Chewbacca’s Good Name Got Dragged Into The Attempted MAGA Coup, And ‘Star Wars’ Fans Aren’t Having It

As photos began circulating of MAGA insurgents attacking the Capitol building in an effort to stop the certification of the presidential election, people couldn’t help but crack jokes about the appearance of Jake Angeli, a.k.a. the “QAnon Shaman.” While dressed as some sort of furry, face-painted viking weirdo, Angeli’s outfit was quickly dubbed the “Chewbacca bikini,” and people were not thrilled with Chewie’s good name being associated with the violent insurrection committed in service to Donald Trump.

Fans of the beloved Star Wars character took to Twitter to slap down jokes about Angeli’s outfit while noting that not only was it not fair to Chewbacca, but it probably isn’t a good idea to inject humor onto a domestic terrorist, who participated in an assault on the nation’s capitol that left four people dead.

1. Using the term "Chewbacca bikini" applies some false sense and perception of humor and innocence to a rioter and

2. Leave my guy Chewbacca the eff out of this, he would rip that dude's arms off. https://t.co/wTO8gzNauF

— John Hoey (@JohnnyHoey) January 7, 2021

As a Jedi, I can say with 100% certainty that this guy does not deserve to be called Chewbacca. Don't give him that honor pic.twitter.com/D6uTvKFLCF