Lothal orphan Ezra Bridger witnesses a battle in the skies overhead between the starship Ghost and a TIE fighter of the Galactic Empire. After the TIE fighter is shot down and crashes to the ground, Bridger rushes to the wrecked ship and finds that its cockpit hatch will not open, leaving Baron Valen Rudor trapped inside. Bridger eventually opens the hatch, but the TIE fighter pilot shows no gratitude for being saved and instead angrily rebukes Bridger for touching his ship.

To teach the pilot a lesson, Bridger steals several components from the TIE fighter (which he later sells in the Black Market), including the pilot’s flight helmet. Angered further, Rudor opens fire on Bridger with the TIE fighter’s laser cannons, but Bridger incapacitates Rudor with his energy slingshot. Rudor’s helmet now belongs to Bridger.

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