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Leia Gets Surprising New Love Interest Outside Han Solo


Han Solo and Leia might have always been one of the strongest and most prominent couples in the Star Wars franchise, but it seems like the two have had some pretty unexpected love interests in their adventures over time.

For a while now fans have known that Han had been tied to Sana Staros, a woman that he had been married to as part of an elaborate scheme for a mission. Now, the latest issue of Marvel's Star Wars' comic book series, Star Wars #68, features a love interest for Leia.

In the comic, Han and Leia head on a mission to pull the Empire's focus away from the Rebel Alliance. During their mission, the couple happens to stumble across someone who claims to be Leia's boyfriend – a character by the name Dar Champion.

This character only makes an appearance during the last page of the new issue though, so there's very little to know about Leia's old boyfriend. It's very likely that incoming issues are going to help add more depth to the character soon enough though.

Here's the previous description of the arc:

"Darth Vader is on the hunt for Luke Skywalker! Thousands of remote probes are sent into the far reaches of space looking for the Rebel Alliance. But the rebels send out desperate, heroic missions to lead them astray. Chewie and C-3PO lure a drone to a planet with an unstable core but learn of a secret droid civilization. With Star Destroyers and Darth Vader approaching, they must now protect these newfound droids. Luke Skywalker undertakes a mission to lead a drone away from a rebel refueling station but runs into the Force-sensitive human Bendoh. With Luke training to be a Jedi, will Bendoh be a valuable teacher or a simple grifter? Then, Han Solo and Princess Leia plan to use a drone to take down a local crime boss, but things get complicated when they run into Leia's ex! What could possibly go wrong?!"

It's going to be interesting to see how this arc plays out. We can only wonder whether or not Leia was really romantically involved with Dar Champion, or whether her "relationship" with this character was like Han's relationship with Sana – part of a mission.

Let's see.

Star Wars #68 is currently on sale.

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