Awesome / Shadows of the Empire

• For all the game's faults, the first and last levels (the Battle of Hoth and the Skyhook) are often agreed as both being one of these. Hoth in particular was so popular that it spawned an entire series of its own, all of which have a version of this level somewhere in them.
• Leia kneeing Xizor in the balls.
• We see how the Rebels captured the second Death Star's plans, or rather how Palpatine leaked them: as part of a normal and necessary data transfer, they were transported on a bog standard merchant ship claiming to be transporting fertilizer (thus giving the impression the Imperial Navy was trying to transfer important data by making it appear literal shit)... After it had received heavier shields and had been armed with unstoppable diamond-boron missiles, one of which shot down half the attacking Y-Wings. And then, to make sure the Rebels would buy it, staged a fake recovery attempt... Led by Darth Vader. No wonder the Rebels didn't suspect a trap: they nearly failed to recover them and then to keep them, how could they suspect it was All According to Plan?
  • Remember the line from Return of the Jedi, "Many Bothans died to bring us this information"? The first twelve were nailed by the Suprosa, and many others were killed by Vader and his men. All for sake of luring the Rebels in.
• Vader demanding one of his custom duelling droids to practice his lightsaber skills and take out some of his frustrations. After a moment's thought, he asks for two.
• During the final battle in space again Xizor's forces, the Millennium Falcon, Dash's Outrider and Rogue Squadron are being overwhelmed by Xizor's forces when The Cavalry arrives: Darth Vader with the Executor and his fighter complement. The table is instantly turned.
  • Vader, who has been dealing with Xizor stealing more and more standing within the Empire, getting to calmly inform the entire Imperial forces that Xizor just proved he is a traitor and commanding a full assault on him.
  • The soundtrack giving us for the first time ever the Imperial March in full heroic form.
• Savan (Xizor's niece) tries to take control of Guri by whispering a Trigger Phrase. Guri moves to attack the doctor who wiped her memory...then turns and punches Savan in the face.
  Guri: The number you called is no longer in service.