'Star Wars Rebels' spoilers: The Ghost Crew has another potential tie-in with a 'Rogue One' character

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's" primary goal is to the tell the lore of the yet-to-be-explored nugget of just how the Rebellion got a headstart on the Empire regarding the Death Star plans. Obviously, the film was able to accomplish it, sealing some particular plot holes while enriching everything in the storyline of the franchise that came after it. However, along the way, it was also able to open up pockets of possibilities to honing a tighter overall story especially when it comes to the upcoming narrative in "Star Wars Rebels," which precedes the movie.

Fans know how massive "Star Wars" fan-slash-director Gareth Edwards had gone to, with a lot of Easter eggs in the standalone project. Some accused the film of having gotten too much in the fanservice, but recent developments are hinting that they may not just be merely hidden references. Instead, they are seeds of plot arcs that could eventually be fleshed out.

One notable example of this rollout is the scheduled "Rebels" cameo of Saw Gerrera played by Forest Whitaker in the film and voiced by him in the animated series. The ploy does not feel like it was shoehorned given that before he turned into an extremist, he was also a freedom fighter and even appeared in "The Clone Wars."

Now, if Pablo Hidalgo's "Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide" is any indication, there is a chance that another "Rogue One" character who is entirely someone new will eventually grace the prequel TV show. Apparently, rebel Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, has Fulcrum as one of his aliases. "Rebels" watchers are familiar with the term as referring to personalities tipping the Alliance with sensitive information. Season 1 saw the reveal of Ahsoka Tano holding the title followed by Imperial Agent Kallus taking over. Given that Andor is a renowned Alliance's Information officer, it is actually not hard to envision him sourcing out useful information for Hera's team. Furthermore, the fact that he has been partaking in the war against the Empire since he has six years old also checks in with the timeline. At this point in the narrative, "Rebels" is about two or three years from the events of "Rogue One."

Not much is known about the devoted freedom fighter except for the tidbits that were revealed in "Rogue One" so Lucasfilm Ltd. can play the character up without having to consider a lot of other canon information. "Rebels" can even be a tool to explore his backstory and reprogrammed probe Imperial droid K2SO (mo-cap Alan Tudyk) and how the two of them came together.