Chewbacca/Legends

Chewbacca  or "Chewie" (c. 200 BBY - 25 ABY) was a Wookiee from Kashyyyk and co-pilot of Han Solo's ship, the Millennium Falcon. He escaped with the aid of then-Imperial officer Solo. He participated in the Rebel Alliance, accompanying Solo both out of friendship and in accordance with the "life debt" he owed by the Wookiee code of honor.

Galactic Republic-era (200 BBY to 19 BBY)
Chewbacca was born on Kashyyyk around 200 BBY, he was the son of Attichitcuk. During much of his early years Chewbacca lived on Kashyyyk, but unlike many others Wookiees who rarely left from the lush forests of Kashyyyk, Chewbacca was consumed by an overpowering sense of adventure and exploration. Chewie's first travels were to the remote and dangerous lower levels of Kashyyyk's emense forests. But it was not long before his travels took him far from the confines of his green homeworld. His heart, however, remained on Kashyyyk, and Chewie would always try to make it home the holidays.

As he reached adulthood, he married Mallatobuck. The two had one child, Lumpawarrump. Chewie and his father were responisble for the creation of many villages on Kashyyyk around the time of 32 BBY.

During the Clone Wars, Chewbacca was also a leading member of the Wookiee resistance to the CIS.He was a major player in the Battle of Kashyyyk, and was apparently a high ranking Wookiee as he stood in the command platform with Yoda and he was in part responsible for Yoda's escape from Kashyyyk when the clone troopers turn on the Jedi.

Galactic Empire-era (19 BBY to 4 ABY)
Chewbacca, like the other denizens of Kashyyyk, was enslaved by the Empire and forced to help construct the Death Star. He was freed by Han Solo, and became his close companion. Chewbacca participated in Leia Organa's escape from the Death Star, and the subsequent Battle of Yavin. Princess Organa initially disliked Chewbacca as much as she disdained Han and called him a "walking carpet," but the friendship between the two grew over time.

Chewbacca joined Organa and Solo in the terrestrial portion of the Battle of Endor, during which he distinguished himself fighting in terrain similar to that of his homeworld.

New Republic-era (4 BBY to 25 ABY)
Chewbacca continued to be a close friend of both Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. He was seen as an uncle-like figure by the Solo children. Twenty years after the founding of the New Republic, Chewbacca was killed in the Yuuzhan Vong invasion on Sernpidal.

Skills
Chewbacca was an expert mechanic. While perfectly able to understand the galactic-standard language Basic, he was unable to speak it due to his species' vocal structure. He instead spoke Shyriiwook to his human companions, who typically replied in Basic.

Appearances
In The Star Wars Holiday Special, Chewbacca has a family (wife Mallatobuck 'Malla' and son Lumpawarrump 'Lumpie') on Kashyyyk, his homeworld. With other major Star Wars characters, he visits them on Life Day. His family also appears in some of the novels, most notably the Black Fleet Crisis.

In Vector Prime, the first in the New Jedi Order series of books, Chewbacca died when a Yuuzhan Vong weapon caused the moon of the planet he was standing on to collide with that planet. Chewbacca's friends were all emotionally crushed by this loss. Han Solo was the most affected, and for a time he sought refuge among alcohol and the stars. Han believed that it was his son Anakin's fault that Chewie had died. As a result a rift opened between Han and Anakin.