Lando Calrissian

Lando Calrissian is Star Wars character who appears in several movies and many of the tie-in novels and comics in both the Legends and Expanded Universe continuities. 
==Some Brief Canon Facts==
Lando Calrissian first appears in The Empire Strikes Back. Darth Vader threatens to destroy Cloud City if Lando does not give his old friend Han Solo over to the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Lando later ends up helping Chewbacca, Leia Organa, R2-D2 and C-3PO escape. He assists Leia in rescuing the injured Luke Skywalker from the underside of Cloud City. He then joins the Rebel Alliance and promises Leia he will help find Han.
In Return of the Jedi, Lando helps Luke Skywalker rescue Solo from Jabba the Hutt. Lando is named a General for his efforts during the battle of Taanab. He then takes the pilot chair in the Millennium Falcon (with an entirely new crew onboard) and leads the second attack on the new Death Star. Wedge Antilles' X-Wing fighter and Lando in The Falcon destroy this new Death Star, and Lando's mission brings on the final downfall of the Galactic Empire.
Lots more here.
==Fannish Reactions to Lando==
Lando was a character who was either largely ignored, or written in a bad light. Some fans felt his due for his original betrayal of Han. Others wondered if this were due to his race. Still others suggested that the character's role of that as a man who was too comfortable in moral ambiguity was hardly a man to emulate.
Many fans speculated that Lando would have to die saving Han to make up for his betrayal as that was something that fit into basic mythology.
One fan writes that Lando is not "only a hunk but an admirable fellow as well. Certainly, he doesn't deserve all the flak he gets... The man IS decent and DOES have moral/honor. I'd like to know WHY there's so little material on him. Is it because he's black?" from Jundland Wastes #2 
Another opinion: 
==Lando as "The Other"?==
Lando, along with just about other character in the first two movies, was a subject of fannish speculation as they debated the identity of The Other.
One fan wrote: "We know he is an old friend of Han's, that he is a 'gambler, a conman, and a scoundrel.' We know... that he is now a responsible administrator. What else? He must be very lucky to live as a gambler -- yet Obi Wan tells us there's no such thing as luck. Does Lando feel stirrings of the Force that he is unaware of?" from Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? 
==Pairings==
Lando Calrissian/Han Solo is a popular slash pairing. Following the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story in 2018, Lando/L3-37 was also written. 
Relatively few fics feature Lando with Tendra Risant, his Legends love interest. He is also paired with Luke Skywalker sometimes.
==Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
*Emperor Solo - a collaborative Tumblr fic in which Lando's administrative acumen is largely responsible for Han's success when the latter accidentally winds up as Emperor of the Galaxy. 
===Fanart===
File:Eclectic1.jpg |artist is Karen River, from eclectic (1985)
File:Guardianfourart8.jpg|artist is Jenni Hennig, from Guardian #4 (1982)
File:Guardian8art18.jpg|artist is Bonnie Roberts, from Guardian #8 (1988)
File:jundland3art1.jpg|portrait of Lando from Jundland Wastes #3, by Wanda Lybarger
File:Quastarlando.jpg|art from Quastar #4, Larry Warner
File:Warped46art2.jpg|art from Warped Space #46, Karen River
File:jundland10art5.jpg|Lando from issue #10 of Jundland Wastes by Pat O'Neill
File:Jundland15-16art2.jpg|art from Jundland Wastes #15-16, D. Drake
 
Image:kesselrun1-5.jpg| Gee Moaven, portrait of Lando Calrissian, for "Circle" in Kessel Run #1
File:Against6-1.jpg|from Against the Sith #6 (1979)
File:Againstsith9-6.jpg|from Against the Sith #9 (1980), Tracy Duncan
File:Anothersky2-1.jpg|from Another Sky #2 (1992), Z.P. Florian
File:Jedijournal3-8.jpg|from The Jedi Journal #3 (1981), Dot Sasscer
File:Organia27.jpg|from Organia (1982), Gail Abelove 
File:Rebelrogue-1.jpg|from The Rebel and the Rogue (1983), J.R. Dunster
==Archives and Fannish Links==
* Fanworks on AO3
* Fanworks on FF.net
==Resources==
* Landonis Balthazar Calrissian at Wookieepedia
* Wikipedia
* Character sheet on TVTropes.
== References ==
Category:Star Wars Characters
Category:Characters
Category:Star Wars: Original Trilogy
Category:Star Wars: Disney Era
Category:Star Wars: Expanded Universe
Category:Star Wars Legends