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It's a running joke that starts in Star Wars: A New Hope and carries all the way through to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: the Millennium Falcon looks like a piece of junk. When Luke first sees it, his reaction is immediate, "What a piece of junk!" Leia later delivers the same judgment in her own way, sarcastically asking Han, "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."

Decades later, the pattern repeats. When Rey encounters the Falcon, she dismisses it just as quickly, only changing her mind when her alternative is destroyed and she has no other option. Different characters, different eras, same reaction.

So why does the Falcon keep getting written off the moment people see it, even though it consistently proves to be one of the most capable ships in the galaxy?
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On 2026-03-20 03:16:34 +0000, MummyChunk said:

It's a running joke that starts in Star Wars: A New Hope and carries
all the way through to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: the Millennium
Falcon looks like a piece of junk. When Luke first sees it, his
reaction is immediate, "What a piece of junk!" Leia later delivers the
same judgment in her own way, sarcastically asking Han, "You came in
that thing? You're braver than I thought."

Decades later, the pattern repeats. When Rey encounters the Falcon, she dismisses it just as quickly, only changing her mind when her
alternative is destroyed and she has no other option. Different
characters, different eras, same reaction.

So why does the Falcon keep getting written off the moment people see
it, even though it consistently proves to be one of the most capable
ships in the galaxy?

The Millennium Falcon was already an old ship by the time Lando owned
it (it was about 60 years old by the Battle of Yavin), so it's the same
as many old cars in need of constant repairs and maintenance are viewed
as "junk" and joked about.


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On 3/20/2026 11:16 AM, MummyChunk wrote:

It's a running joke that starts in Star Wars: A New Hope and
carries all the way through to Star Wars: The Force Awakens:
the Millennium Falcon looks like a piece of junk.....

It's the paint job. :)
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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:

On 2026-03-20 03:16:34 +0000, MummyChunk said:

It's a running joke that starts in Star Wars: A New Hope and carries
all the way through to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: the Millennium
Falcon looks like a piece of junk. When Luke first sees it, his
reaction is immediate, "What a piece of junk!" Leia later delivers
the same judgment in her own way, sarcastically asking Han, "You
came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."
Decades later, the pattern repeats. When Rey encounters the Falcon,
she dismisses it just as quickly, only changing her mind when her
alternative is destroyed and she has no other option. Different
characters, different eras, same reaction.
So why does the Falcon keep getting written off the moment people
see it, even though it consistently proves to be one of the most
capable ships in the galaxy?

The Millennium Falcon was already an old ship by the time Lando owned
it (it was about 60 years old by the Battle of Yavin), so it's the
same as many old cars in need of constant repairs and maintenance are
viewed as "junk" and joked about.

I figured it was just a gimmick just like 'i have a bad feeling about
this.' Lucas liked repeating his gimmicks.

Also, the ship was easy to underestimate. A good element of
surprise. This was my interpretation.

Daniel
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