After all, if Sabine had a functioning weapon that could take out masses of Stormtroopers, the Rebellion probably could have made much faster work of the Empire than the three movies of the trilogy. If you're anything like me, the introduction of a weapon that can take down a ton of Stormtroopers from an impressive distance shortly before the events of the original trilogy seemed like a huge plot hole. Now, we may know why they were nowhere to be seen as a fighting force in the original trilogy: they were busy on their homeworld.

The closest we got to on-screen Mandalorians in the trilogy was Boba Fett (who is technically a clone in current canon) in his Mandalorian armor. Mandalorians have been established in the Expanded Universe and currently-accepted canon as some of the fiercest warriors of that galaxy far, far away, which led fans to wonder where they were during the original trilogy. Mandalorians also had a prominent role in The Clone Wars as a warrior race being ruled by a determinedly pacifistic leader by the name of Satine. They had a large presence in the Expanded Universe before it was wiped from canon, and they were important to certain aspects of the much-loved Knights of the Old Republic game. Many Star Wars fans know that the Mandalorians have been a pretty big part of the franchise over the years. In the course of the group's desperate mission, 'Heroes of Mandalore' might have finally given the answer to the question of why there was no Mandalorian presence in the original Star Wars trilogy.

Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper were on loan from the Rebellion to help Sabine, and they got an assist from Clan Kryze courtesy of Bo-Katan ( Katee Sackhoff), who made her first appearance in Rebels after playing a memorable part in The Clone Wars. The two-part premiere took the action to Sabine's home planet of Mandalore, as she and members of Clan Wren embarked on a desperate mission to try and rescue her father before he would be executed in the capital. Star Wars Rebels has officially returned to the small screen for its long-awaited premiere of the fourth and final season.

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