Star Wars Infinities
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Star Wars Infinities is a graphic novel
trilogy published by Dark Horse Comics
from 2002 to 2004. It tells a non-canon alternate version of each film in the original Star Wars
trilogy in which a point of divergence
occurs and changes the outcome of the story. Each individual Infinities story is unrelated to one another and is set within the timeline of their original film.
in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic book
s. It is an extended alternate ending of the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
in which Luke Skywalker
's proton torpedoes fail to destroy the Death Star
.
, but prevent the complete destruction of Yavin 4. Unable to fire a fully charged shot from the Death Star's superlaser, Grand Moff Tarkin
orders the technicians to fire at reduced power, nearly levelling the Massassi Temple on the moon’s surface.
The Imperials send out a wing of TIE Fighters to pick off the remaining members of Red Squadron. Luke, driven to near-insanity by the failure of the mission and the apparent destruction of Rebel base, turns his fighter to face the TIEs alone. Eventually, Han Solo
convinces Luke to flee and the Millennium Falcon jumps into hyperspace with Luke’s X-Wing on its tail.
The Rebel forces attempt to flee the Yavin system, but are captured by the Imperials. The Rebel leaders are imprisoned on the Death Star to await execution, but Princess Leia is taken to Coruscant, where she is put under house arrest at the Emperor’s residence, the great former Jedi Temple. Once there, Darth Vader
subtly begins Leia's conversion to the Dark Side of the Force.
After the Falcon drops out of hyperspace, Luke and Han argue and Luke accuses Han of having abandoned the Rebellion. Luke pulls out his lightsaber and threatens to kill Han. Obi-Wan's ghost then appears and tells Luke that he is moving into the Dark Side of the Force. Obi-Wan then instructs Luke to travel to Dagobah
and seek out the Jedi Master Yoda
. Han takes Luke to Dagobah, where he begins his training under Yoda’s tutelage. Han then leaves with Chewbacca
to finish the repairs on the Falcon. While on Dagobah, Luke enters a mysterious cave as part of his training. There, he fights and kills a vision of Darth Vader and is shocked to find Leia's face under the helmet.
Five years later, the Empire celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Rebellion's defeat by renaming the Death Star the Justice Star, which then eclipses over the sun as a sign of everlasting peace. Now trained in the ways of the Sith, Leia convinces the Emperor to reinstate the Imperial Senate. Han and Chewbacca watch coverage of the celebrations in a bar on Ord Mantell and then board the Falcon and head back to Dagobah.
On Dagobah, Luke’s training is nearing completion. The last test is for Luke to re-enter the cave. Luke is again confronted by a vision of Vader but is now able to overcome his fears and completely connect to the Force. Han arrives soon after and informs Luke of Leia's whereabouts. Yoda then reveals to Luke the truth that Leia is really his sister and that Vader is their father.
Luke, Yoda, Han, Chewbacca and R2-D2
then take on in the Falcon to Coruscant. Once there, the Falcon lands on the Justice Star where Yoda and R2 debark. Yoda confronts Tarkin, now an admiral, and takes control of him with a Jedi mind trick.
Chewbacca flies the Falcon to Coruscant where Luke and Han attempt to infiltrate the Emperor’s palace. Once there, Luke and Han defeat a number of red-cloaked Imperial Guards and a reprogrammed, more aggressive C-3PO
before confronting the Emperor and his two apprentices, Darth Vader and Leia Organa. At his master’s orders, Vader turns his lightsaber over to Leia who duels with Luke. Luke refuses to kill her and reveals to her that she is his sister. After the duel ends, the Emperor becomes angry and casts his Force Lightning at them. Vader attacks his master to protect Luke and Leia.
Luke, Leia, Han and 3PO then escape to the Falcon as the Emperor turns on Vader. Before Palpatine kills Vader, Yoda, using R2 to control the Justice Star's orbit, contacts the Emperor and announces that he is coming to see the Emperor and will be there soon. The Justice Star crashes into Coruscant, wiping out everything on it, including the Emperor, Vader, R2-D2 and Yoda.
