Struggling to keep the Rebellion alive, Princess Leia has set up a new base of operations on the ice planet Hoth, where freedom fighters have already met with dangerous ice monsters.
Fleeing an attack by the Empire at the Rebel base on Hoth, Luke Skywalker has followed the Force to the Dagobah System to find and learn from ancient Jedi Master Yoda.
The Council reluctantly accepts Anakin Skywalker as Chancellor Palpatine's personal representative to the Jedi Council and in turn the Council asks him to report on the actions of Palpatine, whom the Jedi no longer trust.
Rebel leader Princess Leia and Jedi Luke Skywalker have traveled to Tatooine to rescue Han Solo from gangster Jabba the Hutt but their mission has not gone as planned.
After a narrow escape from the Empire and the loss of the great Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo head for Rebel headquarters to deliver the stolen Death Star plans.