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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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.
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What did Yoda do on Dagobah?
Leader of the Jedi Council, Yoda was. For centuries, a Jedi.
To Dagobah he went. For twenty years, lived there did he. Bored, he might be.
Do what, did he?
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When and how does Vader learn that Luke is his son?
During the Battle of Yavin, it's fairly clear that Vader does not know that Luke is his son. Or at least, he doesn't sense a familial connection (and he doesn't sense one with Leia either, despite ...
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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 did Luke use his left hand to shoot?
In A New Hope Detention Center Shoutout scene Luke is clearly shooting with his left hand. Later in this same video at 4:51 he makes a leftie shot more clearly.
In The Empire Strikes Back while ...
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Is there a story behind the misquote, "Luke, I am your father"?
I've wondered for a long time how a misquote of the famous reveal in The Empire Strikes Back crystalized in pop culture history rather than Vader's actual line:
No, I am your father.
How did the ...
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Why Does Vader say “No disintegrations…” to Boba Fett in particular?
In Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader instructs a group of bounty hunters:
VADER: ...there will be a substantial reward for the one who finds
the Millennium Falcon. You ...
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How did Darth Vader know the rebel base was on Hoth?
In The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader looks at a picture of a shield generator on an ice planet and declares that's the rebel base. How could he know merely by looking at the picture from the probe? ...
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What was the deal Lando made with Darth Vader?
So in Empire Strikes Back, Lando makes a deal with Darth Vader which is he will help him capture Luke and possibly his friends:
Darth Vader: Calrissian. Take the princess and the Wookiee to my ship.
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How was Luke's prosthetic hand in Episode V filmed?
I am referring to this scene (starting at the 0m37s mark) in Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
This seems like a very sophisticated prop glove, but there is significant visible depth to ...
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Why did Captain Needa apologize to Darth Vader?
Right after the Millennium Falcon shoots over the top of the Star Destroyer's bridge and then affixes to the back of the superstructure, there is understandably some serious consternation going on ...
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How did the AT-ATs get to the surface of Hoth?
I'm curious how these beasts got down to the surface of Hoth.
Did the Galactic Empire land them in big ships, if so which ones?
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Why does R2-D2 try to electrocute Yoda?
R2-D2 has an intact memory of the events of the prequels. He should be aware of what Yoda looks like, and probably has met him.
So why did R2-D2 attack Yoda?
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Why did Darth Vader choose to take shots from Han Solo?
In Episode V, in Cloud City, Lando Calrissian brings Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca into an trap, where Darth Vader is sitting in a room. Han immediately takes his gun out and shoots at Vader.
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How did Boba Fett know to hide in the Star Destroyer "Avenger"'s garbage?
When Vader instructed the bounty hunters to all go after the Millennium Falcon, Boba Fett hid in the trash compartment of Vader's Star Destroyer; this allowed him to follow the Falcon undetected to ...
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