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The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay, with George Lucas writing the film's story and serving as executive producer. The second installment in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, it was produced by Gary Kurtz for Lucasfilm and stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz. The film is set three years after "Star Wars".
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SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back is a television documentary special which originally aired on CBS on September 22, 1980. Hosted by actor Mark Hamill, it is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the special effects (SP FX) in the second "Star Wars" film, "The Empire Strikes Back", which was released that year. The special was written by Richard Schickel and directed by Robert Guenette, who had both previously worked on the 1977 special "The Making of Star Wars". The special was hosted by Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker in the original
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train Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to be the Jedi Order's last hope. Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones) is also established as the Jedi's main enemy. By the end of the film, Luke is on the path to becoming a Jedi. In the sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back", Luke receives extensive Jedi training from the elderly (and only surviving) Jedi Master Yoda (Frank Oz), even as he learns that Vader is, in fact, his father, former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. The third film in the original trilogy, "Return of the Jedi", ends with Luke redeeming Vader and helping to destroy
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was "I am a Jedi, like my father before me". UGO Networks listed Luke as one of their best heroes of all time, and he was voted as one of the coolest "Star Wars" characters by UGO's readers. Inventor Dean Kamen has also code-named his new prosthetic arm system "Luke" in honor of the character. WatchMojo ranked Luke Skywalker as #3 on their "Top 10 Star Wars Characters" list. Mark Hamill was nominated a Saturn Award for Best Actor in for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars", and won the award for his portrayal in "The Empire Strikes
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Back", "Return of the Jedi", and "The Last Jedi". In 1976, Mark Hamill had a serious car accident after filming "Star Wars", which involved an operation on his face. It was speculated that the Wampa attack at the beginning of "The Empire Strikes Back" was written in to explain his facial injuries, but George Lucas specifically disputed this in the DVD commentary of "The Empire Strikes Back". In regards to Luke's portrayal in "The Last Jedi", many fans expressed disappointment in how he was depicted "as a grumpy old man whose failures had driven him into hiding", a stark departure
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"Revenge of the Sith", he mentions that he trained another one of the leaders on the Jedi Council, Master Oppo Rancisis. In the "Star Wars" prequel films, he instructs several younglings in the Jedi Temple before they are assigned to a master. This was displayed in a scene in "". In "The Empire Strikes Back" he mentioned that he had been training Jedi "for 800 years", which means he must have been a Master Jedi for quite some time before that. Yoda makes his first film appearance in "The Empire Strikes Back". Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) arrives on Dagobah to
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Colin Skeaping Colin Skeaping (born 18 June 1944) is a stuntman with a long career in Hollywood stunts. He was the stunt double for Mark Hamill's role as Luke Skywalker in all three original Star Wars films. He was also a stunt double in other noteworthy film series such as the James Bond and Superman movies. Skeaping was Mark Hamill's stunt double for Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. In addition to his stunt work, he also played a Death Star trooper in Star Wars and a gunner for the second Death Star in Return
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X-wing cockpit that was used for all actors; the astromech droid visible behind each actor was changed for each starfighter. Background noise pitch and tone also varied between X-wings to further differentiate the characters piloting them. The "lake" in which Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) crashes his X-wing in "The Empire Strikes Back" was only deep, requiring the creation of a rig resembling the starfighter sitting in the lake at an angle. The rig was built in hinged sections so it could be manipulated by frogmen to sink or rise, a key feature for the scene when Luke fails to levitate
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three part trilogy that continues in the season finale, "Splashdown" and is finally resolved in the third season premiere, "Brave New World." Rosalind Allen (Dr. Wendy Smith) does not appear in this episode, making it her first of two non-appearances during the season. Guest starring in this episode is Mark Hamill, no stranger to the science fiction genre, having famously portrayed Luke Skywalker in "", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi." This episode also features Kent McCord's fourth appearance in the series. Oscar L. Costo makes his directorial debut in this episode, having previously served as production
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Anderson personally trained Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and, in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", performed all the stunts as Darth Vader during the lightsaber duels wearing Vader's costume. Anderson's role in the trilogy was highlighted in the film "Reclaiming the Blade" where he shared his experiences as a fencer developing the lightsaber techniques for the three original movies. The lightsaber duels in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy were specifically choreographed by stunt-coordinator Nick Gillard to be miniature "stories". For these films, Gillard was the primary sword instructor for Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
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Kurtz, and castmembers Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Alec Guinness. Among the behind-the-scenes footage is a brief glimpse of a deleted scene between Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter on Tatooine. The special was the first "Star Wars" material to be released to the home video market (in 1979, by Magnetic Video). It was reissued to video in 1980 with a trailer for "The Empire Strikes Back", which had been released that year. This trailer was not featured on the DVD box set issued in 2004. In 1982, it was reissued again by 20th Century Fox on VHS, Betamax,
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was written by Brian Daley, and was produced for and broadcast on the National Public Radio network in the U.S. during 1983. It was based on characters and situations created by George Lucas, and on the screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. Its director was John Madden, with sound mixing and post-production work done by Tom Voegeli. Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels reprised their roles as Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and C-3PO respectively, with John Lithgow voicing Yoda. This radio play was designed to last for five hours of radio time, usually presented in more than
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with the subtitles of the episodes of the original trilogy films. Episode titles: Several actors reprised their roles in the film. Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels returned to reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker and C-3PO, respectively. The supporting cast included James Blendick, Clyde Burton, Bruce French, David Alan Grier, Jerry Hardin, John Harkins, Scott Jacoby, Meshach Taylor, Marc Vahanian, John Welsh, and Kent Williams. Ken Hiller provides the narration. The success of the first series led to a 10-part, four hour 15 minute series based on the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back", again written by Daley and directed
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Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, a friend and brother-in-law of smuggler Han Solo, an apprentice to Jedi Masters Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi and Yoda, the son of fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) and Queen of Naboo/Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and maternal uncle of Ben Solo / Kylo Ren.
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supernatural within this universe, but it's not the same thing as a personal god that Christians or Jews or Muslims might believe in. It's this impersonal force that is in some ways this neutral, impersonal energy that is out there to be used for good or for evil." Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader
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Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi is a "Star Wars" novel by Kevin Hearne, published in March 2015. Set between the films "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", it features the early adventures of the character Luke Skywalker. "Heir to the Jedi" was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined "Star Wars" continuity in April 2014. Set between "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", "Heir to the Jedi" chronicles the adventures of young Luke Skywalker as he continues his war against the Galactic Empire
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the LucasArts-developed video game also titled "" for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console. The player assumes the role of Luke Skywalker and maneuvers through Skywalker's story as seen in the film. In 1992, Ubisoft released a version for the Game Boy. Like its previous incarnation, it follows the story of Luke Skywalker. "" was developed for the console Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) by LucasArts and was released by JVC in 1993. The SNES game is similar in spots to the 1991 NES release, and is on a 12-megabit cartridge. A radio play adaptation of "The Empire Strikes Back"
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regions on October 2, 2009, alongside the other games in the "Super Star Wars" series. "Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" follows closely the standard set by its predecessor, with multiple playable characters and Mode 7 quasi-3D vehicle sequences. The controls are very similar to the first game, but feature a double-jump. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca return as playable characters although the character-select option was removed. Unlike the original game, this installment allows each character the use of a primary and secondary weapon. Following one of the Dagobah missions, Luke Skywalker can also collect Force Powers for
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Hamill was honored with the Saturn Award for Best Actor given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Hamill reprised the role of Luke Skywalker for the radio dramatizations of both "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back". For the "Return of the Jedi" radio drama, the role was played by a different actor. Editions of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" (which influenced Lucas as he was developing the films) issued after the release of "Star Wars" in 1977 used the image of Hamill as Luke Skywalker on the cover. Hamill returned to the
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The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader and the mysterious Emperor, is in pursuit of Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader relentlessly pursues the small band of Luke's friends—Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and others—across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. When Vader captures Luke's friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full Jedi Knight or to confront Vader and save them. Following a difficult production, "The Empire Strikes Back" was released on May 21, 1980. It received mixed reviews from critics
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into a Nursing Home where he died which "Eleventh Doctor" gets the call during the event of "The Wedding of River Song". Mrs Wormwood introduces herself as "Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood", a play on the line "Bond, James Bond" used in the eponymous series of films. Samantha Bond, who plays Mrs Wormwood, played the iconic Miss Moneypenny in the four Bond films which starred Pierce Brosnan. At one point Mrs Wormwood exclaims, "...Luke, I am your mother!" a reference to Darth Vader's famous revelation to Luke Skywalker in "The Empire Strikes Back": "No, "I" am your father!" (frequently mis-quoted as "Luke,
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appeared in "Star Wars" books and video games. In the novel "Darksaber" (1995), Luke Skywalker and his lover Callista travel to Hoth, where they encounter the same Wampa that attacked Luke in "Empire", but he swiftly kills it. In "", Hoth is one of several settings for Dash Rendar's adventures. The original draft of "The Empire Strikes Back", written by Leigh Brackett, depicted an opening scene with Luke Skywalker on the ridge of an ice planet, though the name "Hoth" was given to the cloud planet at the time. (The cloud planet was ultimately called Bespin.) The draft also depicted
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Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin Skywalker during the inaugural celebration of the first Chancellor of the New Republic, Leia, on the planet Naboo. Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back is a 2003 three-part story arc in the "Star Wars Infinities" series of comic books. It is an alternate telling of the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back" in which Luke Skywalker freezes to death during the blizzard on Hoth. The comic is not a direct sequel to "Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope", but rather a sequel to the events after the actual film version of "A New Hope". Three
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Snoke. The daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, Leia Organa was adopted by Bail and Breha Organa of Alderaan. At age 19 she is the Princess of Alderaan, and is captured by Darth Vader while in the Tantive IV blockade runner on a so-called "diplomatic mission". Leia is shown to be force sensitive. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Leia professes her love for Han Solo when he is put into carbonite stasis, although it is originally Han and Luke who compete for her affections. In "Return of the Jedi", planning to feed Luke, Han, and Chewbacca to the flesh
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featured on the video game , with Luke Skywalker saying that Dak "reminded him of a younger version of himself." He was the son of political prisoners. Zev Senesca appears in "The Empire Strikes Back", and is the pilot who locates Han Solo and Luke Skywalker after they get lost on Hoth at the beginning of the film. In , he had been fighting longer than any other Rogues and had quite a few stories to tell. Like Dak, he joined the rebellion for personal and political reasons. He perishes after his speeder is shot down by imperial walkers during
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1985 video game) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the vector graphics "Star Wars" arcade game. It was released by Atari Games in 1985 as a conversion kit for the original game. As in "Star Wars", the player takes the role of Luke Skywalker in a set of battle sequences in a first-person perspective. The game features the Battle of Hoth and the subsequent escape of the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid field. The game was also released for various home computers in the late 1980s by Domark. The game
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as it was not as fresh as the previous game. Additionally, it was sold as an upgrade kit, so arcade operators that had "Star Wars" running and getting steady incomes from it did not go for the upgrade. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1985 video game) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the vector graphics "Star Wars" arcade game. It was released by Atari Games in 1985 as a conversion kit for the original game. As in "Star Wars", the player takes the role of Luke Skywalker in a set of battle sequences in a
