Echo Three to Echo Seven.
Han, old buddy, do you read me?
Loud and clear, kid. What's up?
I finished my circle. I don't pick up any life readings.
There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser.
The sensors are placed. I'm going back.
Right. I'll see you shortly.
There's a meteorite that hit the ground near here.
I want to check it out. It won't take long.
Steady.
Steady, girl. What's the matter? You smell something?
Chewie. Chewie?
All right. Don't lose your temper.
I'll come right back and give you a hand.
Solo.
No sign of life out there, General. The sensors are in place.
- You'll know if anything comes around. - Commander Skywalker reported in yet?
No. He's checking out a meteorite that hit near him.
With all the meteor activity, it's gonna be difficult to spot approaching ships.
General, I gotta leave. I can't stay anymore.
- I'm sorry to hear that. - There's a price on my head.
If l don't pay off Jabba the Hutt, I'm a dead man.
A death mark's not an easy thing to live with.
You're a good fighter, Solo. I hate to lose you.
Thank you, General.
Well, Your Highness, guess this is it.
That's right.
Don't get all mushy on me. So long, Princess.
Han.
- Yes, Your High Highnesses. - I thought you had decided to stay.
The bounty hunterwe ran into in Ord Mantell changed my mind.
Han, we need you.
- We need? - Yes.
- What about you need? - I need?
I don't know what you're talking about.
- You probably don't. - What precisely am I supposed to know?
Come on. You want me to stay because of the way you feel about me.
Yes. You're a great help to us. You're a natural leader.
No. That's not it.
Come on.
- Come on. - You're imagining things.
Am I? Then why are you following me?
Afraid I'd leave without giving you a good-bye kiss?
- I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee. - I can arrange that.
You could use a good kiss!
Don't blame me. I didn't ask you to turn on the thermal heater.
I merely commented that it was freezing in the princess's chamber.
It's supposed to be freezing.
How we're going to dry her clothes I really don't know.
Oh, switch off!.
Why did you take this apart now? I'm trying to get us out of here.
- Excuse me. - Put them back together right now.
- Might I have a word? - What do you want?
Princess Leia's been trying to get you on the communicator.
I turned it off. I don't want to talk to her.
Princess Leia is wondering about Master Luke. He hasn't come back.
- She doesn't know where he is. - I don't know where he is.
- Nobody knows where he is. - What do you mean, nobody knows?
Deck Officer.
- Deck Officer. - Excuse me, sir. Might I
Do you know where Commander Skywalker is?
I haven't seen him. It's possible he came in the south entrance.
It's possible? Why don't you go find out?
- It's getting dark out there. - Yes, sir.
Excuse me, sir. Might I inquire what's going on?
Why not?
Impossible man.
Come along, R2. Let's find Princess Leia.
Between ourselves, I think Master Luke is in considerable danger.
Commander Skywalker hasn't come in the south entrance.
- Maybe he forgot to check in. - Not likely. Are the speeders ready?
Not yet. We're having trouble adapting them to the cold.
- We'll have to go out on tauntauns. - The temperature's dropping too rapidly.
That's right, and my friend's out in it.
Your tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker.
Then I'll see you in hell.
You must come along now, R2.
There's really nothing more we can do.
And my joints are freezing up.
Don't say things like that. Of course we'll see Master Luke again.
And he'll be quite all right. You'll see.
Stupid little short circuit. He'll be quite all right.
Sir, all the patrols are in. Still no
Still no contact from Skywalker or Solo.
Mistress Leia, R2 says he's been quite unable to pick up any signals...
although he admits that his own range is far too weak to abandon all hope.
Your Highness, there's nothing more we can do tonight.
The shield doors must be closed.
- Close the doors. - Yes, sir.
R2 says the chances of survival are 725-to-1.
Actually, R2 has been known to make mistakes...
from time to time.
Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
Don't worry about Master Luke. I'm sure he'll be all right.
He's quite clever, you know, for a human being.
Luke.
Ben?
You will go to the Dagobah system.
Dagobah system?
There you will learn from Yoda...
the Jedi master who instructed me.
Don't do this, Luke. Give me a sign here.
- Not much time. - Ben.
Hang on, kid.
Dagobah system. Dagobah.
This may smell bad, kid...
Yoda.
but it'll keep you warm...
till I get the shelter up.
Ben.
Dagobah.
I thought they smelled bad...
on the outside.
Echo Base, I've got something.
Not much, but it could be a life-form.
Commander Skywalker, do you copy?
This is Rogue Two.
Captain Solo, do you copy?
Commander Skywalker, do you copy?
This is Rogue Two.
Goodmorning. Nice of you guys to drop by.
Echo Base, this is Rogue Two.
