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| Beat | Storylines | Beat Description | Action Sequences | Acts |
| 1 | (Rebels ) (Empire ) (Vader ) (Leia ) |
Scrolling text in outer space informs the viewer that the galaxy is in civil war. Rebels won their first battle and stole secret plans for the empire’s ultimate weapon, an armored space station capable of destroying an entire planet. Leia is fleeing the battle carrying the stolen plans and is being pursued by the empire. | Prologue
State Leia’s goal of delivering the Deathstar plans to the Rebels. State the Empire’s goal of destroying planets and finding the Deathstar plans. |
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Leia is captured by Vader. C3PO and R2 escape, and Luke dreams of leaving Tatooine. |
| 2 | Liea Stormtroopers R2 C3PO |
In space, Leia’s ship is reeled in by an empire ship’s tractor beam. Storm troopers invade the ship and shoot rebels trying to defend it. R2 and C3PO hide behind a blast door and lament being doomed. | Introduce Leia, who is suffering a major setback in her goal of delivering the Deathstar plans to the Rebels. | |
| 3 | Luke (Leia ) |
At Luke’s moisture farm on Tatooine, Luke watches a battle in space with binoculars. | Introduce Luke, who watches the fight in space longingly, which is a metaphor for his dreams and foreshadows his quest. | |
| 4 | Vader Stormtroopers (Leia ) |
Vader enters Leia’s ship, and storm troopers stand aside to let him pass. |
Introduce Vader. Leia fails to escape and is captured by Vader, but not before she gives R2 and C3PO a message to Ben, the Deathstar plans and a quest to deliver the message and Deathstar plans to Ben. Vader states his quest goal is to find the Deathstar plans. He completes step #1 of his quest by capturing Leia, but it’s a false victory since Leia no longer has the Deathstar plans. |
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| 5 | Leia R2 (Ben ) |
On Leia’s ship, Leia records a message on R2. | ||
| 6 | Vader Rebels Stromtroopers (Leia ) |
On Leia’s ship, Vader asks a dying rebel where the Deathstar plans are. The rebel doesn’t cooperate, and Vader kills him. Vader orders his troops to find Leia. | ||
| 7 | Leia Stormtroopers |
On Leia’s ship, storm troopers capture Leia. | ||
| 8 | R2 C3PO |
On Leia’s ship, R2 and C3PO escape in an escape pod. |
R2 and C3PO complete step #1 of their quest to see Ben by flying an escape pod to Tatooine. This leaves clue #1 for stormtroopers to find: knowledge of the escape pod going to Tatooine. |
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| 9 | Stormtroopers (R2 ) (C3PO ) |
On the star destroyer, a storm trooper says the escape pod left but there is no life onboard. So he chalks it up to a malfunction. | ||
| 10 | Luke Biggs; |
At a power station on Tatooine, Luke talks to his friend, Biggs, who says he’s leaving Tatooine. | Introduce Biggs, who states his goal of going to space, and Luke states his goal of going to space. | |
| 11 | Liea Vader |
In Leia’s cell on the star destroyer, Vader asks Leia where the Deathstar plans are, but Leia doesn’t cooperate. |
Vader attempts step #2 of his plan to get the Deathstar plans by interrogating Leia, but he fails because she won’t cooperate. An Imperial commander states the risk of harming Leia (dipolomatic setback), but Vader says the benefit outweighs the risk and uses clue #1 to deduce a new plan to find the Deathstar planes. He gives his team a new quest: Search Tatooine for R2 and C3PO. |
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Vader searches for the Deathstar plans as C3PO and R2 look for Ben, but they find Luke instead. |
| 12 | Commander Vader (Rebels ) (R2 ) (C3PO ) |
Outside Leia’s cell, a commander tells Vader it’s diplomatically dangerous to hold Leia. Vader insists she is involved with the rebels, and she is his only hope to find the secret rebel base. Vader says the Deathstar plans must be on the escape pod and orders a search team to be sent to Tatooine. | ||
| 13 | R2 C3PO Jawas |
In the Tatooine desert, R2 and C3PO make a plan to deliver Leia’s message to Ben. They see a sand crawler (transport vehicle) approaching and wave for help. | R2 and C3PO enact step #2 of the plan to find Ben. They try asking Jawas for help, but this is a false victory since Jawas won’t help them. | |
| 14 | Biggs Luke (Rebels ) (Empire ) |
At the Tatooine power station, Biggs tells Luke he’s joining the rebel alliance and states the stakes of the empire controlling the galaxy. | Biggs states his goal of joining the Rebels and the stakes of failure: The Empire will control the galaxy. | |
| 15 | R2 C3PO Jawas |
In the Tatooine desert, R2 and C3PO are captured by jawas and taken to their sand crawler. | R2 and C3PO experience the consequence of their false victory: They’re setback on their quest by being taken prisoner, but this is a false failure, since it will take them to Luke. | |
| 16 | Stormtroopers (R2 ) (C3PO ) |
In the Tatooine desert, storm troopers investigate the abandoned escape pod. They see R2 and C3PO’s tracks in the desert and ascertain droids have left the escape pod. The storm troopers follow R2 and C3PO’s tracks. | Stormtroopers complete step #1 of their plan to find R2 and C3PO. They investigate clue #1 (the escape pod) and find clue #2: Droid tracks. They use clue #2 to deduce step #3 of their plan: They’ll follow the tracks. | |
| 17 | R2 C3PO (Jawas ) |
Inside the sand crawler, R2 and C3PO debate if/what horrible death awaits them. | R2 and C3PO continue experiencing the consequence of their false victory: They state the stakes of their predicament: a potentially horrible death. | |
| 18 | Jawas Owen Luke (R2 ) (C3PO ) |
Outside the sand crawler, the jawas line up a bunch of droids. Owen and Luke inspect the droids looking for one that speaks computer languages. |
Owen states his goal of buying farming droids. C3PO fills the condition of Owen’s need. So he buys R2 an C3PO.
