This young junk dealer from Carreras Minor is named Ania Solo but doesn’t know her exact connection to the famous family. She has boldness (or recklessness) and courage as well as dreams, but gets more than she bargained for when she makes an unexpected find of droid and lightsaber that lands her in a galaxy of trouble.
Ania Solo had a brown eyes and hair and a softly rounded face that belied her tough streetwise existence. She is handy with a blaster and a good pilot. She tends to be direct and brash, with an often reckless approach to problems. She’s also extremely loyal to her small group of friends.
How exactly Ania Solo is related to the Solo-Fels, such as Marasiah, who rule the empire, or Cade Skywalker, the last of that famous line, is unclear. It’s also unclear how she wound up running a junkyard in the outer rim. But apparently her path went through a prison camp run by the Sith at some point, which she escaped.
Ania Solo’s Crew
Sauk was reluctantly content to remain as a refugee working in the mines but Ania Solo hauled him out to help her with a major find she hoped would make both their fortunes. Ania inspired him to dream and hope again.
AG-37 is an assassin droid who frequented the junk yard for parts. But he knew Ania Solo from way back and believed her to be related to the famed Solos. His memory bank suggests he is old enough to know Han Solo and owes the family a debt.
Jao Assam is an Imperial Knight she collides with in her adventures. Jao was searching for his Master, and Ania’s discovery was part of the trail. They became good friends and allies in the course of the quest.
Ania’s Enemies
Ania has no love for Sith since she was in their prison camp. She has a particular guard however who was out to get her and nearly succeeded. She doesn’t belong to any royalty or government in particular. In spite of being likely related to Marasiah Fel (who herself is seemingly descended of Jaina Solo) she doesn’t know the royalty, nor does she know her likely distant relative Cade Skywalker. So when bounty hunters for crimes real or imagined come knocking, she has no famous allies to help her out.
Ania Solo Stories and References
Ania’s Era
The Legacy Era:
Ania’s story is set when the Triumvirate is trying to reclaim the galaxy after the defeat of Darth Krayt’s Sith. Sith still remain but the leaders are gone. The Jedi are still scattered though they are one of the three groups represented in the Triumvirate.
Stories:
- Legacy 2 Prisoner of the Floating World
- Legacy 2 Outcasts of the Broken Ring
- Legacy 2 Wanted: Ania Solo
- Legacy 2 Empire of One
Reference:
CBR exclusive interview with the creators
Ania Solo’s story is the last one of the post Return of the Jedi era told in comics before the 2014 announcement of the cancellation of the Expanded Universe going forward. As the story arc only began in 2013, it left many mysteries unanswered, such as AG-37 and her own exact relationship to Han Solo‘s family.
