Star Wars: Dark Empire - Definitive Edition

following the deaths of darth vader and the emperor and the destruction of the second death star the rebel alliance proclaimed a new republic over three-fourths of the galaxy but without the thousands of jedi knights who formed the backbone of the old republic the new confederation was a precarious one long years of struggle followed during which imperial factions consolidated control over a fourth of the galaxy whole systems became fortresses bristling with firepower then five years after the battle of endor the infamous grand admiral thrawn mounted a terrible assault nearly bringing the fledgling republic to its knees ultimately thrawn was defeated but within days of his downfall surviving members of the emperor's ruling circle staged a stunning assault on the emperor's throne world a planet called coruscant and that vital system once again fell under imperial control it looked certain that a new empire was about to emerge from the ashes of the old that very possibility triggered a ferocious civil war among the numerous imperial factions who would sit in the emperor's throne who had the right and the might meanwhile the rebels were quick to seize the opportunity to sow confusion among the feuding imperials using two captured star destroyers to conduct hit and run sorties into the war zone one such raid over the raging imperial city battleground ended in disaster the alliance star destroyer liberator commanded by luke skywalker and lando calrissian crash landed on the planet's surface as our story leia and opens husband han solo have left their two children in safe keeping and together with the wookie chewbacca and the protocol droid c-3po are on a daring mission to rescue their fallen comrades the nava computer just reported extreme turbulence in our re-entry coordinates over the imperial city now that'll be battle to braylee the whole imperial sector is littered with it warn the other ships this is the millennium falcon rebel star antares six do you copy that millennium we're coming up on some spatial distortions ahead our scanners show lots of orbital wreckage stay sharp those big frigates you're flying aren't as maneuverable as the falcon affirmative millennium falcon we're right behind you chewie get ready to cut into sublight engines energize your pulser lift prepared exit hyperspace pardon me sir but the odds of collision with that amount of space debris are 3722-1 if i may suggest chewie watch your thrusters and remind me to cross-wire c-3po's voice synthesizer when we get back to base but sir if i may say so 3po sit down five seconds to reentry four three two starship records get ahead thrusters full ride i see it i see it chewie lucky i just brought the falcons thrusters up to maximum specs so we'd be slicing dice like space slugs in a survey there must be hundreds of wrecks floating around out here the battle must have been unbelievable leia the other ships are coming out of hyperspace those big frigates will never make it through this refuge rebel star antares six this is the falcon there's too much debris here come around to zero two that's zero two you'll find a gap in the wreckage i'm sure millennium falcon this is ontario for survivors you go after the others stand by ontario six is just great luke crash is a captured star destroyer and we just lost a good frigate crew i knew this trip was a bad idea han we really ought to do is take the falcon toward the galactic corps to check out those rumors of super weapons coming out of the imperial sector the alliance sent admiral akbar to do that han besides those are just rumors luke and lando are in real trouble but they don't need us i know those guys right about now they've got the imperials doing the gamora and two-step han we lost their signal the distress beacon broke contact at zero altitude yeah chile you're right you're both right i'm sorry i shot up my big mouth solo to atari six establish a docking orbit prepare to take on survivors we're going planetside yeah wherever he is there it's open yes r2 just as i thought some sort of secret passageway leading down from the palace and all the years the rebels occupied correspond i can't believe we never found this chamber probably during the civil war a laser blast or concussion bomb must have destroyed this whole panel it's dark so dark no thanks r2 but it's not that kind of darkness there's something something powerful here something dangerous too r2 lock that door into position whatever's down here was well hidden and well shielded that's why i told lando not to follow us i know you don't detect any life forms these are the ruins of the emperor's palace it's been pretty much deserted since we evacuated during the civil war no these are more like dangerous memories memories of my father yes anakin skywalker but if he ever lived here he did so it's darth vader this whole place is it resonates with the power of the dark side stay here r2 see if you can power up that tech station and get us some light i've got to have a look around i can still feel the dark side here like a cold hand its focus is very powerful i wish i knew why my father turned to the dark side what did he find there r2 i wanted a light not some old hologram wait leave it on that's an image of the emperor what's he saying can you boost the power my attempts to create my own version of the device known as the jedi holocron have failed i have resorted to this crude device to record my discoveries of the dark side it is the emperor no artu leave it on i want to listen the book of anger chapter one okay chewie buckle up everyone we've hit a mild magnetic storm in the upper atmosphere han i love you but this ship is still a pile of junk yeah well this pile of junk just saved us from becoming one more piece of space garbage maybe but i'm getting pretty shaken up by this magnetic storm that's because you prefer my kind of magnetism oh han sir there seem to be i see him i see him what is it imperial tie fighters going our way deflector shields up chewy they must be joining forces with one of the imperial factions fighting for the throne they're heading straight for the ruins of the imperial city where the emperor himself used to hang his hat but he was alive not much left of that place now not since the civil war started kuroskamp was a beautiful place while the rebels controlled this system yeah until we got driven off planet by those imperials car scout used to be the political center of the galaxy now it's nothing but an empty battleground fought over by fragments of the emperor's ruling council thank goodness we've seen the last of the empire that's all i have to say yeah that's what we thought after luke and his father defeated the emperor then admiral thrawn unleashed his forces and almost wiped us out chewie's right han you are a pessimist hey i'm not complaining all this infighting among the imperials has given the rebel alliance a chance to get organized not to mention giving you and me time for a honeymoon i just feel like we've been in this situation before we think we've got the empire on the ropes but who knows what enemy is waiting in the wings and i have come to realize that the dark side is my only ally the dark side is the only means to power be quiet r2 i i don't care about the time but can you do something about the heat i suddenly feel cold my explorations of the force have revealed to me many wonderful secrets cold like a dead hand pressing on my heart i have learned that anger and will when joined together forge your most unholy and devastating alliance maybe our two's right time to leave but it's like a great weight pressing down on me i can't move can't leave using anger i have learned to unlock the hidden reservoirs of the glorious dark side power no anger concentrated by will in the vital center of the body creates a border through which vast energies are released the energies of the dark side of the force this is the power i command now that i am one with the dark side is this what my father felt with these energies i have slayed my enemies from across the empty reaches of space i shouldn't listen i have created lightning and unleashed devastating fires but i can't stop with this knowledge i can unleash the dark side energies that swirl invisibly around us even to shatter the fabric of space itself in this way i have created storms got to break free i'm all right aren't you this place is still strong with the dark side and the presence of the emperor even in a hologram is almost overpowering i've got to resist the temptation to study these tapes still i wonder what he meant about storms okay we're coming up on the ruins of the imperial city according to luke's last coordinates you're right on course han that's the idea sweetheart oh we're three miles above the surface and i can still see smoke rising from the city there's anything left of that place i'd say old luke put that big star destroyer right down on top of it oh r2d2 is with them if anything's happened to him i'll never forgive myself imperial walker unit 1 this is unit 6. we've got a whole platoon of mutenous imperial troops marching in at zero six zero we're taking heavy fire looks like they're going on the offensive unit six stay on target we gotta squat into tie fighters dropping out of orbit they'll flash those mutants in the rank or food all right ads have been ordered to track down the rebel intruders so keep your scanners focused on the ruins where that star destroyer crashed we're never going to find those rebels in all this wreckage i think they just found us good shot thanks but i don't think our field weapons are doing much good against those huge imperial walkers status report we've got 15 wounded and most of our blasters need time to re-energize maybe if we explain that to the imperials i'll break for lunch get down you okay wedge yeah thanks you saved my never mind just keep your head down and return fire we can't help that much longer it gets back it's look at all the carnage down there blasted tie fighters twisted hulks of armored transports the wreckage goes on for miles and they're still fighting i wish all these imperials would just wipe each other out it would save us a lot of trouble no such luck princess we still got that imperial walker to deal with take the helm chewie lay it get up to the upper gun turret i'll take the belly gun all right chewie take us in you're about to watch the greatest husband and wife gunner team in the galaxy you all set up there leia let's see tracking systems on blaster cannons charged ready at least i hope so this is only the second time i've ever had to use one of these things okay leia try to remember what luke taught you let your mind merge with the force feel the living energy that binds the galaxy together new target acquires one ship bearing zero six affirmative walker one move off i'll handle this okay leia scanner shows our target at one zero four moving into my range bring her in chewie watch me turn that metal monster into a pile of- luke is right i can feel the force moving through me guiding my hands blasters firing damn my shots off as deflector shield chewie give me a chewy swing around to 12.3 good holder steady steady now good shot leia that thing's gonna- they just took out an imperial walker we're only a couple of junk traders and scavengers what if they're too tough for us uh you must be part jawa we got these hot wired weapons droids running interference don't we got some backbone will you would you rather leave this exciting life we got gallivant around the empire- gallivant? growing rich off the spoils of war. rich? i don't know about rich i'd die in the glorious death would you rather waste your life in some backwater planet getting old and fat now that you mentioned it that sounds pretty good i thought so now get going reattach that blaster on this battle droid while i activate this program there droid activated system walk over there with the other droids and await further orders come on slag let's go ah i still don't know brick uh relax even if these old battle droids don't do the trick i got another surprise up my sleeve hey lando han you grunty spork chasers good to see you buddy but what took you so long another honeymoon we've been holed up here for days oh r2 it's so good to see you in one piece lando where's luke he took off with r2 right after we crashed he said something about the dark side of the force still being very powerful in this place you mean he's been gone for six days yeah but if r2 is back luke must be nearby right now i'm more concerned about the renegades and the scavengers