Star Wars: 15 Crazy Facts About The Millennium Falcon Before Han Solo Owned It

<img src="https://https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Millennium-Falcon.jpg" /><p>Is there any ship more iconic and synonymous to the <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/star-wars/"><em><strong>Star Wars</strong></em></a> saga than The Millennium Falcon? Only Luke Skywalker's X-Wing fighter comes close and even then it loses style points for not being unique. From its infamous off-model satellite dish to its wonky navigation computer, The Millennium Falcon is one of a kind and as uniquely original as its captain, Han Solo.</p><p>Of course it's a well known fact, first revealed in <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em>, that Han won the ship in a game of chance against fellow scoundrel Lando Calrissian. What's less well known is the story of how Lando won The Millennium Falcon under similar circumstances, before he and Han met for the first time in <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/han-solo/"><strong><em>Solo: A Star Wars Story</em></strong></a>. Yet even before Lando acquired the ship, it had a legendary history involving a long line of risky business ventures of varying levels of legality and a number of owners who gambled with their lives, if not their credits.</p><p>Many of these stories were detailed in the novel <em>Millennium Falcon</em> by James Luceno. While now considered part of the <em>Star Wars Legends</em> (what used to be called <em>The Star Wars Expanded Universe</em>), the novel offered a unique perspective on the history of a galaxy far, far away, as viewed through the screen of a stylish (if semi-reliable) starship.</p><p>Here are <strong>15 Crazy Facts About The Millennium Falcon Before Han Solo Owned It</strong>.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/star-wars-facts-millennium-falcon-before-han-solo/">Star Wars: 15 Crazy Facts About The Millennium Falcon Before Han Solo Owned It</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/star-wars-facts-millennium-falcon-before-han-solo/">Star Wars: 15 Crazy Facts About The Millennium Falcon Before Han Solo Owned It</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 29, 2018 at 09:05PM