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- "I don't know where you get your delusions, laserbrain."
- ―Princess Leia to Han Solo
"Laserbrain,"[2] also spelled as "laser brain"[3] and "laser-brain",[4] was an insult used in the galaxy.[1] Notable users of this term included Kendara Farlion,[5] Steggus,[3] Bossk,[4] Princess Leia,[1] her husband Han Solo,[6] and their daughter Jaina Solo.[7]
Behind the scenes
The word "laserbrain" 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."[8]
Appearances
- Shadow Games
- Droids (1995) 6 (As "laser brain")
- Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 3 (As "laser-brain)
- Rebel Force: Hostage
- Rebel Force: Renegade
- Rebel Force: Firefight
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Legacy of the Force: Tempest
- Legacy of the Force: Invincible
Non-canon
"Kessel Run" — Star Wars Tales 16- William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth (and audiobook) (As "laser brain")
- Jedi Academy: A New Class (As "laser brain")
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Droids (1995) 6
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika 3
- ↑ Shadow Games
- ↑ Legacy of the Force: Invincible
- ↑ Legacy of the Force: Tempest
- ↑
birdbrain on Cambridge Dictionary: "a stupid person" (backup link archived on February 14, 2025)