How Has Spiderman Not Heard of the Empire Strikes Back
Spider-Man: Far From Home Cut This Obscure Star Wars Reference That Tom Holland Didn't Get
Even Spider-Sense can't help you recognize this weird Star Wars character
Posted June 29, 2019, 3:39 a.m.
We're just a few days away from the upcoming summer blockbuster Spider-Man: Far From Home, a movie that is already impressing critics. And with a two hour and nine-minute runtime, the film is already packed with web-slinging action and heartfelt character moments. But it seems it was almost just a little bit longer, as the details of a deleted scene have recently surfaced. And it's sort of a weird one.
In a recent interview with Uproxx, Spider-Man actor Tom Holland revealed a deleted scene from the film that involved Peter Parker selling off a bunch of old toys in order to get a gift for his girlfriend. One of those toys, as it turns out, was based on an Empire Strikes Back character that most Star Wars fans probably don't think about very often.
Speaking to Uproxx, the actor said: "There was a scene that was cut from the film where Peter Parker went and sold all his toys to get the money in order to buy MJ a present. And one of the toys, it was Kevin Feige, he said, 'I need this toy to be in there.' I forget what it's called, but it's a really niche Star Wars character and then I end up not selling that toy. I don't know if it was a rare one, I just know that it was just not one of the mainstream ones."
Uproxx followed up with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige who revealed that the strange Star Wars action figure was Lobot. Tom Holland openly admitted to not really being a big fan of the original Star Wars trilogy, although he has seen The Force Awakens, which he thought "was dope." But having not seen The Empire Strikes Back, it's not hard to see why he wouldn't recognize a Lobot action figure.
Lobot, if you're wondering, is a human man who got his brain rattled in a fight with an Imperial Guard and had to get cybernetic implants as a result. That's his Wookieepedia backstory, at least, although none of this is actually explained in the films, in typical Star Wars fashion. He appears briefly in The Empire Strikes Back as one of Lando Calrissian's Cloud City colleagues, casually mulling about Bespin and taking orders from Lando. He also looks like Adam Sessler wearing calculators for earmuffs. Loose, uncarded original vintage 1980 Star Wars Kenner action figures of Lobot currently average between $5 and $12 on eBay, so it's unclear exactly how much Peter Parker thought he'd get by bringing one into a pawn shop. But hey, when you're broke, every dollar counts.
It's not surprising why children in the '80s didn't flock to Lobot as a fan favorite action figure, even in a universe where every obscure background character got their own toy, backstory. Lobot, a man seemingly in his forties wearing a muted silk blouse shirt, a belt, and bell bottom pants who literally doesn't even talk in the film, comes armed with nothing but a generic blue rifle that you never really see him use, which made for a weird toy, even by Star Wars standards.
Now had Peter Parker sold a rare rocket-firing Boba Fett action figure, he could've made $150,000 and bought Mary Jane a yacht and sailed around the world. Lobot, however, will only net you enough cash to take a subway uptown.
Spider-Man: Far From Home hits theaters July 2nd.
Brian Altano is a host and producer at IGN. He owns an extensive collection of vintage Kenner Star Wars action figures and vehicles and even he doesn't have a Lobot toy. Feel free to follow him on Twitter.
How Has Spiderman Not Heard of the Empire Strikes Back
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