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VCS scene. May the Force be with you!" Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1982 video game) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a scrolling shooter video game written by Rex Bradford for the Atari 2600 and published by Parker Brothers in 1982. It was the first licensed "Star Wars" video game. The game was released in 1983 for the Intellivision. The player must control Luke Skywalker in a snowspeeder to battle against Imperial AT-AT walkers on the planet Hoth. The objective is to hold off the walkers as long as possible before they blow up the power generator
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1982 video game) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a scrolling shooter video game written by Rex Bradford for the Atari 2600 and published by Parker Brothers in 1982. It was the first licensed "Star Wars" video game. The game was released in 1983 for the Intellivision. The player must control Luke Skywalker in a snowspeeder to battle against Imperial AT-AT walkers on the planet Hoth. The objective is to hold off the walkers as long as possible before they blow up the power generator at the Rebels' Echo Base. The difficulty levels
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"Wizard" magazine selected the ending of "The Empire Strikes Back" as the greatest cliffhanger of all time. The line "No, I am your father" is often misquoted as "Luke, I am your father." The line was selected as one of the 400 nominees for the American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes", a list of the greatest American film quotes. Yoda's statement to Luke Skywalker, "Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try", was also a nominee for the same list by the AFI. The film was selected in 2010 to be preserved by the Library of
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a simple story for a "Star Wars" title. The events take place between the "Star Wars" movies "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back". The destruction of the Death Star at the hands of Luke Skywalker has severely crippled the Galactic Empire. The Emperor seeks retaliation against Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance. He recruits the services of the mysterious assassin Arden Lyn to eliminate the Alliance's key members. Luke and the others discover the Empire's plot and challenge Arden, face to face, in the art of Teräs Käsi, an unarmed combat discipline. This pits the rebels in one-on-one fights
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is force sensitive and skilled with a lightsaber. In "Return of the Jedi", a dying Yoda confirms to Luke, that Darth Vader (previously Anakin Skywalker) is actually his father, despite Luke's belief that Vader's claim to fatherhood in "The Empire Strikes Back" was a ruse to pull Luke to the dark side. He also finds out from Obi-Wan's force ghost that Princess Leia Organa is his sister. In "The Force Awakens", as the last known Jedi, Luke is in hiding after failing to prevent his apprentice Ben (now Kylo Ren) from turning to the dark side to join Supreme Leader
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pages of color photographs in the middle of the book. Despite the destruction of the Death Star in , the Galactic Empire stills retains an iron grip on the galaxy. Upon discovering the Rebel Alliance's secret base, the Empire strikes with massive force, sending the rebels scrambling across the galaxy. Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca ("Chewie") and C-3PO are slowed down from escaping with the rest of the group by collapsing ice on Hoth. Throughout the story, they remain within The Empire's reach. Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 flee to Dagobah, but not to regroup with the others. Instead, Luke seeks
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referred to simply as "Darth Vader's Theme." In the movies (except for the original "Star Wars"), the march is often played when Darth Vader appears. It is also played during Palpatine's arrival on the Death Star in "Return of the Jedi", though it does segue into the Emperor's own theme as he appears. "The Imperial March" is first heard in "The Empire Strikes Back" in low piccolos as the Galactic Empire sends probe droids across the galaxy in search of Luke Skywalker. Its major opening occurs as Star Destroyers amass and Darth Vader is first presented in the film, 19
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Star. Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles are the only members of Red Squadron to survive the assault. The Rogue Squadron on the ice planet Hoth, during "The Empire Strikes Back", has the burden of defending Echo Base with new pilots added to their roster, like Derek Klivian and Tycho Celchu. During the Battle of Hoth. The twelve snowspeeders of the Rogues gave the Rebels enough time to evacuate Echo Base and were destroyed later in the battle. Luke and Wedge survive. After the evacuation of Hoth, Antilles took command during the "unexplained" absence of Skywalker while he trained with Yoda
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operated as two groups. The first was the Renegade Flight under Commander Narra, the squadron leader, and the second was the Rogue Flight under Luke Skywalker. As the Rogues became more autonomous, they became a group with no standing orders, ready any time or place for urgent missions that would arise. Their core was Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Zev Senesca, and Wes Janson. The Renegade Flight is eventually destroyed before "The Empire Strikes Back" on an escort mission with a convoy carrying supplies for the Rebel Base. The Rogues on Hoth had now the burden to defend Echo Base alone
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detection from the Emperor. In the "Star Wars" storyline, after the Great Jedi Purge and his subsequent failure to defeat Darth Sidious, Jedi Master Yoda went into voluntary exile on Dagobah. Here, Yoda lived near a cave infused with the dark side of the Force, which kept him from detection by Emperor Palpatine. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Luke Skywalker is directed by the Force ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, to seek Yoda on Dagobah. After training with Yoda, Skywalker leaves Dagobah early to rescue his friends Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca, who he senses are in danger on the
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and Bulloch had a costume fitting as Boba Fett, which "took 20 minutes to put on." Additionally, he plays a minor role as an Imperial officer (later identified as Lieutenant Sheckil), who grabs Leia when she warns Luke Skywalker of Vader's trap in "The Empire Strikes Back". Bulloch was initially to do the scene as Fett when he fires at Skywalker on Cloud City. But with no one available to play the part, Bulloch went to the wardrobe and got changed into the "Imperial Officer's outfit." This was his only non-masked appearance in the original "Star Wars" films. John Morton,
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wrote a novel called "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", which was originally commissioned by George Lucas for the purpose of being filmed as a low-budget sequel, as a fallback plan in the event that "Star Wars" did not do well. It was published in 1978, a year after the movie's release. This made it the first full-length original novel to be published in the Star Wars expanded universe. The next official novelization of a "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back" by Donald F. Glut in 1980. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Star Wars: From the
