At the centre of
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a heist and now, thanks to
Star Wars Net, we may know what the payload is - and it may be just what the Falcon needs to make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
With the first wave of
Solo products about to hit stores,
Star Wars Net analysed the merchandise for more plot clues, and details. They found something particularly interesting in Hasbro’s
Solo card game - a card labelled:
Coaxium
This is the first time the word has appeared within the Star Wars universe. The card is part of the vehicle group, and appears to have something to do with the Millennium Falcon. Hasbro’s new Kessel Run Millennium Falcon toy includes removable coaxium containers which the included figure of Han can carry from place to place, as well as slot into the toy itself, near the engine. It's impossible to say for sure, but it’s very plausible that coaxium is what Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson's character)’s crew is trying to steal from the Conveyex train.
Here's Star Wars Net's tweet which shows off the toy's packaging. Notice how some of the labels, which could potentially spoil something, are blacked out (the coaxium tank and nose-shuttle):
Lucasfilm will most likely refrain from revealing coaxium’s purpose until the movie actually comes out, but Star Wars Net speculates that it could be a valuable resource that may even improve the performance of starships. Think a car with a Nitrous-oxide engine (NOS). Meaning that this useful MacGuffin will probably be how the Falcon reaches the iconic milestone of, as Han puts it in A New Hope, making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
What do you think about this MacGuffin and its speculated purpose? Solo: A Star Wars Story releases in theatres on May 25th.