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CHEWBACCA
Chewbacca is the Wookie co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon and best friend to Han Solo, the pilot. Solo gave up a career in the Imperial Military to rescue Chewie from an Imperial slave ship. As a result, the Wookie owes Han a life debt and would gladly put his life on the line for him. It's not an easy job keeping Han alive, and his honor family (people a Wookie regard as family and would die for, includes life debt) has grown to include Luke and Leia, but Chewbacca seems to think the job is worth it.
PLAYED BY: Peter Mayhew
DID YOU KNOW?...At the height of STAR WARS's release, Peter Mayhew (and Chewbacca) received from 2,000 to 3,000 pieces of fan mail per week.