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Han Solo
is a fictional character in the
Star Wars
franchise created by
George Lucas
. The character first appeared in the 1977 film
Star Wars
portrayed by
Harrison Ford
, who reprised his role in
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) and
Return of the Jedi
(1983). Ford returned to the role for
The Force Awakens
(2015), as well as a brief cameo in
The Rise of Skywalker
(2019). In the spin-off film
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018), a younger version of the character was portrayed by
Alden Ehrenreich
.
The character is the
captain
of the
Millennium Falcon
who, along with
Wookiee
co-pilot
Chewbacca
, becomes affiliated with the
Rebel Alliance
in their war against the
Galactic Empire
when he transports
Jedi
Ben Kenobi
and his pupil
Luke Skywalker
to
Alderaan
. He also meets
Leia Organa
, whom he eventually marries and with whom he has a son,
Ben Solo
, who later becomes the villain
Kylo Ren
. Thirty years later, he is murdered by his own son while helping the young scavenger
Rey
destroy Starkiller Base, the
First Order
’s battle station.
The
American Film Institute
has named Solo as the 14th
best film hero
.
[1]
Mythologist
Joseph Campbell
has described the character, "He thinks he's an
egoist
; but he really isn't. ... there's something else pushing [him]." In 1997, Lucas described Han as "a cynical loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good".
Ever since his debut, Han Solo has remained one of the most famous characters from the
Star Wars
series. In addition to the character being hailed as one of cinema's greatest heroes, Harrison Ford's performances in the franchise have received significant acclaim from critics and fans. Alden Ehrenreich's performance in
Solo
was also well received. Ford received two nominations for the
Saturn Award for Best Actor
, winning for his performance in
The Force Awakens
.
Appearances
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Skywalker saga
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Skywalker saga
Original trilogy
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Star Wars Trilogy
A New Hope
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Han Solo is introduced in
Star Wars
(1977),
[a]
when he and his co-pilot
Chewbacca
(
Peter Mayhew
) accept a charter request to transport
Luke Skywalker
,
Obi-Wan Kenobi
,
C-3PO
, and
R2-D2
from
Tatooine
to
Alderaan
on their ship, the
Millennium Falcon
. Han owes gangster
Jabba the Hutt
a great deal of money and has a high price on his head. Bounty hunter
Greedo
(
Paul Blake
) tries to deliver Solo to Jabba, dead or alive, but after a failed attempt to extort the money as a bribe for letting him go,
Han shoots and kills Greedo
. Han then prepares to leave Tatooine.
He and his passengers are attacked by Imperial
stormtroopers
, but escape by accelerating to light speed. When they arrive at Alderaan, however, they discover that the planet has been destroyed by the Empire. The
Falcon
is then captured and held within the
Death Star
, a moon-sized battle station constructed by the Empire. Han and company hide from detection inside the
Falcon
'
s smuggling bays, and infiltrate the station disguised as stormtroopers. They discover that
Princess Leia Organa
(
Carrie Fisher
) is a prisoner on board, and Luke convinces Han to help rescue her by promising him a huge reward. They rescue Leia and escape, though Obi-Wan is killed by
Sith Lord
Darth Vader
(portrayed by
David Prowse
, voiced by
James Earl Jones
).
After delivering Luke, Leia, C-3PO, and R2-D2 to the Rebel Alliance, Han and Chewbacca receive a payment for their services and prepare to leave. Luke asks Han to stay and help the Rebels attack the Death Star, but he refuses, not wanting to get involved. Han has a change of heart and returns to save Luke's life during the film's
climactic battle scene
, ultimately enabling Luke to destroy the Death Star. In the film's final scene, Leia presents Han with a medal of honor alongside Luke and Chewbacca.
The Empire Strikes Back
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The Empire Strikes Back
Three years later, Han is still with the Rebel Alliance, and serving on the Rebels' base on the frozen planet of
Hoth
. While out on patrol with Luke, they witness a meteor strike the surface. Han returns to base while Luke decides to investigate. Han informs Leia that he must leave in order to clear his debt with Jabba the Hutt. Before he can depart, it is discovered that Luke has not returned from his investigation. Han rides out alone into the frozen Hoth wastelands, soon finding Luke near death from exposure. Using his friend's
lightsaber
, Han cuts open his
tauntaun
, providing Luke warmth while he builds a shelter until they can be rescued the next morning.