Later, R2’s memory is inserted into an identical body. The story ends with Luke and Leia being visited by the ghosts of Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin Skywalker during the inaugural celebration of the first Chancellor of the New Republic, Leia, on the planet Naboo
.
in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic book
s. It is an alternate telling of the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
in which Luke Skywalker freezes to death during the blizzard on Hoth. The comic is not a direct sequel to Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope, but rather a sequel to the events after the actual film version to A New Hope.
. After escaping from a Wampa ice monster, Luke sees the spirit of Obi-Wan instructing him to go to Dagobah and find the Jedi Master Yoda. Events begin to change when Han’s Tauntaun dies before Han can find the missing Luke. Unable to find Luke in time and with no way to keep him warm, Han is unable to save Luke from death by exposure
. But before Luke’s death, the young Jedi imparts Obi-Wan’s message to Han.
Later, during the funeral for Luke, Han tells Leia that he has to go to Dagobah, believing that he is to train as Jedi. Just then, the Empire attacks and the Rebellion starts to evacuate Hoth. The Millennium Falcon, unable to effectively escape the Hoth System due to a malfunctioning hyperdrive, sets a course for Bespin
, where Han hopes he can get repairs to the ship. Unbeknownst to Han, Darth Vader has hired a number of bounty hunters to follow the Falcon, including Boba Fett
, who follows the Falcon to Bespin.
Upon his arrival at Bespin, Han meets up with his gambling buddy Lando Calrissian
. Casually laughing off Han’s claim that he’s going to become a Jedi, Lando agrees to repair the Falcon’s hyperdrive. When Lando returns to his office, he finds Boba Fett sitting at his desk, demanding that Han, Leia, Chewbacca and C-3PO be turned over to him, but what Boba does not know is that they have already arrived (as Han decided not to go into the asteroid field). Fett is led into a trap by Lando and is knocked unconscious after grappling with Han and Chewbacca.
After the repairs are finished and the Falcon leaves Bespin, Lando returns to his office to admire his new desk, which is crafted using Boba Fett's carbonite-encased corpse. However, Vader’s ship arrives soon after the Falcon leaves and demands that Lando turn over the Rebels to him. Upon learning that the Falcon has already left, Vader orders the devastating bombardment of Cloud City, killing every inhabitant.
Eventually, the Falcon arrives at Dagobah where Han is surprised that he is not to be trained as a Jedi, but Leia is instead. Yoda tells Leia that Luke was her brother and her father is Darth Vader. Han, determined to settle his debt with Jabba the Hutt
, leaves Leia on Dagobah to train with Yoda.
During the next several months, Han gathers together the money he needs to pay off Jabba, Leia trains with great fervor, and Darth Vader continues his search for Luke, not knowing the youth’s fate; dismissing rumors that Luke has died, Vader insists that he can still sense Luke’s presence.
Eventually, Han, Chewbacca, and C-3PO return to Tatooine to settle Han’s debt, but upon their arrival, they are captured by Jabba’s thugs and the Falcon is stolen by a bounty hunter. Han and Chewbacca are taken to Jabba’s palace where they are forced to do battle with two nexu that Jabba keeps in a pit beneath his audience chamber, where the rancor used to be. Han and Chewbacca are able to escape with R2’s help, and the now freed nexu tear through Jabba's palace, destroying everything in sight. In the confusion, Han and Chewbacca are able to board a Hutt shuttlecraft and escape to the docked Falcon in Mos Eisley.
Soon after Han's escape, Vader arrives at Jabba's palace to question him about Han’s presence. Jabba says that he does not know where Han is now. Vader recognises C-3PO and demands that his former creation be handed over to him. After returning to his ship, Vader dismantles 3PO and retrieves Dagobah's location from the droid’s memory.
Back on Dagobah, Leia is in the last stages of her training. Yoda sends her on a mission to find a crystal for her lightsaber from a nearby cave. During Leia’s absence, Vader arrives and confronts Yoda. Using his connection to the Force, Yoda delves deep into Vader’s psyche and confronts the man inside, Anakin Skywalker, who is surrounded by multiple layers of the dark side of the Force. During the mental battle, Leia finds her crystal and receives an image of Vader confronting Yoda. In his mind, Anakin fights off shadows of long-deceased Jedi such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu
and Qui-Gon Jinn
. During the confrontation, Vader learns of Luke’s death. Vader is then able to deliver a fatal blow to Yoda through the mental link, severing the Jedi’s lock on his mind.
