Chewbacca not awarded

I had always wondered why Chewbacca never got an award at the end of Episode 4, while Luke and Han did get Medals? Is there an actual reason or what?

Racism.

Originally posted by Alliance
Racism.

Hahaha oh man. It's so Ironic and true. No but seriously though, why really?

I heard somewhere that it was against their...religion...for lack of a better word. Well, not religion, but against their ways. They weren't to accept that kind of reward, not in their nature.

Cause Luke blew up the Death Star, and Han saved his life so he could do that.

Chewie just sat in the co-pilot's seat and pressed a few buttons. Not like HE made the decision to come back and help.

Yeah, GL confirmed that Wookies don't accept such honours.

though he quickly accepted it at the MTV movie awards

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Yeah, GL confirmed that Wookies don't accept such honours.

Thank you for a real answer.

http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/chewbacca/?id=bts

for the REAL answers and not something George said in Bantha Tracks 20 years ago
he said a lot of things back then
9 movies etc

hey some of you out there think that Chewie bought it saving some planet so why not his appearance on a tv awards show
he was in character
he took the medal

incidently if i remember correctly in the original novel he did get a medal

and on the subject of Chewies role stated above it seems he didnt want to get off and do one from Yavin like Solo wanted to
if you watch the scene where they are loading up their credits Chewie obviously says something along the lines of staying put and helping out
hence Solos "what?......i know what im doing" line

furthermore if Wookies didnt accept medals how come they take have no qualms about taking cash....whats more honorable?

and the real reason at the end of it all is this -
Carrie Fisher - 5 foot
Peter Mayhew - 7 foot

hows that going to look on film ?

well lets have a look
http://www.shadowfuture.net/bh/misc/mtv-chew.mov

before i get corrected Chewie appearing on MTV and parts of the databank are of course EU and not real answers

its that old canon thing again
Lucas can take the canon thing and shove it up his arse
hes ok taking the cash for the EU stuff at the end of it

and ill take your queries as a non EU fan and correct SOME of my post
though if you ARE an EU fan i guess i wont have to
these being the people who think Admiral Ackbar got some bedroom action with the Solo kids nanny after the battle of Endor

i didnt polish up on the rules regarding things EU on this board
but as the Star Wars Saga post 1999 is now such a HUGE ****ing mess and about to get worse i dont think Chewie appearing on an MTV awards show would make a differance to the smallest universe in movie history

Originally posted by Mace Skywalker
Thank you for a real answer.

was that to imply that I didnt give you a real answer? I just dont like to say "GL confirmed this" without actually knowing where it was said.

Chewie is just a slave of Han because Han saved his life just like with Jar Jar and Qui Gon. Fortunately Qui Gon died and Jar Jar got a life as a succesfull politician.

I too always thought the only reason given in either the novel or the comic was that Leia was too small. I distinctly reading lines that went something like this: "Chewbacca will get his medal later. Princesses aren't that tall."

thats pretty much bang on what i remember being mentioned in the comic too

regarding the Wook eventualy getting his medal i have my personal take on SW canon
if its the actors in character i take it as the real deal
and that means The Holiday Special and The Muppet show

*shudder* He said Holiday Special....

I always enjoyed The Marvel comics explanation - in the ANH adaptation, it notes that there would be “... a medal too for the Wookiee, although he is far too tall for a Princess to reach during the ceremony...” or something along those lines.

the comic was a funny one though wasnt it
this for the few years before ROTJ was what i thought Jabba looked like thanks to Marvel

Bizarre.

This is all they have in every version of the script i found:

" Luke, Han, and Chewbacca enter the huge ruins of the main
temple. Hundreds of troops are lined up in neat rows. Banners
are flying and at the far end stands a vision in white, the
beautiful young Senator Leia. Luke and the others solemnly
march up the long aisle and kneel before Senator Leia. From
one side of the temple marches a shined-up and fully repaired
Artoo-Detoo. He waddles up to the group and stands next to an
equally pristine Threepio, who is rather awestruck by the
whole event. Chewbacca is confused. Dodonna and several other
dignitaries sit on the left of the Princess Leia. Leia is
dressed in a long white dress and is staggeringly beautiful.
She rises and places a gold medallion around Han's neck. He
winks at her. She then repeats the ceremony with Luke, who is
moved by the event. They turn and face the assembled troops,
who all bow before them. Chewbacca growls and Artoo beeps with
happiness."

So i don't know...does anyone have the novel??

I got those comics, why they ever thought Jabba would look bad ass like that is beyond my comprehension. His servants also constantly held up a shield around him.