After a bit of a delay, Artoo succeeded. Solo hiked atop a ridge with a sniper rifle, while Chewbacca headed around the ridge to intercept the mercenaries. The rebel smugglers flee for their lives after Solo was caught cheating at sabacc. As the partisans boarded the Falcon, Solo and the others came under attack by stormtroopers. While staying in temporary quarters, he corresponded with Leia, who told her husband about the fractured state of the Galactic Senate. Solo did not understand what his friend was doing there, but he would soon find out: Organa promised to pay Starros if she took them to Nar Shaddaa—and Starros accepted. Meanwhile, Conder was kidnapped by other Red Key gangsters. Recalling their final interaction, Kylo admitted that he knew what he had to do but didn't know if he had the strength to do it. Alarmed at the friendship between Ransolm Casterfo and Leia, Lady Carise shared this information with him, knowing Ransolm's hatred for Vader. This article has an excess of redlinks in it. Luke and Leia hopped on a speeder to pursue them, leaving Solo and the rest of the strike team behind. Han Solo Han also asked Pjolan about Qi'ra. At the village, the Rebels found Leia, and C-3PO managed to befriend the Ewoks. During the night, Solo snuck out of his bunk and cleaned the floors in the refresher, but logged Valance as having done all the assignments. As a result, Mothma's resolution passed, and the New Republic was able to dispatch military forces to Jakku. Solo played Calrissian in a game of "Corellian Spike" sabacc, with the stakes being Calrissian's YT-1300 light freighter, the Millennium Falcon. Solo prepares to blast Greedo from under the table. Solo loads supplies on the Millennium Falcon. [84] Later, on Horox III, Han and crew found dozens of rebels killed and burned. Solo pilots his ship with his friends in escape of Vader and Vrogas Vas. When the Imperial officer took offense at Loo Re Anno's witnesses, Solo stepped in to prevent the Imperials from harming them. [127], Leia gave birth to a son named Ben Solo. [99] In the mess hall, they met up with Wedge Antilles, "Hobbie" Klivian, and Zev Senesca. While Leia was showering in the next room, Solo told his son that while the whole galaxy was against them, they would still make it through okay. Aloo wanted to hire them for a job, and requested that they go to her tower. [63], Solo took evasive action and asked the other racers if they had any weapons on their ships. Han, Finn, and Chewbacca sneak into Starkiller Base to disable the shields. This remote controlled marvel will get you from reality to your galactic destination with a bang. To Solo's surprise, he led them into a room with Darth Vader. They escorted him back to the Falcon, where Chewbacca greeted them. Leia reassured him that they had their own adventure. Solo, posing as a First Order officer, boarded Mek Nu'Tiv's cruiser and spoke with her and her crew. Believing himself to be leaving, he, after scouting around the frozen wastes of Hoth with Skywalker under the callsign Echo Seven, had a heated conversation with Leia, claiming that she had romantic feelings towards him. Han thanked her for the help and asked for the name of the cadet but refused to say. [12], Per the plan, Yurib sent a bombing run to the city. Chewbacca was unhappy with the mission because he thought the planet was cursed. [135] During the evacuation of the D'Qar base, one of the proton bombs carried by Paige Tico's bomber, Cobalt Hammer, succeeded in destroying Captain Moden Canady's Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix. Chewbacca later returned from the failed job and broke Solo out of captivity with the help of Mayvlin Trillick and a bunch of Corellian hounds. Aphra retorted to him that he would have shot first if he was any good at rescuing his friends. Kenobi informed Solo that the cargo was only himself, Skywalker, two droids, and no questions asked beyond an admission that they wanted to avoid Imperials entirely. Infuriated, Solo refused, but with their hyperdrive out of commission, Solo worked his way through the situation—all the while urging Skywalker to control the un-space-worthy nerfs. [21] Around the same time, Chewbacca hung Han's pair of chance cubes above the freighter's piloting console. Solo was named King by the guards, but did not want to tell people what to do. After landing on the planet, Solo confronted Vook about firing on his ship. Loo Re Anno intervened, and explained Solo had heart and the loyalty of his crew and this made him worthy. Soon after, Lorana shot her blaster to warn Gwarm and his gang to leave. Gannis Ducain, who worked for Kanata, overheard and suggested he help on the job. She asked them all to not forget the lives lost on Alderaan and during the battle, including her[56] adopted parents,[57] Viceroy Bail Organa and Queen Breha Organa. Harrison Ford’s career has spanned more than 50 years, but he made his big break with his debut as Han Solo in 1977’s Star Wars and as Indiana Jones in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. Click "[show]" in the ", Meeting Lando Calrissian and the Kessel Run, Return of the spouse and rescuing Skywalker. Shortly thereafter, Organa, Starros, and Doctor Aphra—who had come to a temporary truce with the other women in order to repel Ray's attack—arrested Ray after disorienting him by disabling the prison's artificial gravity, which also awoke Solo and Skywalker. [181] When the original versions of the Star Wars trilogy were released on DVD in 2006, a promotional article on StarWars.com stated that fans could "yes, see Han Solo shoot first. He informed her that the Five Sabers was heading to the fourth stage of the Sabers. It doesn't just feature Han and Ben, either. Three enemy fighters came and fired at Carida Squadron, killing one of the TIEs. Calrissian then invited Solo, Organa, and Chewbacca for refreshments, and told them about a deal that would keep the Empire out of Cloud City. Organa commanded Solo to put his blaster away. [144] Although Lucas had originally intended for Solo to be a nefarious alien character, he settled on the idea of a human so that he could develop more of a relationship between the film's three primary characters. Han and Chewbacca managed to break free of their captors and seize control of the Dominion. Unable to cope with the loss of their son, Han and Leia separated. [142], Shortly afterwards, while Poe was mourning Leia's death, he said that he wasn't ready to become the new leader of the Resistance. [...] I can't imagine [being asked back]. After a brief moment of emotional struggle, Ben activated the weapon and it passed through his own father's torso. With the Empire's Death Star destroyed, Alliance High Command chose to press their advantage at the Empire's disarray by launching campaigns across the galaxy, targeting key Imperial worlds and facilities. Solo, Chewbacca, and Organa, returned to the Rebel fleet, Solo having decided to stay with the Rebellion just a bit longer.[70]. When the two reunited on the First Light, they rekindled their love for each other. Dorae criticized his decision to enter the Void, knowing that they could end up stranded and captured by the Empire. [7] Just then, a squad of stormtroopers appeared in the docking bay and opened fire on Solo. mamalaz.tumblr.com. Posing as an adviser to the Chancellor, Sinjir transmitted a missive offering the five senators pardons and other political favors if they changed their votes during the re-vote scheduled to be held at the Quarrow Senate house. The captain expressed his worry with the future state of galactic government—if the Alliance eventually conquered the Empire as they so hoped, men like him and Namir, who didn't believe in the Rebellion's cause, would be shunted once smugglers and mercenaries weren't required for the Alliance to operate. [173][174] The original version of the film depicted Solo shooting the bounty hunter Greedo before Greedo could fire a shot of his own,[7] but the Special Edition added in a laser blast from Greedo that preceded Solo's shot but harmlessly hit the wall. Han touched his son's face as he did after Kylo fatally stabbed him and assured his son that he did have the strength. Solo shoots down a TIE fighter using the Falcon's turrets. Before they could truly begin, however, a pair of Imperial TIE fighters unexpectedly approached the shuttle and demanded identification from the Invictus. With Skywalker, Solo and Chewie were able to infiltrate the Moncaladrome through the Refresher. [8] Meanwhile, his wife Leia served as a prominent Senator in the Galactic Senate on Hosnian Prime, the capital of the New Republic. The smuggler then told his temporary employer to meet him in Docking Bay 94 for departure as soon as he was ready, before warning Kenobi that some Imperial sandtroopers had entered the cantina and were looking for Evazan and Baba's attacker. She thanked Solo for allowing her to return to her people. He feels like this great, sexy piece of luggage you have in your movie. [35], Eventually, Solo would make his way to Stenness, where he devised a plot to get revenge on a crime lord who operated a gambling den[36] and had continuously double-crossed spice smugglers. A very short time later, the Dowutin and his cronies discovered that Solo was, in fact, playing a dishonest game, so Solo fled with Skywalker just behind—not wanting to discover if the Dowutin really was going to cut off their fingers and tongues for their dishonesty. Before Vader could arrive, however, Organa finally made it back, having escaped Vader herself due to the timely arrival[75] of one of Vader's rivals, the Mon Calamari General Karbin,[74] and struck Aphra across the jaw, thereby also saving the day. [87] They then met up with Skywalker and Aphra at the Ark Angel II. that they were not afraid of them, before saying goodbye to Leighton and leaving the bar together. A speeder approached the Falcon, chased by stormtroopers, and Solo told Chewbacca to start the engines in order to make a quick getaway. Benthic was wounded and Solo told partisans to get