Actually, IIRC, the wampa monster from ESB went on to become a one-armed chieftain of a tribe of wampas. He remembered Luke and led his tribe against Luke when Luke came back to Hoth with his girlfriend Callista in tow, for reasons that I really do not remember at all. It was played completely straight, and almost as hilariously stupid a reveal as Daala coming back and being hailed as some former genius.