4-LOM is a supporting antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. It was a protocol assassin droid that served as a minor antagonist in The Empire Strikes Back.
Biography[]
Background[]
4-LOM is a protocol droid-turned-bounty hunter manufactured by Industrial Automaton. Originally a droid worker on a luxury space liner, logic malfunctions allowed it to escape its captors and turn to a life of crime. The droid often partnered with fellow bounty hunter Zuckuss and was successful at securing multiple high-profile bounties for the Hutt Clan.
The Empire Strikes Back[]
In The Empire Strikes Back, 4-LOM and Zuckuss, along with Boba Fett, Bossk, Dengar, and IG-88, are recruited by Darth Vader to capture the Millennium Falcon and Han Solo. However, Boba Fett collects the bounty before any of the other hunters, and 4-LOM is never seen again.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Hutts (sometimes)
- Galactic Empire (formerly)
- Darth Vader (formerly)
- Stormtroopers (formerly)
- Jabba the Hutt
- Jabba's Criminal Empire
- Boba Fett (sometimes)
- Dengar (sometimes)
- Bossk (sometimes)
- Zuckuss
- IG-88 (sometimes)
Enemies[]
- Hutts (sometimes)
- Galactic Republic
- Clone troopers
- Jedi Order
- Galactic Empire
- Stormtroopers
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In 1982, the toy company Kenner released action figures for 4-LOM and Zuckuss with transposed names.
- 4-LOM's unique head design with two large photoreceptors originates from the insectoid species he was manufactured to serve.
- Behind the scenes, 4-LOM was mainly constructed from portions of scrapped C-3PO costumes pieced back together.
