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[Marketta Carucci]

Zero Hour" is the finale of the third season of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels. The special two-episode one-hour event premiered on March 25, 2017 on Disney XD and comprised the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes of the season.[1][2] It is the fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth episodes of the series overall.

The episode opens with Grand Admiral Thrawn's Sentinel-class landing craft arriving at the Imperial headquarters on Lothal. The shuttle is greeted by Governor Arihnda Pryce and Admiral Kassius Konstantine. Thrawn disembarks from the shuttle flanked by two death troopers, and he tells Governor Pryce that he brings urgent news. Unbeknownst to them, they are being watched from above by Agent Kallus, who is the rebel operative known as Fulcrum.

Thrawn and the Imperials walk out of the hangar, and Kallus uses a mouse droid to spy on their conversation. Inside an office, Thrawn closes the blinds. When Admiral Konstantine asks him about the necessity of these precautions, Thrawn warns Konstantine and Pryce that they still have a traitor in their midst. Thrawn tells them that what he is going to reveal cannot fall into Rebel hands. Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin joins the meeting via hologram, stating that whatever Thrawn has to tell him had better be worth the wait. Kallus' mouse droid is inside the ventilation duct, transmitting the conversation to him.

He informs Tarkin that the Rebels of the Phoenix Cell are planning to launch an attack. Tarkin initially does not believe him, but Thrawn counters that everything leading up to this moment has been rehearsal and that the real performance is about to begin. When Tarkin asks Thrawn about what the Rebels are going to attack, Thrawn responds that the Rebels are planning to attack the TIE Defender factory on Lothal. Thrawn's spies have reported that General Jan Dodonna's fleet is en route to reinforce Commander Jun Sato and Captain Hera Syndulla's forces. Kallus, eavesdropping, is surprised by the news that the rebels plan to attack Lothal.

When Tarkin asks where the Rebel fleet is massing, Thrawn replies that he has not yet uncovered their location. Governor Pryce states that a coordinated attack by multiple Rebel cells is unprecedented. Thrawn replies that he has been waiting for this moment to wipe out the Rebellion. Kallus, listening, is horrified. Tarkin orders Thrawn to capture the Rebel leadership. When Thrawn responds that it may not be possible to take prisoners in the kind of battle he has planned, Tarkin states that he is confident an officer of Thrawn's caliber can pull it off, as he wants the Rebel commanders captured so they can be made examples of. Kallus prepares to leave.

At Chopper Base, Ezra Bridger marvels at Hera Syndulla's success in rallying the Rebel forces for a strike on Lothal. Ezra thanks Kanan Jarrus, Garazeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren and, reluctantly, Chopper. However, Kanan thinks that the full credit goes to Ezra. He says that he and Hera recognized that there was something special about Ezra, and admits there were times that he could not teach Ezra everything. However, Ezra responds that he thinks his master did the best he could. When Kanan expresses doubt that he can teach Ezra anymore due to his limited Jedi training, Ezra reassures Kanan that his master taught him about life and how to be a better person.

Hera then informs Ezra and Kanan of the impending arrival of General Dodonna and the Massassi Group. Ezra notes that that name sounds familiar, and Kanan reminds him that Dodonna got the Y-wings they stole on Reklam Station. General Dodonna is the leader of one of the largest Rebel cells Kanan knows of, and Kanan thinks he will be helpful in taking out the Imperial factories on Lothal. Above the planet Atollon, Commander Sato is on the bridge of the Phoenix Nest when General Dodonna's fleet of EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates and CR90 corvettes exits hyperspace. Sato contacts Dodonna's flagship Vanguard, welcoming him to Atollon. General Dodonna intends to deal a blow to the Empire and show the galaxy what the Rebellion is capable of.

Meanwhile on Lothal, Kallus rides a speeder bike to the tower that once served as the home of Ezra Bridger. Inside, Kallus switches on a transmitter which projects an image of Fulcrum's symbol. Kallus tries to send an urgent message, but finds that his signals are being jammed. Thrawn startles Kallus with the code phrase "by the light of Lothal's moons," and asks Kallus if he would prefer to be called "Fulcrum" instead. Displaying a jammer, Thrawn tells Kallus that his Rebel friends won't be receiving his warning.

Kallus charges at Thrawn, but the Grand Admiral punches him. Following a fistfight, Thrawn throws Kallus to the floor. Thrawn compliments Kallus on his fighting technique, but adds that he is familiar with the limitations of Imperial Academy training. Kallus flings a stormtrooper helmet at Thrawn, and the Grand Admiral catches it, distracting him long enough for Kallus to knock Thrawn to the ground and stomp on his jammer, growling that the Grand Admiral talks too much. Following a second round, Thrawn kicks him out onto the balcony, where Kallus is arrested by two death troopers. Thrawn remarks that Kallus has the heart of a Rebel, and Kallus responds that he'll take that as a compliment. The death troopers drag Kallus inside the tower.

