Chewbacca, nicknamed Chewie, is a fictional character of a sentient alien species in the Star Wars universe. In the series' narrative chronology, he appears in the films Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The character's creation as a "gentle, hairy, non-English-speaking co-pilot" was inspired by George Lucas seeing his own Alaskan malamute sitting up on the passenger seat of his car.

The dog, Indiana, also inspired the name of the lead character in another series of Lucas films, Indiana Jones. He is best known as the first mate of Han Solo's ship, the Millennium Falcon, in the original Star Wars trilogy. He became Solo's first mate and constant companion when Han, then an Imperial Captain, was ordered to kill him because Chewbacca was a slave for the Empire.

Han was decommissioned from the Imperial Navy, and later became a smuggler. Since he saved his life, Chewbacca owed a life debt to Han, meaning that he would serve Han for the rest of his life. According to Entertainment Weekly he is one of the "greatest sidekicks" in film history.

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