Mission to recover Imperial codes

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Mission to recover Imperial codes

Upon their return to theGhost, however, Hera quickly realized that something was wrong with her droid. LT-319 swiftly used Chopper to lure the Rebels into the freighter's cargo hold and trap them there, before installing adata spike to try and steal the base's coordinates from the ship'snavicomputer. An attempt to blow the Spectres, AP-5 and Wedge into the vacuum ofspace was thwarted, and Hera sent AP-5 onto theGhost's hull to access some controls that would open the hatch to the cockpit. He accomplished this, but was witnessed by the controlled Chopper, who was sent outside to finish the protocol droid off, and knocked him off theGhost's hull, setting him adrift in space. Upon returning, Chopper was ambushed by the Spectres, and Hera used the spike to reverse the control feed, remotely blowing up LT-319's surveillance ship. Afterwards, they went back to retrieve AP-5. As the controller had not informed any other Imperial authorities of the theft, the Rebels' mission was successful.

Prelude[]

TheC1-series astromech droid known asChopper was a member of the rebel cell known as theSpectres, which was part of theAlliance to Restore the Republic. He was a friend of the former ImperialRA-7 inventory droidAP-5, who had joined the rebellion after helping the rebels to locate asafe base on the planetAtollon.^[3] Together, the twodroids undertook several missions on behalf of the rebellion,^[4][5] and even helped foil an Imperial operation to locate Chopper Base.^[6]

As part of the rebellion, Chopper undertook numerous undercover missions into Imperial installations andstarships. On these occasions, he was painted in black and red colors to mimic Imperialastromech droids. During amission to infiltrate theImperial Armory Complex onLothal, Chopper was detected by the Imperial tacticianGrand AdmiralThrawn, who identified him as an unregistered C1 astromech droid.^[7] Thrawn kept a catalogue of the rebel droid's sightings for Imperial forces.^[2]

The mission[]

Killun Station[]

While preparing forPhoenix Cell's attack on Lothal,Phoenix LeaderHera Syndulla dispatched AP-5, Chopper andLieutenantWedge Antilles on a mission to steal a set of clearance codes from theImperial Security Bureau'sbase onKillun 71. Hera placed AP-5 in charge, and he and Chopper were tasked with downloading the codes from the station's central computer. The Rebels managed to obtain permission to land at the base under the pretext of delivering two service droids.^[2]

AP-5 managed to pass through the base's sensors without any problems. However, Chopper caused an alert when he passed through the scanner, which went unnoticed by thestormtroopers on guard but was detected by the crew of anImperial Information OfficeIGV-55 surveillance vessel in deep space. The ship's controller,LT-319, recognized Chopper as the unregistered rebel droid that Thrawn had referenced in his manual on Phoenix Squadron. While one of his subordinates,3-9, wanted to inform the ISB station, the Imperial controller decided to use Chopper to find Phoenix Squadron's hidden base.^[2]

Chopper attempted to acquire the codes by plugging anetwork terminal, despite AP-5 informing him that the most current codes would not be accessible there. Theprotocol droid, exasperated, headed for the main control room to get the codes by himself, leaving Chopper at the terminal. LT-319 and his crew took the opportunity to hijack the rebel astromech droid, searching for the base coordinates. After discovering that they were not in Chopper's memory, the controller had Chopper taken over so he could lead them to the rebel base. Outside the control room, AP-5 encountered an ISB droid,PZ-7, but was able to get rid of her by claiming that he was her replacement and she had been reassigned to the cargo platform. After AP-5 stole the clearance codes, he found the Imperial-controlled Chopper still at the terminal, and taunted him about how much more effective he was before departing for the shuttle.^[2]

Boarding the shuttle, AP-5 told Wedge they had to leave at once. When Wedge asked where Chopper was, the hijacked droid boarded their stolenSentinel-class landing craft. While AP-5 was suspicious about Chopper's change in behavior, Wedge did not notice anything untoward, and even welcomed Chopper's more respectful attitude. AP-5 attempted to warn Wedge, and even followed him into the shuttle'srefresher so they could talk without Chopper overhearing. The controller watched through Chopper as Wedge kicked AP-5 out of the refresher, and believed that the inventory droid had undermined his own credibility.^[2]

Spy games[]

The shuttle docked with theGhost, and AP-5 gave Hera the disc with the clearance codes. Wedge told her about the droids' behavior on the flight, which amusedEzra Bridger andGarazeb Orrelios. The Imperial-hijacked Chopper then made his way to theGhost's cockpit and proceeded to download the ship's hyperspace logs. By that time, AP-5 had managed to warn Hera about Chopper's suspicious behavior. Hera managed to stop Chopper, who claimed that he had had files wiped on Killun, and reminded the droid that she cleared his data after everyhyperspace jump for security reasons. After she went to speak with the rest of the crew, Chopper dropped the ship out of hyperspace and hid away. When Hera contacted him, demanding to know what happened, Chopper claimed that he was in the engine room and that there was something wrong with thehyperdrive. Hera roused the other crew, all of whom were now certain that there was something wrong with Chopper, in order to find him. The hijacked droid then locked the rebels in theGhost's cargo hold and jettisoned the stolen Imperial shuttle, flying away.^[2]

After recovering the stolen Imperial clearance codes, Chopper began to install adata spike into theGhost'snavigation computer. This enabled the Imperials to begin remotely downloading the ship's travel logs. In an attempt to kill the rebels, the controller ordered Chopper to open the cargo hold to space. However, Hera managed to manually shut the door. Unable to open the cockpit hatch from the inside, she sent AP-5 to open it from the outside. While walking on the ship's hull, AP-5 was seen by Chopper and the controller through the cockpit window.^[2]

Determined to eliminate the rogue RA-7 droid, the Imperial controller sent Chopper to fight off AP-5. Chopper managed to push AP-5 into space, just after the inventory droid had unlocked the hatch. After Chopper returned, Zeb stunned him with hisbo-rifle. Hera then linked Chopper to theGhost's systems and decided to send a strong message to the Imperialslicers. Using Chopper's visual processor, Hera issued a threat to LT-319 and transmitted a data overload that disabled theGozanti cruiser's systems, causing it to explode and killing all of the Imperial crew.^[2]

Aftermath[]

After eliminating the Imperial threat, Hera reprogrammed Chopper. After the Spectres reconciled with Chopper, they rescued AP-5 from space. Despite the hijacking and reprogramming of Chopper, the Spectres managed to keep the clearance codes they had stolen from Killun 71. The destruction of the Imperial communications cruiser also concealed word of the rebel theft and allowed Phoenix Squadron to continue making preparations for their strike on Lothal.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The mission to Killun Station first appeared in theStar Wars Rebelsseason three episode "Double Agent Droid," which premiered onDisney XD onMarch 11,2017.

Appearances[]

• Star Wars Rebels — "Double Agent Droid"(First appearance)

Sources[]

• "Double Agent Droid" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels onStarWars.com(backup link)(First identified as mission to recover Imperial codes)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles(Indirect mention only)
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• "Protocol and Service Droids" —Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: Timelines
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy

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