I've found them. Repeat. I've found them.
Master Luke, sir, it's so good to see you fully functional again.
- Thanks, 3PO. - R2 expresses his relief also.
How ya feelin', kid? You don't look so bad to me.
You look strong enough to pull the ears off a gundark.
- Thanks to you. - That's two you owe me, junior.
Well, Your Worship...
Iooks like you managed to keep me around for a little while longer.
I had nothing to dowith it.
General Rieekan thinks it's dangerous for any ships to leave...
until we've activated the energy field.
That's a good story.
I think you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight.
I don't know where you get your delusions, laser brain.
Laugh it up, fuzzball...
but you didn't see us alone in the south passage.
She expressed her true feelings for me.
My
Why, you stuck-up, half-witted...
scruffy-looking nerfherder!
Who's scruffy-lookin'?
I must have hit close to the mark to get her riled up like that, huh, kid?
I guess you don't know everything about women yet.
Headquarters personnel, report to command center.
Take it easy.
Excuse us, please.
Princess, we have a visitor.
We picked up something outside Zone 12moving east.
It's metal.
- It couldn't be one of those creatures. - Could be one of our speeders.
Wait. There's something very weak coming through.
Sir, I am fluent in six million forms of communication.
This signal is not used by the Alliance. It could be an imperial code.
It isn't friendly. Chewie, let's check it out.
Send Rogues 10and11 to Station 38.
- I'm afraid there's not much left.. - What was it?
Droid of some kind. I didn't hit it that hard. Must have had a self-destruct.
An imperial probe droid.
It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here.
We'd better start the evacuation.
Admiral.
Yes, Captain?
I think we've got something, sir. The report is only a fragment...
from a probe droid in the Hoth system, but it's the best lead we've had.
We have thousands of probe droids searching the galaxy.
I want proof, not leads.
The visuals indicate life readings.
It could mean anything. If we followed up every lead
But, sir, the Hoth system is supposed to be devoid of humans forms.
- You found something? - Yes, my lord.
That's it. The rebels are there.
My lord, there are so many uncharted settlements.
- It could be smugglers - That is the system.
And I'm sure Skywalker is with them.
Set your course for the Hoth system.
General Veers, prepare your men.
Admiral.
Groups Seven and 10 will stay behind to fly the speeders.
As soon as each transport is loaded...
evacuation control will give clearance for launch.
Right, sir.
All right. That's it.
Try it.
Turn it off!. Turn it off!.
Sir, it will take quite a while to evacuate the T-47s.
Forget the heavy equipment. There's time to get small modules on the transports.
- Take care, sir. - Thanks.
Chewie, take care of yourself, okay?
Okay, okay.
Hi, kid.
There's gotta be a reason for it. Check it at the other end.
Wait a second.
- Are you all right? - Yeah.
Be careful.
You too.
General, there's a fleet of Stardestroyers...
coming out of hyperspace in Sector Four.
Reroute all power to the energy shield.
We gotta hold them till all transports are away.
Prepare for ground assault.
- What is it, General? - The fleet has moved out of light speed.
Com Scan has detected an energy field...
protecting an area of the sixth planet of the Hoth system.
The field is strong enough to deflect any bombardment.
The rebels are alerted to our presence.
Admiral Ozzel came out of light speed too close to the system.
He felt surprise was wiser.
He is as clumsy as he is stupid.
General, prepare your troops for a surface attack.
Yes, my lord.
Lord Vader.
The fleet has move dout of light speed, and we're preparing to
You have failed me for the last time, Admiral.
- Captain Piett. - Yes, my lord?
Make ready to land our troops beyond their energy field...
and deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off the system.
You are in command now, Admiral Piett.
Thank you, Lord Vader.
All troop carriers will assemble at the north entrance.
The heavy transport ships will leave as soon as they're loaded.
Only two fighter escorts per ship.
The energy shield can only be opened for a short time...
so you'll have to stay very close to your transports.
Two fighters against a Stardestroyer?
The ion cannon will fire several shots...
to make sure that any enemy ships will be out of your flight path.
When you've gotten past the energy shield...
proceed directly to the rendezvous point.
Understood?
Good luck.
Everybody to your stations. Let's go.
Their primary target will be the power generators.
Prepare to open shield.
Sir, rebel ships are coming into our sector.
Good. Our first catch of the day.
Stand by, ion control.
Fire.
The first transport is away.
Feeling all right, sir?
Just like new, Dak. How about you?
Right now I feel I could take on the whole Empire myself.
I know what you mean.
Echo Station 3-T8. We've spotted imperial walkers.
Imperial walkers on the north ridge.
Echo Station 57, we're on our way.