are the crawling all over the ruins every junk trader in the galaxy has been drawn to this battle zone like flies to the feast this bunch is using hot wired weapons droids they've created their own little army and it looks like they're headed this way take cover target's acquired begin rapid fire return fire watch out for those war droids come on slag let's get the work on that ship hey look at the tank on this baby modified power couplings first class flux stabilizers hey you know what this ship is this is the millennium falcon look the most notorious ship in the galaxy oh man i'm gonna love stripping this starship oh no those scavengers are between us and the millennium falcon hey you're trying to steal my ship don't be crazy see Brick it ain't working here to come i got things under control uh let's see activate this uh remote that opens the cargo door on my transport ship and watch it han you're releasing a pack of neks neks what the hell are neks cyborian battle dogs armored and fitted with attack stimulators they kill on sight yeah and they're ugly too we better get out of here wait i think i can handle them luke taught me how to use the force to sow confusion in the minds of others it's faster than a blaster and a lot less messy i don't know sweetheart i think i prefer a blaster that way i know they're not going to knock my leg when my back is turned besides i'm not even sure these things have mines just got to concentrate concentrate there turn a tail gosh like i apologize i didn't know you could it wasn't me han it was me luke oh luke you're all right where were you in a minute leia first let me take care of these battle droids anomaly this unit experiencing unexplained what he just waved his hand and all those battle droids exploded simple really i just used the force to displace the master servo motor inside each droid they destroyed themselves look behind you it's another imperial walker it's about to i don't believe it he used his lightsaber to deflect the blaster fire right back at that thing but it's still standing not for long lando don't tell me you can use the force against something that big of course size matters not the only difference is in your mind watch what's he doing now he's still standing and we missed him we didn't miss him he deflected our shots at that saber thing what's he doing look what's he doing i told you he's just standing there doing something my power brings down haywire internal blasters are overlapping power from the engines hurry before he good job kid oh luke i'm so glad you're all right yes this is quite an emotional moment my critical empathy module is starting to overheat come on get those wounded on board the falcon that so there we were han me luke and the other standing on the bridge of that star destroyer the one you just crashed lando a ship with light speed engines that'll take it from here to tatooine in a nanosecond but it drops through the atmosphere like a straight meteor i'm telling you this beautiful face of mine should be smashed as flat as a hutt in heavy gravity so what happened it was luke he guided that wreck down like it was an ewok's hang glider used to deflect the shields to cushion our fall that's great but but it was more than that no one should have been able to land that ship but after seeing what he did to that imperial walker well he must have used the force to help him he's growing strong han really strong i haven't seen anything like that since since vader 6 this is medevac we are entering the docking bay affirmative shuttle one captain that's the last of the shuttle crews all the wounded for the planet surface are accounted for that's all of them my dear what a tragedy get the wounded to sickbay immediately and contact the millennium falcon tell them we've finished rescue operations and are prepared to depart keep a sharp eye out home we don't want antary six to end up like rebel style captain look at this you wanna do what i have to stay on this planet han luke what's wrong i found strange clues in the palace leia i have to stay here but you and han chewie lando you should leave this place at once are you kidding we traveled a million light years to get you out of trouble and you want to stay here han you don't understand there's a great disturbance in the force someone or something is using the dark side with unbelievable power i felt it seen it but you know we can't leave you i won't let you face whatever it is by yourself whatever this thing is we'll be right beside you kid blasters blazing han this isn't just another gun battle a vast evil is approaching it knows i'm here what will happen is unavoidable it is my destiny it is beginning now what is it some kind of where more opening open space it's huge 50 times the size of a ship energy readings off the scale this is antares 6 calling the millennium falcon our scanners just picked up a gigantic hyperspace wormhole an energy storm of undetermined magnitude sir there's too much interference the message isn't getting through fast it's heading right for us evasive action full right thrusters hello responding captain we've lost lateral guidance full reverse back us away too late what happened the energy store swept right by us ignore us like we weren't even here captain it's heading for the surface of the planet it's ending united right for the ruins of the imperial city and our friends are in its path may the force be with them leia please you all must leave now listen kid all powerful force or no force we can't just leave you to don't interrupt what's that an energy storm well i don't hear anything oh my look at that sky what is it the sky's on fire must be that same magnetic storm we hit earlier a storm but not caused by anything natural it's almost a promise there's no need for you to die too we can't leave you he doesn't want you it wants me leave all of you or you'll be destroyed no luke we're brother and sister we are brother and sister but my destiny is not yours you your children are the future of the jedi protect them leave leia come on we've got to get back to the ship but luke won't luke can take care of himself even if he is crazy oh no he thinks he belongs with master luke stopping someone please no time luke will have to save r2 while he's busy saving himself get on board 3po they've escaped oh leia you don't understand the power i've achieved since our father died but i still don't know why our father betrayed his friends and himself i must find out what he learned what made him give in to the dark side it's the dark side that's coming my presence triggered such hatred that it rends the fabric of space yes they've made the right decision i only wonder have i? believe me leia luke knows what he's doing i think i'm not so sure han something about the way he looked at me i was afraid of him lando notifying antares six we're returning to pinnacle base chewie lock in the auxiliary power prepare to jump to light speed this is green three to green leader i show target ship exiting hyperspace beyond the third moon green leader here pinnacle base confirms our readings ship is broadcasting no id codes assume intercept course uh auxiliary power engaged relax kid you sound nervous this your first patrol mission yeah it is take it easy it's only one ship and we got the whole rebel alliance orbiting a nearby planet and our own star destroyer to back us up he got nothing to worry about just keep an eye on your scanner and intercept zero five this is admiral akbar aboard the flagship defiance admiral akbar from the planet mon calamari if that's so why aren't you broadcasting on a recognition code we ran into an imperial convoy and our transponder was damaged i thought you were on a recon mission to the galactic corps let's just say the imperials didn't like the idea as much as we did patch me through to mon mothma the alliance leader immediately affirmative admiral ekbar glad to see you in one piece glad to be in one piece after what we've seen we penetrated as far as we could into the star system still controlled by the empire we got as far as the planet Byss it was ringed with thousands of warships something of great consequences happening there we saw imperial ships from both sides of the civil war vanishing into the darkest reaches of the galactic corps our spies and probe droids report similar sightings in other sectors whole fleets of ships vanishing from our trekking screens what can it mean the civil war has left the imperial system a wasteland the populations are in desperate straits half the galaxy is ripe for the pickings if one person gains control of the fleet but just when one of these star fleet commanders has a chance to seize power he vanishes thank goodness for that it could be a blessing for us or well i'm afraid of the alternative it's beyond my ability to understand how did the mission to the old imperial homeworld go is there any news of commander skywalker yes but not good i'm afraid we received a garbled transmission from the imperial planet but there was too much interference to understand it we think they found general calrissian and luke but only lando is returning with them i don't know what to make of it i think you'll get your answer soon mon mothma we picked up the millennium falcon exiting hyperspace we're heading into pinnacle base pinnacle base current headquarters of the rebel alliance location fifth moon of the planet da sucha topographical description the atmosphere of the fifth moon sustains carbon-based life forms one hundred percent of the moon's surface is covered by jagged rock formations indigenous life forms sentient avians known as exiles alliance headquarters located in a series of caverns on the northern hemisphere weapon systems this information is classified for trainees i gotta fix this stupid transmitter every time i bring the millennium falcon back to base my comlink picks up that damn trainee orientation relax han we're mooring now try to be disengaging repulsor left deactivated you are clear to disembark welcome to pinnacle base princess leia thank goodness you're back admiral akbar i've only just returned myself where's commander skywalker a terrible thing has happened the dark side has taken luke prisoner he let it happen and pour our two is with him they'll make hydro spanners out of him he survives hurry you can give a full report immediately mon mothma was just called an emergency meeting of the command staff the energy storm that took commander skywalker this is not an isolated event similar storms have been detected in several systems furthermore admiral akbar's reconnaissance mission suggests that there is a great war fleet gathering at the very core of the galaxy someone or something has been biting its time while the feuding imperial factions distracted our attention we have reason to believe that some dark side geniuses at work creating new technologies that go beyond all previous conceptions activate holographic projector the images you are seeing are being transmitted at this very moment from the water covered planet mon calamari the homeworld of admiral akbar the people of calamari have been a proud part of the alliance since the beginning now calamari seems to be under attack from some diabolical new machines they're coming into view now what is that thing the calamari call them world devastators there are dozens of them gathering near many of the world sympathetic to the rebellion it's it's larger than one of the empire's star destroyers and more lethal than the death star doesn't look all that threatening to me i mean i only see a few escorts of tie fighters and no heavy weapons just these huge rectangular black ships hovering over the planet's surface the world devastators only need one weapon general solo you see the large square opening in the front of the devastator sure and another on the bottom looks like some kind of tractor bay these world devastators are giant factories they consume everything in their path and in the belly of each machine great furnaces process the collected matter into raw elements and then into into even more weapons of destruction han the world devastators are like twisted versions of living things every time they destroy something they get even stronger reports from calamari indicate my people have been unable to stop the world devastators they are impervious to all modes of attack what about ion cannons admiral ineffective ground assault suicidal nothing works i repeat torpedoes have done nothing to hold the enemy advanced pull up get those evac shuttles to the front line will be spotted but that's three degrees north of here we can't just