Han Solo

BACKSTORY {

Han Solo was born in 32 BBY in a poor neighborhood on the planet Corellia. His father, Ovan, worked building ships at the Corellian Engineering Corporation, including YT-1300 light freighters. Ovan dreamed of leaving Corellia but could never afford to do so. He was not close to Han and eventually abandoned him. Before that, he told Han that he was not meant to build ships but to fly them.

Around 24 BBY, Han joined the White Worms criminal gang as a scrumrat, where he met Qi'ra. Although he worked for the gang, Han often disagreed with its methods. One day, he defended a smaller child from bullies and was beaten as well. When Qi'ra asked why he helped someone without expecting anything in return, Han explained that even though the galaxy worked that way, it did not always have to be like that.

When Han was about eighteen, he and Qi'ra competed for the position of Head of the White Worms. Both failed their assignments and became targets of the White Worms, the Kaldana Syndicate, and the Empire. Han had a datacube containing plans for a shield generator, which several factions wanted. They worked together to solve their problems, and Qi'ra became Head after Han recommended her to Lady Proxima. Later, they began a romantic relationship.

Acting under Lady Proxima's orders, Han arranged a deal to exchange coaxium for credits. However, the deal went wrong, and Han escaped with a valuable vial of coaxium and a stolen M-68 landspeeder. When he returned to the White Worms' den, he lied to Lady Proxima about losing the coaxium. After Rebolt beat him, Han defended himself and tricked Proxima by throwing a rock through the ceiling, allowing sunlight to enter her underground chamber and badly burn her face.

Han and Qi'ra escaped in the stolen landspeeder, planning to use the coaxium to bribe their way off Corellia. They were pursued by Moloch, Rebolt, and the Corellian hounds. After a dangerous chase through the streets and a factory, they reached the Coronet spaceport on foot. There, they used the coaxium to bribe Imperial Emigration Officer Falthina Sharest and pass through customs.

Before Qi'ra could cross the terminal, Rebolt and Syke captured her. She told Han to escape, and he promised to return for her. Han managed to hide from the Imperial forces and the White Worms but did not have enough money to leave the planet. He therefore joined the Imperial Navy as a pilot. Since he had no surname or family, the recruitment officer, Drawd Munbrin, gave him the name "Han Solo" and sent him to the Imperial Flight Academy on Carida.

At the academy, Han received an Imperial cadet uniform and was assigned a number instead of being called by his name. He met several cadets, including Nico, Lyttan Dree, Tamu Dree, and Beilert Valance. Han questioned why he had to train as an Imperial Army trooper instead of learning to fly. After being mocked and challenged by the other cadets, he decided to steal a TIE fighter. However, he crashed it and was imprisoned.

Han eventually left prison because of his piloting abilities. Fourteen days later, Nico was among the academy's top cadets. Han continued having problems with Valance, who bullied him, but Han fought back and discovered that Valance was the top cadet on the leaderboard. Later, Han began flight training and reached third place. During an exercise with Tamu, Han saved him instead of completing the mission, demonstrating that he valued helping others.

Han and the other cadets were assigned to a Quasar Fire-class carrier cruiser. Han modified the ship's speed to give them a day off and convinced them to visit a nearby cruiser. There, he met Pjolan again and asked about Qi'ra. Pjolan revealed that Lady Proxima had placed a bounty on Han and tried to capture him. Nico helped Han, and he informed Black Sun about Pjolan. The cartel captured him, allowing Han and the other cadets to return safely to Carida.

After completing more training, Han was stationed on Qhulosk and became part of Carida Squadron. During a battle at Howlan, Valance was shot down, but Yurib Nakan ordered the squadron to return to base instead of rescuing him. Han refused to abandon Valance and decided to rescue him alone. Nico, Lyttan, and Tamu joined him. During the rescue, they were attacked by Qhuloskians and nearly killed by an Imperial bombing run.

Han and the others eventually found Valance, but they were captured by the Qhuloskians. Before they could be killed, the Ghulars, who were enslaved to mine farium, attacked the aliens and helped them escape. Nico became upset when she explained that her home planet was under mining control and that her friend Weegee was a miner there. Han decided to fake Nico's death so she could escape. However, Yurib later destroyed the escape route with his TIE fighter, and Howlan was completely bombed. Han said goodbye to Valance, Tamu, and Lyttan before being imprisoned.

Han continued disobeying orders to save others, including during an attack by raiders on Onyx Squadron, when he saved Lyttan Dree. Although he destroyed three raiders, he crashed into a hangar and destroyed dozens of astromechs. As a result, he was court-martialed, expelled from the academy, and drafted into the 224th Imperial Armored Division as a Corporal. He was then sent to the planet Mimban after three years of Imperial service.

