Imustobey my master." Luke argued that Vader wouldn""t turn him over to the Emperor: "Search your feelings, father.You can""t do this.I feel he conflict within you.Let go of your hate." But Vader countered as he signaled for guards: "It is too late for me, son.The Emperor will show you the true nature of the Force.He is your master now." Luke replied: "Then my father is truly dead."The next morning, the Rebel strike force and the Ewoks assembled around the bunker where the shield generator was located.Soon after the failed execution, they were confronted by black-ops militarist Colonel William Stryker (Danny Huston) who asked them if they were "tired of running" and "denying your true nature." Colonel says, "Don""t marry the girl." You say, "Don""t marry the girl." Congressman says, "You marry that girl, Kelly." What can l do?Gruver: l""ll tell you what you can do, boy.You can go home and marry your congressman.You""d be better off.Major Gruver""s redeployment would make it personally more convenient for his impending marriage to General Webster""s daughter, whom Gruver described as a pure "American girl": "She is, first of all, an American girl, a girl with fine character, a girl with good background, good education, good family, good blood.The film""s major tagline echoed the search:"he had to find her...he had to find her"The main characters were briefly described on one of the film""s posters:ETHAN - Whatever it took - he""d find her!DEBBIE - Somewhere out there - she was captive!LAURIE - Her heart wanted to wait - and couldn""t!MARTIN - He started the search as a boy - and ended it a man!CLAYTON - The Good Book in one hand - and a gun in the other!John Wayne, the "Duke," had already played many major roles in numerous westerns in his career, includingThe Big Trail (1930),The Spoilers (1942), Howard Hawks""Red River (1948),and The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), and had appeared in five previous Ford westerns, including:Stagecoach (1939),3 Godfathers (1948), Fort Apache (1948),She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), andRio Grande (1950)-- and would appear in a few more, including:The Horse Soldiers (1959)andThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).