Editing Lando Calrissian (section)

== Appearances ==

===Film===
Lando is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), and by Donald Glover in ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018).

====Original trilogy====
Lando Calrissian first appears in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' as the administrator of Cloud City, an old friend of Han Solo ([[Harrison Ford]]), and the previous owner of Han's ship, the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''. When Han, Princess Leia ([[Carrie Fisher]]), Chewbacca ([[Peter Mayhew]]), and [[C-3PO]] ([[Anthony Daniels]]) arrive at Cloud City, Lando welcomes them as guests of honor – only to betray them to [[Darth Vader]] (portrayed by [[David Prowse]], voiced by [[James Earl Jones]]), who plans to use them as bait to ensnare [[Luke Skywalker]] ([[Mark Hamill]]). Lando had reluctantly agreed to betray Han and company after Vader threatened the city if he refused. Lando allows Vader to freeze Han in [[carbonite (Star Wars)|carbonite]] and give him to bounty hunter [[Boba Fett]] ([[Jeremy Bulloch]]); when Vader takes Leia and Chewbacca prisoner, however, Lando's conscience gets the better of him in light of Vader's capriciousness altering his agreement at will. In the ensuing evacuation of Cloud City, he helps them escape in the ''Falcon''. He later assists in rescuing Luke from the underside of Cloud City. Afterwards, he promises to help find Han.

In ''Return of the Jedi'', Lando goes undercover to help Luke rescue Han from crime lord [[Jabba the Hutt]]. During a battle with Jabba's thugs, Han saves Lando from being devoured by the [[sarlacc]]; Lando then helps Han and the others destroy Jabba's barge. He is made a general in the [[Rebel Alliance]] for his heroics. Lando then takes the pilot chair in his old ship, the ''Millennium Falcon'', and leads the attack on the second [[Death Star]]. He leads the Rebel strike on the battle station, and personally destroys its power core, causing the station to explode. He then joins the other Rebels on [[Endor (Star Wars)|Endor]] in celebrating their victory and the end of the Empire.

====Sequel trilogy====
Lando did not appear in the first film of the sequel trilogy, ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' (2015). According to Williams, the reason Lando did not return may have been that he did not fit into the storyline.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Williams |first=Billy Dee |subject-link=Billy Dee Williams |interviewer=Dennis Pellegrom |title=Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) |url=https://www.starwarsinterviews.com/original-trilogy/episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back/billy-dee-williams-lando-calrissian/ |access-date=23 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010013505/https://www.starwarsinterviews.com/original-trilogy/episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back/billy-dee-williams-lando-calrissian/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |url-status=live |website=StarWarsInterviews.com |date=December 2015}}</ref> His absence from the casting announcement caused the displeasure of some fans.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |date=30 April 2014 |title=Star Wars 7 cast: Where is Lando Calrissian? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-7-cast-where-is-lando-calrissian-9305934.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035729/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-7-cast-where-is-lando-calrissian-9305934.html |archive-date=25 September 2017 |access-date=20 December 2016 |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Ltd. |location=London, England}}</ref>

Lando was also absent from ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web |last=Agar |first=Chris |date=21 November 2017 |title=Star Wars 8: Billy Dee Williams Will Not Appear |url=http://screenrant.com/star-wars-8-last-jedi-billy-dee-williams-lando/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054657/http://screenrant.com/star-wars-8-last-jedi-billy-dee-williams-lando/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=9 October 2017 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |publisher=Valnet, Inc. |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada}}</ref> During the early development of the film, director [[Rian Johnson]] briefly considered bringing back Lando as the codebreaker that [[Resistance (Star Wars)|Resistance]] members [[Finn (Star Wars)|Finn]] ([[John Boyega]]) and [[Rose Tico]] ([[Kelly Marie Tran]]) seek in the coastal city of Canto Bight, but Lando was finally written out of the film's script, with the codebreaker role ultimately going to [[Benicio del Toro]]'s character [[List of Star Wars characters#D|DJ]].<ref name="LandoVIII">{{cite web |last=Butler |first=Tom |date=14 December 2017 |title='Star Wars: The Last Jedi' cast demand JJ Abrams brings back Lando for 'Episode 9' (exclusive) |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/star-wars-last-jedi-cast-demand-jj-abrams-brings-back-lando-episode-9-exclusive-170003275.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105650/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/star-wars-last-jedi-cast-demand-jj-abrams-brings-back-lando-episode-9-exclusive-170003275.html |archive-date=22 December 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |publisher=Oath Inc. |location=Sunnyvale, California}}</ref>

