This article is about the fictional planet. See also Hermann Hoth for the German general in World War II. Hoth is also an Internet Protocol accounting tool for Linux. Hoth is also an anglicized form of Höðr, meaning "battle" or "killer" in some contexts.

Hoth

Distance from Core	50,250 light years
Region	Outer Rim Territories
System	Hoth system
Number of stars	1
Number of satellites	3
Population	0 (After evacuation)
Surface water	100% (Mostly frozen)
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance

In the fictional universe of Star Wars, Hoth is the sixth planet of a remote system of the same name. It is a world covered in snow and ice, with numerous moons, and pelted by meteorites from a nearby asteroid belt. Native creatures include the wampa and the tauntaun. Its film location was set in Finse, Norway. Its origins are clearly an allusion to Hermann Hoth and his involvement with the blizzard-filled Battle of Stalingrad.

Planet overview

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The Rebel Alliance relocated to Hoth after their victory in the Battle of Yavin. However, an Imperial probe droid discovered the base on Hoth, before being discovered itself and getting blown to bits by Han Solo. The Rebels began preparations to leave, but Darth Vader's Death Squadron arrived too soon, and the Rebels were forced into combat to cover their escape. The Empire won the Battle of Hoth, destroying the base and capturing many Rebel personnel and equipment.

The action on Hoth figures prominently in the opening of The Empire Strikes Back.

Hoth is an example of the science-fictional stereotype of a planet that has only one climatic zone. However, some Expanded Universe sources show that underground caves containing large lichen fields exist on the planet, on which Tauntauns feed.

Lord Hoth

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Lord Hoth is also the name of a famous Jedi Master who led the Army of Light against Lord Kaan's Brotherhood of Darkness during the Battle of Ruusan.

It is likely that his name is connected with that of the planet, but it is not known if the planet is named for him or the other way around.

Star Wars: Battlefront

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Hoth's Echo Base is depicted as a level in the Battlefront videogame. The level only features combat between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. During single-player "story" mode, the story is told from the Imperials' point of view. In "galactic conquest" mode, Hoth is the Rebels' base planet. In single-player "instant action" mode, Hoth is similar to Geonosis, Kamino, and Endor, in that it only has one playable level (Echo Base) and only the era shown in the "historical campaign" (Rebels vs. Empire) can be played.

In single-or multi-player mode on the Echo Base-map, the Rebels can fight on the ground, using icy trenches for cover and attempting to take the Empire's remote command post. However the presence of the Empire's powerful AT-AT and AT-ST vehicles makes this difficult. Another popular option is to take control of a snowspeeder. With another person in the craft to launch a tow rope, the speeder can entangle the legs of the AT-AT, similar to the strategy used in the Star Wars movies.

The Empire players can also fight as ground troops, or as pilots of the AT-AT and AT-ST vehicles. The primary goal of the Imperial forces is to destroy the shield generator, which the Rebels also try to defend. Defeating the snowspeeders is usually key to winning this map in multi-player mode, since without a weapon to destroy the AT-AT's, the Rebels are constantly on the defensive.

The Rebels begin the map with five command posts: Bunker, Outpost, Control, Echo Base, and Shield Generator. The Empire begins with Forward Camp, and two AT-AT vehicle spawn points.

The Rebels begin with access to snowspeeders, and Tauntaun. The Empire has AT-AT and AT-ST vehicles.

The map itself is a large, snow-covered area with plenty of open space. The Rebels begin with icy dugouts throughout their territory, to take cover from enemy fire. There are also ice caves that link the Bunker, Echo Base, and Control command points. The Empire's lone stationary command point has several turrets for defense.

External link

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• Star Wars databank entry for Hoth

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