Attack on the Ghost

In 5 BBY, the rebel VCX-100 light freighter the Ghost came under surprise attack by at least four TIE/ln space superiority starfighters in a trap set by the Galactic Empire. Kanan Jarrus, one of the rebel leaders and a former Jedi Padawan, came up with a plan to attack what he and the Spectres believed was an Imperial cargo convoy. In reality, it was a trap where the TIE fighters were waiting for them.

Outnumbered and sustaining damage from the remaining TIEs, Jarrus and rebel Captain Hera Syndulla struggled to work together as a communication disruption aboard the Ghost prevented the two from effectively coordinating their responses to the attack. Their astromech droid, C1-10P—or "Chopper"—ultimately saved the day by using the Ghost auxiliary ship, the Phantom, to destroy the remaining TIE fighters that Jarrus, who had already destroyed two of the fighters with the Ghost turret cannon, had been unable to finish off. This allowed the Spectres to escape and continue carrying out their activities, part of a growing insurgency against the Empire.

Sometime later, the Ghost traveled to Osisis Station for repairs, where Syndulla was forced into a high-stakes race against station owner Galus Vez in the hopes of securing the parts needed to repair the damage from the attack. With help from Jarrus and his new Padawan, Ezra Bridger, she won the race and secured the parts needed for the ship's repairs.

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