Skirmish at Ithor

"We'll either be safe...or we'll be lunch."

- Han Solo

The Battle of Ithor was a brief battle between Han Solo in his Millenium Falcon and the Galactic Empire.

Prelude
Han Solo, renowned pilot of the Rebel Alliance at the Battle of Yavin, became a skillful leader of the Rebel forces. After winning several battles, he heard of plans of the Empire to attack the jungle planet Ithor. Volunteering to save the helpless Ithorians, he decided to rescue the Ithorians and place them on the peaceful planet Bimmisaari. He knew this would be a tough one, so he decided to make this quick.

Battle
"All aboard!"

- Han Solo

After entering the planet's atmosphere, Han dodged the jungle trees, branches, and roots to rendezvous with the Ithorians. After calling them aboard his ship, the grateful Ithorians rushed aboard, knowing that this trip might save their lives. He then left the surface and headed for space, hoping the Empire had not arrived.

Space battle
"Hold on!"

- Han Solo

However, mush to Han's dismay, the Empire arrived quickly and immediately began to dispatch squadrons of TIE Fighters. The TIE Fighters attacked from behind, firing their twin lasers at the Falcon, starting a vast space battle above the jungle planet. Twisting and turning, Han eventually was able to outmaneuver most of the fighters, and fled into deep space, hoping the Empire wouldn't follow him.

However, the lasers from the TIE Fighters damaged the nav computer onboard the Falcon. Han did not have time to fix it, so the Falcon flew right into an asteroid field. The asteroids flew very closely together, so Han tried his best to dodge the drifting rocks. The Falcon headed toward three large asteroids. However, three space slugs were hiding in the asteroids and tried to eat the Falcon. Han bested the space-dwelling creatures and flew out of the asteroid field.

Bimmisaari
"Now that's what I call a fun ride!"

- Han Solo

Spotting the planet Bimmisaari, Han flew towards it. However, the landing gear was damaged so Han was unable to land on the planet smoothly. Barely missing a large space freighter, Han dived towards the landing pad and crashed, but landed safely.

Behind the Scenes

 * It is unknown when exactly the battle occurred, but since Han was rescuing Ithorians from the Empire, it is assumed after he became a member of the Rebel Alliance, therefore after the Battle of Yavin. The small skirmish with the three space slugs suggested it took place after the Battle of Hoth, as Han was unaware of space slugs before the Battle of Hoth. Therefore, assuming this, it takes place after 3 ABY.

Appearances

 * Han Solo's Rescue Mission