Darth Vader Wipes Out Phoenix Squadron [4K HDR] - Star Wars: Rebels

A 4K HDR sample of the battle where Darth Vader wipes out Phoenix Squadron, as seen in the remastered Star Wars: Rebels Extended film Cut - "Relics of the Republic". Please note that the scene has been trimmed a little bit exclusively for this youtube upload, and the full version of the scene remains intact in the actual edit.
13 film cuts, 21 solo episodes, covering every episode of the show (including the 4 shorts) all upscaled and color graded into full 4K HDR for the first time ever. Now you can watch Rebels in a more theatrical way, just like my prior Clone Wars Arc edits. While not every single episode could be easily edited into a feature film, all of the most important arcs have been recut to flow as seamless films, giving the Star Wars television canon just a bit more of that epic theatrical feel, and making the video look as good as we possibly can for modern up to date HDR capable screens.
For best results, please watch these trailers on a 4K HDR capable screen using either your TV's youtube app, or your 4K HDR capable monitor's Edge or Chrome browser youtube URL. HDR capable smartphones and tablets should also display the proper colors at any resolution.
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Use the following Google Doc to see the cuts for yourself, then follow the instructions there.
#StarWarsRebels #KananJarus #EzraBridger #DarthVader #AhsokaTano #GalacticEmpire #RebelAlliance #PhoenixSquadron

[@MechaSalesman]

docs.google.com/document/d/1oholqKfI2MmH64sJ-KtcPEobnhjGal5l1eJE75KekfM/edit?usp=sharing Use the following Google Doc to see the cuts for yourself, then follow the instructions there.

[@StephenLuke]

Like Obi-Wan said a few years later: He was the best star pilot in the galaxy and a cunning warrior.

[@ajdominguez1002]

And he was a good friend

[@StephenLuke]

@@ajdominguez1002 Exactly!

[@krm1111e]

And he hated him

[@Chuck____]

Have I ever told you about Ahsoka Tano?

[@donaterdosi618]

The music is called “The best star pilot in the galaxy” that plays at the first half of the video

[@THENemesisXX99]

Huh you know I just realized we rarely if ever see Vader fighting space battles as a pilot. Cool to see he hasn't lost his touch.

[@Capybara2240]

I’m pretty sure he does it in the comics a few times and in ANH, one time he blew up a Star destroyer when the captain failed to complete a mission so he just flew over them in his tie fighter and shot it to pieces😂

[@THENemesisXX99]

@@Capybara2240 Well I figured in the comics he would. Probably should've been specific that I meant on the TV or movies.

[@Capybara2240]

@@THENemesisXX99 I don’t think vader was originally planned to be a great pilot since that was for anakin and in a new hope anakin and vader weren’t the same person but instead vader killed anakin. So maybe that’s why we don’t see a lot of vader flying in the OT and even in rebels he only has one scene but it’s perfect in showing how good he is

[@THENemesisXX99]

@@Capybara2240 OK yeah movies you have a point. I mean to say material that came after the prequels.

[@Capybara2240]

@@THENemesisXX99 vader hardly shows up in any content after the prequels and if he is he gets little exposure so they can continue to shove vader in random places briefly so he’s not over saturated, if he had a couple more space battle fights I wouldn’t mind but then the presence of vader would be reduced

[@LCBK]

It’s my head cannon that Vader had a huge smile on his face under the mask when he wiped out the fighters with ease He also did a bit of spinning and we all know that’s a good trick

[@jeremybk54]

if anything he likely was making one while doing his flying backwards bit

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

I don't think so, he don't smile big he Is more serious, cold but tortures that he creates the Rebellion on Onderon during the clone Wars

[@haydenfowle7576]

Vader: R2 cut power to the hyperdrive and get us oh nevermind

[@HolyknightVader999]

He's a Sith. Of course he'd enjoy something like this.

[@hndz7953]

"this is where the fun begins"

[@isaacfaith9369]

Vader right before engaging an entire fighter squadron on his own: "this is where the fun begins."

[@williamkennedy4392]

0:40 Vader is such a good pilot he breaks Star Wars's fake laws of physics and starts operating under the real laws of physics

[@robwalsh9843]

I like Vader's 'angry' mask appearance in this show. It seems to reference the early concept designs from Ralph McQuarrie where Vader's mask was very skull-like and menacing.

