Space Wars: Chapter IV – Revenge of the Smith

""Once more, the Smith will rule the galaxy! And we shall have... peace.""

- Dark Hideous

Space Wars: Chapter IV – Revenge of the Smith is a 2048 American animated epic science-fiction film written and directed by Brandon Greene. It stars Brad Pitt, Mae Whitman, Dante Basco, Mark Hamill, Dennis Haysbert, Christopher Lloyd, Sonny Strait, Harvey Fierstein, Gedde Watanabe, Jerry Tondo, David Tennant, Dee Bradley Baker, George Takei and Zachary Quinto. The sequel to The Martian Menace (2039), Attack of the Troops (2042) and The Civil Wars (2045), It is the eighth film in the Space Wars film series, the final installment in the Space Wars prequel quadrilogy, and fourth chronological chapter of the "Starrider Saga".

Set two years after The Civil Wars, The Astro-Knights of the 0R-01 Enterprise are spread across the galaxy, leading a large-scale war against the Galactic Organization. Following the death of Organization leader Count Doofus, the Astro-Knight Council dispatches General Oberon Canary on a mission to eliminate General Genghis, the head of the Organization army, to put an end to the war. Meanwhile, after having visions of his wife Stella Amadeus dying in childbirth, Captain Adrian Starrider is tasked by the Council to spy on Alpine, the Supreme President of the Spacefleet Republic and, secretly, a Smith Lord. Alpine manipulates Adrian into turning to the dark side of the Source and becoming his apprentice, Dark Slader, with wide-ranging consequences for the entire galaxy.

Revenge of the Smith was released on Amazon Prime Video on May 19, 2048 and received positive reviews and has been deemed the best out of the prequel films by many, with praise for its animation, action sequences, mature themes, score, visual effects, darker tone, and the voice performances; criticism largely focused on the film's dialogue and humor.