It's also important to remember that among Wookiees kinslayers are not just considered foul, but less than a beast. They are to be hunted and destroyed at any opportunity, as the bond of kinship and clan is of utmost importance. Kylo didn't just kill Chewie's friend, or just make himself "just another skywalker." He committed the Wookiee equivalent of an unforgivable cardinal sin. In that moment he ceased being a rational, sapient being for Chewbacca and lowered himself to the level of a mad animal that must be put down for the good of everyone. The fact the shot didn't kill him was probably because Chewie was beside himself with grief and rage in that moment and probably literally could not see straight.
@@pw6002 theyre all enslaved or dead by the time Chewie meets Han. Chewie spent less than 50 years even knowing Han. He was 190 when he met him. Whatever youre trying to imply is wrong, and you apparently dont know much about the lore. He probably just didnt have any friends that surviced both the Clone and Galactic Civil wars. Not to mention, he owed Han a life debt. Did you even watch the video?
Things that bother me with throwing Chewie all over the place in lore. Chewie personally knew and interacted with Grandmaster Yoda. There is a pretty good chance that he heard the name "Master Obi Wan Kenobi" who was on an important mission at the exact same time as the droid invasion of Kashyyk which was being overseen by Yoda. He observed the betrayal of Order 66 both against the Jedi and shortly after against his own people, so he would know for a fact that he could still trust the Jedi. So when he's on the Falcon headed for Alderaan watching the Jedi train a new Jedi- I see no good reason at all that Chewie wouldn't have been actively speaking to the first Jedi he'd seen in nearly 20 years about the events of Kashyyk and Master Yoda. And the only way he wouldn't likely have pieced together Skywalker and Skywalker is if for some reason he never learned Luke's last name until after Empire Strikes Back. Its not like his last name was Smith. A Jedi named Skywalker, and a kid learning to be a Jedi named Skywalker- Wookies ARE supposed to be intelligent. So unless Kenobi off screen talked to Chewie about it and convinced him not to say anything, we're staring at another glaring plot hole created by fan service. And THEN lets talk about how Ahsoka was an active memeber of the Rebellion that Chewie joined alongside Han. I find it pretty improbable that those two never reunited. Which then leads to the larger question of why Ahsoka didn't get involved in the Battle of Endor. Even if they couldn't retcon her into the assault team like they did with Rex- she could have been an incredibly helpful pilot commander or higher ranked officer with her experience in the Clone Wars.
Well Chewbacca never knew Obi Wan personally but he was very familiar with Yoda, if they met then they would have surely exchanged. And for most of the Imperial era, Chewie was sold to slavery by the Empire until Han found him. As for Ashoka, its implied she stayed on Malachor after her fight with Vader for some knowledge or something else.
He and Han were brothers and good. Something that transcends even the life debt. I wasn't surprised at all that he didn't hesitate. I mean he saw someone he cared about and respect get gutted. That triggered pure raw emotion. Love Chewie, man. Criminally underused char to say the least.
@@coreyholt6145 he is very important in the sequels has good scenes with Han leia Luke and is one of the most valued members of the new crew could’ve killed Ben but didn’t I’m the og’s he’s the goat but he really didn’t do all that much in the sequels he didn’t do so much either but did some
It's pretty interesting how Kylo Ren’s introduction contrasted to what happened after Han died: 1. Old man was killed 2. Enemy fires at Kylo Ren Both scenarios ended very differently. And after that wookie bowcaster was able to yeet Stormtroopers off their feet, Kylo was still standing fighting off Finn. Once he lost so much blood, then he fought Rey. Rey in TFA won only because of Kylo's fatigue and exhaustion. Then TLJ turned her into a Mary Sue 😑
@@budman8926 She's not a Skywalker. She stole the name just like she stole the Falcon from Chewie after Han was killed and for some reason everyone just went along with it.
@@James-rn7dx Chewie owns the Falcon, he just lets the Resistance use it (he also loans it to Hondo during the Resistance's stay on Batuu in exchange for replacement Hyperdrive parts).
You have to wonder what the conversations were like between Luke and Chewie; “I’m being trained by yoda…” “The little green Jedi?!? I know him, he’s pretty bad ass! How is he doing these days?!” (Roarrr roar roar- rrrroooasarr!)
Chewie is one manly bastard. Now if we, the audience can understand him (like through the subtitles) we could sympathize with him more. It’s like the actor behind the suit memorized a spoken script.
Here's the thing, Chewie's home world was *extremely* important from a strategic standpoint, and the resources of the planet could more than pay for any loss of funds. The reason the NR didn't help is because they didn't care. The NR was led by Core Worlders and Republic loyalists, who are some of the worst people in the galaxy aside from the corporates (although by this point the corporations left were run by core worlders), and they only wanted the power that they had lost with the formation of the empire back. The Empire had kept them rich, but they didn't have 100% control over the decision making anymore. Many people from the Rim started to garner important positions, and even some Outer Rim worlds would become better under the Empire. The loyalists weren't happy, even though the 65th CG had reformed and the police given slightly more control, allowing the Core to become much safer. They earnt money from crime and corruption, and with major crime syndicates being literally obliterated and Jabba being essentially given the monopoly on what scraps were left, that money wasn't easy to find unless you were down at their level.
last time I checked they could only help a few worlds are a time and are also busy chasing a running imperial fleet and didn't have the resources to help kashyyk and Han and Chewie had to do it themselves. also what does it have to do with Chewbacca shooting Ben?
I seem to recall hearing something about Wookie psychology once. Maybe it was attached to why they would never even _consider_ using their massive, retractable claws on another sentient creature unless they were certifiably psychotic. The bit of lore I seem to recall is that their culture sees betrayal and murder, especially of family or clan, as entirely insane and completely unforgivable. If that's the case, Ben committed the most unforgivable sin right in front of Chewbacca. Killing Ben would be considered the mercy of putting down a rabid animal. I wish I could remember where I heard this stuff, but memory fails me. On the other hand, I simply can't give that much credit to the writers of the last trilogy to have thought that deeply. I'm pretty sure they had Chewie shoot Ben because they never thought of him as being a massive impact on his rearing.