On Mimban, Han served as a Mudtrooper during a battle against the Mimbanese Liberation Army. After Major Staz was killed, Han and other surviving soldiers joined "Captain" Tobias Beckett, who led them to eliminate the remaining resistance. Han later discovered that Beckett and his companions, Val and Rio Durant, were criminals disguised as Imperial soldiers. Wanting to escape the planet, Han offered to become their pilot, but Beckett and Val initially refused. After Han was accused of desertion, he was thrown into a pen to fight a beast.

The beast was actually Chewbacca, a Wookiee enslaved by the Empire. Han used his ability to speak Shyriiwook to convince Chewbacca that he was a friend. Together, they escaped by making their captors believe they were fighting. Han convinced Chewbacca to accompany him to an airfield, where they found Beckett's group preparing to leave. Rio persuaded Beckett to rescue them, and the five escaped Mimban in a stolen Y-45 armored transport hauler. On Vandor, Han and Chewbacca agreed to complete a job for Beckett in exchange for their freedom. They planned to steal refined coaxium from an Imperial conveyex train.

During the heist on Vandor, Han, Chewbacca, Beckett, Val, and Rio attacked the train carrying the coaxium. However, they were confronted by Imperial forces and the Cloud-Riders led by Enfys Nest. During the battle, Rio was fatally wounded, and Val sacrificed herself by destroying the bridge. Chewbacca managed to detach the coaxium wagon, but Han decided to let it fall into the ravine to save Beckett and Chewbacca. After the failed heist, Beckett revealed that the coaxium had been intended to repay a debt to Dryden Vos, leader of the Crimson Dawn. Han agreed to accompany Beckett to meet Vos and make things right, asking him to promise payment for himself and Chewbacca. }

PERSONALITY {

Han Solo is a human male that stood at a height of 5 feet and 9 inches as a young adult. He had light skin, brown hair, and weighed 80 kilograms. Han was initially a cynical, disagreeable individual whose primary concern was gaining enough money to preserve his own life. During his younger, more selfish, days, he was willing to sacrifice a loved one when the situation called for it. Aside from his seemingly self-centered ways, Han was actually very loyal to his friends, and a good man. Having endured a difficult childhood as an impoverished orphan with no identity.

Solo enjoyed a good Rodian Splice, a drink typically ordered by, as described by the cook Strono Tuggs, "desperate" smugglers who wanted to prove something. To Solo's annoyance, he found it hard to find an establishment that served a Rodian Splice that met his standards, which was complicated by how, if not brewed correctly, the drink would end up toxic. He was described as someone who had no patience for speeches or memorials, and was allergic to politics and suspicious of causes. However, he also hated bullies and could never stand down when confronted with them, and when he took on a difficult mission, he was never interested in knowing the odds of success. Han's first instinct was always to run when things got hard, but he never ran far and always came back and stepped up again, knowing that there was a time to run and a time to make a stand. Han was also well known for his rebellious nature, ever since he was young, and which lead him to join Beckett's smuggler group and soon desert from the Empire's flight School. }

General Characteristics {

Homeworld: Corellia Born: 32 BBY, Corellia Species: Human (Corellian) Gender: Male Pronouns: He/Him/His Height: 1.75 meters (5'9'') Mass: 80 kilograms Hair color: Brown Eye color: Hazel-green Skin color: Light }

The Galactic Empire {

Also known as the First Galactic Empire, the Imperial regime, Palpatine's regime, or simply the Empire, was a fascist and imperialist dictatorship that replaced the Galactic Republic at the end of the Clone Wars. Though the Empire rose to power by promising to bring order to the galaxy, it oversaw a period of military rule and aggressive expansion. The subsequent Imperial Era would last only two decades, for it was eventually overthrown by the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the Galactic Civil War, but not before the sovereign star systems of the galaxy's known regions had been largely conquered by the Empire's forces.

The Empire traced its origins to a Sith conspiracy to destroy the Jedi Order and regain control over the galaxy. The Empire was secretly controlled by the Sith, for the Galactic Emperor was, in fact, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, whose reign was enforced by his apprentice, Darth Vader, whom he eventually elevated to the position of supreme commander of the Imperial fleet. Rising to power on a groundswell of populist support and capitalizing on anti-Jedi and anti-droid sentiment and human-ethnocentrism manufactured by the destructive Clone Wars, Darth Sidious appointed himself Emperor at the end of the conflict by promising security and stability to the war-torn Republic. Gaining the overwhelming approval of the Galactic Senate, Darth Sidious staged a coup by the Jedi and oversaw their subsequent purge from the galaxy, assisted by his right-hand, Darth Vader.

The Empire stood virtually unchallenged during its rise to power, with the backing of the Imperial Senate and the spreading of its massive technological military force across the galaxy and began a major expansion and encroaching into the unexplored regions. At first, the Galactic Empire was a constitutional monarchy in basic theory, however it gradually evolved into a stratocracy as the power of the Imperial Senate waned. However, numerous insurgent cells sprang up against the Empire and gradually united to initiate a growing rebellion. }