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| 19 | C3PO Owen R2 Jawas Luke |
C3PO tells Owen he speaks computer languages. Owen buys R2 and C3PO. | ||
| 20 | Luke (Owen ) C3PO R2 Leia (Ben ) |
At Owen’s workshop, Luke cleans C3PO while stating he wants to leave Tatooine. Luke finds something jammed in R2. It activates part of Leia’s message telling Ben he’s their only hope, but then disappears. Before Luke can investigate further. Then Beru summons Luke to dinner. |
Luke discovers Leia’s message and the Deathstar plans. Luke makes a plan to investigate the message, but Owen creates a complication when he refuses to allow Luke to go and orders Luke to have the droids’ memories wiped. Luke experiences another complication when he discovers R2 has fled to continue his quest to find Ben. Luke makes a plan to find R2 tomorrow. |
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| 21 | Luke Owen Beru (R2 ) (C3PO ) (Ben ) |
In Owen’s dining room, Luke tells Owen and Beru about R2’s message. Owen tells Luke to take R2 into town the next day and have his memory wiped. Luke says he wants to leave Tatooine, and Owen tells him it’s never going to happen. | ||
| 22 | Luke C3PO (R2 ) |
Luke returns to Owen’s workshop and discovers R2 has escaped and traveled into the desert. C3PO asks if they should go after him, but Luke says it’s too dangerous at night. | ||
| 23 | Beru Owen (Luke ) |
The next morning, in Owen’s kitchen, Beru tells Owen that Luke left early. Owen is upset. |
Beru tells Owen that Luke has enacted his plan to find R2. While enacting step #1 of Luke’s plan, he states the stakes of failure. He’ll be in trouble with Owen if he can’t find R2. Sandpeople complicate Luke’s quest by attacking him, but this is a false victory for them and a false failure for Luke, because Ben saves Luke, R2 and C3PO. |
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Luke meets Ben, gets a mission to save the galaxy, refuses the call and then accepts when he has nothing left to lose. |
| 24 | Luke C3PO (R2 ) (Owen ) |
Luke drives his speeder across the Tatooine desert with C3PO looking for R2. Luke states the consequences of taking too long to find R2. He’ll get in a lot of trouble. | ||
| 25 | Sandpeople Luke C3PO |
Sandpeople watch/hunt Luke from a distance. | ||
| 26 | Luke R2 C3PO Sandpeople |
Luke finds R2 and then is attacked by sand people. | ||
| 27 | Ben Sandpeople Luke R2 C3PO |
Ben saves Luke from the sand people. | ||
| 28 | Ben Luke R2 C3PO Sandpeople |
Ben introduces himself to Luke and makes a plan to leave the desert. |
Introduce Ben, who makes a plan to deliver the Deathstar plans to Alderaan and train Luke in the force. Ben gives Luke a lightsaber, but Luke refuses the call, siting the stakes of failing to get R2 and C3PO back to Owen.
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| 29 | Ben Luke Vader R2 C3PO |
At Ben’s house, Ben tells Luke about his father and the force and gives Luke a light saber. | ||
| 30 | Ben Leia Luke R2 C3PO |
At Ben’s house, Ben plays Leia’s message and makes a plan to go to the planet, Alderaan, with Luke and train Luke in the force. Luke refuses the call. | ||
| 31 | Vader General (Emperor ) |
On a star destroyer, Vader’s general discuss how the emperor has taken control of the galactic government and will rule with fear. One general restates Vader’s mission to find the Deathstar plans. | Vader states his goal of controlling the galaxy with fear. One of his henchman restates the Empire’s goal of finding the Deathstar plans. | |
| 32 | Luke R2 C3PO Jawas (Sandpeople ) (Stormtroopers ) |
In the Tatooine desert, Luke drives his speeder with Ben, R2 and C3PO. They stop at a destroyed sand crawler, and Ben realizes it has been made to look like sand people attacked it. Luke leaves Ben and rushes home to check on Owen and Beru. |
Luke and Ben discover clue #2. Stormtroopers have killed the Jawas and covered it up, foreshadowing they know Owen bought R2 and C3PO and is in danger. Luke investigates clue #2 and finds Owen and Beru are dead. |
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| 33 | Luke Owen Beru (Stormtroopers ) |
Luke returns home on his speeder and finds Owen and Beru have been killed. | ||
| 34 | Vader Leia Stormtroopers |
On a star destroyer, Leia is tortured for information. | Vader enacts step #3 of his plan to find the Deathstar plans. He tortures Leia but fails, requiring him to escalate his next step. | |
| 35 | Luke Ben R2 C3PO |
Luke returns to Ben and accepts his invitation to go to Alderaan. | With his original plans in life cut off, he decides to return to the path and accept Ben’s quest to go to Aaleran and train in the force. | |
| 36 | Luke Ben R2 C3PO Stormtroopers |
Ben, Luke, R2 and C3PO arrive at the spaceport city of Mos Eisley. While entering, they’re stopped by storm troopers looking for R2 and C3PO. Ben uses the force to mesmerize the storm troopers into leaving them alone. |
Ben enacts step #1 of his plan to get to Alderaan. They arrive at Mos Eisley, where Ben plans step #2: Hire a spaceship captain to take them to Alderaan.
