A Comparison Of Han And Star Wars

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batman. Solo is more like a pirate like Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. Han is his own kind of witty hero, and he saves the princess, but their love isn't truly shown in the movies. He always saved the day when the opportunity had risen. Unfortunately, his evil son whom he tried to save by convincing to go home killed him in episode VI. Han, who is a minor part of the title star wars, which has amassed a huge influence in all parts of culture. There have been movie and TV spin-offs such as family guy star wars and space balls. There have been video games, and thousands of consumer products made off of star wars. Han hasn't been excluded. He has appeared in video games and toys. In family guys, star wars peter griffin the main character

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