Lady Luck (Star Wars)
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In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Lady Luck is Lando Calrissian's personal yacht. It frequently appears in Timothy Zahn's novels.
| Star Wars craft | |
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| Lady Luck | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | SoroSuub |
| Specification | |
| Type | SoroSuub Personal Luxury Yacht 3000 |
| Length | 50 meters |
| Weapons | 5 retractable turrets
Ion cannon |
| Shield | Two Chempat-6 |
| Hull | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Top Speed | {{{Speed}}} |
| Troop Capacity | {{{Troop}}} |
| Affiliation | |
| Cargo Capacity | {{{Cargo}}} |
| Passengers | 9,99 |
It also appears in the computer game Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast when Kyle Katarn rescues Lando from the clutches of a crime lord on Nar Shaddaa. The Lady Luck allows them to escape to Bespin.
Lando initially planned to transform the Lady Luck into an advanced luxury cruiser. However, Calrissian's near-constant involvement with the New Republic has forced him to convert the Lady Luck into a competent combat vehicle. At first glance, the fifty-meter long starship appears to be an unarmed pleasure yacht, but this placid exterior conceals five retractable laser cannons and a small ion cannon turret. A pair of powerful Chempat-6 deflector shield generators provide moderate protection from enemy fire. The Lady Luck's engines are housed in two long engine pods connected to the main hull. Although the starship's sublight and hyperdrive speeds can't match those of the Millennium Falcon, the Lady Luck can still outrace nearly any other luxury vehicle in the galaxy.
The Lady Luck's secondary systems truly set it apart. It has a highly-sophisticated sensor system allowing Lando to detect, identify, and scan approaching vessels at great range. When the Lady Luck is scanned by customs officials or enemy forces, the ship's transponder can be programmed with up to three separate false identities that include aliases, fake cargo manifests, and modified system specs. Lando frequently changes these identities, although he has used the alias "Stardream" on more than one occasion. A droid brain aboard the starship can pilot it in emergencies and direct it towards a beckon call that Lando always keeps on his belt; this feature proved especially helpful when Lando, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo were forced to flee the mining city of Ilic. The starship also has concealed smuggler compartments.
Although the Lady Luck is now well-suited to combat, it is still a lavish luxury starship. An entire observation level includes an exterior deck and numerous viewports. Lando's private suite and the five visitor cabins are decorated with rare art from around the galaxy. Conform-couches can be found throughout the starship, and the main deck contains a jet-stream meditation pool, and a small crystal garden. Even the Lady Luck's escape pods are furnished with state-of-the-art grav-couches covered in the finest Corellian leather.
When Lando was captured by the Rodian gangster Reelo Baruk, the ship was impounded in a Nar Shaddaa hangar bay, guarded by many of Reelo's thugs. With the help of Kyle Katarn, Lando escaped from the infamous Rodian's hideout, and the two prepared to escape the planet, but not before Reelo made one last ditch effort to stop the two New Republic heroes. Using a turbolaser cannon and an incompetent gang of thugs, he attempted to damage the Lady Luck beyond repair, though fortunately for the luxury starship, Kyle Katarn's skills at the controls of one of the Lady Luck's gun turrets were more than a match for the Nar Shaddaa gang.
During The Black Fleet Crisis, Lando went with Colonel Pakkpekkat to investigate the Teljkon Vagabond. He and his crew attached the Lady Luck to the Vagabond's hull, after managing to get past its defenses. The group managed to uncover the secrets of the vagabond.
During the climactic Liberation of Coruscant, the advanced sensor systems of the Lady Luck proved invaluable, allowing Lando and his wife Tendra Risant to relay important information to Galactic Alliance forces.
[edit] References
- Blackman, Hayden. The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels, Del Ray 2003.
- Slavicsek, Bill. The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook, West End Games 1996.