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Luke and Ben hire Han and Chewie to take them to Alderaan and fly away from Tatooine. |
| 37 | Luke Ben R2 C3PO (Han ) |
Luke parks his speeder in front of a bar. Ben makes a plan to hire a ship to take them to Alderaan in the bar. | ||
| 38 | Luke Ben R2 C3PO Bartender |
Luke, Ben, R2 and C3PO enter the bar, but the bartender says R2 and C3PO must wait outside. Ben acquiesces. |
Ben completes step #2 of his plan to get to Alderaan. He hires Han and Chewie while badguys close in. Han agrees to the quest under two conditions: Large payment upfront and another payment once they reach Alderaan. |
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| 39 | Ben Chewie Luke |
Ben speaks with Chewie while Luke waits at the bar. | ||
| 40 | Bar bully Luke Ben |
A brute harasses Luke. Ben tries to talk the brute down, but the brute gets violent. So Ben kills him with his light saber. | ||
| 41 | C3PO Stormtroopers |
Outside the bar, C3PO sees a creature telling storm troopers about them. | ||
| 42 | Ben Luke Han Chewie |
In the bar, Ben and Luke hire Han and Chewie to fly them to Alderaan. | ||
| 43 | Han Chewie Stormtroopers Ben Luke |
In the bar, Han sees storm troopers approaching and warns Ben. They all flee before the storm troopers arrive. | ||
| 44 | Ben Luke |
In the street, Ben makes a plan to sell Luke’s speeder. | Ben plans step #3 of their quest to get to Alderaan. They’ll sell Luke’s speeder to pay for Han’s first condition: a large payment upfront. | |
| 45 | Han Greedo (Jabba ) (Ben ) (Luke ) |
In the bar, Han runs into Greedo, who says Jaba has put a bounty on Han’s life for dumping contraband from his ship when approaching a blockade. Greedo tries to kill Han, but Han shoots Greedo first. | Han encounters a complication in his quest to get to Alderaan. A bounty hunter states Jabba’s goal of capturing Han dead or alive. Han kills the bounty hunter and escapes. | |
| 46 | Vader Officer |
On the Deathstar, Vader makes a plan to blow up Alderaan. He orders an officer to fly the Deathstar to Alderaan. | Vader states step #1 and #2 of his plan to find the Rebels: Fly the Deathstar to Alderaan and threaten to blow it up if Leia doesn’t tell him the location of the Rebel base. | |
| 47 | R2 C3PO Stormtroopers |
In the streets of Mos Eisley, R2 and C3PO hide from more storm troopers. |
Ben completes step #3 of his plan to get to Alderaan. He sells Luke’s speeder while badguys close in.
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| 48 | Luke Ben Vendor |
In the streets of Mos Eisley, Luke and Ben sell Luke’s speeder to a vendor. | ||
| 49 | Jabba Han (Ben ) (Luke ) |
In a docking bay, Jabba confronts Han. Han tells Jaba he can pay him back for the lost contraband plus 20%. Jaba agrees. | While completing step #1 of his plan to get to Alderaan (prep the Millenium Falcon), Han experiences a complication. Jabba confronts him demanding money, but Han neutralizes the complication by increasing his debt to Jabba. | |
| 50 | Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO |
In the docking bay Han and Chewie prep the Millennium Falcon for launch while Luke, Ben, R2 and C3PO board the ship. |
While completeing step #4 of Ben’s plan to get to Alderaan (Leave Tatooine in the Millenium Falcon) (which is also step #2 of Han’s plan), they experience a complication when stormtroopers attack, but they neutralize the complication by flying away in a hurry and going into hyperdrive. This is a semi-false victory, because they leave clue #5: The plans to the Deathstar are in the Millenium Falcon.
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| 51 | Stormtroopers Han Chewie |
A creature points some storm troopers to the Millennium Falcon. The storm troopers attack Han and Chewie, who return fire. | ||
| 52 | Stormtroopers Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO |
The Millennium Falcon takes off amid laser gun fire from the storm troopers. | ||
| 53 | Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO Tie fighters |
In space, the Millennium Falcon is attacked by tie fighters, but the Millennium Falcon escapes them by jumping to hyper drive. | ||
| 54 | Vader Leia (Rebels ) (Deathstar ) |
On the Deathstar, Vader makes Leia watch as he blows up her home planet of Alderaan. Leia tells Vader the location of the rebel base on Dantooine to prevent him from blowing up any more planets. | Vader completes step #2 of his plan to find the Rebel base. He blows up Alderaan, and Leia tells him the Rebel’s location to prevent more deaths. This is a false victory for Vader though, because Leia tells him the wrong location. |
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En route to Alderaan, Ben trains Luke in the force whole Vader blows up Alderaan. After arriving at Alderaan, the Millennium Falcon is abducted by the Deathstar. On the Deathstar, Team 1 makes a plan to save Leia and escape. |
| 55 | Ben Luke |
On the Millennium Falcon, Ben makes Luke practice using the force and his light saber. Ben is distraught when he senses the disturbance in the force caused by the destruction of Alderaan. |
While completing step #5 of Ben’s plan to get to Alderaan, Ben’s team gets to know each other.
