Chewbacca is a good judge of character. From Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano to Imperial washout Han Solo, Chewbacca had a feeling that they were good friends to have, even when they were in just as much trouble as he was.
Chewbacca (/tʃuːˈbɑːkə/ choo-BAH-kə), nicknamed "Chewie", is a character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a Wookiee—a tall, hairy, highly intelligent species originating from the fictional planet Kashyyyk. He first appeared in the original film trilogy as the loyal friend of the smuggler Han Solo.
What Wookie is Han Solo's loyal friend and first mate?
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.
As Chewbacca moans his real Wookiee name, Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo says: "You're gonna need a nickname because I ain't saying that every time." Ergo, Han's companion is nicknamed Chewie.
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".
A Wookiee male, Chewbacca, nicknamed "Chewie," hailed from Kashyyyk, a peaceful planet where he was born in the city of Rwookrrorro, one hundred and eighty years before the Clone Wars to Attichitcuk and a female Wookiee.
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas planet Bespin.
First appearing in the original trilogy, Han Solo and his first mate Chewbacca are smugglers who Ben Kenobi and Luke Skywalker hire to transport them to Alderaan so they can deliver the stolen plans for the Death Star.
Even during the Galactic Civil War, Qi'ra and Solo remained separated and while on Hubin, Solo took the opportunity to tell his current lover Princess Leia Organa about his time in the Empire before defecting.
Aboard the craft, Dewlannamapia stayed in personal quarters near the galley. She befriended a nine-year-old Corellian boy named Han, one of the many children Shrike employed as thieves and pickpockets. Dewlannamapia taught Han to speak and understand the Wookiee language of Shyriiwook.
A massive Wookiee general, Tarfful helped defend his native Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars. A distress signal brought Tarfful and his most trusted warriors rushing to Chewbacca's help against the hated Trandoshans on the hunting grounds of Wasskah.
Black Krrsantan is a fierce Wookiee bounty hunter and former gladiator. He has worked for notorious individuals in the galaxy such as Jabba the Hutt, Darth Vader and Doctor Aphra. Later, he is hired as a bodyguard by the Hutt Twins to kill Boba Fett, his old partner, but is eventually employed by Fett.
Chewbacca and Han Solo were famous smugglers-turned-Rebel heroes. Notable Wookiees included Chewbacca, the navigator and long-time companion of Han Solo.
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.
Han loves Chewie because Chewie is his best friend, co-conspirator, protector and right-hand-man. And because he's saved him from who-knows-what, who-knows-how-many times.
Chewbacca. Han beside Chewbacca. In 10 BBY, Han met Chewbacca, whom he saved 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, and Han gave him the nickname "Chewie".
Han Solo marries Princess Leia and they have three children: twins named Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son named Anakin. Luke reestablishes the Jedi Order, marries a non-movie (but fan favorite) redheaded Force-wielder named Mara Jade, and they have a son, Ben Skywalker (named in honor of Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi).
In Legends, Han learned Shyriiwook from Dewlannamapia, also known as "Dewlanna", a widowed Wookiee who took him in and raised him as her adoptive son. While Dewlannamapia's life would eventually come to a tragic end, her legacy would live on in Han.
During the fall of the Galactic Empire, Han married Princess Leia Organa who gave birth to a son named Ben Solo. The marriage of Solo and Organa began shortly after the Rebel victory on Endor in 4 ABY.
Qi'ra grew up on Corellia in a notorious Coronet City neighborhood known as the Silo, escaping its dangerous streets to become a scrumrat for Lady Proxima's White Worms. Proxima noted her intelligence and initiative, rewarding her with the title of Head Girl. Qi'ra's affection for Han Solo proved her undoing, though.
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. Malla had a brother named Vargi.
