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Solo: A Star Wars Story is arriving in theaters in less than a week. This will be the second Star Wars movie starring all new characters in a six-month time span, and the thrill of learning about new people who inhabit the galaxy far, far away is always a big one for fans. But where some of these characters are familiar (Han, Chewie, Lando) some are complete unknowns. One of the biggest mysteries is Emilia Clarke's character, named Qi'ra. Who is Qi’ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story ? And how is she related to Han Solo?
Qi'ra has stood out for the odd spelling of her name, but there's a reason for it. It's actually based on George Lucas' own works. Drafts of both Episode VII and Solo were originally first written before the Lucasfilm buyout by Disney, and in Lucas' version of what became The Force Awakens , the female protagonist was named Kira. In the Disney penned version, they eventually renamed her Rey.
Using a variation on the original name Lucas wanted is a small homage to the man who created Star Wars , that his Kira (or Qi'ra) character eventually made it on screen.
So what exactly do fans know about her character heading into the film? Here's a run-down of her biography so far.
The first detail known for sure about Qi'ra is that she grew up on Corellia, same as Han did. The two of them were friends during their time living there, and perhaps might have been something more, or wanted to.
From the shots from the trailer, they were small time petty criminals who spent their days running from the Imperial occupying forces.
Exactly how Qi'ra escapes Cordella has not been revealed pre-film release, but as her Wookieepedia biography makes clear, it must have been a desperate gamble to get out. She was a street urchin, either orphaned, abandoned, or ignored by her parents. From a very young age, gang life was family life for her, and by the age of 18, when she began working to escape, it was the only way of life she'd really known.
They say you can take a person out of their circumstance, but you can't take the circumstances out of a person. Gang life was what Qi'ra knew.
So despite managing to escape from her home planet, when she went to build a brand new life, Qi'ra wound up, as part of a gang – a bigger, far more well-heeled gang, to be sure, but a gang none the less, working for criminal mastermind Dryden Vos.
One of the reasons people go back to what they've grown up around: It's what they know, and what they are good at. Qi'ra is very good at being part of a gang, and as someone who has been privy to how they work since a young age, she rose through the ranks quickly.
By the time Han catches up with her, years after her escape, he discovers she's second in command of Vos' gang.
In perhaps one of the more interesting twists of fate revealed in the trailers for Solo it's Qi'ra who is responsible for Han and Lando meeting each other in the first place.
From the clip, it's suggested that Vos needs a pilot and a ship. Han is selling himself as a pilot, but he's screwed in terms of a fast ship. Qi'ra knows someone who can fill both bills, leading Han to the card table where Lando rules supreme. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Solo: A Star Wars Story opens on Friday, May 25, 2018, in theaters everywhere.
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Drew Dietsch has been professionally writing about entertainment for over a decade. His bylines include FANDOM - where he was a founding contributor and Entertainment Editor - Bloody Disgusting, SYFY WIRE, and more. He created and hosts GenreVision, a weekly film discussion show at genrevision.com.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to shed a light on everyone’s favorite smuggler, but we are also going to be introduced to new characters that helped shape Han Solo into the lovable rogue we all know. One character we’ll be meeting is Qi’ra, played by Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke. But, what do we already know about her? And why don’t we hear anything about her and Han’s relationship in later Star Wars stories?
Let’s take a look at this enigmatic character.
At first glance, it’s pretty clear that Qi’ra isn’t some petty beggar. We see her in a number of exorbitant outfits throughout the various trailers and TV spots. And we also see her acting as a socialite during some kind of party. So, it’s safe to say that she’s not a member of the underclass.
It’s probable that she has made a good living as a smuggler or through some other criminal enterprise. If Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to really show us our best look at the illegal world of Star Wars, it’s safe to assume that Qi’ra is a high-ranking (or at least very successful) member of the underworld. And that means keeping up a certain standard of appearance.
We do know that Qi’ra and Han aren’t going to be total strangers when the story of Solo: A Star Wars Story takes place. In the novel Most Wanted , we discover that Han and Qi’ra grew up together on the planet Corellia. They make a living however they can on the dangerous city streets. And although they have a friendship, it doesn’t seem like that will get in the way of doing business.
Most Wanted revolves around Han and Qi’ra being tasked with performing a job for some crime boss. However, they aren’t working together but competing for the reward. Of course, something goes wrong and it forces the two to cooperate in order to survive a wide array of enemies.
How much of that we’ll see in Solo: A Star Wars Story remains to be seen. Still, you can bet that this friendship is going to come into play with the bigger plot of the film. And it might be why we don’t hear Han talk about Qi’ra.
It seems like Qi’ra will have her own goals and desires when it comes to the big mission that Han and the gang are attempting to pull off. From what we know, Qi’ra is still heavily involved in the criminal underworld when the plot of Solo: A Star Wars Story kicks off. Exactly why she needs Han’s help is unclear but we have a pretty good feeling that she’s not going to be 100% honest with him.
It’s likely that she is manipulating Han for her own motivations. Emilia Clarke has said that Qi’ra is fighting to stay alive, and it might be that she takes advantage of Han and their childhood friendship in order to survive the harsh world that she has become entangled in.
Or, does something worse happen to Qi’ra?
As we saw with Rogue One , these new anthology films aren’t afraid to kill off their cast. Could Qi’ra fall victim to such a demise? And could her death be one of the defining moments in Han’s life?
It’s not difficult to infer that Han and Qi’ra might have some romantic feelings for each other. In fact, Qi’ra might be counting on that in order to utilize Han for her own devices. So, could we see love blossom between the two only to have it cut down by both betrayal and a tragic demise? Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Han is so jaded when we meet him in A New Hope .
No matter what, it’s safe to say that Qi’ra is going to play a vital role in the Star Wars universe. How exactly how that will play out and what it will mean for Han? We’ll find out everything when Solo: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters on May 24 in the UK and Australia, May 25 in the US.

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