Star Wars: Rebels | 3x21/3x22 Reaction | Zero Hour Part 1 and 2 

Season 4 here we come! 🎉

The best thing about the Kenobi/Maul final confrontation is that OBI WAN was the one to use deception. When he takes Qui Gons stance, to a seasoned warrior like Maul, it indicated that Maul hit the nail on the head with his deductive reasoning. Obi Wan was quasi infamous for his mastery of form 3 Soresu, literally the defensive form. Qui Gons' specialty was that of master Yodas, form 4 Ataru. It's a much more aggressive and agility based combat form. So Obi Wan tricked Maul into thinking he was blinded to his usual defense strategy in favor of defending Luke. So Maul fucking flies in face first and Obi Wan takes a single step back repels the two weak blows and cuts him down. A Master of the Light beating a Sith with deception. *chefs kiss*

The only thing Thrawn can't predict being the force is just a really cool weakness.

You may remember the previous episode which set up the Interdictor Star Destroyers with the gravity well generators to pull ships out of hyperspace. Ezra and Commander Sato were captured, and Rex, Chopper, and Kanan went to rescue them. Also, you'll want to remember Bendu's prophecy of Thrawn's defeat.

Thrawn is from the unknown regions. He has seen and battled horrors that make the Empire look like the good guys. He joins the Empire to make it stronger so that the galaxy can have at least SOME hope of surviving what is coming to them. Thrawn is pragmatic. While he doesn't like the bad parts of the Empire, he recognizes that he needs the empire's strength to defeat a greater evil. In his mind Palpatine will not live forever, and when he dies Thrawn will be able to influence the next leader (or become it) to change the evils from within, rather than without. The rebellion in his view is actually the greater threat, because if they weaken or defeat the empire they will ultimately doom the galaxy to a greater evil.

Would love to see a mash up video of everyone's reactions to Kallus in season 1 and then their reaction to him in this episode. "I hate Kallus, he is the worst" "Go get Kallus, don't let anything happen to him" "Yay, Kallus is joining us"

6:28 Yes. That's an Interdictor cruiser that was seen in season 2 of Rebels, the episode 'Stealth Strike'.

God I love the music and effects in these final episodes, the battle w so many rebel ships and losing each one felt like a real loss, the music when sato sacrificed himself and his pilots to destroy the interdictor, and the music when the rebels run the blockade at the end of the second part was amazing!! honestly my favourite two episodes of this entirely show in terms of action and music, at least till season 4

That "blue man group" joke about Thrawn was possibly the best diss I've ever heard

From a certain point of view, we didn't lose anyone major, as in, this show highlights the crew of the Ghost. But as a Star Wars fan, and someone who identifies with the Rebels, this was a major defeat. The Rebels are a ragtag insurgence. We don't have a lot of ships or high level commanders. In this battle, we lost a hidden base, Commander Sato (who was the head of our Rebel Cell - Phoenix), lots of ships and lots of fighters. This was a huge loss for the Rebellion. RIP Jun Sato, Pheonix Commander.

Thrawn is one of my favorite characters in all of Star Wars. He is just levels beyond and morally ambiguous. His motivations are really really tough to pin down and he is most often the smartest person in the room. Just so cool.

In this two-parter, Thrawn just revealed two weaknesses: his dependence on inferior, self-interested officers and, despite his tremendous mind, an inability to comprehend the full potentials of force users. In mastering knowledge of others, he's failed to follow that old Greek maxim: "Know thyself".

The older officer with the white/ grey beard you recognised was General Dodonna. The y-wings the rebel crew saved near the beginning of season 2went to him. And if you have seen the films that happen further down the Star Wars timeline than this series then you have definitely seen him before, but I’ll say no more other than he is a pretty pivotal figure - it’s therefore awesome he is in this series, and it’s no coincidence!

Technically, Bendu "died" in this scene. He disappeared and became one with the Force, like Obi-Wan, Yoda or Anakin did.