Later, Han and Chewbacca go to check on another meteor strike. They discover that the 'meteor' is actually an Imperial Probe Droid. The two succeed in destroying the probe, but not before the Empire is alerted to the location of the Rebel base. When the Empire attacks, Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and C-3PO narrowly escape on board the
Millennium Falcon
. Han evades a squad of Imperial
TIE fighters
by flying through an asteroid field, and unwittingly flies into the mouth of a giant worm. Han and Leia fall in love during the long journey. They manage to hide from the Imperial fleet long enough to escape, but not entirely unnoticed; bounty hunter
Boba Fett
(
Jeremy Bulloch
), working for Vader, picks up their trail and follows them.
Han and company eventually end up at the
Bespin
system's
Cloud City
seeking repairs and shelter from his old friend
Lando Calrissian
(
Billy Dee Williams
), the city's administrator. However, Fett had arrived first and alerted the Empire. Lando betrays Han to the Empire, and Vader has Han
tortured
as part of his plan to lure Luke to Bespin. Vader wishes to capture Luke by freezing him in carbonite, and subjects Han to the freezing process first to test its lethality. Han survives, and Fett leaves for Tatooine with his frozen body in tow to collect the bounty from Jabba.
Return of the Jedi
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Return of the Jedi
A year later, Han, still imprisoned in carbonite, is Jabba's favorite decoration at his palace on
Tatooine
. Luke attempts a rescue operation aided by Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, and a repentant Lando, but they are caught. Jabba sentences Han and Luke to die in the
Sarlaac Pit
. Luke, Leia, and Han overpower their captors and Leia kills Jabba, enabling their escape.
Returning to the Rebel fleet, they discover that the Empire is building another Death Star, which orbits the forest moon of
Endor
. Following his return, Han is made a general in the Rebel Alliance, along with Leia. Reuniting with Luke after his return from
Dagobah
, Han leads the Rebels to Endor to take down the force field surrounding the battle station, which is still under construction. With help from the native
Ewoks
, Han and his team destroy the Death Star's shield generator, allowing Lando and his strike team to destroy the Death Star. Han then reunites with Leia and Luke on Endor to celebrate the defeat of the Empire.
Sequel trilogy
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The Force Awakens
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In
The Force Awakens
, set approximately 30 years after
Return of the Jedi
, Han has returned to his old life as a smuggler. Before the events of the film, he and Chewbacca had lost the
Millennium Falcon
to thieves, but they reclaim the ship after it takes off from the planet
Jakku
, piloted by the scavenger
Rey
(
Daisy Ridley
) and the renegade stormtrooper
Finn
(
John Boyega
). As mercenaries close in on them, Han takes the
Falcon
into light speed, and they get away.
When Han learns that Rey is looking for Luke, who disappeared years before, he takes them to his old friend
Maz Kanata
(
Lupita Nyong'o
), who can deliver the droid
BB-8
to the
Resistance
against the tyrannical
First Order
. They are forced to flee when First Order troops descend upon them. Han is impressed with Rey's piloting skills, and offers her a job on the
Falcon
, but she declines. When Rey is kidnapped by the First Order, Han sees her being carried off by First Order commander
Kylo Ren
(
Adam Driver
), whom Han seems to recognize.
Han and Finn meet with the Resistance, which is led by Leia, whom Han is still married to but hasn't seen in a couple of years. It is then revealed that Ren is actually their son, Ben Solo, who trained as a
Jedi
under Luke. However, he was corrupted by the First Order's
Supreme Leader Snoke
(
Andy Serkis
), and turned to the
dark side
of
the Force
. As Kylo Ren, he betrayed the Republic and destroyed the Jedi—much like his grandfather, Darth Vader, had done decades before. Heartbroken by Ben's betrayal, Han and Leia became estranged to grieve in their own ways; each blaming themselves for their son's turning. Leia asks Han to find Ben and bring him home, convinced that there is still good in him.
Han and Chewbacca go with Finn to the First Order's superweapon, Starkiller Base, to destroy the base and rescue Rey. There, he sees Ren walk onto the bridge above the reactor chasm. Han follows Ren onto the bridge, and calls out to him by his real name. Han pleads with him to abandon the dark side and come back with him, warning him that Snoke will kill him once he has taken control of
the galaxy
. Ren tells Han that he knows what he should do, but that he doesn't have the strength to do it, and asks Han to help him. Han agrees. After a moment, Ren ignites his lightsaber, impaling and fatally wounding his father. Han looks into his son's eyes and touches his face before falling off the bridge to his death.
