Han Solo

Han Solo is a major character in the Star Wars universe and the deuteragonist in the original film trilogy. He also appears in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which he dies in, when he is killed by Kylo Ren, his son.

Background
Han and his Wookiee co-pilot, Chewbacca, become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire. Over the course of the Star Wars franchise, he becomes a chief figure in the Alliance and succeeding galactic governments. Star Wars creator George Lucas described Han as "a loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good".

Personality
Han was, initially, a greedy, egotistical, cynical, reckless, selfish and money-hungry smuggler. Despite these negative traits, the only thing Han did care about more than money, was his best friend Chewbacca; who often served as his conscience in their smuggling endeavors.

However, after saving Luke Skywalker from Darth Vader and joining the Rebel Alliance, Han became responsible, intelligent, calculating, dangerous, overconfident, boastful, kind, caring, brave, loyal, moral, honorable, selfless, and trustworthy, and he would soon become loyal to the Rebellion. Aside from his seemingly self-centered ways, Han was actually very loyal to his friends.

Han was known to dislike droids and discouraged them from traveling in his ship, although he relented in certain circumstances. After he joined the Rebellion, he allowed C-3PO and R2-D2 free access to the Millennium Falcon, as a special case and in attention to Luke's and Leia Organa's wishes; Han nevertheless rarely had a good word to any of the droids, he had a particular distaste for "bugs".

He was overprotective of his ship and hated times when the Millennium Falcon was modified or repaired too much, especially by droids, Han was also hesitant to let Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian or anyone else fly it.

Initially he did not believe in the Force, as he considered it to be nothing but nonsense; however, by the events of The Force Awakens, Han seems to now fully believe in the force.

Abilities

 * Expert Marksman: Han was extremely skilled in utilizing blaster pistols and bowcasters.
 * Expert Pilot: Han was extremely skilled in piloting every type of flying craft.
 * Multilingual: Han was capable of fluently speaking English, Shyriiwook, Trader's argot, Rodese, Illodian, Huttese and Mandaba.

Blaster

 * DL-44 heavy blaster pistol: Han utilizing a DL-44 heavy blaster pistol as his weapon of choice.

A New Hope
Some time after losing Jabba's cargo, Han and Chewbacca traveled to the Mos Eisley Cantina to look for work to pay off Jabba. Chewbacca soon met Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was seeking charter to the Alderaan system on a mission of vital importance for the Rebel Alliance. Obi-Wan defended young Luke Skywalker from the criminals Ponda Baba and Cornelius Evazan with his lightsaber; revealing himself as a Jedi before making their way to Han's booth. They arrived and began bartering terms of the deal. Han assured Obi-Wan that the "Millennium Falcon" was the fastest ship around, because it had made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. Kenobi informed Han that the cargo was only himself, Luke and two droids, and that they wanted to avoid Imperials entirely. Therefore, Han set the price at 10,000 credits—higher than he normally would have. However, Obi-Wan raised Han's bid to 17,000 credits; 2,000 in advance and 15,000 when they reached Alderaan. Han was perplexed that Obi-Wan had raised his bid and quickly accepted the deal. The smuggler then told his temporary employer to meet him in Docking Bay 94 for departure as soon as he was ready, before warning Obi-Wan that some Imperial sandtroopers had entered the cantina and were looking for Evazan and Baba's attacker. Obi-Wan and Luke hastily fled, leaving Han to express his elation to Chewbacca at having garnered such a high-paying job to pay off Jabba. Chewbacca left as well right after.

