A crossbow that shoots lasers? [2] During the Age of the Empire, the Wookiees of Kashyyyk were enslaved by the Galactic Empire. He tries to repair him, to no avail, shortly before Vader takes Chewbacca and the others prisoner. Chewbacca (/tʃuːˈbɑːkə/), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. In the season 3 finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Chewbacca is captured by Trandoshan hunters, but is freed by Ahsoka Tano and agrees to help her and two younglings escape. Later on, after Rey abandons them on Kef-Bir, they return to the Resistance base, where Chewbacca is distraught to learn of Leia's death. Wookiees hail from the planet Kashyyyk (we had to double check to make sure we included enough ys in Kashyyyk). As Rey confronts Kylo Ren, Chewbacca, who has the dagger, is captured by the Knights of Ren and taken aboard a transport to the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Steadfast. Now let's talk about some things you wouldn't have gotten from watching the movies, like Chewbacca's real age. Chewbacca and Han help the rogue First Order stormtrooper Finn, the scavenger Rey and the droid BB-8 escape from a gang of mercenaries on board the Falcon. In the novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, set just after the events in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Chewbacca is forced to leave Kashyyyk after he narrowly escapes a major Imperial attack on the planet. Chewbacca is seen in and around the Falcon throughout the Ahch-To scenes, where he develops a relationship with the planet's indigenous seabirds known as Porgs. Han, a lieutenant in the Imperial Navy, finds him unconscious aboard a slave ship. In 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, Chewbacca can't handle being accused of cheating, even as a joke. His current weapon isn't the first bowcaster Chewbacca ever created, but it's certainly the best. For other uses, see, Fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas, in DVD bonus disc documentary, "Characters of Star Wars", Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, http://cinema.jeuxactu.com/news-cinema-star-wars-quand-chewbacca-s-appelait-chiktaba-et-han-solo-yan-28943.htm, "La Guerra delle stelle: Il doppiaggio e l'adattamento italiano di Star Wars del '77", "FilmSmarts.com - Chewbacca from Star Wars", "DP/30: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - The On-Set FX Supervisors", "Exclusive: 'Star Wars' Spins Off 'Chewbacca' Into His Own Solo Adventures", "A complete guide to the new Star Wars canon before The Force Awakens", "Disney and Random House announce relaunch of, "Holiday Specials Gone Bad; The 'Star Wars Holiday Special' Flop Lives On", "Star Wars Celebration 2016: Chewbacca and Bossk Confirmed for Battlefront", "Toy Fair 2019: Hasbro "Star Wars" Reveals", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Characters We'd Like to See", "The 11 Most Bad-Ass Archers in Pop Culture", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chewbacca&oldid=975892451#Expanded_Universe, Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 August 2020, at 00:39. With the help of Lando Calrissian, they locate the clue - a dagger with Sith inscriptions - but are quickly found by the First Order. Is Chewbacca his actual given name? During the Kessel Run, in which Han decides to pilot the Millennium Falcon through a cloudy maelstrom to evade an Imperial blockade, Chewbacca reveals his piloting skills to Han. The story is essentially this: On a shipping mission to Sernpidal, Chewbacca and Han discover that a moon is about to crash into the planet. They then fly to Maz Kanata's castle so that Maz can help them get BB-8 to the Resistance. The Chewbacca Mask Lady video is a viral video of a woman happily wearing a Chewbacca mask. First appearing in Star Wars (1977),[a] Chewbacca and Han Solo accept a charter to take Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 to the planet Alderaan aboard their ship, the Millennium Falcon. Chewbacca is featured as a playable character in the Death Star DLC from 2015's Star Wars: Battlefront, which came out in September of that year. Of course, in order to make a life with someone so important to so many other people out there, that meant Angie has to be a pretty special person herself. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Does Han Solo really understand Chew's monotonous noises? He's more devoted to his spice-running buddy than his wife and child. This story isn't canonical, but it's fun so we're including it anyway: In a series of comics, Chewie fights an albino Wookiee named Tojjevvuk, who absolutely looks like a Yeti. His weapon of choice is the Wookiee bowcaster (a crossbow-shaped directed-energy weapon).