Andor Season 1 was set so long before the events of Rogue One that it was easy to forget where Cassian Andor’s story was heading towards. He’d go shoot it down himself.”This is a reference to General Antoc Merrick, the Blue Squadron leader from Rogue One. During Rogue One, he attempted to stop Mon Mothma from finding out about the Rogue Squadron, but Mon Mothma ignored this attempt and found out anyway. When Admiral Raddus decided to assist the squadron on Scarif, Merrick and the rest of Blue Squadron followed. Antoc Merrick with his fellow Blue Squadron pilots in Rogue One.