Though it’s science fiction’s leading men that grab all of the glory, they’d be nothing without the friends behind the fame – the loyal companions that have their backs no matter what. While sidekicks play an important role in the genre, they often get overlooked, but you can always rely on SciFiNow to give credit where credit it due, so join us now as we deliver our ode to the ‘little guy’…
Perhaps the most famous sidekick in movie history, Chewy has the illustrious honour of being the only creature in the galaxy that Captain Solo trusts implicitly. A warrior of great strength and loyalty, we’d be foolish not to ‘let the Wookiee win’. Chewy is a veteran of the Clone Wars who was tasked by Yoda to help protect his home planet against the droid forces of the Confederacy, and later he aided the Rebels in the attack on the Death Star. In terms of sheer brute strength and technological savvy there is no better and Chewbacca puts those attributes to good use by helping Solo to modify the Falcon. But he does have a bit of a temper and if you mention the ill-fated Star Wars special, he’s likely to pull your arms clean out of their sockets.
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