Han Solo

From impoverished childhood to smuggling to becoming a leader of the Rebellion

A photo of Han Solo with his friend and business partner Chewbacca
Han Solo (r.) with his business partner and long-time friend Chewbacca

Important dates

  • * 32 BBY, Corellia
  • † 34 ABY, Starkiller Base, Ilum

Notable achievements

  • Rebel Alliance hero and leader
  • Completed the Kessel Run in just under 12 parsecs
  • Husband of General Leia Skywalker Organa Solo

The life of Han Solo

  • 32 BBYBorn into poverty to human parents on Corellia
  • A young Han joins the White Worms criminal gang
  • Enlistment in the Imperial Navy
  • Expulsion from the Academey
  • Drafted into the 224th Imperial Armored Division
  • 10 BBYMimban Campaign
  • Han turns to a life of smuggling, eventually finding employ under Jabba the Hut
  • After a mission gone wrong, Han ows Jabba the Hut large amounts of money
  • 0 BBYHan meets Luke Skywalker and, in an attempt to make a quick buck, becomes entangled with the Rebellion
  • 0 BBYHan participates in the Battle of Yavin, the rescue of Leia Skywalker, and helps with subsequent destruction of the Death Star
  • 3 ABYBattle of Hoth
  • Capture by Darth Vader and encapsulation in carbonite
  • Saved by Leia, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian
  • 4 ABYPromotion to General, Battle of Endor, and destruction of the second Death Star
  • 4 ABYWedding to Leia Organa Skywalker
  • 5 ABYBirth of son Ben Solo
  • Owner of a respectable shipping company
  • After the loss of Ben to the Dark Side, Han and Leia separate, and Han returns to smuggling
  • 34 ABYDeath at Starkiller Base at the hands of his son, Kylo Ren/Ben Skywalker
“Never tell me the odds.”
— Han Solo
“Yeah, the bastard probably did shoot first.”
— Lando Calrissian

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