According to the WookiePedia: The Wookiee honor code was first mentioned in the audiobook of Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel, by Michael Kogge, which was published on January 15, 2016. Although the novel was originally released as an eBook in 2015, the Wookiee honor code was not mentioned; it was later added to the novel's paperback edition, which was published on February 16, 2016. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Wookiees who used their claws in combat were exiled and labeled as "madclaws." The concept of using claws dishonorably first appeared in the 1996 Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook by Peter M. Schweighofer.
I believe chewy really took the shot because he could see just how powerful the Skywalkers really were not that they were psychotic or unpredictable necessarily it's the fact that when they were in the light they were strongly in the light and would double down and that their point of view was more for general galactic prosperity and then on their other half was Lord Vader who has a reputation of being a bloodthirsty genocidal killing machine when they fall they fall hard and that power in the wrong person with the wrong points of view can undo years of effort to save not only is home planet but the rest of the Galaxy and once he killed his father he saw Ben likely becoming another galactic Skywalker threat maybe not quite Vader but chaotic and dangerous all the same
I have zero doubt this is the case. You're thinking way too hard. His best friend got killed and he was angry. You know what they say. Never make a wookie angry
Good theory. I dig it. As well, the theory is in line with something I felt when watching the tragic scene for the first time, that being the light side of the Force, at that moment, flowing intensely through Chewbacca, (although not traditionally very Force sensitive but very Force aware, wookies have a balanced symbiotic relationship with the natural living world so by default the light side of the Force,) this moment of concentrated light-Force giving the distraught wookie the ability to penetrate the dark-side Force user's normally blaster-proof defense. Remember, Kylo was able to stop and hold a blaster bolt shot at him from a much closer range by Poe Dameron. Of course, one may argue that in that moment was the only time that the rage Chewie felt allowed the power of the dark-side of the Force to deliver the nearly fatal shot to Kylo-Ren.
Comic displayed arround beginning shows how chewie targets Ben's face, then remembers all memories of him as a child and lowers weapon to fire at chest instead of a headshot.
Everyone's opinions of everything evolves with time an situation. Someone old as Chewie an with his experience knows all issue are complex an according to specific situations and individuals. An everything will require different actions and strategy to handle.
Another reason that the Clones turned on the Wookies so fast was not only because Kashyyk was at a hyperspace route intersection, but they also had a guild that discovered new and secret hyperspace routes. So for heckin sure ol' Palppy wanted those routes
why not? made sense to me. they are doing all they could to trash the OG star wars. to be honest if u watch anything disney ur a traitor. and should be ashamed and humiliated in public
I think Chewbacca had seen a few too many Sith especially Skywalker Sith, and tried to end before it got worse. But he was a Sith, and couldn't be killed until he became a Jedi.
Chewie and the droids are my favorite star wars characters, and they're all still alive in continuity. Just make a trilogy about them. I think Star Wars works best when it's just aliens and robots doing stuff. The first act of A New Hope is still the best thing in the series.
fascinating idea and very well explained. I just wished Chewie had aimed for the head. Then the trainwrecks that were Episode 8 and 9 would have never happened.
I would love to see a video about the variation of the Star Wars economy throughout the course of the series. I think that it’s certainly a topic that with your analytical style, could be a really cool video. I think there would be a huge difference in value of the credit when palpatine nationalized the banking clan, as well as the transition into the empire. I wish we got more on this topic as it is a very important part of any functioning government.
That's a great idea. However, he did do a video on the cost of ships throughout the eras, with no mention of inflation. So maybe the credit held its value throughout?
Interesting theory, and you're right about one thing. Chewbacca was friends with Luke and Leia, but his loyalty (and life debt) was to Han Solo specifically. Han was his best friend, so when Chewie shot Kylo Ren, he reacted based purely on emotion.
C3P-O: "But sir, no one is worried about upsetting a Droid." Han Solo: "Because Droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookies are known to do that."
I don’t know… I don’t think it was because Chewbacca thought of Ben/Kylo as a Skywalker, but just no longer a Solo. Perhaps since Ben fell to the Dark Side, but definitely when he killed Han. Chewbacca may have felt guilt for failing his life/debt to Han, failing to protect his friend. Perhaps guilt for his part in raising the child who would kill Han. I can’t imagine the grief Chewie felt in that moment, I felt like I had lost a lifelong friend when I first saw that scene. BUT, this is all a moot point, as none of this actually happened. The sequels are merely glorified (non)fan fiction, and should not be considered canonical.
yeah I agree with the fanfic part....accept thats insulting to fan fictions. Im pretty sure those writers at least map out where the story is going to go before they start it.
Bro Kylo not dying after being hit with a bow caster is pure shit since the ultimate guide to warfare (Star Wars) describes the bow caster as firing unstable plasma bolts that explode on impact and is powerful enough to punch through armour on many armoured vehicles so him surviving is beyond belief
It might have been powered down purposefully. I mean the same movie went out of its way to show how powerful the bow caster can be. That or maybe its damage falls off with range or maybe the writing is just bad.
It’s the sequels of course the writings bad, that being said they show how powerful the bow caster is earlier to show how strong and powerful the writers OC is
@@Dakarai_Knight well I appreciate your attempt to explain but I really don’t think damage just drops off at range a bowcaster is basically a Barrett that shoots explosive bullets that have such oomph they can penetrate an at-at before exploding
They literally showed it blow people up and then just…not do that. What. Not even a suggestion as to why it differed in power. Why show such a massive power output earlier than reduce it again?
So I needed to look up point blank range distance and apparently it is just when you have to account for bullet drop. But that’s probably an energy weapon like a blaster…I don’t think they have a bullet drop at all.
@@firstnamelastname9237 bowcasters are technically projectile weapons, also my statement still stands. Point blank range is the range when u do not have to compensate for drop. Even most earth based rifles have a point blank range in excess of 100 yards. A bowcaster, would likely have a point blank range in excess of 200-300 yards given the typical effective ranges of Star Wars blaster based weaponry.
