Star Wars: 50 Greatest Moments - Ranked

50. Hello (The Empire Strikes Back)

Lando Calrissian
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“Hello, what have we here?”

And we thought Han Solo was cool. The introduction of Lando Calrissian instantly marks him out as one of the smoothest rogues in the entire galaxy.

He starts off threatening, then pally before his flirtation with Leia, all while surrounded by the clouds of the city he runs, a gorgeous location that's unlike any we'd seen before then.

With hindsight it pretty much the whole character up for everything else he does in Empire and Return, letting us know exactly who he is, and serves as one of the introductions most perfectly suited to its character.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.