As Han got up to leave, he was confronted by one of Jabba's bounty hunters; the Rodian, Greedo. Greedo demanded to be payed Jabba's debt, or he would take Han's dead body back to Jabba as payment. So Han, in self-defense, covertly pulled his DL-44 blaster pistol and shot Greedo from under the table a fraction of a second after Greedo fired his own weapon—though, Han hit his target and Greedo did not. Han simply tossed Wuher, the cantina's bartender, some credit chips and apologized for the mess before heading to Docking Bay 94. Solo arrived in the docking and found Jabba himself, with several of his guards, including Jabba's top bounty hunter Boba Fett, looking for him near the Falcon. Jabba inquired as to whether Solo was going to pay him, and why he had "fried poor Greedo". Jabba was disappointed in having to put the bounty on Han; the crime lord's top smuggler. Han insisted he had had no choice but to dump the cargo, and informed the Hutt that he had secured a charter that would be able to compensate the Hutt's loss in full as soon as he completed it. Jabba was pleased and added that if Han paid twenty percent interest all could be forgotten, however, Han talked him down to fifteen percent, and ironically stated that the Hutt was a "wonderful Human being", before entering the Falcon.

A short time later, Obi-Wan, Luke and their two droids, the protocol droid C-3PO, and the astromech droid R2-D2, boarded the Falcon after Luke remarked that the Falcon appeared to be a "piece of junk". Han corrected him; the Millennium Falcon looked out-of-shape, but had been given "special modifications" that made it one of the fastest ships in the galaxy. Just then, a squad of Stormtroopers appeared in the docking bay and opened fire on Han. Han fired back while retreating on board and shouted for Chewbacca to take off. The Falcon blasted away from the Mos Eisley spaceport and clear of Tatooine. Han inserted coordinates to the Alderaan system into the Falcon's navigation computer while teaching farmboy Luke the importance of entering the correct coordinates - if it was not done correctly, the ship could run into any number of dangers associated with space travel. The Falcon outran two Imperial Star Destroyers and jumped into hyperspace.

While en route to Alderaan, Han boasted of outrunning the "Imperial slugs", but was annoyed when no one would humor him. Chewbacca and R2-D2, often shortened to Artoo, were playing a game of Dejarik when Artoo outplayed the Wookiee, so Han warned the droids not to upset him because Wookiee rage was not something C-3PO, often shortened to Threepio, a droid programmed in protocol would want to experience. Luke, meanwhile, trained with a remote with his lightsaber, trying to deflect the sting bolts with the civilized weapon. Han was skeptical of the Force - the energy field that connected all living things in the galaxy, and the Jedi, like Obi-Wan, were able to use to perform seemingly supernatural feats - because in all his travels he had never seen proof that pointed to its existence; to Han, it was all "simple tricks and nonsense". Obi-Wan took Han's skepticism as a challenge and put a helmet over Luke's face so he couldn't see. Luke tried to deflect the bolts again, and did, while unable to see. Han was mildly impressed, but acquitted Luke's ability to luck.

Immediately after, the Falcon emerged from hyperspace in the Alderaan system. The Falcon came out at Alderaan's coordinates, but into a meteor shower, with Alderaan nowhere in sight. Obi-Wan, using the Force, realized the asteroid field was Alderaan; the entire planet had been destroyed by the Empire. Han couldn't believe the Empire had had enough firepower to do so, even with their entire fleet, but then an Imperial short-range TIE fighter appeared, seemingly confirming Obi-Wan's suspicions. Luke and Han both conflated that if the fighter identified them as the freighter that had blasted away from Tatooine, they would be damned. Therefore, Han got in range to destroy it. Obi-Wan, however, argued against it before Han realized that the fighter did have a base; what appeared to be a small moon that was seen in the distance. Obi-Wan quickly surmised that the moon was not a moon, but an Imperial space station, the Death Star battle station equipped with a superlaser that was capable of destroying entire planets. Han was shocked at the Death Star's 120 kilometer spherical diameter and prepared to turn the Falcon around and retreat. One of the station's tractor beams, however, began to pull the Falcon in. Han prepared to fight his way out once they were taken aboard and shut the freighter down. Obi-Wan was able to talk Han into listening to him, though; hide instead of fight. Therefore, they ejected the Falcon's five Model CEC Class-1 escape pods and hid themselves in the Falcon's smuggling compartments located under the floor.

