Battle of Atollon

The **Battle of Atollon** (also known as the **Siege of Atollon** and the **Attack on Atollon**) was a huge rebel battle from *Star Wars: Rebels*. It deals with the Empire finding the Rebel base on Atollon and launching an attack on it led by Grand Admiral Thrawn. The battle takes place in the two-part Season 3 finale, "Zero Hour."

## History

### Background

It all started after the Attack on Phoenix Squadron when the Rebel fleet of the Rebellion known as the Phoenix Squadron which the Crew of the Ghost joined had to find a new base to fight back against the Empire. They were able to receive some information on possible base locations from Captain Rex after the Assault on Seelos and while trying to find which locations to choose were temporarily stationed on the planet, Garel until it became compromised after the Assault on Garel. However, the Rebellion still continued to look for a new base until an Astromech Droid who was part of the Crew of the Ghost named Chopper helped a former Imperial Inventory Protocol Droid named AP-5. Who cross-referenced the Rebel data with the Imperial network which helped give the Rebellion coordinates to a deserted planet called Atollon which wasn't on any Imperial map so the Empire couldn't find it. The Rebellion built their new base on Atollon and named it Chopper Base as a way to honor Chopper for his help in finding it. However, the Rebellion soon discovered that Atollon was inhabited by hostile Krykna Spiders who couldn't be connected with by the Force but the Crew of the Ghost was able to find a way to protect the Rebellion and Chopper Base from them using sensor markers. For a while, Chopper Base served as the main rebel point for Phoenix Squadron who were in constant fight against the Empire and were now facing a new enemy. The Empire's highest commander, Grand Admiral Thrawn whose Imperial fleet was summoned to destroy Rebellion by order of Governor Tarkin at the request of Governor Pryce of Lothal. Atollon was also the home of a neutral Force-wielding entity named Bendu who would help out Kanan and Ezra with Jedi-related stuff like showing them how to Force connect with the Krykna Spiders by not showing fear of them and helping Kanan find a new way to see using the Force after he was blinded by the Sith Lord, Darth Maul. The major priority of the Rebellion and most specifically the Crew of the Ghost at the request of Ezra was to grow the Rebellion to free Lothal from the Empire. During the fight against the Empire, the Rebels had inside help from an agent of the Imperial Security Bureau named Agent Kallus who once fought against them, especially the Crew of the Ghost. But after being helped by Zeb while they were both stranded on the Geonosian Moon, Bahryn, Kallus decided to help the Rebellion by secretly feeding them information about the Empire through secret transmissions as a spy under the name "Fulcrum" which was a codename made by Ahsoka Tano for secret informants of the Rebellion. For instance, Kallus helped the Rebels recruit TIE Pilots from the Empire who wished to defect to the Rebellion. But during the Rebels' first encounter with Admiral Thrawn, Hera's Kalikori which was a family totem used by her people, the Twi'leks was stolen by Thrawn from her home planet, Ryloth as one of his many trophies.

