A Force Awaken theory:

So, I ask innocently, which part of this topic is it that does not belong in the off-topic section?

Let the poor guy rest in peace.

I don't understand what the theory is even...

No I need hard evidence.

I don't understand what the theory is even...

From a story point of view I would find it much more dramatic and satisfying if Han had deliberately let himself be sacrificed as a final effort to make Ren regret his actions and turn back towards the Light Side, eventually...

Yeah, besides the fact that he fell hundreds of feet, then probably was unable to move after the fall (if he even survived). And, while he was (probably) paralyzed, the whole planet exploded around him, with Han unable to move a muscle. And then Han was probably caught in the explosion.

But he definitely didn't die.

It'd be more plausible if Kylo would use the force to catch him on the way down, slow the fall all the way to a garbage disposal where Phasma was waiting.

The saber wound cauterizing itself and the human body capable of surviving huge amounts of trauma...

Han is my favorite character in all of SW, and I was sad that he died. But if somehow, he didn't actually die after being stabbed, falling hundreds or thousands of feet, and then the whole planet blowing up around him, I'll be very angry with Disney. Come on fellow fanboys, Han Solo is dead! RIP Han Solo 1977-2015.

I have an easier time buying the "Han let Kylo kill him because he said he'd do anything to help ease his pain" theory -- which is pretty ludicrous on its own -- than I do "Kylo didn't really kill Han."

Kylo Ren was overcoming the temptation of the Light Side to do the right thing, so I don't really think that fits in with what was going on there at all. Han just didn't understand what Kylo Ren was babbling about before he got Old Ben'd, hence his lack of caution when trying to take the lightsaber.

Even though Han is definitely dead, the saddest part is that the next generation of children that watch this movie will just think "Well, he was just an old man, whatever"

Although, we kinda said the same for Obi-wan...

The whole theory is funny. Just like Boba escaping the sarlac pit.

Han is my favorite character in all of SW, and I was sad that he died. But if somehow, he didn't actually die after being stabbed, falling hundreds or thousands of feet, and then the whole planet blowing up around him, I'll be very angry with Disney. Come on fellow fanboys, Han Solo is dead! RIP Han Solo 1977-2015.

Han needs to go to further the storyline.

It would be too cheesy to have him survive. My biggest issue with Clone Wars was the return of Darth Maul. I felt it was a lame attempt at trying to bring fans of the Sith to the show. He should have stayed dead also.

No. We've never once seen a lightsabre or laser bolt bent by the Force alone.

Han Solo's death was so final in TFA that it came out and broke Harrison Ford's foot on set and then also caused him to crash his plane in a golf course.

The whole theory is funny. Just like Boba escaping the sarlac pit.

Still a better theory than Maul.

Han is my favorite character in all of SW, and I was sad that he died. But if somehow, he didn't actually die after being stabbed, falling hundreds or thousands of feet, and then the whole planet blowing up around him, I'll be very angry with Disney. Come on fellow fanboys, Han Solo is dead! RIP Han Solo 1977-2015.

I PRAY YOU ARE RIGHT.

Han needs to go to further the storyline.

It would be too cheesy to have him survive. My biggest issue with Clone Wars was the return of Darth Maul. I felt it was a lame attempt at trying to bring fans of the Sith to the show. He should have stayed dead also.

Maul for me was more of an instance of fixing what TPM missed out on. Maul is an awesome character design, but he doesn't get to be a character. I am fine with that instance of fanboyism, because it helped to actually make a character. Han on the other hand already is amazing and fleshed out, returning him from the dead would add nothing and rather detract from the whole picture.

This is almost as silly as the theory that Snoke is Lando.

This is almost as silly as the theory that Snoke is Lando.

Of course! It all makes sense now!

A: Fox Mulder

Han is my favorite character in all of SW, and I was sad that he died. But if somehow, he didn't actually die after being stabbed, falling hundreds or thousands of feet, and then the whole planet blowing up around him, I'll be very angry with Disney. Come on fellow fanboys, Han Solo is dead! RIP Han Solo 1977-2015.

I PRAY YOU ARE RIGHT.

Han needs to go to further the storyline.

It would be too cheesy to have him survive. My biggest issue with Clone Wars was the return of Darth Maul. I felt it was a lame attempt at trying to bring fans of the Sith to the show. He should have stayed dead also.

Maul for me was more of an instance of fixing what TPM missed out on. Maul is an awesome character design, but he doesn't get to be a character. I am fine with that instance of fanboyism, because it helped to actually make a character. Han on the other hand already is amazing and fleshed out, returning him from the dead would add nothing and rather detract from the whole picture.

I totaly get why anyone wouldn't like it, it is just implausible. But for the characters sake, because I am rather fond of Zabraks, I can accept it.

So your suggesting Han's a Marvel Character?

I had read a theory that Han, himself, activated the lightsaber that killed him. We see a tug of war between Ben and Han, and then a change of perspective and The blade emerging out of Han's back.

What if Han sacrificed himself, by igniting the blade, so that his son couldn't do the thing that would propel him down the dark path. There is a certain aspect that appeals to me. Kylo will tell Snoke that he did it, but it will eat him up inside and cause a conflict within, as he didn't have the strength to do it, but his father did.

I liked that idea, but I had someone show me a page from the book and it clearly says Kylo turns on the saber.