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| 56 | R2 Chewie Han |
R2 and Chewie play chess. At Han’s urging, R2 lets Chewie win. | ||
| 57 | Officer Vader (Rebels ) (Leia ) |
On the Deathstar, an officer tells Vader that the rebel base on Dantooine is abandoned. Thus, Leia lied to Vader earlier. | Vader learns of his false victory. The Rebels aren’t where Leia said. | |
| 58 | Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO |
The Millennium Falcon leaves hyperspace near Alderaan and discovers the planet has been destroyed. |
Ben’s team completes step #5 of their plan to get to Alderaan by leaving hyperspace and arriving near Alderaan. This is a false victory though, since Alderaan was destroyed by the Deathstar. The Empire captures the Millenium Falcon and uses clue #5 to deduce the plans to the Deathstar are onboard, which means they’ll kill the crew. |
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| 59 | Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO Tie fighters Deathstar |
The Millennium Falcon is attacked by a tie fighter. The Millennium Falcon tries to shoot it, but it is captured by the Deathstar’s tractor beam. | ||
| 60 | Stormtroopers (Han ) (Chewie ) (Ben ) (Luke ) (R2 ) (C3PO ) (Deathstar ) |
On the Deathstar, storm troopers prepare to board the Millennium Falcon as an officer orders the Deathstar’s shields up to prevent the Millennium Falcon from escaping. | ||
| 61 | Officer Vader (Han ) (Chewie ) (Ben ) (Luke ) (R2 ) (C3PO ) |
On the Deathstar, an officer tells Vader the Millennium Falcon is the same ship that left Mos Eisley and it’s empty. Vader orders the ship to scanned for hiding passengers. | ||
| 62 | Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO (Deathstar ) |
On the Millenium Falcon, hiding in a smuggling compartment, Ben makes a plan to disable the tractor beam. |
Ben’s team makes a plan to escape the Deathstar and rescue Leia. Step #1 of the plan to escape the Deathstar is to find the tractor beam controls. Step #2 is for Ben to reach the tractor beam controls. Step #3 is to disable it. Step #4 is to return to the Millenium Falcon. Han kills some Stormtroopers, and he and Luke disguise themselves as Stormtroopers. |
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| 63 | Stormtroopers Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO |
Two storm troopers bring a scanner onto the Millennium Falcon and are killed by Han. | ||
| 64 | Han Chewie Stormtroopers |
Han disguises himself as a storm trooper. He and Chewie kill two more storm troopers who were guarding the Millennium Falcon. | ||
| 65 | Han Chewie Ben Luke R2 C3PO Deathstar |
R2 hacks the Deathstar’s computer system and finds the location of the tractor beam generator. Ben says he’ll go disable it. |
R2 completes step #1 of the plan to disable the tractor beam by hacking the Deathstar’s computer. Ben states he will complete the rest of the steps alone. While completing step #1, R2 finds clue #6: Leia’s location. Luke makes a plan to rescue Leia. Step #1 of the plan to rescue Leia is for Luke and Han is to lead Chewie to the detention cells while disguised as Stormtroopers. Step #2 is to break Leia out. Step #3 is to return to the Millenium Falcon. |
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| 66 | R2 (Leia) Luke Chewie Han C3PO |
R2 locates Leia in the detention block. Luke convinces Han they need to rescue her. | ||
| 67 | R2 (Leia) Luke Chewie Han C3PO |
Luke comes up with a plan to save Leia. He and Han will dress as storm troopers and pretend to escort Chewie as a prisoner, and R2 and C3PO will stay with the Millennium Falcon. | ||
| 68 | Luke Chewie Han |
Luke and Han pretend to escort Chewie to the detention block. |
While enacting step #1 of the plan to rescue Leia, Han and Luke’s disguises fail, alerting the Empire. Han makes a new plan for Luke to break Leia out and return while Han holds off the incoming Stormtroopers.
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Team 1 breaks Leia out of jail and escapes the Deathstar while Ben disables a tractor beam and gets killed by Vader. |
| 69 | Luke Chewie Han Stormtroopers |
Luke, Han and Chewie’s cover is blown when a security guard stops them. Luke, Han and Chewie kill the security guard and more storm troopers. | ||
| 70 | Luke Chewie Han Stormtroopers |
Han makes a plan for Luke to go get the princess while Luke holds off any incoming storm troopers. | ||
| 71 | Luke Leia |
Luke breaks Leia out of her cell. | Luke completes step #1 and #2 of the new plan to rescue Leia. He reaches her cell and breaks her out. | |
| 72 | Vader Tarkin (Ben) |
Vader tells Tarkin that he sense Ben is on the Deathstar. Then a computer alerts Tarkin that there’s a security breach in the detention block. Tarkin sounds a general alarm, and Vader says he must face Ben alone. | Vader uses the force to discover Ben. Vader states his new plan to find and kill Ben. | |
| 73 | Luke Leia Han Chewie (C3PO) |
Luke and Leia meet back up with Han and Chewie. They determine their escape route is blocked and need to find another way back to the Millennium Falcon. Luke calls C3PO and asks him to find another escape route. |
Luke and Leia complete step #3 of the new plan to rescue Leia. They meet back up with Han. They can’t complete step #4 though, because their path is blocked. So Leia makes and enacts a new plan to take a different route. The she completes step #1 and #2 by creating a new path by blasting a hole in a vent and everybody jumping through it. This is a false victory though, because the path leads to a deadly dead end (a trash compactor).
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| 74 | Luke Leia Han Chewie Stormtroopers |
Storm troopers attack Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia. Leia shoots a grate in the wall, and the team jumps through it. | ||
| 75 | Luke Leia Han Chewie Stormtroopers (C3PO) |
Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia slide into a trash compactor room. Luke tries to call C3PO on his radio, but there is no answer. | ||
| 76 | Storm troopers R2 C3PO |
Storm troopers board the Millennium Falcon and find C3PO and R2. C3PO lies and says they’re imperial droids and need to go to the maintenance department. The storm troopers let them go. | Stormtroopers fulfill step #1 of Vader’s orders to search the Millenium Falcon for rebels. They find C3PO and R2, who avoid death by claiming to be Imperial droids and escape. This is a false victory though, because they can get lost and can’t help their friends by using the same comm port to hack the Deathstar. | |
| 77 | Luke Leia Han Chewie C3PO R2 |
The trash compactor room begins to shrink. Luke finally gets C3PO on the radio, and R2 hacks the Deathstar’s computer system and shuts off the trash compactor room and opens the door. | Luke’s team suffers the consequences of their false failure. They’re stuck in a shrinking trash compactor. After several failed attempts, they succeed at contacting R2, who finds a new comm port, hacks the Deathstar and reverses the trash compactor and opens a new path for Luke’s team to complete step #4 of their new plan to rescue Leia. | |
| 78 | Ben | Ben arrives at the tractor beam generator and shuts it down. |
Ben completes step #2 and #3 of his plan to escape the Deathstar. He reaches the tractor beam controls and disables it. Then he begins step #4: return to the Millenium Falcon.
