Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and was set immediately after the obliteration of the Death Star.
It provided additional backstory surrounding the notorious partners in crime, Han Solo and Chewbacca, and offered intriguing clues and foreshadowing hints that would play into director J.J. Abrams
Star Wars: The Force Awakens feature film.
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The plotline follows the daring duo as they blast off from Yavin 4 in the Millennium Falcon after reluctantly accepting a dangerous mission delivered by Princess Leia to rescue Lieutenant Caluan Ematt.
This low-profile recon commander is a stranded Rebel Alliance spy being hunted by the Empire s ruthless Commander Beck of the Imperial Security Bureau on the outer rim planet of Cyrkon.