Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi - Space Battle of Endor Supercut
Why Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange recommends it
Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange users link it as a quick way to show the exact scenes from the Battle of Endor and the hyperspace jump that their questions and answers are about.
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What it is
An 8m45s fan-made supercut of the space battle above Endor from Return of the Jedi (1983), uploaded by the channel Prometheus of Videos. It strings together the Rebel fleet's attack on the second Death Star, the Imperial Star Destroyer fleet, and the station's destruction using only footage from the film.
What people said
Cites jpmc26 · 2015-05 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “How did the Rebels know the shield was down?”
In Return of the Jedi , upon jumping into the Endor system, this exchange happens on the Millennium Falcon : Lando : We've got to be able to get some kind of a reading on that shield, up or down. Nien Nunb : [incomprehensible] Lando : Well, how could they be jamming us... if they don't know if we're coming... Lando (over com) : Break off the attack! The shield is still up. Wedge : I get no reading. Are you sure? Lando : Pull up! All craft pull up! You can view the exchange here: It's clear that the Empire is using some kind of signal jamming to prevent them from taking any reading on whether the shield (projected from Endor) is active or not. But a little while later, immediately following t
Cites RedCaio · 2015-11 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Why does traveling through Hyperspace look different depending on the point of view?”
The stretching stars is only seen just as a ship enters and exits hyperspace, showing the ship's acceleration/deceleration. However, once lightspeed is achieved , all that can be seen is the cloudy blue hyperspace tunnel (whether inside the ship or not). Entering hyperspace (as seen in the third Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer [LINK] ): [LINK] Exiting hyperspace (as seen in Return of the Jedi [this video] ): [LINK]
Cites Hypnosifl · 2015-11 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Why does traveling through Hyperspace look different depending on the point of view?”
The scene I'm talking about with Lando can be seen starting 58 seconds into this youtube clip [this video] . Also if anyone's interested, this site [LINK] has a lot of good info on how hyperspace seems to work in Star Wars, based on a combination of the movies and EU information, and maybe some fan speculation too.
Cites Valorum · 2015-11 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What could have been done to save the forest moon of Endor?”
Update. According to the official Star Wars twitter feed [LINK] , the Rebellion deployed a substantial number of ships to tractor any planet-killing pieces out of harm's way. [LINK] Assuming the second Death Star suffered the same level of destruction as the first Death Star, then the pieces of remaining material would have been very small indeed, with the bulk of the station cannibalising itself to fuel the energetic explosion. Space filled temporarily with trillions of microscopic metal fragments, propelled past the retreating ships by the liberated energy of a small artificial sun. The collapsed residue of the battle station would continue to consume itself for several days, forming for t
Cites Giacomo1968 · 2015-12 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What is the largest number of Star Destroyers shown on screen at the same time?”
The basics. Screen time? For Star Wars only two are ever seen on screen at a time and only for one brief shot. For The Empire Strikes Back there are apparently four Star Destroyers accounted for which are a part of Darth Vader’s personal “Death Squadron” [LINK] that are clearly mentioned in the storyline. But there is one brief shot in the film where six Star Destroyers are clearly seen in formation. In the case of Return of the Jedi , there are six specific Star Destroyers accounted for as being present at the “Battle of Endor” [LINK] , but looking at a screenshot of the final battle reveals there are many, many, many, many more than just six Star Destroyers involved in that battle. So the
Cites RichS · 2017-06 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “If the Galactic Empire had over 25,000 Star Destroyers, why were only 27 at the Battle of Endor?”
At the height of its power, the Galactic Empire operated over 25,000 Imperial class Star Destroyers [LINK] . Only 27 of them participated in the Battle of Endor [LINK] . Why were so few at the battle? Scene where rebel fleet pulls back from Death Star 2 to see 27 Imperial Star Destroyers trapping them at Endor. Side note: the link for the Battle of Endor [LINK] says there were 27 ISD's there, but I count 32 within this image from the movie. [LINK] Were the other 24,973 of them deployed around the galaxy? In maintenance shops getting new parts? Was the Emperor overconfident in his navy? Or overconfident in Death Star 2? The destroyers were there only to prevent the rebels from escaping, and i