Han Solo

Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. The character first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars portrayed by Harrison Ford, who reprised his role in The Holiday Special (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). Ford returned to the role for The Force Awakens (2015), as well as a brief cameo in The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In the spin-off film Solo (2018), a younger version of the character is portrayed by Alden Ehrenreich, while in the animated series Forces of Destiny (2017–2018), the character is voiced by Kiff VandenHeuvel and A. J. Locascio.
First appearing in the original trilogy, Han Solo and his first mate Chewbacca are smugglers who are hired by Ben Kenobi and Luke Skywalker to transport them to Alderaan so they can deliver the stolen plans for the Death Star. Although initially unwilling to join the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the Galactic Empire, he eventually does so and in the process falls in love with Princess Leia, whom he eventually marries, becoming Luke's brother in-law. In the sequel trilogy set decades later, Solo joins forces with scavenger Rey and former stormtrooper Finn to help them and the Resistance in their fight against the First Order, whose forces are led by Supreme Leader Snoke and Kylo Ren, the latter of whom is his and Leia's son, Ben Solo, who fell to the dark side of the Force, which caused him and Leia to separate. Han 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.
The American Film Institute has named Solo as the 14th best film hero. Mythologist Joseph Campbell has described the character, "He thinks he's an egoist; but he really isn't. ... there's something else pushing [him]." In 1997, Lucas described Han as "a cynical loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good".
Ever since his debut, Han Solo has remained one of the most famous characters from the Star Wars series. In addition to the character being hailed as one of cinema's greatest heroes, Harrison Ford's performances in the franchise have received significant acclaim from critics and fans. Alden Ehrenreich's performance in Solo was also well received. Ford received two nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor, winning for his performance in The Force Awakens.
==Portrayals==
===Portrayed by===
*Harrison Ford (Episodes IV–VII, IX, The Holiday Special)
*Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
===Voiced by===
* Harrison Ford (The Holiday Special animated inserts and Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
* Kiff VandenHeuvel (Star Wars Forces of Destiny; old)
* A. J. Locascio (Star Wars Forces of Destiny; young)
====Other====
* Perry King (radio dramas and read-along storybook CDs)
* Fred Young (pinball game)
* Neil Ross (Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Star Wars: Force Commander and Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi)
* David Esch (Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds)
* Lex Lang (Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike and Star Wars: Battlefront II)
* John Armstrong (Star Wars: Empire at War, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Disney Infinity 3.0, and Star Wars Battlefront)
* Keith Ferguson (Robot Chicken, Mad and The Lego Movie)
* Michael Daingerfield Hall (Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles and Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales)
* Katie Leigh (Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, young)
* Ross Marquand (Phineas and Ferb)
* Max Mittelman (Lego Star Wars: All-Stars)
== Appearances in Idea Wiki ==
===Anime Idea===
* Han appears in the anime crossover, Star Wars X Fairy Tail (Anime) when he partners with Gray Fullbuster along with Chewbacca who partners with Juvia Lockser. He is voiced by Maeno Tomoaki (Japanese) and A. J. Locascio, then was later replaced by Troy Baker (English).
===Iago PUC===
* Han appears as a guest DLC playable character in Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix, voiced again by A. J. Locascio. Playable alongside Chewbacca, their karts include the Millenium Hawk, a hovercar resembling Tatooine's speeders, with details of the Millenium Falcon which Han drives, and the Kashyyyk Offlander, a racecar reassembling a Sandrail, with two seats (one in front of the other) and details of a Raddaugh Gnasp fluttercraft which Chewbacca drives.
===Moon Silvight===
*TBD
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=== Joint ideas ===
*TBD
== Gallery ==
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