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|title=''Star Wars: Rebel Assault II:<br />The Hidden Empire''
|developer=[[LucasArts]]
|publisher=LucasArts
|released=[[November]] [[1995]]<ref name="History">{{LucasArtsCite|url=20th/history_3.htm|text=20th Anniversary History, Part Three, Broadening Horizons, 1995-1998|archivedate=20060626090047}}</ref>
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'''''Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire''''' is a [[1995]] video game. It is the sequel to ''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]''.

==Opening crawl==
{{Opening crawl
|name=Episode II<br>THE HIDDEN EMPIRE
|text=By destroying the Death Star, Rebel Forces
proved themselves a serious threat to the
GALACTIC EMPIRE.

Darth Vader, enraged by his defeat, became
obsessed with the Alliance's elimination.

Toward this end, his forces have scoured the
Galaxy for a new weapon; a weapon Vader
hopes can catch the Alliance off guard and
give the Empire undisputed rule of the
Galaxy...}}

==Plot summary==
After the destruction of the [[Death Star/Legends|Death Star]], Darth Vader has begun developing a new secret weapon for the Galactic Empire. Meanwhile, in the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], some rumors of "[[ghost ship]]s" attacking Rebel patrols have spread among the ranks.

Rebel pilot [[Kirby]] with his wingman, [[Rookie One]], receive a distress call from a [[Corellia Star|Corellian Transport]], while attacked by [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE Fighters]]. The pilot had crucial information about the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire's]] new project. After the first wave of TIEs, laser shots come from nowhere and shoot Kirby down. Rookie One is left alone and lands on the planet [[Dreighton]] where he goes to rescue the captured transport and escape with it.

Back at [[Pinnacle Base]], [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Gial Ackbar/Legends|Gial Ackbar]] helps the pilots understand the message from the freighter. In the Corellian Transport's records, the Alliance learn about a secret Imperial mining facility in the asteroid [[Arah asteroid belt|Belt of Arah]] and a squadron of [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|X-wings]] moves to destroy it. During that mission, the X-Wing squadron discovers that the Empire was not simply mining ore, but is instead supplying rare metals required to manufacture a stealth version of the TIE Fighter; the new V38 "Phantom" equipped with a [[Cloaking device/Legends|cloaking device]] invented by Grand Admiral Sarn, allowing them to move through space neither spotted on sensors nor by any pilot until they were ready to strike. After destroying the facility, Maarek is killed along with Rookie One's wingman. Rookie One narrowly escapes into hyperspace. Back at Pinnacle Base, Admiral Ackbar comes up with a plan for 2 people to infiltrate the facility building the Phantom P-38s at Imdaar Alpha.

Rookie One takes a crash course in TIE piloting from Admiral Krane. Then, they head out to the jump point.
Rookie One teams up with [[Ru Murleen]] on the planet [[Imdaar/Legends|Imdaar]]. They fly to an Imperial Landing Platform on the far side of the swamp on Swoop Bikes. Disguised as stormtroopers, they infiltrate the Super Star Destroyer ''[[Terror]]''. Stealing a [[TIE/ph phantom|TIE Phantom]], they manage to destroy both the ''Terror'' and the [[Imdaar Alpha|TIE Phantom manufacturing plant]].

Though they were able to return the stolen TIE Phantom to a nearby base, the Rebellion was unable to take advantage of the stealth technology, after a self-destruct destroyed their stolen ship.

