History VideoGame / RebelAssault

Although the scenario, the plot, and the variety of missions were considered neither original nor rich, the game was valued for its technical details, since it featured digitized footage (albeit limited, most replaced by CGI rendered sequences), music from the original movies, and full speech. ''Rebel Assault'' is one of the oldest titles to make use of extensive [[FullMotionVideo full motion video]] on the PC.

* CowardlyLion: Admiral Sarn from the second game; he's in command of the ''Terror'', as well as the entire TIE Phantom project, but in nearly every scene he shares with Vader he seems half-ready to soil himself in the Dark Lord's presence.

** Becomes HarsherInHindsight when you find out that the reason Blue Squadron wasn't fighting at the Battle of Yavin was because they were all killed during the [[Film/RogueOne Battle of Scariff]].

* ShoutOut: Rookie One asks if Ru Murleen is a "little short for a Stormtrooper" during a mission in the sequel.

'''''Franchise/StarWars: Rebel Assault''''' (and its sequel, ''The Hidden Empire'') are a pair of interactive video games published by Creator/LucasArts in the early 1990's. Notable for combining elements of a [[RailShooter rail shooter]] and a live-action movie, the games put players into the shoes of Rookie One, a young X-Wing pilot who helps the Rebel Alliance during several major events and battles in the ''Star Wars'' saga.

'''Rebel Assault''' (1993) was the [[KillerApp first CD-ROM-only game published by LucasArts]]. Set during the early Galactic Civil War. Players controlled the adventures of an unnamed young person (known by their callsign, Rookie One). The game takes place during the events of A New Hope, and allows you to visit several key locations from the first two films (including Beggar's Canyon, Hoth and the Death Star).

'''Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire''' (1995) was notable for being the first major piece of Star Wars media to incorporate live-action footage since ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. In the sequel, Rookie One and and fellow X-Wing pilot / ActionGirl Ru Murleen team up to infiltrate a Super Star Destroyer and steal the prototype for a new TIE Fighter called Phantom, which could turn the tide of the Galactic Civil War if used in the wrong hands.

The two games are part of ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends''.

* OhCrap: Every time the Phantom TIEs attack in the second game. Usually only Rookie One lives to tell the tale. An even bigger one comes at the end when we finally discover the Empire's hidden factory producing them; Rookie One and Ru Murleen quickly realize that it is imperative that they destroy this station before the Empire can make anything of them.

* HypocriticalHumor: An Imperial officer rudely reprimands a stormtrooper for not keeping his guard up in the hangar bays of the ''Terror'' where the Phantom TIEs are being stored, threatening to reassign him if he screws up. Cue two Rebel spies sneaking aboard one of the starfighters just a few meters behind them while the officer is running his mouth off.

* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Compared to the way they're depicted in the films, Star Destroyers are a joke in the two games. An early level in the original game has you disable a Star Destroyer by engaging it (and waves of TIE Fighters) by yourself (and a wingman who hangs back from the fight). It won't even shoot at you that much.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Darth Vader briefly addresses you during the original game's ending, saying that you won't defeat him next time.

* MythologyGag: The Flight Squadron, which Rookie One flies with, during the Battle Of Yavin, is Blue Squadron. This is a Homage to how Luke's Flight Group was planned to be Blue Squadron in [[Film/ANewHope Episode IV]], but was changed to Red Squadron, when it was realized the Blue would clash with the Chroma-Key.

* InvisibilityCloak: The new Tie Fighters in the seuqel,

* MythologyGag: The Flight Squadron, which Rookie One flies with, during the Battle Of Yavin, is Blue Squadron. This is a Homage to how Luke's Flight Group was planned to be Blue Squadron in Episode IV, but was changed to Red Squadron, when it was realized the Blue would clash with the Chroma-Key.

* ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway

* BigDamnHero: Rookie One and Ru Murleen, who singlehandedly crippled the entire TIE Phantom project when their mission was simply to capture a single starfighter for study. They succeed, as well as in destroying a ''Super Star Destroyer'' AND the ''moon-sized factory'' responsible for their creation.
* BittersweetEnding: Rookie and Ru's quest to steal the TIE Phantom (and everything they go through, including escaping from its production facility) is rendered nearly pointless when, shortly after they disembark and go to celebrate, Darth Vader has the prototype remotely self-destruct. The game ends with the Rookie and Ru staring at each other, dumbfounded. On the bright side, the production facility and ''Terror'' were destroyed, preventing the Empire from mass producing the TIE Phantoms.

* CharacterAsHimself: Admiral Ackbar is credited as "Himself" in the credits of Rebel Assault II.

* CompilationRerelease

* DeathByGenreSavviness

* EarthShatteringKaboom: Played with in the second game; the TIE Phantom production facility is itself anchored to Imdaar's moon, and when destroyed at the end of the game the explosion that follows appears to have taken a good chunk out of it.

* EnemyChatter
* GagSub

* HaveANiceDeath: Both games have special FMV's not only for dying, but for running out of lives. You ''will'' get yourself killed intentionally on every level to see them all.
** Particularly taunting since decidedly ''upbeat'' music plays during several of the death sequences, particularly in the first game.
* HeroicMime: At least in the first game, anyway.
** Partially averted, though, because Rookie One still communicates with his teammates; they're just too busy ordering him around most of the time.

* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Getting Game Over on a level can result in a unique cinematic, from enemies wondering what's going on to your friends trying to rescue you, to the remains of your craft floating in space, to the Death Star [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroying the Rebel base]].

* LostInTransmission: The opening cutscene of the second game has a Rebel Squadron shot down by the invisible TIE Phantoms, with the last pilot being KilledMidSentence.