20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

5. Chewbacca Finally Pilots The Millennium Falcon!

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Another easily missed first that went down during the most successful film of 2015, the most loveable furball in the galaxy finally found himself in a position folks had actually never seen him in before.

In the wake of his long-time best bud Han Solo being tragically murdered by his own son within Starkiller Base, it was up to Chewbacca to rescue Rey and an injured Finn after the two had seen off Kylo Ren amidst the trees.

And it was in this moment when Chewie was briefly seen sitting in the pilot's seat of the Millennium Falcon for the very first time, with the iconic Wookiee only ever co-piloting the Falcon alongside Han or Lando Calrissian up to that point.

It's just a shame it took the death of his best mate for Chewie to finally get a chance to pilot the legendary light freighter.

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