How did Han Solo and Chewbacca meet?

Chewbacca (or "Chewie," as he was known to his friends) was a legendary Wookiee from Kashyyyk, best known for being the co-pilot of Han Solo's ship, the Millennium Falcon. ... However, Nyklas did not count on any more interventions by Solo, and the young lieutenant saved Chewbacca from being whipped to death. read more

Chewbacca orchestrated the escape of close to all of the slaves which consisted mostly of Wookiee children, but in the process had his ship come under fire by Imperial TIE Fighters led by Lieutenant Han Solo. read more

In the now un-canonized novels and comics, Han originally met Chewie when he saved the Wookie from imprisonment. Chewbacca was so grateful he declared he had a "life debt" to Solo, and proceeded to become Han's first mate on the ship he owned before the Falcon. read more

How Han Solo and Chewbacca Meet In the books, Han and Chewie first meet on an Empire slave ship while Lt. Solo is an Imperial pilot. Solo boards a derelict slaving craft to find that its cargo of Wookiee children had escaped, and a badly wounded Wookiee in the pilot’s seat. read more