Leia then arrives and duels with Vader. Vader offers her the chance to join him and rule the galaxy, but Leia refuses. Before Vader can strike her down, Han and Chewbacca arrive in the Falcon. Han then fires on Vader and kills him. Before Yoda dies, he tells Leia to pass what she has learned on to others. Leia burns her father’s body on a funeral pyre before leaving with Han on the Falcon to rejoin the Rebels and save the galaxy.
in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic book
s. It is an alternate telling of the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
in which C-3PO breaks during Leia's bounty for Chewbacca, causing their to be no translator between her and Jabba the Hutt. The comic is not a direct sequel to the previous Infinities stories, but rather a sequel to the events after the actual film version to A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
During the melee, Leia and Chewbacca chase after Boba Fett, who escapes with Han Solo's carbonite-encased body. Leia fires on Fett but misses and hits the carbonite block’s life support control panel. Leia, Chewbacca and a disguised Lando escape from Jabba’s palace and reunite with Luke shortly before the thermal detonator goes off, killing everything within the palace. Luke promises Leia that he will find Han.
On Dagobah, Yoda, now on his deathbed, senses that Luke will not reach him before his death. On Tatooine, Luke is able to get a lead on Boba Fett's whereabouts. Yoda then dies on Dagobah and Luke, along with the Emperor and Vader, all sense it. The Emperor sends Vader to Dagobah to investigate.
Luke then arrives on Dagobah and is greeted by Yoda's ghost. The ghost confirms Vader’s claim that he is Luke's father and reveals that Leia is Luke's sister. Realizing that he has to confront Vader on his own, Luke has R2 record a message for Leia, send a message to the Rebellion and leaves Dagobah. Just then, a Star Destroyer drops out of hyperspace over Dagobah. Luke, captured by Vader, is brought to the second Death Star in orbit over Endor and is brought before the Emperor.
Meanwhile, Boba Fett is holding a meeting with Imperial officials, hoping to sell them Han’s carbonite block. Leia, Chewbacca and Lando track him down and interrupt the meeting, killing Fett in the skirmish. Leia and the others return to the Rebel fleet with Han's frozen body. After thawing out Han from the carbonite, Leia is informed by a medic that the damage to the life support control unit resulted in Han becoming completely blind. Lando then prepares the Falcon for an assault on the second Death Star that is scheduled to commence when the station’s energy shield is destroyed by a Rebel unit on Endor's moon.
Before the fleet leaves for Endor, Leia receives Luke's message from R2, which reveals that they are twins and that Vader is their father. A second transmission reveals Luke's subsequent capture and that no rescue attempt is to be made. Leia takes the Slave-1, commandeered after Fett's death and heads straight to the Death Star to rescue Luke. Han realises what has happened and asks Lando if he can accompany him and Chewbacca on the Falcon.
Leia arrives at the Death Star, but is soon captured and brought before the Emperor. Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet outside the Death Star engages the Imperial fleet while waiting for the ground assault team to destroy the shield generator. However, the battle between the Rebel and Imperial units on Endor disturbs the Ewoks, causing them to attack both sides.
On the Death Star, Palpatine orders Vader to kill Leia. Luke unleashes his lightsaber and duels with Vader himself. Leia attempts to intervene, but is subdued by Force Lightning from the Emperor, allowing Luke and Vader's duel to continue.
Han, despite his blindness, takes Chewbacca's place in the Falcon’s gunner turret after Chewbacca is injured. The Falcon flies down to Endor and destroys the shield generator, allowing the Rebel fleet in space to enter the half-completed Death Star. Lando takes the Falcon back to the Death Star to rescue Luke and Leia.
Luke continues to duel Vader, revealing to him that both he and Leia are his children. Vader is stunned by the revelation, and is struck down by Luke which cost of one of his arms. However, Vader is unable to kill his own children and surrenders, causing him to turn from the dark side of the Force and become Anakin Skywalker once again.
During the duel, the Emperor escapes and Luke and Leia carry their wounded father to the Falcon waiting in the docking bay and escape before the Death Star explodes. Sometime later, on the Rebel flagship, Mon Mothma informs Luke that the Emperor is alive and still a threat. Anakin, a Jedi once more and now clad in a white variation of the life-support suit he wore as Vader, agrees to help the Rebels track down Palpatine.