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Star Wars: Yoda Stories Star Wars: Yoda Stories is a 1997 adventure video game based on the "Star Wars" franchise developed by LucasArts. It was preceded by "Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures". In the "Star Wars" timeline, "Yoda Stories" is placed between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", where Luke Skywalker is completing his training with Jedi Master Yoda. Levels in the game are procedurally generated. "Yoda Stories" has no central plot or definitive goal—it is a collection of games where the player, controlling Luke Skywalker, has to complete an objective like rescuing someone, obtaining an
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ways, including Obi-Wan using a "mind trick" to undermine a stormtrooper's will, Darth Vader choking subordinates without touching them, Luke Skywalker having a vision of the future, and Kylo Ren stopping blaster fire mid-air. The Force allows "ghosts" of some deceased characters to interact with the living, and Obi-Wan's ghost provides Luke Skywalker with guidance at "critical moments" in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Film and television use of the Force is sometimes accompanied by a sound effect, such as a "deep rumble" associated with the dark side or a more high-pitched sound associated with benevolent
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In the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back", Hoth is the home of the Rebel Alliance's secret base. The Rebels patrol the planet by riding indigenous tauntauns. At the start of the film, Luke Skywalker and his tauntaun are attacked by a wampa. Skywalker eventually escapes and is rescued by Han Solo. When one of the Galactic Empire's probe droids uncovers the base, the Rebels are forced to evacuate. The Empire arrives and deploys ground forces to destroy the base, but the Rebels battle the AT-ATs with ground artillery and snowspeeders to stall them and effectively evacuate. Hoth has also
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adventures of a young pilot known as Rookie One, a farmer from Tatooine in the style of Luke Skywalker. The game largely takes place during the events of "Episode IV: A New Hope"; however, the sequences on Hoth from "The Empire Strikes Back" are included. The game begins with Rookie One's training, followed by an attack on the Star Destroyer "Devastator", after its capture of the Tantive IV in the events of the film. The rebel squad then defends the Rebel Base on Hoth from the attack shown in the "Empire Strikes Back", and finally launches an assault on the
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Yoda (song) "Yoda" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his third album, "Dare to Be Stupid" (1985). It is a parody of the song "Lola" by the Kinks. Inspired by the events of the movie "The Empire Strikes Back", the song is told from the point of view of Jedi-in-training Luke Skywalker, and concerns his dealings with Master Yoda on the planet Dagobah. The song was initially written and recorded in 1980, during the original release of "The Empire Strikes Back", and achieved success on "The Dr. Demento Show"; however, securing permission from both "Star Wars" creator George
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Carmine Infantino took over the series as of #11 (May 1978). The series occasionally included stories which took place before the events of the film, such as issue #17 (November 1978) featuring Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, and #24 (June 1979) with Obi-Wan Kenobi. A six-issue adaptation of the 1980 sequel film "The Empire Strikes Back" by Goodwin and artists Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon appeared in issues #39–44 (September 1980–February 1981). Williamson was offered the "Empire Strikes Back" adaptation upon Lucasfilm's specific request, as "Star Wars" creator George Lucas had an appreciation of Williamson's EC Comics and "Flash Gordon" work.
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in the films "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back". The player controls Luke Skywalker, commander of the elite X-wing pilots known as Rogue Squadron. As the game progresses, Skywalker and Rogue Squadron fight the Galactic Empire in sixteen missions across various planets. "Rogue Squadron" received generally positive reviews. Critics praised the game's technical achievements and flight controls, but its use of distance fog and the lack of a multiplayer mode drew criticism. The game's sales exceeded expectations; by August 1999, more than one million copies had sold worldwide. It spawned two sequels developed and released for the GameCube—"" and
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original film show Luke's attraction to a female character from Tatooine named Camie, while in the novelization of "The Last Jedi" an older Luke dreams of how his life may have been had he married her. The novel "" shows Luke attracted to a female named Nakari Kelen, in the time before "The Empire Strikes Back". In the non-canonical "Legends" branded stories, Luke married Mara Jade, though these have since been separated from official "Star Wars" continuity. Later Hamill would say that he saw Luke as possibly celibate, noting the Jedi were forbidden to marry. However, he later considered the
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name and familiar aspects of his backstory materialized in the second draft. Lando was portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", and was played by Donald Glover in the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story". Website The Verge noted that despite Han Solo's first name being written as "Han" and franchise creator George Lucas also pronouncing the name as "Han" () off-screen, within the films most characters, including Luke Skywalker, pronounce it as "Hahn" (). The Verge also noted how Billy Dee Williams' Lando seems to be the only character to pronounce
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with Yoda on Dagobah. He also appears in the episode "Traps and Tribulations", which takes place shortly after the Battle of Endor and shows him and Leia assisting the Ewoks in stopping a rampaging monster known as a Gorax. "" was announced as one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. Set between "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", "Heir to the Jedi" chronicles the adventures of a young Luke. The novel is written from the first person perspective of Luke, and is only the second "Star Wars" novel to attempt this
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and his fellow bounty hunters, first seen in a brief scene on "The Empire Strikes Back". It also tells the story of Jix, Darth Vader's assistant, who infiltrated Jabba the Hutt's gang of bikers to prevent that band's attempt to murder Luke Skywalker. The series was written by John Wagner and illustrated by Kilian Plunkett. The comics were written and drawn at the same time of the novel, so the first issue could be released immediately after the book. However, the story told by the comics is unique in many ways. The primary difference is that the comics tell what
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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (series) Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is a series of Star Wars arcade-style action video games jointly developed by LucasArts and Factor 5 and published by LucasArts for Nintendo consoles. The series deals with the Rebel Alliance unit, Rogue Squadron, who under the command of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles use starfighters to engage and defeat the Galactic Empire. The games are set during episodes "A New Hope", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi" and recreate the battles that take place during those films, notably the Battle of Hoth, which is in every "Rogue
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was a regular contributor to "Doctor Who" in the 1960s, as a fight arranger and actor. Peter Diamond (actor) Peter Diamond (10 August 1929 – 27 March 2004) was an English actor who had trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is remembered as a stuntman on television or film. His appearances total over 1,000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger. He appeared as the Tusken Raider who attacked Luke Skywalker in "". He also contributed to the sequels "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". His film credits include several
