Needles

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"A little something I picked up from my pal, Needles, best street racer in all of Corellia. Till he crashed and died, doing this."

―Han Solo, before attempting Needles' maneuver^[1]

Needles was a male individual who was a friend of Han Solo. According to Solo, Needles was the best street racer on Corellia. At some point before 10 BBY, Needles attempted to pull a dangerous maneuver whilst driving a vehicle, but it failed and he was killed. Whilst escaping from the Galactic Empire in the Maw Cluster, Solo and the Wookiee Chewbacca successfully performed the same move Needles attempted.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Needles was first mentioned in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film's co-writer Jon Kasdan revealed on his Twitter account that Needles' name is a reference to Douglas J. Needles (portrayed by Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Flea), a character who appeared in the second and third films of the Back to the Future trilogy.^[2]

Appearances

Solo: A Star Wars Story (First mentioned)
Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 5 (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Solo: A Star Wars Story
↑ Jon Kasdan (@JonKasdan) on Twitter (post on May 25, 2018): "NEEDLES is 100% a reference to BACK TO THE FUTURE III. Don't race Needles! It'll ruin your life!" (backup link) (Note: The original tweet has been taken offline)

In other languages

[Solo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Solo: A Star Wars Story

[Twitter-2] Jon Kasdan (@JonKasdan) on Twitter (post on May 25, 2018): "NEEDLES is 100% a reference to BACK TO THE FUTURE III. Don't race Needles! It'll ruin your life!" (backup link) (Note: The original tweet has been taken offline)

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