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The Force Awakens revealed the fates of
many of our favorite Star Wars characters.
Han and Leia went through a messy separation after
their kid turned to the dark side.
Luke exiled himself to a planet full of tiny islands,
and Chewie perfected his technique for
hitting on elderly nurses.
But there's one OG trilogy character
that we got absolutely no info on,
a Star Wars figure so iconic
that the only logical assumption was
that JJ Abrams decided not to touch him
in fear of getting it wrong
and pissing off multiple generations of fans.
But the fans cried out, they needed to know
what happened to their favoritest of favorite characters,
and finally the reveal is here.
We finally know what happened to Lobot
after Return of the Jedi.
(cheering)
now, the Lobot lowdown comes to us courtesy of
expanded universe writer, Chuck Wendig.
He's been penning the Star Wars Aftermath trilogy,
a series of books chronicling the lives of
multiple characters after the Empire
fell in Return of the Jedi,
and in the latest and last book in the trilogy,
Empire's End, he finally catches up with old Lobot,
and Lo Bros, and all Lobot fans call themselves,
will be happy to know that Lobot is still busy being Lobot,
being bald and wearing his trusty neck pillow computer
around the back of his head.
Oh man, we missed you, Lobot.
Glad to have you back in our lives.
Of course, a Lobot reunion wouldn't feel quite right
if he didn't have his classic sidekick with him,
so yes, Empire's End also catches us up with another
familiar face from the Star Wars galaxy, Lando Calrissian.
I know, I know, he's not Lobot.
He's so awesome.
- What have we here?
- Oh my god!
But there can only ever be one Lobot.
Plus, don't we already know what Lando is up to
after Return of the Jedi?
(doorbell rings)
- Hey Billy, you free tonight?
- The power of the light side is nothing
compared to the power of Colt 45.
Stuff's not that bad.
(laughter)
Now, for those of you wondering what Lando and Lobot
have been up to besides schilling for beer companies,
you can read a small excerpt from their chapter on IO9,
or you can just listen to me summing it up right now.
As the story opens, the two Ls are returning to Bespin for
the first time after their stint fighting for the Rebellion.
Lando even opens the passage by uttering the phrase,
"Lobot, we're home."
Ugh, jacking Han's most famous line from Force Awakens.
- Chewie, we're home.
- You should feel a little ashamed of yourself, Lando,
but I still love you.
- Works every time.
- Of course it works, it's a great line.
That doesn't mean you should steal it.
Anyways, their beloved city in the clouds
have been trashed by the Empire, but no worries.
Lando just tells Lobot to hire a new staff
to get it back into shape.
Of course, there's a more immediate threat
'cause there are still some Empire loyalists
holed up in the city.
It seems like just because Lando served the Rebellion,
the Rebellion isn't willing to return the favor.
He's getting no help from General Leia,
but still, Lando is pretty cas about the whole thing.
As they go to take care of the stragglers,
he multitasks by discussing possible baby gifts for
Han and Leia's newborn baby, Ben.
I just have to interject here,
that obviously, Leia is not quick to respond
because she's pregnant and about to have a baby.
I mean, come on, cut her a little slack.
Dude, take care of this yourself.
Yeah, but does she not get, like,
time off to go have her kid?
Bull (bleep).
Now, the excerpt ends before we get to
the standoff with the Empire loyalists or
find our what baby gift Lando settles on.
Could it be the secret key to discovering
how Ben Solo becomes Kylo Ren?
Could the rise of the First Order all be
because Lando thought a tri-tipped lightsaber
was an appropriate present for an infant?
I guess you'll have to grab a copy of Empire's End
when it comes out at the end of the month to find out.
Plus, more importantly, you'll get more
sweet, sweet deets about that Lobot backstory,
but what do you guys think Lobot
has been up to all this time?
Are you hoping for Lobot to pop up in The Last Jedi?
Could Lobot be The Last Jedi?
I'm totally trolling.
He's not.
Let's discuss, but maybe he is.
But he's not, but maybe.
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