Snowspeeder Rescue Scene Empire Strikes Back

Rogue Two finds the missing Rebels on the frozen wastes of Hoth.
Footage Used: "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) owned by Lucasfilm and Disney
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[@johnbarry5036]

That short musical snipoet after Solo answers... that is beautiful. A John Williams small gem.

[@MK-ex4pb]

Tim Cheng he's the greatest of our time

[@YuainLucky]

Tim Cheng the soundtrack is hyperspace

[@YouthFreedomFighters]

Just about any musical piece by John Williams is a gem, with the exception of the news theme.

[@YouthFreedomFighters]

@@MK-ex4pb He is one of the greatest of all time, he's right up there with Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach.

[@imaboss6244]

Anyone know the name of it to find the isolate music?

[@SIFAssassin]

I just love the genuine smile of happiness and relief on the pilot's face when he finds out they're okay. A very human moment.

[@BiyondoBāsudei]

Naturally every character no matter how minor, has a name. So it was pretty easy to find the pilot’s name. His name is Zev Senesca

[@Mikey-xz4vn]

@@BiyondoBāsudei RIP Zev who bites the dust during the battle of Hoth :(

[@ryanprairie1591]

​@PatriaPrimucool name .. stocky

[@Crackshotsteph]

@@Mikey-xz4vn Zev was also the oldest within Rogue Group. A well experienced pilot and Commander's Skywalkers 2nd in Command.

[@juicymullet4468]

I loved this scene growing up. The music here just floored me.

[@cryogeneric]

Me too!! I know now that it was actually not the piece that JW wrote for this scene, but it works incredibly well. It's the Cloud City escape score, but it's an amazing piece of music in it's own right.

[@eightnickel1513]

TESB has the best music in any movie.

[@Optimus-Prime-Rib]

For me 60% of Star Wars is JW music

[@scrubsrc4084]

The only bit of music not on the soundtrack too

[@guardian67]

This was the very first scene I had ever... seen... of Star Wars. This was the scene that started it all for me. And YEAH. AGREED - The motion of the music just hits a certain nerve. It has a sense of tenacity or “won’t give up”/“We WILL accomplish the mission” that’s infectious. So glad it was thoroughly used in Shadows of the Empire in the Ord Mantell/train level

[@OwenTuson02]

Whenever I find hidden snacks around the house I always say "Echo Base, this is Rogue Two, I've found them, I repeat, I've found them"

[@SkywalkerSabers]

Trampathon I lol’d for about a minute when I read this! Hilarious 😂

[@dennisrevarga9875]

I'm stealing this!!!!!!!

[@antourte1]

I always say "That's it. The snacks are there."

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

I say that to myself a lot dude 😂😂

[@Cozza69]

Same lol

[@travis_mitchell]

There seems to be a rule in modern cinema, that under no circumstance, can a minor character behave like a human being, and do the right thing in a situation. They all have to run away or act dumb so Tom Cruise or The Rock can save the day. This scene highlights one of the things that makes the original saga stand out from so many modern films: 1. Showing us this world through the minor characters’ points of view. 2. Allowing the minor character to make choices that could affect the narrative. Where most movies, even some of the recent Star Wars films, present the characters as background noise or cannon fodder, These films present them as real people who have their own stake in the story they’re apart of. This guy, The Rancor Keeper, the pilot who smashes his ship into the Super Star Destroyer, or even some of the clones in the prequels. Star Wars feels like a true universe, as every character, big or small, has a motivation and a story of their own to tell within each frame.

[@moonscar119]

Wasn't the pilot out of control and not doing a kamikaze run into the super star destroyer? It was pure luck he hit it right?

[@Leondrius]

@@moonscar119 I think it was done purposely because of the timing. The deflector shield was brought down like ten seconds earlier. I think he saw the chance and went for it.

[@moonscar119]

@@Leondrius buy he was flying out of control and not in a straight line

[@Leondrius]

@@moonscar119 From what I read, his ship was hit and lost control, but he intentionally steered his ship into the Executor bridge.

[@duncanthomson7894]

It also helps reinforce the main characters. Notice how initially he doesn't seem to react to the fact he was being responded to, but he grins when he hears Han's sarcastic comments. He's probably expecting to find them almost freezing to death, and he's elated to hear that a night in Hoth's sub-zero tundra hasn't done anything to break Solo's spirit. It tells it's own little story about how these minor characters know and interact with the main characters

[@ENIGMVTIK]

The sound of the speeders creeping up behind the audience after the fade-to-white always sends chills up my spine.