Graphic novel
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trilogy published by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
from 2002 to 2004. It tells a non-canon alternate version of each film in the original Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
trilogy in which a point of divergence
Point of divergence
In discussion of counterfactual history, a divergence point , also referred to as a departure point or point of divergence , is a historical event with two possible postulated outcomes...
occurs and changes the outcome of the story. Each individual Infinities story is unrelated to one another and is set within the timeline of their original film.
Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope
Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope is a 2002 three-part story arcStory arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s. It is an extended alternate ending of the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
in which Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, where he is portrayed by Mark Hamill. He is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master...
's proton torpedoes fail to destroy the Death Star
Death Star
The Death Star is a fictional moon-sized space station and superweapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. It is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive super charged energy beam.-Origin and design:...
.
Synopsis
At the Battle of Yavin, events begin to change when the torpedoes fired by Luke Skywalker experience a technical malfunction and fail to destroy the Death StarDeath Star
The Death Star is a fictional moon-sized space station and superweapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. It is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive super charged energy beam.-Origin and design:...
, but prevent the complete destruction of Yavin 4. Unable to fire a fully charged shot from the Death Star's superlaser, Grand Moff Tarkin
Grand Moff Tarkin
Governor Wilhuff Tarkin or Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing as the main antagonist of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, played by British actor Peter Cushing. A younger version of the character makes a brief cameo in the prequel film Star Wars...
orders the technicians to fire at reduced power, nearly levelling the Massassi Temple on the moon’s surface.
The Imperials send out a wing of TIE Fighters to pick off the remaining members of Red Squadron. Luke, driven to near-insanity by the failure of the mission and the apparent destruction of Rebel base, turns his fighter to face the TIEs alone. Eventually, Han Solo
Han Solo
Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise played by Harrison Ford. Introduced in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot, Chewbacca , become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire...
convinces Luke to flee and the Millennium Falcon jumps into hyperspace with Luke’s X-Wing on its tail.
The Rebel forces attempt to flee the Yavin system, but are captured by the Imperials. The Rebel leaders are imprisoned on the Death Star to await execution, but Princess Leia is taken to Coruscant, where she is put under house arrest at the Emperor’s residence, the great former Jedi Temple. Once there, Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
subtly begins Leia's conversion to the Dark Side of the Force.
After the Falcon drops out of hyperspace, Luke and Han argue and Luke accuses Han of having abandoned the Rebellion. Luke pulls out his lightsaber and threatens to kill Han. Obi-Wan's ghost then appears and tells Luke that he is moving into the Dark Side of the Force. Obi-Wan then instructs Luke to travel to Dagobah
Dagobah
Dagobah is a fictional planet in the Star Wars films, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It also makes an appearance in a deleted scene from Revenge of the Sith....
and seek out the Jedi Master Yoda
Yoda
Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the second and third original films, as well as all three prequel trilogy films. A renowned Jedi master, Yoda made his first on-screen appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where he is responsible for...
. Han takes Luke to Dagobah, where he begins his training under Yoda’s tutelage. Han then leaves with Chewbacca
Chewbacca
Chewbacca, also known as Chewie, is a character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Peter Mayhew. In the series' narrative chronology, he appears in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
to finish the repairs on the Falcon. While on Dagobah, Luke enters a mysterious cave as part of his training. There, he fights and kills a vision of Darth Vader and is shocked to find Leia's face under the helmet.
Five years later, the Empire celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Rebellion's defeat by renaming the Death Star the Justice Star, which then eclipses over the sun as a sign of everlasting peace. Now trained in the ways of the Sith, Leia convinces the Emperor to reinstate the Imperial Senate. Han and Chewbacca watch coverage of the celebrations in a bar on Ord Mantell and then board the Falcon and head back to Dagobah.
On Dagobah, Luke’s training is nearing completion. The last test is for Luke to re-enter the cave. Luke is again confronted by a vision of Vader but is now able to overcome his fears and completely connect to the Force. Han arrives soon after and informs Luke of Leia's whereabouts. Yoda then reveals to Luke the truth that Leia is really his sister and that Vader is their father.