Back inside the tower, Thrawn tells Kallus, suspended by a pair of binders from a ceiling beam, that his transmission to the rebels has given him the last piece of the puzzle. Thrawn shows a holographic chart displaying the trajectory of General Dodonna's fleet and the trajectory of Kallus' Fulcrum transmission. Taken separately, Thrawn remarks that they mean nothing. Kallus tries to interject by claiming that there is no planet there, and that the rebels are smarter than Thrawn gives them credit for.

Thrawn chides Kallus for not studying art, because there is much it can show you if you know where to look. While the Atollon system does not appear on any Imperial charts, Thrawn points out that it appears in the art of the ancient people of the Lothal sector. Thrawn identifies Atollon as the home of the rebel base, and orders Admiral Konstantine to deploy the fleet to those coordinates. He promises that he and Kallus will join them later.

At Chopper Base, Hera informs Ezra, Kanan, Ryder Azadi, Commander Sato and General Dodonna via hologram that they have received an urgent transmission from Fulcrum. The rebels receive Fulcrum's warning that "Thrawn knows about-" before the transmission cuts off. When Kanan asks what this means, Ezra suggests that the Grand Admiral knows about the upcoming attack on Lothal. Ryder reports that most of the Imperial fleet has left the Lothal system. Hera realizes that Thrawn knows they are on Atollon, and orders all ships to assume battle stations.

When General Dodonna asks how they can be certain, Ezra reveals that the last time this happened the Empire ambushed them on Garel. Meanwhile, one of Commander Sato's crew reports that five Imperial Star Destroyers have entered the Atollon system. Commander Sato orders the Phoenix fleet to assume Defense Formation Aurek One. Sato warns them to alert Rebel Command, just as Ryder's hologram vanishes. When Ezra notices Ryder's abrupt exit, Hera realizes that the Empire is jamming their long-range transmissions.

Dodonna tells them to abort the mission, while Hera orders an evacuation of all ground staff and issues a Code K-one-zero alert. General Dodonna orders the fleet to jump into hyperspace and regroup at rally point Nova. When Commander Sato protests that they still have people on the surface, Dodonna replies that the Empire will cut them to pieces if they wait. Sato allows Dodonna's fleet to depart first, offering to cover them. Dodonna orders the other frigates to jump into hyperspace, but when one tries it is suddenly torn out of hyperspace. To the rebels' horror, it is revealed the Empire has brought Interdictor vessels to the fight. Sato quickly realizes that the rebels are trapped.

Meanwhile, a crew member aboard the interdictor cruiser informs Admiral Konstantine that the gravity wells are engaged. Konstantine then orders the forward batteries to fire, destroying the Nebulon-B frigate that attempted to jump into hyperspace just as Thrawn exits hyperspace aboard his command ship, the Chimaera. When Governor Pryce asks Thrawn about Tarkin's order to capture prisoners, Thrawn points out that General Dodonna is a courageous man, and wouldn't have been on the first vessel to flee. Thus, he reasons that the ship's crew are irrelevant. A captive Kallus is also present, restrained by two death troopers.

Thrawn then contacts the rebel commanders via hologram, telling them that the rebels are badly outnumbered, and that the Rebellion ends today. Hera vows that they will never surrender, but Thrawn coolly counters that he is not accepting surrenders at this time. Thrawn tells them that he wants them to know failure, utter defeat crashing down upon them, and that he is the one responsible, before signing off.

Studying the holographic battle order, Hera realizes that they are outnumbered, but vows to get the rebel fleet to safety. When Commander Sato asks how they should break the blockade, Hera replies that Thrawn believes that this is the entire Rebel fleet. Thus, she reasons that they need to make an opening big enough to get one ship through. Once the ship gets pass the Imperial jamming field, Hera states that they can call for reinforcements to attack the Imperial flanks.

Dodonna welcomes Hera's plan, since it will allow them to divide the Imperial forces and escape. Sato thinks that the Ghost has the best chance, and vows to clear an opening for them. Hera doesn't plan to leave, and tells Ezra and Kanan to take the late Darth Maul's Gauntlet starfighter into hyperspace. Ezra and Kanan insist on staying, but Hera counters that the two Jedi have the best chance of success in escaping and getting help. Hera orders Chopper to accompany the Jedi. Before they can leave, Kanan tells Hera that he first has to warn someone in the wilderness. Hera refuses at first, but Kanan convinces her to trust him. Ezra is dubious that it is a good idea for Kanan to go warn their friend in the wilderness, and Kanan responds that he's a persuasive guy. When Hera asks who they are talking about, Kanan tells her she wouldn't believe him if he told her. Hera reluctantly assigns Ezra the mission, and Kanan wishes his Padawan good luck. Ezra wishes that the Force will be with himself.

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