Brothers of the Broken Horn " Brothers of the Broken Horn " is the sixth episode of the " Star Wars Rebels " animated television series ' second season . It is the twenty - first episode of the series overall . The episode premiered on November 4 , 2015 on Disney XD . Official description . " When Ezra answers a distress signal from the " Broken Horn " , the young Jedi finds someone unexpected waiting : the legendary pirate Hondo Ohnaka . But is he friend or foe ? " Plot Summary . Escaping chores . On the planet Garel , Ezra Bridger is doing blaster training with Captain Rex , using Chopper as a target while holding up a Stormtrooper ' s helmet . Bridger fails to hit the target , and the lesson is interrupted by Kanan Jarrus who is looking for him . He tells his apprentice that he is missing Jedi training , which is the same time he has blaster training . Bridger tells them both he cannot be in two places at once . Rex tells him that as a soldier he must learn to prioritize . Jarrus reminds Rex that Bridger is a Jedi not a soldier , only for Bridger to say that he may not wish to be either . Just then Sabine Wren shows up with orders to return to the ship for a meeting . In the common room , the Rebels are all gathered around the table where Commander Sato instructs them to help the people of the frozen planet Rinn , who are experiencing an energy crisis . They need to find them a new supply of fuel cells to power the heat they need to survive otherwise the colonies will freeze to death . Bridger suggests they check out the black market , which Jarrus and everyone else agrees to . With the briefing over , the Rebels head out except Bridger and Chopper . Under Hera Syndulla ’ s orders , Bridger and Chopper are left behind to clean the Ghost . While cleaning , Bridger begins voicing his frustration over the number of responsibilities he has to the Rebellion and sometimes misses the days when he was just a kid on the streets . Suddenly they receive a distress signal from Cikatro Vizago ’ s ship , the Broken Horn . Bridger sees this as an opportunity to skip chores and square things with Vizago , since he owes him a favour . Bridger and Chopper board the Phantom , and after a rough take off they head out into space . Meeting the pirate . Soon after departure , Bridger and Chopper have Vizago ’ s ship in sight . Bridger tries to make contact but there is no reply . They come up alongside the Broken Horn and dock . After boarding , they find the place quiet and deserted . Bridger and Chopper get separated during their search , and chopper comes across a large supply of power generators , ones that the Rebels are looking for . Meanwhile Bridger comes across some of Vizago ’ s droids , which all appear powerless . He finds his way to the main bridge , and instead of Vizago he meets Hondo Ohnaka , who reveals himself to as the new owner of Vizago ’ s ship . When Ezra asks him about Vizago , Ohnaka reveals that he bet his ship and droids during a game of Sabacc and lost . Not wanting to reveal his true identity , Ezra introduces himself as " Lando Calrissian " , much to Hondo ’ s delight . Suddenly an Imperial ship shows up and opens fire on the Broken Horn for breaching an Imperial checkpoint . Bridger manages to get power back to the engines and Chopper shows up just in time to program the nav - computer and jump to hyperspace . After escaping Imperial forces , Ohnaka offers Bridger to assist him in a trade . When Bridger asks what the trade is , Chopper reveals it to be the generators he found earlier . Bridger says they are hard to get a hold of , as well expensive . Ohnaka agrees , which is why he plans to sell them at a fair mark up at five hundred percent . Bridger agrees to help and in return gets a cut in power generators ; three crates . After Ohnaka agrees to two crates and split the profit , they seal their deal with a handshake . Unnoticed to Ohnaka , Bridger swipes him of the controller to Vizago ’ s droids and gives it to Chopper for safe keeping , in case Ohnaka gives them any trouble . Trouble with Azmorigan . They arrive on the planet Nixus and dock with the station Nixus Hub 218 . Chopper stays with the ship and Bridger goes with Ohnaka to deliver the generators to their buyer , who turns out to be Azmorigan . He was expecting Vizago and Ohnaka tells him that he was indisposed and given the privilege of conducting business with him instead . Apparently Azmorigan is not satisfied by this and has his men apprehend the two . Ohnaka and Bridger are handcuffed and placed onto a loading dolly . Azmorigan plans to launch them both into the vacuum of space , as the Rang Clan have placed a bounty on Ohnaka and he will make an additional profit from his death . When he turns to Bridger , he recognizes him as one of the Spectres who had accosted him on Lando Calrissian ' s farm on Lothal . Hondo tells him he is Lando Calrissian but Azmorigan reveals that he isn ’ t . After realizing Bridger is one of the Rebels who robbed him , Azmorigan bubbles with joy because he gets to collect the bounty on Ohnaka , get his own back on Bridger , and keep the five generators . But when he notices one crate is missing , Chopper suddenly charges in with the fifth crate . He collides with the other crates , causing them to fly everywhere and take out a few of Azmorigan ’ s men . Azmorigan opens fire and Ohnaka and Bridger take cover . Ezra gets his Lightsaber back and returns fire . Armed with two blasters , Chopper chases after Azmorigan and causes him to lose his credits , which end up in Ohnaka ’ s possession . Ohnaka is almost launched into space until Bridger uses The Force to save him , revealing his Jedi identity to him . Homeward bound . Following Azmorigan ’ s retreat , Ezra , Hondo and Chopper depart from Nixus with the generators and head back to Garel . Bridger has admitted his real name to Ohnaka and his responsibilities to the Rebellion , which he also admits is too much for him . Ohnaka offers him a choice to become a pirate but Bridger isn ’ t so sure . Despite his dislike for the number of responsibilities he has he doesn ' t really want to leave the Rebellion . On the other hand , Ezra feels he would do better as a Pirate as Inquisitors don ’ t hunt them . Just then , Bridger and Chopper hear something coming from the brig and to their surprise find Vizago locked inside one of his own cells . He reveals to Bridger that Hondo actually shot him in back with a stun gun and disabled his droids before taking control of his ship . Bridger and Chopper set Vizago free and confront Hondo on the bridge . Unnoticed to Bridger , Vizago swipes him of the controller to his droids while Bridger proposes a deal between the two ; Bridger takes the generators and Ohnaka and Vizago split Azmorigan ’ s credits fifty , fifty . However , Vizago betrays Bridger and turns his droids on him and Ohnaka . As the ship returns to Garel , Bridger and Ohnaka fight back against Vizago ’ s droids . Ohnaka escapes during the fight and steals the Phantom . Although he has his ship back , Vizago remains furious over losing his credits and sends Bridger and Chopper back to Garel in an escape pod . Upon returning to the Ghost , Bridger and Chopper find Ohnaka with their fellow Rebels , since the Phantom ’ s autopilot was programmed to return to the ship . Ohnaka willingly gives up the generators but keeps the credits . Then after giving each other their farewells , Ohnaka departs and Bridger returns with the Rebels .