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[[File:Chewbacca-SWG4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Chewbacca pledged a life debt to Han Solo]]
The '''life debt''' was a social institution found in many honor-bound cultures throughout [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], including the [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiees]], [[Trandoshan/Legends|Trandoshans]], [[Noghri/Legends|Noghri]], [[Talz/Legends|Talz]], and [[Srrors'tok]]. To summarize, if a person's life was saved by another, the saved person was obligated to pledge their life to protecting and looking after their savior, even to the point of sacrificing their own life, if necessary.
{{Quote|I&mdash;I can't. The life debt is greater than any one life.|[[Zaalbar]], to [[Mission Vao]]|<ref name="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''</ref>}}
The '''life debt''' was a social institution found in many honor-bound cultures throughout [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], including the [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiees]], [[Trandoshan/Legends|Trandoshans]], [[Gungan/Legends|Gungans]], [[Noghri/Legends|Noghri]], [[Talz/Legends|Talz]], and [[Srrors'tok]]. To summarize, if a person's life was saved by another, the saved person was obligated to pledge their life to protecting and looking after their savior, even to the point of sacrificing their own life, if necessary.


The particularities of this bond, and the overall strength of the institution, varied from culture to culture. Among the Gungans, the bond was fairly loose, while among the Wookiees, the life debt was an extraordinarily solemn matter. Some unscrupulous recipients of a life debt would take advantage of their position by [[Slavery/Legends|enslaving]] and otherwise mistreating the unfortunate person sworn to their service.
The particularities of this bond, and the overall strength of the institution, varied from culture to culture. Some unscrupulous recipients of a life debt would take advantage of their position by [[Slavery/Legends|enslaving]] and otherwise mistreating the unfortunate person sworn to their service.


In Wookiee culture, this tradition is believed to have started when a young Wookiee named [[Urothko]] was nearly killed in the [[Shadowlands/Legends|Shadowlands]], only to be rescued by an elder called [[Stalpaac]]. After being saved, Urothko pledged his life to Staalpac. The story was soon spread to other villages and tribes, thus creating the tradition.
In Wookiee culture, this tradition is believed to have started when a young Wookiee named [[Urothko]] was nearly killed in the [[Shadowlands/Legends|Shadowlands]], only to be rescued by an elder called [[Stalpaac]]. After being saved, Urothko pledged his life to Staalpac. The story was soon spread to other villages and tribes, thus creating the tradition.
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==Known life debts==
==Known life debts==
{{Quote|He is under a life debt to you?''"<br />"''Yes. The original life debt was to my husband, Han Solo. During the war Chewie extended it to include my brother and me.''"<br />"''And now to the children you bear within you?''"<br />"''Yes.''"<br />"''The Wookiee code of honor is similar to our own. He may come with you.|[[Khabarakh]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]], discussing [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca's]] life debt|<ref name="Dark Force Rising">''[[Dark Force Rising]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|He is under a life debt to you?''"<br />"''Yes. The original life debt was to my husband, Han Solo. During the war Chewie extended it to include my brother and me.''"<br />"''And now to the children you bear within you?''"<br />"''Yes.''"<br />"''The Wookiee code of honor is similar to our own. He may come with you.|[[Khabarakh]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]], discussing [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca's]] life debt|<ref name="Dark Force Rising">''[[Dark Force Rising]]''</ref>}}
The Trandoshan [[Slyssk]] declared [[Marn Hierogryph]] his [[ghrakhowsk]] after Gryph faked saving the Trandoshan's life with help from [[Zayne Carrick]].
The Wookiee [[Zaalbar]] swore a life debt to [[Revan/Legends|Revan]] after his rescue from [[Gamorrean/Legends|Gamorrean]] slavers on [[Taris/Legends|Taris]], continuing his servitude up to at least the [[Battle of Rakata Prime|Battle of the Star Forge]]. Another Wookiee, the slaver and [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunter]] [[Hanharr]], believed he owed a life debt to [[Mira]] after she defeated him in combat, but spared his life. Hanharr was insulted and enraged both by the mercy she showed and by her refusal to accept his service. Thus, Hanharr was willing to arrange for Mira to be killed to erase his debt. After being defeated but not killed by Mira a second time, his life was saved by [[Kreia]]. This new life debt allowed Hanharr to attempt to kill Mira under Kreia's orders.
[[File:QGJSavesJJB-SWE.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]] saves [[Jar Jar Binks/Legends|Jar Jar Binks's]] life.]]
[[Jar Jar Binks/Legends|Jar Jar Binks's]] life debt to [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]] began when the [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] saved his life during the [[Trade Federation of Planets|Trade Federation's]] [[Invasion of Naboo/Legends|invasion]] of [[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]]. Binks then served as a guide for Qui-Gon Jinn and [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] up until Qui-Gon Jinn's death.
The entire [[Noghri/Legends|Noghri]] species owed a life debt to, at first, [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]], and later his daughter Leia, when Darth Vader went to [[Honoghr/Legends|Honoghr]] after the planet was devastated during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]. When it was found that Vader had tricked them, several years after his death at Endor and while they were under the control of [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]], they pledged their allegiance to Leia.
The entire [[Noghri/Legends|Noghri]] species owed a life debt to, at first, [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]], and later his daughter Leia, when Darth Vader went to [[Honoghr/Legends|Honoghr]] after the planet was devastated during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]. When it was found that Vader had tricked them, several years after his death at Endor and while they were under the control of [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]], they pledged their allegiance to Leia.


