Corey Burton, a long time Star Wars voice actor, made his first Star Wars Rebels appearance. There were two other great homages in “ Wings of the Master”. The creative minds behind the series once again paid tribute Ralph McQuarrie with the naming of the engineer, Quarrie. It is simple story this week, but one that reveals more about Hera and pushes her character further along. She proves to Quarrie that she has the right stuff just in time to help the Rebels. No matter how crazy or perilous the situation, she feels at home piloting a vessel. The heart of this story is Hera expressing her need to fly. He believes it is safer to design these ships, not fly them. The only problem is, that he has never flown it before. Quarrie reveals a red prototype for what we all know as the B-Wing. His reasoning to live there is that if his ship can fly there, it can fly anywhere. The planet where Quarrie resides is one where few star fighters can fly.

Hera is off in the Phantom to find Quarrie (pictured above) and bring back the fire power they so desperately need. Kanan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) volunteers Hera for the mission. Captain Rex (Dee Bradley Baker) suggests an eccentric engineer named Quarrie (Corey Burton) might have the ship they need. To get through the blockade, the Rebels know they will need a better class of star fighter to defeat the Empire.

Ironically enough, Phoenix Squadron, a detachment of A-Wing fighters, are based on original Ralph McQuarrie concept designs. We also see Hera in her element leading the attack on the Empire with Phoenix Squadron. We are given a taste of just how dire the need is for the Rebels to receive these supplies at the beginning of the episode. If the Rebel Alliance cannot penetrate the Empire’s defenses, the people of Ibar will starve. The Empire has a blockade around the planet of Ibar. The origin is not solely on Hera herself, but on one of the Rebel Alliance’s greatest star fighters, The B-Wing. This week on Star Wars Rebels we get some backstory on Hera (Vanessa Marshal) and an origin. Starring:Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Steve Blum, Tiya Sircar, Corey Baker Ashley Eckstein, Dee Bradley Baker, Disney XD, Freddie Prinze Jr., Star Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Rebels: Wings of the Master Review, Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall

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