So you can wiki? Point blank in common usage means extremely close. Nobody uses the term "point blank" when referring to distances at or over 100 meters... nobody at all. You know what effective range is yet you're almost using them interchangeably..
@@natesmith2408 idgaf about the wiki. I care about what the army taught me. Point blank range has an actual definition, whether or not people commonly use it is their problem, not mine. Effective range is also a defined term. I did not use these two terms interchangeably. I simply said given the typical effective range of Star Wars small arms (which somehow manages to get into a roughly 3-6 kilometer effective range for most blaster rifles) their point blank range is likely sitting around 200-300 meters, because drop wouldn’t be something to compensate for yet at those ranges. I did not use these two interchangeably and if u believe I did than u need to learn how to read better. Using both terms in a single sentence is not the same as using them interchangeably.
@@nikik5567 well to be fair the definition I have heard of "point blanc distance" was the distance from which it is virtually impossible to miss the center of the shield (hence "point blanc" - black point - center of the target shield).
I have always been (I'm talking even before the prequels) under the impression that Obi Wan and Chewy knew each other when we first see them together at the Cantina. After all, it is Chewbacca who introduces him to Han Solo....Wich mean that at the very least, Obi Wan could understand Wookies lol.
We saw him merc HOW many stormtroopers, direct shots to the chest or the face…? And he shot for the gut. Yeah, his emotions around Ben still had a vote.
Having a dislike or at least distrust of the Skywalkers? Maybe. I mean, look at what happened after the galaxy learned Leia was the daughter of Vader. I wonder what the survivors of Alderaan thought that Leia, the woman who saved their people after the destruction of their homeworld was the descendant of the Empire’s most brutal enforcer? I can easily guess that the further you went from the Core, the more negative these feelings would be. People would probably see Leia as the true face of the Core Rim, maybe even humanity. Nice on the surface but evil at heart. Like the senators and military officers who took advantage of the Clone Wars militarization to turn the Republic into the Empire. I mean, what kind of perception do people have of Naboo after the Galactic Civil War? Many probably would be angry at them since it was not only Palpatine’s homeworld, but a representative from it gave Palpatine his emergency powers. Sure Palpatine could have been stopped afterwards by so many other people, but it was a major first step. Sometimes it makes me think the galaxy is actually in a worst place than it was before. Sure, the megacorporations are no longer powerful and only small remnants of the First Order may survive, but people looked up to the New Republic and the Core Rim, along with other prominent planets across the galaxy. And they’ve all been torn from the high pedestal they were on. Does that mean planets will work together to build a better galaxy? I’m doubtful. Criminal organization and pirates have still survived despite all of these wars. In fact they’ve even been supported by the Resistance and the First Order at times. Crime even took over Coruscant, though it already had a grip on the lower levels for years. Not to mention all these planets have issues with each other that have been buried for years. Centuries ago the Republic stopped wars left and right without even addressing the issues behind these wars. They put governments in place that led to either groups wanting to launch coups to return to power or placing unpopular leaders the people grew to hate. The Clone Wars allowed these issues to be brought up, but the Empire squashed them. Now that there is no galactic government, this seems like a recipe for disaster. What’s stopping a war between the Wookies and the Trandoshans now? Will criminals rise further in power by promising protection from enemies in exchange for money? Nobody is going to want to set up a galactic government after the last few times. Now given there is no longer anyone setting up a galactic standard, that does mean each world will choose its own path so not all of them are going to pick the road to war and conquest, taking full advantage of the lack of galactic governance. Many worlds no longer bound by larger factions will probably prosper. Alliances will be made between worlds to protect and better each other. Still, it looks like the galaxy is going to look a lot like Earth, divided by multiple different planets and nations. Except there is nothing like the UN, WHO, or even Interpol. No galaxy level alliance. The Resistance at least will help planets rebuild and probably will throw their weight behind a remnant of the New Republic and try to change things so it can better help the galaxy instead of being corrupt and ineffective. But it may take generations until it becomes popular again or some type of galaxy UN is formed. It may even take a galaxy level threat that is unable to be stopped by a disorganized response to bring back a galactic government.
Technically in Canon he did receive his own medal in a private ceremony. Han sold or traded Luke's to Maz Kanata for a drink. Chewie may actually have Luke's too.
The mighty Wookie present he was during ORDER-66 ✨ 🎯 - great scene between Solo & The Wookie-.. …. Why would Chewbacca hesitate? To bad he didn’t accidentally knock Finn over… ending the constant screaming of Rey !!!
Leia clearly didn't care much for Wookies. She not only snubbed the mighty Chewbacca after the battle of Yavin, but after Han was killed she gave her emotional support to a girl she didn't know instead of the best friend her late husband ever had.
Based on the whole humans are dogs to Wookiees thing, and that sometimes force-sensitives can go bad on a dime, I thought you were going to say that he was just trying to put down a dog gone mad. …It’s kind of true though.
10:45 it’s been said that Kashyyyk is a very strategically important world before, also the imperials being defeating in only a year doesn’t make sense
Chewie thoughts by seeing Kylo Ren killing Han Solo: "Nooo, not my favorit emergency foood!" xD Ok bad jokes aside. Chewie was cool didn't need much to say to make others understand him :)
the more important question is why Kylo Ren was able to withstand this hit wearing nothing but a piece of cloth and was not blasted into the air and into the chasm below, in keeping with the weapon's obvious power
Darth Vader had absorbed 4 heavy blaster shots - Solo DL-44 - with his hands .. Kylo could have had a flexible ablative armor under his rags* and in terms of raw power he's in the same league. *it could be renforced by basic sith alchemy . And he lose against the rookies ... perhaps the wound is for something.