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if shot, can cause the entire walker to be destroyed. The AT-AT is the primary assault vehicle during the Battle of Hoth, first depicted in "The Empire Strikes Back". In the film, the AT-ATs are responsible for destroying the shield generator protecting the Rebel headquarters, taking out many soldiers, artillery batteries, and snowspeeders in the process. Luke Skywalker, realizing that the walkers are all but impervious to artillery and snowspeeder blaster fire, orders his squadron's snowspeeders to entangle their legs with the tow cables—a trick he remembered using on Tatooine to rein in hard-to-control farm animals. Following Skywalker, Wedge Antilles
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Wars" films. The game begins with the Rebel Alliance launching an attack on the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's largest space station. In a reenactment of "A New Hope" climactic battle, Luke Skywalker destroys the Death Star after firing into an exhaust port. Skywalker and Wedge Antilles then accompany a Rebel supply convoy from Yavin IV to Hoth. When attempting to rendezvous with a second convoy in the Ison Corridor, they discover that the convoy has been destroyed and are ambushed. After fighting off the attack, the Rebels continue on to Hoth. As depicted in "The Empire Strikes Back", Imperial
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Rebel Alliance in attacking the Death Star. In the trench leading to the Death Star's exhaust port, Luke hears Obi-Wan's voice, telling him to "trust his feelings"; he takes Obi-Wan's advice and switches off his X-wing's missile guidance system, instead using the Force to guide the missiles and destroy the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), set three years after the previous installment, Luke is now a lieutenant commander in the Rebel Alliance. While on a mission on the ice planet Hoth, he is captured by a Wampa, but manages to escape. In the frozen wasteland, he sees
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Peter Diamond (actor) Peter Diamond (10 August 1929 – 27 March 2004) was an English actor who had trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is remembered as a stuntman on television or film. His appearances total over 1,000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger. He appeared as the Tusken Raider who attacked Luke Skywalker in "". He also contributed to the sequels "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". His film credits include several "Carry On" films, "Never Let Go", "From Russia with Love", "", "An American Werewolf in London",
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help Luke Skywalker and rescue Princess Leia from Prince Xizor's hands. It is part of the "" multimedia project and takes place as a backstory between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Tracks from the multimedia project's are used as the game's musical score. The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics. "Shadows of the Empire" was the third top-selling Nintendo 64 game for 1997, with more than 1 million copies sold. "Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire" plays primarily as a third-person shooter. Players control Dash Rendar, the game's protagonist. Rendar has use of a
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at Dagobah. After the events of "The Empire Strikes Back", Skywalker and Antilles formed a squadron of twelve units around the core group and the Rogue Squadron was formed. Antilles often commanded the squadron when Luke had important off-flight missions. During the Battle of Endor on "Return of the Jedi", Rogue Squadron was dissolved and absorbed into the general fleet and Antilles took the role of Red Leader, in memory of the Battle of Yavin. Luke is busy helping on the ground as a Jedi, and Wedge destroys the second Death Star with the aid of Lando Calrissian and Nien
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ten productions and worked with directors including Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn and John Barton. Throughout the 1970s, he worked continuously in theatre and film, appearing in many Royal Court productions including the award-winning musical, "The Rocky Horror Show" creating the role of Brad Majors. He appeared in films including "The Empire Strikes Back" (as Zev Senesca, the Rebel soldier who locates and rescues the stranded Luke Skywalker and Han Solo on planet Hoth), "Reds", "Ragtime", "Labyrinth" and "Highlander". In 1978, Malcolm began his producing career with "Pal Joey", which was successfully transferred to the West End in 1980 and was
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Said to be produced in 1980, it is being touted as a lost love ballad intended for the soundtrack of "The Empire Strikes Back". It is portrayed ironically as a love ballad between Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, who would be retconned as siblings in 1983's "Return of the Jedi". L.B. Rayne's "The Groove Grid" was released December 29, 2010. It has been advertised as the lost theme song to Disney's 1982 science fiction epic "Tron". In April 2013, Doogtoons released yet another L.B. Rayne "lost classic" which is said to be the lost theme song to "". The video
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Imperial forces in the area with help from the Noghri and two local alien races. Han, Lando, and Chewie rig the base to explode. Mara, Luke, Karrde and Leia face C'baoth, who produced his own Skywalker clone named Luuke (using Luke's hand that was lost at Bespin during the events of "The Empire Strikes Back", intact with Anakin Skywalker's own lightsaber) to attack them. After a fierce battle, Mara kills C'baoth and fulfills the Emperor's orders - by killing Luuke. Having learned of Thrawn's deception strategy, the Republic fleet organizes an assault on the Imperial shipyards at Bilbringi to capture
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unlock the Naboo Starfighter as a playable craft. The code has been named the Nintendo 64's most well-hidden code because of the length of time before its discovery. "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron" is set in the fictional "Star Wars" galaxy, where a war is fought between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. The game's first fifteen levels occur six months after the Battle of Yavin—as depicted in "A New Hope"—and before the events of "The Empire Strikes Back". As the Empire gathers strength for an all-out assault on the rebel forces, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles form Rogue Squadron,
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Wars" galaxy, where a war is fought between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. The game spans all three original trilogy "Star Wars" films: "A New Hope", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have recently joined the Alliance to help defeat the Empire and restore freedom to the galaxy. The game opens with an opening crawl resembling those featured in the "Star Wars" films. Further story details are presented through the game's instruction manual, pre-mission briefings, character conversations during the game, in-game cut scenes and movie clips lifted directly from "Star
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Yoda Yoda () is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back". In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the Galactic Empire. In the prequel films, he serves as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and as a high-ranking general of Clone Troopers in the Clone Wars. Before his death in "Return of the Jedi" at the age of 900, Yoda was the oldest living character in the "Star Wars" franchise in canon, until the introduction of Maz Kanata in "".
