Escape from Cloud City (24)Full unit name: Escape from Cloud City
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First appearance: Empire Strikes Back
Empire Strikes Back
(MOVIE)
Happened during: 3 ABY
Relations: Cloud City, Bespin
Known Facts (11)
Summary
After Han Solo, Leia Organa and Chewbacca have been captured on Cloud City, Solo was frozen in carbonite and Vader decided to further change the deal with Lando, Calrissian arranged for the Bespin Wing Guard to ambush the Imperial team escorting himself, Organa, Chewbacca, and C-3PO (still strapped to the Wookiee's back) to Vader's ship. Chewbacca and Organa, however, did not trust him due to his prior betrayal, with Chewbacca nearly strangling him until he revealed that there was still a chance to save Solo from Fett. Deciding it was worth the risk, the foursome rushed to intercept Fett, reaching his landing platform just in time to see the Slave I take off.
Realizing that - for now, at least - Solo was gone, they redirected their efforts into escaping. After reaching the Falcon's hangar door, they discovered that the access codes had been changed, preventing Calrissian from unlocking the doors. C-3PO then realized that R2-D2 could override the security systems, but accidentally directed the astromech into plugging into a power socket. Before leading the group to another door with a computer terminal, Calrissian informed the citizens of Cloud City of the Imperial occupation, and advised them to leave as soon as possible. The ensuing chaos worked to their advantage, helping them get to another door mostly unhindered by Imperial forces, though they encountered several stormtroopers upon reaching another door. After R2-D2 plugged in, he learned from the city's central computer that the Falcon's hyperdrive had been deactivated after its repairs. However, when he tried to inform the group about this, C-3PO interrupted him, saying that the hyperdrive had been fixed, and telling him to open the door. After Artoo did so, and covered their retreat with a smokescreen, the group boarded the Falcon and took off, barely escaping the Imperial troops.
Skywalker, having just been defeated by Vader in a lightsaber duel, was clinging for his life at a vane on the bottom of Cloud City. First calling to Ben Kenobi for help and receiving no response, he called to someone else - Leia. Organa, on board the Millennium Falcon on her way out of the city, heard Skywalker's plea and ordered the ship around. Finding Skywalker dangling from the vane, they pulled up beneath it, and Calrissian pulled the young Jedi to safety. As the Falcon's hatch closed, three TIE fighters showed up and pursued the rebels into space while firing at the freighter. Having left the planet's gravity well, the Falcon, upon sighting the Executor, attempted to jump to hyperspace, only to find the "repaired" hyperdrive nonfunctional. As the crew desperately attempted to fix the hyperdrive while R2-D2 was reassembling C-3PO, the astromech realized what the problem was, having been told earlier by Cloud City's central computer, and managed to reactivate the drive, allowing the rebels to escape into hyperspace.

