Star Wars Rebels: A Prophecy of Hope

Before The Bad Batch, and before even the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm Animation produced Star Wars Rebels, a 3D animated tv series depicting the origin story of the legendary Rebel Alliance, and the first major project of the Disney Lucasfilm era. Though Rebels began its production in 2013 on the heels of layoffs, budget cuts, an accelerated development period, and the delicate expectations of the Star Wars community, it would eventually inspire a new generation of fans, and leave a new etching in the legacy of George Lucas’s Star Wars mythology: a prophecy of hope. This is an analysis of that prophecy, and all the work that went into bringing it to life.

CHAPTER SELECT
0:00 Intro
2:50 Before Rebels
9:01 Season I: Spark of Rebellion
23:44 Season II: On The Edge of Darkness
45:36 Season III: Heir to the Empire
1:04:14 Season IV: Destiny of the Jedi
1:24:19 Conclusion
1:30:49 Outro & Credits

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[asternshelf]

"From my point of view Rebels was amazing."

"Then you are not lost, Anakin. "

[alexmazurek]

I didn't watch Rebels until after Clone Wars had fully ended last year, and honestly, I'm kind of glad I watched it that way. Not only did seeing Ahsoka and Maul's endings make their roles in Rebels hold more weight, but the more naturalistic approach to the force feels incredible earned after seeing how the war really twisted and abused the force. Seeing Kanan and Ezra use the force to interact with animals and nature feels like a really great direction after watching the full conclusion of The Clone Wars.

[coulsonintahiti]

I love how Kanan was un-Jedi enough to make connections and un-Sith enough to let go. In the end, he was almost like the Bendu, but if the Bendu actually took control of its destiny.

[sparklerain]

As someone who grew up watching rebels, you did such a service to the show. Obviously rebels is not without its flaws but I think it's such a beautiful story if people are willing to give it the chance.

[lamcb.]

I was always so taken with the story between Kalus and Zeb. The shot where Kalus returns to the ship and it barely greeted by anyone, left alone in an empty room with only a faint glimmer of hope behind him really made me feel for him. I love his redemption arc. Really there is a lot of good stuff in Rebels, but people always complain that it isn’t as great as Clone Wars. Which fine, it’s not, but it never set out to be like Clone Wars, it is its own thing

[jackskirata]

Rebels was a show that got knocked to the ground, but by sheer will alone and love from it’s creators, it got up and finished the fight.

[lonebattledroid]

"Tell is it the Chosen One?"
"He is."
us.."

[tylertullier]

Clone Wars Season 7 was Filoni’s love letter to the fans, but Rebels... Rebels was his love letter to his mentor and Jedi Master, George Lucas. The circle is now complete

[aegis]

I still miss Ezra's lightsaber-blaster. That was the coolest weapon out there

[thecrb]

Rebels was a very important show for me, and Ezra was an important character. Ezra was the same age as I was when the show premiered. and as the show went forward, I realized very quickly after season 2 how I felt I was learning the same lessons as Ezra. I don't think I've identified with a character more than that before. The show's lessons and themes really resonated with me and genuinely contributed to my growth as a person. by the end of it, the parallels of my journey and Ezra's own journey through those years were evident and I am still so grateful to have grown up with a show that left that impact on me. To sort of paraphrase Ezra, this show taught me so much, not just about star wars and its mythos, but about family, hope, doing the right thing, and being a good person.

[garyjones]

While speaking of the Biblical meaning of names, don't forget that Canan was orignally Caleb. This Biblical/Hebrew name means “faithful, ” “whole-hearted, ” “bold, ” or “brave.” This is an Old Testament character from the book of Chronicles.

[lareporsh]

When Rebels was airing I remember feeling like I was one of the few people who thought the show was actually kinda great, everyone hated it online and that included a lot of the youtubers I liked. I'm glad the show is being appreciated more now, I have no shame in calling it one of my favourite pieces of SW media. Great video!

[Mateocabrera]

Ahsoka really deserves to meet Luke and learn about Anakin’s redemption.

[somewhereelse]

Season 4 delivers some of the most evocative moments in the entire canon. Kanan's death and the subsequent effect upon the crew was incredibly moving and I don't understand the negativity I often see regarding SW Rebels.

[jediguy]

I’m in my 30’s, and I grew up with the first six movies, adored The Clone Wars - and Rebels is hands down my favorite piece of Star Wars storytelling. It is my absolute favorite story above any of the films or other shows.

To take a completely original cast of characters and tell a cohesive story with them while also expanding the rest of the Star Wars “myth” as a whole is remarkable. Rebels is excellent. Star Wars at its best.

[NimTV]

Seeing Maul’s death scene in this show really shows how much of a tragic character he is

[oscarisbestboi]

As soon as I saw your The Clone Wars series, I was dying to see if you would make this! Super happy to see you have done Rebels justice!

[jonsmith]

That was great, can't wait for your bad batch video in 10 years.

[edkwon]

The growth of Agent Callus was one of my favorite and most unexpected character arcs in Clone Wars. You can only get solid character development like this in a well written series 👍🏻

[OfficialWhve]

I went into star wars rebels without watching the clone wars. Went in with low expectations becuase of the uneeded hate. This show literally over delivered in every aspect, I found myself watching the entire series in less than two weeks time. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it and connected with the characters. The ending had me feeling in many different ways, but I absolutely loved this series. I cannot wait for the Ahsoka series in 2023, the search for Ezra begins. Now time to watch clone wars, hopefully I can get just as emotionally attached as rebels, im a huge prequels fan as well so I hope thats the case. I wish we could get more rebels in the future, but I know a show was good when its got myself asking for more. Awesome video by the way!