Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow

***Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow*** is a one-hour television movie that serves as the premiere/first and second episodes to the third season of *Star Wars Rebels*.

It was first screened at *Star Wars Celebration* in Europe on July 16, 2016 before making its television premiere on September 24, 2016.

## Synopsis

*Ezra, having grown in power, leads a mission to break the crew's old friend Hondo Ohnaka out of prison. Meanwhile, Grand Admiral Thrawn -- a master Imperial strategist -- has vowed to dismantle and destroy the growing rebellion*

## Cast

* Taylor Gray as Ezra Bridger
* Vanessa Marshall as Hera Syndulla
* Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan Jarrus, Stormtrooper
* Tiya Sircar as Sabine Wren
* Steve Blum as Zeb Orrelios, Imperial Officer #2, Rebel Soldier
* Dave Filoni as C1-10P a.k.a. "Chopper" (Uncredited), Rebel Trooper, Stormtrooper Guard #2
* Dee Bradley Baker as Admiral Konstantine, Melch, Rex, Stormtrooper Guard #1
* David Oyelowo as Agent Kallus
* Tom Baker as Bendu
* Derek Partridge as Commander Brom Titus
* Keone Young as Commander Sato
* Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Governor Pryce
* Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn
* Stephen Stanton as Grand Moff Tarkin
* Jim Cummings as Hondo Ohnaka, Imperial Officer #1, Mining Guild Captain, Terba
* Nika Futterman as Presence

## Appearances

### Characters

* Bendu (First appearance)
* Big Bongo (Illustrated on suit)
* Ezra Bridger
* C1-10P "Chopper"
* Jan Dodonna (Mentioned only)
* Kanan Jarrus
* Alexsandr Kallus
* Kassius Konstantine
* Melch (First appearance)
* Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" (First appearance)
* Hondo Ohnaka
* Garazeb Orrelios
* Sheev Palpatine (Mentioned only)
* Presence (Voice only)
* Arihnda Pryce (First pictured)
* Ben Quadinaros (Appears on poster)
* Rex
* Jun Sato
* Hera Syndulla
* Ahsoka Tano (Indirect entioned only)
* Wilhuff Tarkin
* Terba (First appearance)
* Brom Titus
* Unidentified Bith musician (Poster only)
* Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
* Sabine Wren

### Creatures

* Bird
	+ Convor
* Dokma
* Krykna
* Pig (Mentioned only)
* Spider (Mentioned only)
* Worm (Illustrated on suit)

* + Joopa (Illustrated on suit)

### Droid models

* Astromech droid
	+ C-series
		- C1-series astromech droid
* DTS-series Dismantler Droid (First appearance)

### Events

* Imperial Era
	+ Batonn sector insurgency (First mentioned; albeit indirectly)

* + - Batonn insurgency (First mentioned)

* + - * Siege of the Creekpath Mining and Refining complex (First mentioned; albeit indirectly)
	+ Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire
		- Attack on Lothal (First mentioned)
		- Lothal campaign
			* Mission to Reklam Station (First appearance)
		- Mission to Malachor (Indirect mention only)
		- Rescue of Hondo Ohnaka (First appearance)
		- Rescue on the Imperial Interdictor (Indirect mention only)

Locations

* Naraka (First appearance)

* + Naraka prison (First appearance)
* Outer Rim Territories
	+ Batonn sector (First mentioned)

* + - Batonn (First mentioned)
	+ Lothal sector
		- Atollon system
			* Atollon
				+ Atollon Coral Mesa
					- Chopper Base
				+ Bendu's valley (First appearance)
		- Lothal (Mentioned only)

* + - * Imperial Armory Complex (Indirect mention only)
* Sereeda Waypoint (First appearance)
* Yarma system (First appearance)

* + Yarma (First appearance)

* + - Reklam Station (First appearance)

