20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Cheeky cameos, familiar-sounding Wampas, and everything else you probably missed in Episode V.
Bursting into the galaxy a whopping 43 years ago, the follow-up to the film that changed the movie landscape forever didn't just match what came before it - it surpassed it.
The Empire Strikes Back almost instantly became the blueprint for how to successfully build on the magic of a cinematic smash-hit, taking things into far darker and often uncomfortable territory as our plucky Rebel heroes continued to push back against an increasingly powerful Empire.
And while Episode V has gone on to become possibly the most beloved Star Wars entry of all time, that doesn't necessarily mean that each and every secret, easter egg, and glorious movie-making trick present in the 1980 masterpiece has been frozen in carbonite for all to see.
Now sure, you've probably heard of a certain infamous ice cream maker sneaking into the galaxy far, far away. But did you catch the familiar sounds that went into creating a Wampa's howls? Or some of the most convincing movie-making tricks ever chucked onto the big-screen?
Simply put, just when you think you've seen them all... there is another.
20. Luke Never Fires His Blaster
When you can rely on something as unquestionably cool and effective as a damn laser sword, opting for a generic blaster can best be described as a somewhat "uncivilised" alternative.
And that's an opinion Luke Skywalker seemingly shared with his one-time master Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the son of Anakin never actually firing off a blaster shot at any stage in The Empire Strikes Back.
That's right. Despite wandering the halls of Cloud City with his weapon ready to fire, and regularly being spotted with it on his person, not once does the Jedi-in-training choose to pull the trigger.