With the landing of the droid escape pod on the vast desert of Tatooine, Imperial activity around cities has increased drastically. The Rebel Alliance has made a desperate cry for help to all rebel sympathisers on the desolate planet's surface. After informing them of the extreme importance of the droids' safety, the Alliance has reinforced their supporters with proper weaponry in order to begin an uprising against the Empire and prevent the possibility of the droids falling into Imperial hands.