Luke, Yoda, Han, Chewbacca and R2-D2
R2-D2
R2-D2 , is a character in the Star Wars universe. An astromech droid, R2-D2 is a major character throughout all six Star Wars films. Along with his droid companion C-3PO, he joins or supports Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in various points in the saga...
then take on in the Falcon to Coruscant. Once there, the Falcon lands on the Justice Star where Yoda and R2 debark. Yoda confronts Tarkin, now an admiral, and takes control of him with a Jedi mind trick.
Chewbacca flies the Falcon to Coruscant where Luke and Han attempt to infiltrate the Emperor’s palace. Once there, Luke and Han defeat a number of red-cloaked Imperial Guards and a reprogrammed, more aggressive C-3PO
C-3PO
C-3PO is a robot character from the Star Wars universe who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. He is also a major character in the television show Droids, and appears frequently in the series' "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books, and video games...
before confronting the Emperor and his two apprentices, Darth Vader and Leia Organa. At his master’s orders, Vader turns his lightsaber over to Leia who duels with Luke. Luke refuses to kill her and reveals to her that she is his sister. After the duel ends, the Emperor becomes angry and casts his Force Lightning at them. Vader attacks his master to protect Luke and Leia.
Luke, Leia, Han and 3PO then escape to the Falcon as the Emperor turns on Vader. Before Palpatine kills Vader, Yoda, using R2 to control the Justice Star's orbit, contacts the Emperor and announces that he is coming to see the Emperor and will be there soon. The Justice Star crashes into Coruscant, wiping out everything on it, including the Emperor, Vader, R2-D2 and Yoda.
Later, R2’s memory is inserted into an identical body. The story ends with Luke and Leia being visited by the ghosts of Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin Skywalker during the inaugural celebration of the first Chancellor of the New Republic, Leia, on the planet Naboo
Naboo
Naboo is a fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface...
.
Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back is a 2003 three-part story arcStory arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s. It is an alternate telling of the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan...
in which Luke Skywalker freezes to death during the blizzard on Hoth. The comic is not a direct sequel to Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope, but rather a sequel to the events after the actual film version to A New Hope.
Synopsis
Three years after the Rebel's success at the Battle of Yavin, the Alliance sets up a new base on the remote ice world of HothHoth
In the fictional universe of Star Wars, Hoth is the sixth planet of a remote system of the same name. It is a terrestrial planet blanketed by snow and ice. Many meteorites from a nearby asteroid belt pelt the planet's surface, making temporary craters in the planet's ever-moving snow drifts. Hoth...
. After escaping from a Wampa ice monster, Luke sees the spirit of Obi-Wan instructing him to go to Dagobah and find the Jedi Master Yoda. Events begin to change when Han’s Tauntaun dies before Han can find the missing Luke. Unable to find Luke in time and with no way to keep him warm, Han is unable to save Luke from death by exposure
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions which is defined as . Body temperature is usually maintained near a constant level of through biologic homeostasis or thermoregulation...
. But before Luke’s death, the young Jedi imparts Obi-Wan’s message to Han.
Later, during the funeral for Luke, Han tells Leia that he has to go to Dagobah, believing that he is to train as Jedi. Just then, the Empire attacks and the Rebellion starts to evacuate Hoth. The Millennium Falcon, unable to effectively escape the Hoth System due to a malfunctioning hyperdrive, sets a course for Bespin
Bespin
Bespin is a fictional planet, a gas giant in Star Wars films and books. The planet was first seen in the 1980 feature film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
, where Han hopes he can get repairs to the ship. Unbeknownst to Han, Darth Vader has hired a number of bounty hunters to follow the Falcon, including Boba Fett
Boba Fett
Boba Fett is a character in Star Wars. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a minor villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....
, who follows the Falcon to Bespin.
Upon his arrival at Bespin, Han meets up with his gambling buddy Lando Calrissian
Lando Calrissian
Lando Calrissian is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
. Casually laughing off Han’s claim that he’s going to become a Jedi, Lando agrees to repair the Falcon’s hyperdrive. When Lando returns to his office, he finds Boba Fett sitting at his desk, demanding that Han, Leia, Chewbacca and C-3PO be turned over to him, but what Boba does not know is that they have already arrived (as Han decided not to go into the asteroid field). Fett is led into a trap by Lando and is knocked unconscious after grappling with Han and Chewbacca.