All right, boys, keep tight now.
Luke, I have no approach vector. I'm not set.
Steady, Dak.
Attack pattern Delta. Go now.
I'm coming in.
Hobbie, you still with me?
That armor's too strong for blasters.
Rogue Group, use your harpoons and tow cables.
Go for the legs. It might be our only chance.
Stand by, Dak.
Luke, we've got a malfunction in fire control.
I'll have to cut in the auxiliary.
Just hang on.
Hang on, Dak. Get ready to fire that tow cable.
Dak?
Yes, Lord Vader. I've reached the main power generators.
The shield will be down in moments. You may start your landing.
Rogue Three.
Copy, Rogue Leader.
Wedge, I've lost my gunner. You'll have to make this shot.
I'll cover for you.
Set your harpoon. Follow me on the next pass.
Coming around, Rogue Leader.
Steady, Rogue Two.
Activate harpoon.
Good shot, Janson.
One more pass.
Cable out. Let her go!
Detach cable.
Cable detached.
Come on!
- That got him! - I see it, Wedge. Good work.
I don't think we can protect two transports at a time.
It's risky, but we can't hold out much longer.
We have no choice.
- Launch patrol. - Evacuate remaining ground staff.
This one goes there, that one goes there. Right?
R2, you take good care of Master Luke now, understand?
And do take good care of yourself.
Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
All troops will debark for ground assault.
Prepare to target the main generator.
- Rogue Two, are you all right? - Yeah. I'm with you, Rogue Leader.
Set harpoon. I'll cover for you.
Coming around.
Watch that cross fire, boys.
Set for position three.
Steady.
Stay tight and low.
This is it!
Hobbie!
I've been hit!
- You all right? - Why are you still here?
- Heard the command center had been hit. - You've got your clearance to leave.
Don't worry. I'll leave.
First I'm gonna get you to your ship.
Your Highness, we must take this last transport. It's our only hope.
Send all troops in Sector 12 to the south slope to protect the fighters.
Imperial troops have entered the base.
Imperial troops have entered
Come on. That's it.
Give the evacuation code signal.
And get to your transports.
Wait for me.
Begin retreat!
Fall back!
- Distance to power generators? - 17.28.
Target. Maximum firepower.
Transport, this is Solo. Take off. I can't get to you.
I'll get her out on the Falcon. Come on.
Where are you going? Come back!
Wait! Wait for me! Stop!
- How typical. - Come on.
Hurry up, goldenrod! You're gonna be a permanent resident.
Wait! Wait!
- How's this? - Would it help if l got out and pushed?
- Captain Solo. Captain Solo. - It might.
Sir, might I suggest that you
It can wait.
This bucket of bolts will never get past that blockade.
This baby's got a few surprises left in her.
Come on! Come on!
Switch over. Let's hope we don't have a burnout.
See?
Someday you'll be wrong. I hope I'm there to see it.
Punch it!
R2.
Get her ready for takeoff.
Good luck, Luke. See you at the rendezvous.
Don't worry, R2. We're going. We're going.
There's nothing wrong, R2. I'm just setting a new course.
We're not gonna regroup with the others.
We're going to the Dagobah system.
Yes, R2.
That's all right. I'd like to keep it on manual control for a while.
- I saw 'em! I saw 'em! - Saw what?
Stardestroyers, two of'em coming right at us.
- Sir, might I suggest - Shut him up or shut him down!
Check the deflector shield.
Great. Well, we can still outmaneuver them.
Take evasive action!
- Prepare to jump to light speed. - But, sir!
They're getting closer.
Oh, yeah? Watch this.
Watch what?
- I think we're in trouble. - If l may say so...
I noticed earlier the hyper drive motivator has been damaged.
- It's impossible to go to light speed. - We're in trouble.
Horizontal boosters!
Alluvial dampers.
That's not it. Bring me the hydro spanner.
I don't know how we're gonna get out of this one.
Chewie!
That wasn't a laser blast. Something hit us.
Han, get up here.
Come on, Chewie!
Asteroids.
- Chewie, set 271. - What are you doing?
You're not actually going into an asteroid field?
They'd be crazy to follow us, wouldn't they?
You don't have to do this to impress me.
Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field...
- is approximately 3,720-to-1. - Never tell me the odds.
You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake. This could be it.
I take it back.
We're gonna get pulverized if we stay out here much longer.
- Ain't gonna argue with that. - Pulverized?
I'm going closer to one of the big ones.
- Closer? - Closer?
This is suicide! There's nowhere to go.
There. That looks pretty good.
What looks pretty good?
Yeah. That'll do nicely.
Excuse me, ma'am, but where are we going?
I hope you know what you're doing.
Yeah. Me too.