Solo family

The Solo family was the family of Han Solo, a Corellian smuggler-turned-general of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. The captain of the YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon, Han was born around the year 32 BBY on the Core World Corellia, where his father Ovan worked in the shipyards of the Corellian Engineering Corporation. Contrary to rumors about his ancestry, with some claiming that he was the descendant of Prince-Admiral Jonashe Solo, Han was given the name "Solo" when he joined the Imperial Academy during the reign of the Galactic Empire.

Han lived among the scrumrats of Coronet City during his youth, working with the White Worms Gang led by Lady Proxima. Seeking a better life, Han left his homeworld by enlisting with the Imperial Military, determined to become the best pilot in the galaxy. Lacking a surname at the time, he was registered under the name "Han Solo" by Chief Drawd Munbrin, the Imperial Recruitment Officer who approved Han's application to the academy. Han initially served in the Imperial Navy, but was later transferred to the Imperial Army as a result of his rebellious and insubordinate behavior. During the Mimban Campaign, Han committed desertion by leaving the army on Mimban with help of Tobias Beckett and the Wookiee Chewbacca. Following a brief stint in Beckett's gang, Han took ownership of the Millennium Falcon from Landonis Balthazar Calrissian and relocated to Tatooine in the Outer Rim Territories.

In 1 BBY, Han was hired by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker to transport them to Alderaan along with their cargo, the droids C-3PO and R2-D2. A chain of events, from the Destruction of Alderaan and the rescue of Princess Leia Organa, to the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station, led Han to join the Rebellion against the Empire. However, he failed to repay his debt to the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure, and as a result a bounty was posted for Han's capture.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY, Han was frozen in carbonite and taken to Jabba's Palace by the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Han was ultimately rescued by his friends and he returned to the Alliance in time for the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. It was Han who led the strike team that destroyed the shield generator protecting the DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station, which allowed the Alliance Fleet to destroy the second Death Star.

Han married Organa, who gave birth to their son, Ben Solo, as the war ended with the signing of the Galactic Concordance in 5 ABY. Ben was Force-sensitive, having inherited the raw strength of the Skywalker family bloodline through his mother, whose biological father was the Chosen One Anakin Skywalker. Luke, who was Organa's twin brother, trained Ben in the ways of the Force while Han ran his own shipping company and Organa returned to politics as a senator of the New Republic.

The Solo family fell apart as a result of Ben turning to the dark side of the Force like his maternal grandfather before him. Ben slaughtered his uncle's students, thereby preventing the restoration of the Jedi Order, and joined the Knights of Ren as their master, "Kylo Ren." Ren also rose to power in the First Order by virtue of his status as the apprentice of Supreme Leader Snoke.

Ren's actions drove his parents apart, as they sought to cope with what happened to him in their own way. Han returned to smuggling while Organa created the Resistance to fight the First Order. In 34 ABY Han confronted Ren at Organa's behest. Despite Han's attempt at reconciliation, Ren killed his father believing it would strengthen his connection to the dark side. Although Ren went on to become the new Supreme Leader after assassinating his master, the act of patricide failed to end his inner conflict. Ultimately, Ben's memory of his father helped him to return to the light side of the Force, reclaiming his Jedi heritage and his legacy as a Solo. The Skywalker and Solo lines ended with Ben, who sacrificed his life to resurrect his counterpart, the Jedi apprentice Rey, during the Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY.

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