After the repairs are finished and the Falcon leaves Bespin, Lando returns to his office to admire his new desk, which is crafted using Boba Fett's carbonite-encased corpse. However, Vader’s ship arrives soon after the Falcon leaves and demands that Lando turn over the Rebels to him. Upon learning that the Falcon has already left, Vader orders the devastating bombardment of Cloud City, killing every inhabitant.
Eventually, the Falcon arrives at Dagobah where Han is surprised that he is not to be trained as a Jedi, but Leia is instead. Yoda tells Leia that Luke was her brother and her father is Darth Vader. Han, determined to settle his debt with Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. Designed as a large, slug-like alien, his appearance has been described by film critic Roger Ebert as "Dickensian," a cross between a toad and the Cheshire Cat....
, leaves Leia on Dagobah to train with Yoda.
During the next several months, Han gathers together the money he needs to pay off Jabba, Leia trains with great fervor, and Darth Vader continues his search for Luke, not knowing the youth’s fate; dismissing rumors that Luke has died, Vader insists that he can still sense Luke’s presence.
Eventually, Han, Chewbacca, and C-3PO return to Tatooine to settle Han’s debt, but upon their arrival, they are captured by Jabba’s thugs and the Falcon is stolen by a bounty hunter. Han and Chewbacca are taken to Jabba’s palace where they are forced to do battle with two nexu that Jabba keeps in a pit beneath his audience chamber, where the rancor used to be. Han and Chewbacca are able to escape with R2’s help, and the now freed nexu tear through Jabba's palace, destroying everything in sight. In the confusion, Han and Chewbacca are able to board a Hutt shuttlecraft and escape to the docked Falcon in Mos Eisley.
Soon after Han's escape, Vader arrives at Jabba's palace to question him about Han’s presence. Jabba says that he does not know where Han is now. Vader recognises C-3PO and demands that his former creation be handed over to him. After returning to his ship, Vader dismantles 3PO and retrieves Dagobah's location from the droid’s memory.
Back on Dagobah, Leia is in the last stages of her training. Yoda sends her on a mission to find a crystal for her lightsaber from a nearby cave. During Leia’s absence, Vader arrives and confronts Yoda. Using his connection to the Force, Yoda delves deep into Vader’s psyche and confronts the man inside, Anakin Skywalker, who is surrounded by multiple layers of the dark side of the Force. During the mental battle, Leia finds her crystal and receives an image of Vader confronting Yoda. In his mind, Anakin fights off shadows of long-deceased Jedi such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu
Mace Windu
Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, most famously portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel films. However, Windu has also been voiced by other actors in assorted video game and animated projects....
and Qui-Gon Jinn
Qui-Gon Jinn
Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, and a main protagonist of the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, portrayed by Liam Neeson. He also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of comic books, video games, and novels...
. During the confrontation, Vader learns of Luke’s death. Vader is then able to deliver a fatal blow to Yoda through the mental link, severing the Jedi’s lock on his mind.
Leia then arrives and duels with Vader. Vader offers her the chance to join him and rule the galaxy, but Leia refuses. Before Vader can strike her down, Han and Chewbacca arrive in the Falcon. Han then fires on Vader and kills him. Before Yoda dies, he tells Leia to pass what she has learned on to others. Leia burns her father’s body on a funeral pyre before leaving with Han on the Falcon to rejoin the Rebels and save the galaxy.
Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is a 2004 three-part story arcStory arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s. It is an alternate telling of the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth in terms of the series' internal chronology...
in which C-3PO breaks during Leia's bounty for Chewbacca, causing their to be no translator between her and Jabba the Hutt. The comic is not a direct sequel to the previous Infinities stories, but rather a sequel to the events after the actual film version to A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
Synopsis
Princess Leia, posing as a bounty hunter, infiltrates Jabba’s palace in an attempt to rescue Han Solo, who has been frozen in carbonite. Events begin to change when Jabba knocks 3PO off his dais and 3PO is not able to function. With no translator, Leia is forced to reveal her identity and threatens Jabba with a thermal detonator to release Solo.During the melee, Leia and Chewbacca chase after Boba Fett, who escapes with Han Solo's carbonite-encased body. Leia fires on Fett but misses and hits the carbonite block’s life support control panel. Leia, Chewbacca and a disguised Lando escape from Jabba’s palace and reunite with Luke shortly before the thermal detonator goes off, killing everything within the palace. Luke promises Leia that he will find Han.
