Han Solo (SWAU)

**Han Solo** was a male Human smuggler from the planet Corellia who achieved galactic fame as a member of the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic. Orphaned at a young age on his homeworld of Correllia, Han was taken in by a pirate gang where he was treated rather cruelly. He escaped the pirates while in his teens and became a small-time smuggler before entering the Imperial Academy at Carida, serving with distinction for several years before fleeing not long before graduation after attacking a superior officer. Said superior officer was beating a Wookiee named Chewbacca for resisting capture, and when Han intervened, he beat the Imperial to a pulp. In gratitude, the Wookiee swore a life-debt to Solo and the two began an unbreakable bond of friendship as they took to smuggling once more. Piloting the upgraded and customized the *Millennium Falcon*, which he won in a game of Sabacc against Lando Calrissian, his future ally, he became known as one of the best smugglers in the galaxy.

On the run from Imperial officials and taking odd-jobs around Hutt Space, Solo became caught up with the Rebel Alliance, courtesy of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia Organa, whom he helped rescue from the Death Star. Solo helped Skywalker destroy the Death Star when it attacked the Rebel base at Yavin 4, where they had taken Organa. Solo became an unofficial member of the Rebel Alliance, and fell in love with Organa. He officially joined the Alliance in 4 ABY and was immediately commissioned as a general. He led the strike team that helped destroy the Second Death Star at the Battle of Kashyyyk, in which Emperor Palpatine was killed, which would later lead to the founding of the New Republic. Solo and Organa married in 8 ABY and had two children, twins Jaina and Jacen Solo, before retiring as general in 19 ABY, not long after the Armistice with the Empire. But within a decade, Han once again answered his call to service, but this time not for the Republic. Bickering over economic rights, high taxation and military responsibilities in the Core Worlds gripped the New Republic, and the nation's leadership settled on a show of force to keep the rogue planets in line. This plan called for the invasion of Corellia, Solo's home planet. Han defected, shoring up with his cousin Randil Sal and helping found the Confederation, a Corellian-led alliance of rogue states that seceded from the Republic. This action put himself at odds with his wife and children, who all remained Republic loyalists, becoming the final straw that broke his and Leia's already troubled marriage.

Following the short war, Han remained on Corellia as all that remained for him on Coruscant was divorce papers, and he retired from the military once again. His relationship with his children was very strained, especially with his son who was the most forcefully opposed to the Confederation, and he only occasionally wrote to his daughter. Solo became a racing pilot and eventual owner of a shipping company, sponsoring several racing teams from Corellia. Solo lived a life separate from his wife and children until the appearance of the First Order, when he reunited with his wife after the Sacking of Coruscant and the revelation that their son has fallen to the dark side.

## Relationships

### Leia Organa

Han first spotted her when she was just a little princess on a lap of Viceroy Organa, whose prerecorded message welcomed all ships arriving on Alderaan. After ten years, when they actually first met, the two got off to a rocky start; however, as they worked together during the Galactic Civil War, Leia and Han developed a relationship that would last throughout the war. Their love fully manifested shortly before Han's capture by Boba Fett. Despite Leia's later occasional suitors like Fenn Shysa or Prince Isolder, Han never lost his "femme fatale" from sight.

In 8 ABY, the two were married and had two children, Jaina and Jacen, two years later. Despite their quite different personalities, the pair made it work even when they were apart for long periods of time because of their respective duties during the Galactic Civil War. By 19 ABY, after the armistice, Leia elected not to run for another term as Chancellor and Solo retired from the military, settling down on Coruscant. Their relationship remained strong for awhile, but overtime the marriage began to weaken because of the stress from Leia's job and Han's lack of a sense of purpose. When the tensions between the New Republic and Corellia reached the boiling point, the pair became separated as Han defected and helped form the Corellian Confederation.