South Ridge/Legends
- "Send all troops in Sector Twelve to the South Slope to protect the fighters!"
- ―Leia Organa
The South Slope, also called the South Ridge, was an area on the Clabburn Range of the ice world of Hoth that was immediately to the south of the Rebel Alliance's hidden Echo Base.
History
During the Battle of Hoth it was used as a staging area for evacuating transports and the starfighters that were to escort them past the Imperial blockade of the Hoth system. As the situation grew dire, Princess Leia Organa ordered additional troops to fall back to the South Slope in order to protect the T-65 X-wing starfighters against the possibility of attack by Imperial snowtroopers. R2-D2 was waiting for Luke Skywalker aboard his X-wing starfighter. Luke and Wedge Antilles both departed from this range.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Entrenched
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back radio drama
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel
- The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
- One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 13 (HOT5, Hoth – Echo Base)
2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back (Card: One Year Earlier: Luke Skywalker)
Notes and references
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