Star Wars is still a popular movie franchise, but the R1 team doesn't exist in it. Instead, they are young fans who all go to the same con. Cassian is an over invested boy genius who built and designed his own robot, K2. Jyn is a filthy casual who gets stuck in the same hotel while Galen is there on business. Bodhi is a smut peddler with a love of fluff. Baze has a table in the artist's alley, and Chirrut is there to talk martial arts and hitting people with son famous stunt men. They make friends with each other, make out in hotel rooms and then lie to their parents about it, and have nerd moments.