Star Wars Insider – July 2019

STAR WARS INSIDER / 31

RESISTANCE REVISITED

When we fi rst meet Kazuda
Xiono, he’s a cocky New Republic
pilot on a mission to deliver
important intel to Poe Dameron.
But because this is Star Wars,
that mission quickly goes awry,
and young Kaz ends up aboard a
Resistance ship where he’s given
the chance to spy for the cause
led by General Leia Organa. The
information he’s delivered confi rms
the worst fears of the Resistance
leaders—the First Order is planning
a devastating attack on the New
Republic, and it’s up to Kaz to help
discover the truth.
Stationed on the Colossus
platform, a refueling station
protected by the wily racers known
as the Aces, Kaz is on his own for
the fi rst time in his life, trying to
prove himself as both a pilot and a
spy, with some help from BB-8 and
his new friends: Jarek Yeager, the
grizzled owner of the garage where
Kaz is posing as a hapless mechanic;
Neeku Vozo, an excitable Nikto who
is trusting, kind-hearted, and takes
people a little too literally at their
word; and Tam Ryvora, a tough and
hardworking technician who has
dreams of becoming a pilot in her
own right.

Episodes 1-2

The Recruit

Directed by Steward Lee and Saul Ruiz
Story by Dave Filoni | Teleplay by Brandon Auman

As he settles into his new life, Kaz

tries to prove himself as an asset to

Yeager’s team. But while his new

friend Neeku seems to accept him

as he is, Tam is quite vocal about

her skepticism.

When a Triple Dark storm brings

the pirate Kragan Gorr and his gang

to their door, Kaz and BB-8 work

together to save the platform. But

upon retreating, Kragan reports

back to a familiar First Order

leader—Captain Phasma.

Episode 3

The Triple Dark

Directed by Sergio Paez

Written by Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” Wyatt

Kaz makes a new friend in aspiring

pilot Jace Rucklin, a troublesome

young man who idolizes Yeager

from his days as a hot-shot Rebel

Alliance pilot.

After a friendly speeder bike race

ends in disaster, Rucklin pressures

Kaz into letting him into Yeager’s

garage to see his racer. But once

inside, Rucklin pockets some rare

and volatile hyperfuel from Yeager’s

stash, with plans to use it to win the

next race. The results are more than

a little explosive.

Episode 4

Fuel for the Fire

Directed by Bosco Ng Written by Eugene Son

The First Order threat becomes more pervasive, as does the class

disparity between the average inhabitants of the platform and the

elite living in Doza Tower. When the power cuts out, a freighter

carrying fuel brings the First Order’s Major Vonreg to Captain

Doza’s door.

Elsewhere, when the famed Rodian racer Hype Fazon

invites Tam and Kaz to visit the prestigious Aces’ Lounge, it

leads to Kaz’s fi rst spy mission inside the secure area. He barely

escapes getting caught sneaking around Doza Tower, where the

Aces enjoy the best foods and other amenities while relaxing

between competitions and security details.

Kaz still hasn’t quite gotten the hang of spying, and it’s only

through the kindness of precocious racer Torra Doza, the daughter

of the platform’s captain, that he escapes First Order detection.

Episode 5

The High Tower

Directed by Steward Lee Written by Stephany Folsom