Lobotomy
A lobotomy was a neurosurgical procedure in which the connections to and from the pre-frontal cortex were cut from the brain. A lobotomy usually resulted in a serious loss of cognitive function.
Defeen tried to have Triclops lobotomized at the Imperial Reprogramming Institute.[1]
While imprisoned on the first Death Star, Princess Leia Organa remembered being threatened with being "lobotomized and then taken to one of the barracks' pleasure houses".[2]
An operation needed to lobotimize a Coruscani ogre and implant them with cybernetics was less expensive when compared to purchasing a new droid.[3]
Behind the scenes
During the production of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, it was decided that the talkative character of "Lando's aide" would be muted due to his cybernetic implants lobotomizing him.[4] As a reference to this change, the character was named "Lobot," a corruption of the word "lobotomy."[5]
Appearances
- Mission from Mount Yoda (First mentioned)
- Children of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Darth Bane: Rule of Two (Mentioned only)
- Darth Bane: Rule of Two audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources
"Lobotmized Ogre" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 227 ("Technobeast")
Notes and references
- ↑ Mission from Mount Yoda
- ↑ Children of the Jedi
- ↑ Lobotomized Ogre
- ↑ Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- ↑
Lobot in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
