Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back . Obi- Wan never told you what happened to your father.! He told me you killed him. Originally released in 1. It was re- released with changes in 1.
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A radio adaptation was broadcast on National Public Radio in the U. S. The film was selected in 2. Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. During the film, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Princess Leia Organa are being pursued across space by Darth Vader and his elite forces. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker begins his major Jedi training with Yoda, after an instruction from Obi- Wan Kenobi's spirit. In an emotional and near- fatal confrontation with Vader, Luke is presented with a horrific revelation and must face his destiny. Although the Death.
Star has been destroyed. Imperial troops have driven the. Rebel forces from their hidden.
I want proof, not leads! The Rebel Alliance has been forced to flee its base on Yavin 4 and establish a new one on the ice planet of Hoth. Luke Skywalker, on patrol astride his tauntaun, discovers the probe, which he mistakes for a meteorite.
After reporting to comrade Han Solo that he'll investigate the site, Luke is knocked unconscious by a deadly wampa. Upon waking up, Luke finds himself hanging upside down in a cave; his eyes opening to the sight of a wampa eating his tauntaun. Using the power of the Force, Luke is able to pull his lightsaber out of the snow and towards himself. After he ignites it, he cuts himself free and cuts off the attacking wampa's arm just in time, running out of the cave and escaping into the cold night of Hoth. Suddenly, he sees the Force spirit of Obi- Wan Kenobi appear before him.
Ben tells Luke to go to Dagobah to undergo training under Yoda, a Jedi Grand Master. After the spirit disappears, Han arrives to find an almost unconscious Luke, who is mumbling indistinctly about Ben, Yoda and Dagobah.
At this point, the tauntaun that Han was riding on collapses in the extreme cold. To keep Luke from freezing to death during the blizzard, Han uses Luke's lightsaber to cut open the dead tauntaun and places Luke in it.
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Han then sets about erecting a shelter that he and Luke will stay in during the night. They are forced to stay out during the night as the aircraft (snowspeeders) that the Rebels use for atmospheric flight had not yet been adapted for the extremely low temperatures of the Hoth night and are therefore unable to mount a rescue operation to retrieve Han and Luke. Zev Senesca, one of the pilots in Rogue Group, makes contact with Han over comlink and the pair are rescued. When they are taken back to base, Luke is put in a bacta tank for healing under the care of medical droid, 2- 1.
B. Aboard the Executor, Admiral Kendal Ozzel dismisses the information as evidence of smugglers, nothing more. However, Darth Vader knows better and orders the fleet to Hoth. General. Rieekan, realizing the Empire is probably aware of their location, orders the evacuation of Echo Base to begin. The rebels load whatever equipment they can onto transports and plan a rear- guard action to secure their escape. Luke, now fully recovered from the Wampa attack and subsequent exposure, says farewell to Chewbacca and Solo, who have decided to leave the Alliance to resolve their debt to Jabba the Hutt. As the Imperial forces enter the Hoth system, General Rieekan orders full power to the energy shield that is protecting the base from orbital bombardment. Ozzel intended to catch the Rebels unaware before they could set up their defenses.
Via video communication, Vader Force chokes Ozzel to death for his incompetence, then appoints Captain. Firmus Piett the new Admiral on the spot. As Vader previously ordered, the Imperial ground forces, commanded by General Veers, land outside the Rebels' shield and march overland to destroy the power generator. Rieekan lowers the shields to fire the Ion cannon at one of the Imperial Star Destroyers allowing the first transports to escape. The Rebel pilots assigned to hold off the Imperial ground assault depart the Hoth base for the oncoming battle against heavily equipped Imperial forces, who are armed with agile AT- STs (All Terrain Scout Transports) and monstrous AT- AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) walkers, led by General Veers. Luke's gunner Dak Ralter is hit and killed during the first approach. The main AT- AT, commanded by General Veers, prepares to take their aim at the Rebel base's main power generator.
Suddenly, Luke's speeder is shot down by the Imperials, and crash- lands in the snow. Luke escapes before an AT- AT can step on and crush his ship. Leia gives the evacuation command for the base as they leave. The Rebels suffer major casualties as the result of the battle.
The main AT- AT, being driven by General Veers, gets within firing range of the power generator, then successfully blasts and destroys it. As the Falcon flies off, Luke reaches R2- D2 and his X- wing starfighter and finally departs Hoth. Changing course from the rendezvous point, he sets his coordinates for Dagobah. Flipping the switch to take them to lightspeed, Han realizes (with reluctant help from 3. PO) that the hyperdrive has been damaged.
