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Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
— Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope · 1977
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is Han Solo at his most cheerfully cynical, a smuggler who trusts what he can aim over what he is told to feel. The film then proves him wrong, and by the end it is Han's blaster fire that saves Luke at the Death Star. Fans quote it as the standard pro-gadget comeback, and it is the line that sums up the smuggler's first act.
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In context
Spoilers for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeShow the scene
Aboard the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars (1977), Obi-Wan Kenobi is training Luke Skywalker with his lightsaber against a floating laser remote sphere. Obi-Wan explains that a Jedi feels the Force flowing through him and that it also obeys his commands. The remote zaps Luke, and Han Solo, watching, laughs and says this line. Luke asks if he really does not believe in the Force. Han replies that he has flown from one side of the galaxy to the other and never seen anything to make him believe in one all-powerful Force controlling everything.
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- Wikiquote: Star Wars Episode IV - A New HopeLightsaber training scene aboard the FalconReference checked
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