Chewbacca

Chewbacca (or Chewie) (c. 200 BBY - c. 25 ABY), a fictional character of the Star Wars universe, is a seven-and-a-half-foot (2.28 metres) tall Wookiee and co-pilot of Han Solo's ship, the Millennium Falcon. Chewbacca is the son of Attichitcuk, the husband of Mallatobuck, and the father of Lumpawarrump.

Biography

Wise and sophisticated, he has a great deal of technological savvy. While Chewie is perfectly able to understand the galactic-standard language Basic, he is unable to speak it due to his species' vocal structure. He communicates in his own language, Shyriiwook, while Solo always speaks to Chewie in Basic. Chewbacca was played by actor Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars movies.

Related Topics:
Basic - Shyriiwook - Peter Mayhew

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Old Republic Era

Before meeting Solo, Chewie was a major player in the Battle of Kashyyyk (as seen in '), and he and Wookiee General Tarfful were responsible for Yoda's escape when Emperor Palpatine ordered the Clone troopers to turn on the Jedi (see Order 66).

Related Topics:
Battle of Kashyyyk - Tarfful - Yoda - Palpatine - Clone troopers - Jedi - Order 66

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The Empire Era

Chewbacca undertook a Wookiee "life debt" to Han Solo due to Solo saving his life at some point before . In the Expanded Universe comic book entitled simply Chewbacca, Imperial Navy Officer Han Solo was ordered to destroy a drifting shuttle full of Wookie Slaves, including Chewbacca. Solo refused to do so , and set the Wookiees free. Solo was discharged from the Imperial Navy. Chewbacca tracked down Solo and from the time Solo saved his life, up to Chewbacca's death on the planet of Sernpidal, the two were nearly inseparable.

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Initially, Princess Leia did not like Chewbacca, calling him a "walking carpet." But eventually she almost became as close a friend to Chewbacca as Han Solo. Chewbacca was very close to Han and Leia's children, becoming an uncle of sorts to the three children.

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