<P> Vader takes Luke to the Death Star to meet the Emperor, intent on turning him to the dark side . The Emperor reveals that the Death Star is actually fully operational and the Rebel fleet will fall into a trap . On Endor, Han's strike team is captured by Imperial forces, but a surprise counterattack by the Ewoks allows the Rebels to battle the Imperials . Meanwhile, Lando, piloting the Millennium Falcon, leads the Rebel fleet to the Death Star, only to find out that the shield is still active, and the Imperial fleet is waiting for them . The Emperor tempts Luke to give in to his anger, and Luke engages Vader in a lightsaber duel . Vader senses that Luke has a sister, and threatens to turn her to the dark side . Enraged, Luke attacks Vader and severs his prosthetic right hand . The Emperor entreats Luke to kill Vader and take his place, but Luke refuses, declaring himself a Jedi as his father had been . Furious, the Emperor tortures Luke with Force lightning . Unwilling to let his son die, Vader throws the Emperor down a reactor chute to his death, but in the process Vader is mortally electrocuted . At his last request, Luke removes the redeemed Anakin's mask before he dies in Luke's arms . </P> <P> As the battle between the Imperial and Alliance fleets continues, the strike team defeats the Imperial forces and destroys the shield generator, allowing the Rebel fleet to launch their assault on the Death Star . Lando leads a group of Rebel ships into the Death Star's core and destroys the main reactor . As Luke escapes on a shuttle with his father's body, the Falcon flies out of the Death Star's superstructure as the station explodes . On Endor, Leia reveals to Han that Luke is her brother, and they kiss . Luke returns to Endor and cremates Anakin's body on a pyre . As the Rebels celebrate their victory over the Empire, Luke smiles as he sees the spirits of Obi - Wan, Yoda, and Anakin watching over them . </P> <Ul> <Li> Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker: One of the last living Jedi, trained by Obi - Wan and Yoda, who is also a skilled X-wing fighter pilot allied with the Rebellion . </Li> <Li> Harrison Ford as Han Solo: A rogue smuggler, who aids the Rebellion against the Empire . Han is Luke and Leia's friend, as well as Leia's love interest . </Li> <Li> Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa: The former Princess of the destroyed planet Alderaan, who joins the Rebellion; Luke's twin sister, and Han's love interest . </Li> <Li> Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian: The former Baron Administrator of Cloud City and one of Han's friends who aids the Rebellion . </Li> <Li> Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO: A humanoid protocol droid, who sides with the Rebellion . </Li> <Li> Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca: A Wookiee who is Han's longtime friend, who takes part in the Rebellion . </Li> <Li> Kenny Baker as R2 - D2: An astromech droid, bought by Luke; and long - time friend to C - 3PO . He also portrays a GONK power droid in the background . </Li> <Li> Ian McDiarmid as the Emperor: The evil founding supreme ruler of the Galactic Empire, and Vader's Sith Master . </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 . After dying, he reappears to Luke as a Force - ghost . Yoda's Puppetry was assisted by Mike Quinn . </Li> <Li> David Prowse as Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker: A powerful Sith lord and the second in command of the Galactic Empire; Luke and Leia's father . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker: One of the last living Jedi, trained by Obi - Wan and Yoda, who is also a skilled X-wing fighter pilot allied with the Rebellion . </Li>

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