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A legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s longtime co-pilot, Chewbacca continues to serve as faithful first mate to carry out daring missions against the First Order behind the controls of the Millennium Falcon. Known as Chewie to his closest friends, he was part of a core group of rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Known for his short temper and accuracy with a bowcaster, Chewie also has a big heart and unwavering loyalty to his friends.
During the Clone Wars, Chewbacca was one of several individuals from diverse species captured byTrandoshan hunters. Taken against his will to a jungle moon, he was released and hunted for sport. Chewie would not give up without a fight, however, and worked with new ally and fellow captiveAhsoka Tanoto stage a revolt. Together, they defeated the Trandoshans and returned to their respective homes.
As Wookiees had good relations withYoda, they welcomed the Jedi Master and clone troopers toKashyyyk, their homeworld. During one of the Clone Wars’ final battles, Chewbacca fought againstSeparatist droids alongsideRepublic forces -- until the execution of Order 66. In an effort to saveYoda, Chewbacca and fellow WookieeTarfful led theJedi to a secret escape pod and evacuated him from the planet.
Chewie escaped with a young Imperial deserter named Han Solo, an unlikely encounter that marked the beginning of their long friendship. The two joined Tobias Beckett’s gang of ship thieves on a mission to stealcoaxium from an Imperial conveyex on Vandor. When that mission failed, they found themselves headed for Kessel as part of an even riskier plan.
Once inside the mining colony, Chewbacca was able to help free the Wookiees enslaved in the spice mines, whileL3-37 enabled a revolution of droids and other prisoners. For a moment, it seemed he had found his tribe and a way to return to his homeworld of Kashyyyk. Instead, the loyal warrior opted to stay and help Han, who had no one.
The crew managed to escape the surface of Kessel with several volatile canisters of raw coaxium, but lost L3-37 in the process. As Han took the controls to mount his legendary Kessel Run, a bold shortcut to avoid an Imperial blockade and arrive onSavareen before the hyperfuel canisters triggered an explosion, Chewbacca took his seat as the ship’s co-pilot for the first time.
Chewbacca’s loyalty would be tested as another run-in with Enfys Nest swayed Han’s belief in completing the job as planned, but after betrayingDryden Vos and being forced to help Beckett steal back the precious coaxium, Han came back for the cargo and his friend. Together, they delivered the hyperfuel to the freedom fighters and continued on toNumidian Prime, where Han won the Falcon fromLando Calrissian, marking the start of the duo's new life earning a living as smugglers. Together, they traversed the galaxy aboard the ship they would come to consider their home.
After Han won the Falcon from Lando Calrissian, he and Chewbacca spent years earning a living as smugglers. While in Tatooine’s seedyMos Eisley cantina, Chewbacca metObi-Wan Kenobi, who was looking for passage toAlderaan. Chewie arranged a meeting between the rogue smuggler, theJedi, andLuke Skywalker. The group reached an agreement on a fee -- in truth, Han was desperate for the money -- and were forced to blast their way paststormtroopers and out of the spaceport aboard theMillennium Falcon. When they reached their destination, the group found that there was no Alderaan left; it had been destroyed by theEmpire’sDeath Star, and their ship was soon caught in the doomsday weapon’s tractor beam. With Han and Luke in stormtrooper disguise, Chewie posed as an Imperial prisoner to allow for easy passage inside the space station. They rescued Princess Leia, who was held captive, and escaped. Later, Chewbacca was at Han’s side in the Millennium Falcon as they saved Luke during the attack on theDeath Star.
Chewbacca and Han remained with the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Yavin, and helped establish its new base on the ice planet Hoth. But Han had to pay off Jabba the Hutt, meaning he and Chewie would be forced to leave their friends. Things changed, however, with the arrival of an Imperial probe droid. Han and Chewie engaged it, all but confirming the spy droid was sent by the Empire. When Imperial forces arrived, they made a hasty escape with Leia and C-3PO on the Millennium Falcon and were pursued through an asteroid field. Believing they had evaded Imperial pursuit, they landed on Cloud City -- a facility run by Han and Chewie’s old compatriot Lando Calrissian. But bounty hunter Boba Fett and the Empire arrived before they did; C-3PO was shot, Han was tortured and frozen in carbonite, and all seemed lost. Trying to make up for his mistake, Lando freed the remaining Rebels -- and Chewie thanked him with a powerful chokehold -- before they all escaped on the Falcon.
With Han held atJabba’s Palace, Chewbacca was part of the rescue mission hatched by the ace pilot’s friends. He appeared as a captive of the bounty hunter Boushh -- in reality, Leia in disguise. Leia managed to free Han from the carbonite but was quickly captured byJabba, who didn’t fall for their ruse. Chewbacca was kept in a holding cell, reunited there with Han. The crime lord sentenced the small band to death bySarlacc, but his underestimation ofLuke Skywalker proved to be his undoing.
Later, Chewbacca joined Han and friends on the dangerous mission to destroy the new Death Star’s shield generator, located on the forest moon ofEndor. While Chewbacca’s curiosity about a dead animal led to the group’s capture byEwoks -- as Han said, “Great, Chewie. Always thinkin’ with your stomach.” -- it turned out to be a fortuitous mistake. The Ewoks became integral allies in the Battle of Endor. When things looked dire, Chewie and two of the furry creatures swung from a vine onto anAT-ST, commandeering the vehicle. Turning theEmpire’s weapon against them, Chewbacca and his new companions all but wiped out the Imperial ground forces, allowing theRebels to destroy the shield generator.
After the Battle ofEndor, Chewbacca played a key role in liberating his homeworld ofKashyyyk fromImperial forces. The Wookiee and the Corellian earned renown asNew Republic heroes, but the good times were not meant to last. Ben was lost to the dark side of the Force, becomingKylo Ren. Chewbacca returned to his family for a time, but rejoined his old smuggling partner after Han and Leia’s relationship foundered. The two resumed trying to make a semi-honest living in a chaotic galaxy.
Chewie and Han’s luck seemed to turn when they recovered their belovedMillennium Falcon, lost years before through a fickle turn of fortune. But the galaxy was once more engulfed by war, and the two partners were in the middle of the trouble. Han died during theResistance assault on theStarkiller Base, stuck down by his own son. Chewie would have to find a way to carry on without his beloved friend.
Chewbacca accompaniedRey to the lost planetAhch-To, where he was reunited with his old friendLuke. But the Jedi Master refused to return, leaving Chewie waiting with theFalcon while Rey tried to learn the mysteries of the Force.
When Rey left Ahch-To, Chewie accompanied her. Flying the Falcon, he helped the remnants of the Resistance escapeCrait, ensuring the fight for galactic freedom would continue.
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