Chewbacca — The Empire Strikes Back Character Profile

About Chewbacca

Loyal Wookiee co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon and steadfast friend to Han Solo.

Chewbacca — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Alien

Abilities

Wookiee strength, Bowcaster combat, Mechanics, Loyalty, Roar intimidation

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• 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)
• Return of the Jedi (1983) — character page
• 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

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Chewbacca — Professional Pilot And Copilot — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

  Their long-standing partnership is essential to survival.

  The profile identifies Chewbacca as Han Solo's loyal Wookiee copilot, and they flee together aboard the Millennium Falcon.

• Chewbacca — Alliance Fellow Rebels — Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)

  They cooperate as members of the same rescue group.

  Leia and Chewbacca escape Cloud City together after Lando frees them and later remain aboard the Millennium Falcon.

• Chewbacca — Alliance Rescuer And Ally — Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)

  Their cooperation supports the escape from Cloud City.

  Lando frees Chewbacca along with Leia and helps them fight back toward the Millennium Falcon.

• Chewbacca — Conflict Enemies — Darth Vader (David Prowse)

  Chewbacca is directly endangered by Vader's operation.

  Chewbacca is captured with Leia in Cloud City and escapes only after Lando frees them from Vader's control.

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