Clash of the Skywalkers " Clash of the Skywalkers " is the seventh episode of the " " . Angry at the Holocrons ' destruction , the Emperor sends Darth Vader to destroy Luke Skywalker but Luke plots to lure them into a trap using inspiration from the last remaining Holocron . In a subplot , the Rebel Alliance fakes Luke ' s death so they can move their rebel base from the volcanic planet of Mustafar to the icy planet of Hoth . Plot summary . An Imperial fleet of Star Destroyers and TIE fighters commanded by Darth Vader approaches a watery world . When the TIE fighter are unable to go into formation , an angry Vader tells them to figure it out before flying his TIE Advanced fighter through them like a pin ball . Meanwhile , the Rebel Alliance has established a temporary base on the volcanic world of Mustafar . Luke Skywalker ' s X - wing starfighter is patrolling the skies above Mustafar when it is shot down by Vader ' s TIE Advanced fighter . R2 - D2 survives the crash and is picked up by Jek - 14 in his starfighter . Luke , Leia Organa , and Admiral Ackbar then reveal that it was a hoax to convince the Empire that Luke is dead . The rebels are shown standing at front of a green screen . On Dagobah , the Jedi Masters Yoda and the Force ghost of Obi - Wan Kenobi are relieved at Luke ' s survival . Back on Mustafar , Admiral Ackbar tells the rebel pilots that " Operation Fool Vader Into Thinking He Has Destroyed Luke " was a success . Leia believes that this ruse will buy them enough time to evacuate the entire base to icy Hoth . While the rebels are euphoric , Luke is despondent because he believed that he should have been out there to fight Vader . He is greeted by an emphatic " No " from the other rebels . Leia advises Luke to lay low so that they can evacuate to the new base and advises him not to be so mopey . Leia tells Ackbar about finding Luke a hobby . At the command center , Leia contacts the rebel advance team on Hoth which consists of C - 3PO , Han Solo , and Chewbacca , who are struggling to cope with the freezing conditions . Leia tells them to toughen up . Meanwhile aboard a Star Destroyer , Vader and several stormtroopers celebrate their victory over Luke only to learn from Admiral Ozzel and Captain Firmus Piett that Luke ' s body was not found in the starfighter . To Ozzel ' s relief , Vader merely orders him to continue searching for Luke . Vader then retreats to his meditation chamber , which he destroys in a fit of rage . On Hoth , Han , C - 3PO and a frozen Chewie stumble upon the Echo Base " Jedi Educational Center . " Upon entering , the three rebels are set upon by a wampa and are forced to flee back aboard the " Millennium Falcon " but the wampa pursues them . Back on Mustafar , Jek - 14 repairs his starfighter whilst Biggs Darklighter cheers up fellow rebel pilot Porkins by telling him that the Empire will never defeat them . His words are almost the same as those Biggs expressed to Luke Skywalker during their hangar scene in the Special Edition of " " . However , Admiral Ackbar over - hears the conversation and warns Biggs and Porkins not to brag before a battle , lest they doom themselves . Meanwhile , a mopey Luke and R2 sit together watching a holocron recording of Luke ' s father , Anakin Skywalker , in training . Luke whines about sitting around , unlike the mobilised Jedi of old . In frustration , Luke throws the holocron onto the floor , only for it to relay a recording of Yoda , Kenobi and Skywalker embarking on a Clone Wars mission to rescue a Governor named Bibble from Count Dooku and his battle droids . The holocron ' s transmission , however , is picked up by two Imperial probe droids . Meanwhile , an angry Emperor Palpatine chastises Darth Vader for falling for the rebel deception . Palpatine regrets not trying to turn R2 to the Dark Side . At that moment , Admiral Ozzel reports that their probe droids have picked up a holocron being activated on Mustafar . The Emperor gives Admiral Ozzel command of the operation until Vader protests . Finding Vader unreliable , the Emperor travels to Mustafar in an Imperial shuttle with two of his Royal Guards . During the journey , he repeatedly asks his Red Guard pilot if they are there yet . Meanwhile , Vader ' s fleet travels to Mustafar . Yoda reflects on Luke ' s error while Kenobi tells him that he needs more foresight . Back on Mustafar , Skywalker watches the holocron recording . While Yoda advises restraint , Anakin attacks the battle droids and Dooku . This gives Kenobi and Yoda the chance to rescue the governor . Shortly later , Leia and Jek - 14 confront Luke about the impending arrival of the Imperial fleet and deduce that Luke ' s holocron led them there . Luke proposes