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

I Hope that Dave Filoni made more cute Vader Mask from new Hope to return of Jedi making Rebels season five After he did It in clone Wars season Seven and Bad Batch

[@cuppajoememes4834]

I think the entire art style of the show is said to be inspired off the original concept art

[@celestialhylos7028]

​@@cuppajoememes4834 Always has been

[@celestialhylos7028]

Bro....the entire SW rebels referenced the original concept arts and Original special effects

[@luigicavallo270]

"It's the Sith Lord we faced!" "The Apprentice lives..." *Ahsoka screams* Bugger me, chills all over my body!

[@TRICROTIC1]

0:40 finaly someone in the star wars universe figured out that objects in space do not need to face the prograde direction to continue moving in that direction!

[@sambridgers9543]

And this is exactly why Vader let the Ghost crew escape Lothal, so he could wipe them all out. And he nearly succeeded too.

[@TheLichruler]

And the only reason he stopped was because he sensed a much bigger fish than some padawans. If Ahsoka wasn't there, the rebel fleet would

[@jotheunissen9274]

The same happened in New Hope Vader LET Han Solo, Luke and Leia escape so they could lead him to Rebel HQ

[@ninvusoogoar6098]

@@TheLichruler incorrect.... the tractor beam caught him instead of the rebels. so he didnt let them escape

[@FantomMisfit]

​@@ninvusoogoar6098His objective changed from "destroy" to "capture" after discovering she was alive. He was about to fire on that ship and destroy it but broke off after sensing her

[@milocorrigan7128]

Vaders spinning was so cool!

[@lordvastor98]

Yeah, it was a good trick

[@yuvalwh]

Damn, somehow vader just destroying like 20 pilots all by himself is not surprising at all

[@bjuganda7758]

Actually, at least 10 but yes

[@haydenfowle7576]

Vader never refered to Ahsoka by name only as "The Apprentice" or "Skywalkers Apprentice"

[@justskiddingaround-idontkn7519]

He says ahsoka in twilight of the apprentice no?

[@haydenfowle7576]

@@justskiddingaround-idontkn7519 but it was a mix of Matt Lanter and James Earl Jones it wasn't straight James Earl Jones

[@Jodacro-it4zz]

​@@justskiddingaround-idontkn7519I think that was actually Anakin then, until Vader quickly came back, if that makes sense

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

I'll try spinning, that's a good trick -Darth Vader

[@soylentteal]

They made it pretty clear in this episode that Vader was at the peak of his powers.

[@MrakS]

Watching this for this first time was a bit heartbreaking. He's using all the skills Anakin had, but for evil ends.

[@jotheunissen9274]

Vader while shooting down half the fleet: "Look ma, no hands" (because Dooku cut off 1 and Kenobi cut the other one)

[@leonardorolingstella8554]

They should’ve known it was Darth Vader when he started spinning

[@iLinlinn]

Officer: "I'm about to get choked, aren't i?"

[@ngocdwong]

Surprisingly, no

[@ajdominguez1002]

Harder

[@Valius_V]

That's where the fun begins

[@user-hu3kk2ed6y]

😏😏😏

[@haydenfowle7576]

Ahsoka realize Maul was telling the truth about her master all those years earlier back on Mandalore

[@samalvey8168]

It's sad how she had so much faith in Anakin and his goodness and he utterly failed to repay that faith.

[@silverstrike5904]

Darth Vader: now this is pod raising

[@Agente6231]

Yep x2

[@Nintendoggy]

That's so wizard.

[@scampoli25]

@@Nintendoggy Vader: “Master you should have seen it, I destroyed all those rebel pilots. It was totally wizard”

[@Nintendoggy]

@@scampoli25 😆

[@haydenfowle7576]

Vaders injuries on Mustafar didnt hinder his piloting skills

[@ek21csimonlofgren61]

I really like the skintight gloves that Vader has in the 3d animation series. You can't tell that his hands are mechanical just by looking at them.

[@lukemarriott306]

Hera is one of the greatest pilots shown in star wars. It makes sense she can keep up with vader i dont known why people are surprised.

