Hunted

Hunted is a standalone CG short based on the Star Wars video game Star Wars: Squadrons, produced by Industrial Light & Magic. It was released on September 14, 2020, eighteen days before the game's release on October 2.
==Official description==
The Empire's retreat after a surprise attack marks yet another stumble in the wake of the second Death Star's destruction. But for one member of Titan Squadron, the battle is far from over. Squadron Leader Varko Grey finds himself as the last TIE pilot on the battlefield, hunted relentlessly by a renegade New Republic X-Wing in this standalone STAR WARS: Squadrons story.
Made in collaboration by Motive Studios, Lucasfilm, and ILM, "Hunted" is set before the events of Star Wars: Squadrons, introducing you to one of the ace pilots who you'll be fighting alongside in the story to unfold.
==Plot==
At the Imperial dockyard above Var-Shaa, Imperial forces attempt to fend off a New Republic attack. Captain Varko Grey orders his squad to form up behind him and hold formation as they pursue Y-Wings which have just destroyed a Raider-class corvette. As they are about to engage a MC75 Star Cruiser, Varko Grey's commander, Terisa Kerrill, tells him the station is lost and orders all fighters to disengage and return to the Star Destroyer Overseer for extraction. As the ship prepares for hyperspace jump, Titan Three, piloting a TIE Bomber, is still inbound. Grey informs Kerril, but she refuses to hold off their retreat. Her destroyer is already severely damaged, and she is not about to let it fall to their enemy. Pursued by A-Wings, Titan Three is resigned to her fate, but Grey returns to the battle and eliminates her pursuers. She thanks him but is hit and destroyed by an X-Wing. Grey's TIE Interceptor also takes damage. He desperately tries to make it back to the destroyer, but the ship jumps to hyperspace before he can reach the hanger bay.
Grey's sensors pick up New Republic fighters patrolling the debris for Imperial stragglers. He quickly powers down and waits for the patrol to pass by. The searchlights of a lone X-Wing become visible, illuminating the nearby debris. Grey holds his breath, re-activating his targeting computer then opens fire. The X-wing evades and its pilot watches as the fighter heads for the planet. Both ships enter the atmosphere, the pursuing X-wing firing its blasters then a proton torpedo. Using his fighter's manoeuvrability and the cover of the clouds, Grey manages to get a good hit on the X-wing, destroying its astromech droid. Emerging from the clouds and evading burning debris from the battle, Grey dodges through the canyons of Var-Shaa with the X-wing close behind. As his ship takes another hit, Grey removes his helmet, and turns as the X-wing appears alongside. The pilot turns to him and says "War's over, Imp." The fighters emerge from the canyon over a lake. Grey turns his fighter sharply in front of the X-wing. The slipstream of his TIE creates a huge wall of water which blinds the pilot, preventing him from seeing a rock face before crashing into it. Heavily damaged, Grey's fighter finally gives out and plunges into the lake.
Grey survives the crash and crawls onto the lake's shore. He watches the sun set as he recalls the pilot's words. Just then, the radio in his helmet crackles to life, and Titan Squadron flies over. Grey stands and puts his helmet back on, determined that the war is not over yet. 
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Category:Star Wars: Squadrons
Category:Star Wars films
Category:Animated shorts