Then one day, while Ezra, Kanan, and Chopper infiltrated an Imperial armory complex on Lothal, they learned about Agent Kallus being Fulcrum. But Agent Kallus managed to help them learn about a new TIE Fighter that Admiral Thrawn was building on Lothal called the TIE Defender, then Kallus later helped Ezra, Kanan, and Chopper escape and was able to cover up his tracks then Ezra and Kanan told the other Rebels about Kallus being Fulcrum. However, Thrawn became aware of there being a Rebel spy within the Empire and made plans to find out who it was. Then during the Rebels' time fighting the Empire, Sabine temporarily left the Rebellion to fight alongside her family and people, the Mandalorians to free her home planet, Mandalore after getting the Darksaber from Darth Maul on Dathomir. Then later, the Rebels found out about the Empire tracking Agent Kallus' transmissions to them as Fulcrum so Ezra, Chopper, and AP-5 infiltrated the Empire to get him out but they were all transferred to Admiral Thrawn's Star Destroyer and Thrawn knew that the spy was using the codename Fulcrum. Thrawn was also using Kallus' transmissions and the Rebels' actions to locate Chopper Base so Agent Kallus and Ezra snuck into Thrawn's office with Chopper and had him replace Atollon from Thrawn's holomap with a decoy planet. But when the Rebels tried to escape in a shuttle with Kanan and Captain Rex who were disguised as Stormtroopers, Kallus decided to stay behind, believing he could do more good for the Rebellion by staying with the Empire. Then even framed an Imperial Officer named Lieutenant Lyste as being Fulcrum to cover his tracks who Kallus also tricked into believing that Governor Pyrce was Fulcrum. However, while Lyste was arrested by the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn saw through the act and realized that Agent Kallus was Fulcrum but decided to keep him around in order to find Chopper Base. Then later, the Crew of the Ghost helped escort Senator Mon Mothma to the planet, Dantooine for an important meeting with some Rebel Cells across the Galaxy after she was declared a traitor for speaking out against the Empire and Emperor Palpatine in the Senate. After the Rebels helped Senator Mothma escape being captured by Governor Pryce, Admiral Konstantine, and a prototype TIE Defender piloted by an Imperial Officer named Commander Vult Skerrris. They arrived at the meeting over Dantooine where Senator Mothma spoke out to the Rebel cells across the Galaxy through transmissions and video screens, declaring she was officially resigning from the Senate to fight back against the Empire in the front lines of the Rebellion, and asked them to join her. After that, lots of ships from the Rebels cells across the Galaxy arrived to join the Rebellion, thus forming the Rebel Alliance. As a result, the Rebellion started to train to fight back against the Empire on Lothal with Phoenix Squadron attacking the first target which was the TIE Defender factory. Ezra also managed to get Darth Maul's modified Mandalorian ship, the Nightbrother after he was defeated for good on Tatooine by Obi-Wan when Ezra and Chopper came to the planet looking for Obi-Wan to help the Rebellion. But Obi-Wan refused to help because he was needed on Tatooine to watch over Luke Skywalker who was living on the planet and claimed that Ezra already had everything he needed in the Rebellion.

But one day on Lothal, Admiral Thrawn found out about the Rebel Alliance's plan to have Phoenix Squadron attack his TIE Defender factory on Lothal and reported it to Governor Tarkin then Thrawn planned on intercepting the attack to wipe out all the Rebel Alliance and capture their leaders. Agent Kallus was able to find out about Thrawn's plan with help from a Mouse Droid and was able to warn the Rebels but Thrawn attacked and captured him. Admiral Thrawn was also able to use Kallus' communication with the Rebels to find Atollon and Chopper Base then he sent Admiral Konstantine and his Imperial fleet to launch an attack on Chopper Base right when their reinforcements gathered up on Atollan.