While trying to fix the hyperdrive system, Han enters an asteroid field to hamper pursuit. He manages to land his ship inside a cavern on one of the larger asteroids to rest and find a way to fix the ship. There, he discovers a diminutive and eccentric figure who fiddles around with Luke's gear. After Luke tells him that he is looking for a Jedi Master, the being offers to take Luke to Yoda. When Threepio arrives, Leia withdraws and walks away.
On the Executor, Vader communicates with the captains of the other ships (the captain of the demolished star destroyer throws his arms up in horror, and the transmission fades). One officer, Captain Lorth Needa, tells Vader that they should consider their damage. Vader firmly replies that they will continue the search. Shortly afterward, Admiral Piett informs Vader that Emperor. Sheev Palpatine commands he make contact immediately.
Vader orders his ship out of the asteroid field for a clear transmission. Vader suggests that if Luke could be turned, he would be a . Lord Sidious agrees, saying that Luke would be a . Vader declares Luke will join the Empire . Luke insists on going to find Yoda immediately, but the small creature only responds with .
Only then does Luke realize that the small green figure is Yoda. Yoda asks Kenobi if he will finish whatever training he begins, then suspects that Luke will someday succumb to fear. Meanwhile, Luke begins a rigorous training regime from Yoda which includes moral lessons about the dangers of the dark side of the Force. That particular lesson is driven home when he is told to enter a cave that is strong with the Dark Side's power.
Ignoring Yoda's counsel to leave his weapons, Luke enters the cavern armed. Once inside, he has a vision of himself angrily confronting Darth Vader and beheading him. However, the severed head's mask bursts apart and reveals Luke's face underneath; it is a warning that if Luke battles Vader with no emotional control, he will become Vader himself, seduced by the Dark Side.
One of the Imperial commanders finally spots the Falcon, leading to another pursuit which results in the Falcon eluding the Empire by making the insanely counter intuitive move of attacking the lead Star Destroyer. However, at the last moment, the ship veers off and secretly attaches itself to the rear of the cruiser's command tower, which is not extensively covered by sensors, making it appear to have vanished from the Destroyer's point of view. Luke declares he will never be able to get the ship out, seeing that it is too big for him to extract from the water. Do or do not, there is no try. Yoda reminds him that . Luke denies all of this, then Yoda decides to use the Force to lift the ship out himself. Luke is dumbfounded and incredulous.
Yoda senses the youngster's failures within his mind. The Falcon's hyperdrive needs repairs, so Han decides to make their way to Cloud City, a gas- mining colony run by his . Unfortunately, the bounty hunter Boba Fett had deduced the Falcon's escape method and had his ship jettisoned with the waste to stealthily follow the fugitives. Luke loses concentration again and has a vision of his friends in danger. He wants to leave Dagobah to rescue them, but Yoda reminds him that if he leaves now, everything his friends fought and suffered for will be destroyed.
However, there are numerous elements that make the Rebels suspicious, not the least of which being C- 3. PO being found deactivated, dismembered, and almost recycled. Ben declares that should Luke decide to face Vader, he will have to face him alone without interference. Luke understands this, and his ship takes off from Dagobah. Yoda is disappointed, declaring Luke is reckless.
They became the captives of Darth Vader, who proceeds to torture Han and Leia to create a disturbance in the Force for Luke to detect. The Dark Lord uses the opportunity for Boba Fett to deliver Solo to Jabba the Hutt (to whom Han owed a debt) by testing the device on Solo himself. Han and company enter the chamber for the experiment. At first, Chewbacca resists the stormtroopers, but Han restrains him, saving his strength for another time. Han says goodbye to Leia with a passionate kiss before he is escalated into the carbon freezing chamber.
When he is successfully entombed in carbonite in a state of suspended animation, Vader hands over Han to bounty hunter Boba Fett for transportation to Tatooine to receive a bounty from Jabba. One of the Imperial commanders informs Vader that Luke's starfighter has arrived on Bespin. The Dark Lord orders Lando to take Leia, Chewbacca, and C- 3. PO to his Star Destroyer, reneging on a deal he made with Calrissian. However, the Cloud City administrator has other plans. He quietly walks down the corridors of Cloud City.