The Last Jedi
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The film briefly pays homage to Han. The first scene includes a bomb which has "Han says hi" written on it in an alien language.
[2]
Later in the film, Luke asks where Han is after reuniting with Chewie. During the climax, Luke hands Leia Han's gold dice (though this turns out to be part of an apparition).
[b]
The Rise of Skywalker
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Han appears briefly in
The Rise of Skywalker
.
After a near-fatal duel with Rey and the death of Leia, Ren experiences a vision of Han, who tells his son that Kylo Ren is dead, but Ben Solo is alive. Han urges his son to do the right thing and come back to the light side. In an allusion to their final interaction, Ren admits that he knows what he has to do but is not sure if he has the strength, while Han encourages his son and touches his face. Drawing his lightsaber, Ren turns and throws it away, becoming Ben Solo once again. When he turns around, Han has vanished. At the end, Chewbacca is given Han's medal from the end of the original film.
Anthology films
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Alden Ehrenreich
portrayed a younger Han Solo in
Solo: A Star Wars Story
.
Main article:
Solo: A Star Wars Story
A film featuring Han Solo before the events of the 1977 film was released on May 25, 2018, starring
Alden Ehrenreich
. In the film, 19-year old Han is characterized to be an orphan on the planet
Corellia
. He and his lover,
Qi'ra
(
Emilia Clarke
), attempt to escape from a criminal gang and bribe an
Imperial
officer with a stolen sample of coaxium, a powerful hyperspace fuel, in exchange for passage on an outgoing transport, but Qi'ra is apprehended before she can board. Han vows to return for her and joins the Imperial Navy as a flight cadet. He is given the surname "Solo" by the recruiting officer, apparently referencing Han's statement that he "has no people".
Three years later, Han has been expelled from the Imperial Flight Academy for insubordination and gets transferred to the Imperial Army. While serving as an infantryman during a battle on Mimban, he encounters a gang of criminals posing as Imperial soldiers led by Tobias Beckett (
Woody Harrelson
). He tries to blackmail them into taking him with them, but Beckett has him arrested for
desertion
and thrown into a pit to be fed to a beast – a
Wookiee
named
Chewbacca
. Able to speak Chewbacca's language, Han persuades the Wookie to escape with him. In need of extra hands, Beckett rescues the two and enlists them in the gang's plot to steal a shipment of coaxium, which goes awry. Han and Chewbacca then accompany Beckett to explain their failure to Dryden Vos (
Paul Bettany
), a powerful crime lord in the Crimson Dawn syndicate and Beckett's boss. They also find Qi'ra, who is now Vos' top lieutenant. Han suggests a risky plan to steal unrefined coaxium from the mines on the planet Kessel; Vos approves but insists that Qi'ra accompany the team.
Qi'ra leads them to
Lando Calrissian
(
Donald Glover
), an accomplished smuggler and pilot who she hopes will lend them his ship. Han challenges Lando to a game of sabacc, with the wager being Lando's ship. Lando cheats to win but agrees to join the mission in exchange for a share of the profits. The team boards his ship, the
Millennium Falcon
, and heads for Kessel. The theft is a success partly thanks to Han
piloting the ship through a dangerous uncharted route
, but Han and Qi'ra become sympathetic to the
Rebel Alliance
, who are trying to prevent the syndicates and the Galactic Empire from gaining greater domination over the galaxy. They try to trick Vos, but Beckett has already alerted him to the double-cross. Vos sends his guards to kill the rebels, but having anticipated Vos' strategy, Han warns the Rebels, who kill the guards instead, leaving Vos defenseless. Han then tries to take the coaxium, only for Beckett to betray Vos, escape with the coaxium and take Chewbacca hostage. Though pressured to kill Han in order to prove her loyalty to Vos, Qi'ra instead kills Vos and sends Han after Beckett before contacting Vos' superior,
Maul
(portrayed by
Ray Park
, voiced by
Sam Witwer
).
Han catches up to Beckett and kills him, and he and Chewbacca turn the coaxium over to the Rebels. Their leader, Enfys Nest (
Erin Kellyman
), offers Han a chance to join them; when he declines, she gives him one vial of coaxium, enough to buy a ship of his own. Han and Chewbacca track down Lando, who abandoned them in the
Falcon
when confronted by the Rebels earlier, and challenge him to another game of sabacc, once again wagering the ship. Han wins this time, having stolen the card Lando was using to cheat, and he and Chewbacca leave for Tatooine in the
Falcon
, where a gangster is putting together a crew for a heist.
