The Millennium Falcon's Design Origins Are Not What You'd Expect
screenrant.comStar Wars' Millennium Falcon design origins are not what you might expect. The famed ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs is one of the most recognized and popular ships in all of pop culture. The Millennium Falcon made its first appearance in George Lucas' A New Hope in 1977 and has since become a cultural icon, appearing in both the Star Wars original and sequel trilogies.
Piloted by Han Solo (Indiana Jones' Harrison Ford), the Millennium Falcon is a Corellian YT-1300 light freighter that changed hands many times before Lando Calrissian won the the ship in a game of sabacc. A fellow smuggler, Han Solo (who flew the famed Kessel Run mission in the starship) would eventually win the ship from Calrissian in a game of sabacc as well, captaining it well through the Galactic Civil War where he teamed up with the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and his copilot, Chewbacca. Calrissian would return to pilot the Falcon multiple times, including The Battle of Endor, where it aided in destroying the second Death Star and The Battle of Exegol, which saw the end of Emperor Palpatine and The Final Order.
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The ship has been celebrated across many mediums since its introduction, from toys to models to LEGOs to comic books to art prints and beyond, becoming a staple of the Star Wars mythology. Its creation is another thing altogether, which is outlined in the first episode of the Disney+ series Light & Magic, which traces the origins of the famed effects house Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), created by George Lucas. The fascinating docu-series reveals a number of fascinating facts about the creation of A New Hope,
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