After Lando decided to switch sides, the rebels fought a running battle with Vader’s stormtroopers, evading their patrols and reaching the Falcon for a hasty getaway.

When Emperor Palpatine arrived at Endor to inspect the half-completed second Death Star, Darth Vader and ranks of stormtroopers awaited him. The troopers stood at attention to honor the galaxy’s ruthless ruler.

The rebels thought the shield generator on Endor was lightly guarded, but the Emperor had ordered an entire legion of stormtroopers to await their attack. They captured Han, Leia and Chewbacca before they could sabotage the battle station’s protective field.

The stormtroopers considered the forest moon’s Ewoks of little consequence – how could diminutive creatures with spears fight the Emperor’s shock troops? But the Ewoks knew the forests far better than the Empire did, and proved wily warriors. They ambushed the stormtroopers, kicking off a fight that could determine the fate of the galaxy.