Case in point: Han Solo shooting first. When George Lucas altered the original “Star Wars” in 1997 to depict Harrison Ford’s scruffy-looking smuggler firing on the alien Greedo in self The debut issue of Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca hints at the history between the two while also shedding light on Solo having a hair-trigger in the original trilogy. WARNING: Spoilers below for In the comic series The Rise of Kylo Ren, Ben destroys the Jedi Temple in a rage killing many of his fellow students. While under the manipulation of Snoke, Ben joins Ren, leader of The Knights of Ren. Ben is also sought after by three remaining Jedi, Hinnix, Voe, and Tai, who studied with him under Master Luke Skywalker. Even Alden Ehrenreich, who is playing Han in the upcoming Solo film, showed his support for the ‘Han Shot First’ movement in a recent interview. Ehrenreich was asked whether Han or Greedo shot first and quickly answered the former before explaining why it’s a question that matters so much to fans. “I think it’s just fun,” says Notice also that some time elapsed between the hit of Vader's wingmen and the shot in which appears Chewbacca and Han and, last but not least, after saying 'Great shot, kid! That was one in a million! Han stirs Chewie up as if Solo was telling the Wookiee: Your shot was great too, my friend! Han Shot First. There is no question about it. And in 1977, no one questioned it. However, the legal question remains, was Han Solo legally justified in killing Greedo (Provided the Empire’s Doctrine of Fear had similar Common Law traditions)? For those who do not have the scene memorized, here is the dialog from the original version from IMDB: The answer to the question in the original Star Wars is Yes, Han Solo shot first. In later versions of the movie, however, the scene was edited to show Greedo shooting a split-second before This interaction backs up the version of Star Wars lore where Han shoots first, as it removes all doubt that Greedo was ready and willing to kill him. Greedo and Han's backstory shows that Han his well aware Greedo is willing to kill him, and that he's even been shot by the villain before. The idea that Solo would wait to shoot second knowing Did Han Solo or Greedo shoot first? Han shoots first. The alien dies. A revision came about for the 1997 re-release and plays out the same except Greedo fires and the shot hits the wall, Solo is luckier or more skilled and hits his foe. The change came about to show Han killing Greedo as an act of self defense, rather than a mindless killing. Greedo admits straight-up that Han won't be surviving this scenario, at which point Han shoots to kill before Greedo can fire his own gun. In the 1997 re-release, however, George Lucas edited the htwYZ.