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Lucasfilm's Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's Presidio, the headquarters of Industrial Light and Magic. American musician and parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic used the character as inspiration for a parody of The Kinks' "Lola", in a song entitled "Yoda." A Queen Mary University of London linguist claims Yoda's language resembles Hawaiian the most. "Works cited" Yoda Yoda () is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back". In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the Galactic Empire. In the prequel
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had thus handed command of Rogue Squadron to Wedge. In the "Legends" non-canonical storyline the last mission of "", takes place 6 years after the Battle of Endor during "Dark Empire". Although Luke Skywalker was the first commander of Rogue Squadron, Antilles is often considered the "face" of the squadron due to his tenure as its leader. He appears in the films "A New Hope", "Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi", in which he commands the squadron. When seeing the Death Star for the first time in "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope", Wedge utters the
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fellow Imperials that the Emperor has dissolved the Senate. The Emperor first appears (in hologram form) in "The Empire Strikes Back", the 1980 sequel to the original film, to address his Sith apprentice Darth Vader, informing him that Luke Skywalker has become a threat to the Empire. Vader persuades him that the young Jedi would be a great asset if he could be turned to the dark side of the Force. In 1983's "Return of the Jedi", the Emperor appears in person to oversee the last stages of the second Death Star's construction. He assures Darth Vader that they will
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Destroys all Happiness" (i.e. Death); likewise, the Russian versions of fairy tales typically end with "they lived long and happily, and died together on the same day".) Satisfactory happy endings are happy for the reader as well, in that the characters he or she sympathizes with are rewarded. However, this can also serve as an open path for a possible sequel. For example, in the 1977 film "Star Wars", Luke Skywalker defeats the Galactic Empire by destroying the Death Star; however, the story's happy ending has consequences that follow in "The Empire Strikes Back". The concept of a permanent happy
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the Jedi" was never developed, nor released. A version of the game was released for the Game Boy. That product was reprinted and distributed by several publishers over the course of three years. The object of the game is to destroy an Imperial Probe Droid, escape a Wampa-infested ice cavern, fight during the Battle of Hoth, meet Master Yoda on Dagobah to train with him, and attempt to rescue friendly characters in Cloud City from Darth Vader. The gamer controls the character of Luke Skywalker, who can fight with a blaster pistol or a lightsaber, and can also board a
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Darth Vader claims to be Luke's father. According to Lucas, he found this draft enjoyable to write, as opposed to the yearlong struggles writing the first film, and quickly wrote two more drafts, all in April 1978. This plot twist of Vader being Luke's father had drastic effects on the series, which would include the audience's interpretation of the original film. Lucas outlined a new backstory: Anakin Skywalker had been Ben Kenobi's brilliant student, and had a child named Luke, but was swayed to the dark side by the Emperor (who was really a Sith Lord). Anakin battled Ben Kenobi
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Bennett), a former Jedi who has cut his links with the Force after almost succumbing to the Dark Side. At the start of the game he is a mercenary working for the New Republic. Over the course of the game, Kyle is joined by various other characters. Three of the most prominent are Jan Ors (Vanessa Marshall), a fellow mercenary and subsequent love interest; Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), the sophisticated administrator of Cloud City, as seen in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi"; and Luke Skywalker (Bob Bergen), leader of the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV.
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Garrison agrees to help her, and shows her how he does it. Eventually, he then comes to the realization that he needs to admit and confront his "gay side" (in a parody of Luke Skywalker confronting his dark-side in "The Empire Strikes Back"). The children try to convince the two "Star Trek" geeks to build another time machine but they refuse to work together because of a disagreement over how many were made. In the end, Ms. Choksondik uses Garrison's methods to gain the class' attention, explaining how pointless it is to go back in time to relive the good
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"The Empire Strikes Back". After the "opening crawl" an Imperial Star Destroyer deploys a series of probe droids in search of the Rebel Alliance. One of the probe droids (Joe) lands on the ice planet Hoth, where the Rebels have set up a base. Rebel commander Luke Skywalker (Chris) is patrolling when he is attacked by a large wampa (Cookie Monster) and taken back to its lair. At the base, Han Solo (Peter) announces his intention to leave the Rebellion to Princess Leia (Lois) and Carlist Rieekan (Dr. Hartman), with Leia objecting to his decision, however she denies it when
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Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back" In LeChuck's Revenge, the Governor of Phatt Island, Governor Phatt, says in his sleep "Be careful with those snacks, Eugene." in reference to the Pink Floyd song "Careful With That Axe, Eugene." None of the games explicitly reveal the "Secret of Monkey Island" (although creator Ron Gilbert has stated that the secret was not revealed in any of the games, and that the true secret would be revealed if he got to work on the fifth entry in the series). LeChuck himself, when asked in the second and third games,
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Rogue Squadron Rogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the "Star Wars" franchise. Many surviving members of Red Squadron, the X-wing attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in "" (1977), later join Rogue Squadron. The squadron appears in "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) as Rogue Group. In the 2016 film "Rogue One", Rebel fighters on a suicide mission to steal the plans for the Death Star self-identify as "Rogue One", a possible precursor to Rogue Squadron. Rogue Squadron is prominently featured in , the ten-volume , and the video game series "". The unit is
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is having visions of dead people, only to realize at the close of the film that Crowe himself is dead, as well as in "Unbreakable", in which the character of David realizes that he survived a train crash that killed the other passengers, due to a supernatural power. Another well known example of anagnorisis from popular culture is the revelation that Darth Vader is the father of Luke Skywalker in "The Empire Strikes Back". An extensive account of the history and application of anagnorisis is provided by Terence Cave in his book "Recognitions". A humorous definition is included in 'The
