Hope ( cinematic trailer ) Hope is the second trailer released by BioWare for the video game " " . Released on June 14 , 2010 , the nearly six - minute long video depicts the Republic ' s struggle to retake Alderaan from the forces of the Sith Empire during the Battle of Alderaan , taking place 24 years before the beginning of the game and 14 years prior to the first trailer . The video is narrated by the Republic trooper Jace Malcom , voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson . Synopsis . A Republic soldier recounts the peaceful history of the planet Alderaan , and what it had meant to the Galactic Republic . Because of this peacefulness , the world became a target of the resurgent Sith Empire , and in a devastating attack lead by the Sith Lord Darth Malgus , the Empire seemed to claim Alderaan for their own . However , several Republic trooper s from Havoc Squad are arming themselves in order to strike back at the Sith presence . Though they ' re outnumbered , the soldiers use the element of surprise to launch an attack from an elevated cliff , raining down fire from blasters and missile launchers , with the unnamed soldier leading the assault . The surprise attack deals a significant blow to the Sith , catching them off guard and allowing for the destruction of several war droids and even Sith Warrior s caught by fire from blaster rifles and grenades . The Sith fight back , killing several troopers with a combination of lightsaber skills and Force powers . When Darth Malgus enters the fray , pulling a trooper to him only to cut him down , the unnamed soldier leading the attack charges Malgus alone . The trooper fires three shots from his cannon at Malgus , who deflects the first two , but he is hit by the third in the chest , wounding him . Ramming two Sith warriors bodily , the trooper attempts to do the same to Malgus but gets caught in a stream of Force lightning . Clearly in pain , the trooper nonetheless draws a knife and struggles to finish his attack on the Sith Lord but is hurled backward and knocked unconscious . As he ' s coming to , the trooper is being dragged by his arms to meet his death by a waiting Sith Warrior , as numerous other Republic troops meet the same fate all around him . But just as the Sith moves to inflict the killing stroke , Jedi Knight Satele Shan rescues the soldier and moves to engage the Sith herself , wielding a blue double - bladed lightsaber . As she downs the Sith who were only seconds earlier about to kill the trooper , the trooper is able to make it back to his feet , catching a rifle tossed from a nearby comrade before rejoining the battle . Shan carves a swath through the Sith forces , felling Sith warriors and one of their droids before finally clashing with Darth Malgus himself . The two Force users battle with a combination of lightsaber swings and blows from their fists and feet . Malgus uses his overbearing strength to his advantage , forcing Shan to mount a strained defense from her knees ; she reaches out and collapses the trunk of a nearby tree , bringing it down right in the middle of their fight and separating the combatants . With the playing field leveled again , Shan leaps onto the fallen tree where she continues her battle with Malgus until being thrown into another tree . Malgus dives to end the battle and her life , but Shan manages to dodge with a last - second jump , though Malgus is able to slash through her lightsaber and go for a killing thrust . Shan catches the Sith Lord ' s blade , and holds him at bay long enough for the Republic trooper whose life she had saved to return the favor by ramming and tackling Malgus while he is distracted . As the two grapple , the trooper reveals an armed grenade in his hand , detonating it mere inches from their faces . Both are thrown backward by the explosion , though Malgus climbs to his feet first , his face and armor burned and scored . Before he can retaliate , Shan uses the Force to slam Malgus into a cliff face , driving him deeper with a subsequent blast . The Republic trooper who attacked Malgus with the grenade wakes up as the battle around him comes to a close , his face suffering both burns and lacerations while his armor shows blackened scars from the blast . As he looks over the battlefield and the dead Republic soldiers , the trooper is joined by Shan and fires a single flare into the sky above the forest . It is accompanied by several others , until all across the planet flares can be seen , while at the same time , the Republic Navy arrives in orbit above Alderaan . Behind the scenes . This trailer was directed by Dave Wilson at Blur Studio . The game itself has an alternative monologue .