Questions tagged [the-empire-strikes-back]
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, second movie produced). Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, The Empire has caught up with the Rebels and destroyed their base on Hoth, separating Luke from his friends. While Luke seeks the mysterious Jedi Master Yoda, Han Solo and Leia are chased by the Empire. Use with the [star-wars] tag.
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Where do the Rebel and Imperial symbols appear onscreen in the Original Trilogy?
On an episode of the podcast Star Wars Minute, one of the hosts puts forward a tongue-in-cheek theory about the intent of the Rebel and Imperial emblems, summarized here:
Rebellion and Empire emblems
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Snowspeeder squad markings
I've just noticed the orange markings on the back end of a T-47 snowspeeder from Empire Strikes back. They're quite small, so they may get over looked.
It's part of five spaces, one orange, the other ...
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Was George Lucas directly involved in creating the non-human characters of Star Wars?
In the original trilogy there are a large number of aliens throughout the film. Now days, the process of creating these creatures is shared by the writers, director as well as art, costume and other ...
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To whom was Yoda referring when he said, "There is another?"
In the original trilogy Yoda refers to another hope:
Obi-Wan: "That boy is our last hope."
Yoda: "No...there is another..."
The assumption being after seeing Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) that ...
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Has Jason Fry publicly discussed the links between his short story Rendezvous Point and the Star Wars X-Wing series?
Jason Fry wrote a short story titled Rendezvous Point in the short story collection The Empire Strikes Back : From a Certain Point of View.
This story cover Wedge Antilles reforming an X-Wing squadron ...
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How did Luke get his lightsaber back after A New Hope?
After Vader kills Obi-Wan on the Death Star, his lightsaber falls at Vader's feet. Luke witnesses from a distance and escapes on the Falcon. The rest of the movie plays out, but that's the last we see ...
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Could I fake death to stop being Force-choked?
I work for a large government organization. My boss is a total jerk who abuses those working under him. I've tried contacting HR before but they won't do anything about him.
Anyways, I screwed up ...
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What life forms were Luke and Han trying to detect in Hoth?
At the beginning of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Luke Skywalker (Echo Three) and Han Solo (Echo Seven) have a talk via comlink about scouting the Hoth ice wastes, picking ...
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What was C-3PO basing his odds on?
C-3PO: "Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately three thousand seven hundred and twenty to one!"
Han: "Never tell me the odds."
C-3PO: "The odds of ...
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Are there any indications that Luke "knew it to be true"?
In one of the most iconic scenes from Star Wars (if not perhaps cinema history) Darth Vader reveals that
To this Luke shouts NOOOOOOOOOOO!, and Darth Vader says: "Search your feelings, you know ...
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Why did Obi-Wan raise his hands to warn Luke in Dagobah? [closed]
In the movie Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back (1980), in the scene where Luke is loading cases into the X-fighter's underbelly before leaving Dagobah to save his friends, Obi-Wan Kenobi raises his ...
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Battle of Hoth: how did the AT-ATs manage to disable the shield generator?
(This question is related to How did the AT-ATs get to the surface of Hoth?, and was originally posted as an answer there, but it's not the same)
In The Empire Strikes Back, the Empire attacks Rebel ...
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What else happened to Han Solo during his torture on Bespin?
I understand that the whole purpose of torturing Han (and Leia?) was to lure Luke to Bespin, but I also heard that there was more footage that was cut from the film before its initial release. Does ...
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Why does Darth Vader stop Boba Fett from shooting Chewie in The Empire Strikes Back?
In The Empire Strikes Back, when Han is about to get frozen in carbonite, Chewie starts to freak out and throws some Stormtroopers off of the platform.
The camera cuts to a shot of Boba Fett lifting ...
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Why was it a mistake to come out of hyperspace close to Hoth?
From the script:
Alarms sound throughout the hidden Rebel base. In the control room, a
controller urgently gestures for General Rieekan to check a computer
scan.
CONTROLLER
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