Rescue on Ryloth

The Rescue on Ryloth was a rescue of Twi'lek freedom fighters General Cham Syndulla, his wife Eleni Syndulla, and other members of the Free Ryloth Movement, from Imperial custody in Lessu, shortly after the formation of the Galactic Empire. The Syndullas had been arrested after rescuing their daughter, Hera, from Imperial custody herself. Despite a manhunt, Hera and her astromech droid Chopper managed to evade arrest.

Hera decided to call on the Bad Batch, a group of mercenaries and Imperial defectors she had recently met, for help rescuing her parents, having been given their comm channel by Omega, the youngest member of the group. Matters, however, were complicated by the presence of Crosshair, a former member of the Batch who had remained with the Empire and knew how they operated. The group decided on a two-pronged attack whereby Hera, Omega, Chopper, Tech, and Wrecker would attack the Imperial doonium refinery on Lessu's outskirts to distract the Empire while Hunter and Echo snuck into Lessu to break out the prisoners.

Crosshair realized the refinery assault was a diversion and nearly prevented their escape, but Captain Howzer, a clone who had been growing increasingly uncomfortable with the Empire's activities, warned them about the trap, leading them to steal Senator Orn Free Taa's personal shuttle to escape. Howzer decided to stay behind to try and get through to his men, and was arrested with a group of six other clones that he persuaded to stand with him. The incident led Vice Admiral Rampart to give Crosshair permission to explicitly hunt down the Batch.

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