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Lit Han and Leia in the EU - A Discussion Thread (Life Debt spoilers must be tagged)

Discussion in 'Literature' started by unicorn, Feb 10, 2016.

  1. Claire1976

    Claire1976 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I don't have a problem with Han having previous girlfriends at all, just as long as Leia remains the love of his life. It's unrealistic to think there was no one before Leia. Of course there was. But she needs to be the most important one ;)

    Legends authors they could bring back? Well I'd love to see Troy Denning tackling a good Han and Leia story again. I know he wasn't popular with some fans, but you can't deny that he totally "got" our fav couple, and Tatooine Ghost was like Han and Leia heaven for me. Would love to read more from him.



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  2. littlepadawan91

    littlepadawan91 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I'd be careful with any Leia allusions in the Han movie that might imply he thinks the little princess is cute... I think their age difference of 10 years still stands, so she'll probably be a literal child. But I'd love, love, LOVE something like what Matt mentioned from the Han Solo trilogy. Or maybe Leia goes to Corellia with Bail for some political reason and they catch each other's eyes for a brief moment or something.
     
  3. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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    Pablo said that Han didn't have a canon age
     
  4. IamZam

    IamZam Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I can see something along the lines of "someday she's going to make some poor guy crazy" or something like that, as their age difference would make her seriously underage. He's a lot of things, but definitely not a perv. I always assumed the characters were roughly the same age as the actors.

    As for JJ he reminds of a fanboy living out his 13 year old self's fantasies.


    He probably would have given Han some young arm candy if didn't think he'd have a riot on his hand.
     
  5. MattOrgana

    MattOrgana Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Yes, but in The Princess, the Scoundrel and the Farmboy Luke says Han is about ten years older than him. We don't know exactly how old he is in the new canon, but he still is a bit older than Luke and Leia, enough for Leia being just a child while he's in his late teens.

    We'd run after him with pitchforks and torches.

    [​IMG]
     
  6. unicorn

    unicorn Chosen One star 4

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    I think Pablo said Han's only going to be about 20 in the Young Han Solo movie so Leia would only be about 10. Anything on him commenting that she's cute would be creepy.
     
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  7. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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    So he's 29 in ANH?
     
  8. littlepadawan91

    littlepadawan91 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I hope there's a glimpse of kid Han as well (Jacob Tremblay, pls?)
     
  9. LelalMekha

    LelalMekha Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Here are the passages that MattOrgana mentioned earlier:
    and later

     
  10. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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  11. Claire1976

    Claire1976 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Wow, didn't realise he'd said that. I honestly thought he was 10 years older than Leia and that was still canon.

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  12. LelalMekha

    LelalMekha Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Well...
    (From A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy, which is canon.)
     
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  13. Sologal

    Sologal Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    That's interesting Jedi Jessy. This comment makes it sound like they're going to follow the old canon backstory of Han being orphaned or abandoned. Still, you'd think he'd have a general idea of how old he is within a year or so, but would not know his actual birthdate. I'd think that would be frustrating not knowing exactly when you were born.

    The old EU timeline was very clear about the difference in the ages of Han and Leia, which is 11 years. According to the old Star Wars Encyclopedia, Han was listed as born 29 year before the Battle of Yavin and Luke and Leia 18 years before said battle. I just assumed this would stay the same.
     
  14. Claire1976

    Claire1976 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Didn't they change Leia's age to 19 in ANH later on, making the age gap 10 years?

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  15. MattOrgana

    MattOrgana Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I'd say yes.

    And it fits with hole symbolism with characters ages Star Wars loves. We know every Skywalker has done something incredible at 19 (and I'm looking at you as well, Rey), even though Leia was probably doing incredible things from the crib. And I'm sure we'll eventually read about the adventures of a 19 years old Padawan Ben Solo.

    And Han at 29, made a decision that changed his life forever, when he went back to help Luke. At 29, Kylo Ren killed his father, a decision that I'm sure will change his life forever (though I don't if it's for better or worse).



    The age gap was of 10 years. Han was 29, while Luke and Leia were 19 in ANH.

    Han's Legends page on Wookieepedia says he was born on 29 BBY.

    While Leia's says she and Luke were born on 19 BBY.

    In the new canon, Leia remains being 19 in ANH.
     
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  16. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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    Yes, Han just calls Luke "kid" because Luke was an ingenuous boy to Han (and ends up becoming like a younger brother). Plus Han has a "cowboy" style, every cowboy character likes to call someone "kid" or "darling" (I think that last is too cheesy) lol



    "Pablo Hidalgo ‏@pablohidalgo 4 de jan
    @TheSchridler Luke and Leia would be around 53 [in TFA]. I don't think we've ever known Han's definitive age."
     
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  17. IamZam

    IamZam Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    That is what I thought. Even if there is no established age, he is clearly older than she is. He calls Luke kid, and Luke is the same age as Leia. Given the actors 13 year age difference, if he was in his 20's she would have been a tween at most.

    If would make more sense for her to comment on him.
     
  18. LelalMekha

    LelalMekha Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I find it rather weird that they've decided all of a sudden that we don't know Han's age. We've always known it, and Alexandra Bracken's canon retelling of ANH uses the traditional (i.e. Legends) age gap.
     
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  19. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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    "Pablo Hidalgo ‏@pablohidalgo
    If you want a real headscratcher, Leia changes the way she pronounces Han through the course of ESB."

    I have the same headcanon lol
     
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  20. MattOrgana

    MattOrgana Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Look at us, discussing fiction characters ages. I love this fanbase. :han::leia:
     
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  21. Sologal

    Sologal Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Hmmmm.....then there is conflicting information out there or they later revised it. The resource I referenced was written by Stephen J. Sansweet and published by The Ballantine Publishing Group and copyrighted by Lucasfilm, Ltd. in 1998. But hey, what difference does 1 year make.;) Considering Han spent a significant amount of time in deep freeze then I'd say he's a year closer in age to Leia anyway, whatever it may be.;)
     
  22. LelalMekha

    LelalMekha Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Juste because it's cute, I'm leaving it here:
    [​IMG]

    (From the recent Little Golden Book I am a Princess.)
     
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  23. IamZam

    IamZam Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    awwww!!
     
  24. Jedi Jessy

    Jedi Jessy Force Ghost star 5

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  25. Claire1976

    Claire1976 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Haa, I'm glad I'm not the only person who noticed that! ;)
     
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