Possible Clues:

• ''Star Wars'' pilot
• Iconic sci-fi pilot
• Chewbacca's companion
• Almost put to death lone character in 'Star Wars'
• Chewbacca's companion in 'Star Wars'
• Film character introduced in 1977, who died in a 2015 sequel
• Smuggler hunted by Boba Fett
• Space pilot who insists, "I take orders from just one person: me"
• Space pilot who insists, 'I take orders from just one person: me'
• [Spoiler alert!] He dies in 'The Force Awakens'