„have we ever considered that he could actually just be such an awful person because he got rejected by the blue men group?” me, who read Thrawn books: 👀

A really subtle detail in this episode, Thrawn changes tactics after Sato’s sacrifice because holding the line and grinding the rebel fleet down will not work against Hera, now that she is in command. Commander Sato was an aggressive line officer who preferred action over maneuver, and had a habit of committing to a fight even when withdrawal would have been a better option. Remember how Sato acted against Darth Vader and how he jumped in to save his nephew at Mykopo. Hera, on the other hand, is a skilled pilot who learned tactics at the knee of her father, an accomplished geurrilla fighter. Captain Syndula would have pulled back and sought a way to escape, and with many of the larger capital ships gone stood a decent chance of getting critical personnel out of Thrawn’s trap, thus allowing the rebels to survive. Wounded, but very much capable of rebuilding. To prevent this Thrawn presses the attack to drive Hera to ground where her skill as a pilot has less or no bearing and the Empire’s numerical personnel superiority can come into play. We are seeing that Thrawn has been studying his opponents, as he states, and is adapting his plans to counter them specifically.

4:29 pretty sure he's the rebel commander in I think ep4 where he explains the death star and calls Leia Lee-a

Well the thing about Thrawn is that he doesn't see him himself as superior being or is a power hungry maniac, he does things by a logical stand point he doesn't take things personal either (even if it seems like so) he even hates the 'Death Star' because its unethical but one thing is for sure, he is simply on the wrong side

In the canon novel, "Thrawn: Alliances", which takes place between Seasons 3 & 4 of Rebels, Darth Vader would say this to Thrawn: *_"All the strength of the creature you faced on Atollon pales in comparison to the power of the Emperor."_* The fact that all the Bendu's power is nothing compared to the Emperor's power is insane to think about. XD

13:15 Recall Moff Tarkin’s meeting? Capture the Rebel officers/leaders alive to make an example of them which is why he stopped. At the same time, Thrawn specifically said “utter defeat”. He wants them to taste the bitterness of defeat so they know who they’re dealing with & recognize his efforts in doing so as a worthy opponent/adversary. Weird in what sense? His tactics & strategy? He just has better experience & knowledge. Getting Grand Admiral rank takes a lot effort to have earned him that position. Another fact is that many in the Imperial ranks didn’t know there’s such a thing called “Grand Admiral”. There are 12 Grand Admirals if I recall correctly. He’s not like others who think so little & not get the bigger picture. Understanding what you’re enemies are capable of is key rather than underestimate them regardless how strong you think you are. He also says “only results”. For example, in video games, there are players who care abt their high score & number amount of kills comparing to players who don’t really care abt those at all but to win the game with strategy. Most/Some of who got less or sufficient kills or high score did actually help win certain matches/battles because they knew what was important. However, there’s always risks to those like being far from the objective. Not all maps have the best terrain for better positions.

This fight was so brutal. We saw them build this fleet for two seasons and then we see them lose 88% of it in minutes.

We saw the gravity well projector Interdictor vessel in the Season 2 Episode 9. Were Ezra shoots Rex and Kanan disgues as Stormtrooper

Props to the Death Trooper who started attack move-ing on Bendhu, a Force being that just conjured up a lightning storm, and shooting it with a handgun. Although it was probably way out of range.

I love how Bendu is just sick of everyones BS, including Kanans. He just wants them all gone and even shoot a cheeky bolt of lightning on The Ghost to show he means business.

Don’t disrespect my boi Thrawn 😤

You have to hand it to Thrawn that he went after Kallus personally. Thrawn is no coward, he's willing to be in the middle of the fight if it helps.

"I see your defeat, like many arms in a cold embrace." Bendu is such a cryptic smarmy little shit isn't he lol. He reminds me of someone... I know. The Doctor lol. Fun fact: Bendu was voiced by Tom Baker, aka the 4th Doctor.

