WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, in theaters now.. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a fitting conclusion to many of the major plot threads of the franchise.It brings closure to the story of the Skywalker family and features one last great battle between the Light and Dark Sides of the Force. George Lucas explained why Chewbacca wasn't given a medal at the end of Star Wars: A New Hope all the way back in 1977. Let's be very clear: I didn't want to see Chewbacca die. (Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Do not read if you have not seen the movie. As TheLethalCarrot said, it's one of the Alliance medals given to Luke and Han in A New Hope.. My interpretation of its significance had been that it's a response to Chewie not getting a medal after the Battle of Yavin, which some fans have seen as unfair (since he didn't do any less than Han), and which has had varying explanations and retcons over the years. How did Chewie survive Rey's explosion in The Rise of Skywalker? Though it is worth noting that Chewie does get a medal after the fact in the Star Wars books, this is a moment fans have waited to see on-screen for … Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo told The Hollywood Reporter that he thinks the medal given to Chewie in The Rise of Skywalker is the one originally … "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" comes with an end to a scene that brings the nine-movie saga full circle, while hinting at the future of Rey. But the whole bait and switch of his death and its reversal is indicative of the bigger problems of The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brought a definitive end in the war between the Resistance and the First Order, ending on a scale of epic proportions as … It is a running joke among Star Wars fans that Leia awards medals to Han and Luke for their roles in destroying the Death Star, but poor Chewbacca doesn’t get one. In case you're unaware of why this is such a big moment for the Wookiee, it all stems from the end of A New Hope, where Han Solo and Luke Skywalker got medals for saving the day, but Chewie … The Rise of Skywalker … As Rey and her friends prepare to leave the desert planet of Pasaana, Rey senses the …