Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and the  Rebel Alliance have fought valiantly against the  evil Galactic Empire. Together they have kept  alive the hopes for freedom, and helped restore the  ways of the Old Republic with its wise Senate and  noble line of Jedi Knights. But now a new threat  awaits the Alliance. Within the evil  Empire, the surviving Imperial warlords have been  fighting among themselves for power. No one knows  who will seize control, but the Prophets of the  Dark Side have foretold that soon a new Emperor  will arise, and on his right hand he shall wear an  indestructible symbol of evil.