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|name=Rescue of Han Solo
|image=[[File:RescueOfHanSolo-ROTJ.png|center|300px]]
|conflict=[[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi">{{Film|VI}}</ref>
|begin=[[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]]<ref name="Shadows of the Empire (novel)">[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novelization]]</ref>
|end=[[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />
|place=[[The galaxy/Legends|The galaxy]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />
|result=Alliance victory<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />
|battles=*[[Siege of Jabba's Palace|Mission to Jabba's Palace]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />
*[[Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />
|side1=[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />
|side2=[[Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire]]<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />}}
The '''Rescue of Han Solo''' was the campaign orchestrated by [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] to rescue his friend, [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]], from [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba the Hutt]] and free him from his [[Carbonite/Legends|Carbonite]] [[Carbon-freezing/Legends|imprisonment]].

==The campaign==
Following the [[Battle over Coruscant]], Luke Skywalker, along with [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]], [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando Calrissian]] and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] organized a plan to rescue Han Solo from the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt]] crime lord, [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]]. The campaign comprised two incidents; the [[Mission to Jabba's Palace]] and the [[Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon]]. Ideally the skirmish at the [[Great Pit of Carkoon/Legends|Great Pit of Carkoon]] would never have taken place and the foray into [[Jabba's Palace]] would have entailed several potential phases.<ref name="Shadows of the Empire (novel)" /><ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />

===Infiltration of Jabba's palace===
{{Main|Siege of Jabba's Palace}}

[[File:Return_of_the_Jedi_TCG_by_David_Nash.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Return of the [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Jedi]].]]

The first phase had Lando infiltrate [[Jabba's Palace]], disguised as the guard [[Tamtel Skreej/Legends|Tamtel Skreej]], as a contingency should anything go wrong. The second phase involved sending [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] to the palace to peacefully offer Jabba the opportunity to release Han, with the [[Droid/Legends|droids]] themselves as a gift. When this failed, phase three involved Leia, posing as the [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunter]] [[Boushh/Legends|Boushh]], delivering a supposedly-captured Chewbacca to Jabba for a bounty. Leia would have then freed Han in the night, released Chewbacca and escaped with them and Lando. When Jabba saw through the attempted rescue and captured all three (excluding Lando, who remained in disguise), they were forced to move to the final phase. Luke Skywalker entered the palace and, by means of several [[Force power/Legends|Force techniques]] made his way to Jabba's throne room. He underestimated Jabba however and, after killing [[Jabba's rancor|Jabba's pet]] [[Rancor/Legends|rancor]], wound up captured and sentenced to death, along with Han and Chewbacca.<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" />

===Trip to the Pit of Carkoon===
{{Main|Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon}}

[[File:EscorttothePitofCarkoonTrevas.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Luke, [[Han Solo/Legends|Han]] and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] escorted by [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando]] to the [[Great Pit of Carkoon/Legends|Great Pit of Carkoon]].]]

After being condemned to death in the gullet of the [[Sarlacc/Legends|sarlacc]], Luke, Han and Chewbacca were taken to the Pit of Carkoon in the [[Dune Sea/Legends|Dune Sea]]. They were transported on a [[Bantha-II cargo skiff/Legends|desert skiff]] while Jabba and his minions traveled on [[Khetanna/Legends|''Khetanna'']], Jabba's [[Luxury-class sail barge|luxury sail barge]]. Once there, Luke was able to free himself with the help of R2-D2, and after a pitched struggle that saw the destruction of Jabba and his criminal empire, as well as the supposed demise of [[Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett]], Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, Lando, and the droids escaped unharmed and made their way back to the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] fleet.<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" /><ref name="The Mandalorian Armor">''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]''</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
The Rescue of Han Solo first appeared in the beginning of the [[1983]] film [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']], the final installment of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[original trilogy]].<ref name="Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" /> Though popularly assumed that [[George Lucas]] thought up the opening, it was, in reality, the idea of writer and director [[Richard Marquand]] and [[Lawrence Kasdan]]. The fact was eventually revealed via transcripts of meetings from ''[[The Making of Return of the Jedi]]''.<ref name="TMoROTJ">''[[The Making of Return of the Jedi]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Permission Granted|stext=''Permission Granted''}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 71|''Star Wars'' (1977) 71]] {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 77|''Star Wars'' 77]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 79|''Star Wars'' 79]]
*{{Shortstory|story=Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]]
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' junior novel]]
*''[[Tales from Jabba's Palace]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''
*''[[The Ordeal of Boba Fett]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]'' {{Hologram}}
*''[[Hard Merchandise]]'' {{Imo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 81|''Star Wars'' 81]] {{Flash}}
*''[[A Credit for Your Thoughts]]'' {{Mo}}

===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''

==Sources==
*[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Max Rebo)|''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book'' (Max Rebo)]] {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Luke Skywalker)|''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book'' (Luke Skywalker)]] {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars Word Puzzles]]''
*[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (1984)|''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book'' (1984)]] {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine]]''
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*[http://blogs.starwars.com/holocron/27 Jabba's Skiff Guards] - A [[Leland Chee]] blog at [[StarWars.com]]

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Battles of the Galactic Civil War|Han Solo]]
[[Category:Battles of Tatooine]]