Lando Calrissian

Key events in Lando Calrissian's story

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~43 BBY - Birth on Socorro

Landonis Balthazar Calrissian is born on Socorro into the Calrissian family.

Before 10 BBY - Gambler and smuggler

Lando makes his name at sabacc, wins the Millennium Falcon in a game at Bespin, wins a moon in the Oseon Belt, and flies with his self-built droid partner L3-37.

Before 10 BBY - Debts and escapades

He runs weapons, pays off a debt to Dryden Vos's Crimson Dawn, and helps arm Petrusian slaves in an uprising against an Imperial outpost on Kullgroon before the Falcon is impounded on Vandor.

10 BBY - The Kessel heist

On Vandor, Han Solo stakes his claim to the Falcon at sabacc and Lando wins by cheating. He joins Qi'ra, Beckett, Han and Chewbacca to steal coaxium from Kessel, where L3-37 is destroyed and her mind is merged with the Falcon's navicomputer during the escape through the Maelstrom.

10 BBY - Losing the Falcon

After abandoning the crew on Savareen, Lando is tracked to Numidian Prime, where Han steals his spare card and wins the Falcon for good.

~5 BBY - Galactic entrepreneur on Lothal

Lando buys land on Lothal to mine minerals, wins Chopper from Zeb Orrelios at sabacc, and tricks the Ghost's rebel crew into helping him acquire a puffer pig from Azmorigan.

4 BBY - Smuggling the Spectres off Lothal

With Darth Vader hunting the rebels on Lothal, Lando lends them his droid and masking transponders in exchange for shield generators, allowing them to escape.

Before 3 ABY - Baron Administrator of Cloud City

Lando takes charge of Cloud City, a Tibanna gas mining colony on Bespin, running it with his aide Lobot while staying out of the Empire's way.

3 ABY - Betrayal on Bespin

Coerced by Darth Vader, Lando hands over Han, Leia and Chewbacca. When Vader keeps altering the deal, Lando frees his captives, orders the city evacuated, and flees with the rebels aboard the Falcon after failing to stop Boba Fett.

3 ABY - Joining the Rebellion

Lando throws in with the Rebel Alliance and begins the search for the carbonite-frozen Han, crossing paths with bounty hunters and Crimson Dawn along the way.

4 ABY - Rescue of Han Solo

Disguised as a guard in Jabba's palace on Tatooine, Lando helps free Han and survives the fight at the Great Pit of Carkoon.

4 ABY - Battle of Endor

Promoted to general, Lando leads the fighter assault on the second Death Star, flying the Falcon into its core with Nien Nunb and firing the shot that destroys the station.

4 ABY - Liberation campaigns

In the weeks after Endor, Lando helps drive Imperial forces from worlds including Cloud City as the Empire begins to collapse.

After 4 ABY - Life in the New Republic

Lando returns to business and adventures with Han, including a hunt for the missing Phylanx transmitter, and forms a relationship with Kaasha Bateen.

Before 35 ABY - A daughter taken

Lando becomes father to Kadara, who is kidnapped by the First Order while still an infant.

Before 35 ABY - The search for Ochi

Some six years later, Lando and Luke Skywalker track the Sith assassin Ochi of Bestoon to Pasaana while investigating the growing darkness, but the trail goes cold.

Before 35 ABY - The Hermit of Pasaana

Lando settles alone on Pasaana, where the Aki-Aki know him as the Hermit, while staying in touch with the Solo family.

35 ABY - Rejoining the fight

Lando helps Rey, Finn, Poe and Chewbacca on Pasaana, meets Jannah, and returns to the Resistance base on Ajan Kloss.

35 ABY - Battle of Exegol

Flying the Falcon with Chewbacca, Lando leads the Citizens' Fleet to Exegol to reinforce the Resistance, helping bring down the Final Order and end the war.