### The Battle

Admiral Konstantine and his fleet arrive at Atollan in space so Commander Sato has Phoenix Squadron prepare to fight them off but then the Empire scrambles the Rebels' transmissions. Which forces the Rebels to evacuate Chopper Base and Atollon with the Rebel reinforcements in space escaping to hyperspace while Phoenix Squadron covers them. But when one of the Rebel ships tries to escape, it is pulled back by Konstantine's fleet due to it having two Interdictor Cruisers that are equipped with Gravity Wells Projectors which prevents the Rebels from entering hyperspace and escaping. Admiral Konstantine's fleet attacks and shoots down one of the Rebel ships then Admiral Thrawn and Governor Pryce arrive on Thrawn's Star Destroyer with Agent Kallus where Thrawn broadcasts a transmission to the Rebels and their leaders telling them that there is no escape because he has them outnumbered and that he intends to defeat them all. But Hera comes up with a plan to make a big enough opening in the Imperial fleet to get one of the Rebel ships through to escape and get free of the transmission jam. So that way, whoever is on the Rebel ship can call for help to fight back against the Imperial fleet and Admiral Thrawn so the remaining Rebels can escape Atollon. Hera picks Ezra, Kanan, and Chopper to leave on the Nigthbrother because since Ezra and Kanan are Jedi, they have the best chance to escape the Empire. But before they go, Kanan decides to go to Bendu on a Speeder Bike to warn him about the Empire attacking Atollon, and to ask him to help the Rebels fight back against the Empire which forces Ezra and Chopper to leave on the Nigthbrother alone. The rest of the Rebels try to escape Atollon and fight off the Empire in space with what they have to clear a path in the Imperial fleet for Ezra and Chopper to escape with Hera, Zeb, and Captain Rex fighting in the Ghost. While Captain Sato sends out the Rebel fighter ships of Phoenix Squadron on the Carrier Ship to fight off the Imperial fleet as well and to protect the Rebel transport ships. During which, Admiral Thrawn sends out some TIE Fighters and orders Admiral Konstantine through a transmission to hold back from attacking the Rebels until he gives him the order to do so to prepare for anything unexpected that the Rebels might do. Hera leads the Rebel fighters to fight off against the TIE Fighters and bombard one of the Star Destroyers with torpedoes but in the process, some of the Rebel fighters get shot down by the TIE Fighters who also do the same to some of the Rebel ships. Meanwhile, back on Atollon, Kanan gets to Bendu and asks him to help the Rebels fight back against the Empire but he refuses to because he blames Kanan for bringing war to Atollon in the first place and because he still wants to remain neutral. But Kanan continues to try and convince Bendu to help out, claiming that some things are worth fighting for. Back in space, the rest of the Rebels continue to fight off the Empire but have trouble because there are too many ships for them to fight as most of the Phoenix Squadron and the Rebel reinforcements get shot down by the Imperial fleet. Which becomes hard for Ezra and Chopper to escape on the Nightbrother to get help but Commander Sato orders Ezra to move to an escaping position and then orders his Rebel crew to abandon the Carrier Ship and return to Atollon in escape pods with the exception of two Rebel pilots who choose to stay and help him. Commander Sato then moves the Carrier Ship towards the Imperial blockade then when Admiral Konstantine notices it, he defies Admiral Thrawn's orders and orders his crew to move out of position in the Imperial fleet to intercept the Carrier Ship with his Interdictor Cruiser, claiming that has had enough of Thrawn's games. Konstantine also orders his crew to use the Gravity Well Projectors to capture the Carrier Ship but then Commander Sato has the Rebels pilots change the Carrier Ship's course to ram right at Admiral Konstantine's Interdictor Cruiser. As both ships collide with each other, they both get destroyed which in the process kills Commander Sato, Admiral Konstantine, and their crew members but it also gives Ezra and Chopper the chance to escape through the Imperial fleet on the Nightbrother to go get help. But Thrawn has the Imperial fleet press the attack on the Rebels which forces them to abandon some of their ships, head for the escape pods, and return to Atollon and Cooper Base with Hera ordering all surviving Rebel ships to return to Chopper Base as well. Back on Atollon, Kanan still tries to convince Bendu to help but he still refuses until Kanan calls him a coward which angers Bendu to transform into a powerful Force storm and disappear. Meanwhile, Ezra calls Senator Mon Mothma to send help for the Rebels on Atollon but she can't, knowing that it would play right into Admiral Thrawn's hands, and starts to believe that it was too soon to fight back against the Empire. So Ezra decides to get help from Sabine who is still fighting against the Empire on Mandalore with her people and family.

