4-LOM/Legends

4-LOM was a LOM-series protocol droid who operated as a bounty hunter during the Galactic Civil War, and was hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon.

Biography


4-LOM once worked as a cabin steward on the luxury liner Kuari Princess. The droid realized while working there that the best way to execute its programming of protecting passengers valuables was to steal the valuables away from the irresponsible passangers, including rare artifacts such as the Ankarres Sapphire. 4-LOM went on to modify his own programming to make crime enjoyable. Eventually, the droid came into the employ of Jabba the Hutt. Jabba had 4-LOM fitted with deadly weapons programming in exchange for 4-LOM's services as a bounty hunter. While working for the Hutts, 4-LOM was teamed with the bounty hunter Zuckuss. From careful study of Zuckuss, 4-LOM planned to extend his programming and learn the ways of intuition. 4-LOM's goal is to equip itself with every skill possible to succeed, including the Force.

4-LOM's body was similar in design to C-3PO, due to the fact that the LOM hardware was Industrial Automaton's knockoff of Cybot Galactica's 3PO series.

4-LOM and Zuckuss were two of the bounty hunters contracted by Darth Vader to find Han Solo, although they abandoned their search for Solo to assist the Rebel Alliance.

After the Battle of Hoth, Zuckuss and 4-LOM rescued the last transport, Bright Hope. They later decided to leave the Empire's service and join the Rebels, planning to start the New Republic's Bounty Hunters Guild. However, these plans were dashed when Boba Fett blew 4-LOM apart. Even though Zuckuss repaired his partner, 4-LOM never remembered the Rebels' ideals. From that point on, 4-LOM worked alone.

4-LOM was armed with a DLT-19 concussion rifle, a blaster pistol and a stun-gas blower.

Behind the scenes

 * There was some confusion as to which character is Zuckuss and which is his partner 4-LOM due to their names being switched on their Kenner action figures, but later sources cleared up the discrepancy.
 * According to the official Star Wars databank, 4-LOM is an acronym for "For Love of Money."

Appearances



 * Rookies: Rendezvous
 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
 * Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
 * A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale
 * Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * Shadows of the Empire (comics)
 * The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's Wages
 * Hard Merchandise
 * Marvel Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever
 * Tall Tales
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy