In
a
distant
galaxy
eons
before
the
creation
of
the
mythical
planet
known
as
Earth
vast
civilizations
have
evolved
and
ruling
the
galaxy
is
an
interstellar
Empire
created
from
the
ruins
of
an
Old
Republic
that
held
sway
for
generations.
It
is
a
time
of
civil
war
as
solar
systems
have
broken
away
from
the
Empire
and
are
waging
a
war
of
rebellion.
During
a
recent
battle
techical
schematics
for
a
gigantic
space
station
code
named
The
Death
Star
have
been
unearthed
by
Rebel
spies
and
a
young
woman
who
is
a
dissident
member
of
the
Imperial
Senate
under
the
cover
of
a
diplomatic
mission
to
the
planet
Alderaan
is
trying
to
smuggle
these
plans
to
the
Rebellion.
But
her
spacecraft
is
attacked
by
a
vast
warship
of
the
Empire
and
seized.
The
dissident
Senator
is
captured
but
the
plans
for
the
Death
Star
are
nowhere
to
be
found.
While
soldiers
of
the
Empire
search
the
nearby
planet
Tatooine
a
series
of
incidents
sweeps
up
a
young
desert
farmer
with
dreams
of
being
a
fighter
pilot
in
the
Rebellion
as
he
winds
up
with
the
Death
Star
plans
and
also
the
assistance
of
an
elderly
hermit
who
once
served
as
a
warrior
of
an
ancient
order
whose
chosen
weapons
were
powerful
energy
swords
known
as
light
sabers.
The
pair
recruit
a
cynical
interstellar
smuggler
and
his
outsized
alien
copilot
with
an
ancient
freighter
heavily
modified
for
combat
to
help
them
reach
Alderaan
-
but
the
planet
is
obliterated
and
now
the
foursome
must
rescue
the
young
woman
held
prisoner
by
the
Empire
and
lead
an
attack
by
the
Rebellion
against
the
Death
Star
before
it
can
annihilate
all
hope
of
restoring
freedom
to
the
galaxy.