Hypo

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Info
Title	Hypo
Side	Dark
Type	Device
Set	A New Hope
Publisher	Decipher
Era	Decipher era
Rarity	R1
Uniqueness	Unrestricted
Destiny	5
GEMP ID	`2_112o`
Versions	Decipher — this page (`2_112o`)PC Errata — Hypo (PC Errata) (`2_112`)

Hypo is a Dark Device from A New Hope.

Card Text

Deploy on IT-O. If present with a captive during your control phase: You may ask one yes-or-no question about the cards in opponent's hand. Opponent must tell the truth or refuse to answer by losing 1 Force. OR Increase Force drain by 1.

Lore

Truth drugs like Bavo Six decrease resistance to interrogation. The enormous needle adds psychological pressure, facilitating the interrogation process.

Joke

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! makes the opponent lose 3 Force when you answer "no" to a Hypo question, just as Luke screams "No!" at the truth in The Empire Strikes Back.^[1] See Jokes.

Rulings

The requirement of being with a captive applies to both the yes-no question option and the add 1 to Force drain option.^[2]
Does not work with frozen captives.
May only choose one option each turn.
If stolen by Light, neither option may be used.

Pulled by

Canceled by

Blue Milk

Sources

Original printed face: Hypo, Decipher (archived 13 September 2007).
Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Dark Device: Hypo, A New Hope, R1

References

↑ Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back script, IMSDb. Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 19 July 2026.
↑ Decipher, Star Wars CCG Glossary Version 2.0 (November 1998), p. 70, "Hypo" (clarified wording puts both alternatives under one use during each control phase and requires a captive); pp. 97-98, "one" (a singular action in a specified time frame is limited to once); and p. 76, "IT-O (Eyetee-Oh)" (Light cannot use captive-dependent IT-O or Hypo text). The Hypo entry is not marked Errata. Page 2 distinguishes clarification from the seventeen marked gameplay-changing errata and states that clarified text defines correct gameplay for all versions as of November 1998. This cites that historical clarification, not a transcription of the original face. The Players Committee 2023 Advanced Rulebook, p. 161, "Captives - Frozen", explicitly excludes Hypo from use on frozen captives. Lookup: Scomp: Hypo.

[imsdb-esb-1] Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back script, IMSDb. Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 19 July 2026.

[scomp-2] Decipher, Star Wars CCG Glossary Version 2.0 (November 1998), p. 70, "Hypo" (clarified wording puts both alternatives under one use during each control phase and requires a captive); pp. 97-98, "one" (a singular action in a specified time frame is limited to once); and p. 76, "IT-O (Eyetee-Oh)" (Light cannot use captive-dependent IT-O or Hypo text). The Hypo entry is not marked Errata. Page 2 distinguishes clarification from the seventeen marked gameplay-changing errata and states that clarified text defines correct gameplay for all versions as of November 1998. This cites that historical clarification, not a transcription of the original face. The Players Committee 2023 Advanced Rulebook, p. 161, "Captives - Frozen", explicitly excludes Hypo from use on frozen captives. Lookup: Scomp: Hypo.

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