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An easier way to rescue Han?
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rsterling78
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May '02
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6/22 4:52pm
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An easier way to rescue Han?
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What would have happened if the Rebels had sent one or two of their cruisers to Tatooine, blasted a large crater next to Jabba's palace, and then transmitted a message saying, "We're coming to get Captain Solo. You'll be paid in full the money he owed you. Make any move to resist us and your palace with be obliterated."
How would this have played out?
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timmoishere
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6/22 5:01pm
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The Rebellion wouldn't have used that many resources to rescue one person. Leia, Luke, Chewie and Lando knew they had to keep it on a small scale to have any success.
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Darth_Davi
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6/22 5:04pm
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IIRC, rescuing Han was not an officially sanctioned mission conducted by the Rebels, but rather Han's friends, acting on their own. As such, the Rebels would not have sent any ships to Tatooine, and further, are in no way responsible for debts Han incurred prior to his joining the Rebellion...IE, rescuing Han was not the Rebellion's mission.
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rsterling78
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6/22 5:16pm
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Well, given the fact that Lando led the charge against the new Death Star, Han was put in charge of the strike team on Endor despite having been out of action for a year, Luke is the only known Jedi in the Galaxy after Yoda's death, and Leia is a high-ranking member of the Rebellion, these sound like pretty important people.
I think losing these assets has to weighed against the alternative: Have one of the Mon Calamari ships jump over to Tatooine, lob a couple of shots from orbit, send down a small transport flanked by a few X-wings, give Jabba a check (or whatever) that is a pittance to the cost of running a Rebellion against the Empire, and bring everybody home.
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_Sublime_Skywalker_
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6/22 6:55pm
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The rebel was not yet in power, if they did that then Jabba would most likely elert the Empire. The Emporer and Vader would have the pleasure of capturing Luke and Leia and Jabba could probably be pardoned for some of his illegal activity.
Also, the Rebellion is a democracy based activist group, to make threats or attacks make them almost as bad as the Empire. They didn't have the money, the resources or the time just to save Han. Leia,Luke,Chewie and Lando all went because they are personal friends with Han, and, In universe, the main heroes.
It wouldn't be as suspenseful to just see a ship come down to Tatooine and threaten Jabba for Han. We got to see Luke's improved Jedi skills, Lando as part of the group, and Leia profess once more her love for Han. Some of the little important things happen within the rescue scene. I mean, introduction of Green saber anyone?
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Darth Dark Helmet
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6/22 7:00pm
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When you're fighting against an evil dictatorship who rules through, using fear to get what you want is not usually a good PR move.
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rsterling78
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6/22 8:10pm
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Darth Dark Helmet posted:
When you're fighting against an evil dictatorship who rules through, using fear to get what you want is not usually a good PR move.
That would come as quite a surprise to the French Resistance during World War II who bombed Nazi rail lines and assassinated German officers. Nor was this a bad PR move:
"Throughout France the Resistance had been of inestimable value in the campaign. Without their great assistance the liberation of France would have consumed a much longer time and meant greater losses to ourselves."
-General Dwight Eisenhower
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rumsmuggler
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6/23 12:53pm
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In Shadows of the Empire, Luke and Leia got some assistance from rogue squadron in a few of the skirmishes/battle in that novel. The rebels did help a few times, but couldn't afford to throw a big attack ship and it's crew to help in the rescue of Han.
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JEDIGUNSHIP
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6/23 2:19pm
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The Rebellion couldn't use all of those resources to get one man back; if Han was left behind, the organization would have to move on. Also, it was the friends who did the rescuing.
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6/23 2:45pm
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Han was not indispensable to the Rebellion. At the time the rescue mission was underway the Rebel fleet was massing near Sullust. The Rebel leadership had greater concerns about its overall strategy than rescuing a smuggler.
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KennethMorgan
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Even though Tatooine belonged to the Hutts, there was still an Imperial presence there. Odds are that if an Alliance ship showed up, a couple of Star Destroyers would follow pretty quickly.
Besides, for Jabba, capturing Han wasn't just a matter of money but pride. Han had insulted him, so he had to suffer. That's why he didn't accept Luke's offer of payment, and that's why he wouldn't have accepted an offer from the Alliance, either. And if there had been any threats, he'd just blast Han into carbonite fragments, dump them in the trash and say, "Han's not here. I don't know what you're talking about."
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TaunTaunHerder
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6/25 9:59am
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If that had happened, there wouldn't have been that sequence with Sy Snootles
singing that awesome song.
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rumsmuggler
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lol
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GrandAdmiral_Frank
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Han was important but not more important than the cause of the Rebellion. It would be a waste of resources and Jabba would be sure to retaliate directly.
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Alpha-Red
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7/1 9:27pm
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1) If the Rebels decided to get involved with the rescue, Jabba would use his resources to start tipping off the Empire to wherever Rebel agents, bases or ships happened to be.
2) The Rebels probably have more missions than they have ships anyway.
3) Luke already said he could handle it.
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Darthbane2007
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7/2 4:37am
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GrandAdmiral_Frank posted:
Han was important but not more important than the cause of the Rebellion. It would be a waste of resources and Jabba would be sure to retaliate directly.
Yeah, when you compare him to the whole cause of the rebellion, and all the people who gave their lives over the past 23 years ( ROTS-ROTJ), Han's just some guy that's expendable. Plus, the Hutts probably were in some sort of treaty with the empire, and are allowed to continue their criminal activities as long as it doesn't interfere. If they had sent a couple of warships and whatnot, the rebels would now be fighting both the empire and the various Hutt crime lord families.
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