Knowing Thrawn, I guess he took every decision that eventually led him to be banished from Csilla in order to find a higher power that would have the possibility to get rid of the threat he wants to get rid of (and that's not the Rebellion since Csilla is in the Unknown Regions, on the other side of the galaxy and has practically NO knowledge of the Republic/Empire. There are bigger threats coming on the horizon and for for Thrawn, having a trong galactic power and a strong military is what is gonna stop that threat, contrary to his people who has very few milltary assets and psychorigid military doctrine by comparison, they are isolationists. Thrawn never does anything non thoroughly, he always thinks ahead. The only way to beat him is to bring something to he table that he couldn't foresee or calculate. The Bendu is a good example. Thrawn knows very little of the Force and doesn't understand it. The bearded commander is General Dodonna who gives the briefing on the Death Star raid in Ep4. Protocol droids don't run.

9:19 Did you actually believe he was telling Ezra to jump literally? Just curious. It’s a term in Star Wars that means when in a ship you’re making a hyperspace jump. That’s when they say “jump” to this destination, coordinates, Kamino, etc. for short.

The Guy with the beard is the guy giving the briefing of destroying the Death Star in A New Hope

Sad you didn't show Bendu's prediction. See you next season :)

Some of my favourites episodes in whole of star wars

Thrawn is often considered one of the smartest characters and greatest tactical geniuses in all of Star Wars. Obviously this is a kids show, so you can't have the Rebels just be completely defeated, but I do appreciate that even though Thrawn didn't get the total victory he was aiming for, the Rebels by and large LOST this battle pretty definitively. They survived, sure, but that's just about all they can say. On top of that, Thrawn did pretty much everything right. His failure to take out the Rebels were due to three reasons, all of which were completely beyond his control: 1. He was ordered by Tarkin to take the Rebel leaders in alive to be made an example of, despite Thrawn's belief that crushing them while they had the chance was the best option. Because of this, he had to adjust his strategy and hold back somewhat to make sure the squad wasn't killed by accident. Hell, if it weren't for that, his orbital bombardment would have been the end of everybody in that base. 2. Konstantine disobeying his orders. You could argue he should have kept Konstantine on a tighter leash given his general incompetence, but the fact is that if he had just obeyed Thrawn's commands, the Rebels would have had no way to get past their orbital defenses. They would have been completely trapped, and Ezra would have had no opening to break through and find backup. 3. The Bendu. There was legitimately no way Thrawn could have possibly predicted that there was an ancient Force creature that chose to intervene at the exact moment he had the group completely surrounded. The Force is really Thrawn's only genuine blind spot when it comes to battle tactics.

The Bendu isn't dead, they can't kill him, also remember the last words the Bendu tells Thrawn before he disappears it's very important to the story.

This is one of those episodes where the Y-7 rating really hurt the show. The minimum crew compliment of a Nebulon-B frigate is 306 personnel (the Rebels lost 3 of those ships). The crew of a Braha’tok gunship is 70 personnel (the Rebels lost 3 of those ships). The minimum crew of a CR-90 corvette is 46 (the Rebels lost 6 of those ships). They also lost a Hammerhead Corvette, all but 4 A-Wings, all but 2 Y-Wings, the Quasar-Fire Carrier (which most crew escaped from), and both of their GR-75 Medium -which were trying to evacuate the personnel from Chopper Base (including the crew that escaped from the carrier). The Rebels lost thousands of people and multiple irreplaceable pieces of equipment and fleet assets. The Phoenix Cell and Massassi Group lost more than 90% of their strength in this battle. Thrawn decimated them (in the classic sense of the word), yet this is still chalked-up as a FAILURE for Thrawn (because his primary mission was to capture the Rebel leadership). If this is what happens when Thrawn fails, the Rebels can’t survive too many more of them. All of these losses are why I feel that aiming the series at a younger audience hurt serious episodes like this. If this show followed the same rating as ‘The Clone Wars’, you would’ve felt those casualties a lot harder, and the ending would feel less inspiring, and more hopeless (considering what they just lost).

Thrawn saw a cloud, and deadass said, "shoot it in the face."