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| 79 | Stormtroopers Ben |
Storm troopers enter the room Ben is in. He uses the force to distract them while he slips away. | ||
| 80 | Luke Leia Han Chewie Stormtroopers |
Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia run into storm troopers and fight them. Han and Chewie chase a fleeing storm trooper, and Luke and Leia head towards the Millennium Falcon. | Luke’s team ecounters a complication while completing step #4 of their plan to escape the Deathstar. They run into more Stormtroopers. Han uses his flaw and strays from the path by chasing the Stormtroopers with Chewie. Luke and Leia continue moving towards the Millenium Falcon. | |
| 81 | Han Stormtroopers Chewie |
Han runs into more storm troopers. So he turns around and runs back. He meets Chewie, and they both run away together. |
Han experiences the consequence of using his flaw and straying from the path. He an Chewie meet more Stormtroopers. With no other options, he turns and runs away in the direction he came. Meanwhile, Luke and Leia also encounter a complication: more Stormtroopers. They’re to stray from the path and run away. Ben encounters a complication in the form of Stormtroopers, but he uses the force to evade them and continues on his quest to return to the Millenium Falcon, but this is a false victory, since Vader is closing in on Ben. |
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| 82 | Luke Leia Stormtroopers |
Luke and Leia run from storm troopers. | ||
| 83 | Ben Stormtroopers Vader |
Ben evades storm troopers as Vader follows him. | ||
| 84 | C3PO R2 |
C3PO wonders where their team is. R2 hacks the Deathstar computer system to find out. | R2 and C3PO are experiencing the consequence of their false victory. They’re lost on the Deathstar. So they make and enact a plan to find their team members by using a comm port to hack the Deathstar. | |
| 85 | Han Chewie Stormtroopers |
Han and Chewie run from storm troopers. | Han and Chewie’s complication continues and escalates. They’re still being chased by Stormtroopers. | |
| 86 | Ben Vader |
Ben meets Vader and they prepare for a light saber fight. | Vader completes step #1 of his plan to kill Ben by finding him. This adds a new condition to Ben’s quest to return to the Millenium Falcon if. Ben can’t continue until he kills Vader. So Ben prepares to fight Vader. | |
| 87 | Luke Leia Han Chewie (Ben) |
Luke and Leia meet back up with Han and Chewie. They plan to get back to the Millennium Falcon. Han hopes Ben disabled the tractor beam. | Luke, Liea, Han and Chewie recover from their setbacks by accidentally finding each other and reuniting. They state their plan to continue step #4 of their plan to escape the Deathstar: getting back to the Millenium Falcon. Luke states the stakes of Ben failing his quest to disable the tractor beam. | |
| 88 | Luke Leia Han Chewie Ben Vader |
Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia see Ben fighting Vader on a walkway above them. | Luke’s team’s quest and Ben’s quest meet, when Luke’s team sees Ben fighting Vader. This is a complication for Luke’s team’s quest since it’s a distraction and possible loss of a team member. | |
| 89 | C3PO R2 Stormtroopers |
C3PO and R2 move through the hallways of the Deathstar evading storm troopers. | C3PO and R2 enact and continue on their quest to return to the Millenium Falcon. | |
| 90 | Vader Ben Luke Chewie Han Leia |
Vader kills Ben as Luke watches. |
Ben fails his quest to return to the Millenium Falcon when he’s killed Vader. Luke and his team show their emotional reaction, but they’re interrupted when a new complication arises in the form of more Stormtroopers. Ben’s death is a false failure, because Ben’s voice speaks to Luke and tells him to continue on his quest. So Ben isn’t really dead. |
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| 91 | Ben Luke Chewie Han Leia Stormtroopers |
Luke shoots at storm troopers, but Ben’s voice magically tells Luke to run. Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia run towards the Millennium Falcon. | ||
| 92 | Luke Chewie Han Leia R2 C3PO |
The team is aboard the Millennium Falcon. Han flies it away from the Deathstar. | Luke’s team completes step #4 of their plan to escape the Deathstar. They board the Millenium Falcon. They complete step #5 and #6. They start the Millenium Falcon and fly it away. | |
| 93 | Leia Luke (Ben) |
Leia comforts Luke as he mourns Ben’s death. |
After Luke shows his emotional reaction to Ben’s death, Luke’s team experiences a complication in their escape plan when Tie-fighters attack them. They make, enact and complete a plan to use evasive maneuvers and cannons to blow up the Tie-fighters. The fight sequence goes as follows: This is a false victory though, because Tarkin put a homing beacon on the Millenium Falcon. |
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The Millennium Falcon fights Tie-fighters as it escapes the Deathstar. |
| 94 | Han Chewie Tie-fighters Luke |
Han sees Imperial fighters coming towards them. He tells Chewie to power up the deflector shields while he prepares the ship’s weapons. Han goes and tells Luke they have to fight. | ||
| 95 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
Han returns to the driver’s seat while Leia and Luke prepare to fire the ship’s guns. | ||
| 96 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
The team tracks the incoming Imperial fighters and engages them. | ||
| 97 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
