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{{Quote|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|<ref name="NEGtVV">''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''</ref>}}
'''Luck''' was the belief found in several cultures whereby good or bad events occurred to [[Sentience/Legends|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 others thought they could create their own luck. Other individuals asserted that luck did not exist. The [[Lucksprite]]s of [[Endor/Legends|Endor]] were a [[Species/Legends|species]] believed by the native [[Ewok/Legends|Ewoks]] to be capable of affecting others' luck.

==Description==
{{Quote|You can't plan for luck. Plan smart and let luck land where it will.|[[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Wedge Antilles]]|<ref name="Legacy of the Force: Betrayal">''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]''</ref>}}
Luck was the concept in several cultures whereby good or bad events occurred to [[Sentience/Legends|beings]] based, not on merit, but on some other factor, sometimes personified as a [[Deity/Legends|deity]], Lady Luck.<ref name="NEGtVV" /> Some individuals, such as [[Armand Isard/Legends|Armand Isard]], believed they made their own luck.<ref name="Interlude">''[[Interlude at Darkknell]]''</ref> Others, however, such as the [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Masters]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]<ref name="A New Hope">{{Film|IV}}</ref> and [[Ki-Adi-Mundi/Legends|Ki-Adi-Mundi]], denied there was such a thing as luck.<ref name="Rain">{{TCW|Landing at Point Rain}}</ref> The phrase "You're out of luck" indicated someone would not get what they wanted.<ref name="Dark">''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]''</ref> The phrase "Good luck" expressed a hope that events would go well for a person.<ref name="X-wing">''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]''</ref>

==History==
{{Quote|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]]|<ref name="Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]''</ref>}}
The sentient [[Species/Legends|species]] known as the [[Lucksprite]]s were believed by the [[Ewok/Legends|Ewoks]] of [[Endor/Legends|Endor]] to able to influence people's luck, both benevolently and malevolently. [[Teebo's lucksprite|One such Lucksprite]] tried to inhibit the Ewok [[Wicket Wystri Warrick/Legends|Wicket Wystri Warrick]] as he tried to qualify as a [[Hunting/Legends|hunter]].<ref name="JML">{{Ewoks|Just My Luck}}</ref> Ewoks also believed that it was bad luck to see a member of the [[Teek (species)/Legends|Teek]] species.<ref name="FF">{{FFCite|10|END2, ''The Forest Moon of Endor''}}</ref> Some believed that [[Arkudan gaming cube]]s,<ref>''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]''</ref> [[Holdred's foot|holdred's feet]]<ref>''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''</ref> or [[Thesselbeast's foot|thesselbeast's feet]] brought good luck.<ref>{{Journal|1|Regina Cayli (adventure)|Regina Cayli}}, p. 20</ref> The [[Sabacc/Legends|sabacc]] card [[The Wheel (card)|The Wheel]] implied "luck, both good and bad, the beginning and the ending of things, random chance."<ref name="Sharu">''[[Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu]]''</ref> The [[Corellian/Legends|Corellian]] [[Hal Horn]] kept [[Nejaa Halcyon|his father's]] [[Jedi Credit]] as a good-luck charm, a practice continued by his son, [[Corran Horn|Corran]].<ref name="Rogue Squadron">''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]''</ref>

Many individuals included "luck" in the names of their [[Starship/Legends|starships]] and establishments. The [[Lepi/Legends|Lepi]] publican [[Gusha]] on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] named his [[Cantina/Legends|cantina]] [[Gusha's Luck]], with "gusha" being the [[Huttese/Legends|Huttese]] word for luck.<ref name="Legacy 38">[[Legacy (2006) 38|''Legacy'' (2006) 38]]</ref> The [[Gambling/Legends|gambler]] [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando Calrissian]] named his starship the [[Lady Luck/Legends|''Lady Luck'']], in honor of this deity,<ref name="NEGtVV" /> while the [[Aqualish/Legends|Aqualish]] [[Bipopa Bogzider]] had a fishing vessel named ''[[Nanda's Luck]]''.<ref name="Walrus">{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030703ando|text=Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men|int=Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men|archivedate=20100328020111}}</ref> Other examples included [[Garris Shrike]]'s [[Liberator-class troopship|''Liberator''-class troopship]] [[Liberator (Liberator-class)|''Trader's Luck'']],<ref name="Garris">''[[The Paradise Snare]]''</ref> [[Mara Jade Skywalker|Mara Jade's]] ''[[Hunter's Luck]]'',<ref name="Children">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref> and [[Desric Fol]]'s ''[[Blind Luck]]''.<ref name="PotG">''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]''</ref> In contrast, [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] [[Uldir Lochett]] named his [[YZ-775 medium transport|YZ-775]] [[Light freighter/Legends|freighter]] the ''[[No Luck Required]]''.<ref name="EotV">''[[Emissary of the Void]]''</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
[[Jaxxon]], a character from the [[Star Wars (Marvel Comics 1977)|Marvel ''Star Wars'']] [[Star Wars comic books|comic books]], flew a starship known as the [[Rabbit's Foot/Legends|''Rabbit's Foot'']],<ref name="Jaxxon">{{GamerCite|4|The Starhoppers of Aduba-3}}</ref> traditionally considered a real-world lucky charm.  [[In-universe]], a holdred's foot or thesselbeast's foot served the same purpose.

==Appearances==
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*[[Knights of the Old Republic 0|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 0]] {{Mo}}
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 25|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 25]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Dooku Captured}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Landing at Point Rain}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Shatterpoint (novel)|''Shatterpoint'']]
*''[[Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{1stm}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Regina Cayli (adventure)|stext=Regina Cayli}}
*{{Journal|1|Regina Cayli (adventure)|Regina Cayli}}
*''[[Scoundrel's Luck]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Gambler's World]]''
*{{Film|VI}} {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' junior novel]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 87|''Star Wars'' (1977) 87]] {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|23|Lucky (comic)|Lucky}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Interlude at Darkknell]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Crimson Empire 2|''Crimson Empire'' 2]] {{Mo}}
*[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Emissary of the Void]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Legacy (2006) 38|''Legacy'' (2006) 38]] {{Mo}}
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==Sources==
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]''
*{{FFCite|31|OLI2, ''Ric Olié''}}
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030703ando|text=Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men|int=Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men|archivedate=20100328020111}}
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{SWArchive|url=theclonewars/guide/episode021.html|text=''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide: Liberty on Ryloth|archivedate=20110717065909}}
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/news-article/20170613-0|text=Kick off your 'Summer of SWTOR'!}}

==Notes and references==
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