==Levels==
(And their Beginner Mode Codes):
*1 - The [[Dreighton Triangle]] (''intially available'')
*2 - The ''[[Corellia Star]]'' ('''[[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|JABBA]]''')
*3 - The Mining tunnels ('''[[Endor/Legends|ENDOR]]''')
*4 - The [[Arah asteroid belt|Asteroid field]] ('''[[Lachton|LACHTON]]''')
*5 - [[TIE/IN interceptor/Legends|Interceptor]] Attack ('''[[Borsk Fey'lya|BORSK]]''')
*6 - The [[Arah mining facility|Mining Facility]] ('''[[Kroyie|KROYIES]]''')
*7 - [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE]] Training ('''[[Auril systems|AURIL]]''')
*8 - Flight to [[Imdaar/Legends|Imdaar]] ('''[[Kampl|KAMPL]]''')
*9 - The Mine field ('''[[Niles Ferrier|FERRIER]]''')
*10 - [[Speeder bike/Legends|Speeder bikes]] ('''[[Galia|GALIA]]''')
*11 - Aboard the ''[[Terror]]'' ('''[[Denarii Nova|DENARII]]''')
*12 - The Sewers ('''[[Naga Sadow/Legends|SADOW]]''')
*13 - Escaping the [[Executor-class Star Dreadnought/Legends|Star Destroyer]] ('''[[Onderon/Legends|ONDERON]]''')
*14 - [[TIE/ph phantom|TIE]] attack ('''[[Aleema Keto|ALEEMA]]''')
*15 - [[Imdaar Alpha]] ('''[[Cathar/Legends|CATHAR]]''')

==Production==
[[File:RebAssault2_PSedition.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Special Playstation Edition cover.]]
This part of the series contained mostly original filming with actors and stunts, while the scenery and the space scenes were 3D-rendered. According to [[LucasArts]]' magazine ''[[The Adventurer]]'', this game was the first media (apart from [[Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure|''Caravan of Courage'']]) to incorporate live-action actors and footage in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe since the [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi'']].<ref name="TA10">[[The Adventurer 10|''The Adventurer'' 10]]</ref>

In what would foreshadow the filming style of the [[prequel trilogy]], the actors were mainly shot against bluescreens. Most of the environment seen in ''Rebel Assault II'' was computer generated; not even the cockpits of the [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighters]] were constructed sets. Instead, the actors were placed on a bobbing seat-like construct and filmed, while the cockpit (including the proper ship movement) was added in post-production.<ref name="RAII page">{{LucasArtsCite|url=products/rebel2/reb_vid.htm|text=''Rebel Assault II'' - Live Action Video|archivedate=20070124091455}}</ref>

The [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtrooper]] armor, weapons, helmets and suits, and [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader's]] costume worn by the actors were not made specifically for the game, but were the actual props seen in the original trilogy. They were taken from the archive storage of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]], and worn for the first time in 18 years.<ref name="RAII page" />

==Canonicity==
While ''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' had one portion of gameplay (Rookie One's trench run) deemed as S-[[canon]], its sequel avoided any such difficulties by having a completely original plot. Rookie One's recollections of some of the events of the first two levels of the game appeared in "[[LucasArts Update|Excerpts from the Journal of a Rebel Pilot]]", published in [[Star Wars Insider 27|''Star Wars Insider'' 27]], while the [[TIE/ph phantom|TIE Phantom]] has been thence adopted to other sources, and described by [[Star Wars Insider 66|''Star Wars Insider'' 66]].

The game also established the player [[Rookie One]] as a male, something its predecessor had left open. He commands ships not appearing in the previous game, like a [[YT-1300 light freighter/Legends|YT-1300 light freighter]], a [[A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter/Legends|B-wing starfighter]] and a [[BTL Y-wing starfighter/Legends|BTL Y-wing starfighter]], and encounters new opponents, like [[TIE/IN interceptor/Legends|TIE/IN interceptors]].

