reputation for dishonesty , the Freemakers were unwilling to accept his help until he convinced Zander of his expertise with starship s . Despite Maz ' s cryptic warnings , the Freemakers accepted Hondo ' s help . In return , Hondo requested passage offworld . The pirate had incurred the wrath of the bounty hunter Awan Zek , whom he had cheated in a game of sabacc . Following a brief confrontation , the Freemakers and Hondo managed to escape from Zek and his Rodian colleagues . One of the Rodians recognized Rowan Freemaker from the Empire ' s wanted list and informed Zek , who reported Rowan ' s whereabouts to the Empire . The Imperial hunter droid M - OC intercepted Zek ' s message and traveled to Taul on his starship " Tracker I " . Upon landing the " StarScavenger " on Taul , the Freemakers discovered that Taul was an acidic world with violent thunder storms and giant falling rocks . After braving the dangerous elements and acidic lakes , the Freemakers managed to make their way to the wreck of a Corellian Defender , which was floating on top of an acidic lake . Unable to lift the Corellian Defender out of the lake without destroying it , the Freemakers used the Mini Scavenger to enter the wrecked starship . Despite some difficulty , Rowan managed to use the Mini Scavenger ' s chain to retrieve the proton suspension housing before the Corellian Defender collapsed into the acidic lake . Double Trouble . Before they could continue on their mission to retrieve Major Derlin , the Freemakers discovered that Hondo had stolen the " StarScavenger " . The Freemakers ' troubles were complicated further when M - OC arrived in the " Tracker I " and destroyed the Mini Scavenger . The Freemakers were forced to brave Taul ' s dangerous elements while staying ahead of M - OC , whose metallic body was capable of self - regeneration . Rowan fought M - OC with his lightsaber but was forced back by M - OC ' s flamethrower s . M - OC was hit by a rock but managed to regenerate . The Freemakers managed to cross an acid lake and Rowan sliced the bridge with his lightsaber . However , M - OC activated his rocket booster s and proceeded to cross the lake . Rowan hurled his lightsaber at M - OC in a boomerang wave , causing the droid to fall into the lake . However , M - OC activated his spider legs and continued the pursuit . Rowan then hurled a metal pole near M - OC . A bolt of lightning struck the metal pole , electrocuting the hunter droid . Meanwhile , the Freemakers ' B1 battle droid Roger discovered Hondo aboard the " StarScavenger " and realized that he had stolen their ship . Following a struggle , he managed to seal Hondo in a sealed compartment . Roger then flew the " StarScavenger " to Taul and managed to pick up the Freemakers . The Freemakers then traveled to the junk field and saved Derlin from being killed by two marauding TIE fighters . After retrieving Derlin , the Freemakers reported to Admiral Ackbar that their mission was a success . Aftermath . Before returning to the Alliance Fleet , Rowan handed Hondo in a chest to Awan Zek and his associates . Darth Vader later retrieved M - OC and repaired him aboard the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " . The Freemakers continued their quest to build the " Arrowhead " and undertook a mission to obtain an energy matrix activator from their garage at the Wheel space station . Behind the scenes . The Rescue of Bren Derlin serves as the main plot line of the " " episode " The Storms of Taul " , which premiered on August 2 , 2017 .