In the original story pitch (dated July 2015), the episode “Warhead” was a smaller B-story that would be occurring while the events of the next episode, “Trials of the Darksaber” formed the A-story. Both stories grew to become full-fledged episodes.

The next, more detailed revision a month later had a focus on Zeb and Rex in the episode, rather than teaming Zeb up with the droids.

The supply depot of Chopper Base is located on a coral leaf below the main operations leaf – the layout to the base is spread across such natural structures.

The opening sequence in staging, sound design and music are homages to the opening scenes of The Empire Strikes Back, with a Star Destroyer launching multiple probot pods. That the droid is accosted by native life-forms was once a fate that befell the probot on Hoth, as the early Empire script described the probe droid firing on a wampa ice creature.

Hobbie and Wedge are now dressed in rebel pilot uniforms.

The explosive countdown display in the infiltrator droid’s body is a visual nod to a similar device used by the alien hunter in the movie Predator

The image from the infiltrator droid’s point of view is layered with read-out text that includes the episode production number (WOLF314),