attacking the Imperial fleet to enable the rebel fleet to escape into space . While Jek - 14 is unsure that Luke ' s plan will succeed , the young Jedi points to a lesson he learned in his holocron . Meanwhile on Hoth , C - 3PO , Han , and Chewie are left hanging upside down in the wampa ' s cave . C - 3PO baits the wampa by telling rude jokes about his mother . Provoked , the wampa grabs Han , who takes the opportunity to retrieve his blaster . Han shoots the wampa and flees with C - 3PO and Chewie out of the cave . He returns to quickly fetch Chewie ' s bandolier only awaken the wampa , who purses them . Above Mustafar , Jek - 14 counsels restraint but Luke is determined to go ahead with his plan . After jumping into hyperspace , Luke crashes his X - wing into the Emperor ' s shuttle . Luke and Jek - 14 then leads Vader ' s fleet on a wild pursuit . During the pursuit , Palpatine ' s shuttle crashes into the bridge of Vader ' s Star Destroyer . Meanwhile , Luke tells Jek - 14 to evacuate to the rendezvous point . Jek - 14 contacts Leia to send for more strafighters . Due to Luke and Jek ' s efforts , the rebels are safely able to evacuate their first transport . Back aboard Vader ' s Star Destroyer , the Emperor takes charge and accidentally orders the TIE fighters to depart without their TIE pilot s . Leia , who is piloting a vintage LAAT gunship , and the entire rebel fleet departs Mustafar and jump into hyperspace . Elsewhere on Hoth , 3PO , Han , and Chewie are being pursued by the wampa who has commandeered an airspeeder . The three rebels manage to fleet on a tauntaun with C - 3PO riding the beast and Han riding a frozen Chewie as a sledge . The rebels managed to outrun the wampa who hits a rock . In space , Luke leads the Star Destroyers into an asteroid field which badly damages most of the Star Destroyers . Vader recognizes this as the same stunt he had pulled on Naboo years ago when he was still Anakin . Meanwhile , Palpatine ' s damaged Star Destroyer is attacked by Ackbar and several X - wings . Meanwhile , the rebel fleet approaches Hoth and Leia contacts Han about the location of the landing area . Han tells her he is on his way only to discover that the keys to Hoth Base were left behind in the wampa ' s cave . Chewbacca solves the problem by lighting up the ammunition in his bandolier and using them as flares to guide the rebel ships . Leia ' s LAAT gunship is the first rebel ship to land on Hoth . Biggs and Porkins disembark from the transport only to be chased by the same wampa that had pursued Han , possibly dooming themselves just as Admiral Ackbar had warned earlier . After embracing Leia , Han mockingly kisses C - 3PO only to have his lips frozen to the protocol droid ' s metallic body . In a direct reference to the opening scene of " " , Palpatine ' s damaged Star Destroyer is pursued by a rebel CR90 corvette . Meanwhile , Vader pursues Luke ' s X - wing through an asteroid field . Mirroring the younger man , Vader also flies an X - wing with an astromech droid aboard , albeit both in black instead of white . While doing a dangerous manoeuvre , the two crash their starfighters on an asteroid . The two Skywalkers begin a lightsaber duel and are joined by their astromech droids . R2 manages to scare off Vader ' s astromech but the Sith Lord then hurls R2 away . While the two spar with lightsabers , Yoda and Kenobi on Dagobah cannot bear to watch . Vader manages to hurl Luke to the edge of a cliff . Luke then provokes Vader into throwing stones at him . These stones startle a space slug . However , Vader reveals that he had known the space slug was there all along . The space slug swallows Luke and R2 - D2 but Luke manages to free himself and R2 from the space slug by striking its uvula with his lightsaber . The space slug spits Luke and R2 out . Vader and the Emperor hold a victory celebration , complete with " Luke prohibited " balloons , aboard the bridge of a Star Destroyer . However , Vader still vows to find Luke . This ending , however , stands in contrast to that of the DVD release . DVD Ending ; The official DVD release of this episode for Region 2 , ( UK and Europe ) , ends with Vader uttering " Uh - oh ! " aloud as he is gobbled up by the space slug . He is then spat out into space after striking the slug ' s uvula with his lightsaber , and shouts " You win this one , but the Empire will strike back ! " The Rebels then hold a victory celebration , complete with " Emperor prohibited " ballons , at Echo Base . Admiral Ackbar sings , whilst Jek - 14 tries to separate Han and C - 3PO who are still stuck together . In space , Darth Vader clings to a tiny asteroid , asking " Hello ? Little help ? Anyone out there ? Hello ? "