Han Solo
Han Solo was born in 32 BBY and died in 34 ABY.
Han Solo is the galaxy's most famous smuggler-turned-hero, the cocky pilot of the Millennium Falcon who went from street thief to Rebel general. Raised as a scrumrat for the White Worms gang on Corellia, he escaped by enlisting in the Imperial Navy, where a recruiting officer gave him the surname Solo. He washed out of the Carida flight academy for insubordination and was sent to the mud of Mimban. There he met Chewbacca and deserted with Tobias Beckett's crew. The coaxium heist that followed cost him his mentor and his first love, Qi'ra, but won him the Falcon from Lando Calrissian and the record Kessel Run in twelve parsecs. Years of smuggling for Jabba the Hutt left him deep in debt, and then a charter job for Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi pulled him into the Rebellion. He rescued Princess Leia, saved Luke at the Battle of Yavin, and was frozen in carbonite at Cloud City before his friends freed him. He then led the strike team that destroyed the second Death Star's shield generator on Endor. He married Leia and had a son, Ben, but when Ben fell to the dark side as Kylo Ren, Han drifted back to smuggling. Rey and Finn brought him back into the fight, and during the Resistance assault on Starkiller Base he tried to bring his son home and was killed by him. A year later, Han's memory helped Ben turn back to the light.
- Homeworld
- Corellia
- Species
- Human
- Force Sensitive
- No
32 BBY - Birth on Corellia
Han is born in a poor district of Corellia. His father, Ovan, is a shipyard worker at Corellian Engineering Corporation who tells him he is meant to fly ships, not build them, and later abandons him.
~24 BBY - Scrumrat of the White Worms
Han joins Lady Proxima's White Worms gang as a street thief and meets fellow scrumrat Qi'ra, who later becomes his first love.
13 BBY - Escape from Corellia
Han steals a vial of coaxium, defies Proxima, and flees with Qi'ra. She is recaptured at the spaceport, and Han enlists with the Empire to get offworld. The recruiting officer gives him the surname Solo.
13 BBY - Cadet at Carida
As Cadet 124-329, Han shows real talent as a pilot but keeps disobeying orders. He crashes a stolen TIE fighter and helps his fellow cadets rescue Beilert Valance on Qhulosk.
~10 BBY - Expelled and Sent to Mimban
A court-martial expels Han from the flight academy. He is sent to the 224th Imperial Armored Division as a mudtrooper corporal.
10 BBY - Meeting Chewbacca
On Mimban, Han is thrown into a pit with Chewbacca, a Wookiee held prisoner by the Empire. The two escape together and desert with Tobias Beckett's gang.
10 BBY - The Vandor Heist
The raid on a coaxium conveyex fails. Rio Durant and Val are killed, and the crew now owes a debt to Dryden Vos of Crimson Dawn.
10 BBY - The Kessel Run
Han reunites with Qi'ra and teams up with Lando Calrissian. He pilots the Millennium Falcon through the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs with stolen unrefined coaxium.
10 BBY - Showdown on Savareen
After Beckett betrays the crew, Han shoots him. Qi'ra kills Vos, takes his place in Crimson Dawn, and leaves Han behind. Han then wins the Falcon from Lando in a game of sabacc.
~10–1 BBY - Smuggler for Jabba
With Chewbacca as his co-pilot, Han smuggles for Jabba the Hutt. When he dumps a spice shipment to avoid Imperials, he ends up with a bounty on his head.
1 BBY - Charter to Alderaan
At Mos Eisley, Han agrees to fly Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the droids to Alderaan. He finds the planet destroyed and the Falcon captured by the Death Star.
1 BBY - Rescue of Princess Leia
Han helps free Leia Organa from the Death Star and delivers the stolen plans to the Rebel base on Yavin 4.
0 BBY - Battle of Yavin
Han comes back at the last moment and drives Darth Vader off Luke's tail, which lets Luke destroy the Death Star.
0–3 ABY - Rebel Operative
Han flies missions for the Rebel Alliance while still trying to settle his debt to Jabba.
3 ABY - Battle of Hoth and Flight to Bespin
Han escapes Echo Base with Leia and falls in love with her. At Cloud City, Lando's hand is forced and Darth Vader captures the group.
3 ABY - Frozen in Carbonite
Vader tests the carbon-freezing chamber on Han. Boba Fett then takes him to Jabba on Tatooine.
4 ABY - Rescue from Jabba's Palace
Leia frees Han from the carbonite. His friends defeat Jabba at the Great Pit of Carkoon.
4 ABY - Battle of Endor
Now a general, Han leads the Pathfinders with Ewok help to destroy the shield generator protecting the second Death Star.
4 ABY - Marriage to Leia
Han and Leia marry on Endor soon after the battle. Han keeps leading operations against the Empire's remnants.
5 ABY - Birth of Ben Solo
Leia gives birth to their son, Ben, around the time of the Battle of Jakku.
~5–28 ABY - Racer and Pilot
Han spends the New Republic years in civilian life, flying and racing. Ben's growing darkness puts a strain on the family.
28 ABY - Loss of His Son
Ben falls to the dark side under Snoke and destroys Luke's Jedi temple. Han and Leia separate, and Han goes back to smuggling. The Falcon is later stolen from him.
34 ABY - Reclaiming the Falcon
Han and Chewbacca find the Falcon with Rey and Finn and help take BB-8 to the Resistance.
34 ABY - Death on Starkiller Base
During the Resistance attack, Han confronts his son, Kylo Ren, and begs him to come home. Kylo stabs him with his lightsaber, and Han falls into the weapon's core.
35 ABY - Memory on Kef Bir
A vision of Han appears to Ben Solo and helps him give up the name Kylo Ren and return to the light.