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Shadows of the Empire

You talk to most Star Wars fans, and ask their favorite character and no one is too far down that list before Han Solo and Chewbacca are mentioned.  They are the pirates with the hearts of gold.  One of my favorite character types in stories is the guy or girl who does not want to do right, but they cannot help themselves.  They do the right thing even though goes against everything that comes out of their mouth like Mat Cauthon in The Wheel of Time series, and of course Han Solo in Star Wars.  Also, I love characters that are completely loyal like good ol’ Chewie.  My 7^th favorite scene displays both Han and Chewie for who they truly are, and that is why I just love this scene. 

This scene comes from Shadows of the Empire.  I know what you are thinking.  How does this show us anything about Han Solo since he is frozen in carbonite through the entire novel?  Great question…The answer is Han had the money and the reward to pay off Jabba the Hutt, and if he left the rebellion immediately after receiving the reward he would have paid off Jabba, and all the bounty hunters in the galaxy would not have been hunting him.  Also, Han would not have fired on the Death Star and escaped from Hoth garnering the Empire wrath.  He would have continued his life as a smuggler, but Han had to do the right thing, and that is why he is frozen. 

So I loved Han being frozen, and his frozenness being a focal point of this story because it is a constant reminder that Han Solo has a great heart.  Next, my favorite scene displays the loyalty of Chewbacca. 

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