Lando finally reappeared in 2019's ''The Rise of Skywalker'', marking one of the longest intervals between portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history.<ref name="wild">{{cite web |last=Wild |first=Allison |date=10 July 2018 |title=Billy Dee Williams to Return as Lando in Star Wars: Episode IX |url=https://theportalist.com/billy-dee-williams-lando-episode-ix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153229/https://theportalist.com/billy-dee-williams-lando-episode-ix |archive-date=22 October 2018 |access-date=21 October 2018 |website=The Portalist}}</ref> In the backstory to the film, in the years of peace after the Galactic Civil War, Lando attempted to start a family, and had a daughter, who was kidnapped by unknown culprits when she was two years old. In time, it became clear that the [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]] was behind both her abduction and those of other children of former Rebel leaders, who had become [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|stormtroopers]], thereby leaving them reluctant to order any action against the fledgling organisation, lest they unwittingly kill their own children. After the tragedy of losing his daughter and his failure in a quest with Luke Skywalker to find answers about the growing darkness in the Force, Lando left his wife and settled on the desert planet of Pasaana, adopting a life of solitude.

Lando returns in ''The Rise of Skywalker'' on Pasaana, appearing jovial and guiding [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]] ([[Daisy Ridley]]), [[Poe Dameron]] ([[Oscar Isaac]]), Finn, and Chewbacca toward a clue for the whereabouts of the [[Sith]] wayfinder. Poe asks Lando to aid the Resistance, but Lando refuses, saying he does not fly anymore, but sends his regards to Leia. Lando reappears much later in the film, upon Leia's death, and he tells a grieving Poe that he, Luke, Leia, and Han were similarly unprepared when they were fighting the Empire, but that they were able to succeed because they had each other. This inspires Poe to launch an offensive against the [[Sith Eternal]] forces, including the Final Order, with Lando traveling the galaxy to recruit Rebel veterans and other supporters of the Resistance's cause to help in the final battle. Just as the Resistance appears most overwhelmed in the battle, Lando, Chewbacca, and [[Wedge Antilles]] ([[Denis Lawson]]) arrive in the ''Millennium Falcon'' alongside a massive fleet of Resistance sympathizers, allies, and veterans, and they help to win the battle and the war. At the end of the film, as the galaxy is celebrating the Resistance's victory against [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]] ([[Ian McDiarmid]]) and the Sith Eternal, [[Jannah (Star Wars)|Jannah]] ([[Naomi Ackie]]), a former stormtrooper, approaches Lando and says she does not know where she is from; he tells her that they will find out together.

=== ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' ===
[[Donald Glover]] portrays a younger Lando in the 2018 standalone film ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'', which takes place roughly thirteen years before ''The Empire Strikes Back''.<ref name="GloverasLando" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=11 August 2016 |title='Han Solo' Film Casting Young Lando Calrissian (Exclusive) |url=http://www.thewrap.com/han-solo-film-casting-young-lando-calrissian-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812011004/http://www.thewrap.com/han-solo-film-casting-young-lando-calrissian-exclusive/ |archive-date=12 August 2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |website=[[The Wrap]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=June 12, 2024 |title=Star Wars Timeline: Every Movie, Series And More |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-timeline-chronological-order/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> Glover had the opportunity to speak with Billy Dee Williams and seek his input. "He said, 'Just be charming'. Which is the best advice."<ref name="2018-05-23_ABC">{{cite news |date=23 May 2018 |title=Don't copy Harrison Ford': How the new Han Solo reprised an iconic Star Wars role |newspaper=ABC News |publisher=ABC News Online |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/star-wars-solo-cast-on-stepping-into-iconic-roles/9775634 |url-status=live |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729112742/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/star-wars-solo-cast-on-stepping-into-iconic-roles/9775634 |archive-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rao |first=Sonia |date=22 May 2018 |title=Donald Glover confirms Lando Calrissian is pansexual. But does this count as representation? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/05/22/donald-glover-confirms-lando-calrissian-is-pansexual-but-does-this-count-as-representation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726034126/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/05/22/donald-glover-confirms-lando-calrissian-is-pansexual-but-does-this-count-as-representation/ |archive-date=26 July 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018 |publisher=Nash Holdings LLC |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington DC}}</ref>

In the film, Lando is introduced as a gambler and semi-retired smuggler who owns a ship fast enough for Han and his associates to use in stealing a load of raw starship fuel. Han tries to win the ship (the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'') from him in a game of [[sabacc]], but Lando cheats and cleans Han out. However, Lando agrees to join the team in exchange for a percentage of the profits from the mission. During the heist and subsequent escape, Lando is injured and his droid co-pilot L3-37 is irreparably damaged, but Han brings the ''Falcon'' to safety with help from L3's navigational database after he hotwires it into the ship's computer. Lando later takes the ''Falcon'' and abandons the team, but Han tracks him down and wins it from him in another game of sabacc, having stolen the card Lando had up his sleeve to let him cheat.