aboard the Falcon to escape. Han and Chewbacca escaped the Empire and Odona, but they left Frax behind. The gate opened, and Loo Re Anno and the rest of her people emerged. Leia sensed her husband's death through the Force and wept for his loss. Pjolan attempted to collect Solo's bounty, but Solo was able to inform Black Sun, the cruiser's owners, about Pjolan, and the cartel captured him. Please upload a relevant canonical image, and place it here. [121], The morning after the Battle of Endor, General Solo led the Pathfinders on an assault on an Imperial outpost on the far side of Endor. Solo saw that the Empire was targeting the Mon Calamari's escape pods and took the Falcon to stop several TIEs before they could destroy the pods. Blinded and covered in worms, Solo tried to rip them off of himself, but ended up colliding head-on with Aphra. [38], Eventually, the pair came into the employment of the Outer Rim crime lord Jabba the Hutt, who was based on the desert planet Tatooine[40] and was the leader of the powerful Hutt Clan. Solo had a bad feeling that Skywalker was aboard, and was overcome with guilt at realizing that he had let his friend get captured. During the voyage, Solo was able to modify the cruiser's speed to give him and the cadets a day off. Chewbacca thus filled the role of the alien sidekick. Solo didn't believe it had been easy and demanded to know what information Artoo was carrying that made him so special. Leia said that Queen Trios had betrayed them and disabled all the cruisers and their hangar bays. Together they broke into the depot's ultra-security brig and took the Clawdite Tunga Arpagion with them[100] aboard the Falcon. After wondering who did it, they found that it was SCAR Squadron. Posing as an attendant, Solo bluffed his way past a officer by allowing her to dry her hands on Chewie. Han suggested using the Force, but Leia advised him to pick up their son and snuggle him. Solo was at first glad he hadn't come on Jabba's behalf, but then he realized that him taking Skywalker was no better. For a time, Solo managed the Five Sabers racing championship. [42], The two crime bosses started a shootout, so Solo and Chewbacca used the chaos to escape, freeing the prisoners and stealing several barrels of rhydonium in the process. Ducain, however, stole Falcon. Solo came to his defense and was knocked to the ground. As Yoda opens the door, he spots a huge machine with flashing lights, beeping in the middle of the room. –Kylo Ren; I will fulfill our Destiny –Kylo Ren; No one will stand in our way –Kylo Ren; That lightsaber, it belongs to me. Leia wanted to address the Senate, but she needed to gain a quorum from a majority of senators. Solo called after him an old Jedi saying: "May the Force be with you." After being rescued by the New Republic Starfleet, Norra resigned her commission in the Starfleet to find Solo out of respect for Princess Leia. This revelation destroyed Leia's credibility and forced her to withdraw her nomination. Solo, Chewie, and Makkeer went to the restaurant. "[140] Kylo himself would admit to being devastated by Han's death, telling Rey that he still loved his father. Solo's death was later mourned by Organa, Chewbacca, and Rey when they returned to the Resistance Base from Starkiller Base after its destruction. Solo and Leia flew the Falcon towards the drill. Solo and Chewbacca watch Qi'ra leave Savareen. Solo rushed to Skywalker as he exited his fighter and congratulated him, while the princess embraced Solo for his bravery and proving there was more to him than money.[7]. After quickly overpowering him, Leia took his clothes, helmet, and thermal detonator as a disguise to sneak into Jabba's palace. Solo told Skywalker that for only managing half the credits they needed, and for the unruly cargo of nerfs, that Skywalker was "dead" to him. Unbeknownst to Solo or Leia, they were tracked and followed by Frax, Selt, and a droid. [3] Sometime after he became famous, it would be rumored by an Snivvian bounty hunter that Han was actually a descendant of the Prince-Admiral Jonashe Solo, a member of the ancient Corellian royalty. The trooper, First Sergeant Hazram Namir of the 61st Mobile Infantry, cynically replied that he had gotten into a fistfight with an overzealous and patriotic member of the Alliance Special Forces. [132], Solo pleased to be back aboard the Falcon, Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, while transporting a cargo of three rathtars aboard the Eravana, Han and Chewie found the Falcon floating in space near the desert planet of Jakku, pulling his prized vessel in with a tractor beam. Solo converses with Threepio while repairing the Falcon alongside Chewie in Echo Base. While en route to Alderaan, Solo boasted of outrunning the "Imperial slugs," but was annoyed when no one would humor him, considering Luke was concerned with Kenobi who himself was troubled by a great disturbance in the Force resulting from what turned out to be the destruction of Alderaan. Solo had C-3PO take the bounty hunters' weapons, and