Back on Atollon, Admiral Thrawn plans to have the Imperial fleet bombard Atollon and Chopper Base so the Rebels try to protect themselves using a special shield generator that Sabine worked on but it was never tested. Zeb and Captain Rex work the shield generator then they fire it up while Hera warns Kanan bout the bombardment so he tries to return to the Chopper base on his Speeder Bike to help out the Rebels but Thrawn commences the bombardment. Which Kanan barely manages to survive while the Rebels are protected at Chopper Base by the shield generator until Thrawn seizes the attack. Admiral Thrawn then plans for a ground assault on Chopper Base and leaves Governor Pryce in charge of the Imperial fleet but the Rebels come up with a plan to have Zeb and Captain Rex lead a squad of Rebels to slow the Empire down when they do the ground assault. Meanwhile, Ezra and Chopper make their way to Mandalore to get Sabine to help out but unfortunately, Sabine's family is in the middle of a civil war and they don't have enough resources to help the Rebels on Atollon fight back against the Empire. But Sabine decides to help Ezra and Chopper anyway and manages to convince her family to help out as well by using a few Mandalorian ships and Mandalorian Warriors then Sabine comes up with a plan. Back on Atollon, Zeb, Captain Rex, and their Rebel squad fight off the Empire at certain attack points who are using AT-DP Walkers. They were able to beat them but it was all a trick used by Admiral Thrawn to reveal the Rebels' defenses then a group of AT-AT Walkers arrive, walk right through the shield around Chopper Base, and attack the Rebels. The Rebels try to fight them off with their Rebel fighters but Thrawn also sends out some TIE Fighters to attack the Rebels with an air strike. The Rebels try to fight off the Empire but are no match against them until Kanan arrives and helps the Rebels fight off the Empire by cutting down one of the AT-AT Walkers with his Lightsaber. But Admiral Thrawn Arrives on Atollan on a shuttle and sends out the Stormtroopers and Death Troopers to find and capture the Rebels by storming Chopper Base. The Empire eventually has the Rebels cornered but then Ezra and Sabine show up with the Mandalorian Warriors on Mandalorian ships who fight off the Imperial blockade to try and destroy the last Interdictor Cruiser after Chopper jams their transmissions while Governor Pryce sends out TIE Fighters to attack them. But back on Atollan, the Empire continues to attack the Rebels until the shield generator completely overheats and gets destroyed which allows the Empire to attack Chopper Base and shoot down more Rebel ships trying to escape. After the Rebels are surrounded by the Death Troopers, Admiral Thrawn arrives and orders the Rebels to surrender to him or he'll destroy them all. However, a big huge storm appears in the sky and rains down lighting which is revealed to be Bendu who has used the Force to take the form of the storm. Bendu then destroys some of the Empire's vehicles with his lightning which allows the Rebels to escape from Thrawn and the Death Troopers. Meanwhile, back in space, Ezra, Sabine, and the Mandalorian Warriors get onto the last Interdictor Cruiser and try to take out its Gravity Well Projectors so the Rebels can escape into hyperspace on their ships while Chopper tries to distract the TIE Fighters on the Nightbrother but Governor Pryce sends some Jumptroopers to attack and stop them. Back on Atollon, the Rebels try to escape from Atollon and the Empire on their remaining Rebel ships but keep getting caught in Bendu's lighting while the Empire attacks him. After all the Rebels escape Atollon, Thrawn orders the Death Troopers and remaining Empire vehicles to attack Bendu directly in the center which knocks him down out of the sky and stops his storm. Back in space, Ezra, Sabine, and the Mandalorian Warriors manage to take out the last Interdictor Cruiser which defeats the Jumptroopers and clears the Imperial fleet so the Rebels can escape into hyperspace. Then they escape on the Nightbrother with Chopper to regroup with the others who who off the Imperial fleet. Afterwards, Governor Pryce has some Stormtroopers launch Agent Kallus out of the airlock of Thrawn's Star Destroyer but he frees himself and escapes. Kallus then heads for an escape pod and he is later rescued by the Rebels on the Ghost after he gives them his coordinates. Then all the surviving Rebels escape from the Imperial fleet on their remaining Rebels ships by entering hyperspace before the Empire can get them.

### Aftermath

Afterwards, Admiral Thrawn and the Death Troopers found Bendu on the ground who foretold Thrawn of his defeat at the Liberation of Lothal so Thrawn shot him with his blaster but Bendu disappeared laughing. As for the Rebels, with Atollon compromised and the loss of both Chopper Base and some of their fellow Rebels. They all went to the Moon, Yavin IV to regroup at the Rebel command base there and continue to fight back against the Empire while Ezra, Kanan, and Sabine went back to Mandalore to help out Sabine's people and family.

## Belligerents

### Rebellion

* Ezra Bridger
* Kanan Jarrus
* Hera Syndulla
* Sabine Wren
* Zeb Orrelios
* Chopper
* Captain Rex
* AP-5
* Agent Kallus
* Commander Sato
* General Dodonna
* Wedge Antilles
* Derek Klivian
* Fenn Rau
* Tristen Wren
* Rebel Pilots
* Mandalorian Warriors

### Empire

* Grand Admiral Thrawn
* Governor Pryce
* Admiral Konstantine
* Commander Woldar
* Imperial Officers
* Imperial Gunners
* TIE Pilots
* Vehicle Command Crewers
* Death Troopers
* Jumptroopers
* Stormtroopers

### Other

* Senator Mon Mothma
* Ursa Wren
* Bendu

## Videos

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