He didn't hesitate because, well, he was fucking PISSED. When Kylo killed Han, he was a traitor to his family, which meant that he no longer got any consideration. Also I liked how Legends went for Chewie. Yes he died, and the author that was told he had to kill Chewie didn't like it, but he figured if he was gonna do it he may as well make it great. And so Chewie does saving a kid to then get crushed by a moon. Yes, it took a fucking moon to kill him
Did Chewie try to murder Ben? After all, he's a marksman with the bowcaster. Lightly wounding Ben seems more like a planned shot then an accidental one.
Kylo: *Kills Han* Chewie: "You killed my pet human! He was the goodist boi!"*shoots Kylo* Han was basically Chewie's dog. Super short life span in comparison, loyal, smart, helpful, and the goodist boi.
it could be that his best friend, the person that he pledged a life pact to and stayed by his side helping his people, was just murdered in front of him. though if i were him and had seen my only real friend get his free trial of life expired i wouldn't have stopped shooting until i knew he wasn't going to get back up.
I think its all that and the fact that Chewie probably didn't want to see the little boy he helped raised, become another Vader, better dead then be that, once he saw how far gone Ben was, how much the Dark Side consumed him, he shot the boy he knew to protect him and Han, one last time
This was a really well developed argument/theory. 100% believable probably should be canon. I've never seen anything tie a perspective through all three of movies (and the clone wars) even with all the fanservice and callbacks they cram in. You've done a better job of linking these stories than disney did.
Right after Endor the first thing would have been the Wookie home world. You want a reason? Resources. If you don't want to liberate the Wookies because of location you have 3 or 4 other good reasons to do it.
I think another factor is how kylo basicaly betrayed his own family and given how much wookies love their family stabbing one of them in cold blood with a lightsaber will get you more then just not beeing invited to chrismas anymore
I would have loved to see more depth from Kylo about Chewbacca. Like Kylo actually caring about the big wookie rather then the conflicted feeling he had about his father. Like if Kylo was more broken up about thinking Chewbacca died in Rise of Skywalker then Ray, since he knew him since birth. But the whole sequel series is a heap of mistakes and missed chances.
Where was the kaboom? A bowcaster bolt is basically an energy wrapped grenade and Kylo took it like nothing. That blast should have ripped him in half. Even Han's DL-44 created a shower of sparks whenever it hit. Did Chewie disarm his bolts?
It's also important to remember that among Wookiees kinslayers are not just considered foul, but less than a beast. They are to be hunted and destroyed at any opportunity, as the bond of kinship and clan is of utmost importance.
Kylo didn't just kill Chewie's friend, or just make himself "just another skywalker."
He committed the Wookiee equivalent of an unforgivable cardinal sin. In that moment he ceased being a rational, sapient being for Chewbacca and lowered himself to the level of a mad animal that must be put down for the good of everyone.
The fact the shot didn't kill him was probably because Chewie was beside himself with grief and rage in that moment and probably literally could not see straight.
I mean I'm not shocked he didn't hesitate, he just saw Kylo gut the one man who was the first friend/brother he ever had.
U mean human friend as he was well known among other wookees
@@da-vidcargill4975 yea you can see him in revenge of the sith helping Yoda escape with tarful
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According to the movies, despite all the « friends » he has on Kashyyyk, he clearly spends far more time with Han than them.
So…
@@pw6002 theyre all enslaved or dead by the time Chewie meets Han. Chewie spent less than 50 years even knowing Han. He was 190 when he met him.
Whatever youre trying to imply is wrong, and you apparently dont know much about the lore. He probably just didnt have any friends that surviced both the Clone and Galactic Civil wars.
Not to mention, he owed Han a life debt. Did you even watch the video?
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Does the lore tell us about anybody who would be as close a friend to Chewie than Han ?
Things that bother me with throwing Chewie all over the place in lore. Chewie personally knew and interacted with Grandmaster Yoda. There is a pretty good chance that he heard the name "Master Obi Wan Kenobi" who was on an important mission at the exact same time as the droid invasion of Kashyyk which was being overseen by Yoda. He observed the betrayal of Order 66 both against the Jedi and shortly after against his own people, so he would know for a fact that he could still trust the Jedi.
So when he's on the Falcon headed for Alderaan watching the Jedi train a new Jedi- I see no good reason at all that Chewie wouldn't have been actively speaking to the first Jedi he'd seen in nearly 20 years about the events of Kashyyk and Master Yoda. And the only way he wouldn't likely have pieced together Skywalker and Skywalker is if for some reason he never learned Luke's last name until after Empire Strikes Back. Its not like his last name was Smith. A Jedi named Skywalker, and a kid learning to be a Jedi named Skywalker- Wookies ARE supposed to be intelligent. So unless Kenobi off screen talked to Chewie about it and convinced him not to say anything, we're staring at another glaring plot hole created by fan service.
And THEN lets talk about how Ahsoka was an active memeber of the Rebellion that Chewie joined alongside Han. I find it pretty improbable that those two never reunited. Which then leads to the larger question of why Ahsoka didn't get involved in the Battle of Endor. Even if they couldn't retcon her into the assault team like they did with Rex- she could have been an incredibly helpful pilot commander or higher ranked officer with her experience in the Clone Wars.
Well Chewbacca never knew Obi Wan personally but he was very familiar with Yoda, if they met then they would have surely exchanged. And for most of the Imperial era, Chewie was sold to slavery by the Empire until Han found him. As for Ashoka, its implied she stayed on Malachor after her fight with Vader for some knowledge or something else.
This is why u watch the shows before commenting
Ahsoka left the Rebellion 4 years before a New Hope.
He and Han were brothers and good. Something that transcends even the life debt. I wasn't surprised at all that he didn't hesitate. I mean he saw someone he cared about and respect get gutted. That triggered pure raw emotion. Love Chewie, man. Criminally underused char to say the least.
Honestly hot take I feel like he’s one of the characters Disney’s improved
@@11bluekitkats uh how?
@@coreyholt6145 he is very important in the sequels has good scenes with Han leia Luke and is one of the most valued members of the new crew could’ve killed Ben but didn’t I’m the og’s he’s the goat but he really didn’t do all that much in the sequels he didn’t do so much either but did some
@@11bluekitkats so they didn't ruin chewy but they ruined everything else.
