He was kicked out, however, when he stopped an Imperial officer from beating a Wookiee named Chewbacca with a neuronic whip for resisting capture. Solo then entered the Imperial Academy at Carida, serving with distinction. Solo became a smuggler, and fell in love with Bria Tharen, though she left him due to her duties to the Rebel Alliance. He was treated cruelly, and served Shrike for many years before escaping while in his teens.
Born on Corellia, he was orphaned at an early age and taken by the pirate Garris Shrike to serve on his crew. Han Solo was a male Human smuggler from the planet Corellia who achieved galactic fame as a member of the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic.