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Related locations
Bespin Cloud CityOperationsCharactersBaron Administrator Lando Calrissian operated as AdministratorLobot operated as Computer Liaison OfficerOrganizationsCloud City Wing GuardOperated as SecurityRanksBaron AdministratorLando CalrissianRolesAdministratorBaron Administrator Lando CalrissianComputer Liaison OfficerLobotSecurityCloud City Wing Guard (organization)
Related organizations
Obsidian SquadronStructureCharactersHowlrunner, CommanderDodson MakravenStarshipsTIE FighterOS-72-1, OS-72-2RolesCommanderHowlrunnerGroup AssignmentsOS-72-1TIE FighterHowlrunner (Pilot)OS-72-2TIE FighterDodson Makraven (Pilot) Stormtrooper CorpsPart of / Served on / OperatedImperial MilitaryWeapons and EquipmentWeapons, equipment and toolsE-11 Blaster RifleArmorStormtrooper ArmorStormtrooper Helmet Imperial MilitaryStructureOrganizationsStormtrooper CorpsPart of / Served on / OperatedGalactic Empire Rebel AllianceStructureCharactersLeia Organa SoloWeapons and EquipmentWeapons, equipment and toolsE-11 Blaster RifleLeia Organa Solo Galactic EmpireStructureOrganizationsImperial MilitaryRelationsHeld Han Solo in captivity, Cloud City Cloud City Wing GuardPart of / Served on / OperatedCloud CityOperated as Security House of OrganaStructureCharactersPrincess Leia Organa SoloRanksPrincessLeia Organa SoloWeapons and EquipmentWeapons, equipment and toolsE-11 Blaster RifleLeia Organa Solo
Related units, characters and other technologies
Lando CalrissianMembership / Duties / LocationsMillennium FalconCloud CityBaron Administrator Lando Calrissian operated as AdministratorWeapons and EquipmentWeapons, equipment and toolsDH-17 Blaster PistolE-11 Blaster RifleRelationsEmployed Lobot as Aide ChewbaccaMembership / Duties / LocationsMillennium FalconWeapons and EquipmentWeapons, equipment and toolsE-11 Blaster RifleRelationsWorked in partnership with Han Solo Boba FettMembership / Duties / LocationsSlave IRelationsHeld Han Solo in captivity, Slave I Luke SkywalkerMembership / Duties / LocationsMillennium FalconPassenger Han SoloRelationsWorked in partnership with ChewbaccaWas held captive by Galactic Empire, Cloud CityWas held captive by Boba Fett, Slave I Leia Organa SoloMembership / Duties / LocationsRebel AllianceHouse of OrganaPrincess Leia Organa SoloMillennium FalconWeapons and EquipmentWeapons, equipment and toolsE-11 Blaster Rifle LobotMembership / Duties / LocationsCloud CityOperated as Computer Liaison OfficerRelationsWorked for Lando Calrissian as Aide Dodson MakravenMembership / Duties / LocationsObsidian SquadronTIE FighterPilot (OS-72-2) HowlrunnerMembership / Duties / LocationsObsidian SquadronCommanderTIE FighterPilot (OS-72-1) C-3POMembership / Duties / LocationsMillennium FalconPassenger
R2-D2Membership / Duties / LocationsMillennium FalconPassenger TIE FighterCrew, Passengers and CargoCharactersHowlrunner (Pilot) (OS-72-1)Dodson Makraven (Pilot) (OS-72-2)RolesPilotDodson MakravenHowlrunnerUsed by / Part of complement / OperatedObsidian SquadronOS-72-1, OS-72-2 Millennium FalconCrew, Passengers and CargoCharactersLando CalrissianLeia Organa SoloChewbaccaR2-D2 (Passenger)C-3PO (Passenger)Luke Skywalker (Passenger) Slave ICrew, Passengers and CargoCharactersBoba Fett
Miscellaneous
PrincessMembershipHouse of OrganaLeia Organa Solo Baron AdministratorMembershipCloud CityLando Calrissian CommanderMembershipObsidian SquadronHowlrunner PilotMembershipTIE FighterDodson MakravenHowlrunner AdministratorMembershipCloud CityBaron Administrator Lando Calrissian AideRelationsLando Calrissian employed Lobot SecurityMembershipCloud CityCloud City Wing Guard (organization) Computer Liaison OfficerMembershipCloud CityLobot
Complete list

Full unit name: Escape from Cloud City Last updated: 23.03.2025 23:30:39

3ABY
Cloud City
Bespin
Solo, Leia Organa
Chewbacca
Slave I (Firespray-class Patrol Ship)
Fett, Boba
Millennium Falcon (YT-1300 Light Freighter)
Calrissian, Lando
R2-D2
C-3PO
Skywalker, Luke
Solo, Han
Cloud City Wing Guard
Imperial Stormtrooper
Duel on Cloud City
Kenobi, Obi-Wan
TIE Fighter
Executor (Super-class Star Destroyer)
Baron Administrator
Administrator
Lobot
Computer Liaison Officer
Security
Obsidian Squadron
Imperial Military
Rebel Alliance
Galactic Empire
House of Organa
Rashon, Cive 'Howlrunner'
Commander (Role)
Makraven, Dodson 'Night Beast'
Pilot
E-11 Blaster Rifle
Stormtrooper Armor
Stormtrooper Helmet
Princess
DH-17 Blaster Pistol
Aide
Wookiee
3PO-series Protocol Droid
Anakin's Second Lightsaber
Firespray-class Patrol Ship
R2-series Astromech Droid
Ambush on Cloud City
YT-1300 Light Freighter
Bowcaster
Fett, Jango
Kamino
Escape from Cloud City
Escape from Death Star
Investigation on Kamino
Dogfight over Geonosis
Ugnaught
IA - The Bespin Gambit