@@coreyholt6145 Luke surely Han and Leia I feel is different
I reckon you're right on this . Chewbacca's Loyalty was to Han . The Skywalkers were incidental .
Me too
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@@freshsmart3672 Your comment is a scam.
It's pretty interesting how Kylo Ren’s introduction contrasted to what happened after Han died:
1. Old man was killed
2. Enemy fires at Kylo Ren
Both scenarios ended very differently.
And after that wookie bowcaster was able to yeet Stormtroopers off their feet, Kylo was still standing fighting off Finn. Once he lost so much blood, then he fought Rey. Rey in TFA won only because of Kylo's fatigue and exhaustion. Then TLJ turned her into a Mary Sue 😑
To be fair she had her fair share of Mary Sue moments in TFA too, but I get your point.
She was Mary Sue from day one. Worst Skywalker going
@@budman8926 She's not a Skywalker. She stole the name just like she stole the Falcon from Chewie after Han was killed and for some reason everyone just went along with it.
@@James-rn7dx Chewie owns the Falcon, he just lets the Resistance use it (he also loans it to Hondo during the Resistance's stay on Batuu in exchange for replacement Hyperdrive parts).
@@James-rn7dx I know she isnt but she is classed as one.. There awful movies anyway rey cant act for shit
Your theory makes a lot of sense. I also like this perspective of Chewbacca's view of the Skywalker family.
You have to wonder what the conversations were like between Luke and Chewie; “I’m being trained by yoda…” “The little green Jedi?!? I know him, he’s pretty bad ass! How is he doing these days?!” (Roarrr roar roar- rrrroooasarr!)
Chewie is one manly bastard. Now if we, the audience can understand him (like through the subtitles) we could sympathize with him more. It’s like the actor behind the suit memorized a spoken script.
More screentime and scenes that help us understand the character.
I imagine that Chewbacca was thinking about what he might have to do ever since finding out what Ben had become.
Here's the thing, Chewie's home world was *extremely* important from a strategic standpoint, and the resources of the planet could more than pay for any loss of funds. The reason the NR didn't help is because they didn't care. The NR was led by Core Worlders and Republic loyalists, who are some of the worst people in the galaxy aside from the corporates (although by this point the corporations left were run by core worlders), and they only wanted the power that they had lost with the formation of the empire back. The Empire had kept them rich, but they didn't have 100% control over the decision making anymore. Many people from the Rim started to garner important positions, and even some Outer Rim worlds would become better under the Empire. The loyalists weren't happy, even though the 65th CG had reformed and the police given slightly more control, allowing the Core to become much safer. They earnt money from crime and corruption, and with major crime syndicates being literally obliterated and Jabba being essentially given the monopoly on what scraps were left, that money wasn't easy to find unless you were down at their level.
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last time I checked they could only help a few worlds are a time and are also busy chasing a running imperial fleet and didn't have the resources to help kashyyk and Han and Chewie had to do it themselves.
also what does it have to do with Chewbacca shooting Ben?
@@keybladegames_real It was a talking point in the video, which claims that kashyyk wasn't important.
@@keybladegames_real The Empire had already been defeated by a sith plot at jakku, the NR simply didn't care about helping the wookies.
I seem to recall hearing something about Wookie psychology once. Maybe it was attached to why they would never even _consider_ using their massive, retractable claws on another sentient creature unless they were certifiably psychotic.
The bit of lore I seem to recall is that their culture sees betrayal and murder, especially of family or clan, as entirely insane and completely unforgivable. If that's the case, Ben committed the most unforgivable sin right in front of Chewbacca. Killing Ben would be considered the mercy of putting down a rabid animal.
I wish I could remember where I heard this stuff, but memory fails me. On the other hand, I simply can't give that much credit to the writers of the last trilogy to have thought that deeply. I'm pretty sure they had Chewie shoot Ben because they never thought of him as being a massive impact on his rearing.
According to the WookiePedia:
The Wookiee honor code was first mentioned in the audiobook of Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel, by Michael Kogge, which was published on January 15, 2016. Although the novel was originally released as an eBook in 2015, the Wookiee honor code was not mentioned; it was later added to the novel's paperback edition, which was published on February 16, 2016.
In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Wookiees who used their claws in combat were exiled and labeled as "madclaws." The concept of using claws dishonorably first appeared in the 1996 Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook by Peter M. Schweighofer.
I believe chewy really took the shot because he could see just how powerful the Skywalkers really were not that they were psychotic or unpredictable necessarily it's the fact that when they were in the light they were strongly in the light and would double down and that their point of view was more for general galactic prosperity and then on their other half was Lord Vader who has a reputation of being a bloodthirsty genocidal killing machine when they fall they fall hard and that power in the wrong person with the wrong points of view can undo years of effort to save not only is home planet but the rest of the Galaxy and once he killed his father he saw Ben likely becoming another galactic Skywalker threat maybe not quite Vader but chaotic and dangerous all the same
You may believe that that is why Chewie took the shot, but I believe in sentences.
I have zero doubt this is the case. You're thinking way too hard. His best friend got killed and he was angry. You know what they say. Never make a wookie angry
@@keybladegames_real my best friend's kids piss me off you don't see me putting a bullet in their stomach
Good theory. I dig it. As well, the theory is in line with something I felt when watching the tragic scene for the first time, that being the light side of the Force, at that moment, flowing intensely through Chewbacca, (although not traditionally very Force sensitive but very Force aware, wookies have a balanced symbiotic relationship with the natural living world so by default the light side of the Force,) this moment of concentrated light-Force giving the distraught wookie the ability to penetrate the dark-side Force user's normally blaster-proof defense. Remember, Kylo was able to stop and hold a blaster bolt shot at him from a much closer range by Poe Dameron. Of course, one may argue that in that moment was the only time that the rage Chewie felt allowed the power of the dark-side of the Force to deliver the nearly fatal shot to Kylo-Ren.
Kylo killed Chewbacca's best friend and his own father, that's all the validation Chewie needed.
Chewie and those with him, would be next.
Yep. He said "that little shit just killed his dad and if we don't respond quickly and violently we are next."
Comic displayed arround beginning shows how chewie targets Ben's face, then remembers all memories of him as a child and lowers weapon to fire at chest instead of a headshot.
Everyone's opinions of everything evolves with time an situation. Someone old as Chewie an with his experience knows all issue are complex an according to specific situations and individuals. An everything will require different actions and strategy to handle.
Another reason that the Clones turned on the Wookies so fast was not only because Kashyyk was at a hyperspace route intersection, but they also had a guild that discovered new and secret hyperspace routes. So for heckin sure ol' Palppy wanted those routes
Can we agree that it made no sense for Leia to hug Rey and not Chewie after Hans death?
Just like how they didn't give him a medal at the end of a new hope
why not? made sense to me. they are doing all they could to trash the OG star wars. to be honest if u watch anything disney ur a traitor. and should be ashamed and humiliated in public
AGREED that was some BS
That was alluded to in a cutscene of Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga. Chewie really wanted a hug.
@@happychappy492 I at least buy the medal side story
I think Chewbacca had seen a few too many Sith especially Skywalker Sith, and tried to end before it got worse. But he was a Sith, and couldn't be killed until he became a Jedi.
Technically I don't think Kylo was really a Sith, but merely a Dark Side user.
Chewie and the droids are my favorite star wars characters, and they're all still alive in continuity. Just make a trilogy about them. I think Star Wars works best when it's just aliens and robots doing stuff. The first act of A New Hope is still the best thing in the series.
fascinating idea and very well explained.
I just wished Chewie had aimed for the head. Then the trainwrecks that were Episode 8 and 9 would have never happened.
I wish Disney never got to make the first movie. Legends was not perfect, but it was better than the puke that came out of Disney
Chewbacca is one of the most under used characters of the saga...
And he's easy to write dialogue for..........................
@@johncunningham4820
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How is he? He's in pretty much everything. He's well know by alot of fans. You knew to star wars?
Ben Quadinaros :P
I would love to see a video about the variation of the Star Wars economy throughout the course of the series. I think that it’s certainly a topic that with your analytical style, could be a really cool video. I think there would be a huge difference in value of the credit when palpatine nationalized the banking clan, as well as the transition into the empire. I wish we got more on this topic as it is a very important part of any functioning government.
That's a great idea. However, he did do a video on the cost of ships throughout the eras, with no mention of inflation. So maybe the credit held its value throughout?
Interesting theory, and you're right about one thing. Chewbacca was friends with Luke and Leia, but his loyalty (and life debt) was to Han Solo specifically. Han was his best friend, so when Chewie shot Kylo Ren, he reacted based purely on emotion.
Chewbacca is a real one .
C3P-O: "But sir, no one is worried about upsetting a Droid."
Han Solo: "Because Droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookies are known to do that."
C3P-O: Let the Wookie Win.
🤣👍
Everyone's a gangsta till they upset HK-47 or IG-88.
@@fm_0523 or Mr. Bones
Chewbacca is hilarious and you will quote everything he says.
*wookie noises*-Chewbacca
Thanks for a video on Chewie.
I don’t know… I don’t think it was because Chewbacca thought of Ben/Kylo as a Skywalker, but just no longer a Solo. Perhaps since Ben fell to the Dark Side, but definitely when he killed Han. Chewbacca may have felt guilt for failing his life/debt to Han, failing to protect his friend. Perhaps guilt for his part in raising the child who would kill Han. I can’t imagine the grief Chewie felt in that moment, I felt like I had lost a lifelong friend when I first saw that scene.
BUT, this is all a moot point, as none of this actually happened. The sequels are merely glorified (non)fan fiction, and should not be considered canonical.
yeah I agree with the fanfic part....accept thats insulting to fan fictions. Im pretty sure those writers at least map out where the story is going to go before they start it.
Bruh you had a like with the first part but the second part made me dislike
@@mike-mz6yz Ok, I will leave out the parentheses this time:
Non-fan fiction.
Or maybe anti-fan fiction?
Put "Bad" in front of fan fiction and I fully agree.
@@onliwankannoli anti-fan fiction lol that ones perfect!
That old man’s mad
Bro Kylo not dying after being hit with a bow caster is pure shit since the ultimate guide to warfare (Star Wars) describes the bow caster as firing unstable plasma bolts that explode on impact and is powerful enough to punch through armour on many armoured vehicles so him surviving is beyond belief
It might have been powered down purposefully. I mean the same movie went out of its way to show how powerful the bow caster can be. That or maybe its damage falls off with range or maybe the writing is just bad.
It’s the sequels of course the writings bad, that being said they show how powerful the bow caster is earlier to show how strong and powerful the writers OC is
@@Dakarai_Knight well I appreciate your attempt to explain but I really don’t think damage just drops off at range a bowcaster is basically a Barrett that shoots explosive bullets that have such oomph they can penetrate an at-at before exploding
He is a sith force user they can handle with the force look at Darth Maul surviving after having his body cut in half
Plot Armor 👍
Who would have a more better emotional reaction to han dying, the people who've known him for a few decades or those who have known him for a few days
There was logic in Chewy's anger though. The life debt is a bond he never wanted to break.
Rock solid insight, my dude. Keep this up an you'll get that pay raise
For a guy who is a stickler for alien species name, the predators are the Yautja.
8:17 exactly I can’t prove it but I’m like 99% sure it was chewie who convinced Han to go back and attack the Death Star which saved Luke
Also the makers of the film forgot the sheer destructive power of chewie’s bowcaster
They literally showed it blow people up and then just…not do that. What. Not even a suggestion as to why it differed in power. Why show such a massive power output earlier than reduce it again?
