Summary. Chewbacca had a connection to the Jedi and fought alongside Ahsoka Tano during the Clone Wars, as shown in Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Wookiee Hunt."
As Ahsoka and her youngling allies struggle to evade the Trandoshan hunters, their efforts receive an unexpected boost when a new captive -- Chewbacca the Wookiee -- arrives.
Han Solo. Chewbacca with Han Solo. In 10 BBY, Chewbacca met Han, the latter who saved him from imprisonment. Chewbacca was so grateful for Han's intervention that he proclaimed a life debt to him; the two have been best friends since then, as Han gave him the nickname "Chewie".
While Obi-Wan first met Chewbacca in Star Wars: A New Hope, his history with Wookiees goes back decades -- long before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Despite their importance to the Star Wars story, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Chewbacca never get to spend much time together.
Portrayals and appearances. Chewbacca is portrayed by Peter Mayhew in the original Star Wars trilogy, the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), and Revenge of the Sith (2005), the final film of the prequel trilogy. Mayhew was cast primarily for his height of 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m).
As Wookiees had good relations with Yoda, they welcomed the Jedi Master and clone troopers to Kashyyyk, their homeworld. During one of the Clone Wars' final battles, Chewbacca fought against Separatist droids alongside Republic forces -- until the execution of Order 66.
And that's why mere minutes later a character literally says "he must have been on another transport." It's storytelling at its laziest. Later in the film, it's clearly established that Rey can feel Chewbacca's presence on a ship from far away, and she learns that he's still alive.
Han Solo was capable of understanding it, as he understood what Chewbacca was saying. When he first met Chewbacca, the pair became friends when they helped each other escape the Imperial Army, after Solo showed Chewbacca he was on his side, by speaking to him in Shyriiwook.
However, because he saw their dynamic as a source of weakness, he opted to spare them. Now that the Empire had gained the upper hand against the rebels, their survival didn't mean much to him in the grand scope of the galactic conflict at hand. “Good… Keep on believing it…
In-Universe Answer: Rey has probably learned Chewie's language or a similar one earlier in her life. Real World Answer: All Star Wars characters are written to be able to understand Chewie to facilitate the story telling.
The ancient smuggler queen was eager to see her boyfriend Chewbacca – and curious what favor Han needed this time. When Han asked her for help getting BB-8 to the Resistance, Maz said the journey wasn't hers to take – it was Han who had to return to Leia Organa after their long years apart.
Mallatobuck (meaning "beautiful singer" in Shyriiwook), also known as Malla, was a female Wookiee from Kashyyyk. She was the wife of Chewbacca, and mother of their son Lumpawaroo.
She and her son were put in an Imperial slave camp on Kashyyyk. At some point, Malla was separated from her son Lumpawaroo, who became a child slave in Commandant Dessard's camp on the slopes of Mount Arayakyak.
Who is Ezra Bridger? If you've seen Ahsoka, you might be wondering. The hunt for Ezra was a major focus of the show and the Jedi finally made his live-action debut in Ahsoka episode 6. Before that, Ezra was a major player in Star Wars Rebels – which means his backstory can be found in the animated show.
Chewbacca, along with Tarfful and Jedi Master Yoda, commanded the joined forces of the Wookiees and Republic Army's 41st Elite Clone Trooper Corps during the Battle of Kashyyyk in the final days of the Clone Wars. Following the execution of Order 66, Chewbacca helped Yoda elude the clone troopers and escape Kashyyyk.
He didn't want to fight because he knew he was outmatched. And it was the Will of the Force for him to stay and teach Luke. At this point Palpatine and Vader are legitimate leaders in the existing government. It's not like Yoda can walk up to them and offer a duel.
After Solo's death, Chewbacca often served as the sole pilot of the Falcon, including piloting the ship to aid the Resistance during the Battle of Crait.
In conclusion, Chewbacca speaks Shyriiwook, a language made up of animal sounds and digital manipulation. Every phrase sounds the same because the sounds that make up the language are not possible for humans to produce.
As it turns out, the most shocking thing is that George Lucas confirmed at the time of it's conception that Han Solo was married to a wookie. Leonard Ripps, who co-wrote the special, explains why that couldn't become public knowledge at the time the special was being created.
Finally, Rey is Kylo Ren's aunt through Anakin Skywalker. This means that Kylo and Rey's romance is just as genetically awkward as Luke and Leia's kiss on Hoth was. Granted, neither pair knew they were related at the time, but that's no excuse.
Given Rey's lineage as Palpatine's granddaughter, it is also reasonable to assume she is already better attuned to using Force Lightning than the average Force user, with Ben telling Rey that she has all of Palpatine's power within her at the beginning of The Rise of Skywalker.
Born on the planet Hyperkarn in 15 ABY, Rey Palpatine was the daughter of Dathan and Miramir. While their names were lost to history, Rey's father was the cloned son—an artificial genetic strandcast—of the resurrected Darth Sidious, making her the granddaughter of the fallen Galactic Emperor and Dark Lord of the Sith.
