Luck

"Her name says all you need to know. The Lady Luck's fickle, but when she's smiling down on you, you're bound to win. She hasn't given up on me yet."

- Lando Calrissian

Luck was the belief found in several cultures whereby good or bad events occured 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.

Description
"You can't plan for luck. Plan smart and let luck land where it will."

- Wedge Antilles to his daughter.

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

History
"Those are Arkudan gaming cubes. They're supposed to bring luck, but I just keep them because they're centuries old, and I like the way they look."

- Tionne Solusar

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

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. The gambler Lando Calrissian named his starship, the Lady Luck, in honour of this deity, while the Aqualish Bipopa Bogzider had a fishing vessel named Nanda's Luck. Other examples included Garris Shrike's Liberator-class troopship Trader's Luck, Mara Jade's Hunter's Luck, and Desric Fol's Blind Luck. In contrast, pilot Uldir Lochett named his YZ-775 freighter, the No Luck Required.

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

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 25: Vector, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
 * Shatterpoint
 * Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Scoundrel's Luck
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars 87: Still Active After All These Years
 * Lucky
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue
 * X-wing: Wraith Squadron
 * Interlude at Darkknell
 * Crimson Empire 2
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade
 * Emissary of the Void
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Betrayal
 * Star Wars: Legacy 38: Tatooine, Part 2
 * Betrayal
 * Star Wars: Legacy 38: Tatooine, Part 2