😔 Yeah, they placed it in Legends and morphed his bowcasterr like it was a normal bow 🤬
3:53 Predator reference 😂
Interesting perspective. I like it very much. It really puts these characters into a different light. Han Solo is a man of the people. 👍
Center mass at “over 100 meters” is actually a very easy shot. It’s considered a point blank range shot for most rifles.
So I needed to look up point blank range distance and apparently it is just when you have to account for bullet drop.
But that’s probably an energy weapon like a blaster…I don’t think they have a bullet drop at all.
@@firstnamelastname9237 bowcasters are technically projectile weapons, also my statement still stands. Point blank range is the range when u do not have to compensate for drop. Even most earth based rifles have a point blank range in excess of 100 yards. A bowcaster, would likely have a point blank range in excess of 200-300 yards given the typical effective ranges of Star Wars blaster based weaponry.
So you can wiki? Point blank in common usage means extremely close. Nobody uses the term "point blank" when referring to distances at or over 100 meters... nobody at all. You know what effective range is yet you're almost using them interchangeably..
@@natesmith2408 idgaf about the wiki. I care about what the army taught me. Point blank range has an actual definition, whether or not people commonly use it is their problem, not mine. Effective range is also a defined term. I did not use these two terms interchangeably. I simply said given the typical effective range of Star Wars small arms (which somehow manages to get into a roughly 3-6 kilometer effective range for most blaster rifles) their point blank range is likely sitting around 200-300 meters, because drop wouldn’t be something to compensate for yet at those ranges. I did not use these two interchangeably and if u believe I did than u need to learn how to read better. Using both terms in a single sentence is not the same as using them interchangeably.
@@nikik5567 well to be fair the definition I have heard of "point blanc distance" was the distance from which it is virtually impossible to miss the center of the shield (hence "point blanc" - black point - center of the target shield).
I have always been (I'm talking even before the prequels) under the impression that Obi Wan and Chewy knew each other when we first see them together at the Cantina. After all, it is Chewbacca who introduces him to Han Solo....Wich mean that at the very least, Obi Wan could understand Wookies lol.
It's weird that han solo doesn't believe in the force or the jedi but his best friend served along side the jedi and even met grand master yoda
Wow, Han was Chewie's pet dog.
Great video! I love the depth you bring to Starwars and keep it interesting!
Chewbacca is basically a space Sasquatch.
If you ever have heard the voice of George Washington Carver you might think twice about silly voices.
Plus he had just seen his best friend get murdered and was extremely angry at the person who took Han from him.
Han Solo is essentially Chewbacca's pet dog. If you watch someone kill your dog, you'd probably freak out and want to shoot them too.
We saw him merc HOW many stormtroopers, direct shots to the chest or the face…? And he shot for the gut. Yeah, his emotions around Ben still had a vote.
His vision was blurred by his tears.
Having a dislike or at least distrust of the Skywalkers? Maybe. I mean, look at what happened after the galaxy learned Leia was the daughter of Vader. I wonder what the survivors of Alderaan thought that Leia, the woman who saved their people after the destruction of their homeworld was the descendant of the Empire’s most brutal enforcer? I can easily guess that the further you went from the Core, the more negative these feelings would be. People would probably see Leia as the true face of the Core Rim, maybe even humanity. Nice on the surface but evil at heart. Like the senators and military officers who took advantage of the Clone Wars militarization to turn the Republic into the Empire. I mean, what kind of perception do people have of Naboo after the Galactic Civil War? Many probably would be angry at them since it was not only Palpatine’s homeworld, but a representative from it gave Palpatine his emergency powers. Sure Palpatine could have been stopped afterwards by so many other people, but it was a major first step. Sometimes it makes me think the galaxy is actually in a worst place than it was before. Sure, the megacorporations are no longer powerful and only small remnants of the First Order may survive, but people looked up to the New Republic and the Core Rim, along with other prominent planets across the galaxy. And they’ve all been torn from the high pedestal they were on. Does that mean planets will work together to build a better galaxy? I’m doubtful. Criminal organization and pirates have still survived despite all of these wars. In fact they’ve even been supported by the Resistance and the First Order at times. Crime even took over Coruscant, though it already had a grip on the lower levels for years. Not to mention all these planets have issues with each other that have been buried for years. Centuries ago the Republic stopped wars left and right without even addressing the issues behind these wars. They put governments in place that led to either groups wanting to launch coups to return to power or placing unpopular leaders the people grew to hate. The Clone Wars allowed these issues to be brought up, but the Empire squashed them. Now that there is no galactic government, this seems like a recipe for disaster. What’s stopping a war between the Wookies and the Trandoshans now? Will criminals rise further in power by promising protection from enemies in exchange for money? Nobody is going to want to set up a galactic government after the last few times. Now given there is no longer anyone setting up a galactic standard, that does mean each world will choose its own path so not all of them are going to pick the road to war and conquest, taking full advantage of the lack of galactic governance. Many worlds no longer bound by larger factions will probably prosper. Alliances will be made between worlds to protect and better each other. Still, it looks like the galaxy is going to look a lot like Earth, divided by multiple different planets and nations. Except there is nothing like the UN, WHO, or even Interpol. No galaxy level alliance. The Resistance at least will help planets rebuild and probably will throw their weight behind a remnant of the New Republic and try to change things so it can better help the galaxy instead of being corrupt and ineffective. But it may take generations until it becomes popular again or some type of galaxy UN is formed. It may even take a galaxy level threat that is unable to be stopped by a disorganized response to bring back a galactic government.
Outstanding answer
Excellent job!
Thank you so fucking much for what y’all do❤️
Meanwhile in legends Chewie literally sacrificed his life for Han’s kid, definitely like that version a lot more
I always thought it was crappy that Leia didn't give Chewie a medal after Yavin.
Technically in Canon he did receive his own medal in a private ceremony. Han sold or traded Luke's to Maz Kanata for a drink. Chewie may actually have Luke's too.
The mighty Wookie present he was during ORDER-66 ✨ 🎯 - great scene between Solo & The Wookie-..
…. Why would Chewbacca hesitate?
