When I think about the Greedo shooting first thing, I get the sense that it DOES actually help the charecter of Han in context of the story. There had to have been 15 or 20 other pilots with fast ships in that cantina, so why choose Han? If Han kills Greedo in cold blood, that makes him a charecter with no redeeming values, and I don't think that's the kind of guy Ob-Wan wanted to hook up with, especially if him and Luke ae on the run from the Empire. Han's a smuggler, not a murder. And he's not really a pirate either. I think that term gets associated with him because of comments other charecters make about him and because it's an easier generalzation than trying to imply what it means to be a smuggler. Pirates dont get hired to do jobs, they dont take fees or charters, they don't work for anyone. Pirates murder and plunder their way around, and this is not Han. Han hides things in his ship and takes them across restricted areas. I'd say his worst qualities are the fact that he's arrogant and generally doesnt think before he acts, but he's no murder. Greedo shooting means that he doesnt cross that line.
And it makes Greedo look like less of a pussy, though no less a cross eyed Dug. For christ sake, he was TWO FEET AWAY from him!!!
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