Top 10 Facts About Han Solo

Han Solo is a character from the Star Wars franchise. With movie about him called Solo: A Star Wars Story set to be released on May 10, 2018, it is appropriate to make a list on the best facts regarding the pilot of the millennium falcon.
The Top Ten
1 He almost died in Return of the Jedi.

Harrison Ford did not enjoy playing Solo and so, he wanted him to die in Return of the Jedi. However, the decision turned out to be that he would survive. Instead, Han died in The Force Awakens.

2 Harrison Ford almost wasn't Han Solo.

Burt Reynolds, Nick Nolte, Kurt Russel, Al Pacino, and Christopher Walken were also considered for the role.

3 He was based on Francis Ford Coppola.

Coppola is a director, best known for his work in The Godfather. He is a friend of George Lucas, director of the Star Wars movies.

4 At one point, he was not imagined as human.

He was, instead, imagined as a green-skinned creature with a set of gills and no nose.

5 Princess Leia was not his first wife.

In an edition of Marvel Comics it was revealed that Han had a wife before Princess Leia named Sana Starros.

6 His blaster has an interesting origin.

It was built from a pistol called the Mauser C96 and the barrell of an MG81 machine gun. The prop was previously used in The Naked Runner

7 His claim that the Millennium Falcon completed the Kessel run in less the 12 parsecs is not true.

First of all, parsecs is a measurement of distance, not time. Secondly, it is said in a draft for A New Hope that this is "obvious misinformation", while the book based on A New Hope says that this is a lie.

8 When Princess Leia says "I love you" to him, his response of "I know" was not scripted.

Harrison Ford was supposed to say "I love you too", but it was decided that his improvised response was better.

9 His gold dice are significant.

He used them to win the Millennium Falcon from Lando in a game of Corellian Spike. They also dangle from the ceiling of the Millennium Falcon in the original trilogy.

10 He is from a planet called Corellian.
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