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Han Solo
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If, at the
height of his smuggling days, you told Han Solo that he would be a hero of the
Rebellion, fall in love with an Alderaanian princess, and become a general in
the
Han and his Wookiee first mate
and co-pilot Chewbacca had a variety of adventures throughout their long
careers as smugglers. By hanging out on the fringe of galactic society, Solo
not only made useful allies, but powerful enemies. Han eventually met up with a
young gambler named Lando Calrissian. After a period of adventuring, Han won
Lando's freighter, the Millennium Falcon in a heated sabacc game.
Han and Chewie made countless
modifications to the dilapidated Corellian freighter, souping up the Falcon
to become an incredibly fast and well-armed smuggling vessel. During a stretch
of bad fortune, Solo was forced to jettison a cargo of contraband spice
belonging to the gangster Jabba the Hutt. The gangster put a price on his head
so large that bounty hunters across the galaxy would come searching for the
Corellian and his Wookiee first mate. Desperate for cash, Solo took a charter
to the Alderaan system. He was to transport Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker,
Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio from Tatooine to Alderaan for the price of 17,000
credits.
When arriving at Alderaan, they
discovered the planet destroyed, and were taken captive by the Imperial Death
Star. Han agreed to rescue the captive Princess Leia Organa if he was to be
rewarded, and rewarded well. After escaping from the Death Star, Han took the
Rebels to their base on Yavin 4. Han decided not to participate in the
The number of enemies in Solo's
past haunted him during his years with the Rebellion. Solo's debt to Jabba
eventually accumulated to the point that the gangster placed a death mark on
Solo's head, and sent a number of bounty hunters after him. Several bounty
hunters almost succeeded in collecting during run-ins on Ord Mantell.
Han received an acting rank of
captain in the
When the Falcon escaped
Hoth, Darth Vader made it a priority to have it captured. Vader posted a
reward, and dispatched a number of bounty hunters. One of them, Boba Fett,
eventually captured Solo at Bespin's
When his friends arrived at
Jabba's palace, Han was freed from his carbonite coffin. He suffered from a
mild case of hibernation sickness. A battle ensued wherein Han's friends
ultimately destroyed the Hutt crime lord. With Jabba dead, Solo's debt was
effectively erased. Solo also managed to knock Boba Fett into the gaping maw of
the Sarlacc creature, ending that long-standing threat.
Rejoining the Alliance Fleet,
Solo received the commission of General. He was put in charge of a strike team
sent to the moon of Endor. Their mission was to destroy the shield generator
that protected the second Death Star high in orbit. With the help of the native
Ewoks, the Rebel strike force defeated the Imperial forces, and destroyed the
generator, paving the way for the victory at the Battle of Endor.
Han is overly confident and
arrogant. He possesses a wry, sarcastic wit, and a reckless manner. This often
gets him into predicaments that only his foolhardy courage can get him out of.
Han is well traveled, and claims to have been from one side of the galaxy to
the other. For a time, Solo didn't believe in the Force, attributing it to
simple luck. Han is pragmatic, some would say mercenary, and his personality
often conflicts with Leia's idealism. Despite such conflicts (or perhaps
because of them) the two eventually fell in love.
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