In Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, Princess Leia leads the Resistance, and Han Solo is back to his smuggling, and when they see each other midway through the film, they seem distant, as if they haven’t been together for a long time. “You changed your hair,” Han Solo states. “Same jacket,” Leia responds. This is not something said between partners who spend time together regularly, but they got married after the events of Return of the Jedi, so what happened? How did they get so far apart? Republic under siege is beginning to answer that question.
In Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Republic Under Siege #1 by creative team Alex Segura, Stefano Raffaele, Alex Sinclair and Joe Caramagna, Princess Leia receives a call from Kashyyyk from a Wookiee named Kerrithrarr. Leia affirms the New Republic’s support for the Wookiees’ battle for freedom against the Empire, but knows Kerrithrarr has more to say.
Kerrithrarr informs Leia that Chewbacca and Han Solo have disappeared. The last time they were heard of was near Ashmead’s Lock. Leia says she wishes Kerrithrarr knew more, but promises to do as much as she can for Kashyyyk.
Princess Leia and Han Solo went their own ways soon after the Second Death Star
The military heroes had different battles to fight, with Han going to Kashyyyk
The war didn’t end when the Emperor died, so after a short break and a brief victory celebration, Princess Leia was thrust back into the politics of war. Not only that, but she also had to deal with reestablishing the Republic now that the Emperor was no more. Han Solo wasn’t as good at politics as his new wife, so he took on more action-packed tasks, like helping Chewbacca free his people and planet from the oppression of the crumbling Empire, which wouldn’t let Han and Leia. spend a lot of time together.
The tie-in novels revealed that Han and Leia’s true separation happened when their son, Ben Solo, was seduced by Supreme Leader Snoke and became the evil Kylo Ren. Han and Leia saw a lot of darkness in their son, so Leia sent him away to train with her brother, Luke Skywalker, but when she sent him away, Han and Leia had nothing left, and they both went back to doing what they were good at. node. Leia fought with the Resistance and Han returned to his life as a smuggler. However, Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Republic Under Siege shows that the cracks started before Ben was even bornwith both heroes being desperately needed for a galaxy in crisis.
A comic book adaptation of Kashyyyk’s release is expected to arrive soon
Fans need to see Han Solo and Chewbacca’s ultimate mission
The greatest representation of Kashyyyk’s liberation comes from Chuck Wendig’s novel Consequences: life debt, and in video games Battlefront II, where Han Solo and Chewbacca search for information crucial to Kashyyyk’s release. The current Battle of Jakku comic series is lining up perfectly with the events of Wendig Consequences series, as well as uniting many other forms of media that occur after Return of the Jedi, which could mean that an adaptation of Kashyyyk’s release could take place very soon, showing Han’s side of this growing estrangement.
Although Kashyyyk’s release is not described in the Battle of Jakku comic book series, definitely deserves its own comic book miniseries, and with Marvel currently in the post-Return of the Jedi era of storytelling, it’s possible that there are more comics than just The Battle of Jakku. Fortunately, even though Han and Leia operate on different sides of the New Republic, there’s still plenty of time for beautiful moments in between. Star Wars heroes before their eventual separation.
Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Republic Under Siege #1 and available now from Marvel Comics.