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Drebble, Barpotomous

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this obese man was beaten by Lando Calrissian in a high-stakes sabacc match on Cloud CIty, shortly before Lando won the outpost from Baron Raynor. In fact, the match was witnessed by the Baron's wife, Ymile, who recommended that Calrissian play against Raynor. It was later revealed that Drebble had paid one of Cloud City's sabacc dealers to place a skifter into the deck used when Baron Raynor challenged Lando Calrissian to a sabacc match. Drebble claimed that he had used the skifter to ensure Lando was finally beaten, but the scheme never panned out. In the wake of this defeat, Drebble proclaimed to anyone who would listen that Lando had cheated him out of a fortune. Years later, Drebble encounted Lando again, this time on Stenos, where he offered a ten thousand dollar credit to the being who captured Lando first. The reward failed to inspire anyone to new heights of bravery, and Drebble earned a punch in the mouth from a bounty hunter for whining about being cheated by Lando. Eventually, Drebble came to realize that he was never going to capture Lando, since the conman always seemed to slip through his grasp. Unknown to Drebble, Lando used his name during many risky missions, posing as Drebble to infiltrate Imperial locations. The Alliance even proclaimed Drebble a hero, after his name was associated with several key victories over Imperial forces. Drebble was nearly killed by Lemo and Sanda, but Lando ensured that Drebble survived their attacks. It was for this reason that Lando gave Drebble the statue known as the Dancing Goddess, as a reward for his "heroism". Because of this notoriety, Drebble became the ruler of Stenos' capital city, during the months following the Battle of Endor. When Lando returned to Stenos to try and recover the statue in order to return it to the Godoans, Drebble decided that he couldn't keep it, knowing that the Godoans were dying, and turned the statue over to Lando.