For one, it’s clearly one of the most recognized names in movie history (along with Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Darth Vader), so any tinkering with it – even if the character had a different name at birth before he assumed the Han Solo moniker – would have just caused confusion; and worst case scenario, changed the way fans perceive the character in all the previous Star Wars Han appeared in.
So now that we know Han will always be Han, fans can go back to getting excited about the movie again.
Kennedy’s revelation about young Han Solo’s name will no doubt cause fans to breath a collective sigh of relief.
And while no new footage or images were unveiled from the film at Star Wars Celebration, you have to believe some new young Han Solo reveals will hit full force – possibly even the title of the movie – when Disney holds its D23 convention in July.