43 Facts About Han Solo

Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.

Han Solo is killed by his son but eventually returns as a memory to his son and helps redeem him back to the light side of the Force.

Ever since his debut, Han Solo has remained one of the most famous characters from the Star Wars series.

In 2004, Lucas explained that Han Solo is the selfish sidekick of protagonist Luke, who is selfless.

Han Solo hired Ford to rehearse lines with other actors and he was so impressed by the actor's performance that he eventually cast him.

Lucas thought this could utilize a backstory involving Han Solo having been an orphan who lived on the Wookiee planet until his adoption.

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.

Han Solo is first introduced in Star Wars, when he and his co-pilot Chewbacca 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 Solo owes gangster Jabba the Hutt a great deal of money and has a high price on his head.

Luke asks Han Solo to stay and help the Rebels attack the Death Star, but he refuses, not wanting to get involved.

Han Solo 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.

Three years later, Han Solo is still with the Rebel Alliance, and serving on the Rebels' base on the frozen planet of Hoth.

Han Solo informs Leia that he must leave in order to clear his debt with Jabba the Hutt.

Han Solo evades a squad of Imperial TIE fighters by flying through an asteroid field, and unwittingly flies into the mouth of a giant worm.

Han Solo survives, and Fett leaves for Tatooine with his frozen body in tow to collect the bounty from Jabba.

When Han Solo learns that Rey is looking for Luke, who disappeared years before, he takes them to his old friend Maz Kanata, who can deliver the droid BB-8 to the Resistance against the tyrannical First Order.

Han Solo 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 Solo sees her being carried off by First Order warlord Kylo Ren, whom Han Solo seems to recognize.

Leia asks Han Solo to find Ben and bring him home, convinced that there is still good in him.

Han Solo follows Ren onto the bridge, and calls out to him by his real name.

Han Solo 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.

Han Solo looks into his son's eyes and touches his face before falling off the bridge to his death.

The first scene includes a bomb which has "Han Solo says hi" written on it in an alien language.

Later in the film, Luke asks where Han Solo is after reuniting with Chewie and learns of Han Solo's death.

Han Solo urges his son to do the right thing and come back to the light side.

Han Solo is given the surname "Solo" by the recruiting officer, apparently referencing Han's statement that he "has no people".

Three years later, Han Solo has been expelled from the Imperial Flight Academy for insubordination and gets transferred to the Imperial Army.

Han Solo tries to blackmail them into taking him with them, but Beckett has him arrested for desertion and thrown into a pit to be executed by a Wookiee outcast, Chewbacca.

Able to speak Chewbacca's language, Han Solo persuades Chewbacca to escape with him.

Han Solo suggests a risky plan to steal unrefined coaxium from the mines on the planet Kessel; Vos approves, but insists that Qi'ra should accompany the team.

The theft is a success partly thanks to Han Solo piloting the ship through a dangerous uncharted route, but Han Solo 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.

Vos sends his guards to kill the rebels, but having anticipated Vos' strategy, Han Solo warns the Rebels, who kill the guards instead, rendering Vos defenseless.

Han Solo then tries to take the coaxium, only for Beckett to betray Vos, escape with the coaxium, and take Chewbacca hostage.

Han Solo appeared in the animated Star Wars Forces of Destiny episode "Tracker Trouble", where he was voiced by Kiff VandenHeuvel.

Han Solo's descendants continued to rule Corellia, but slowly lost power leading up to the time of Han's birth.

Ann C Crispin's The Han Solo Trilogy develops the character's backstory differently and in more detail, depicting him as a beggar and pickpocket throughout much of his youth.

Han Solo becomes a pilot and, after his love interest disappears, joins the Imperial Navy.

Han Solo is dismissed when he refuses an order to skin Chewbacca for commandeering a ship trafficking Wookiee children; Chewbacca, in turn, swears a "life-debt" to Han.

Han Solo plays a central role in many stories set after Return of the Jedi.

Han Solo disowns him, but is still devastated by each new outrage his son commits.

Han Solo is a main character in the 2015 Star Wars comic series.

Star Wars: Han Solo is a five-issue mini-series set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, which focuses on Han participating in a race.

Han Solo was deemed the 4th greatest movie character of all time by Empire magazine.