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Big Game Hunters
Feb. 24th, 2018 09:32 pmDiscussing the Solo trailer, and of course two questions came up. One, what the hell did Han and Chewie do to the Falcon's interior? And two, what does Han actually smuggle?
As it turns out, the answer to both of them is obvious. We've only seen Han actually smuggling cargo once, in The Force Awakens, and he was smuggling wild animals.
And now, all the pieces fall into place!
The Falcon's a rat's nest by the time of A New Hope because normally Han and Chewie are keeping animals there.
The Mynocks in Empire Strikes Back are presumably a cargo Han forgot to unload; he doesn't seem at all surprised to find random animals attached to his ship in deep space.
Jabba's a regular customer. Between pets, monsters, and lunch, he's always looking for new exotic creatures.
The Sarlacc, then, was presumably the cargo Han dumped at the first sign of an imperial patrol. He just dumped it in the desert somewhere. Jabba wasn't happy, and once he finally found it, he thought it'd be nicely ironic to use it to execute Han.
The Porgs nesting in the Falcon in The Last Jedi are kind of bittersweet for Chewie to see; it reminds him of the good old days, when there were always half a dozen critters nesting somewhere on the ship.
Tell me it doesn't all add up!
As it turns out, the answer to both of them is obvious. We've only seen Han actually smuggling cargo once, in The Force Awakens, and he was smuggling wild animals.
And now, all the pieces fall into place!
The Falcon's a rat's nest by the time of A New Hope because normally Han and Chewie are keeping animals there.
The Mynocks in Empire Strikes Back are presumably a cargo Han forgot to unload; he doesn't seem at all surprised to find random animals attached to his ship in deep space.
Jabba's a regular customer. Between pets, monsters, and lunch, he's always looking for new exotic creatures.
The Sarlacc, then, was presumably the cargo Han dumped at the first sign of an imperial patrol. He just dumped it in the desert somewhere. Jabba wasn't happy, and once he finally found it, he thought it'd be nicely ironic to use it to execute Han.
The Porgs nesting in the Falcon in The Last Jedi are kind of bittersweet for Chewie to see; it reminds him of the good old days, when there were always half a dozen critters nesting somewhere on the ship.
Tell me it doesn't all add up!