Television
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In the
Star Wars Holiday Special
(1978), Han helps Chewbacca join his family on the Wookiee homeworld
Kashyyyk
. He faces Imperial forces on Kashyyyk, and later joins Luke, Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca, and other Wookiees for their holiday, Life Day. It includes an animated segment, where Ford voices an animated Han Solo.
Han appeared in the animated
Star Wars Forces of Destiny
episode "Tracker Trouble" (2017), where he was voiced by
Kiff VandenHeuvel
.
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Comics and novels
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Han is a main character in the 2015
Star Wars
comic series. Issue #6 introduces
Sana Starros
as Han Solo's wife, although a few issues later she is revealed to have only posed as his wife as part of a scam.
[6]
[7]
Star Wars: Han Solo
(2016) is a five-issue mini-series set between
Star Wars
and
The Empire Strikes Back
, which focuses on Han participating in a race called the Dragon Void Rule.
[8]
The comic adaptation of
Solo: A Star Wars Story
reveals that Solo knew his father worked in the shipyards of Corellia.
[9]
The Star Wars:
Han Solo - Imperial Cadet
comic depicts his rebellious days under the Empire.
[10]
Legends
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In April 2014, most of the licensed
Star Wars
novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film were rebranded by Lucasfilm as
Star Wars
Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise.
[11]
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[13]
In
Legends
continuity, Solo is from an old family line that stretches thousands of generations.
[14]
Solo's ancestor, King Berethon E Solo ruled the planet
Corellia
(the Solo homeworld) during the Golden Age of the
Old Republic
, and set up a
constitutional monarchy
in 312 BBY (Before the
Battle of Yavin
).
[15]
His descendants continued to rule Corellia until the establishment of the Diktat centuries later. By 29 BBY, their declining status had driven them out of rule and into poverty. Han Solo was born to Jonash and Jaina Solo during this time.
[16]
[15]
Solo plays a central role in many
Star Wars
stories set after
Return of the Jedi
. In
The Courtship of Princess Leia
(1995), he resigns his commission to pursue Leia, whom he eventually marries. Solo and Leia have three children: twins
Jaina
and
Jacen
and son
Anakin
. A cousin,
Thrackan Sal-Solo
, appears as an antagonist in the Corellian trilogy.
[17]
Han Solo is the general in command of the New Republic task force assigned to track down Imperial Warlord Zsinj and his forces in the 1999 novel
Solo Command
. Chewbacca dies saving Anakin's life in
Vector Prime
(1999), sending Solo into a deep
depression
. In
Star by Star
(2001), Anakin dies as well, compounding Solo's despair. At the end of the series, however, Solo accepts the deaths of his son and his best friend, and reconciles with his family.
In the
Legacy of the Force
series, Jacen becomes the
Sith
Lord Darth Caedus and plunges the galaxy into a bloody civil war. Han disowns Jacen, but is still devastated by each new outrage his son commits. He and Leia adopt Allana (Jacen's daughter) after Jacen's death at Jaina's hands in the novel
Invincible
.
Brian Daley
wrote a series of novels (
The Han Solo Adventures
), first published in 1979, exploring Han Solo and Chewbacca's smuggling adventures, and
Ann C. Crispin
's
The Han Solo Trilogy
(1997–1998) further develops the character's backstory.
[18]
Crispin's books depict Solo as a beggar and
pickpocket
throughout much of his youth. He becomes a pilot and, in the process of undermining a religious fraud, falls in love with Bria Tharen, who disappears before Solo joins the Imperial Navy. Solo loses his commission and is
cashiered
when he refuses an order to skin Chewbacca for commandeering a ship carrying Wookiee children destined for
slavery
; Chewbacca, in turn, swears a "life-debt" to Solo. The two become smugglers, and help repel an Imperial blockade of a Hutt moon. Solo soon thereafter wins the
Millennium Falcon
from Lando Calrissian in a card tournament. Tharen, now a Rebel agent, reappears and asks for Solo, Chewbacca and Calrissian's help in attacking a slave colony. After succeeding, Tharen's troopers steal the smuggler's valuables to aid the Rebel Alliance. To compensate their losses, Solo and Chewbacca accept a smuggling job from Jabba the Hutt; but Imperial ships force the smugglers to jettison their cargo, invoking the debt Solo and Chewbacca owe the Hutt at the beginning of
A New Hope
.
