Michael Pennington credited as playing...
Moff Jerjerrod
- Moff Jerjerrod: [3:56] Lord Vader, this is an unexpected pleasure. We are honored by your presence...
- Darth Vader: You may dispense with the pleasantries, Commander. I'm here to put you back on schedule.
- Moff Jerjerrod: I assure you, Lord Vader. My men are working as fast as they can.
- Darth Vader: Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them.
- Moff Jerjerrod: I tell you, this station will be operational as planned.
- Darth Vader: The Emperor does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation.
- Moff Jerjerrod: But he asks the impossible. I need more men.
- Darth Vader: Then perhaps you can tell him when he arrives.
- Moff Jerjerrod: [aghast] The Emperor's coming here?
- Darth Vader: That is correct, Commander. And he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress.
- Moff Jerjerrod: We shall double our efforts.
- Darth Vader: I hope so, Commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.
- The Emperor: [In the throne room, Luke is watching the Imperial fleet attack the Rebels from the huge throne room window] As you can see, my young apprentice, your friends have failed. Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!
- [the Emperor hits the comlink switch on his throne]
- The Emperor: Fire at will, Commander!
- Moff Jerjerrod: [In the Death Star's firing room, a group of hooded Imperial gunners starts priming the Death Star's superlaser - a device so advanced it can be trained on capital ships, such as the Rebel aircraft carriers. A series of tones signify that the weapon is ready] Fire!
- [a second gunner hits a switch, and a huge laser beam roars down a firing shaft. The outer surface of the Death Star shows a huge laser dish start to develop, and then a titanic laser beam moves out from the Death Star's superlaser. It hits the Rebel Calamari Cruiser 'Liberty' and vaporizes the huge carrier in less than a second]
- Darth Vader: [deleted scene; Darth Vader and Moff Jerjerrod talk] Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them.
- Moff Jerjerrod: I tell you, this station will be operational as planned.
- Darth Vader: The Emperor does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation.
- Moff Jerjerrod: But he asks the impossible.
- [gravely]
- Moff Jerjerrod: I need more men.
- Darth Vader: Then perhaps you can tell him when he arrives.
- Moff Jerjerrod: [scared] The Emperor's coming here?
- Darth Vader: That is correct, Commander. And he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress.
- Moff Jerjerrod: We shall double our efforts.
- Darth Vader: I hope so, Commander, for your sake.
- [Jerjerrod gulps]
- Darth Vader: The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.
- [he and Jerjerrod walk away. Vader goes to his room and seats himself, communicating to Luke using the Force]
- Darth Vader: Luke... Luke... Join me and the Dark Side of the Force... my son, it is the only way... Luke... Luke...
- [cut to Tatooine, where Luke constructs his new lightsaber and tests it out. R2-D2 beeps something as C-3PO talks to himself]
- C-3PO: What a forsaken place this is! Why couldn't that bounty hunter have taken Captain Solo to a more... pleasant environment?
- [R2-D2 comes out of the small cave and beeps something]
- C-3PO: We're leaving? But, what about Master Luke?
- [R2 beeps again]
- C-3PO: I thought he was going to rescue Captain Solo?
- [R2 beeps and starts rolling away]
- C-3PO: You mean, we're going to that horrible fortress alone?
- [follows after R2, who beeps again]
- C-3PO: We're doomed.
- [cut to another scene where R2 and 3PO are making their way toward Jabba's Palace]
- C-3PO: [R2 beeps a question] Of course I'm frightened, and you should be, too. Lando Calrissian and poor Chewbacca never return from this awful place.
- [R2 beeps]
- C-3PO: Don't be so sure. If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short-circuit.
- [R2 sounds scared]