<P> Vader intends to hold Luke in suspended animation via carbon freezing, and selects Han to be frozen as a test subject . Han survives the process and is given to Fett, who intends to deliver Han to Jabba the Hutt . Lando initiates an escape and frees Leia and the others, but they are too late to stop Fett from departing with Han . They fight their way back to the Falcon and flee Cloud City . Meanwhile, Luke arrives at Cloud City and engages with Vader in a lightsaber duel that leads them over the city's central air shaft . Vader severs Luke's right hand, disarming him; when Luke refuses to join Vader against the Emperor, accusing him of murdering his father, Vader reveals that he, in fact, is his father . Horrified by the truth, Luke intentionally falls into the air shaft and is ejected beneath the floating city, where he grabs onto an antenna . He makes a telepathic plea to Leia, who senses it and persuades Lando to return for him in the Falcon . After Luke is brought on board, they are chased by TIE fighters but R2 - D2 reactivates the Falcon's hyperdrive, allowing them to escape . </P> <P> Aboard a medical frigate in the Rebel fleet, Luke's severed hand is replaced with a robotic hand . Lando and Chewbacca set off for Tatooine in the Falcon in order to find Jabba the Hutt and save Han . As the Falcon departs, Luke, Leia, R2 - D2, and C - 3PO gaze out on the galaxy and await word from Lando . </P> <Ul> <Li> Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker: A Jedi in training, who is powerfully connected with the Force . </Li> <Li> Harrison Ford as Han Solo: A smuggler and Captain of the Millennium Falcon . </Li> <Li> Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa: A leader of the Rebel Alliance, the former Princess of the destroyed planet Alderaan . </Li> <Li> Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian: Administrator of Cloud City and an old friend to Han Solo . </Li> <Li> Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO: A humanoid protocol droid in the Rebel Alliance . </Li> <Li> David Prowse as Darth Vader: A warrior of the dark side of the Force and the Emperor's second - in command . The character's voice is provided by James Earl Jones . </Li> <Li> Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca: A Wookiee and loyal friend to Han Solo . </Li> <Li> Kenny Baker as R2 - D2: An astromech droid in the Rebel Alliance and long - time friend to C - 3PO . He also portrays a GONK power droid in the background . </Li> <Li> Frank Oz as Yoda: The wise, centuries - old Grand Master of the Jedi, who is Luke's self - exiled Jedi Master living on Dagobah . Oz was assisted by several other performers, including Kathryn Mullen, David Barclay, Wendy Froud, Wendy Midener, and Deep Roy . </Li> <Li> Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett: A bounty hunter, hired by the Galactic Empire . Jason Wingreen provided Fett's voice in the film's original theatrical cut and the 1997 Special Edition . In the 2004 and 2011 special editions, Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones and all his clones, replaced Wingreen as Fett's voice . Bulloch also makes a cameo appearance as the Imperial officer who grabs Leia when she tells Luke to avoid Vader's trap with John Morton doubling as Fett in this scene . </Li> <Li> Several different actors portray the Emperor: The evil ruler of the Galactic Empire and Darth Vader's powerful Sith Master, who appears via hologram . Clive Revill originally provided the voice of the Emperor, while Marjorie Eaton portrayed the Emperor's physical form, filmed under heavy makeup with superimposed chimpanzee eyes . Ultimately they were replaced by Ian McDiarmid, who portrayed the character in later films, for the 2004 Special Edition and subsequent releases . </Li> <Li> Alec Guinness appears briefly as Obi - Wan Kenobi's Force - ghost: Luke's deceased mentor, who guides him to Yoda . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker: A Jedi in training, who is powerfully connected with the Force . </Li>

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