In Rogue One, Cassian says he has been in this fight since he was 6 years old. But when he was 6, the Empire didn't exist yet. This is because he fought as a child soldier for a pro-CIS insurgent group against the Republic.

http://ift.tt/2BwpPPc an interesting TIL fact I found out about not long ago.More interesting is what this says about Cassian''s character. Look at what he says in the quote:Suddenly the Rebellion is real for you. Some of us live it. I've been in this fight since I was six years old.To Cassian, and presumably many former separatists, the fight against the Republic and against the Empire was one unified struggle. To Cassian, the rebellion he was fighting for in Rogue One was a continuation of the same fight he fought in the Clone Wars. An interesting perspective. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2jEcoWk