Luck

Luck was the belief found in several cultures whereby good or bad events occurred 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 others thought they could create their own luck. Other individuals asserted that luck did not exist. The Lucksprites of Endor were a species believed by the native Ewoks to be capable of affecting others' luck.
==Description==
Luck was the concept in several cultures whereby good or bad events occurred 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 phrase "You're out of luck" indicated someone would not get what they wanted.Yoda: Dark Rendezvous The phrase "Good luck" expressed a hope that events would go well for a person.X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
==History==
The sentient species known as the Lucksprites were believed by the Ewoks of Endor to able to influence people's luck, both benevolently and malevolently. 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 of the Teek species. Some believed that Arkudan gaming cubes, holdred's feetHan Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook or thesselbeast's feet brought good luck. , p. 20 The sabacc card The Wheel implied "luck, both good and bad, the beginning and the ending of things, random chance."Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu The Corellian Hal Horn kept his father's Jedi Credit as a good-luck charm, a practice continued by his son, Corran.X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
Many individuals included "luck" in the names 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.Legacy (2006) 38 The gambler Lando Calrissian named his starship the Lady Luck, in honor 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,The Paradise Snare Mara Jade's Hunter's Luck,Children of the Jedi and Desric Fol's Blind Luck.Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three In contrast, pilot Uldir Lochett named his YZ-775 freighter the No Luck Required."Emissary of the Void"
==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 real-world lucky charm. In-universe, a holdred's foot or thesselbeast's foot served the same purpose.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
*Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
*Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization
*The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization
*The New Essential Guide to Characters
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*The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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*Suns of Fortune
*Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
*Stay on Target
*Fly Casual
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==Notes and references==
Category:Mythology