==Credits==
{{Credits
|cast=
[[File:RookieOne5.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jamison Jones as Rookie One]]
*[[Jamison Jones]]&mdash;[[Rookie One]]
*[[Julie Eccles]]&mdash;[[Ru Murleen]]
*[[Gary Martinez]]&mdash;[[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Sarn]]
*[[C. Andrew Nelson]]&mdash;[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] (costume)
*[[Howard Swain]]&mdash;[[Unidentified Imperial officer (Terror)|Imperial Officer]]
*[[Roy Conrad]]&mdash;[[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Ace Merrick|Merrick]]
*[[Craig C. Lewis]]&mdash;Admiral [[Krane (Rebel Alliance)|Krane]]
*[[Michael Aron]]&mdash;[[Ensign/Legends|Ensign]] [[Till]]
*[[Zachary Barton]]&mdash;[[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Jenn]]
*[[Marc Bauman]]&mdash;[[Corellia Star|Cargo]] Captain/Stormtrooper
*[[Chopper Bernet]]&mdash;Commander [[Kirby]]
*[[Nicole Galland]]&mdash;[[Ina Rece]]
*[[Carl Magruder]]&mdash;[[Darnell Reggs]]/[[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtrooper]]
*[[Mark Christiansen]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Laddia Holly]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Garrett Griffin]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Kathy McGinley]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Howard Meehan]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Marilyn Moeten]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Ron Roggé]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Greg Scott]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Carolyn Taylor]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Matthew Troncone]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Blake Tucker]]&mdash;Rebel
*[[Denny Delk]]&mdash;Intercom/Red Shirt One (voice)
*[[Nick Jameson]]&mdash;[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]]/Stormtrooper (voice)
*[[Colin Michael Kitchens]]&mdash;Stormtrooper (voice)
*[[Scott Lawrence]]&mdash;Darth Vader (voice)
|crew=
}}