[@carljordan4515]

It's was just Awesome!!

[@michaelschubert6339]

Northward Bound they did at my theater! Saw it last night. Amazing!

[@benjaminsavage4204]

The "Snow speeders anomaly" with the left and right 'flaps' Lol >.< Completely take the ship out the air, be ripped off two seconds out of the hangar... Good improvisation though.

[@heathmontcentral5279]

I love Rogue 2's little chuffed grin as he hears Han's voice over the intercom, such a happy man haha

[@Airkoay]

This was the coolest scene when it first came out, that sound of the snowspeeders was just awesome!

[@macmawfilms4102]

Agreed

[@goldenboy06]

Gives me chills hearing it again…

[@bloodgod3281]

Yeah man... You re so right... The sound from thr speeders and this music theme ... Makes me goosebumps

[@taylorh.3484]

My favorite of all the Star Wars theme songs. The same theme song in which Dash Rendar fights IG-88.

[@Iggywiggywoo]

Yeah! Literally the coolest! LOL

[@WaterShowsProd]

I'll never forget sitting in a theatre in 1980 and hearing everyone going, "Whoaa..." as our stomachs lurched during that POV shot flying up, over, and down the glacial ravine.

[@familyguyblows]

After watching some of the new Star Wars content I find it funny that in Empire strikes back that this is just a simple scene of a bunch of snow speeders rescuing two main characters but yet it’s so cool

[@jeffreyjohnson5217]

Yep, and this one scene is probably better executed than anything in the new movies. Oh, Star Wars...how the mighty franchises have fallen.

[@huwscott6025]

The amount of planning and effort that went into this scene in particular was huge. It was filmed in Norway, on top of the central mountains in the middle of nowhere. The one local hotel had no idea what hit them when Lucas and the film team turned up. The footage is mostly from helicopter, flying super low, and slightly sped up to increase the effect of the speeder's skimming and gliding close to the ground at high speed. Absolutely awesome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6bEZWR3fbubobs

[@mansharker8]

I like it even better since it's Luke's own squadron coming to rescue him. He's their commander :)

[@The8OJ4N]

That intro, flying over the snowy mountains, hearing the engine of snow speeders, and then music starts as they brake off. Pilot that is just an ordinary man, believable face in the cockpit, no need to over do it with a cute actor or actress, just a regular military personnel guy, a face of the rebel. Star Wars was just that, an ordinary people in extraordinary space fantasy. No new movie will ever top this, not the Disney garbage for sure.

[@goldenboy06]

Damn straight…really well put…new movies lack all the charm of the OG Star Wars.

[@SHiFTyTReATS]

Yep that’s real diversity and inclusion right there. It doesn’t feel forced or manufactured.

[@GraphiteBlimp27]

This comment section is blessed. I love seeing other people’s passion for a movie that even the smallest things stick out to me and make me smile. I looked this scene up as today was a sunny and snowy day, driving around reminded me of this and I beamed like the sun!

[@jimtuck1958]

And that trademark Solo sarcasm: "Good morning! Nice of you guys to drop by!"

[@warmachinerockx7604]

Classic han solo

[@smileydog5941]

I can feel it in my stomach when they glide up and down the hills. I think a snow speeder is the vehicle I would want to fly the most in the Star Wars universe

[@Zickcermacity]

Smiley Dog: I was ten yrs old and saw this from not even ten rows back, on a 40ft wide movie screen!

[@hanscombe72]

I remember seeing it on the big screen in 1980. I couldn’t wait to see the speeders as I thought they looked great in the trailer. Your stomach did drop a little flying over the hills. A brilliant scene!!

[@smileydog5941]

December 2020, I was absolutley fortunate enough that they had this movie at my local theatre for the 40th anniversary. Amazing.

[@hobomike6935]

"You'll have to sell your speeder." -Obi Wan, warning future audiences about the horrible economic hardships the future would bring

[@hanscombe72]

Snow speeders were my all time favourite Vehicle. The shape, design, air breaks and crew layout just floored me as a kid. But can we take a moment to acknowledge how well they were filmed here? Compositing models on an all white scene? The element filmed with helicopter flying over the landscape? To this day it’s incredible!

