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Warning : This article moderate SPOILERS forSolo : A Star Wars Story .
Ron Howard’sSolo : A Star Wars Storyrevealed the beginning of Han Solo ’s name - and it was … underwhelming , to say the least . Shortly after the young Han Solo movie started filming in 2017 , Disney CEO Bob Iger unknowingly caused a bit of mental confusion when he bring out thatHan Solo would get his name in this film . While it was think that the moving-picture show would change Han ’s name , Lucasfilm presidentKathleen Kennedy later clarifiedthat there was just " more " to his name that would be unveil . As it turns out , Solo : A Star Wars Storyis not just an origin tale for Han as a character , but also reveals the bloodline of his last name .
In Legends ( formerly know as the Expanded Universe ) , Han ’s past was kept a arcanum from a bounty hunter named Garris Shrike , who had found and raised Han in Corellia . Han eventually uncovered the truth about his folk - that he belong to to the Corellian House of Solo - from a Wookiee named Dewlanna . Shrike maintained the closed book for all those years so that he could fundamentally keep Han under his quarter round , but that ended up backfire on him . Of of course , seeing as Legends is no longer look at canon , Lucasfilm - namely screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan - assay to give Han another backstory for his iconic name in this film .
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too soon on inSolo : A Star Wars Story , Han enlists in the Imperial Army to escape capture on Corellia ( finally making his way up to the rank of corporal ) . Of course , he does n’t have a surname when he enlists , so the Imperial Officer who levy him give Han a last name : Solo . Why ? Because he ’s alone ; he has no family . He ’s … solo . That ’s all . certain , Legends is n’t canyon any longer , but at least his name had a meaning to it besides Han being alone at that point in his aliveness . So , after all these years , Han ’s last name was n’t really anything special ; it should ’ve been taken literally .
What ’s interesting about this origin is that Han never bothered to change the name over the years , and it ’s not like he gave that name to himself . Throughout both the original andStar Warssequel trilogies , Han continues to use the surname Solo , so much that it becomes as much a part of his character as the Millennium Falcon . ( Han ’s son is even named Ben Solo . ) But , Solo : A Star Wars Storyis all about shew Han ’s origin . He won the Falcon ina game of Sabacc , his iconic DL-44 chargeman was literally put away to him by Tobias Beckett ( Woody Harrelson ) , and he gained a womb-to-tomb friend in Chewbacca by happenstance while on Mimban . So , why should his name ’s origin be any different ?
But , here ’s the kicker : the movie is even namedSolo : A Star Wars Story . A significant percentage of Han Solo ’s legacy has been reduced to nothing more than an off - hand prompting by a random Imperial Officer on Corellia . The only argument for the name Solo is that many surnames spring up from professions or circumstances . However , to make Han ’s name special , it would ’ve been better if Lucasfilm made a backstory for people named Solo , like Sand or Snow fromGame of Thrones . At least , there ’s a meaning behind those names .
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