The Ones from Mortis like Father = Balance, Mother {Abeloth} = Chaos, Son Darkside, Daughter = Lightside of force The Whells and This Bendu are force Entities. There are so importent to existence of force sentitive people and whole races.

Great reaction! Mark The Bendu's words, it's all I'm saying! Rebels is such an amazing show!

Remember what bendu said to Thrawn

The old man rebel is general dodona from a new hope And bendu was called a coward and immediately went everyone must die like a darksider so much for being in the middle

The moment Kallus gives that smile in the elevator 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Onto season 4!!

Tom Baker was an excellent choice to voice the role of Bendu

Thank you, Emme! ⭕ #EmmeReacts #StarWars #StarWarsRebels

My theory is bendu is and was a force ghost from first meeting… that’s why maul couldn’t see him… and at the end when he disappeared it was like Obi-Wan disappearing before Darth Vader could kill him… the bendu was always a force ghost…

Bendu: You will killed by the son of Leia Organa Thrawn: Argh! I.... Will... Not.... Have..... Been..... Killed..... BY THAT BRAAAAAAAAT! Ezra and Sabine had fight against Thrawn for the first time with the help of the Mandalorians after they learn that Obi-Wan killed Maul. I hope that Ezra must learn that Darth Vader Is Anakin after he frees Lothal 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 Yes, Ezra and Sabine had swear to frees Mandalore and Lothal and Rebels season three predicted the last stand of Thrawn in the Mandalorian in the hand of little Ben and because he brings the name of Ben Kenobi. Kanan had actually right at the end of Rebels season three because he knowed that Anakin will kill Palpatine that Mace Windu and Depa Billaba told him during the clone Wars. I wish that Ezra was here in return of Jedi and he Will mourn for Anakin's sacrifice and even he thank at him to kill Palpatine and is that i want 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

Rebels ends exactly where it needs to end. With a bang.

Who would’ve thought that we would all be glad to see Kallus, it’s amazing how things turn out. He should say “Catch you later Pryce”

Season 4 is my favorite season of Rebels!

Wild finale!❤❤

Thrawn did indeed kill Bendu here, at least physically. However, just like with Obi-Wan and Yoda, Bendus Body just disappeared when he died, while his spirit lives on in the force. This makes Bendu essentially unbeatable, because despite lacking a flesh and blood body now, he lives on in the force forever.

13:16 Speak for yourself, I think he's is one of the best villains in the Star Wars universe.

Bendu is a lot of things but I would’ve said we’ll leave this planet and you can defend this planet for you not us

Thank you!

I love season 4 Besides a few episodes in the beginning, this season is pretty much all the finale

Pretty sure Bendu did die just became part of the force!

Hi! What is the background song in the beginning? Love your reaction videos :)

4th Doctor brings death

I think Thrawn did kill Bendu, he just pulled an Obi Wan and disappeared. He never shows up again

Oh no, Emme you're in for 'emotionally crazy', season 4 is gonna wreck you like it did everyone else.

Bendu is just a coward there is no middle ground in this war

Heir to the Empire is Reference to Thrawn and his Star wars legends Comics with this name. He there was "Villain" But after his Books goes to Legends Writter have another change for Canon version where Thrawn isnt Villain he is between good-grey charakter. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MtKF_xB7gD8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qOwXlRd1MKo.html

Thrawn is the best

* PORG NOISES *

Meh Bendu is just a coward, actual enlightened force centrist lol.

06:25 I see that your memory is as good as usual, you had a whole episode about imperial weapon that can pull ships out of hyperspace in season 2

Thrawn did kill Bendu. I think Bendu just poofed like Obi-Wan when Vader strikes him down in episode 4. But he was mortally wounded when he was shot out of the sky. He just chose to join the cosmic force before he was shot by Thrawn, a final F U as he passes on.

Am I the only one who hates that thing on Kanan's face?

Of course I've watched this before it's been awhile but dang admiral thrawn is a boxer

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