[@hanscombe72]

Edit: it was 1981 and I was having an awful time in third grade at a new school. My mother decided to give me a day off and take me to a post release showing of empire at a theatre in Bondi in Sydney. I was a huge fan of the colonial vipers from galactica. I loved that downward sloping wing. To see the snow speeders in the first trailers blew my mind. It was like seeing a vehicle I had built for myself to fly in and have adventures in. There was a hobby shop in Sydney called hobbyco and they was Star Wars models of x wings and a snowspeeder. The modellers that used to display things in hobbyco always put an interesting spin on things. An x wing pilot with an eye patch and a section of the nose blown out. Speeder pilot figures with interesting helmet designs. This was creativity that ILM could have used.

[@mixmaster3028]

Yeah I just too bad Disney Decided to make them less cooler. Disposing of sewage.

[@hanscombe72]

@@mixmaster3028 oh I know. That whole scene was a mess. The mouse does what the mouse wants.

[@scimbrelo]

This scene has more production value than entire movies in 2023. This is how a movie becomes classic, when the small scenes are impeccable.

[@mco51193]

That sound of the snowspeeder engines as they first come on screen brings back memories of childhood every time. And I'm 40.

[@hondansx1000]

I remember watching this as a kid for the first time and the Snowspeeders instantly becoming one of my favorite SW vehicles of all time. Just seeing it flying a long at like zero feet over the snow with that amazing John Williams music helping to drive the scene is just amazing.

[@biddlestone]

One of the most quietly moving scenes in the whole of the original trilogy.

[@alosim1541]

It’s amazing how such a simple scene like this is still so amazing and memorable. Classic Star Wars will never be topped

[@D0CBEE]

It's mad, this simple scene, with ths music, is more exciting than nearly ALL modern Star Wars.

[@iiouaoyewimpiam]

Echo Base, this is Rogue Two. I’ve found them. Repeat, I’ve found them.

[@spodergibbs5088]

Zev_Senesca great job.

[@firstnamelastname3558]

Empire is the greatest Star Wars movie to this day.

[@bubbabrown6917]

I could fall asleep to the cockpit sound of an airspeeder just following terrain

[@jhenke83]

The sound design of the speeders coming into frame at the beginning is so fucking cool.

[@TheGloriousLeader]

The Minnesota Orchestra performed A New Hope last January in my home town. They're doing Empire Strikes back this fall. You bet your tauntaun's behind that I'm going.

[@KarlB591]

I'll keep my eyes open and try to make it myself.

[@598bryce]

God I love everything about this scene

[@CopR8r]

I thought I was the only in love with this incredible scene I'm not. That's cool many others recognized this scene as great

[@TNG173]

I feel the same way!

[@CopR8r]

@@TNG173 🤝👍

[@firstnamelastname3558]

Dang it; this movie is so fucking kick ass. I swear that Empire is the best sequel to any movie in the history of film.

[@maxeisenhardt8800]

TESB was my first SW movie. I watched it in 1997 (theatrical Special Edition release) and this was one of my favorite scenes. The build-up when you only hear the Snowspeeder engine and then when they appear. Wow, just wow. I love how such a simple scene can be so exciting to watch.

[@tommunson4743]

Not ever really brought up but Rogue 2 was a hell of a pilot. Located Skywalker and Solo on the speeder. Fought valiantly at the battle of Hoth even after losing his crew mate, bloodied up, stayed in the fight til the very end. MOH type stuff right there.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Kicked ass in the comics too. 48 confirmed career TIE fighter kills.

[@thediamondiknight9777]

Watching this again after watching Rogue One brings a whole new meaning as to why this pilot's call sign is Rogue Two, there is no Rogue One to honor Jyn Erso and all the pilots of Rogue Squadron for their sacrifice on Scarif, may they rest in peace.

[@manuelalvarado6510]

That team gave their lives for Death Star 1's plans.

[@vincentp9081]

Still a Badass and original scene.. Rip Christopher Malcolm....

[@karenamy2117]

Thank you SO much for crediting this actor, his big moment gives me chills to this day! “I’ve found them..” 😊

[@ThatBrayKidd]

God Rouge Ones sequel was so damn good

[@saquist]

really...that was 'good'?

[@nikospom1757]

saquist yes you should try watching it

[@jbug1979]

was it a sequel? I think technically it's a prequel? lol

[@MrJeditwinz]

I believe they are saying the original trilogy is a sequel to Rogue One. In the timeline of the movies this is true.

[@jerodast]

@@MrJeditwinz And also that presumably the snowspeeder squadron "Rogue" codename was named after the Rogue One mission from that film :)

[@D0CBEE]

It's mad, this simple scene, with ths music, is more exciting than nearly ALL modern Star Wars.

