It's a bold statement, especially after she betrayed him in Solo: A Star Wars Story, opting to work under Darth Maul and gain power. Leia takes it with a pinch of salt first but as Qi'ra sheds backstory into Han's ambitions to be a hero in his youth, she can tell Qi'ra loves him still and isn't lying.Īt the heart of it all, Qi'ra confesses she could never be what Leia is to Han, ergo she just wanted the lovers reunited. She further reveals the Imperials that helped Leia were her people, as she's got insiders everywhere. It's why she fought Vader, hoping to buy time for Leia's crew to sneak Han away after Qi'ra got the casing by hiring people to steal from Boba Fett.

She wanted the rebels to rescue Han, while her Hutt forces, as well as the rebels' fleets, put a dent in Palpatine's legions. She was never going to sell him - it was meant to destabilize the Empire so her group could gain more ground in the criminal underworld. It's testy, at first, as Leia hates how Qi'ra tried to auction Han off in his carbonite cell, but Qi'ra soon confirms it was all part of a long con. RELATED: Star Wars: Why General Grievous' Lightsabers Are Blue and Green, Not Red She boards for a meeting with Leia, clearing the air on her mission and wanting to avert a firefight.

The bombshell comes in the War of the Bounty Hunters story, 'Collision Course,' from Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, Rachelle Rosenberg and Clayton Cowles, as the Millennium Falcon's trapped by Qi'ra's Crimson Dawn flagship.

However, as Luke also joins in, while it seems like Han was recovered by his friends, Star Wars #18 now confirms it was all due to his worst enemy setting things up - and no, this isn't Boba Fett. It's a team effort with Princess Leia dressing up as a slave, Chewbacca pretending to be a prisoner, and Lando Calrissian also stealthily doing his part. In Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, as much as it's revered for Luke Skywalker saving Darth Vader's soul and 'killing' Emperor Palpatine, one of the most iconic arcs involves them infiltrating Jabba the Hutt's lair to rescue Han Solo. WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Star Wars #18, on sale now from Marvel Comics.

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