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.
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.
Luke may have fired the shot that took out the death star, but don’t forget it was Han’s support that allowed him to survive that long. Seconds before, Han took out Vader’s escorts, also knocking Vader out of the way.
“General” might sound like an inappropriate rank if you compare rebel ranks to modern organization ranks. But remember rebels die a lot. Maybe they needed to promote someone.
And of Han and Luke, which one do you think negotiated harder for a position of importance? Luke loves the idea of being a soldier under other leaders. Han can’t be bothered to take orders from anyone so if he’s going to be involved at all he needs to be ranked.
Goes over better than “that fucker in the vest.”
This. It was a participation award, and there was no scene showing the rebel agent chatting with Luke about the award they wanted to bestow him with, only to find out whiny farmboy has shit to do that doesn’t include saving the galaxy unless it’s because his daddy ain’t his daddy anymore. 🤗