![]() This loses its luster a bit if it’s just a promotion. It shows his growth as a character that he’s now fully committing to the Rebels. This is why in Return of the Jedi it’s shocking when Han accepts the rank of General. He’s never been fully committed to the Rebel Alliance at this point and now it’s time to move on. This is also backed up on Cloud City, when Leia says to Han, “Then you’re as good as gone.” This isn’t someone who is going to go pay off his debts and come back. Please make him feel welcome.” Honestly, I bet most of the Rebels thought Han was a dick. ![]() He’s not joining us in an official capacity, but he’s going to help out for a bit and help make key decisions. ![]() There had to be a meeting, “Now, you all remember Han, he helped blow up the Death Star. He knows the right thing to do is to stay, so he does, for a while. Plus, it fits the character that he’s not fully committed to the Rebels yet. Also, Rieekan would probably add, “That would be considered AWOL, Captain.” But, instead, Rieekan just kind of accepts that Han is leaving and goes about his day. I hate to lose you.” This seems like a time Rieekan would refer to Han as “Captain” if Han were a member of the Alliance. Rieekan says, “You’re a good fighter, Solo. “Wait, who is this guy walking around in the cool jacket? Why don’t I get to wear my casual clothes? Why is this guy barking orders at me? Why did he tell me he’d see me in hell when all I did was give him sensible advice?”Īnother clue is when Han tells General Rieekan he has to leave to pay off Jabba the Hutt. I always wondered what the other Rebel soldiers thought about Han Solo. Could you imagine any scenario when young Luke says to Han, “I hate to pull rank, Captain.”Īlso, Han never wears anything close to resembling a Rebel Alliance uniform. Given both their heroics in Star Wars, it’s a pretty safe assumption Luke and Han would be given the same rank. He has the rank of Commander, which, if Han were also in the Rebel Alliance, would be pretty weird since Luke outranks him. Look, he owned a party boat, he’s the Captain, so you will call him “Captain.”) And Han does introduce himself as, “Han Solo, Captain of the Millennium Falcon.” So it’s pretty clear he’d like that to be his title.īy the time of The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker is, obviously, an officer in the Rebel Alliance. (I can’t help but think of Rob Riggle’s Captain Jack on The Office. The reason I find this a little weird is because that title is pretty fancy for someone who just happens to own a starship. Honestly, I’ve gone back and forth on the question at hand a few times, and I’ve decided he’s referred to as “Captain Solo” because he’s the Captain of the Millennium Falcon. When Darth Vader referred to Han, it was always “Captain Solo.” Boba Fett also called him “Captain Solo.” Which, in a weird way, is formal and nice. Like when Snoke says, “Haaaaan Sooooooolo.” Or when C-3PO interrupts with, “Han Solo.” No one ever called him this during the Original Trilogy. This is why it’s always so weird in The Force Awakens when everyone keeps using his full name. I’m not going to rewatch them all to find this out (so, yes, this time, please correct me if I’m wrong) but the name “Han Solo” is only mentioned one time over the course of three movies: When Han introduces himself to Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi in the cantina on Tatooine. It’s funny, but Han Solo’s full name isn’t mentioned all that often in the Original Trilogy. ![]() So, the question is, was Han Solo an official member of the Rebel Alliance in The Empire Strikes Back? All we have is what we know from the events of the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. Now, before we get into this, the question is asked in the spirit of “what the movie intended at the time.” So subsequent recent canon (like the Marvel Star Wars comics, which I do read) does not play a factor at all. In The Empire Strikes Back, is Han Solo referred to as “Captain” because ![]()
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