Star Wars: Rebels - 12 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes And References You Need To See

3. Kanan And Ezra Fight The Inquisitor

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Fire Across The Galaxy, the season 1 finale, sees the last big showdown between the Inquisitor and Ezra and Kanan. They’ve had a few skirmishes before, but this was the big one.

It’s mostly Kanan duelling with the Jedi hunter, understandable as Ezra’s powers are still very much in the development stage, but his Padawan is able to help out. Together the pair take on the Inquisitor atop a platform above a reactor core.

The battle invokes very clear memories of the fight in The Phantom Menace, when Obi-Wan and his master Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul. This includes the setting, the two-on-on fight, the fact it's Jedi and pupil together, the similarities between the lightsabers of Maul and the Inquisitor, and their ultimate fate (plunging to their death). 

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