give up that much ground ah this is captain gama third battalion well captain there are three world devastators heading north a few miles from the equator and two more heading west looks like they're trying to form a wedge to sweep us out of the whole hemisphere just one of these monsters has taken that the whole division about troops how can we face the whole fleet we must send a transmission to the rebel base and fall back as long as we can i hope my transmitter is strong enough to reach off planet rebel alliance this is a transmission from the planet calamari we are under assault from massive world devastators massive world demonstrators here that's all the transmission that got through it's a massacre down there the people of calamari were the first to defy the empire years ago when the death star was created we were scheduled to be one of the first planets annihilated by that terrible weapon when the emperor was killed we thought we'd been spared but now whoever is reunifying the empire is carrying out the emperor's decision to discipline us don't give up admiral akbar if there's one thing i've learned from luke it's the power of hope and the power of strong will we'll save your planet green and blue squadrons will leave at once in their x-wing fighters to escort and defend the evacuation of calamari general calrissian are you prepared to pilot our remaining captured star destroyer against these world devastators i don't know after what i did the last star destroyer i'm not sure i'm qualified to pilot anything fancy than the garbage scout how about you han you're the best star pilot in the galaxy uh sorry you'll have to wing it lando i've got my hands full wet nursing all these new fighter pilots that have joined the rebellion but uh good luck hello little jacen oh there's my beautiful jaina i miss you so much hey leia i oh there you are looking at those holograms of our kids again i can't help it han they're so far away leia you know it's better this way as long as they're hidden away on new algeron they're safe from the empire but sometimes i want to reach out and hug them so much i don't breaking up the projection you like looking at their pictures as much as i do yeah i guess so look han she has your hair and he has your eyes yeah and if they're lucky they'll both have your smarts my looks and your brains they'll be the stars of the galaxy the next generation of jedi knights they're going to be the leaders of hundreds of worlds and here i am their old dad the smuggler tickling them under the chin like a doting old moisture farmer what me this life i got a beautiful wife a nice soft bed pictures on the walls yep just what i always wanted han it's not like you to turn down an assignment like you did today oh yeah this endless war it seems like we've only been alone for five minutes since we got married but i really wanted to go with lando but i accepted this other assignment so we'd have a chance to be together han something awful is happening to luke oh jeez leia for once in my life i'm trying to be sensitive and romantic and see what it gets me luke can take care of himself i can feel him han he's getting farther and farther away we must help him we need some time to ourselves leia for you and me luke doesn't want any help he says he has to do it alone and i believe him han i mean who am i to challenge the judgment of a jedi besides you've got enough to worry about right here do i uh-huh after all beautiful princess here alone with a notorious scoundrel who knows what could happen ah whatever grabbed me was no energy storm and it's left me somewhere dark and cold r2 is that you i don't know where we are some sort of ship whoever whatever captured us has left us in the dark but i don't need light to see and i don't care how thick these walls are they're nothing compared to the power of the force we're inside an imperial dungeon ship the kind they used to transport jedi knights during the clone wars and it looks like we've reached our destination a planet somewhere at the core of the galaxy surrounded by thousands of warships gigantic ah it's entirely enveloped in the dark side of the force if there is a dark center of the universe this is it we are ready to receive the prisoner i'm not going anywhere until activate dark force cage dark force cage energized inform his excellency that his guest has arrived undamaged take him to the great hall r2 are you functioning i'm glad one of us is i i don't understand my mind these whispers in my head can't seem to concentrate this cage is designed to hold jedi it disturbs the power of the force neither your mind control abilities nor your control of physical objects will work while you are in the cage then i guess i'll have to resort to some old-fashioned questioning what planet are we on you're on the planet Byss at the very center of the galaxy what's that whispering i hear yes those voices so sinister i hear nothing who are you i serve his excellency who's that some two-bit imperial governor with delusions of grandeur you are foolish to local new master as you pursue we have arrived at the palace release the prisoner we will take him from here who are these big ugly guys in the armor they look familiar ah prisoner out this is it r2 this is where my opponent whoever he is is waiting i said out don't threaten me i'm here because i choose to be here that should teach you to offend a jedi master now to face your leader impudent welp i will do nothing let him believe it is his free choice if he wants but he is walking to his doom this palace is like a maze but the force is leading me here but this looks like a throne room yes my throne room you the emperor yes but you're dead young skywalker you of all people should know the power of the dark side and you will know this for you have destined to rule the empire by my side forever well young skywalker i am pleased that you have come to me once again the emperor alive somehow i knew but i saw you die yes you knew didn't you you sensed it you are in touch with the dark side already grown very strong in the force since last we met but then so have i gods you may leave us how did you survive survive your foolishness over the moon of ender survive the base treachery of your poor weak father that was not the first time i died nor will it be the last such are the mysteries of the dark side of the force mysteries you will soon learn well you see my young apprentice flesh does not easily support this great power after all i live primarily as energy formless and powerful for many years i have been under the dire necessity my body has decayed again and again and each time i have needed to take another transferring my essence into a humble clone of the man i once was close yes young skywalker the dying is painful the transition is terrible to endure but the suffering is a small price to pay for eternal life well my young apprentice your father is dead have you come to join me will you take the place that rightfully belongs to you i can't think you hesitate let me offer you an incentive those pathetic rebels flee before the might of my world devastators you have only to kneel before me and they are yours to command no the rebels had their chance they had years to reclaim the galaxy but my discomfort i drifted across the empty reaches of space to return to this cloning chamber i spent five years in hiding while your friends tried to fulfill their dream without the jedi knights they failed miserably and now i have outflanked them working in secret i have created weapons such as the galaxy has never seen these world devastators are utterly invincible they even if every member of the crew were destroyed the ships themselves would continue in their destructive purpose directed by a special master control program which i maintain what's that r2 oh my lightsaber it is your destiny my friend to succeed your father to wield my discipline over the worlds that have betrayed me never once again you stand before me light saber in hand and once again you hesitate i know too well my young friend my promise of power does not entice you and the stroke of your lifesaver might help the cause of billions but will it mean the end of the dark side strike everything i am cries out for me to strike is it so difficult to decide my son surely you know that if you strike me down in anger i will live again perhaps i will even live as you NO! you strike the throne but not the man you miss by inches excellent i will not kill you but you can still conquer me by learning the secrets of the dark side we both know there is no other way for you the secrets of the dark side those whispers that's the dark side the seduction of its power but maybe for once it speaks the truth maybe i must challenge the dark side from within your decision young skywalker now i i yes my father's destiny is my own it is done my young apprentice let us celebrate our conquest of the galaxy pinnacle-based trainees general solo is now demonstrating the prototype e-wing fighter in the main hangar okay you trainees thanks for signing up with the alliance now let's get down to business hey you guys want to run this training program all right then as i was saying major weapons manufacturing plant on norvel 2 just deposed its governor and joined the rebellion you're looking at the results the latest hot imperial fighter we've got it and you guys get to fly it not only do you get to fly it you get to fly it tomorrow solo because we just got word we're getting this stuffing kicked out of us on calamari by those new world devastators i haven't gone up against them unfortunately but i'm told they're meaner than the death star so you guys have got your work cut out for you now over here we've got excuse me sir later 3po now over here we've got the latest alliance fighter craft the e-wing what's up it's a good ship but we've had to beef up the cannons to the point where they might blow up in your face general solo what it's princess leia sir she's locked herself in a chamber she refuses to answer anyone leia yes han i'm here sitting alone in the dark can i turn on some lights hmm oh yes there that's better what's going on i'm sorry han i just can't escape this feeling of dread you need cheering up is all come outside and see what's happening the whole galaxy is pulling together against the empire on i shouldn't have listened to you i shouldn't have listened to luke i hear terrible laughter something awful has happened han we've we may have lost him hey old luke's got more tricks up his sleeves don't be a fool han luke's in serious trouble and i have to help him don't you see this isn't about you or me it's not even about our children because if we don't help him our children won't have any life at all it's about luke it's about the whole galaxy han he needs me yeah but ah man they told me marriage to a jedi princess wasn't gonna be easy han don't be angry i'm not angry it's just i've got this bad feeling about this chewy chewy chewy when you finish repairing the flux stabilizer fuel up the falcon we've got a date with a dark side affirmative rebel base this is lando calrissian star destroyer emancipator will exit hyperspace over the planet calamari in 58 seconds general carissian we've intercepted a new hyperspace communications channel being between calamari's orbit and the galactic core they're transmitting images of the destruction of calamari they're doing us a real favor by beaming those images which we calculate our exit from hyperspace at two degrees from their point of transmission lando are you crazy if we leave hyperspace at those coordinates we'll smash right into whatever's sending this signal that's the idea wedge if you say so lando coordinates locked in we exit hyperspace in 33 seconds standby to cut in sublight engines prepare to fire all forward turbo lasers and iron cannons at my command imperial star destroyer dead ahead fire we've got it that superstar destroyer was caught with its deflector shields down it's it signal the other ships concentrate all firepower on the remaining star destroyer that's it deformed pinnacle base we're in position over calamari deflect the shields up prepare to take further offensive action the rest of the fleet is full sir they're holding off the enemy ships drop the x-wing fighters and transports we've got to get down there and hammer those devastators affirmative green leader missiles locked onto shield generators missiles away on target direct hit emancipator this is green leader green team is upper atmosphere of calamari copy green leader good luck against those devastators we're receiving distress calls