[@ajdominguez1002]

It was intentional. It showed her cunning and skill was just underneath Vader's

[@valentinlageot4101]

@@ajdominguez1002 very much underneath

[@ajdominguez1002]

@@valentinlageot4101 in all fairness, Vader hardly does anything aerial himself anymore. If he visits you, it's personal. Filoni pieced it together perfectly: she may be the 3rd best pilot in this timeline (Vader 1st, the TIE Defender dude 2nd; Wedge isn't in his prime yet, so I have him under Hera). Hera, however is also shown as a good tactician. Where she fall short as a pilot she makes up for others' incompetence (this one example, also basically pulling said same maneuver on Defender guy)

[@valentinlageot4101]

@@ajdominguez1002 I doubt the defender guy was teh best but to be fair most TIE fighter pilot are heathen gods, the problem is in their starships whoc can't take a beating unlike the X wings, TIE fighter pilots might have teh biggest balls of the gaalxy for sitting in a non shielded basicaly Hexagonal shape sized target and still get some kills. if teh TIE's were shielded imagien the menace they would be. but i'm just guessing here Hera is a good pilot as shown and told in the series, but it's Anakin. only human who won a podrace (if you only look at the TV stuff not the comics). Vader in teh series was shown to be out of league of our protagonist andneven ahsoka was killed by him (until filoni pulled a time travel t saver his waifu). the point is that nobody can kill or harm vader, we can only make him switch side and it's not through violence and pai that you convince him but through love, Luke SKywalker was the only one to truly defeat vader because of the love taht they shared for one another.

[@playmaker7392]

In the movies he flew like Darth vader, Here, He flew like Anakin

[@battle-brothermathenus7928]

Remember. Anakin/Darth Vader was a gifted pilot when he was a young boy. He won a pod racing in order to win his freedom and He destroy the enemy's capital ship alone.

[@jotheunissen9274]

The Ghost crew had such plot armor in this scene Vader shoots down 20+ fighters in a tie while doing stunts but Hera can outpilot the greatest pilot the galaxy has ever seen? Preposterous

[@Darthgribben99]

I kinda disagree with you on that 4:54 It's not plot amor Vader wasn't trying to destroy them as he said he wanted them alive She didn't out pliot him she just out did the idiots on the two star destroyers

[@jotheunissen9274]

@@Darthgribben99 Outmanoevring the idiots on the Star Destroyers is fair, but why didn't Vader shoot the hyperdrive or something? They'd still be alive and much easier to capture

[@geenkaas6380]

@@jotheunissen9274 He didnot want to kill them acedentely

[@jotheunissen9274]

@@geenkaas6380 Vader would know that wouldn't blow up the entire ship Anakin has been flying for over 30 years He knows how ships are built

[@ryon5174]

@@jotheunissen9274not to mention he suddenly is missing most of his shots against a ship almost twice the size of the A-Wings he effortlessly picked off

[@broann4138]

0:38 Bruh Phoenix One reappears only to die again. RIP.

[@wyvernbravo]

You know youve fucked up when thr enemie starts flying backwards

[@lukegauci1159]

When Ahsoka sees Vader coming straight for the command ship, before they got on the Ghost, I bet she was thinking “Damm thats something Anakin would have done!”………. Oh was she in for a surprise about 3 minutes later 😂😂

[@nickwerner7983]

2:28 Vader: So… The Apprentice lives. 2:30 Ahsoka: (Screams)

[@TheIllusiveMan11]

2:09 Can we all agree that this bit where Ashoka realises who Vader is would have been so much better if Ezra had just shut the fuck up

[@javieremoya]

Vader: spin ✅ Revels: fly straight ❌

[@braedentwumasi8893]

😅 They must be embarrassed That one pilot just best their entire fleet but they didn't know That Vader back then he was the best star pilot in the galaxy as Anakin Skywalker and trust me not even The ghost could stand a chance against his piloting skills Vader is truly a force to be feared Even in a ship.

[@balazsbeothy5677]

Cool and great Star Wars Rebels video part scene 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@camhopsmith8012]

I’d be interested to know who would win in a pilot test between Hera Syndulla, Anakin Skywalker and Han Solo

[@HolyknightVader999]

THIS IS WHERE THE FUN BEGINS!

[@tamimplayz]

bro ended the video at the worst time possible ☠️

[@BespinGuard1]

Vader just wamting a warm up

[@Scorch12628]

Now this is pod racing

[@HolyknightVader999]

This is probably how the Zeon feel when the Gundam shows up. Imagine Vader in a Gundam. Imagine how destructive he'd be with the Zeta or the ZZ.