On Dagobah, Yoda, now on his deathbed, senses that Luke will not reach him before his death. On Tatooine, Luke is able to get a lead on Boba Fett's whereabouts. Yoda then dies on Dagobah and Luke, along with the Emperor and Vader, all sense it. The Emperor sends Vader to Dagobah to investigate.
Luke then arrives on Dagobah and is greeted by Yoda's ghost. The ghost confirms Vader’s claim that he is Luke's father and reveals that Leia is Luke's sister. Realizing that he has to confront Vader on his own, Luke has R2 record a message for Leia, send a message to the Rebellion and leaves Dagobah. Just then, a Star Destroyer drops out of hyperspace over Dagobah. Luke, captured by Vader, is brought to the second Death Star in orbit over Endor and is brought before the Emperor.
Meanwhile, Boba Fett is holding a meeting with Imperial officials, hoping to sell them Han’s carbonite block. Leia, Chewbacca and Lando track him down and interrupt the meeting, killing Fett in the skirmish. Leia and the others return to the Rebel fleet with Han's frozen body. After thawing out Han from the carbonite, Leia is informed by a medic that the damage to the life support control unit resulted in Han becoming completely blind. Lando then prepares the Falcon for an assault on the second Death Star that is scheduled to commence when the station’s energy shield is destroyed by a Rebel unit on Endor's moon.
Before the fleet leaves for Endor, Leia receives Luke's message from R2, which reveals that they are twins and that Vader is their father. A second transmission reveals Luke's subsequent capture and that no rescue attempt is to be made. Leia takes the Slave-1, commandeered after Fett's death and heads straight to the Death Star to rescue Luke. Han realises what has happened and asks Lando if he can accompany him and Chewbacca on the Falcon.
Leia arrives at the Death Star, but is soon captured and brought before the Emperor. Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet outside the Death Star engages the Imperial fleet while waiting for the ground assault team to destroy the shield generator. However, the battle between the Rebel and Imperial units on Endor disturbs the Ewoks, causing them to attack both sides.
On the Death Star, Palpatine orders Vader to kill Leia. Luke unleashes his lightsaber and duels with Vader himself. Leia attempts to intervene, but is subdued by Force Lightning from the Emperor, allowing Luke and Vader's duel to continue.
Han, despite his blindness, takes Chewbacca's place in the Falcon’s gunner turret after Chewbacca is injured. The Falcon flies down to Endor and destroys the shield generator, allowing the Rebel fleet in space to enter the half-completed Death Star. Lando takes the Falcon back to the Death Star to rescue Luke and Leia.
Luke continues to duel Vader, revealing to him that both he and Leia are his children. Vader is stunned by the revelation, and is struck down by Luke which cost of one of his arms. However, Vader is unable to kill his own children and surrenders, causing him to turn from the dark side of the Force and become Anakin Skywalker once again.
During the duel, the Emperor escapes and Luke and Leia carry their wounded father to the Falcon waiting in the docking bay and escape before the Death Star explodes. Sometime later, on the Rebel flagship, Mon Mothma informs Luke that the Emperor is alive and still a threat. Anakin, a Jedi once more and now clad in a white variation of the life-support suit he wore as Vader, agrees to help the Rebels track down Palpatine.
External links
- Dark Horse Listing for part 1
- Dark Horse Listing for part 2
- Dark Horse Listing for part 3
- Dark Horse Listing for part 4
- Dark Horse Listing for TPB
- Dark Horse Listing for part 1
- Dark Horse Listing for part 2
- Dark Horse Listing for part 3
- Dark Horse Listing for part 4
- Dark Horse Listing for TPB
- Dark Horse Listing for part 1
- Dark Horse Listing for part 2
- Dark Horse Listing for part 3
- Dark Horse Listing for part 4
- Dark Horse Listing for TPB