Conception and casting
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Han Solo's costume and blaster from
Return of the Jedi
In the earliest version of the initial draft for
Star Wars
, Solo was a Ureallian with green skin, no nose and enormous gills, also being a member of the Jedi Bendu and being acquainted with General Skywalker.
[19]
The following draft saw Solo as bearded, flamboyant pirate, Lucas settling on making him a human to better develop the relationship between the three central characters (Luke, Leia and Han) and Chewbacca instead being used for the part of the alien sidekick.
[20]
By the time of the third draft, Solo had developed into the "tough
James Dean
style starpilot" that would appear in the finished film.
[21]
Lucas also used
Humphrey Bogart
as a point of reference in his development notes.
[20]
Harrison Ford was not immediately cast for the role of Han Solo, as George Lucas had already used him in the film
American Graffiti
and wanted somebody new for the role. He hired Ford to rehearse lines with other actors and he was so impressed by the actor's performance that he eventually gave him the role. Other actors that were considered for the role include:
Al Pacino
,
Christopher Walken
,
Jack Nicholson
,
Sylvester Stallone
,
Kurt Russell
,
Bill Murray
,
Steve Martin
,
Robert Englund
,
Nick Nolte
,
Burt Reynolds
,
Chevy Chase
, and
Perry King
(who later played Han Solo in
the radio plays
).
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[24]
Mythologist
Joseph Campbell
said of Han, "He thinks he's an
egoist
; but he really isn't. ... there's something else pushing [him]."
[25]
In 1997, franchise creator
George Lucas
described him as "a cynical loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good".
[26]
Solo appeared in early drafts of
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
. The character would have been revealed as having been raised by Chewbacca on Kashyyyk, and would help
Yoda
locate
General Grievous
.
[27]
Some concept art of a 10-year-old Han Solo was made, but Lucas decided to omit the character's appearance from the film before any actor was cast or considered for the role.
[28]
Ford, believing his character should die, was reluctant to sign onto the sequels of
Star Wars
.
[29]
Han Solo's death in
The Force Awakens
came about when writer/director
J. J. Abrams
felt the character was not evolving or contributing to the story's development; he believed that Kylo Ren killing his own father would give him a chance to develop into a worthy successor for Darth Vader.
[30]
Solo's appearance in the film was influenced by that of
Rooster Cogburn
(
Jeff Bridges
) in
True Grit
(2010) during early concept development.
[31]
Influence and critical reaction
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Han Solo is a reckless smuggler with a sarcastic wit;
[18]
he is "a very practical guy" and considers himself "a materialist";
[32]
but the adventures in the first
Star Wars
movie evoke his compassion, a trait "he didn't know he possessed".
[32]
The
American Film Institute
ranked Solo as the 14th
greatest film hero
.
[1]
He was also deemed the 4th greatest movie character of all time by
Empire
magazine.
[33]
Entertainment Weekly
ranked the character 7th on their list of "The All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture".
[34]
On their list of the "100 Greatest Fictional Characters", Fandomania.com ranked Solo at number 15.
[35]
IGN
listed Han Solo as the second greatest
Star Wars
character of all time (behind
Darth Vader
),
[36]
as well as listing him as one of the top 10 characters who most needed a spin-off, saying he was "Arguably the coolest character in the Star Wars
universe
".
[37]
Prince of Persia
producer Ben Mattes explained that their "inspiration was anything Harrison Ford has ever done:
Indiana Jones
, Han Solo".
[38]
The antihero of the
Japanese
manga
and
anime
Space Adventure Cobra
has been compared by reviewers to Solo.
[39]
[40]
In preparing to play
James T. Kirk
,
Chris Pine
drew inspiration from Ford's depictions of Han Solo and Indiana Jones, highlighting their humor and "
accidental hero
" traits.
[41]
Ford won a
2016 Saturn Award
for
Best Actor
for his performance in
The Force Awakens
.
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Merchandising
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Solo has been
merchandised
in multiple media, including
action figures
,
video games
, and other collectibles. A Han Solo action figure with "human proportions" was released in 1977 to follow with the initial release of the original Star Wars films, while a figure created for the films' mid-1990s re-release was criticized as "unrealistically muscled."
[43]
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In June 2018, Han Solo's blaster from 1983's
Return of the Jedi
was auctioned for 0,000.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
bought the item at the Hollywood Legends auction at
Planet Hollywood
casino-resort in Las Vegas.
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Family tree
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