from our space fleet and now we are being attacked from low orbit x-wing fighters and speeders launched from an imperial class star destroyer interesting it must be the contemptible rebel alliance they captured two of our ships at endor years ago sir you and i both know those x-wings are nothing but antiques they have the slightest chance of penetrating the defenses of this world devastator yes and they can hardly realize the destructive power at our command their game is over send a message to biss inform supreme commander skywalker of the rebel presence meanwhile let's allow these rebels a brief moment of hope green leader calling calimari world defence we read you green leader my battalions about all that's left in this section but we're glad to see you buy your people blast these foreign garbage smashers into pieces commander klev two of our ships actually report minor hits silencer four has lost two turbo laser stations silences six reports damaged to its munitions warehouse we are sails have had to shut down our aft hangar bay yes very well it's time to end this little game release the robotic tie fighters and increase our altitude green leader this is captain gamma you're doing it one of those world devastators is coming back it's releasing some new kind of fighter craft they look like typical tie fighters to me negative watch their actual rotation too smooth from living pilots now those fighters are computer controlled stay sharp everyone it's on my back i can't shake it agree later i'm executing i got your man to my side screen for i can't shake him in my sights green leader watch your back you've got two fighters on your trails hold on hold on the world devastators have just released a whole fleet of advanced tie fighters they're cutting our ships to ribbons call our people back call them back we we can't they they're cut off there's one hungry looking devastator in a saint trajectory i think we're in trouble what is it 3po sorry to disturb you your highness are you all right uh i'm fine 3po 3po if you don't mind my saying you're experiencing illness often associated with humanoid i'm got to pull myself together a vision appearing before me that black armor the death mask father is is it you no your father with all the jedi who went before and darth vader lives no more my sister luke leia do not try to find me do not interfere but why do you wear that armor destiny has forced me to follow the path our father took it was the only way the only way to save everything from the power of the dark side luke no that can't be you know that how can you save us by joining the dark side you'll destroy yourself and you'll destroy i've got to help him try to use the force to reach him little jedi skywalker is beyond your reach your brother has risked all and lost princess leia i've just had the most fascinating discussion about the complex dining etiquette on the planet sisk where all the spider people have eight arms so it seems princess leia princess leia oh my word she's collapsed luke luke take it easy leah it's me han you're safe in the infirmary me and mon on 3po have been looking after you you gave us quite a scare princess i thought you had short-circuited but medical scan indicates you are simply fine 3po i said i was fine han luke what's wrong leia you've been muttering about luke in your sleep for hours the force the force is bringing me closer to him even though he's light years away i must take it easy leia just sit back relax for a while he's in terrible trouble han the dark side is swallowing him whole we've got to find him before it's too late sure why not there's only 12 million inhabited star systems out there shouldn't be too hard i can find him the force will lead me to him leia we've talked about this before general solo may i speak with you for a moment sure general solo i believe we should follow princess leia's advice but she's in no condition medically there's nothing wrong with her our forces on calamari are no match for world devastators i believe we will never find a way to defeat them without commander skywalker's jedi insights therefore i believe the success of this mission is paramount more important than her life more important than my life your life and yes even the life of leia organa solo luke skywalker is probably the last fully realized jedi in existence yeah well if he's such a great jedi how come i always have to keep rescuing general solo han okay okay anyway i was getting antsy playing professor with these green kids you've been recruiting besides chewie just finished overhauling the millennium falcon for this trip this trip you mean you already expected to leave that's very four-sided of you hey i'm not just another pretty face chewie hurry up with those light speed calculations lock in auxiliary power sir i'd just like to thank you for allowing me to accompany you i fear for poor r2 yeah yeah take your seat goldenrod we're about to launch yes sir it's you i'm worried about leia you sure you're up to another light speed hop you still look awfully pale i'll be fine han i have to be cleared for takeoff boy this woman never gets off my case i acknowledge mon mothma we'll contact you when we reach the planet Nal Hutta but han i told you my senses tell me that luke is somewhere in the galactic core i know but those systems have been closed off to outsiders for decades we'll need a ship authorized to land on the secure systems and i know just where to find it pinnacle base clearing tractor beam switching to repulsor lift and may the force be with you for it is now clear to me that the future of the new republic depends on the revival of the jedi knights if luke skywalker is lost to the dark side then the alliance is finished okay let the nava computer take over chewie the falcon will take us right to Nal Hutta come on leia let's grab some lunch today's entrees altarian spine fish praised syrian bloodborne magrude stew han why does that planet sound so familiar to me you mean Nal Hutta i may have mentioned it try the spine fish it's fresh Nal Hutta means glorious jewel in the language of the hutts the hutts han isn't that planet jabba's homeworld well yeah a lot of those big slimy traders did migrate there over the years the super salad but also it's the center for smuggling activities across the galaxy especially its nearest moon Nar Shaddaa that's where we're headed the days before i may have the pepper please in the days before hyper space travel Nal Hutta was a heavily populated cargo port under tight control of course there hasn't been much control over anything lately now the only law on Nal Hutta is the deal you cut with your friend or your enemy but if there are smugglers won't there be bounty hunters sure but there's bound to be a price on our heads after what i did to jabba the hutt don't worry about it leia i've got friends there we'll be fine just what i needed a nice hot meal captain solo chewbacca asked me to inform you that we are approaching Nal Hutta and receiving an emergency message patch it through to this monitor 3po are you out of your mind ah my old friend mako still in charge of the corellian sector of the spaceport i see you're crazy to come here every bounty hunter in the galaxy is looking for you the hutts have quadrupled the asking price dead or alive yeah well it's nice to feel wanted mako now open the planetary shields caught out six years ago come on in solo but you're asking for trouble thanks mako looks like it's already found our solo out we better get up front leia three bounty hunter ships we got three on our tail already i thought he must be maybe i had to collect them myself want me to get on the turret gun ah these are just local rust buckets real bounty hunters no better than to go up against the millennium falcon just outrun these guys whoa turbulence in the upper atmosphere strapped yourself in there you furry oaf i can't watch your head and my back at the same time hold on we're entering the upper atmosphere yikes close one angle the deflector shields chewie spent so much time wet nursing those trainees i forgot how much fun this was okay let's see just how fast these local boys can go he won't lose me that easy solo dengar is that you dengar well i must be moving up in the world if i'm attracting a better breed of bounty hunter like you keep talking i just want you to know it's me that finally got you out oh boy this is not good let's get to the shoot faster the shoot yeah it's the entrance to a hideout the hideout as a matter of fact i got a friend who lives there hold on here we go this is the chute it's barely wide enough for the falcon those bounty hunters are still on our tail we've got no room to maneuver so much for your fancy flying solo i got you in my sight chewie put everything into the rear deflector shields fast okay my other buddy's name is ninx let's see what's his com code han i just got off the link with mako said you were coming my way yeah thanks i need a place to- no can do solo i'm in enough trouble with the hutts come on pal i got hot shots shooting on my tail and you owe me you saved your skin when you got caught running high on triggers to the ziggurats remember cut the gap nicks i don't have time to barter like the old days i'm coming in hon you're heading straight for a blast wall come on nicks don't let me down old buddy we're going to die you don't have to do this to impress me huh yes yeah i knew he'd come through too we passed right through that blast wall like it wasn't there private energy shield and holograph designed to look like a wall oldest trick in the smuggler's book what about the bounty hunters i know my old pal ninx he raised the shield on them they're bantha fodder by now better power down and land before we get smashed up too starships specializes in illegal engine modifications that can outrun the imperials this is quite an operation what's that big ship they're building over there oh no we're about to find out solo chewbacca i haven't seen you guys no rankers ate hey you guys never should have come here heard you killed jabba nobody kills a hut and lives yeah well actually my wife did it leia this old space pirate is shog ninx he's got a corellian heart of gold and silver and spice pleasure to meet you lovely lady so you aced old jabba i guess you're a lot tougher than you look excuse me would you mind if i used your oil bath no one's bothered to lubricate me they're so busy fighting sure right over there gold dome now i don't know what you're doing here solo but i want you guys to know old ninx would be more than happy to put his own life on the line for you but the truth is we can't help you so han solo you nerfed and son of a how many years has it been since he walked out on me and you look beautiful as ever salah but look nyx about that help listen hon the imperials are buying up cargo space on every tin can in the galaxy the action is heavy equipment runs moving military hardware we ain't got time for the business we got that's why salah here is building that monster ship you saw back there the starlight intruder all we need is a ship that's legal for making a deep core run the alliance will pay a hundred thousand credits in cash sounds intriguing solo the intruder is registered for deep core runs but he's not ready yet still needs his hyperdrive overhauled and power couplings by the way who's the lady oh this is uh uh leia my name is leia han and i are married my condolence is dear hans great fun but he's a scoundrel he'll break your heart she likes scoundrel salah now come on how long before the starlight intruder is ship shape we're in a big hurry not long if ninx let me salvage a hyperdrive off one of these other chariots sure why not but we'll still need top top-of-the-line power couplings to get the intruder up to maximum specs for a deep core run nahan as i recall yeah yeah i still got stuff stashed in my old digs of course the equipment stays on the ship even if you don't what that's robbery it's all right leia this is how we do business around here besides it's a chance i just can't pass up han solo's got the best equipment in the galaxy just a minute you you got a deal salah chewie help him prep the ships we're going after some power couplings coupling hmm now there's a thought hurry back you know the most interesting people han solo you mean ninx and salah good people leia they jumped out of sarlacc's throat for me as long as i promised him a profit thanks and i go way back he's even wilder than me i find that hard to believe he taught me how to tear down a hyperdrive how to get the most power out of a third-hand mode dog power uh salah