The freighter was pulled into Docking Bay 327 where it was boarded and quickly searched by stormtroopers on the orders of Darth Vader, the Emperor's chief lieutenant and a Sith Lord. After the troopers left, Han and the others emerged from the compartments and Obi-Wan devised a plan to disable the tractor beam from inside the station. As they worked out the plan's details, an Imperial scanning crew came aboard to more thoroughly search the ship. Han shot them and then impersonated the crew, yelling out to a pair of stormtroopers outside for assistance. They came, Solo shot them, and he and Luke dressed themselves in their armor.

Luke, now under the guise trooper TK-421, fooled an officer into opening the door to the hangar's control room. Chewbacca and Han cut down the officer and his comrades, while Artoo plugged into a computer terminal to locate the tractor beam controls. Artoo found them and Obi-Wan departed to disable it after commanding the others to stay in the control room. Han was fine with staying; he'd gotten much more than the he's signed on for in the cantina. Artoo, however, had learned that princess Leia Organa of Alderaan and a leading member of the Rebel Alliance, was aboard the station, and was scheduled to be executed in Detention Block AA-23 very soon. Luke insisted that they go rescue her, and reasoned that if Obi-Wan had known she was present, he would have gone after her, too. Han at first refused, but decided it was worth the risk when Luke and Chewbacca assured him there would be a huge reward from the Rebel Alliance if she was rescued. Luke quickly worked out a subterfuge to bluff their way into the prison using Chewbacca as a prisoner scheduled for a prisoner transfer.

Soon thereafter, they set out to the fifth level of the Death Star with their "prisoner" in stuncuffs and left the droids behind. They arrived at the detention level and told the officer in charge, Childsen, of the supposed transfer. He went to check the legitimacy of the fake stormtroopers' claim, while other troopers went to detain the Wookiee. Chewbacca, per the plan, attacked. Han kept up the charade while firing on the guards and security cameras. Han located the princess's cell in the prison computer and sent Luke to get her while he tried to convince a technician that nothing had gone wrong via a comm system, before giving up and shooting the panel when the tech saw through the ruse and sent stormtroopers to investigate.

The troopers blockaded the only exit to the detention block and attacked. Han and Chewbacca returned fire while they retreated to Luke's position. Luke had gotten the princess, who critiqued their plan to rescue her without thinking through an escape route. Han quipped that she was welcome to return to her cell and be executed rather than rescued if she desired, while they took cover in the corridor and traded fire with the Imperials. Leia lost patience with the three men, took a blaster and shot open a chute and dove in after telling the others to follow. Han remarked to Luke that he wasn't sure if he was very frustrated with Leia, or if he was beginning to like her, and shoved Chewbacca into the chute. Luke and Han followed right after.

They found themselves in a garbage compactor with the only exit locked. Han sarcastically told Leia great work in getting them nowhere and tried to shoot the open the exit. The laser bounced wildly around the compactor, nearly hitting the rebels. Luke informed Han that he had already tried it, that it was magnetically sealed. Leia commanded Han to put his blaster away. Han was unhappy at being ordered around, but did so. Just then, a low growl sounded; the four simultaneously realized they weren't alone. A moment later, a tentacle belonging to a dianoga grabbed Luke and pulled him under water. Han and Leia frantically searched for him, and seconds later he reemerged. Han grabbed Luke and tried to shoot the creature, but Luke was pulled under again. Han had almost given up looking when the dianoga released him and vanished. Han helped him up, before the walls of the compactor began to close in. Chewbacca the princess and Han tried to brace them while Luke contacted the droids in order for Artoo to hack into the station's network and shut down the compactor. After a bit of a delay, Artoo succeeded. The three Humans and the Wookiee rejoiced, for their lives had been saved.

