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For other uses, see Bloodstripe.
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Han Solo's pants, displaying his second-class Bloodstripes.

"They don't give out the Corellian Bloodstripe for perfect attendance."
Alexsandr Badure[1]

The Corellian Bloodstripe was a Corellian military award for conspicuous gallantry.

Overview[]

"First Class Bloodstripes, Corellia's highest honor. Awarded to those who keep fighting despite the odds."
Cole Cantarus[2]

It was awarded most typically for courage demonstrated after deliberation; it was said that Corellians believed that anyone can be brave in the heat of the moment, but true heroism came when one knew that doing the right thing would hurt but did it anyway. Though they could be awarded for many reasons, the majority of the prestigious awards were awarded for courage under fire.[3]

Usually, the Corellian bloodstripes were awarded by the Corellian government[4] to members of the Corellian Armed Forces.[5] However, the award could also be given to officers of the Corellian Security Force[6] or to non-Corellian soldiers who fought for Corellia.[2]

In everyday dress, the stripe marked by colored piping worn down the side of the trousers. There were two classes of Bloodstripes. The second class was represented by yellow piping; the first class was represented by red piping, and were almost always awarded posthumously.[7] Though not formally recognized by the Empire, the Imperial Navy allowed its servicemen recipients to don the award with their uniforms.[4]

According to some sources a Corellian was entitled to kill any other being caught wearing them without earning them without repercussions.[3]

History[]

"Corellian Bloodstripes? I never was in the Corellian Military, so I never earned Bloodstripes. Han Solo wears them on his trousers because he went to the Imperial Academy and won them through his bravery."
Wedge Antilles[5]
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Han Solo wearing his first-class Bloodstripes.

During the Galactic War, first class stripes were awarded to the Galactic Republic heroes who defeated Darth Decimus and recaptured the Legislature Building from the Sith Empire during the Battle of Corellia.[2]

Han Solo won both classes of bloodstripes. His second class stripes were rumored to have been earned for the events surrounding his rescue of Chewbacca; his first class stripes were earned during events that have never been disclosed.[7] When Solo was cashiered from Imperial service, all the awards and decorations he had earned were literally and systematically ripped off him. He expected to lose his bloodstripes as well, but was allowed to keep them, apparently because they were awarded by the Corellian military and not the Empire.[4] However, Han Solo wore more often the yellow second class bloodstripes during his career as a smuggler since the first class stripes would draw too much attention to him.[7]

Early in the Bacta War, Tycho Celchu suggested that Wedge Antilles paint his X Wing starfighter blue with red stripes in imitation of bloodstripes. Wedge was reluctant to do so as he had never served in the Corellian military and chose a more personal color scheme.[5]

Wraith Squadron and Rogue Squadron pilot Myn Donos also won them during his time as a sniper with the Corellian armed forces.[8]

Notable recipients[]

Behind the scenes[]

"The wardrobe is a big part, I remember doing my audition on the Falcon, putting on the jeans with the Corellian bloodstripe and thinking, Oh, yeah. This is Star Wars"
―Alden Ehrenreich, describing an audition for Han Solo[10]

The Corellian Bloodstripe first appeared as part of Han Solo's wardrobe in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[11] While preparing to portray a younger version of the character for the 2018 anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story, actor Alden Ehrenreich used the fan website Wookieepedia to explore the Star Wars universe, encountering the article for the Corellian Bloodstripe. He described an audition taking place aboard the Millennium Falcon set, with the Bloodstripe as part of his costume, as a surreal moment of realizing his role in the Star Wars universe.[10]

Appearances[]

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Sources[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic — Republic Mission: "Right to Arms" on Corellia
  3. 3.0 3.1 SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic — Codex: "First-Class Corellian Bloodstripes"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Hutt Gambit
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 X-Wing: The Bacta War
  6. 6.0 6.1 HyperspaceIcon The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
  8. 8.0 8.1 X-Wing: Iron Fist
  9. DSCheader "Death Is Remotely Possible" — The DarkStryder Campaign
  10. 10.0 10.1 Alden Ehrenreich Is Ready to Prove He's Worthy of Han Solo by Pappademas, Alex on Esquire (April 24, 2018): "He delved into Wookieepedia, a fan-curated online reference source that's exactly what it sounds like. He likes the idea that everything the characters do in this film, every place they visit, will become part of the lexicon. They're writing directly into the canon. "The wardrobe is a big part," he says. "I remember doing my audition on the Falcon, putting on the jeans with the Corellian bloodstripe"—per Wookieepedia, "an award for conspicuous gallantry given by the Corellian military forces"—"and thinking, Oh, yeah. This is Star Wars. Like, this really is Star Wars now."" (archived from the original on February 20, 2022)
  11. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
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