Escape from the Jedi Temple " Escape from the Jedi Temple " is the fourth episode of the LEGO short film series " " . It premiered on May 4 , 2014 , and is set during the time of the Galactic Empire . Luke Skywalker ' s poor judgment nearly gets him and his friends captured by Darth Vader . After witnessing this bit of immaturity , both Yoda and the Force ghost of Obi - Wan Kenobi make the decision to expand Luke ' s training and bring out the last of the Jedi holocron s . Plot summary . Following the Battle of Yavin , the Heroes of Yavin celebrate aboard the " Millennium Falcon " despite C - 3PO ' s misgivings that they are still not out of danger yet . The rebels are then pursued by a force of TIE fighters and an Imperial Star Destroyer led by Darth Vader himself . Vader says " You ' ll never escape me now ! " and an officer assures Vader that they cannot hear him causing Vader to Force chokes the officer . Luke flies the " Falcon " over the bridge of Vader ' s Star Destroyer and leads the warship on a pursuit which eventually causes the Star Destroyer to turn upside down . Luke tries to take the " Falcon " into hyperspace but only ends up exposing it to more TIE fighters . Meanwhile on Dagobah , Jedi Masters Yoda and the Force ghost of Obi - Wan Kenobi sense that Luke is too brash and reckless to begin his training . The two Jedi then decide that they must now unravel the holocrons that they have hidden . This leads to a flashback scene of the Jedi efforts to recover the holocrons from the Jedi Temple on Coruscant following the Great Jedi Purge . After Kenobi had delivered an infant Luke to his uncle Owen Lars on Tatooine , Yoda was dismayed to learn that Kenobi had neglected to evacuate the Temple ' s holocrons during their flight . He stresses that they need the holocrons to train Luke and instructs Senator Bail Prestor Organa and Kenobi to rendezvous with him on Kashyyyk . Before leaving , Kenobi flees a horde of Tusken Raiders riding on banthas by commandeering Jabba ' s sail barge . At the Chancellor ' s Suite , Emperor Palpatine brings a CD player playing The Imperial March to a meeting of several senators . Palpatine is annoyed when the Gran Senator Ask Aak starts booing and stings him with Force lightning . However , he is mollified when Ask Aak reveals that booing means cheering on his planet . With the Jedi gone , he warns the Senators that anyone who defies him will face the wrath of his apprentice Darth Vader . Vader trips since he is not used to his new legs . When the Senators laugh , he Force - chokes them . On Kashyyyk , the Jedi and Senator Organa rendezvous . While Organa cautions against exposing themselves to the Sith , Yoda is determined to recover the holocrons in order to begin training Luke . Organa is also accompanied by a gun - toting C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , the former of whom exhibits a macho attitude . The Jedi and Organa are further supported by a strike team consisting of surviving Padawans , the Force - sensitive Clone trooper Jek - 14 , and the Ithorian Jedi Knight Noga - ta , an old classmate of Kenobi . The Jedi strike team travel to Coruscant . Kenobi and Yoda stay behind to monitor the mission from Yoda ' s escape pod with R2 - D2 . The strike team including 3PO land in the Jedi Temple and the Jedi make their way into the Holocron Vaults . Meanwhile , an unsuspecting Palpatine is watching television and chomping on popcorn . Against Senator Organa ' s advice , 3PO fights the 501st Legion , which draws the attention of the Emperor and Vader . 3PO manages to knock out several of the Emperor ' s Royal Guard by toppling several statues on them . Meanwhile , the Padawns and Jek - 14 help themselves to the holocrons but are obstructed by a librarian droid . Jek - 14 personally shoots the droid . Elsewhere , C - 3PO confronts Darth Vader only to lose his bravado when Vader tells him he is just a protocol droid . Vader quickly realizes that the Jedi are after the holocrons and rushes to deal with them . 3PO and Organa flee Vader and his Royal Guards . Vader catches the Padawans and Jek - 14 before they can collect the last of the holocrons on the shelf . Vader uses Force to wrench off Jek - 14 ' s arm and Force - chokes his old friend Noga - ta before hurling him to he ground . The Nautolan Padawan tells Anakin they are not afraid only for Vader to tell them that his name is Darth Vader . Vader engages the Padawans in a lightsaber duel . While Kenobi is concerned , Yoda tells him that they must let the Padawans learn and not treat them like babies . Eventually , Vader manages to throw the Padawans to the ground and Force - choke them . Unnoticed , Noga - Ta passes Jek - 14 ' s cybernetic arm back to the Clone trooper . Before Vader can kill the Padawans , he is distracted by a holoprojection of Master Kenobi who goads him . However , this turns out to be a trap created by the Togruta Jedi , who is able to lure Vader into a sealed room . The Jedi then flee with the holocrons . Meanwhile , Organa and C - 3PO escape on a starship . The Jedi also escape on cloaked speeders before Vader and his stormtroopers can catch up with them and their valuable cargo . In space , the Jedi Padawans rejoin Masters Kenobi , Yoda , and C - 3PO and together they flee offworld . However , they are pursued by several TIE fighters led by Darth Vader . The Imperial TIEs open fire on the fleeing Jedi , causing several of the holocrons to fall out into Coruscant ' s orbit . One hits the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane while the other destroys the sign outside Lando Calrissian ' s " Millennium Falcon Night Club . " Vader is about to shoot down the fleeing Jedi ships when Senator Organa and 3PO swing their starship into the TIE fighters . Vader descends into Coruscant ' s orbit while the Jedi celebrate their victory and thank C - 3PO and Bail Organa for saving the day . 3PO begs Bail not to have another memory wipe . Kenobi buries the holocrons under the sands of Tatooine and fashions the skeleton of a krayt dragon into a landmark . Returning to the present , Yoda reflects on the importance of helping young Jedi by staying out of their way . He then tells Kenobi ' s Force ghost to tell Luke about the holocrons . Meanwhile , the " Millennium Falcon " is being pursued by Vader ' s TIE fighters . The Sith Lord is piloting his personal TIE Advanced fighter . When Princess Leia complains about Han Solo ' s flying abilities , he reminds her that her " boyfriend " landed them in this trouble . Leia retorts that Luke is not her boyfriend . Meanwhile , 3PO consoles a despondent Luke that he will always be his hero . At that point , Luke is contacted by the Force ghost of Kenobi . However , Skywalker is startled by Kenobi ' s apparition and accidentally causes the Falcon to jump into hyperspace . While Han is annoyed , Luke manages to pull the freighter out of hyperspace seconds before it hits the planet Naboo . However , Darth Vader is not so fortunate and Kenobi scares him into crashing his TIE Advanced fighter on Naboo . There , Vader is greeted by Jar Jar Binks and his children Jay Jay , Jee Jee , and Jo Jo . The Gungans cuddle and play with an embarrassed Vader , who remarks that he would not be writing about this day in his diary . While reflecting on his recent adventures to his companions , Luke concedes that he needs help to defeat Vader . Back on Dagobah , Yoda takes this as a sign that Luke is willing to accept guidance . Yoda , Luke , and Vader then sense through the Force that the holocrons are calling out to them from beneath the sands of Tatooine . Several Jawas see the holocrons glowing beneath the sands as well . Development . It was written by Michael Price , who has written other " LEGO Star Wars " specials . The special was announced on April 24 , 2014 and premiered on " Star Wars Day " 2014 . It was originally announced on February 28 , 2014 as " Quest for the Holocron " .