Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (film)

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire is a 1991 American animated epic space opera film produced by and Lucasfilm Feature Animation, in association with  and, and distributed by. It was developed by and written by, , and , based on a story by  and , who was also the executive producer. The sequel to  (1983), it is the first installment of the standalone film series, Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, and the novel-inspired traditional-animation film. It features the voices of, , , , , , , , , , and.

Set approximately five years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated and, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. and are married and expecting twins, while  has become the first in a long-awaited new line of Jedi Knights. However, the story details the offensive campaigns of military genius as he attempts to bring down the recently founded New Republic in a bid to restore the  to power. In addition to Thrawn, the film introduced several notable characters, such as.