[@jb57551]

2:03

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

I think this episode predicted rise of Skywalker and star wars resistence season three where Ahsoka, while She hears the voice of Anakin, Yoda, Luke, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan, Luminara Unduli, Adi Gallia and Aayla Secura to help Rey to kills Palpatine during the Battle of Exegol, use her Force Spirit(that Luke used It in Last Jedi) in the form when She was 32 years Old to join to them and Is that because the Force Awakens was her 70th birthday. That was the same thing where Anakin attacked Jun Sato and Phoenix Squadron like an wild Animal. Kaz realize that Anakin almost kills his great-uncle Jun but two years later, Thrawn kills Jun Sato at Atollon and Fortunatly Eleven years later, Ben kills Thrawn. Kaz was Happy that Ben killed Thrawn the Murderer of his great-uncle Jun. That was the same thing. The same Deja vu. A true prediction.

[@RainSpitter]

While Disney has severely mismanaged SW, there are gems like rebels, rogue one and Endor.

[@FaizanMalik-kd8lk]

Can you imagine if Vader said “My Apprentice lives”

[@allglorytothefather4186]

When I saw him appear, I said: Phoenix Squadron, that’s no ordinary fighter. Get out of there right now!

[@marcinzysko1653]

vader carried entire empire

[@kaushiksarkar7837]

They even didn't thought who he was before all this anakain literally participated in the races

[@obsidianfury5133]

0:00

[@MIXMASTERRFS3]

Who was the better pilot though? Anakin/Vader or Luke?

[@angerami77]

Anakin

[@jadenzombieslayer1569]

It's her master

[@josiahnunley2910]

1:00-1:02 Cell: “It's okay. I'll save your dad for last. Hear that, Piccolo?!” Piccolo: “I mean, if you're just gonna say it”

[@mrajw2456]

1:27

[@gamerhead473]

Vader: Now this is podracing

[@jonathandiaz4997]

7 months ago

[@willlauzon3744]

Real space physics is star wars?

[@brettglover135]

I am so stealing his moves when I play star fox!.

[@hndz7953]

*The Appreantice LIVES!!!!!* ahsoka, why did you live? where were you when I needed you? you're SELFISH! you ABANDONED me! you FAILED me! Do you know? what i've BECOME!

[@ahmeteneskoksal1929]

3:54 tech?

[@spike_Burma]

Dude that is dee Bradley baker the voice of admiral Constantine

[@ahmeteneskoksal1929]

@@spike_Burma That's exactly why i said Tech? he used his tech voice in there

[@angelusdeveraiii5540]

You are no match vader skill he is best & most powerful jedi

[@lukemarriott306]

Hoanstly a bit plot armoire for vader but its still an awesome scene none the less

[@Blizzards_holocron]

What do you mean plot armor? Vader was stated to be one of the best star pilots in the entire galaxy, so it’s pretty clear that he would easily be able to take down these average (or above) pilots

[@lukemarriott306]

​@Enjeru_blizzardjira 3 Cruisers, a squad of well trained (they are well renowned)pilots, Hera in the ghost (her Probably being in the top 10 pilots), a Mandalorian, jedi and trained warrior on guns yet vader doesn't so much as get scratched. I ain't here Denouncing his skill but it's definitely a scene made for the sole purpose of vader fan service.

[@SWDude2710]

@@lukemarriott306 remember that Vader is a highly skilled war veteran and the most powerful force user in the galaxy, so him escaping damage this time, especially given how he improves his skills over the years, makes sense.

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

Where are the X-wings when you really them?

[@chrisloch8541]

They don't exist yet

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

Vader nearly wiped out all the rebel X-wings and the Y-wings in a new hope.

[@chrisloch8541]

@@SuperiorAmericanGuy this is before a new hope

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

I could have sworn Y-wings appeared in the clone wars and X-wings appeared in rebels season 4.

[@chrisloch8541]

@@SuperiorAmericanGuy while yes y wings do exist in the clone wars the rebels don't get them until season 3 and as for the x wings they get them in season 4

[@michaelfragoso6572]

Hera is a good pilot but anakin is a great pilot

[@SadAndVengeful]

I hate *Disney's Vader.* Overpowered, male version of Rey. And all, because nostalgia hits hard and old farts can't stop giving 💲💲💲💲💲

[@YourFuneralBit]

Troll and rage bait

[@angerami77]

Male version of Rey? He lost to Obi Wan, Rey never lost a fight

[@obsidianfury5133]

2:40