In December 2020, Disney announced a ''Lando'' streaming series for [[Disney+]], with [[Justin Simien]] as showrunner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |title=Justin Simien developing Lando Calrissian Star Wars series for Disney+ |url=https://ew.com/tv/justin-simien-lando-series-star-wars-disney-plus/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026073813/https://ew.com/tv/justin-simien-lando-series-star-wars-disney-plus/ |archive-date=2021-10-26 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> In July 2023, it was reported that Donald Glover was attached to reprise his role from ''Solo'' and would {{Nowrap|co-write}} the project with his brother [[Stephen Glover (screenwriter)|Stephen]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Exclusive: Donald Glover and Stephen Glover to Write Lucasfilm's Lando Series as Justin Simien Exits |url=https://abovetheline.com/2023/07/27/donald-glover-lando-tv-show-stephen-glover-justin-simien-disney-plus/ |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=Above The Line |language=en-US}}</ref> who that September announced that the project was now planned as a feature film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 14, 2023 |title='Lando' No Longer A Series, Rather A Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/lando-movie-stephen-glover-donald-glover-1235546898/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Television series===
Billy Dee Williams returned to the role in the ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' episodes "Idiot's Array" and "The Siege of Lothal".<ref>{{cite web |title=Billy Dee Williams Confirms His Involvement In 'Star Wars Rebels' |url=http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2014/06/billy-dee-williams-confirms-his.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108183831/http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2014/06/billy-dee-williams-confirms-his.html |archive-date=8 January 2015 |access-date=29 December 2014 |publisher=Star Wars Underworld}}</ref>

In "Idiot's Array", Lando wins Chopper (voiced by [[Dave Filoni]]), the repair droid of the crew of the ''Ghost'', in a game of sabacc, forcing the crew to assist him with a dangerous smuggling run to get their droid back. The crew become Lando's reluctant business partners following the ordeal, leading to their first encounter with the crime boss Azmorigan (voiced by [[James Hong]]). In "The Siege of Lothal", the crew of the ''Ghost'' approach Lando for help in getting off of Lothal, which is under Imperial occupation. He is also mentioned on occasion in various other episodes, becoming one of a couple of aliases employed by [[Ezra Bridger]] (voiced by [[Taylor Gray (actor)|Taylor Gray]]).

===Video games===
Billy Dee Williams reprises his role as Lando Calrissian in various games, including as a playable character in ''[[Star Wars Battlefront (2015 video game)|Star Wars Battlefront]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)|Battlefront II]]''.<ref name="Battlefront">{{cite web |date=20 June 2016 |title=Bespin - New Hero Deep Dive |url=http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront/news/bespin-new-hero-deep-dive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623121353/http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront/news/bespin-new-hero-deep-dive |archive-date=2016-06-23 |access-date=12 September 2016 |website=Electronic Arts}}</ref>

Lando Calrissian, portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in the original Star Wars trilogy, makes a notable appearance in Star Wars: Outlaws, an open-world action-adventure video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. Released in 2024, Outlaws is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, during a time when Lando is navigating his new role after the events of the former film. In Star Wars: Outlaws, Lando is shown as a charismatic, smooth-talking gambler and entrepreneur, true to his classic character traits. He interacts with the game's protagonist, Kay Vess, providing assistance and engaging in several missions that align with the underworld of the galaxy. His involvement in the game adds a nostalgic touch for longtime Star Wars fans, bringing an iconic character into the expansive universe of Outlaws.
Lando's appearance in the game has been widely praised for its faithful recreation of his persona, with voice acting by Lindsay Owen Pierre.

===Comics===
Lando Calrissian appears in [[Marvel Comics]]' ''Lando'' (2015),<ref name="Battlefront" /> a five-issue miniseries set shortly before the original trilogy. Lando has a brief appearance in the miniseries ''[[Star Wars: Shattered Empire|Shattered Empire]]'' (2015), which takes place after ''Return of the Jedi''. Lando is also featured in the comic ''Lando: Double or Nothing'' (2018), a five-issue miniseries set just before ''Solo: A Star Wars Story''.

The 2020 relaunch of Marvel's ''Star Wars'' series, picking up at the tail end of ''The Empire Strikes Back'', reveals that Lando returns to Cloud City to retrieve Lobot and help Luke look for his lightsaber.

===Books===
The novel ''Star Wars: Last Shot'' reveals that between ''Return of the Jedi'' and ''The Force Awakens'', Lando is considering settling down with a Twi'lek girlfriend.<ref>{{cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=18 April 2018 |title=Star Wars: Han and Lando novel Last Shot gets personal and political |url=http://ew.com/books/2018/04/18/star-wars-han-and-lando-novel-last-shot-gets-personal-and-political/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805004150/http://ew.com/books/2018/04/18/star-wars-han-and-lando-novel-last-shot-gets-personal-and-political/ |archive-date=5 August 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018 |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |location=New York City}}</ref>