Who is black Chewbacca?

Black Krrsantan then had a short but eventful run-in with Star Wars' other Wookiee Chewbacca when the bounty hunter was hired to kidnap Luke Skywalker while onboard the Millennium Falcon. Every Star Wars fans understand the advice, 'Let the Wookiee win,' but which one?
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Who is the black Chewbacca in Boba Fett?

Joonas Suotamo inherited the role of Chewie beginning with 2017's The Last Jedi. Jones' Black Krrsantan, a former gladiator, made his grand entrance in the second episode of The Book of Boba Fett, which just dropped its fifth episode on Disney+ this week.
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Who plays the black Chewbacca?

As it turns out, the actor playing him might just be an even bigger surprise. Standing at 6'7″, Carey Jones is the man behind the beast, and while he might not be a household name, this Emmy winner is no stranger to television.
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Is Black Krrsantan a Wookie?

Krrsantan, also known as Black Krrsantan, and nicknamed "Santy," "BK," and "Black K" by Doctor Aphra and "Santo" by Garsa Fwip and Boba Fett, was a male Wookiee bounty hunter whose career spanned from during the rule of the Galactic Empire into the era of the New Republic.
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Is Black Krrsantan cannon?

While the fearsome Wookiee Black Krrsantan may be a bounty hunter in the Star Wars galaxy, he's better known as a gladiator in canon.
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Why was Black Krrsantan exiled?

Early in his life, Black Krrsantan was forced to leave his home planet of Kashyyyk when he disgraced his people. He then began a career as one of the few Wookiee bounty hunters for the crime boss Jabba who ruled on Tatooine.
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How do you pronounce Black Krrsantan?

He followed up the Tweet by offering his phonetic pronunciation of Black Krrsantan, saying he does "K-rur! San-tan." It's no wonder Doctor Aphra has referred to Black Krrsantan by a number of nicknames during their comic book adventures, including "Black K," "BK," and "Santy."
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Is Chewbacca in The Book of Boba Fett?

Star Wars subtly gives Chewbacca justice in The Book of Boba Fett finale, and it all comes down to a joke with Black Krrsantan and a melon.
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Who were the two Wookies with Yoda?

Later, Tarfful and Chewbacca fought side by side with General Yoda on the battlegrounds of Kashyyyk.
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Does Boba Fett know Black Krrsantan?

After he escapes, he becomes a bounty hunter who works under the employ of Jabba the Hutt and occasionally Darth Vader. Boba Fett and Black Krrsantan also know each other in the comics, but it is currently unclear whether or not the two characters have a history in The Book of Boba Fett.
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Are there black Wookies?

Standing before Boba and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) is the ex-gladiator turned mercenary Black Krrsantan, also known as “Black K.” A broad-shouldered Wookie in obsidian fur and gold armor, Black Krrsantan is easily one the scariest characters in Star Wars history.
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What's the difference between an Ewok and a Wookie?

Like the Wookiees, Ewoks were furry. Unlike the Wookiees, they were very small. In anthropological terms, they were of the stone age -- and the rawhide, wood and vine age -- living in harmony with nature in thatched huts in the Endor forest, which looks very much like Northern California.
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Is Krrsantan stronger than Chewbacca?

While he's not as physically strong as Black Krrsantan, Chewie's resourcefulness has outmatched the intimidating Wookiee bounty hunter. These hairy characters clearly earn the love and fear of many, but there's another Wookiee in Star Wars Legends that makes these Wookiees look much weaker in comparison.
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Are Tusken Raiders human?

Biology and appearance. A'Sharad Hett stated, while on a mission to Aargonar with Anakin Skywalker, that Tusken Raiders were biologically incompatible with Humans. This implies that Tusken Raiders were a non-Human species.
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Who is the deadliest bounty hunter in Star Wars?

In the classic Star Wars Legends continuity, Jango Fett's origin story proves that he's truly the deadliest bounty hunter in galactic history.
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Is Chewbacca a woman?

Early life. A Wookiee male, Chewbacca, nicknamed "Chewie," hailed from Kashyyyk, a peaceful planet where he was born in the city of Rwookrrorro, one hundred and eighty years before the Clone Wars to Attichitcuk and a female Wookiee.
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Is General Grievous a droid?

Grievous, born as Qymaen jai Sheelal, was the cyborg Supreme Commander of the Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems for most of the Clone Wars. Grievous was originally a Kaleesh from the planet Kalee, where he lived his early life.
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Is Chewbacca the last Wookiee alive?

Chewbacca died in 25 ABY, the first year of the Yuuzhan Vong War, giving his life during the Destruction of Sernpidal to save Anakin Solo.
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Who has Black Krrsantan fought?

Black Krrsantan Fought Obi-Wan Kenobi

In Star Wars #20, he fought Obi-Wan Kenobi when a mission brought him to the Lars homestead on Tatooine.
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Who are the Pikes in Star Wars?

During the Clone Wars, Lom Pyke was the leader of a syndicate of spice dealers known as the Pykes. Operating out of Oba Diah, they controlled the lucrative trade that delivered spice to the ruling crime families of the lower levels of Coruscant.
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How long was Boba Fett in the Sarlacc pit?

Here's the timeline. After Boba Fett escaped the Sarlacc Pit, he became part of a tribe of Tusken Raiders. But how long was Fett out there in the desert before he found Fennec Shand? The short answer is five years.
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