#### Organizations and titles

* Alliance to Restore the Republic (Indirect mention only)
* Architect (Mentioned only)
* Batonn insurgents (First mentioned)
* Bridger family
* Galactic Empire
	+ Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
	+ Governor
		- Governor of Lothal (First pictured)
	+ Grand Moff
	+ Imperial Military
		- Imperial Army
			* Imperial combat driver
			* Stormtrooper Corps
				+ Stormtrooper
		- Imperial Navy
			* Imperial Starfighter Corps
				+ TIE fighter pilot (Helmet only)
			* Lothal sector fleet (Mentioned only)
			* Seventh Fleet (First mentioned)
	+ Imperial Officer Corps
		- Imperial officer
	+ Imperial Security Bureau
		- Agent
* Galactic Republic (Mentioned only)
* Jedi
	+ Jedi Knight
	+ Padawan
* Magistrate (Mentioned in Aurebesh text only)
* Mandalorian
	+ House Vizsla
		- Clan Wren
* Massassi Group (Mentioned only)
* Mining Guild
	+ Mining Guild guard
* Officer
	+ Admiral
	+ Captain
	+ Commander
	+ General (Mentioned only)
	+ Grand Admiral (First pictured)
	+ Lieutenant Commander
* Ohnaka Gang (Emblem only)
* Outer Rim Supply Co. (Sticker only)
* Phoenix Cell
	+ Phoenix Squadron
	+ Rebel pilot
	+ Spectres
* Pryce family (First pictured)
* Sith (Voice only)

* + Sith Lord (Voice only)
* Tarkin family

### Sentient species

* Bith (Appears on poster)
* Chiss
* Human
	+ Clone
	+ Corellian (Mentioned only; on poster) (Misspelled as "Correllian")
	+ Coruscanti
	+ Lothalite
* Lasat
* Theelin (Appears on a poster)
* Toong (Appears on poster)
* Twi'lek
* Ugnaught
* Weequay

### Vehicles and vessels

* Repulsorcraft (Appears on poster)

* + Podracer (Appears on poster)

* + - Plug-F *Mammoth* Split-X engine (Appears on poster)
* Space station
	+ ICM-092792
* Starship
	+ Bomber
		- Light bomber (First identified as Light bomber)
	+ Capital ship
		- Star Destroyer
			* *Imperial*-class Star Destroyer
				+ *Imperial I*-class Star Destroyer
			* *Interdictor*-class Star Destroyer (Indirect mention only)

* + - * + Imperial Interdictor (Indirect mention only)
			* *Venator*-class Star Destroyer (Model only)
	+ Carrier
		- *Quasar Fire*-class cruiser-carrier
			* *Phoenix Nest*
	+ Corvette
		- CR90 corvette
	+ Cruiser
		- Light cruiser
			* *Arquitens*-class command cruiser
	+ Freighter
		- *Aurore*-class freighter
		- Light freighter
			* VCX-100 light freighter
				+ *Ghost*
			* YT-1300 light freighter (Appears on poster)
	+ Interdictor vessel (Indirect mention only)
	+ Shuttle
		- *Sentinel*-class landing craft
			* *Last Chance* (First appearance)
	+ Starfighter
		- A-wing starfighter
			* RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
		- Bomber
			* Y-wing starfighter
				+ BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber (First identified as Y-wing light bomber)
		- TIE line
			* TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
			* TIE/mg Mining Guild starfighter
		- VCX-series auxiliary starfighter
			* *Phantom*
* Walker
	+ All Terrain Defense Pod

### Weapons and technology

* Armor
	+ Clone trooper armor
		- Phase II clone trooper armor
	+ Mandalorian armor
		- Nite Owl helmet
			* Sabine Wren's modified Nite Owl helmet
		- Sabine Wren's armor
	+ Stormtrooper armor
* Beskar
* Blaster
	+ Blaster pistol
		- DC-17 hand blaster
		- Heavy blaster pistol
			* DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
				+ Ezra's heavy blaster pistol (First appearance)
		- RK-3
		- WESTAR-35 blaster pistol
	+ Blaster rifle
		- E-11 blaster rifle
* Bo-rifle
	+ AB-75 bo-rifle
* Code cylinder
* Computer (Mentioned only)

* + Navigation computer (Mentioned only)
* Flamethrower
* Holocron
	+ Sith holocron
		- Sith holocron (Malachor)
* Hologram
* Hyperdrive (Mentioned only)
* Lightsaber
	+ Ezra Bridger's second lightsaber (First appearance)
	+ Kanan's lightsaber
* Officer's disk
* Rocket booster
* Sensor beacon
* Thermal detonator
* Tractor beam (Mentioned only)

## Trivia

* *Steps into Shadow* was split into two parts on Disney+The first part ends with the Phantom landing on Reklam Station.
* The *Ghost'*s ship, the *Phantom* is destroyed. As a wry joke/taunt, the writer who pitched the idea of actually destroying the Phantom shuttle in this episode was nicknamed "The Phantom Menace" on-set for much of the season.
* First time that Darth Vader is not seen as neither a hologram or in person, but is mentioned by Tarkin.
* The events of the episode/special takes place six months after the previous episode.

## References

1. ↑ Dawn of Rebellion dates the events of Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow seventeen years after the end of the Clone Wars, dated 19 BBY in the Atlas