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Tomtrek @Tomtrek4/26/2023, 5:27 PM

One of my favourite things about the bizarre origin story Solo: A Star Wars Story gives to Han Solo's name is that it means that at some point after Return of the Jedi, Han and Leia would have had a conversation about what last name to give their son Ben.

It could be "Organa", which not only represents the late Bail Organa, one of the founders of the Rebellion, but would also keep alive the memory of Alderaan which was destroyed by the Empire at the cost of billions of lives.

Or it could be "Solo", which was a name given to Han by a guy at the airport.

They called him "Ben Solo".

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Natalie @nex34/26/2023, 8:30 PM

extremely firm patriarchal name conventions in a galaxy far far away

effika @effika5/1/2023, 2:52 AM

I guess Han wanted to feel special? Who knows. It's so... Not a good choice. Maybe that's why Ben turned out like he did. (Watsonian and Doylist interpretations both.)

Adell @Adell5/1/2023, 4:48 AM

I still support the one theory/joke that his full name should be Ben Chewbacca Solo.

philosophy major (derogatory (reclamative))@nullpat5/1/2023, 7:36 AM

I feel like Solo works a lot better if you take it as some shit Han made up while losing at cards

although I guess "forced leia to use his ridiculous made up last name" wouldn't be out of character for how divorced he is in disney canon 🤷‍♀️

Tomtrek @Tomtrek5/1/2023, 11:47 PM

I once saw someone say that a fun way to view Solo is as an in-universe piece of propaganda made by the New Republic, made to give Han a clean image now that he's the husband of one of of the major leaders.

It's why Han has now always been a good guy at heart, actually supported the rebellion right from the start, and why now suddenly he goes to the Drugs Planet to smuggle... fuel.

It's also why Rey knows about Han, the Falcon and the Kessel Run but doesn't recognise Harrison Ford.