He then moved on to Kothlis, which is where he discovered Han's location and devised the plan to rescue him when Leia contacted him after the completion of her mission. He's there to greet Leia when she arrives, spending some time with her, Nien Nunb, and Wedge Antilles, before seeing her off and eventually departing himself. Luke's story intersects with this somewhat, as he travels to the planet of Zastiga while onboard the ship The Redemption. Related: Star Wars: Palpatineās Plan For After His Death Revealed The story ends with Leia contacting Luke and discovering Han is on Tatooine, with the pair beginning to formulate a strategy. As part of this, Leia organizes and leads a decoy mission to spread false information about the Rebel Alliance's own tactics through the galaxy, drawing Imperial forces away from Endor, but at a huge cost to innocent life - the guilt of which weighs heavily on Leia. It includes the discovery that the Empire is building a second Death Star and the formation of the plan that would eventually lead to the Battle of Endor. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure, a junior novel written by Cecil Castellucci as part of the Journey to The Force Awakens series, takes place just before Star Wars Episode VII, but finds Leia recounting a mission she undertook between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. With Disney changing Star Wars canon, it meant fans had to say goodbye to Dash Rendar, Prince Xizor, the attempts at rescuing Han, and everything else that had happened during Shadows of the Empire, much like they did with so many other stories. While some of those have started to be replaced, however, there hasn't been a great deal so far to fill in the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. From there, Luke and Leia come up with their plan to rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt, leading into Return of the Jedi. This leads to a dogfight over the planet, with Xizor and, as far as those involved know, Dash being killed (although it's later revealed the latter did manage to survive the encounter by jumping to hyperspace). Luke and the rest of his group succeed in freeing Leia, although not before Xizor attempts to make his own escape. Xizor kidnaps Leia and takes her to his palace on Coruscant, setting the bait for Luke to come and rescue her. It's here that Xizor begins to plot a way to replace Vader as Palpatine's most trusted lieutenant, formulating a scheme to kill Luke and discredit Vader. Vader, knowing that Luke will attempt to rescue Han, plans on capturing his son and again attempting to turn him to the Dark Side, but he also has to work with the Black Sun Syndicate, led by Xizor, to conclude the shipping for the Death Star plans. Who is Prince Xizor? He serves as the villain of the piece, and a rival to Darth Vader for Emperor Palpatine's favor. Related: Darth Vader's Original Backstory (Before He Was Retconned To Be Luke's Father) There, you control Dash first on Hoth, and then in subsequent chapters involving tracking bounty hunters IG-88 and Boba Fett to rescue Han, going to save Luke from a swoop bike gang, and eventually having to help rescue Princess Leia from Prince Xizor. He's included in the novel, but came into his own as the playable protagonist of the Shadows of the Empire video game, which takes place concurrently with the other media. Rendar, a veteran of the Battle of Hoth, is an ace pilot with his own ship, The Outrider, a trigger-happy gunslinger, and a wisecracker, so needless to say he proved a firm fan-favorite. The rescue attempt includes the likes of Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and Wedge Antilles, but it's best remembered for introducing fans to Dash Rendar, a new character who served to fill in the rogueish gap left by Han's absence. He wasn't able to procure a kyber crystal, however, and instead had to make his own synthetic version. It's here, too, that Luke builds his green lightsaber, using instructions found in Ben Kenobi's hut and purchasing most materials from Mos Eisley. In the aftermath of his capture, Luke and Leia put together a team to help track down Boba Fett and rescue Han, which obviously doesn't work, since Han's salvation then becomes the opening of Return of the Jedi. The story is centered around the search for Han, which drives Leia's arc in particular. It's here we find out a lot about what Luke and Leia were up to between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The main core of the narrative comes from the eponymous novel, written by Steve Perry.
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