Luke Skywalker tests his prosthetic hand.
The L-hand 980 was a prosthetic hand model produced by Antilles BioGen (ABG). The model was used by medical droid 2-1B to replace Luke Skywalker's hand after it was lost on Bespin when fighting against his father, Darth Vader.
ABG later discontinued the arm that went with the hand, but 2-1B suggested the J2J model prosthetic arm from Organa Organics.
Behind the scenes
The L-hand 980, Antilles BioGen, the J2J, and Organa Organics were all first mentioned by a bitter 2-1B in Star Wars Insider 51 in the Dear 2-1B column.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along
- Star Wars (1977) 44 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil and Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Sources
- The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book (1982) (Picture only)
"Ask 2-1B" — Star Wars Insider 51 (First identified as L-hand 980)
