Chewie's age....

I was wondering, Chewie is 200 years old, but are those wookie or standard years?

Im very curious,

DM

 

I believe that is standard years.

 

when 200 years old you reach.. look as good you will not

 

But when 225 years old you reach, squashed by a moon you are, yes.

 

when 200 years old you reach.. look as good you will not LOL

But when 225 years old you reach, squashed by a moon you are, yes. LOL!

thanxs, wow, Chwie is old! Then, if he's that old how come he knows nothing of the Skywalker bloodline, I suppose they were preaty famous??? *shrug*

DM

 

The galaxy is a big place, with millions of worlds. Chewie wouldn't necessarily know the Skywalker family history.

 

Skywalker probably isn't a household name until Luke destroyed the Death Star. I doubt many of the general public knew many of the name Skywalker by name until then.

 

He was 200 at the Battle of Yavin and He died at 225 in the book Vector Prime.

 

Sounds logicall, *shurgs*
thank y'all

DM

 

"Skywalker probably isn't a household name until Luke destroyed the Death Star. I doubt many of the general public knew many of the name Skywalker by name until then."

Well, considering Anakin Skywalker had a major role in the Battle of Geonosis, was a capable warrior throughout the Clone Wars, and will presumably have a big effect on the war's final battle in Ep. III, I'm pretty sure some people had heard of him. Doubt they assumed there was any connection between the two, though.

 

No it's in DOG years; Chewie is 27.

 

Is 200 years old considered young, middle aged, or old for Wookies?

 

It would be about 30-35.

 

Thanks Bib.
Damn, Chewie was kind of young when he died. He still had many good years left in him.

 

Chewie was probably in his mid-early life span. Wookies do live a very long time.

Why do people say dog years?

 

CHEWIE!!!!

Sorry, I need to mourn still.

 

Why do people say dog years?

Maybe because Chewie was modeled after Lucas' dog, Indiana?

 

no, that was Indiana Jones.

Chewbacca was modeled after his wife.

BAM

 

Actually, no. If you watch some of the earlier Lucas interviews, he said that he often let his dog Indiana ride in the front seat, almost like a copilot. Chewie is very similar to that.

 

Lucas' dog, Indiana was for both the name Indiana (Jones) and Chewie the inspiration.

 

Yes, I understand that. But why can't Chewie be 200+ years old? Certain animal species on earth live to be 2-3 hundred years old.

Why does Chewie's age have to be in "dog years"?

 

Only turtles live to be a couple of hundred years old. And they have a shell Chewie just has hair. You know the only ones as old as Chewbassa are Yoda (c 900) and Threepio and Artoo (112) And they all have shells except Yoda but he is a turtle anyway.

 

Dog years?! Just because the characyer is based on Gl's dog doesn't require it to age in dog years.

 

But when 225 years old you reach, squashed by a moon you are, yes.

does that happen in episode III?

 

It happens in the first novel of the New Jedi Order seres: Vector Prime.