Onderon rebels

The Onderon Rebels were a group of resistance fighters who stood opposed to the reign of  and the  occupation of. The Rebels, with the unofficial backing of the, waged a successful campaign to reclaim Onderon from the Separatists and restore the deposed former King, , to the throne of Onderon. Though unsuccessful in their initial campaigns, the unofficial backing of the provided them additional training and resources, including the active participation of   and the assistance of the. At the end of the rebellion, Onderon became a member of the, with Rebel fighter as the planet's.

Behind the scenes
"Before the Empire takes over, we already had these little groups out there&hellip; and they need a way to come together. And that's really where your Bail Organa's and your Mon Mothma's come in. They’re the way that you can galvanize these rebels, and you get a Rebel Alliance."

- Dave Filoni, on how the Onderon Rebels help set the stage for the Rebel Alliance

The Onderon Rebels were created for a four-episode arc in the fifth season of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The intention of the Onderon Rebels was to show one of the seeds of what would become the. According to Dave Filoni, the supervising director of The Clone Wars, stated that he and George Lucas intended the Onderon Rebels to be the first of many militias that were created by the Jedi during the Clone Wars, militias that would be brought together by characters such as and  to become the Rebel Alliance.