Liberation of Bespin During the Galactic Empire ' s Iron Blockade of the Anoat sector , the planet Bespin was liberated from Imperial control . The fight began when Lobot , aide to the former Baron Administrator of Cloud City ; General Lando Calrissian of the New Republic relayed messages to him and formed a resistance movement with the Bespin Wing Guard on the planet . Soon after , the Uprising in the Anoat sector , led by an individual known as " the Smuggler , " liberated Bespin , basing the Uprising ' s operations in the Paradise Atrium of Cloud City . Prelude . Shortly after the Battle of Hoth during the Galactic Civil War , the galaxy - wide conflict between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire , the planet Bespin of the Anoat sector was taken into Imperial custody ; Imperial forces led by Darth Vader had arrived on the mining planet to set a trap for Luke Skywalker , a Rebel commander and Jedi - in - training . The Imperials set the trap in Cloud City , where Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian agreed to let the Imperials stay , as long as they wouldn ' t return . However , Vader altered the deal , seizing control of Cloud City and the rest of Bespin . During this time , Calrissian placed the Bespin Wing Guard under the control of his cybernetically - enhanced aide , Lobot , and fled the planet to join the Rebellion . In 4 ABY , the Empire suffered a critical defeat by the Rebel Alliance at the Battle of Endor , in which Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine was killed . Following their loss , Imperial forces on Bespin relocated Cloud City ' s garrison to more strategic locations . With Cloud City free of Imperial troop s , the city ' s streets filled with celebrations and displays of fireworks . However , before news of the Emperor ' s death was able to reach the citizens of Bespin and the rest of the Anoat sector , Imperial Governor Adelhard issued the Iron Blockade . The blockade prevented news of the Rebel victory from reaching the Anoat sector , claiming that reports saying otherwise were rebellious propaganda . Despite the Empire ' s control of Bespin , Imperial forces launched multiple attacks on Ugnorgrad , an Ugnaught colony on Bespin , which suffered as a result . The liberation . With Cloud City free its Imperial garrison , Lobot formed a militia to fight the remaining Imperials . To help the fight , Lobot relayed messages to and from Calrissian , now a member of the New Republic , and Lobot used the additional intelligence to launch strategic attacks . Hoping to apprehend Adelhard from his chamber in Cloud City ' s prime tower , Lobot hired the pirate Kars Tal - Korla and prepared an intrusion team . Tal - Korla captured Borgin Kaa , an Imperial officer , from his luxury level apartment . With Kaa detained , Tal - Korla extracted the code needed to open an access panel connected to Adelhard ' s chamber . Once the panel was opened , Lobot and the intrusion team moved to apprehend the Governor , although they were unsuccessful in their attempt . During this time , an individual known as " the Smuggler " had come across a recorded hologram of Leia Organa , a Rebel Alliance leader , on Nar Hypa . The message revealed that the Emperor had been defeated , so the Smuggler and their associates rallied the Ivax Syndicate , the Noble Court , and the Kouhun to form a resistance movement known as the Uprising . The Ivax Syndicate ' s leader , Voras the Hutt , was a resident of Cloud City ' s Paradise Atrium on Bespin , and the fledgling movement successfully fought to liberate the planet . Aftermath . Following the liberation of Bespin , individuals celebrated and launched fireworks . Needing a base of operations , the Uprising made a home for themselves in Paradise Atrium , where they continued plotting against the Empire . However , the liberation of Bespin caught the attention of Bragh , commander of the Imperial Purge Trooper s , who began targeting members of the Uprising . Some Imperial holdouts survived on the planet until late in the war . One was Chinook Station , a refueling outpost controlled by troops under Admiral Garrick Versio . The station was destroyed by Inferno Squad shortly before the Battle of Jakku , further crippling the Empire ' s already crumbling supply lines . By the time of the Battle of Jakku , Lando had managed to starve out Adelhard ' s remnant . Most of the Imperial surrendered but holdouts remained throughout Cloud City . Lando managed to convince several Imperial troops holding out in the Bolo Tanga room of the Casino level to surrender by offering to spare their lives , give them food and lodging , and letting them leave Cloud City . A dozen took up Lando ' s offer but a sergeant tried to kill Calrissian . The Baron Administrator managed to kill the sergeant with his Vitiator blaster . Behind the scenes . The liberation of Bespin first appeared in the 2015 novel " Aftermath " , which was written by Chuck Wendig . The liberation later appeared in Chapter 1 of " " , a mobile game created by Kabam for iOS and Android platforms . On November 12 , 2015 , Kabam opened Chapter 2 Story Missions to " Uprising " players , officially announcing that Bespin had been liberated .