i think she's a story for another time now the guy that led us planetside mako he's like a brother to me the guy we first contacted yeah mako and i met way back when i was a cadet at the imperial space academy mako's my kind of guy troublemaker when we were classmates he stole a gram of animator from the physics lab and used it to blow up a nearby moon sounds like the life of the party actually i owe him a lot when i got drummed out of the service he did me a favor introduced me to the smuggling business some favor did he introduce you to this place how could you have lived here a shot is nothing to look at but i called it home just a place where i could stash my gear between jumps really look at the garbage and the smell the city seems to have fallen on bad times not as nice as i remember that then nothing ever is hey duck hey what's the idea keep your head down don't you see that hover sled floating by carrying one of those big wormy slime covered looks like jabba the hutt but i killed him gotta be one of his relatives they all look alike they all have long memories did he see us i don't think so we better cool it here for a minute you can die who said that fema speaks well look at that a talking pile of rags han it's an old woman a poor homeless woman what does she say jedi jedi vima knows vima can see the force vima can feel the force hey that's my wife you've got your paws that's okay han let me talk to her oh daughter of the force can you forgive vima for her crimes who are you i can feel the force in you covered by a great shadow for 200 years doctor vemma was jedi vima betrayed her own vima tried to forget in the time of dying vima hurled herself down among the lost to escape the great scourge great scourge she must mean when the empire began hunting down the jedi knights yes yes everyone was hunted everyone was killed but you you live you contain the spark that will rekindle the fire jedi great jedi she is fema can feel take this gift what is inside will help you this old box but what what's inside fema wants you to have it it was vimas now it is yours i don't know what to say come on leia the huts are gone we should get moving wait i have to think she's gone she vanished let's do the same thing my place is just around the corner here we go let's push the intercom see if zz is still on the job you have reached the residence of mr han solo zz it's me open up it's easy's my housekeeping droid i am mr solo open up lousy second-rate housekeeping droid gonna wait so long as servo's probably rusted through forget it i'll just hit the override and here we go oh lovely place you've got here han why didn't you bring me here on a honeymoon yeah what a mess gosh zz i see you did a great job of taking care of the place while i was gone yeah thanks now uh mr fett to see you sir mr fett you sir mr fett to see- mr who what the greetings solo boba fett but you're dead yeah i saw you fall into that pit back on tatooine the sarlacc found me somewhat indigestible solo now i am back to collect my debts and this time i brought friends hello again solo dengar i thought i left you smashed up against the shield wall at ninx's garage or do all you bounty hunters come with extra lives how'd you find me your friend mako's been real helpful told us right where to find you hello make them after all these years you adding betrayal to your list of accomplishments sorry han the asking price was just too good i got to be thinking of my old age a lot of people would pay to see you dead solo but the huds are paying more for you alive they want to watch you die yes easy pour them some get out of the way you stupid droid would you like cream would you like your shoes how romantic we're both wanted by the huts husband and wife mark for death watch out boba fett's deadly actor with those wrist rockets turn left here down this alleyway i know this city like the back of my hand turn here no no here here down this alley right into it did the back of your hand tell you there would be a big slimy hut on his hover sled surrounded by bodyguards down get by here pillar bounty hunters behind us with hot body guards in front of us i hope lando's having better luck than we are general carissian that world devastator has left the atmosphere it's on an intercept course with us gunners target all weapon systems on an approaching devastatory ineffective against their shields emancipated to bitter base emancipated to pinnacle base we're in trouble one of those world smashes is coming straight at us fire all forward torpedoes i'm trying our forward firing systems won't respond the nose of our ship has been incinerated by that monster it's no use lando in a few minutes in manchester it's gonna be nothing but scrap ah that's two star destroyers i've lost all personnel to the escape pods things haven't been this bad for the alliance since vader was alive nice going han we're trapped in a crossfire yeah and every bounty hunter in town seems to be joining a party everyone back off solo's mine watch it boba fett's making his move get on board oh what's on this thing man i never thought a hot slime tracks would smell so sweet okay i'm on let's go hang on your worship i'm trying to figure out these weird knobs and switches don't call me your worship why is it you always get formal when you're about to do something stupid you won't get away that easy solo one of these days i'll catch up to you there's ninx's garage up ahead and look starlight intruders ready to take off man salah's great trust an old girlfriend to help a guy out in a jam somehow your old girlfriends don't inspire that much trust in me ah move your butt they're broadcasting your location all over the comm net what about the millennium falcon she's still in the cargo bay come on here we go hey chewie give lay a hand okay nynx we're on board let's vacate this dead moon blast out of here salah how are we doing ninx fine salah now the computer says the starlight intruder is cleared all the way to miss but will he stall out in hyperspace that's what worries me i rebuilt the hyperdrive motivator three times and it's still shaking like andorian jelly i could have used those couplings of yours you'll handle it salah no one could coax an engine like you can huh what's this oh in all the excitement i never opened the box that old woman gave me what you got there leia let's open it and see oh han that woman was a jedi this is a lightsaber and an old one by the looks of it kinda like the woman who gave it to you a real antique han will you ever understand for better or for worse you're married to a jedi now i understand the things that matter this lightsaber has a long history it has a strong connection to the force i can feel it helping me focus my power leia what's wrong the vision i i can't stop it hey han is she okay no no no no leia let go of the lightsaber let go take it out of her hand there oh luke luke she's still out of it leia what's wrong it's terrible was it the lightsaber no when i touched the lightsaber i tried to reach out with the force but all i can see is hon i see luke he's commanding the imperial forces like our father i see him sending hundreds of thousands of ships against the alliance i fear we've lost him on i fear we've lost everything we've lost everything ion cannons turbo lasers land out all weapon systems are dead that machine is eating us for lunch reverse engines full of stern ion engines unresponsive we're still being sucked into the mouth of that world devastator this ship is a lost cause jettison the escape pods oh that's two star destroyers i've lost come on lando we have to take this last escape pod ready to launch well i guess i just wasn't cut out to command star destroyers we're clear of the star destroyer just in time yeah i'm floating around space like minox in a shooting gallery there's another escape pod i don't see anything sir where right there on your screen can't believe an idiot like he has been assigned to my world devastator i'm sorry commander never mind just arm your turbo blaster good now activate your targeting computer target acquired one escape pod two life forms aboard you may fire when ready the rebels have no hope against your world devastators my master you mean our devastators young skywalker it is beautiful is it not my young apprentice to be the cause of so much destruction the art of misery knows no one greater than you my master you take too little credit my son it was you who predicted the rebels would send their remaining star destroyer to calamari you are the victor here now do you see the power of the dark side only too well but i must leave you my master i have duties to attend and miss the final death throes of the rebellion well the loss is yours in the ethereal wall authorized personnel only identify luke skywalker supreme imperial commander voice authorization confirmed now to give the rebellion a surprise it will never forget cadet what are you waiting for fire yes commander clown escape card targeted firing sequence engaged and firing great lords of the sith what was that great reporters make that nine nine escape pods transmitting alliance codes affirmative big leader low leader the blue team transfer energy from ion candles to shields and lasers into position look at the size of those ships must be five kilometers high chatter blue team fan out defensive formation delta protect those escape pods leader to all teams we're starting our attack run listen to that wedge looks like half the galaxy's arrived lando look at the observation port x-wings frigates even those new e-wing fighters escape on es117 this is antares six hey are we glad to see you you guys look like you could use a lift rebel scum do they really think they can penetrate our defenses with these new ships commander cloud we've got a problem the master control computer on base is transmitting improper signals it's shutting us down what that's impossible put silencer seven on override do you hear me override all systems override confirm sir we're okay but silence of fives overriders fail to respond the master control signal has locked out its override command i'm glad to be out of that escape pod wedge antares 6 feels like a luxury liner after that floating coffin it's got a better view too check out the screen i see it that big world devastator is on fire spinning out of orbit it's crashing those new e-wings must have found the devastator's weak spot not the way i saw it wedge that world devastator self-destructed whoever's in charge of those monsters is an idiot you'd almost think he wants to lose do you want to lose your fingers or what solo sorry sal i i just can't help well keep your hands off my instruments nobody flies the starlight intruder but me how are we doing ninx fine rendering the deep core security zone planet business acknowledged our approach but the whole planet is protected by heavy-duty shield generators kind of like the system we took out on the indoor moon but you're clear to land right starlight intruder this is planet security we have confirmation of your registration code but our scanners indicate you have an uncleared ship stored in your cargo bay they've detected the falcon uh affirmative it's an empty hulk we picked up yeah yeah that's it just just junk we picked up for salvage acknowledged the planetary perimeter shield will open in exactly 3.2 seconds follow your pre-arranged flight path or you will be vaporized if you make any sudden maneuvers you will be vaporized if you deviate from your course by one degree you will be vaporized welcome to the planet Byss okay we're docking where are we at the imperial freight complex on the outskirts of the room in the city we're tapped into the city's computer network we've got cargo bays all around us the whole area is patrolled by a hundred killer droids the size of small moons and just west of us we got well looks like somebody opened up a bar right here on this wonder if the drinks are any good never mind that what else is around about four clicks east we get uh one serious security zone must be something really big happening there electronic barricades and surveillance equipment all over the place luke is there i can feel him han you have to let me pilot the falcon i'll take us to luke pilot the falcon i don't know about that leia this place is crawling with hunter killer droids you don't really have that much experience you better quit talking and start walking solo your wife is already headed for the falcon leia leia leia keep your eye on the auxiliary power yes han and steady that forward stabilizer han keep your eyes on your flying talk about a backseat