Rescue of Rowan Freemaker

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Rescue of Rowan Freemaker

Prelude[]

During theGalactic Civil War,Rowan Freemaker received aForce vision telling him to build a powerful starship called theArrowhead, which theMon Calamari shipbuilderQuarrie believed could turn the tide of the war.^[5] Following a long and arduousquest, Rowan andhis family succeeded in building theArrowhead andsaving therebel fleet fromImperial forces.^[6]

Seeking Rowan, theKyber Saber, and theArrowhead, theEmperorEmperor taskedDarth Vader and the Imperialhunter droidM-OC with capturing Rowan. M-OC managed tolure Rowan into a trap onQalydon. However, Lord Vader ambushed M-OC and disintegrated the droid, claiming the credit for capturing Rowan instead.^[1]

Lord Vader took Rowan to theImperial Palace onCoruscant. While the Emperor was enraged that Rowan had destroyed theKyber Saber, Vader managed to convince the Emperor that Rowan could help them to gather morekyber crystals for thesecond Death Star.^[3]

The rescue mission[]

Imperial captive[]

Rowan's siblingsKordi andZander Freemaker tried to seek permission from theAlliance High Command to rescue their brother. While sympathetic,AdmiralAckbar,GeneralHera Syndulla, andMon Mothma were unwilling to commit resources to rescue Rowan since Coruscant was heavily defended and the Alliance was preparing for theassault on the second Death Star. Kordi, Zander, andRoger then managed to borrow theArrowhead with the help ofLieutenantValeria, who was sympathetic to their plight.^[3]

Back on Coruscant, Darth Sidious tried to win Rowan over by giving ahologrampropaganda presentation about his life. However, Rowan was bored. The Emperor then decided to change tactics and had Vaderprobe Rowan's mind for the location of more kyber crystals. Despite Rowan's resistance, Lord Vader discovered the location of theplanet whereJedi MasterBaird Kantoo had forged the Kyber Saber. Vader then made arrangements forGraballa to travel to the planet and obtains its kyber crystals. With Rowan having outlived his usefulness, the Emperor ordered his execution.^[3]

Assault on Coruscant[]

Meanwhile, the Freemakers arrived in theCoruscant system and used theArrowhead to destroy threeImperial Star Destroyers and numerousTIE fighters. The Imperial commanders tried to warn the Emperor but he was too preoccupied with interrogating Rowan and drove away severalstormtroopers andRoyal Guards withForce lightning. Roger then flew theArrowhead above the Imperial Palace and dropped Kordi and Zander on the top spire.^[3]

Shortly later, M-OC, who had managed to reassemble himself, returned to Coruscant. He engaged theArrowhead in a dogfight. Roger easily destroyed his starshipTracker I but the indestructible droid managed to climb onto theArrowhead's hull after Roger lowered the shields. Meanwhile, Kordi and Zander overpowered two Royal Guards and stole their uniforms. They rescued Rowan and went to rendezvous with Roger at the top spire.^[3]

M-OC's return[]

However, M-OC hijacked theArrowhead after Roger opened the canopy. He tore Roger apart and threw the droid onto the battlements of the Imperial Palace. M-OC then used theArrowhead to open fire on the Freemakers, causing them to fall onto the battlements. Rowan managed to usethe Force to save himself and his siblings. After rebuilding Roger, they escaped on anUgly that Rowan cobbled from the rubble.^[3]

Aftermath[]

Despite rescuing Rowan Freemaker from the Emperor and Lord Vader, the Freemakers lost theArrowhead to M-OC. M-OC managed to regain the Emperor's favor by presenting him with theArrowhead. The Emperor then sent M-OC to eliminate the Freemakers once and for all.^[3]

Flying theArrowhead, M-OC soon caught up with the Freemakers in theCoruscant system and attacked their Ugly TIE. Despite shooting theirsolar collectors, M-OC was denied victory when Quarrie arrived in theArrowhead and rescued the Freemakers. Seeking to destroy M-OC, the Freemakers led him to the stormy world ofShantipole, where afierce dogfight took place.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The Rescue of Rowan Freemaker first appeared in theLEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker AdventuresSeason Two episode "Escape from Coruscant," which premiered onDisney XD onAugust 14,2017.

Appearances[]

• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Escape from Coruscant"(First appearance)

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