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depicted as consisting of "the best pilots and the best fighters". Red Squadron, the forerunner of Rogue Squadron, is first featured as a Rebel Alliance division in "A New Hope" (1977) during the attack on the first Death Star. This appearance features many notable pilots, including Biggs Darklighter ("Red Three"), Jek Porkins ("Red Six"), Wedge Antilles ("Red Two"), and Luke Skywalker ("Red Five"). The squadron went on to appear in "The Empire Strikes Back" at the Battle of Hoth and in "Return of the Jedi" during the attack on the second Death Star. However, the squadron was never a prominent
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an office etc. LeChuck claims that he is Guybrush's brother, in a parody of Darth Vader's "I am your father" scene with Luke Skywalker in "The Empire Strikes Back". After Guybrush finally defeats LeChuck with a voodoo doll, he kneels and removes the pirate's "mask". LeChuck is revealed as Guybrush's bullying older brother "Chuckie". Suddenly, both Guybrush and Chuckie are children at an amusement park looking like Booty Island, with their parents; both games seem to have been daydreams by a young boy obsessed with pirates. Only a brief scene during the closing credits hints that this may be untrue:
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franchise in April 2014. "Heir to the Jedi" was subsequently announced as one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi is a "Star Wars" novel by Kevin Hearne, published in March 2015. Set between the films "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", it features the early adventures of the character Luke Skywalker. "Heir to the Jedi" was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined "Star Wars" continuity in April 2014. Set between "A New
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by Madden. It was recorded in 1982 at A&R Studios, New York City. The series debuted on NPR on February 14, 1983. Like the preceding series, "The Empire Strikes Back" expands on the movie's story and incorporates new scenes such an Imperial attack on a Rebel convoy taking place before the film's original opening scene and a tense conversation between Solo and Skywalker when the two are stranded in the Hoth wastelands. National Public Radio's promoted the series in part by getting Craig Claiborne to create his version of Yoda's rootleaf stew recipe, which the Jedi Master serves Luke in
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another time." In place of the opening crawl describing the events just preceding the film, the novelization includes a prologue explaining the political backstory "From the First Saga: "Journal of the Whills"" (referencing the title of Lucas' first story outline for the saga). It contains the first reference to the Emperor's name, Palpatine, though his description is somewhat at odds with his depiction as a Sith Master in "The Empire Strikes Back", "Return of the Jedi", and the prequel trilogy. Lucas later explained that the first film was written in the era of Richard Nixon, when the story was intended
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Jedi", which was released in 1983. In 2010, the film was selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant". Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia, has set up a new base on the ice planet of Hoth. The Imperial fleet, led by Darth Vader, continues to hunt for the new Rebel base by dispatching probe droids across the galaxy. Luke Skywalker is captured by a wampa while investigating one such probe, but manages to escape from
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a local connectivity option for players in close physical proximity. The multiplayer game types are limited to conquest and capture the flag. A GameSpy network account is required to play using infrastructure, and offers players a rankings system so they can track their performance. "Renegade Squadron" takes place during the "Star Wars" film trilogy, mostly during and in-between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Some time after the events of the Galactic Civil War as portrayed in "Return of the Jedi", the New Jedi Order is formed by Luke Skywalker. The game begins with Tionne Solusar, the
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Keyan Farlander as the player's character for most of the operations. Progress through the game depends on fulfilling each operation's primary objectives; if the player fails an operation, he or she can attempt it again. The initial game's storyline concludes with the player flying as Luke Skywalker in his attack against the Death Star. Two expansion packs extend the story beyond the events in "A New Hope", up to the establishment of the Rebel base depicted at the beginning of "The Empire Strikes Back". After choosing a pilot file to play with, the player is presented with a "concourse" aboard
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issue #12. Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film "Star Wars" and its 1980 sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back". The series features classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "" and the limited series "". In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's
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Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film "Star Wars" and its 1980 sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back". The series features classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "" and the limited series "". In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and
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Yavin, with Luke Skywalker piloting an X-wing fighter against TIE fighters. The second part of the mission involves flying along the Death Star's surface, shooting TIE fighters and XX-9 heavy turbolaser turret guns, and confronting Darth Vader's TIE fighter. The third part of the mission pits the player within the battle station's trench, using proton torpedoes aimed at the exhaust port to destroy the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back" mission, the player reenacts the film's opening battle on Hoth. The first part of the mission involves shooting AT-ST walkers and probe droids, and helping other snowspeeders to take
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Star Wars (1977 comic book) Star Wars is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2, the first six issues adapt the May 1977 film "Star Wars". The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a six-issue adaptation of the 1980 sequel film "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980–1981. The "Star Wars" comic was originally written by Roy Thomas with art by Howard Chaykin. Charles Lippincott, Lucasfilm's publicity supervisor, initially approached publisher
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the introduction of the Young Jedi characters to the series "(pictured at top right)". "IGN"'s Eric Goldman wrote, "From the devilish mouth around one crystal to the glowing center of the ice [one of the Younglings] traveled to, it was all amazing to look at." Bryan Young wrote that his favorite aspect of the episode was its exploration of Jedi mythology and compared the Youngling's rite of passage to the test Luke Skywalker was given inside the pit on Dagobah in the film "The Empire Strikes Back". Jayson Peters of the East Valley Tribune wrote that he appreciated how similar
