Never abandon your buddies on the battlefield.

This goes triple in situations where they may rise as zombies and attack you later in the adventure.

Because if the GM is on the ball, they will.

Transcript

General Veers: Okay, until further notice: No pressing strange buttons.
Snowtrooper: Not even this one? It says "Press me".
General Veers: In fact, why don't you just all get out now and storm the base?
Luke: Rogue Two, use your cable!
Zev Senesca: Enleigi ohcu ainakelwan kaj tsej gón hcyt eicib!
GM: This camel fires at Luke's hoverplane. <roll>
[SFX]: Pow! Pow!
Luke: Dodge! 7.
GM: You're hit! Again! In the <roll> engines.
[SFX]: Kaboom!
Luke: That can't be good.
GM: You're going down.
Leia: Eject! Eject!
Luke: No! Gotta save Dak. I can land this thing.
Leia: He's gone! Save yourself!
[SFX]: zzzt zzzt
[SFX]: KERRUNCH!!!
[SFX]: koff koff koff koff koff
GM: Okay, maybe the flour battlefield wasn't such a great idea.
C-3PO: Sorry. I'll get the vacuum cleaner.