This arc began production in 2012, originally planned as part of Season Six. When the episodes were revisited for the final season on Disney+, they would change greatly, including one major addition: the Martez sisters.
Rafa Martez was one of the design options for Trace that artist JP Balmet presented to executive producer Dave Filoni. The look wasn't selected for Trace, but would form the basis for the finished Rafa design.
The megalopolis world of Coruscant was built in layers, with the most privileged citizens living in the highest levels and the lower levels becoming dangerous slums run by the criminal underworld.
The Martez sisters live on Level 1313, the same level where Ahsoka hid away after being falsely accused of planting a bomb in the Jedi Temple.
Pintu Son-El is the same alien species as Yushyn, the Mining Guild boss seen in Star Wars Rebels. The species is based on a bounty hunter design created by Ralph McQuarrie for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Does Pintu's voice sound familiar? That's because he's voiced by Star Wars Resistance and Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan.
Rafa Martez runs a laundromat as a front for her more nefarious schemes. The interior features Star Wars versions of machines and signage seen in real-world laundromats.
This isn’t the first time Ahsoka has tangled with a rogue load-lifter droid on the streets of Coruscant. The Star Wars: Forces of Destiny episode ‘”The Padawan Path” features a younger Padawan Ahsoka in a similar situation.