[[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca's]] life debt to [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] began after Solo, then an officer in the [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]], saved the Wookiee from slavery. Chewbacca's debt to Solo later expanded to include his wife [[Leia Organa Solo]], his children [[Darth Caedus|Jacen]], [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina]], and [[Anakin Solo|Anakin]], and his brother-in-law [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]. However, the Wookiee life debt seemed unique, in that not even the debt could erase Chewbacca's obligation to return to Kashyyyk on [[Life Day/Legends|Life Day]]. Also, his life debt was not nullified by death as is with many others. After Chewbacca's death, the life debt was carried on by Chewbacca's son [[Lumpawaroo/Legends|Lumpawarrump]] and his nephew [[Lowbacca]].
[[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca's]] life debt to [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] began after Solo, then an officer in the [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]], saved the Wookiee from slavery. Chewbacca's debt to Solo later expanded to include his wife [[Leia Organa Solo]], his children [[Darth Caedus|Jacen]], [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina]], and [[Anakin Solo|Anakin]], and his brother-in-law [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]. However, the Wookiee life debt seemed unique, in that not even the debt could erase Chewbacca's obligation to return to Kashyyyk on [[Life Day/Legends|Life Day]].


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear]]''
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 37|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 37]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{C|Zaalbar/Revan}}
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' {{C|Hanharr/Mira and Kreia}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]''
*{{Film|I}} {{C|Jar Jar Binks/Qui-Gon Jinn}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Way of the Jedi]]''
*[[Kenobi (novel)|''Kenobi'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Kenobi (audiobook)|''Kenobi'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hutt Gambit]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[The Hutt Gambit]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[Star Wars Adventures: Han Solo and the Hollow Moon of Khorya]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{C|Han Solo and Chewbacca/Badure}}
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{C|Han Solo and Chewbacca/Badure}}
*{{Journal|3|When the Domino Falls}} {{C|Nikaede/Drake Paulsen}}
*{{Journal|3|When the Domino Falls}} {{C|Nikaede/Drake Paulsen}}
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*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Black Ice (adventure)|''Black Ice'']]
*[[Black Ice (adventure)|''Black Ice'']]
*''[[Shadows in the Force]]'' {{Mo}}
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*{{Film|V}} {{C|Chewbacca's life debt extended to Leia}}
*''[[Side Trip]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Side Trip]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]''
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]''
*''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{C|Wookiees/Rebel Alliance}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{C|Wookiees/Rebel Alliance}}
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*''[[Tyrant's Test]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[The New Rebellion]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[The New Rebellion]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[Ambush at Corellia]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo's family}}
*''[[Ambush at Corellia]]'' {{C|Chewbacca/Han Solo's family}}}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]'' {{C|Lumpawarrump and Lowbacca carry on Chewbacca's life debt}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey]]'' {{Mo}} {{C|Lowbacca's family/Han Solo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' {{C|Lumpawarrump and Lowbacca/Han Solo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Inferno]]''
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*{{InQuestCite|50|Star Wars Episode VII: Rise of the New Republic}}
*{{InQuestCite|50|Star Wars Episode VII: Rise of the New Republic}}
*{{InsiderCite|57|Who's Who in the New Jedi Order}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]''
*{{FFCite|12|WOO3, ''Wookiees''}}
*{{FFCite|74|LOW2, ''Lowbacca''}}
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/sourcearchive/news20070926.html|text=Chewbacca and the Life-Debt}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{InsiderCite|124|Blood Feud!}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{FFGTCG|set=Edge of Darkness|cardname=Wookiee Life Debt}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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{{Interlang
|de=Lebensschuld#legends
|es=Deuda de vida
|ja=命の借り
|nl=Life Debt
|pl=Dług życia
|ru=Долг жизни
}}


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The life debt was a social institution found in many honor-bound cultures throughout the galaxy, including the Wookiees, Trandoshans, Noghri, Talz, and Srrors'tok. To summarize, if a person's life was saved by another, the saved person was obligated to pledge their life to protecting and looking after their savior, even to the point of sacrificing their own life, if necessary.

The particularities of this bond, and the overall strength of the institution, varied from culture to culture. Some unscrupulous recipients of a life debt would take advantage of their position by enslaving and otherwise mistreating the unfortunate person sworn to their service.

In Wookiee culture, this tradition is believed to have started when a young Wookiee named Urothko was nearly killed in the Shadowlands, only to be rescued by an elder called Stalpaac. After being saved, Urothko pledged his life to Staalpac. The story was soon spread to other villages and tribes, thus creating the tradition.

Known life debts

"He is under a life debt to you?"
"Yes. The original life debt was to my husband, Han Solo. During the war Chewie extended it to include my brother and me."
"And now to the children you bear within you?"
"Yes."
"The Wookiee code of honor is similar to our own. He may come with you."
―Khabarakh and Leia Organa Solo, discussing Chewbacca's life debt[1]

The entire Noghri species owed a life debt to, at first, Darth Vader, and later his daughter Leia, when Darth Vader went to Honoghr after the planet was devastated during the Clone Wars. When it was found that Vader had tricked them, several years after his death at Endor and while they were under the control of Grand Admiral Thrawn, they pledged their allegiance to Leia.

Chewbacca's life debt to Han Solo began after Solo, then an officer in the Imperial Navy, saved the Wookiee from slavery. Chewbacca's debt to Solo later expanded to include his wife Leia Organa Solo, his children Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin, and his brother-in-law Luke Skywalker. However, the Wookiee life debt seemed unique, in that not even the debt could erase Chewbacca's obligation to return to Kashyyyk on Life Day.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Dark Force Rising
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