[@D0CBEE]

Also back when they spoke with more professional dialogue.

[@ShadowHand.]

It really is little moments like these that make the movies great. It's too bad none of that is in the new movies.

[@Neil-clare]

This clip is the most important to me…..it was when the last snow speeder goes over the ridge I stood up in the cinema age 7 the day it was released here in the uk……this part was when I fell in love with Star Wars! The music score is biblical.

[@Amobb481]

Always listen to this piece when heavy snow is falling in my slice of Mid Indiana. Reminds me of winter w/ my older brother playing Star Wars in the backyard of our old house. (Didn't hurt that my folks had the soundtrack on vinyl and played on my pops old Pioneer Stereo turntable and receiver...Damn, miss my carefree younger days!)

[@whitechair3846]

Just loved that whole "search n rescue" mission it was a gem.

[@heliboy999fly]

This scene was etched into my mind as a kid. The music welded a cover over that part of the brain so it can never be erased. Often when I’m on a search tasking ( helicopter) I think of this scene and how it must be to hear the helicopter from the ground knowing help is coming. Sadly we aren’t allowed to take our aircraft to fight ATAT’s John Williams is the Legend and creator of memories.

[@fighterbrony]

This scene is one of the many reasons i wanted to be a pilot The way the airspedder flies low and fast over the beautiful landscape always caught my eye

[@giuseppe6953]

One of my fav scenes idk why

[@MrRedCape]

Jewseppe because of the Snowspeeders, Hoth, Zev Senesca (Rogue Two)... oh, and that awesome John Williams score!!! There's no beating the original trilogy my friend.

[@saquist]

There is a lot of good dynamics in the scene. -The Speeders fly but are shown bouncing over the mountains -The scene is designed to build suspense (especially with the music) -It also serves to introduce the fighter for the battle to come -It further introduces Hobbie another pilot who is lost in that battle making the world seem wider. -This is also a narrative tease on the End scene using the same music as they attempt to get away from the Super Star Destroyer but this time without Han Solo. All just in 1:09 seconds of scene a lot was done. That's what is called Good Economy of Story.

[@craiglocker386]

It’s the music buddy.

[@daustin8888]

It is the backdrop of a dangerous alien planet, unknown fate of our heroes, and awesome music. What's not to like?

[@jeremyfrost2636]

-The introduction of the snowspeeders, one of the objectively coolest Star Wars vehicles, and the awesome sound their engines make -The elevation to film canon of a character who first appeared in comics (Rogue Two, real name Zev Senesca) -The as usual for Star Wars epic music -The "Did Luke and Han live? Will they find them?" suspense followed by the ecstatic relief of their being found

[@eastcoastjersey]

Kinda makes you feel your flying and searching yourself. One of my favorite scenes ever.

[@bryanbarnes388]

Rogue 2 may the force be with you

[@csdude35]

40+ years later and the special effect still hold up so well

[@598bryce]

Man everything about this scene floored me as a kid. And I was born in the 90s. My grandma got me shadows of the empire for my birthday one year and I thought the battle of both was so cool. So when my dad saw me playing it, he sat me in front of the TV, put this movie on and I kept asking "Dad where are the snow speeders?" And oh man when it got to this scene, I was in awe. The sound of the speeders flying by... easily my favorite scene in the series

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Your phone autocorrected Hoth to both.

[@Mattamillion-vk2pf]

one of the coolest sci-fi scenes in history, hands down.

[@BTG514]

This is such a well made scene and it's again thanks to Williams' score. This movie is as close to perfection as it gets.

[@Nick71494]

when you think about it rouge 2’s the real hero in the original trilogy, he found luke n han lol

[@mrcritical6751]

Basically any ship with Rogue (insert number here) is responsible for saving the day

[@RenFlora2404]

He dies in g¿the battle of hoth dx

[@davidreisinger9272]

And he still dies a hero

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

Rogue one got the plans Rogue two find the heroes I want to know Rogue three's story

[@PK-Radio]

Zev Senesca did not deserve to die He should have been one of those pilots that survive like Wedge or Keyan Farlander

[@mohanicus]

my favourite sound in the whole saga was the sound of those T-47 engines before you see them...class stuff.

[@oldsoul4699]

Man I cant imagine the feeling people had watching this for the first time in theaters.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

One of my favorite scenes in all of cinema. It's like a short movie, a little self-contained story and a prime example of the ideal "show, don't tell", which Lucas forgot or even outright repudiated by the late 90s, alas.