pilot poor solo never could stand to have a woman in the driver's seat han stop being so protective you taught me everything i know darling trust me yeah but the falcons are tricky now be quiet i need to concentrate on luke luke leia i'm coming leia uh leia you're taking us right into the imperial security zone where luke is han see that big tower we'll land in that hangar on top but this is the security zone unauthorized vessel you are in violation of security protocol if you do not withdraw you will be destroyed this is your only warning perhaps we should give ourselves up got i am making a suggestion security command this is patrol xls we are in pursuit of unregistered traffic in security zone one acknowledged xls target ship and destroyed you heard the order gunner fire when ready gunner what are you waiting for they must be using a cloaking device we've lost visual sighting and the scanners can't locate them what do you mean that ship is right there on the screen destroy it i'm sorry sir the targeting computer is never wrong maybe they've dropped behind us you fool now we've missed our chance that transport freighter is in violation of the emperor's personal security zone we'll both be executed for this unidentified ship now an approach pattern permit them to land bioscan indicates five light forms and one droid prepare to take the prisoners to lord skywalker we're coming out we surrender don't shoot don't shoot exit with your hands up well well what a motley crew we have here a battered protocol droid well if i may say so sir an unkept wookie a common smuggler or woman um but the ship is escaping everybody hit the deck chewie use your boat castle take out that trap about me i'm completely defenseless salah are blasting their way to freedom that's the last of the guards we're safe for now i don't know why i put so much trust in humans i always end up getting hurt salah is lucky she'll find a hole to hide the falcon until we need it right listen han luke's not far all we have to do now leia luke that's not luke see right through him had some sort of a projection but those two goons in battle armor look real enough leia you should not have come here it will not go well my master wishes to speak with you these sentinels will escort you to the emperor's presence the emperor yes he lives prisoners follow me keep your mitts off me you big ape no offense joy excuse me sir i'm only programmed for etiquette and protocol and not well versed in philosophy but isn't the emperor dead oh here yeah luke's probably gone crazy how could the emperor be alive prisoners oh oh no i think you have your answer han jeez they're clones chewie see those transparent pods lined up along the walls those are cloning chambers each one is filled with amniotic fluid and a clone of the emperor himself in various stages of growth look he's full grown in this one but still a teenager in the one down here uh he was even ugly as a baby do not touch the generation chamber all right all right why are we here where's luke i'm here luke and natal's with him oh two i've missed you roy oh careful 3po luke's brought more of those sentinel goons with him he must rate pretty high to get the emperor's personal bodyguards old buddy it was very foolish of you to come here i told you that my destiny was not yours i can see you've really gone off the deep end this time kid looks like being a jedi was just too much for you be quiet han there are things far beyond the mind and powers of a space pirate things you'll never understand hey wait a minute i can read a face farm boy you've come a long way from the idealistic kid who couldn't wait to get off tatooine and join the rebellion a long way down take it easy we don't know what's happened master luke r2 says they've erased his main programming how could you let them 3po i wish i could explain lord skywalker the master wishes to beat our guests of course take their weapons leia give me that lightsaber not on your life han put away your blaster we're leaving here now this time you're coming with us hey be grateful i only use the force to pull the blaster from your hand i could just as easily have ripped your arm off along with it sentinel take him give me come and that lightsaber good good the emperor himself leia don't be a fool i don't know what he did to you luke but get back excellent to strike your brother then you'll see what new powers from the dark side of the force i i won't use this lightsaber on you luke but your sentinels hey you overgrown freak like all my husband oh thanks gonna be breathing again now we're leaving and we're taking luke with us brave little jedi but really such an old lifesaver is not a worthy weapon for you sentinels prisoners restrained look at you brother and sister jedi the last of your kind and i have you both this one my dear apprentice so strong in the force he has learned his lessons well and the sister so vulnerable so inexperienced and yet she holds the key to the future get your hands off me do not worry little jedi i will not harm you indeed i will teach you things you have never imagined i will show you the real power a jedi can wield come my son yes my master bring your friends let us reveal to them the wonders i have in store let us show them the future of the galaxy my lovely clones come on leia if there was ever a time to prove you're a jedi now's the time oh right that power generator suspended from the ceiling it's heavy enough to crush a bantha if i can just use the force power surge i don't set some power surge anywhere long ago i found my flesh could not withstand the awesome demands of the dark side the great emperor himself discovered he was dying for my body was literally consumed by the energies i had released unfortunately there was a way a road to eternal life how well done my daughter your first step towards the dark side of the force but it will take more than a jedi apprentice and a falling object to kill me now let me show you something stop it stop you're killing me luke help me phil you've murdered my wife don't worry my friend she will live that was just a little discipline for a jedi take her to my quarters it is time to begin her training don't take her layer do not interfere trainer out of my way you leave me no choice han i strongly suggest you refrain from violence for leia's sake you become just like him just like vader or worse mr luke you're killing him you understand nothing of what is taking place or what i'm doing to save the galaxy you don't deserve to live for what you've done luke i'll kill you myself oh yeah that may be true han i may have to die but i assure you it won't be you who does the deed so i says thrusters i got your thrusters right here baby ah you're a lifesaver lukan thanks for letting us hide the millennium falcon inside your ship yeah thanks the hyperspace marauder's got room but both of you owe me big if the imperials find out i'm dead meat got that salah yeah solo it was me this security impounded my ship the starlight intruder you know how long it took me to build that ship that's a debt you'll never collect solo and his pals are probably ranker fooled by him well if he's not he'd better show up soon or i'm taking the falcon and jumping for home so what's the deal with this bar full of space jockeys lokan the imperials never let deep core haulers dock planetside before that's a military buildup ninx every pirate ship and a thousand systems is running supplies from best to the imperials off world well i'm not complaining been a long time since i've been in a joint this classy hey that's my comlink ah it's mine let's hope it's solo thanks here we can hear this our big plan isn't working out like i wanted we're out there i'm beaming my coordinates we're in big hey you broke my calm link who did you contact my mother she worries about me you will regret your impudence into the cell with your working friends i'm okay chewie i'm okay at least so far hello pal i think we're in big trouble you sure this is a good idea salah no it's a lousy idea thanks but we've got to get back to the millennium falcon and the falcon is hidden inside lokan's ship the only way there is through the space top yeah but there's one of those giant hundred killer droids wandering around the space dock like it's just looking for something it is look at that bright light it keeps focusing on different ships yeah i've seen those before that's a sensor with enhanced detection array it'll see right through the hull of a ship and detect anything inside i'm just looking this way duck did it see us i don't think so come on we better get to the lunch before too late 100 killer droid just zeroed in on the hyperspace marauder we gotta make hm cargo scan in progress anomaly detecting second vessel concealed within please confirm identification of priority one quarry priority one quarry corellian yt-1300 transport cargo capacity 100 metric tons vessel designation millennium falcon identification confirms since our analysis increased energy readings in last quadrant location engines conclusion target ship preparing the stupidest thing we've ever done salah not as stupid as sitting around and waiting to get arrested ninx judgment 12x7 to security command apprehension and detainment of target ship in progress he's closing on us fastenings hit him hit him oh good but hk droid's got some new kind of deflectors the falcons missiles are bouncing off as shields like pebbles we're caught in a tractor beam full power no good we're being drawn in looks like han and leia will have to take care of business without if i can help it my dear i'd be more comfortable if you took this restraining device off me very well sentinel release her now leave us i have secrets that can only be shared with a jedi yes my lord now we may talk privately i have nothing to say to you my brave little warrior just like your brother oh yes he is brave despite what you think in fact he has been sabotaging my efforts he can hide nothing from me luke sabotaging but why why do i allow him to continue it suits my purpose everything is as i foresaw it and everything works according to my plan in the end he is insignificant my brother is a great jedi yes a great jedi but you are destined to be far greater forgive me my dear i am not well the time of my transference approaches transference then it's true you are using clones soon this body will no longer be able to contain my great power but forgive the ramblings of an old man come here little jedi i want to show you something that small cube glowing with inner light yes this is the jedi holocron given to me many years ago by a very old jedi before his untimely departure it's beautiful go ahead my daughter don't be afraid take it something about it so wondrous so familiar yes it knows you are a jedi an image springing from a cube it's magical nothing magical about it my dear primitive hologram technology the old jedi you see in the image was part of a group that lived in the artega system 600 years ago they took it upon themselves to make a record of jedi history and teachings for the jedi of the future like yourself jedi hear the words of bodo bass some among us have fought to conquer the dark side by learning its secrets freed my knowledge three of trying this perished every one of them first was Ulic Qel Droma this is a jedi teaching device you have no right to this oh but i do aren't i the master of all the jedi your own father was my apprentice my father died because of you and now my brother my brother is in great danger your foolish brother has caused me great harm look at me i am only a helpless old man soon like all great jedi like your own father i will prop this fragile flesh please help a dying old man into his bed into your grave so rude very well i will help myself there i must lay here a while stay with me soon you will see what very few have seen the dark side has given me a wonderful power the power to enter one of my clones indeed i can enter anyone i can overshadow the soul that dwells therein i can even enter your child my children my children are hidden from you your first two yes but not the one now studying in your womb you know yes little jedi and this child belongs to me never wait don't tip the my leg is broken it was a mistake to leave yourself so helpless lying there on your bed old man now to find han and get out of here i have tested her and it is exactly as i have foreseen she has the skywalker anger like her brother like her father let her flee for now she will fall to the dark side soon what's this my holocron she took my hologram guards guards are posted outside the cell at