as the trio ran back to the Falcon, Solo yelled back and promised that Jabba would get his money. A lot of funny memes are made of the characters of the star wars. Solo soon saw Skywalker, though he was unconscious and being carried by the assassin droid 0-0-0. Solo attempted to evade the TIE patrol to no avail. [185] The scene plays out as follows: One day, a Rebel captain worked on repairs to his freighter in Echo Base's main hangar when a young rebel soldier who looked like he'd been through a beating walked under the captain's ship lugging a canister of bacta. Before he could react, Lee Re Anno summoned an interdimensional creature to distract the Imperials so the race could proceed. Suddenly Han came upon Lyttan and Tamu, who were surprised about Nico topping the leader board. Under duress, Aram told the rebels how to enter Ashmead's Lock. When asked what his last name was, Han responded that he did not have a people and was alone. When they came out of hyperspace, he and the other racers were confronted by an Imperial fleet. The difference in these scenes has resulted in discussion amongst the fans regar… Due to the sublight relay round, Han told her that he would be out of comm range for a while. [37] Skywalker, using "The Journals of Ben Kenobi" that he had claimed on Tatooine,[38] set out to the planet Vrogas Vas, where an ancient Jedi temple was said to remain. Skywalker insisted that they go rescue her, and reasoned that if Kenobi had known she was present, he would have gone after her, too. Tamu's fighter was damaged, and Han saved him. Solo was shocked at the Death Star's 120-kilometer spherical diameter and prepared to turn the Falcon around and retreat. [72], Solo and Aphra, about to collide while covered with wasp-worms on Vrogas Vas, Solo called out to Aphra and her droids, making it clear that he wanted to just save his friend. Lyttan and Tamu were surprised that Han survived the crash. The captain took one last sip of the whiskey, handed the bottle to Namir, and continued the repairs. [105] Solo arrived at the docks and found the Rebel fleet under attack by the Empire's Death Squadron. Aggadeen was horrified, but relented and sent them in the correct direction. They arrived and began negotiating. The group were hired by Crimson Dawn to steal a train car of refined coaxium on Vandor. While both Han Solo and Indiana Jones are intrinsically linked with Ford, the actor played both of them so early in his career that they merely paved the way for him to deliver dozens of other compelling characters in the following years. Solo wields a lightsaber for the first time in Grakkus's arena while rescuing Skywalker. Lyttan and Tamu said that he would never learn how to fly at the academy and that they might send him to a wretched place like Urthak or Mimban. The ceremony was adjourned. He went to check the legitimacy of the fake stormtroopers' claim, while other troopers went to detain the Wookiee. When Han and Ducain arrived, Han left Ducain to guard the Millennium Falcon whilst he met with his contact. Vos sent Qi'ra, who had become his top lieutenant, with them.[10]. The droid was in the hands of Gwellis Bagnoro. [89] Solo attempted to shoot Leia and Starros, but Leia was able to convince him and the guards to lower their weapons. While Norra, Temmin, and Mister Bones took the liberated prisoners back to Chandrila on the Falcon, Han stayed behind with Chewbacca, Jas, Sinjir, and Jom to complete their mission to liberate the Wookiees. Solo saw that the Leviathan's guns were down and led the partisans in attacking the stormtroopers stationed there. By Patrick Cavanaugh Before any more fighting could take place, an Imperial officer stopped it so that there wouldn't be any bad publicity. We talked about it for quite a while, I sent him the pages. Solo played sabacc with Nico and attempted to learn her reasons for joining the Imperial Navy. Solo managed to warn his comrades. The cadets had started a bet about Solo's fate, with one of the Dree brothers winning. After the Aurora Flare blew up and destroyed one of the Star Destroyers, Solo had the Falcon jump into hyperspace and escape with both the Rebel Alliance fleet and the mercantile fleet. "[182], Readers of Empire magazine voted Han Solo the greatest Star Wars character in 2018.[183]. 3. Solo and Chewbacca returned to the cockpit to finish the race. Firing at the two magnetic generators protecting the hangar from the toxic fumes of the planet outside, Han managed to escape with Chewie and Ematt along with Delia in her ship as they blasted off into the planet's atmosphere. This article or section needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Qi'ra betrayed and killed Vos, promising to follow Solo as he pursued Beckett. Finn had given them the Base's blueprints, which revealed that the base drained the energy of the sun in order to charge its superweapon, and that it required a thermal oscillator, which sustained the energy on the planet, that, if destroyed, would destabilize the planet's core and implode the Base.