- "He answers to 'Leebo,' when he bothers to answer at all. He thinks he's funny."
- ―Dash Rendar
LE-BO2D9, nicknamed Leebo, was a Cybot Galactica LE-series repair droid owned by Dash Rendar during the Galactic Civil War.
Biography
Leebo and Dash under fire
Being a basic issue of LE repair droid, Leebo worked in Esseles starport as a safety standards inspector. At one time, an unknown transport vessel took off while being checked by the droid, making Leebo an unwilling stowaway. From that moment forward, LE-BO2D9 began to work as a ship mechanic, going from one owner to another throughout the years. He served multiple masters and each of them updated his abilities and skills, allowing Leebo to do more and more. Finally, he came to the hands of Corellian pilot and mercenary Dash Rendar. Dash acquired the droid as payment from the Rodian comedian Kood Gareeda, and Dash seemed to believe his new possession acquired his former master's dry sense of humor.
Leebo accompanied Dash during his trip to Hoth, piloting his light freighter, Outrider, away from Echo Base and into the Hoth asteroid field following the Imperial attack. He later aided Dash during his escapades on Ord Mantell, Gall, on bodyguard mission to protect Luke Skywalker given by Princess Leia, the assault on Imperial freighter, Suprosa, and then the rescue of Leia Organa from Xizor's Palace, always guarding Outrider while offering Dash advice during his travels.[2]
After the rescue of Princess Leia, he received Dash back to the Outrider.[3] Leebo summoned the Rogue Quadron for support for their escape from Imperial Center,[4] and also piloted the ship at the Battle over Coruscant, while Rendar was manning the gun turret. At the end of the dogfight, Leebo was at the cockpit of the Outrider when Rendar made a last-second escape into hyperspace, avoiding destruction in the maelstrom of debris from the exploded Falleen's Fist.[2] To everyone else, it seemed as if the Outrider was destroyed and everyone onboard were killed.[5][3]
Characteristics
Leebo, working on the Outrider
- "We'll never get paid if you stay here all day!"
- ―Leebo
Leebo often carried a bag with necessary tools with him. Some of his worn out components were replaced by new ones throughout his operation, giving out a visual mixture of both old and new metal parts.[4]
Equipped with specialized sensors, holoprojector, single-channel long-range comlink, and computer interface, he was a skilled mechanic and pilot. His programming, being updated by every owner, was far more sophisticated than that installed on stock LE repair droids.
Because he'd had few, if any, memory wipes throughout his life, he'd developed a personality and specific sense of humor.
Behind the scenes
- "We just thought Leebo was a neat nickname for a droid."
- ―Jon Knoles
Leebo was named after LucasArts art department technical artist Mike "Leebo" Levine.[4]
Leebo was voiced by Tom Kane in Shadows of The Empire.
Appearances
"And Leebo Makes Three" — Star Wars Insider 128 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)- Shadow Games
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Shadow Syndicate (Light Side scenario campaign)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Shadow Syndicate (Dark Side scenario campaign)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (First appearance, in book)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire video game
- Shadows of the Empire 6
- "Let's Go!" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (Mentioned only)