They left the compactor and Luke and Han took off the trooper armor. As they did so, Chewbacca heard strange noises coming from the compactor and ran away. Han fired a laser blast into the compactor to prove that the Wookiee was acting with cowardice. Leia scolded him for making so much noise, and told him that he would have to take orders from her if they were going to survive the ordeal. Han was appalled at Leia's demeanor, and informed "her worshipfullness" that he only took orders from himself. Leaving Leia to quip that it was amazing that the smuggler was still alive. Han looked at Luke and muttered that no reward was worth putting up with the princess's attitude.

As the group made their way back towards the docking bay, they ran into a group of stormtroopers. Han yelled for Luke and Leia to go to the Falcon while he and his first mate charged the troopers. The troopers turned and ran from the screaming smuggler. Han, however, ran into the troopers' reinforcements, and then he was being chased. He ran back into the hangar and through a blast door as it closed; stopping the troopers who had pursued him and Chewbacca. Han caught up with Luke and Leia who had also run into some trouble, and they prepared to board the Falcon, but several stormtroopers stood guard outside. The troopers, however, rushed to Darth Vader who was locked in lightsaber combat with Obi-Wan. The group took advantage of the distraction Obi-Wan had created to rush aboard the freighter - except for Luke, who stopped. Obi-Wan saw that Luke and the others would be safe, so he let himself be cut-down by the Sith Lord. Luke yelled in grief, alerting the troopers to their presence. The troopers opened fire, but Han ran and started up his ship, and once everyone was on board, blasted off and away from the battle station. There troubles were not over, however; four Imperial TIE fighters were in pursuit.

Chewbacca piloted the Falcon in order for Luke and Han to man its turrets to fight off the attackers. A dogfight ensued, where Han shot down one fighter and congratulated Luke when he shot one down, as well - and advised him to not "get cocky". Han soon shot down the final Imperial fighter and sighed in relief as they entered hyperspace to travel to Yavin 4 - the location of the Rebels' hidden base. While en route to the Yavin system, Leia grimly informed Han that the Imperials had let them escape in order to track them to the hidden base, which explained the relative ease of their escape. Han, didn't believe it had been easy and demanded to know what information Artoo was carrying that made him so special. Leia told him; the technical readouts to the Death Star. Han was shocked, and added that once he was rewarded, he was going to leave; he claimed he wasn't interested in the Rebels' revolution or the princess as a companion. Leia assured Han that if all he loved was money, that's all he would receive, and stomped away. Luke took her place and asked the smuggler what he thought of the princess. Han admitted she had spirit, and inquired to whether Luke could see Leia and Han together. Luke quickly said "no", thereby admitting he had his own feeling for the princess - much to Han's amusement.

The Falcon soon reached Yavin 4 where Han and the others were welcomed; the Alliance High Command had feared that Leia had died with her world. The plans within Artoo were analyzed and a weakness was discovered; a two-meter wide exhaust port that led to the station's main reactor. Han and Chewbacca attended a briefing for the Rebel pilots, including Luke, who were going to attack the station when it inevitably arrived. General Jan Dodonna explained that a one-man starfighter could get close enough and fire proton torpedoes into the shaft that would cause a chain reaction that would destroy the station. Han was skeptical, thinking it suicide to even attempt. Therefore, after he was given his reward of credits, he packed up to leave, but was confronted by Luke who insisted he stay and fight with the Rebellion. Han, thinking selfishly of his debt with Jabba, refused, and asked Luke to come with him and Chewbacca. Luke was dismayed with Han's selfishness and angrily walked away. Han called after him an old Jedi saying; "May the Force be with you". Chewbacca was disappointed in Han - he wanted to stay and fight.