[@ka5269]

the use of green screen could have looked really bad like so many movies in the past, but it actually looks well done here

[@blueraccoon1088]

0:56 when you've found your phone you replaced and still works

[@nicholasharrisonesq]

Still sends chills down my spine every time

[@HalfCelestial88]

T-47 Airspeeder...The first Star Wars vessel I ever piloted.

[@tnecklover]

I remember watching this when it first came out and I think the whole audience breathed a collective sigh of relief when you heard Han's voice!

[@manuelalvarado6510]

Thank goodness the morning aerial reconnaissance patrol with the snow speeders (led by Alliance pilot Zev Senesca, with the Rogue 2 call sign) was able to find Han and Luke. Hopefully, a search-and-rescue team from the base was dispatched to their position.

[@tnecklover]

@@manuelalvarado6510 It's more than likely Luke and Han just climbed into the backs of the snow speeders because they carried a crew of two (a pilot and gunner). Since the gunners weren't needed, their seats were empty so Luke was placed into one seat and Han climbed into another.

[@manuelalvarado6510]

​@@tneckloversomebody would have to assist Luke into the snowspeeder's gunner seat, because he was in bad shape.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

​@@manuelalvarado6510 Yeah, Han and Zev both probably helped.

[@jamesosullivan532]

Got the chills

[@carljordan4515]

When I play this scene on my TV with 5.1 sound it's Awesome!!

[@bjek343]

I always loved this scene both with the music and also the snowspeeders and also it kinda reminds me of the first time I went skiing in Norway I remember we took the lift to the top of the mountain and up there I could just see something that resembles the terrain at 0:42 Just seeing all that snow and a total clear sky was just beautiful

[@bjek343]

Well tbh I'm also pretty sure that this was filmed in Norway so it makes sense

[@Abigdummy4life]

I always liked Rouge Two's smile when he's relived that he managed to find Han and Luke.

[@snowcat6425]

Very weird but this short sequence is my favorite part of star wars, can't explain.

[@ihadtochooseaname8532]

The Hoth theme is awesome

[@TheGgrrmanning]

pretty sure when Rouge two said he found them the whole base celebrated.

[@jameslisle7775]

This scene is pure joy and relief!

[@inarieon8531]

The strong cello solo at 1:08 makes me cry every time, its absolutely beautiful and captures how it feels not only to fly a spaceship but to rescue someone using that skill!

[@miguellavado8089]

0:51 in memory of Rogue One crew

[@zoomopticsproduction]

When you get separated from the boys, your phone is dead, and you’re walking home from the bar and then your sober friend picks you up out of nowhere.

[@aaronburgin1442]

The snowspeeder theme. So good. Especially at the end of the movie.

[@ewthmatth]

End? Like, the credits? (sorry, haven't watched it in a long time)

[@aaronburgin1442]

@@ewthmatth no, they use it in the final escape scene

[@Retsler54]

This is one bad ass scene taking off as soon as you hear the engine sounds and that camera angle is moving forward slowly. Audiences back in 1980 must have thought "this is god damn cool!"

[@paullegros7387]

Yes it was exactly like that !

[@tomitiustritus6672]

And this little line brought us Rogue Squadron, the Rebel Alliance Allstars in the expanded universe.

[@DwayneHicks426]

This is Carlos Spicy Weiner.

[@Attilakiralyart]

This is what I love about the OT (or Star Wars in general). EVERYBODY in the whole Alliance is working as a TEAM with their equal share of responsibilities, and even the Heroes (despite the plot armour) know that they need each other. Heroes are not walking back to the base heroically making the rest look like useless dumb cannon fodders. Minor characters are given respectful screen time to show that they are Crucial to the Alliance, that their decisions and actions equally have stakes, and concequences.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Especially cool that this character was lifted from the 1978-79 SW comics and given such an important scene in one of the movies.

[@stoicjedi3809]

The nostrils of the pilot flaring just a bit enhances the suspense quite well.

[@hanscombe72]

It was 79-80 and I was obsessed with the look of the colonial vipers on galactica. The way the wings didnt sit to the side but were mounted at an angle. Then I saw early footage of snowspeeders from the high battle and thought “I can’t wait to get the toy!” I still remember feeling my stomach drop when you saw the pilots view as zev skimmed the snow hills!

[@williamkelly9628]

I used to work in a call centre and liked to annoy our support team by saying Echo Base, this is Rogue 7 every time I called. My desk was terminal 7 on the floor plan.

[@canterverhage7130]

My earliest memories....

