Captain Drebble

""Luke, among men of business, 'cheat' is a subjective, relstive term. It's open to some very broad interpretations.""

- Lando Calrissian

The dashing ne'er-do-well Captain Drebble was an alias used by Lando Calrissian on occaission, particularly when he was searching for the carbonite-encased Han Solo. Affecting an eyepatch and beret, and later a shaggy white wig and bandoleer of throwing knives, Captain Drebble made appearances on Gamandar dealing in, among other things, second-hand droids, and on Arcan IV searching for the lost Minstrel statuette.

The REAL Drebble was short & heavy-set, with an unruly topknot and no taste in style or dress. He claimed that Lando Calrissian cheated him at some point in the past (possibly on Cloud City) and vowed to seek vengeance on the gambler.

In 4 ABY, the Alliance, on hearing of Drebble's actions on Gamandar and Arcan IV, declared him a hero of the galaxy and promoted him to the rank of Captain. Upon learning of this, the real Drebble had a change of heart, forgiving Lando and settling on Stenos to live out his days knowing that he was liked and people considered him a hero.

Behind The Scenes

 * Lando's 'Drebble' disguise in Marvel Star Wars 79 is intended as an homage to the space pirate Captain Harlock created by Leiji Matsumoto.
 * Lady Luck, an Infinities story in Star Wars Tales tells of the possible first encounter between Drebble and Lando on Cloud City.

Appearances

 * Marvel Star Wars 71: Return to Stenos-first appearance of real Drebble
 * Marvel Star Wars 75: Tidal-first appearance of 'Captain Drebble'
 * Marvel Star Wars 85: The Hero-real Drebble promoted to Captain