Hoth

"There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser!"

- Han Solo

Hoth was a remote, icy planet located in the star system of the same name. It notably hosted Echo Base, the temporary headquarters of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, until the enemy Galactic Empire invaded it in a confrontation known as the Battle of Hoth.

Description
"Sir, the temperature's dropping too rapidly."

- A deck officer to Han Solo

From space, Hoth looked like a pale blue orb due to its dense snow and ice covering. Its surface was covered with glaciers and frozen ice plains. The temperature, although always frigid, was known to drop even further with nightfall.

History
"Com-Scan has detected an energy field protecting an area around the sixth planet of the Hoth system."

- General Veers

Hoth was the arena of a battle between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic, which had installed its temporary headquarters, Echo Base, on the ice planet. Thanks to one of the thousands of probe droids they had dispatched throughout the galaxy, the Imperials had discovered the Alliance base. Although Echo Base was evacuated in the eleventh hour, the Battle of Hoth resulted in a clear defeat for the Alliance.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back