VALLongtime crime partner of Beckett. She doesn't trust Han and doesn't like him sticking his nose in their business.

QI'RAChildhood friend of Han, she uses her criminal experience to move up in with a well-known criminal organization.

TOBIAS BECKETTRecruits Han to join a team of scoundrels that are going to do a job for a big-time gangster. He mentors Han in the ways of the criminal.

LANDO CALRISSIANCaptain of the Millennium Falcon and well- known smuggler, he makes a change from the smuggler life and becomes a full-time gambler. Always looking for high-stakes wins, he travels the galaxy searching for the best games.

CHEWBACCA190-year-old wookie struggling to survive under the expanding oppression of the Empire. When he crosses paths with Han, he follows him on a daring adventure and �nds an unexpected lifelong friend.

HAN SOLOStruggling under Imperial rule on the planet of Corellia, Han Solo is a young thief working for a notorious criminal gang. With ambitions of becoming the best pilot in the galaxy, he joins a crew of outlaws on a dangerous job that molds him into the scoundrel that we know.

DRYDEN VOSA sophisticated intergalactic gangster who surrounds himself with luxury. He leads an up-and-coming crime syndicate known for being extremely ruthless.

L3-37Self-built from Astromech and Protocol droid parts, she is sarcastic and serves as Lando’s navigator aboard the Millennium Falcon.

ENFYS NESTThe leader of the Cloud Riders, a swoop bikers gang of pirates that has earned a brutal reputation throughout the galaxy.

As a young Han Solo looks to make a name for himself in the criminal underworld, he embarks on a dangerous adventure that will gain him a lifelong friend and mold him into the fan favorite smuggling scoundrel that we all love.

JABBA THE HUTT: Feared gangster that places a bounty on Han when he fails to pay his debts.

GREEDO: Bounty hunter working for Jabba. Fails to collect Han’s debt.

MAZ KANATA: Thousand- year-old pirate with vast underworld connections. Has a reputation of giving young smugglers their start.

C-3P0 AND R2-D2: Have appeared in every “Star Wars” movie.

BOBA FETT: One of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy.

Lightspeed Hyperdrive

Laser cannon access tube

Han’s version Landos’s version

Boarding ramp

Engineering bay

THE FASTEST HUNK OF JUNK IN THE GALAXY

WILL THE STREAK CONTINUE? Will C-3P0 and R2-D2, the only characters to appear in every “Star Wars” �lm, make a cameo in an origin story about Han Solo and keep to tradition? With the possibility of other character cameos, here are a few that would �t in a Han Solo story line.

Lando Calrissian's pride and joy, the Millennium Falcon was a Corellian YT-1300F light freighter used for smuggling and extensively modi�ed to outrun starships. A cleaner, brighter look than seen in previous movies, the interior was remodeled to meet Lando’s personal taste and entertain guests.

Cockpit

Main corridorMain hold

Crew quarters

Has two mandibles extending outward with an empty space in between

The sleek, clean design re�ects Lando’s personality

Sublight engines

DENGAR AND BOSSK: Bounty hunters once hired by Darth Vader to capture the Millennium Falcon.

DARTH VADER: Galactic Empire enforcer.

SABACC A poker-styled card game popular with high-stakes gamblers throughout the galaxy. With various versions of the game, a popular variant was "Corellian Spike," which used a pair of six-sided dice. The favorite game of Lando, his high-stakes wins and losses eventually shape his destiny.

Sources: Starwars.com, Lucas�lm

CHRIS RAMOS, CONTRIBUTING ARTIST