[@omaetmaldonado8903]

The Music in this scene is amazing

[@wojtekt.878]

I got shivers when I watch this scene🥶🥶🥶

[@thorstenhortheiswanderingf8291]

I love this pilot. He is so confident

[@jameslisle7775]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jeremyfrost2636]

He was the oldest member of Rogue Squadron. He's seen some shit, so that's probably increased his confidence levels.

[@mortalguide9811]

I always thought the speeders were the coolest aircraft.

[@therealhhent9841]

Yea its a tie for me x wing and speeders

[@jezbv]

I'm a 46 year old helicopter pilot sitting in my office, grounded because the weather is bad tonight. Seeing this scene while searching for Star Wars scenes I love literally brought tears to my eyes for the literal perfection that it is - the flying, the tension, the MUSIC! Just pure magic! This is easily my favourite piece of music from all of the movies. It also made me realise just how AWFUL Disney Star Wars is, as they have failed to capture the magic that my brothers and I felt as kids growing up with it. My kids (8 and 14) have ZERO interest in the new Star Wars, and that's sad for someone who had so much love for it. Disney had a golden goose, and they've murdered it! I'll never forgive them for that!!!

[@astronomybrainiac]

I'm going to show my kids the original trilogy and the prequels when they're old enough. If they ever ask about the Sequels, I'll tell them that they were made by very silly people who didn't know how to make good movies and managed to create the biggest cinematic disaster since Battlefield Earth.

[@darthtrudeau4907]

The special effects still hold up to this day in my opinion

[@harvestercommander3250]

Those shots were the speeders are so good. Like they’re actually there and not props behind a filter.

[@Protheeus]

Such a brief, yet wonderful scene! Thanks for uploading it, Karl Bragisen! I wonder how audiences felt the first time they saw it at theaters, when CGI were virtually non-existent. They must have been as amazed as thrilled! However, everytime I watch part 0:30 - 0:37, I can't help but fear for the speeder to crash. And Rogue 2's phlegm has never been sufficient to get that feeling out of me.

[@thepersonthatfarted3]

The music reminds me of shadows of the empire too when you're on that damn train

[@jordanr6827]

Same track just on repeat.

[@numark79]

It's kind of funny now in terms of Star Wars movies, the Snowspeeder has only ever appeared here; once in Empire Strikes Back, yet for me this has got to be easily in my Top-10 most iconic Star Wars vehicles and ships list =D

[@apexaviation3671]

Best music and scene in Star Wars!

[@SHiFTyTReATS]

I absolutely love this musical suite playing in the background. It’s light and uplifting like the Star Wars of old! I remember they used it in the Knights of the Old Republic game as well. I believe on the part where you attempt to takeover an imperial train. Great memories!

[@Bauglir100]

You mean Jedi Academy? Because there is no train and definitely no Galactic Empire in the KOTOR games.

[@PK-Radio]

Zev saved the lives of the 2 main protagonists He didn’t deserve to die during the battle of hoth

[@voicevitality7197]

You mean he didn't figuratively save their lives?

[@Beeterfish]

I told my kids to go close to the tv screen just before this scene happened.

[@stevemarce1988]

My Favorite Star Wars Movie! (Empire!) 💥❤️

[@Zdub212]

Rogue 2 is the GOAT. If he wasn't there, it's game over.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

His real name is Zev Senesca. Pretty cool guy, appeared in some of the Star Wars comics around this time too. I hate that the imperial walkers later in this movie killed him.

[@danielfennessey]

Good old Zev.

[@happytappyslappy]

The snowspeeder pilot’s POV is still sick after all these years. I can only imagine the g-forces in the cockpit.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

In the books they go into more detail about the tech. Most vehicles have things called inertial dampers that make sure pilots don't feel any G-force, so Zev was probably fine.

[@joshuastarkloff9602]

The Snowspeeder is probably my favorite ship in the Rebel's Arsenal.

[@walkeroftheskies7905]

This scene is one reason why this movie is so good. That sense of urgency and tension you feel along with the music. I also love the pilot's expression while searching it's those little subtleties that go a long way. You won't find this attention to detail in the sequels or prequels.

[@Jdog-tg3ww]

That smile is too good

[@mandyfox9376]

Still the best Star Wars Movie 🎬

[@normanred9212]

I'll always remember this song from Shadows of the Empire

[@ninjaraph]

Amazing. This scene alone was better than all the prequels and sequels post trilogy.

[@jackleighton1566]

Amazing. Every word in that sentence was wrong.