To bad he didn’t accidentally knock Finn over… ending the constant screaming of Rey !!!
Leia clearly didn't care much for Wookies. She not only snubbed the mighty Chewbacca after the battle of Yavin, but after Han was killed she gave her emotional support to a girl she didn't know instead of the best friend her late husband ever had.
The way Yoda says he'll miss Chewbacca makes it sound as if they had a closer relationship than just officers strategizing defense against the empire.
Excellent analysis.
Based on the whole humans are dogs to Wookiees thing, and that sometimes force-sensitives can go bad on a dime, I thought you were going to say that he was just trying to put down a dog gone mad. …It’s kind of true though.
Incredible
10:45 it’s been said that Kashyyyk is a very strategically important world before, also the imperials being defeating in only a year doesn’t make sense
Don't blame him. Would have done the same in his exact situation.
There, is, a, nother, Skyyy walkerrr!
Chewie thoughts by seeing Kylo Ren killing Han Solo: "Nooo, not my favorit emergency foood!" xD
Ok bad jokes aside. Chewie was cool didn't need much to say to make others understand him :)
It had to be hard to shoot at ben. But he wasn't ben , he was kylo .
the more important question is why Kylo Ren was able to withstand this hit wearing nothing but a piece of cloth and was not blasted into the air and into the chasm below, in keeping with the weapon's obvious power
Darth Vader had absorbed 4 heavy blaster shots - Solo DL-44 - with his hands .. Kylo could have had a flexible ablative armor under his rags* and in terms of raw power he's in the same league.
*it could be renforced by basic sith alchemy .
And he lose against the rookies ... perhaps the wound is for something.
The Force
Without even watching this I can tell you
Chewie didn’t hesitate because Kylo murdered his best friend
OMFG you made a whole video talking about aliens without bringing talking about how to kill or eat them
I know I’m slipping
He didn't hesitate because, well, he was fucking PISSED. When Kylo killed Han, he was a traitor to his family, which meant that he no longer got any consideration.
Also I liked how Legends went for Chewie. Yes he died, and the author that was told he had to kill Chewie didn't like it, but he figured if he was gonna do it he may as well make it great.
And so Chewie does saving a kid to then get crushed by a moon. Yes, it took a fucking moon to kill him
to quote Attitichituk in the follow-up comic "How could a mere moon be a match for my son?"
@@ZoeMalDoran The man's level of badass is truly boundless
At made me Cry when reading at in a book. So sad and yet So bad ass ending to a hero.
Did Chewie try to murder Ben? After all, he's a marksman with the bowcaster. Lightly wounding Ben seems more like a planned shot then an accidental one.
the secuel series has caused me to love leggends, at least luke didnt become a cowward but rebuild the order with legal attachment
What if 626 aka stich was made with wookle DNA?
"You should have aimed for the head..."
Wookiees live way longer than 400 years chewbacca is 1500 years old
Kylo: *Kills Han*
Chewie: "You killed my pet human! He was the goodist boi!"*shoots Kylo*
Han was basically Chewie's dog. Super short life span in comparison, loyal, smart, helpful, and the goodist boi.
Han would have lived longer if Chewbacca had gotten him neutered.
It's Han Solo's entire life, not Chewbacca's.....makes Han the dog!
If wookies were really sentient they would wear pants.
No pants = no brains.
Can you please continue the separatist alliance vs earth series please
Because Chewbacca saw Kylo and recognized that 'This is no longer the Ben that I knew and loved. This is a monster.'
Playing kotor was awesome loved Big Z wookies are just big sentimental bigfoots
it could be that his best friend, the person that he pledged a life pact to and stayed by his side helping his people, was just murdered in front of him. though if i were him and had seen my only real friend get his free trial of life expired i wouldn't have stopped shooting until i knew he wasn't going to get back up.
I think its all that and the fact that Chewie probably didn't want to see the little boy he helped raised, become another Vader, better dead then be that, once he saw how far gone Ben was, how much the Dark Side consumed him, he shot the boy he knew to protect him and Han, one last time
This was a really well developed argument/theory. 100% believable probably should be canon. I've never seen anything tie a perspective through all three of movies (and the clone wars) even with all the fanservice and callbacks they cram in. You've done a better job of linking these stories than disney did.
Good TAKE!
You know this video is good if it makes me want to watch solo
Maybe chewie got a glimpse into the future and saw what the sequels would become so he tried to stop that reylo kiss from happening 🤷♂️
Ugghh, reylo freaks🤮
@@an-animal-lover reylo is short for Rey's low standards, amirite lads or amirite lads
@@kinorris1709 perfect🤣👍
It would be really cool for the next season of the Mandolorian to see the Grogu Group team up with Chewie to free his homeworld.
That can't be done, it would require Harrison Ford, but he's busy with another movie rn.
Chewie should have aimed higher and stopped the atrocities of the sequels in their tracks
Right after Endor the first thing would have been the Wookie home world. You want a reason? Resources. If you don't want to liberate the Wookies because of location you have 3 or 4 other good reasons to do it.
If Kia-di-Mundi (I think that's how you spell it) was there the Wookies wouldn't been freed almost instantly.
There are too many ads during your videos!!! I understand "monetizing", but come on!!!
I think another factor is how kylo basicaly betrayed his own family and given how much wookies love their family stabbing one of them in cold blood with a lightsaber will get you more then just not beeing invited to chrismas anymore
It's always sad when your beloved pet dies...
I think he would have clawed him if he was close enough.
I would have loved to see more depth from Kylo about Chewbacca. Like Kylo actually caring about the big wookie rather then the conflicted feeling he had about his father. Like if Kylo was more broken up about thinking Chewbacca died in Rise of Skywalker then Ray, since he knew him since birth.
But the whole sequel series is a heap of mistakes and missed chances.
Where was the kaboom? A bowcaster bolt is basically an energy wrapped grenade and Kylo took it like nothing. That blast should have ripped him in half. Even Han's DL-44 created a shower of sparks whenever it hit. Did Chewie disarm his bolts?
i can’t shit rn