The Imperial fighters rock the Millennium Falcon with laser fire. | ||
| 98 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
Liea tells Han they’re in trouble. Han feigns confidence. | ||
| 99 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
Luke shoots down an Imperial fighter. | ||
| 100 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
Luke shoots down another Imperial fighter. | ||
| 101 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
Leia says two more Imperial fighters are approaching. | ||
| 102 | Han Chewie Luke Leia Tie-fighters |
Luke and Han shoot down the last two Imperial fighters. | ||
| 103 | C3PO R2 |
C3PO wiggles comically in a pile of wires and R2 beeps. Closing shot of the Millennium Falcon flying away. | ||
| 104 | Tarkin Vader Millenium Falcon |
On the Deathstar, Tarkin tells Vader the Millennium Falcon is gone and there is a homing beacon on the ship. |
Vader reacts calmly to his failure, because it’s a false failure. Tarkin tells Vader he put a homing beacon on the Millenium Falcon. Meanwhile, Leia deduces their victory was false because the Empire would have put a homing beacon on their ship. Liea states a plan to have the Deathstar’s plans analyzed. The condition is, they must take R2 to the Rebel base, the stakes of which, is the Empire will track them and kill them, resulting in the Empire completing their ultimate goal and the Rebels failing theirs. Han uses his flaw and strays from the path by refusing the call and quitting. Leia shows her emotional reaction. |
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Team 1 and Team 2 plan and prepare to fight. |
| 105 | Leia Han Luke Chewie R2 C3PO Rebels The Empire |
Leia deduces the Empire is tracking the Millennium Falcon. Leia says she needs to have R2’s plans of the Deathstar analyzed. Han says he won’t help the Rebels and he just wants money. Leia leaves angry. | ||
| 106 | Luke Han (Leia) |
Luke and Han discuss being attracted to Leia. | Luke and Han get to know each other. | |
| 107 | Leia Han Luke Chewie R2 C3PO Willard The Empire |
The Millenium Falcon lands on the planet, Massassi. The team is met by Willard. Leia tells him the Empire is tracking them, and they need R2’s plans of the Deathstar analyzed. | Luke’s team completes step #1 of Leia’s plan to have R2’s data analyzed when they land at the Rebel base. They meet their POC and enact step #2: Have the Rebels use their expertise and equipment to analyze R2’s data. | |
| 108 | Tarkin Vader (Rebels) |
On the Deathstar, Tarkin tells Vader they are approaching Massassi. | Tarkin states the Empire has completed step #1 of their plan to crush the Rebels by flying the Death Star near the Rebel base. | |
| 109 | Dodonna Rebels (Empire) Leia Han Luke Chewie |
In the Rebel war room, Dodonna briefs a room of Rebels including Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia. Dodonna says the Deathstar is approaching and they need to destroy it by dropping a bomb into a vent on its surface, which they’ll do by flying a squadron of X-wings which will try to bomb the vent. | Dodonna states the Rebel have analyzed the Deathstar plans and found clue #7: The Deathstar has a vulnerable air vent. Then Dodonna states the Rebel’s plan to destroy the Deathstar: Fly X-wings to the Deathstar and use them to drop a bomb in the vent. | |
| 110 | Tarkin Vader (Rebels) |
On the Deathstar, Tarkin tells Vader that in 30 minutes the Deathstar will be in range to blow up Massassi and the Rebels on it. | Tarkin updates Vader on the Empire’s progress on step #2 of their plan to crush the Rebels. They’re 30 minutes away.This creates a time limit for Luke to complete his quest to destroy the Deathstar. | |
| 111 | Han Luke |
In the Rebel base’s spaceship hangar, Han tells Luke he’s leaving to pay his debts. Luke shames him for being selfish. Then Han hints at having a change of heart. |
Han strays from the path to go complete his quest to repay Jabba. Luke and the X-wing pilots prepare to enact their plan to destroy the Deathstar and then complete step #1 by departing to the battle field. |
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| 112 | Luke Leia (Han) (Ben) |
In the Rebel base’s spaceship hangar, Luke tells Leia he’s sad Han and Ben left. Leia consoles him. | ||
| 113 | Luke Biggs Red leader |
In the Rebel base’s spaceship hangar, Luke meets Biggs and Red Leader. Biggs says they’re going to be heroes and swap stories after the battle. Biggs says Luke is a great pilot, and Red Leader says Luke’s father was too. | ||
| 114 | Luke R2 |
Luke boards his X-wing while a technician puts R2 into the ship. | ||
| 115 | Luke (Ben) |
Luke sits in his X-wing preparing for take off. He hears Ben’s voice tell him, “May the force be with you.” | ||
| 116 | Luke X-wings |
Arial view of X-wings taking off from the Rebel base. | ||
| 117 | Leia C3PO Rebel commander (Deathstar) |
Leia, C3PO and a Rebel commander stand in the Rebel base war room. A computer tells them the Deathstar will be within firing range in 15 minutes. | A Rebel commander tells Leia that Luke and the Rebels only have 15 minutes left to complete their quest. |
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Team 1 approaches Team 2 for the final fight. |
| 118 | Luke X-wings Deathstar Red leader |
The squadron of X-wings fly towards the Deathstar. A couple of members check in with each other over their radios, and Red Leader orders them into attack position. |
Luke and the X-wings complete step #2 of their quest to destroy the Deathstar by arriving at the battlefield.
