Chewbacca — Return of the Jedi Character Profile

About Chewbacca

Loyal Wookiee co-pilot and best friend to Han Solo.

Chewbacca — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Wookiee

Abilities

Superhuman strength, Bowcaster combat, Mechanics, Loyalty, Wookiee language

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• Rebel Alliance
• Galactic Republic
• New Republic
• Resistance
• Crimson Dawn
• Bright Tree tribe
• Endor strike team
• Star Wars universe

Quick Facts about Chewbacca

Occupation

first officer, mechanic, warrior

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Brown hair

First Appearance

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Chewbacca's Known Relations

• Attichitcuk — Father
• Mallatobuck — Spouse
• Lumpawaroo — Child
• Lowbacca — Relative
• Rebel Alliance — Member of
• Galactic Republic — Member of
• New Republic — Member of
• Resistance — Member of
• Crimson Dawn — Member of
• Bright Tree tribe — Member of
• Endor strike team — Member of

Chewbacca appears in 8 titles

• Star Wars (1977) — character page
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — character page
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — character page
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — character page
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — character page
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) — character page
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Mayhew

Appears in

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Chewbacca — related — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
• Chewbacca — Social Best Friends — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

  Han and Chewbacca remain inseparable companions during the rescue and battle.

  Leia infiltrates Jabba's palace while pretending to have captured Chewbacca, and Chewbacca later fights beside Han during the escape.

• Chewbacca — Alliance Rescue Partners — Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)

  Luke includes Chewbacca in the rescue and escape effort.

  Luke comes to Jabba's palace to free his friends, including Chewbacca, and later battles Jabba's thugs with the group.

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