Solo: A Star Wars Story - 12 Rumours That Were Utter Bull

11. Qi'ra Or Beckett Dies To Save Han

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The Rumour: Whenever a prequel movie introduces new characters who don't exist in the established franchise chronology, fans instantly assume they're going to die somehow.

In the case of Han's childhood friend Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) and criminal mentor Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson), it was pretty easy to believe that either or both of them would end up sacrificing themselves to keep Han alive in the eleventh hour.

The Truth: Though Beckett is dead by the end of Solo, he actually dies at Han's hand and it's certainly not a noble, heroic death. Qi'ra, meanwhile, goes in a totally different direction than expected, taking Dryden Vos' (Paul Bettany) place in the Crimson Dawn organisation and becoming one of Darth Maul's (Ray Park) most trusted advisers.

All things considered, the movie actually did far more interesting things with both of these characters than most fans seemed to anticipate.

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