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- "I don't know where you get your delusions, laser brain."
- ―Princess Leia to Han Solo
"Laser brain,"[2] also spelled as "laserbrain"[3] and "laser-brain,"[4] was an insult used in the galaxy to describe someone as foolish.[5] Notable users of this term included Kozmo Sundrel IV,[6] Lourna Dee,[5] Asajj Ventress,[3] Jek Porkins,[7] Princess Leia,[1] and Maize Raynshi.[8]
Princess Leia called Han Solo "laser brain" on at least three separate occasions[1][9][10] and used the term once for a group of Imperial stormtroopers.[11]
Behind the scenes
The word "laser brain" first appeared in the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The word[1] is similar to the real-world insult "birdbrain."[12]
Appearances
- "The Queen's Bloom" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (and audiobook)
- The High Republic (2023) 7
- Dark Disciple (and audiobook) (As "laserbrain")
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest (and audiobook) (As "laser-brain")
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook)
- "Desert Son" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) (As "laserbrain")
- Han Solo 5
- Star Wars Annual (2015) 3
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (As "laserbrain")
- The Princess and the Scoundrel (and audiobook) (As "laserbrain")
- Force Collector (and audiobook)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (subtitles by Disney+)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dark Disciple
- ↑ Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The High Republic (2023) 7
- ↑ "The Queen's Bloom" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
- ↑ "Desert Son" — From a Certain Point of View
- ↑ Force Collector
- ↑ Han Solo 5
- ↑ Star Wars Annual (2015) 3
- ↑ A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- ↑
birdbrain on Cambridge Dictionary: "a stupid person" (backup link archived on February 14, 2025)