▲ 107 ▼ In The Empire Strikes Back, why does Han significantly outrank Luke? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments Luke blew up the freakin' Death Star and he only gets to be commander. Han wants to skip out on the whole rebellion thing and he gets to be a general.
[–] blinks6517@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) Han had previous military training, both in Legends and the new Disney Canon. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Was that between Solo and A New Hope? Because I don't remember him having any training in Solo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) There was a scene with him in the army, but most training is implied with a black screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago Ah, ok. I barely remember Solo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They skipped it over in Solo. He washed out of the navy’s pilot academy at Carida; his big mount and, ah, in-imperial stature were the problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago He joined the Imperial academy then the Navy, then kicked out of the Navy and sent to the Mimbam where he was the PFI in trenches permalink fedilink source parent [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago Let's just not remember anything from Solo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Was that between Solo and A New Hope? Because I don't remember him having any training in Solo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) There was a scene with him in the army, but most training is implied with a black screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago Ah, ok. I barely remember Solo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They skipped it over in Solo. He washed out of the navy’s pilot academy at Carida; his big mount and, ah, in-imperial stature were the problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago He joined the Imperial academy then the Navy, then kicked out of the Navy and sent to the Mimbam where he was the PFI in trenches permalink fedilink source parent [–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago Let's just not remember anything from Solo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) There was a scene with him in the army, but most training is implied with a black screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago Ah, ok. I barely remember Solo. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago Ah, ok. I barely remember Solo. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago They skipped it over in Solo. He washed out of the navy’s pilot academy at Carida; his big mount and, ah, in-imperial stature were the problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago He joined the Imperial academy then the Navy, then kicked out of the Navy and sent to the Mimbam where he was the PFI in trenches permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago Let's just not remember anything from Solo permalink fedilink source parent