Duel
Duel on Cloud City
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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
The Duel on Cloud City was a lightsaber duel that took place between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, during the Galactic Civil War. The inexperienced Skywalker was ultimately outmatched against Lord Vader and was defeated, losing his hand in the process. At the end of the battle, Vader revealed to Skywalker that he was, in fact, Luke's own father—Anakin Skywalker.
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Facts
- Prev
- Battle of Hoth
- Conc
- Occupation of Bespin
- Battle of Dubrillion
- Next
- Skirmish aboard a Rebel ship of the line
- Ground Battle on Bespin
- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War
- Date
- 3 ABY
- Place
- Cloud City
- Result
- Sith-Imperial tactical victory
- Luke Skywalker loses his right hand to Darth Vader, and learns that Vader is his father
- Vader fails in his objective to capture Skywalker
- Side 1
- Jedi Order
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Side 2
- Order of the Sith Lords
- Galactic Empire
- Forces1
- 1 Jedi Apprentice/Rebel Commander
- Luke Skywalker
- Forces2
- 1 Dark Lord of the Sith/Imperial Supreme Commander
- Darth Vader
- Casual1
- Skywalker loses his right hand and his father's lightsaber, and suffers numerous blunt-force trauma injuries
- Casual2
- Vader's armor is slightly damaged
Appearances
46 works, in story order
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Crisis on Cloud City (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (first appearance)
- The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
- Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Gambler's Choice
- Star Wars (1977) 44
- The Clash of Lightsabers
- Little Girl Lost
- Clone B-2332-54 (mentioned only)
- Jedi Heirlooms (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 45 (in a flashback)
- 7.10 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 52 (indirect mention)
- Special Edition 2012 (mentioned only)
- The Emperor's Trophy (mentioned only)
- Shadows of the Empire 1 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (in a flashback)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook (in a flashback)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (indirect mention)
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (in a flashback)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization (mentioned only)
- Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade (mentioned only)
- A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker
- Tatooine Ghost (mentioned only)
- Heir to the Empire (mentioned only)
- Dark Force Rising (mentioned only)
- The Last Command (mentioned only)
- The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand! (mentioned only)
- Planet of Twilight (mentioned only)
- Shield of Lies (mentioned only)
- Tyrant's Test (indirect mention)
- The New Rebellion (indirect mention)
- Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers (mentioned only)
- Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress (indirect mention)
- Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege (indirect mention)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin (indirect mention)
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (indirect mention)
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest (indirect mention)
- Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Allies (indirect mention)
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