Han and Chewbacca then left Yavin 4 aboard the Millennium Falcon. Soon, however, Chewbacca's nagging and Han's conscience eventually got the better of the smuggler and he turned around and headed towards the Death Star where the battle was raging - although he did so not for the Rebellion's cause, but to save his friend, Luke. He arrived in his ship to find Luke in his T-65B X-wing starfighter being pursued by three TIE fighters in the station's meridian trench. Han fired on the pursers, destroying one, and causing another to panic, which collided with the last. Han yelled in glee and told Luke to take the shot so they could go home. Luke did, and it was a direct hit; the Death Star blew apart and killed everyone on board. Of the thirty Alliance ships that had participated in the battle, only three returned to the base with Han in the Falcon. Han rushed to Luke as he exited his fighter and congratulated him, while the princess embraced Han in his bravery and proving there was more to him than money. A rushed award ceremony was held later for the heroes of the battle; which included Han. The three awardees, Han, Luke and Chewbacca, walked the aisle past hundreds of Alliance personnel. They reached the stage, where Leia placed a medal around Han's neck as he winked at her. Luke was given his medal and they bowed to the princess and turned as the crowd clapped for them.

Leia Organa
Han initially had a rocky relationship with Leia - Due to him believing that he was a naïve kid who needed to be taught a thing or two, well Luke disliked him due to Han being a greedy and selfish smuggler at the time. During their rescue of Leia and escape from the first Death Star, he became extremely annoyed by Han's recklessness, as he placed them at risk and almost got them captured several times. During the Battle of Yavin, however, Vader almost succeeds in killing Luke and Han saves him - after this Luke's opinion of Han changes - and they become close friends.

In The Empire Strikes, when Leia asked Han not to leave Hoth, despite the fact needed to pay off his debt to Jabba the Hutt, he he realized that she had romantic feelings for him, when he confronted Leia about this, she denied it at first. However, after they were captured by the Empire; moments before Han became frozen in carbonite, Leia realized that she loved him and admitted her romantic feelings for him, Han responds by saying; i know.

In Return of the Jedi, Leia, along with Luke, Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian go to Tatooine to rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt; their rescue mission is successful and Han and Leia lovingly embrace each other.

After Luke revealed that not only is Vader his father but hers as well, that he is her older twin brother, and left to be captured by the Empire - Han appeared to question Leia about the relationship between her and Luke, (unaware of what their conversation was about). Leia was initially unable to tell him, as she was still in shock to find out that Vader was her father and Han became jealous of Luke, but soon apologized and comforted her.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Endor, Han reassured Leia that Luke had surely survived; that he had got off the second Death Star, before it was destroyed, but she already knew it, as she felt her brother's presence though the Force. Han told her he would not interfere in their relationship, but Leia informed Han that Luke is her brother, much to his shock and and embarrassment, and they subsequently share a passionate kiss.

Sometime after the Battle of Endor, Han and Leia married and had a son named Ben, however, when their son fall to the Dark side of the Force, becoming known as Kylo Ren, they separated for years in agony and grief, each moarning the loss of their son in their own way.

In The Force Awakens, after not seeing each other for many years - Han and Leia are happily reunited. Before going with Chewbacca and Finn, to rescue Rey, destroy the Starkiller Base, and to try to bring their son Ben back to the light side, Leia and Han lovingly embrace each other (unknown to either of them, this would be the last time Leia would see Han alive).

Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
Not much is known about his relationship with his son and only child; however, Han likely had a loving relationship with his son. Prior to Ben's fall to the dark side.

Han was devastated that his son had become evil and moarned him bitterly, yet, despite the atrocities that Kylo had committed over the years - Han still believed that Ben could come back to the light and be redeemed.

Chewbacca
At some point in his life, 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".

Despite his loyalty to Han, Chewbacca is does not always agree with him, and often serves as Han's conscience in their smuggling endeavors.

Luke Skywalker
Han initially had a rocky relationship with Han - due to Han being a greedy and selfish smuggler at the time. During their rescue of Leia and escape from the first Death Star, he became extremely annoyed by Han's recklessness, as he placed them at risk and almost got them captured several times. During the Battle of Yavin, however, Vader almost succeeds in killing Luke and Han saves him - after this Luke's opinion of Han changes - and they become close friends.

Sometime after the Battle of Endor, Han married Leia Skywalker, becoming Luke's brother-in-law.