the space pirates in the walking dog skywalker and they've brought the two droids as you've commanded very well captain anything else captain there was uh one other thing a lot security reports that the master control signal has been tampered with by someone in the command section as a result we have lost three world devastators hmm is that so have you informed the emperor of this i was about to lord but you were saying commander i was about to vote but i forgot my lord that's very strange then why don't you keep this information to yourself captain and if anyone else knows send them to me at once yes sir keep it to myself sir very well dismissed now 3pm yes sir unhook r2 from that tech station and bring them over here yes sir master luke i know r2 but you'll have to trust me i'll restore your main programming someday right now i need all the space in your memory banks for these plans to luke master luke it's princess leia the emperor let her go hello leia i've been expecting you oh princess tell master look to be careful he's putting far too much data into r2's memory he's only a simple astromech droid you know you freed yourself from the emperor leia you did well the force is strong in you luke please the dark side is all around us get on we're leaving i i want you to come with us leia you've got the wrong idea everything's fine i know what i'm doing leia it's good that you came to this your jedi power added to my own has helped me break the grip of the dark side i'm not so sure i see something happening i sense great danger for you and us the emperor is toying with you luke yes he may think so but look here's r2 i've hidden the master control code in his circuits the emperor's priority battle plans how how can i believe you come on i'll take you to han and chewie and then we'll all return to pinnacle base together listen furface if you'd let me cut off some of that rug you're wearing we could make ourselves a rope and get out of here a lot quicker come on i ain't that heavy besides i'm the one who has to squeeze through this little window and drop 12 stories if i can get this bar loose that is boost me up a little higher uh-oh hold it pal i don't think this is gonna work there's a hundred killer droid spying on us let me down he's charging up its cannons you okay chewie these imperials are trying to kill us they're going about it the hard way all i did was blow a big hole in the wall of ourselves yeah yeah i see it that droid's coming closer but it stopped firing and it's extending its gank like am i glad to see you hey you almost got us killed you're free aren't you let's do you owe your own girlfriend now come on how'd you get ahold of a hunter killer droid it got hold of us first but once it detained us it didn't figure on a genius mechanic like ninx he's up inside the mainframe hot wiring this thing's computer brain it'll do backflips if we wanted to now come on the falcon's right inside planet security knows we stole one of their droids hold it chewie the heck with a falcon we aren't leaving till we find leia but there's no time wait for us that's easy for you to say you're on wheels don't fire salah it's leia and 3po there's r2 and and there's han the traitor give me that blaster salah okay farm boy this is where i even the score stop it's over out of my way leia the dark side has got him he's liable to do anything no han we're all leaving together luke has the code we need to stop the devastators han listen to leia if what i'm doing succeeds the empire will be finished forever okay you're telling the truth why don't we take out the emperor right now as long as we're here in town it's a security patrol cut the gav and move it oh wait for me chewie grab goldenrod there and yank him in i'm closing the door no one ever cares what happens to me oh my chewbacca such language i don't even think there's a translation for that okay they're in they're in and there's my beautiful ship i'm afraid i'd never see you again there's ninx up on that walkway rub up the falcon i programmed the hk's targeting computer to shoot everything using imperial codes but there's a whole fleet coming down on us okay hon ninx is on board let's blast out of here way ahead of you sweetheart okay we're clear the hk shield's up chewie han you sure have a habit of collecting unwanted attention these security ships are no problem sweetheart the falcon will lose him on one thruster but sir what about the planetary shield will we smash up against it i'm on that too leia calculate the jump to hyperspace from our present coordinates we're still in the planet's atmosphere if we make the jump now i know i know we're gonna risk high atmosphere burn up but unless your pretty smile can open up that shield it's our only hope i hope you know what you're doing chewie distance of the shield perimeter two kilometers we'll never make it 1.5 kilometers now the computer's finished its calculations one kilometer disengaging sublight engines we're going hyper we're doomed now we'll pass the energy uh hyperspace are you crazy 34 there we're out yeah we're back in normal space thank goodness i thought my server motors are going to fall right off hey luke how'd you know he'd be okay i told you huh i can discover things you'll never imagine with the force or the dark side you mean han that's not fair lucas provided us with everything the rebels need to beat those world devastators it's all stored in our two's memory banks take r2 and plug him into your hyperspace com system he'll help you beam interference codes to the world devastators even while you're in hyperspace that's great why don't you show us or maybe you've got a little surprise planned i can understand why you still don't trust me huh but now that all of you are safely away from this i have other work to do if i fail in the task i must now accomplish the alliance must be prepared to fight its greatest battle what do you mean all of us are safely away aren't you two no what are you talking about very simple he's gone how he must have used a dark side power to project a double of himself salah he knew i'd never willingly leave him on this i knew it he's still a traitor han he did it to save us i don't care what you say leia i'm starting to feel sorry i ever heard the name of skywalker i sense your presence yes i'm here how did you get into my cloning chamber this laboratory is sealed my moment of transition is close no one is allowed in here now i have come to prevent that transition so you have using powers i have given you let me offer you a bargain my friend i will kill you now or you can permit me to move into your body and then you and i will rule the universe as one i've learned many of your secrets your majesty your power over me is broken when i destroy your clones your reign will be at its end is it so very well then i must die vanished skywalker i exist as energy remember he's trying to enter one of the clones must destroy them all too late yes you missed one clone and one is all i need for now look at me i am young again i will live forever not if i can help it too slow skywalker i think you could conquer me by coming here to the very heart of the dark side you forget i am a jedi master now and i know something about the dark side you try to use the force against me all you've succeeded in doing is hurling me within reach of my collection of jedi weapons as for your dark side knowledge does that tell you how many other so-called jedi masters fail to vanquish me tell you that i have already beaten you your kind will soon be extinct and how fitting that one of their precious lifesavers brings an end to the jedi delusion getting tired not quite as young as you were when you caught your father you have filled the galaxy with your darkness but i have seen what my father could not see i have seen that ultimately the dark side will fail jedi fool in spite of the stories you tell yourself i am the stronger did i not warn you now take the consequences of your failure like your father before you it is not your time to die it is your time to submit the dark side will break you now get up we are going to find your sister i want my holocron and i want your sister's child i am going to crush the rebellion once and for all can the millennium falcon go any faster han i'm worried about the battle on calamari we're doing twice the speed of light now leia don't worry once we get our two plugged in his transmission will reach lando long before we arrive please be careful sir archer says they burnt out his differential regulators when they erased his memory banks i know why do you think we're having so much trouble accessing the battle codes luke hid in his subsystems there okay chewie ready on this end hope this works but sir listen professor if you want to do something useful why don't why don't you come with me 3po han hates being wrong about people and he was wrong about luke he's in a grumpy mood i should say so come here i'll plug you into the hyperspace transponder so you can monitor transmissions for us luke says the information he stored in r2 will paralyze the devastators command computers i want you to tell me if they start beaming distress signals to this of course princess leia the imperial network operates on a binary code i'm quite familiar with i'm so glad someone appreciates my talents there you're all hooked up i've picked up a binary code transmission from calamari translating your highness oh my word oh hurry hurry they're being slaughtered all back fall back we need air support for us unit over here aircraft always left with these ocean-going guitars keep them out from under those world devastators or they'll get sucked up along with the rest of this sector scanners indicate that the world devastators have gathered from all areas of calamari and are converging on our location we've got six of them bearing down on us looks like this is it get those votes into attack formation general calrissian wants our commando teams ready to pour those planet smashers at a moment's notice but that's a suicide mission maybe but lando thinks that commander skywalker is doing something to sabotage those world devastators i don't know what it could be look at that i don't believe it something strange is happening the devastators just stopped they're just sitting there like somebody switch them off all right man let's go what's going on here come on the clever we're being jammed by codes coming through the emperor's secure hyperspace channel that bypass the master control computer we're trying sir but the system was designed to prevent tampering this is ridiculous but being paralyzed by our own command center what was that the calamari has launched a counter assault against us our stormtroopers are attempting repel borders there is one option available to us commander we are able to restore power to the onboard factories well then do it if we're going to sit here like a dead moon we might as well give them a good fight okay the falcon's exiting hyperspace and there's calamari dead ahead entering the upper atmosphere careful han we're coming in right on top of the battle yeah what's going on that world devastator still got its furnace blasting thought those codes were supposed to shut down the devastators i guess your brother decided to pull a fast one on us after all han use your eyes it's paralyzed obviously the imperial engineers figured out how to keep the recycling factories working sir if i may say okay your worship if that's true what's to stop him from getting the whole thing operation sir sir please listen 3po i thought i told you to shut up it's our two sir he says he's created a new command code that will make the devastators do anything he wants frankly sir i think well why didn't you say so it's worth a try luke's big plan sure didn't help much han i don't know why you're still so down on luke he's taking a great risk for the alliance yeah yeah let's see if this chirping three-legged bolt bucket can do any better actually sir i believe r2 is having delusions of grandeur he ain't the only one okay he's plugged in chewie radio those commando teams to get him clear the devastators they've got three minutes we copy millennium falcon all teams back to the boats kill off this world smasher we just bought a whole platoon of stormtroopers to get on it oh that soldier if my dress is right this monster is about to crash come on the glove we've lost all control of this world devastator for being steered directly towards silence four don't just stand there idiot do something do something you've done it thank the maker i knew you could do it you saved the day oh i've