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| 119 | Wedge Red leader Luke X-wings Deathstar |
In his X-wing, Wedge marvels at the size of the Deathstar, and Red Leader tells him to cut the chatter. | ||
| 120 | Wedge Red leader Gold leader Luke X-wings Deathstar |
In his X-wing, Gold Leader tells Red Leader his team is going to make a run to bomb the vent. Red Leader says he’ll draw the enemy’s fire away. | ||
| 121 | Luke Stormtroopers X-wings Deathstar |
On the Deathstar, Imperial soldiers scramble to operate anti-aircraft guns. In space, lasers shoot at/past Rebel X-wings. | The Empire prepares their defenses. | |
| 122 | Leia Wedge Red leader X-wings Stormtroopers Deathstar |
Montage of shots Leia listening to a radio, Wedge calling in enemy fire, Red Leader issuing instructions, Imperial soldiers preparing weapons, and X-wings flying toward the Deathstar. | Enemies attack/no effect | |
| 123 | Luke Deathstar |
Luke attacks the Deathstar with his X-wing. He narrowly escapes death. |
Luke and X-wings attack/advance
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| 124 | X-wings Imperial officer Vader (Tie-fighters) |
X-wings strafe the Deathstar. Inside the Deathstar stuff blows up and Imperial soldiers go flying. An Imperial officer tells Vader their large cannons can’t hit the small X-wings. Vader says to send Tie-fighters to pick off the X-wings one by one. | ||
| 125 | X-wings Luke Red leader Deathstar |
In his X-wing, Luke tells Red Leader he’s going to attempt to bomb the vent. Red Leader tells him to be careful. |
Luke attacks Deathstar/advance
Enemies send reinforcements Tie-fighters attack Biggs/advance Biggs is chased/ Luke saves Biggs |
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Team 1 attacks Team 2. |
| 126 | Luke Deathstar |
Luke flies over the surface of the Deathstar evading lasers. | ||
| 127 | Stormtroopers Biggs Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Montage of shots Imperial soldiers run around on the Deathstar, Biggs evades laser fire, Imperial pilots board Tie-fighters in the Deathstar hangar. | ||
| 128 | Leia Rebel officer (Tie-fighters) Deathstar |
As Leia paces in the Rebel war room, a Rebel officer says they’ve picked up incoming Tie-fighters. | ||
| 129 | Luke X-wings Tie-fighters Red leader Deathstar |
In his X-wing, Luke says he can’t see any Tie-fighters. Red Leader says to keep looking. | ||
| 130 | Tie-fighters Bigs Luke Deathstar |
A Tie-fighter chases Biggs, and Luke comes to his rescue, shooting the Tie-fighter. | ||
| 131 | Vader Stormtroopers (X-wings) (Tie-fighters) Deathstar |
On the Deathstar, Vader tells some pilots that several X-wings have broken from the formation. Then Vader orders the pilots to come with him. | Vader states his plan to join the fight and enacts step #1: Go to the hangar. | |
| 132 | Leia (Luke) (Biggs) (X-wings) (Tie-fighters) (Deathstar) |
Leia paces nervously as she listens to radio transmissions of Luke and Biggs fighting Tie-fighters. |
Leia shows her emotional reaction to the fight
Enemies attack Luke/Luke suffers a minor hit R2 fixes the damage Luke suffered Leia shows her emotional reaction to the fight Enemies attack Luke/Wedge saves Luke |
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Vader thwarts Team 1’s attack. |
| 133 | Luke Tie-fighters X-wings Deathstar |
Luke’s X-wing gets hit by a Tie-fighter’s laser, but the damage isn’t bad. | ||
| 134 | Luke R2 Tie-fighters X-wings Deathstar |
R2 fixes the damage on Luke’s ship. | ||
| 135 | Luke Red leader Tie-fighters X-wings Deathstar |
Leia paces nervously as she listens to radio transmissions of Luke telling Red Leader he can’t shake a Tie-fighter off his tail. | ||
| 136 | Wedge Luke Tie-fighters X-wings Deathstar |
Wedge saves Luke by chasing down and blowing up the Tie-fighter chasing him. | ||
| 137 | Gold leader Luke X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
In Gold Leader’s X-wing, he says she’s going to make a bombing run on the vent. He and several other X-wings dive towards the Deathstar. |
Gold leader states he’s going to enact step #3 of the plan to destroy the Deathstar. He’s starting a bombing run.
Leia shows her emotional reaction to the fight. Countdown clock Preparation/complication Vader attacks Gold leader/advance X3 Vader kills Gold leader. |
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| 138 | Vader Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader flies an Tie-fighter, accompanied by two other Tie-fighters. | ||
| 139 | Gold leader (Luke) X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Gold leader and his escorts skim the surface of the Deathstar avoiding flack as Vader and his escorts close in. | ||
| 140 | Leia (Luke) (Gold leader) (Tie-fighters) (X-wings) (Deathstar) (Rebels) |
Leia listens to the radio chatter of Gold Leader talking about the battle. Leia’s computer says the Deathstar will be in range to blow up Massassa in 5 minutes. | ||
| 141 | Gold leader Luke X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
In Gold Leader’s X-wing, he pulls a targeting device over his eye and prepares to bomb the vent. Suddenly all the Deathstar guns stop firing at him and his escorts. | ||
| 142 | Vader Tie-fighters Gold leader X-wings Deathstar |
Vader and his escorts drop in behind Gold Leader and his escorts. | ||
| 143 | Gold leader X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader blows up one of Gold Leader’s escorts. | ||
| 144 | Gold leader X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader blows up Gold Leader’s X-wing. | ||
| 145 | Gold leader (Luke) X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Gold Five tells the squadron that Gold Leader and the other escort are dead. Then his X-wing blows up too. | ||
| 146 | Tarkin Imperial officer (X-wings) (Deathstar) |
On the Death Star, an Imperial officer tells Tarkin he’s figured out the Rebel’s plan and they should evacuate the Deathstar just in case. Tarkin refuses. A voice on a speaker announces the Deathstar will be in range to blow up Massassa in 3 minutes. | An imperial officer deduces the Rebel’s plan and advises precautionary measures to Tarkin, who uses his flaw to ignore the warning. Countdown clock |
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Vader thrwarts Team 1’s second attack. |
| 147 | Red leader Luke Wedge Biggs X-wings Deathstar |
Red Leader tells Luke, Wedge and Biggs to prepare for a bombing run on the vent. Red Leader says he and his escorts will try first. |
Red leaders states/prepares/enacts a plan to make another bombing run while Vader closes in.
