Luck was the belief found in several cultures whereby good or bad events occurred to beings based, not on merit, but on other factors. Some individuals personified this concept as a woman, called "Lady Luck". Beliefs on luck were varied. Some people thought they could influence luck by charms or trinkets, while other thought they could create their own luck. Other individuals asserted that there was no such thing as luck. The Lucksprites of Endor were a species believed by the native Ewoks to be capable of affecting others' luck.

DescriptionEdit

Luck was the concept in several cultures whereby good or bad events occurred to beings based, not on merit, but on some other factor, sometimes personified as a deity, "Lady Luck".^[1] Some individuals, such as Armand Isard, believed they made their own luck.^[2] Others, however, such as the Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi^[3] and Ki-Adi-Mundi denied there was such a thing as luck.^[4] The concept of luck was also used in the phrase, "You're out of luck", to indicate someone would not get what they wanted.^[5] The phrase "Good luck" also indicated a hope that events would go well for a person.^[6]

HistoryEdit

The sentient species known as the Lucksprites were believed by the Ewoks of Endor to able to influence people's luck, both benevolently and malevolently. One such Lucksprite tried to inhibit the Ewok Wicket Wystri Warrick as he tried to qualify as a hunter.^[7] Ewoks also believed that it was bad luck to see a member of the Teek species.^[8] Some believed that Arkudan gaming cubes,^[9] holdred's feet^[10] or thesselbeast's feet brought good luck.^[11] The sabacc card, The Wheel, implied "luck, both good and bad, the beginning and the ending of things, random chance."^[12] The Corellian Valin Horn kept his father's Jedi Credit as a good-luck charm, a practice continued by his son, Corran.^[13]

Many individuals included "luck" in the titles of their starships and establishments. The Lepi publican Gusha on Tatooine named his cantina "Gusha's Luck", with "gusha" being the Huttese word for luck.^[14] The gambler Lando Calrissian named his starship, the Lady Luck, in honor of this deity,^[1] while the Aqualish Bipopa Bogzider had a fishing vessel named Nanda's Luck.^[15] Other examples included Garris Shrike's Liberator-class troopship Trader's Luck,^[16] Mara Jade's Hunter's Luck,^[17] and Desric Fol's Blind Luck.^[18] In contrast, pilot Uldir Lochett named his YZ-775 freighter, the No Luck Required.^[19]

Behind the scenesEdit

Jaxxon, a character from the Marvel Star Wars comic books, flew a starship known as the Rabbit's Foot,^[20] traditionally considered a lucky charm.

AppearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

• Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 31 (OLI2, Ric Olié)
• The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
•  Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Liberty on Ryloth on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

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