never been so insulted in all my life and you think it was i who told them about your grand plan too bad you've destroyed all the devastators i'd like to feed you to them to be recycled millennium falcon lando you old whomp rat good work on those world devastators have destroyed each other we won leia before the council meeting begins i just wanted to say i i mean i wanted to tell you ever since we returned to pinnacle base i'm sorry about what i said i i guess i'll never figure out luke out sometimes the actions of a jedi make no sense to ordinary men luke is sacrificing his life for us han for our three children yeah well three would you say three children you mean yes han i'm pregnant i can feel the baby stirring it will be strong with the force pregnant again who would have thought me the father of three jedi i guess an ordinary guy can do something right here come on mothman admiral ackbar ladies and gentlemen thank you for coming to this council of war thanks to your efforts the battle of calamari has been won but according to the plans that r2 has brought us calamari was but a small part of the emperor's overall scheme the deep core systems have become inviolable fortresses the imperial fleet has reaffirmed its allegiance to the emperor now the emperor plans to expand his total area of dominance in stages he will launch a series of wave assaults upon all worlds in proximity to the galactic core moving out from the center he will not rest until the entire galaxy falls under the sway of the dark side our only hope lies in commander skywalker's attempt to sabotage the emperor's plans in the meantime i have assigned teams to analyze all our possible responses we'll meet again tomorrow i want you all rested and ready to act see you later han okay leia just gotta check that shipment of incm-gbks for the x-wings and i'll be back try to get some rest that's the last thing on my mind what could be happening to luke is he safe what's this in my pocket the device i stole from the emperor i'd forgotten about it what a strange thing so old constructed by a long-lost science what did the emperor call it the holocron what what's happening my my room pinnacle base it's all fading greeting jedi i am Bodo Baas you you're the image i saw in the holocron but you're no longer an image you're real where am i everywhere nowhere you are with the force but am i inside the holocron no the holocron is a device it helps us to reach each other it is the force which truly brings us together and you are you real i mean didn't you die a long time ago past history and present action are one the force surrounds all time all doing photopass is with the force that is certain can you tell me what will become of luke for you both of us will speak in prophecy written one thousand years before your time by my own master a brother and sister born to walk the sky but reckless brother falls into dark side's eye jedi's sister carries hope for future in her womb only she can save her brother from a certain doom a jedi killer wants to tame her now the dark side comes to claim her she must join with her brother to combat this thief before the jedi come to grief join with my brother join with my brother leia leia wake up han where's boto boss you've been dreaming leia it wasn't a dream it was the holocron yeah whatever come on we gotta go what's wrong we got company serious company we count three ships repeat three ships approaching pinnacle base confirm that scanners indicate two are imperial class destroyers the third it's enormous measures ten miles across mon mothma but what's happening good you and han have arrived three imperial ships just came out of hyperspace right over the planet two superstar destroyers and well it can only be the emperor's flagship a hologram signals cut across all our frequencies we're getting the same image on every channel it's the emperor but he's grown young leaders of the rebel alliance i have no quarrel with you give me the woman jedi sister of skywalker and return the precious objects she stole from me he's got to be kidding why should we comply with your demands a shuttle is waiting send her to my ship and i will discuss a truce with the alliance i vote we blast him with everything we've got that's what luke would want no i have to go to them i have to it's too dangerous there comes a point when you have to choose between this force business and your own good common sense you're right hon there does and i have leia i won't let you go not with our child you will let me han i okay you look dazed general asolo almost like leia used a jedi mind trick on you no no mind tricks i'm just surprised with all the women in a galaxy i married the only one as stubborn as i am and as brave general solo do you still think we should prepare our forces for an all-out attack no it's taken me long enough but i just realized whatever's going on here that has nothing to do with blasters or fighter pilots it's up to the jedi now the shuttle has landed the jedi woman is approaching his chambers soon my young apprentice your sister will be mine yes my master very good princess leia you have understood i am here you may leave us guards now my daughter the time for subtlety is over where is my holocron i don't have it i've come for my brother luke are you all right he will not answer you unless i command him he will answer me luke you still defy me perhaps you do not know your own heart in these matters the child in your womb will be given to me is that not so no you cannot resist i will raise this child in the power of the dark side the child will become an extinction of my will yes at the appropriate age i will displace the personality that dwells within take on its young jedi body as my own yes now if i but touch you yes the child grows you tricked me you aren't the only one here who understands the power of the force your majesty and if you touch me again i'll cut off your hand curse you jedi no one not necessary i have something better for you skywalker i have broken you now prove yourself worthy of serving me yes my master bring your sister over to the dark side you have the power i don't know what he's done to you luke but this time we're really leaving the last thing i do is hurt you luke what's happened to you is not final it cannot hear your child to him you are a ghost in the faint memory of a former life luke listen luke what have you done what's behind his vacant stair why nothing my child nothing nothing is is said to the voices luke hate clear your mind i'm your sister i need you listen to my voice my child will be a very great jedi because you will train him you will train all my children in the ways of the force i am not alone i am never alone i've gone too far i found knowledge all the dark things father knew so well the ability to control others to destroy others if he chose if i chose ben warned me yoda warned me but i had to do it leia i had to know what happened to our father i had to know why he chose the dark side and now you know what happened to our father it's time to come home luke do not listen to her listen to the voice of the dark side your power is immense no the powers of control and destruction weren't the only things i found in the dark side emperor i also found great isolation and sadness i found fear these are the feelings my father felt the feelings even you feel in your moments of darkest triumph nonsense cuss you skywalkers both of you i'll tell you the truth about your father the great darth vader was a sick man in an iron mask yes that mask inspired terror throughout the galaxy but the feeble heart within was forever possessed by the impotent side of the force you can be far stronger than he was dark jedi are you going to let your weak sister get the better of you get up i can give you the power to break her you will kill your sister if i demand it no i made a mistake i thought i had to save the galaxy alone all by myself but the way of the jedi is not a solitary path the holocron luke the holocron told me to join with my brother yes the force binds us brings us together many people are fighting this war together our ally is the force through the strength of the force your shroud of evil has been lifted from my mind the power of the force you will die be careful the light is winning we will escort you to the alliance base where you will surrender the galaxy to the new republic look at you don't think i don't know your plan the dark side has you you intend to rule the galaxy in my place but utter imbecile that you are you have still failed to understand my power what's happening watch the view screen and listen as your friends die he's created another energy storm it's descending on pinnacle base consuming all the ships in its path mon mothma can you hear me princess leia there's an energy storm taken over the planet we're being wiped out you're going to slaughter all those people yes did i not warn you i've played along with your jedi dueling games long enough now you will experience my full potency i live as energy i am the dark side what have you done the power you've unleashed even you can't control it but we can luke we can do it that's what the holocron meant let me add my power to yours yes waste your time on stupid jedi tricks the storm will crush your rebel face to dust what are you doing fools if you destroy me the dark force will crush you as well trapping him in his own dark hatred NO! it's heading for the emperor's ship get out of there leia scanners this is mon mothma report no sign of anything no sign of what do you mean sorry general solo the emperor's ship it's it's just gone no oh no oh dear the princess leia don't forget about me master luke we've got him sir a small shuttle just coming into view clear the way pinnacle base we're coming home the last of the great storm is fading luke vanishing into the void taking the emperor with it one jedi cannot conquer the dark side alone i guess we proved that but together we were a jedi fire that outshone his evil two are more powerful than one three are more powerful than two what i felt another join us luke my third child he's going to be a very great jedi your child this is the beginning leia i feel it great things are coming the jedi knights will rise again star wars dark empire starring john cygan as luke skywalker Ann patricio as princess leia joe hacker as han solo jim ward as c-3po nick jameson as the emperor andy cowan as admiral akbar glynnis talken as salah rex smith as imperial officer featuring billy d williams as lando calrissian based on a story by tom veitch published by dark horse comics audio adaptation written by john whitman and produced and directed by arthur g insana executive producer maya thomas creative director john whitman music composed by john williams sound design by russell burt engineer john kovarick recorded at west valley studios chatsworth california star wars dark empire was mixed and mastered at skywalker sound and produced under license from lucasfilm limited sedriss you failed at balmora you have the gall to return here to the emperor's throne world of course sadie i am the imperial executor i will beast until the emperor returns you're nothing but a second-rate counselor with delusions of grandeur if you really knew the power of the dark side you would know that the emperor will return but his arrival is imminent now he's dead he is here the emperor's time has passed i will rule you will die. excellect my friend my master i see at least one of my charge judgement has been faithful during my absence i hoped you returned your majesty fear not executor sedriss that the cursed skywalker did not destroy all my precious clones and so the emperor lives again

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Keywords: star wars, luke skywalker, dark empire, empires end, audio drama, audiobook, radio, drama, music, john williams, comic, comic book, comic book collecting, episode 7, episode 9, episode 8, han solo, ben solo, rey, leia, billie dee williams, edit, legends, expanded universe, boba fett, book of boba fett, radio drama, palpatine, clone, rise of skywalker, holocron, disney, dark horse, dengar, canon, collecting, collection, redux, remake, remaster, lando, marvel, thrawn, animation, world devestator

Id: BwGEFc-lncI

Length: 153min 2sec (9182 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 28 2021

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[u/TheRiseOf-DaddyPalpy]

“Now you will experience my full potency… I live as energy… I am the dark side!"

[u/soldier1900]

Will DE 2 and 3 be uploaded? This is very high quality, and crisp very cinematic.