==Appearances==
{{App
|characters=
*[[Gial Ackbar/Legends|Gial Ackbar]]
*[[Unidentified captain (Corellia Star)|''Corellia Star'' captain]] {{1st}}
*[[Jenn]] {{1st}}
*[[Kirby]] {{1st}}
*[[Krane (Rebel Alliance)|Krane]] {{1st}}
*[[Ace Merrick]] {{1st}}
*[[Ru Murleen]]
*[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] {{Hologram}}
*[[Ina Rece]] {{1st}}
*[[Darnell Reggs]] {{1st}}
*[[Rookie One]]
*[[Sarn]] {{1st}}
*[[Till]] {{1st}}
*[[Unidentified B-wing pilot]] {{1st}}
*[[Unidentified Imperial officer (Terror)|Unidentified Imperial officer]] {{1st}}
*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]]
|creatures=
*[[Clawmouse]] {{1stm}}
*[[Mynock/Legends|Mynock]]
*[[Sand leech]] {{1stm}}
*[[Sarlacc/Legends|Sarlacc]] {{Mo}}
*[[Womp rat/Legends|Womp rat]] {{Mo}}
|droids=
*[[MSE-series]]
**[[MSE-6-series repair droid]]
|events=
*[[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]
**[[Battle of Arah]] {{1st}}
**[[Battle of Dreighton]] {{1stm}}
**[[Mission to Imdaar]] {{1st}}
**[[Battle in the Dreighton system]] {{1st}}
|locations=
*[[Aeten II/Legends|Aeten II]] {{Ret}}
*[[Corellia/Legends|Corellia]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ceti 597]] {{1st}}
*[[Dreighton Nebula/Legends|Dreighton Nebula]] {{1st}}
**[[Arah asteroid belt|Belt of Arah]] {{1st}}
***[[Arah mining facility]] {{1st}}
**[[Dreighton]] {{1st}}
***[[Imperial mining base]] {{1st}}
**[[Dreighton Triangle]] {{1st}}
**[[Imdaar/Legends|Imdaar]] {{1st}}
***[[Imdaar Alpha]] {{1st}}
***[[Imdaar Alpha research station]] {{1st}}
***[[Imdaar supply base/Legends|Imdaar supply base]] {{1st}}
*[[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]]
*Unidentified rocky planet
|organizations=
*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]
**[[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]]
**[[Alliance Intelligence]]
**[[Captain/Legends|Captain]]
**[[Commander/Legends|Commander]]
**[[Ensign/Legends|Ensign]]
**[[Rascal Squadron]] {{1st}}
**[[Rebel pilot/Legends|Rebel pilot]]
**[[Red Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Red Squadron]] {{Mo}}
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
**[[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]]
**[[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]]
**[[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]]
***[[Sigma Squadron]] {{1st}}
**[[Stormtrooper Corps/Legends|Stormtrooper Corps]]
***[[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtrooper]]
|species=
*[[Human/Legends|Human]]
*[[Mon Calamari/Legends|Mon Calamari]]
|vehicles=
*[[A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter/Legends|B-wing starfighter]]
*[[Bomber/Legends|Bomber]]
*[[BTL Y-wing starfighter/Legends|BTL Y-wing starfighter]]
*[[CR90 corvette/Legends|CR90 corvette]]
*[[EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate/Legends|EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate]]
*[[Executor-class Star Dreadnought/Legends|''Executor''-class Star Dreadnought]] / [[Super Star Destroyer/Legends|Super Star Destroyer]]
**''[[Terror]]'' {{1st}}
*[[GR-75 medium transport/Legends|GR-75 medium transport]]
*[[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]]
**[[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]]
*[[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|''Lambda''-class T-4a shuttle]]
**''[[Epsilon Four]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Speeder bike/Legends|Speeder bike]]
*[[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|T-65 X-wing starfighter]]
*[[TIE/IN interceptor/Legends|TIE/IN interceptor]]
*[[TIE/LN starfighter]]
*[[TIE Advanced x1/Legends|TIE Advanced x1]]
**[[Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1]]
*[[TIE/ph phantom|TIE Phantom]] {{1st}}
*[[Train/Legends|Train]]
*[[V38 assault fighter]] {{1st}}
*Various unnamed repulsorcraft in facilities
*[[YT-1300 light freighter/Legends|YT-1300 light freighter]]
**''[[Corellia Star]]'' {{1st}}
|technology=
*[[Cloaking device/Legends|Cloaking device]]
*[[Deflector shield generator/Legends|Deflector shield generator]]
*[[Derillium mine]] {{1st}}
*[[Ejector seat/Legends|Ejector seat]]
*[[Force field/Legends|Force field]]
*[[Holosimulator]]
*[[Imperial code cylinder]]
*[[Imperial officer's disc]]
*[[ISD-72x deflector shield generator dome]]
*[[Meditation chamber/Legends|Meditation chamber]]
*[[Portable scanner/Legends|Portable scanner]]
*[[Remote/Legends|Remote]]
*[[Sensor globe]]
*[[Space mine]]
|miscellanea=
*[[Asteroid belt]]
**[[Asteroid/Legends|Asteroid]]
*"[[Buckethead/Legends|Buckethead]]" {{1st}}
*[[Derillium]] {{1st}}
*[[Ghost ship]] {{Mo}}
*"[[I have a bad feeling about this]]"
*[[Oridium]] {{1st}}
*[[Rank insignia plaque/Legends|Rank insignia plaque]]
*[[Self-destruct mechanism/Legends|Self-destruct mechanism]]
*[[Sigma]]
*[[Starfighter combat/Legends|Starfighter combat]]
*[[Train station/Legends|Train station]]
}}

==Sources==
*{{GalaxyCite|4|Around the Galaxy}}
*{{InsiderCite|27|LucasArts Update|Excerpts from the Journal of a Rebel Pilot}}
*{{GalaxyCite|5|Game Room|Rebel Rouser}}
*{{GalaxyCite|11|Game Room|Lord Vader's Plenty Game}}
*{{LucasArtsCite|url=static/reb2/reb2.htm|text=''Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire'' Official Website|archivedate=19961223150915}}
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
*{{SW|url=news/star-wars-in-the-uk-the-90s|text=''Star Wars'' in the UK: The '90s}}
*{{SW|url=news/star-wars-force-for-change-announces-new-star-wars-humble-bundle-iii-to-benefit-unicef|text=''Star Wars: Force for Change'' Announces New ''Star Wars'' Humble Bundle III to Benefit UNICEF}}

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{MobyGames|url=game/star-wars-rebel-assault-ii-the-hidden-empire|text=''Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire''}}

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