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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''"The war's over, Imp."'']]
3	''Star Wars: Squadrons - Hunted'' is animated short film in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise, released on September 14, 2020 as a tie-in with ''VideoGame/StarWarsSquadrons''.
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5	In the aftermath of [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the Battle of Endor]], the Galactic Empire mounts a desperate defense of a shipyard in orbit of the planet Var-Shaa. As Rebel forces overwhelm the defenders, a full retreat is ordered -- leaving Captain Varko Grey behind after he breaks formation to rescue a fellow pilot. His TIE interceptor badly damaged, Grey soon finds himself locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a ruthless X-Wing pilot...
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7	The film can be viewed for free [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2VmOqjV_7Q here]] on the EA Star Wars Website/YouTube page.
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9	!!Tropes in this short include:
10	* BigNo: Grey, when Titan Three is killed.
11	* {{Determinator}}: The rebel pilot hunting Grey tells him to give up because he's fighting for a war he's already lost. Grey believes otherwise.
12	-->'''Grey:''' The war's not over yet. Not for ''me''.
13	* CollateralDamage: Debris from a dogfight above a planet's atmosphere ends up falling to the earth in balls of fire.
14	* AFatherToHisMen: Even though his superiors are about to leave, Grey spares a few seconds to go back and save one of his fellow pilots, and lets out a BigNo when she dies anyways.
15	* FacelessMooks: Defied. Grey starts out faceless as any TIE pilot, but is instantly humanized by his expressive gestures while the rebel pilot stays utterly stoic, only once showing emotions when his astromech gets shot.
16	* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Grey takes off his helmet and respirator when his failing TIE ends up in a breathable atmosphere, in contrast to the rebel pilot never taking off his.
17	* HeroAntagonist: The rebel pilot hunting down Grey. Although his ruthless demeanor and complete lack of mercy can [[NominalHero hardly be called heroic.]]
18	* ImplacableMan: The rebel pilot, who says only four words: "The war's over, [[NicknamingTheEnemy Imp]]."
19	* InspectorJavert: The rebel pilot wastes time and effort hunting down a single damaged Imperial pilot. [[KarmicDeath He ultimately dies when his X-Wing crashes into a tall rock.]]
20	* MythologyGag: Grey tries resembling debris as the ''Millennium Falcon'' did in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
21	* {{Prequel}}: The short takes place before the main story of ''Squadrons'', depicting how the previous Titan Three before the player character was killed.
22	* ScaryShinyGlasses: The rebel pilot is dehumanized by his reflecting goggles and unnaturally calm demeanor.
23	* SenselessSacrifice: Grey goes out of his way to save Titan Three -- who is killed anyway, and that only makes him late enough to miss the ''Overseer'' when it jumps to light speed.
24	* ShaggyDogStory: Grey saves Titan Three even the fleet is about to leave without them. Titan Three gets killed anyways and Grey is too late to dock with the ''ISD Overseer'', resulting in him getting left behind.

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