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| 148 | Red leader Luke Wedge Biggs X-wings Deathstar |
Luke, Biggs and Wedge get in formation as Red Leader and his escorts fly over the surface of the Deathstar. | ||
| 149 | Red leader X-wings (Vader) Deathstar |
Red Leader and his escorts fly over the surface of the Deathstar evading flack and trying to visually locate Vader and his escorts. | ||
| 150 | Red leader X-wings Vader Tie-fighters Deathstar |
As Red Leader and his escorts approach the vent, Vader and his escorts drop down behind them. Vader blows up one of the escorts. |
Vader attacks/advance x2
Red leader attempts final shot/fails Vader attacks/kills Red leader Show emotional reactions from both sides |
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| 151 | Vader X-wings Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader blows up Red Leader’s other escort as Red Leader says they’re almost there. | ||
| 152 | Red leader Tie-fighters Vader Deathstar |
Red Leader attempts to bomb the vent and misses. | ||
| 153 | Red leader Luke X-wings Tie-fighters Vader Deathstar |
Red Leader tells Luke to begin his bombing run. Then Vader blows up Red Leader’s X-wing. | ||
| 154 | Luke Tarkin Deathstar Rebels Deathstar |
Montage of shots Luke looks worried. Tarkin looks happy, and an intercom voice tells him the Deathstar will be in range of blowing up Massassa in one minute. Leia looks nervous. | ||
| 155 | Luke Biggs Wedge Deathstar |
Luke and Biggs plan to make their bombing run at full throttle. Biggs and Wedge will escort Luke. Wedge doubts Luke’s X-wing’s computer can calculate the trajectory of the bombing correctly. |
Luke and Biggs state/plan/enact plan to try a third bombing run.
Tie-fighters attack/Luke suffers minor hit Vader attacks Wedge/Wedge leaves battlefield Vader attcks Biggs/Biggs dies Show Luke’s reaction to Bigg’s death Vader prepares to attack Luke Countdown clock Luke prepares for final shot Vader attacks/disables R2 Show both side’s emotional reactions Countdown clock |
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Luke attacks the Deathstar and blows it up. |
| 156 | Luke Tie-fighters R2 Deathstar |
Luke’s X-wing is hit and receives minor damage. Luke tells R2 to fix it. | ||
| 157 | Vader Wedge Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader shoots Wedge, causing moderate damage to his ship. Wedge says he can’t continue and pulls out of the fight. | ||
| 158 | Vader Biggs Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader blows up Biggs’ X-wing. | ||
| 159 | Luke (Biggs) Tarkin Deathstar Rebels Vader Tie-fighters |
Montage of shots Luke is shocked and saddened by Biggs’ death. Tarkin smiles as his intercom informs him the Deathstar will be in range to blow up Massassa in 30 seconds. Vader takes aim at Luke’s X-wing. | ||
| 160 | Luke (Ben) Deathstar |
As Luke prepares to bomb the vent, he hears Ben’s voice tell him to use the force. Luke turns off his targeting computer. | ||
| 161 | Vader R2 Tie-fighters Deathstar |
Vader shoots R2, and Luke says he lost R2. | ||
| 162 | Leia (Deathstar) Tarkin Imperial officer (Rebels) |
Montage of shots Leia stares at a screen showing the Deathstar moving into position. Tarkin looks at a similar screen and orders an Imperial officer to fire when ready. The officer presses a button. | ||
| 163 | Han Chewie Tie-fighters Vader Luke |
The Millennium Falcon drops behind Vader and his escorts. Han blows up one escort. The other escort panics and runs into Vader’s Tie-fighter. The panicky escort ricochets into a wall and blows up while Vader’s Tie-fighter is sent spinning into space. |
Han returns to the battlefield
Han attacks/Vader is neutralized Luke prepares/takes final shot successfully Countdown clock Deathstar is neutralized Show Han’s emotional reaction to the victory. |
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| 164 | Luke Deathstar |
Luke relaxes and uses the force. He drops his bomb, which falls perfectly through the vent. | ||
| 165 | Stormtroopers Deathstar (Rebels) |
Montage of shots Imperial soldiers press buttons to power up the Deathstar’s main laser as the Rebel space ships fly away from the Deathstar. Then the Deathstar explodes in a supernova. | ||
| 166 | Han Luke Vader X-wings |
Montage of shots Han congratulates Luke. Luke is at ease. Vader’s ship spins off into space. The Rebel spaceships fly towards Massassa. |
Luke and his team return to the Rebel base and are rewarded with fortune and glory for completing their quest to destroy the Deathstar.
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Denouement |
| 167 | Luke Leia Han Rebels R2 |
Luke exits his X-wing on the flightline at the Massassa Rebel base. Leia and Han run up to him joyfully. A technician says he’ll fix R2. | ||
| 168 | Luke Han Chewie Leia Rebels |
Luke, Han and Chewie walk to the center stage at an award ceremony. Leia gives them fancy medals. |
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