Aside from the characters I've created in roleplaying games and shooters, I'm certain that nothing would equal the autonomy and sense of dice-rolling, swashbuckling excitement and mayhem of being a smuggler, ala Han Solo.

Of course it's been said many times, "Every guy wants to be Han Solo." I imagne that must be true, because I surely do. Would I want Chewbacca as my co-pilot? Well, at the risk of blasphemy in this good company, I must be honest:

NO.

First of all, it would be a pain in the rump to communicate with him, and he's a goofball who, while substantially more useful than Jar-Jar Binks, isn't always so quick on the uptake. Additionally, he's conspicuous as hell. I'd rather have a small crew of droids and a co-pilot who's closer to home in terms of lifeform, someone who can speak Basic and perhaps a few other tongues. A Devaronian would be a lot of fun but I could never really trust him. Who, then? A woman Twi'Lek would be a blast, no doubt, but also a trust, tech-savvy Ughnaught, Sullustan, Mon Cal or best yet a Bothan, who could do all KINDS of things and be perfectly intelligible.