Before a poor farm boy accompanied by an old fossil wandered into a dusty cantina, and a princess with a pastry-like hairdo barked orders at them, Han Solo and his trusty companion, Chewbacca, only had each other. “Star Wars” never delivered a thorough backstory on the galaxy’s favorite smuggler and his furry friend.

But that might all change, since Disney is currently scouring all the young men Hollywood’s got to offer to play a young Han Solo. Even with the duo not having as much a fleshed-out past as the Skywalker twins, it is pretty obvious that their bond rivals Luke and Leia’s in strength.

Some consider Chewie a background character. Perhaps the other heroes of the series overshadow him, but I think Chewbacca is a very interesting character and, come on, who wouldn’t want a friend like Chewie? OK, you can’t understand anything that comes literally roaring out of his mouth, although Han seems to have a pretty good grasp on it.

While Han and Leia’s romance is one of the more memorable love stories of cinema history, I think Han and Chewbacca’s bromance should earn the same regard. Even before the charming criminal enters the main storyline, Han has a price on his head bestowed by the feared gangster, Jabba the Hutt. Chewie is extremely loyal to Han because anyone else flying with a man marked for certain death would’ve hit the hyperseed the heck out of there! The fact Chewbacca is still Solo’s copilot is major proof that there is a strong link between the two.

In “A New Hope,” Chewie seems to play Han’s moral compass and probably played a major role in convincing the scoundrel to turn around and help Luke blow the Deathstar to smithereens.

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the lovable walking carpet is obviously distressed when Leia is presented with no other choice but to shut the doors, leaving Han and Luke stranded in a wintry wasteland. He weakly roars and lowers his head, shoulders slumped in sadness.

In the same movie, their friendship suffers another hit when Han is condemned to be frozen in carbonite. As Han descends into the freezing chamber, his beastly BFF roars loudly in anguish, but I can’t help but believe he’s also vowing revenge for what is happening to his pal.

Then, in “Return of the Jedi,” Chewie sacrifices his freedom in a risky rescue mission to save Han from his imprisonment.

Han is always there to stick up for his friend, even though Chewbacca probably could handle himself. Don’t you remember? Wookiees like to remove limbs when they lose. Can you imagine what they would do to you if you were picking on them?

Han doesn’t take too lightly to Leia calling Chewie a walking carpet and fires his own series of mocking nicknames her way. Han shows his affection towards Chewbacca in words more than actions. His playful banter with his longtime co-pilot is sort of like having inside jokes with your friends.

In “The Force Awakens,” this galactic bromance is brought to the spotlight again. While they might be older and a tad slower, Han and Chewie are still a dynamic duo you don’t want to mess with.

When the friends are in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, you get this fluttering in your heart. You know they belong there, together. Everyone remembers the trade-mark “I love you,” or “I know,” but maybe we all need to pay more attention to when Han says, “Chewie, we’re home.”