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player's experience. Multiplayer mode allows the use of pre-set characters featured in both "Mysteries of the Sith" and "Dark Forces II". There is also a choice of characters from the "Star Wars" films, such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Each type of character has advantages and disadvantages. Several locations from the "Star Wars" films have been recreated as maps for multiplayer gaming. These include Luke's home on Tatooine from "A New Hope", the carbon-freezing chamber on Bespin from "The Empire Strikes Back" and the Emperor's throne room on the Death Star from "Return of the Jedi". The
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Miles discovers that Hurley is writing the screenplay for the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back", from memory, in order to give it to George Lucas. Hurley compares Miles's relationship with his father to the relationship between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, as well to the relationship between Hurley and his father. Hurley says that the best thing he ever did was forgive his father for abandoning him and suggests Miles do the same. Miles goes to Dr. Chang's house and briefly observes him interacting with his three-month-old self. However, Dr. Chang is on his way out and takes the
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but was ultimately named "Return of the Jedi". Pink Five Strikes Back Pink Five Strikes Back is a fan film that made its debut on the internet in 2004, created by fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. The sequel to the popular "Pink Five", it is a comedy set in the "Star Wars" universe. Amy Earhart returns as Stacey (a.k.a. Pink Five), a fast-talking Valley Girl-type pilot. In this installment, Stacey follows Luke Skywalker to Dagobah, and eventually ends up being trained by Yoda as well. As "Pink Five" did with Episode IV, the film presents familiar events, story points,
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Pink Five Strikes Back Pink Five Strikes Back is a fan film that made its debut on the internet in 2004, created by fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. The sequel to the popular "Pink Five", it is a comedy set in the "Star Wars" universe. Amy Earhart returns as Stacey (a.k.a. Pink Five), a fast-talking Valley Girl-type pilot. In this installment, Stacey follows Luke Skywalker to Dagobah, and eventually ends up being trained by Yoda as well. As "Pink Five" did with Episode IV, the film presents familiar events, story points, and now characters from Episode V from a
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Cilghal, Kirana Ti and others. He is forced to contend with the spirit of ancient Sith Lord Exar Kun, who lures one of his most powerful students, Kyp Durron, to the dark side. An older and wiser Luke Skywalker also appears in the "" and "" video games at the rank of Jedi Master. In "Jedi Outcast", Luke helps Kyle Katarn in his fight against Desann and Empire Reborn by driving off Desann and his Reborn forces from Valley of the Jedi. In the "Hand of Thrawn Duology", Luke, now a Jedi Master, works again with Mara Jade, who has
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Rebel starfighters who have come into possession of the station's blueprints. The battle ends with the Death Star's destruction at the hands of Luke Skywalker, which is the Rebel Alliance's first major success against the Empire. After several more years of conflict, the Alliance finally overthrows the Empire in "Return of the Jedi". In the film's climactic battle, the Rebellion destroys the second Death Star and a number of capital ships that contain a great portion of the Imperial Navy's highest-ranking officers. During this battle, Vader redeems himself by killing Palpatine in order to save his son Luke Skywalker, but
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the Millennium Falcon. As in the film, the ending sees Luke, Leia, Chewie, 3PO and R2-D2 reunited, with Luke and Lando finalizing their plan to rescue Han Solo from Jabba's captivity. The book has some differences from the film, such as: The book is followed by "Return of the Jedi", written by James Kahn. It is the third and final novel adaptation of the "Star Wars" classic trilogy. The Empire Strikes Back (novel) The Empire Strikes Back is a science fiction novel written by Donald F. Glut and first published on April 12, 1980 by Del Rey. It is based
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channels it into one of many clones created by Palpatine before his death. Palpatine attempts to resume control of the galaxy, but Luke Skywalker, now a senior Jedi Knight, sabotages his plans. Luke destroys most of Palpatine's cloning tanks, but is only able to defeat the Emperor with help from Leia Organa Solo, who has received rudimentary Jedi training from Luke. The two repel a Force storm Palpatine had created and turn it back onto him, once again destroying his physical form. Palpatine's ultimate fate is further chronicled in the "Dark Empire II" and "Empire's End" series of comics. The
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stage directions. Abrams said it allowed him to remain involved and that his reading helped make a "better experience for everyone". In 2015, Luke Skywalker was selected by "Empire" magazine as the 50th-greatest movie character of all time. Empire also ranked him as the third greatest "Star Wars" character. Luke was also on the ballot for the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains". On their list of the "100 Greatest Fictional Characters", Fandomania.com ranked Luke at number 14. IGN listed Luke as their 4th top "Star Wars" character, and he was chosen twice by IGN's readers as one
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snowspeeder during the Battle of Hoth. As Luke learns about the Force , he develops multiple Force Powers to help during the mission. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1992 video game) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in . It is the sequel the original "Star Wars" for the NES. This is the second of three video games released under the "Empire Strikes Back" title for home video game systems. It was preceded by a and succeeded by "" for the Super NES. After the game was completed, the
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Veers, a general who leads the Empire in the battle of Hoth; Kenneth Colley portrays Admiral Piett, the Empire's top admiral; Michael Sheard as Admiral Ozzel, Vader's previous admiral; Michael Culver appears as Captain Needa, one of the Empire's captains who failed to catch the Millennium Falcon; John Ratzenberger portrays Major Derlin, one of the officers who led the rebels in the battle of Hoth; Bruce Boa appears as General Rieekan, Princess Leia's military advisor on Hoth; Christopher Malcolm plays Rebel snowspeeder pilot Zev Senesca, who finds Skywalker and Solo on the surface of Hoth; and John Morton portrays Dak
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on the site of a volcano and was horribly wounded, but was resurrected as Darth Vader. Meanwhile, Kenobi hid Luke on Tatooine while the Republic became the Empire and Vader systematically hunted down the Jedi. With this new backstory in place, Lucas decided that "The Empire Strikes Back" would be the second film of two trilogies, designating it "Episode V" by the fifth draft. Lawrence Kasdan had just completed writing "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and the screenplay impressed Lucas, who hired him to write the next drafts with additional input from director Irvin Kershner. Kasdan, Kershner, and producer Gary
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