Mission to Jabba the Hutt's palace (Galactic Civil War)

Shortly before the duel on Cloud City, Han Solo was frozen in carbonite and taken by Boba Fett to Jabba the Hutt, who had posted a bounty on Solo's head for smuggling debts. Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian put a plan together to rescue Solo from Jabba the Hutt.

The mission to Jabba's palace on Tatooine occurred after the Rebels located the still-frozen Solo there. The droids C-3PO and R2-D2 were sent first, while Calrissian posed as a palace guard. R2-D2 played a recording from Skywalker, who introduced himself as a Jedi Knight and requested to bargain with Jabba for Solo's life. As a good faith gesture, he gave the droids to Jabba, though turning them over was part of the plan; Skywalker had placed his Jedi lightsaber into R2 as a backup plan if the bargaining failed.

Organa, disguised as a bounty hunter, arrived at the palace shortly thereafter with Chewbacca in mock-custody, claiming to want to earn the bounty on Chewbacca's head. Organa woke Solo from carbon-freezing, but the two were discovered by the Hutt. Organa became one of Jabba's slaves, while Solo was placed in a prison cell with Chewbacca. Once Skywalker arrived, Jabba said that there would be no bargain, and attempted to kill the Jedi with a rancor. Skywalker killed the rancor, and the Hutt sentenced the Jedi, Solo, and Chewbacca to die at the Great Pit of Carkoon. This led to a battle, where the Rebels killed Jabba and successfully escaped from Tatooine.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi