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SHE’S AN ANCIENT CANTINA OWNER WHO FEELS THE FORCE AND CALLS CHEWBACCA HER BOYFRIEND. WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE?

If you had to name the wisest character introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you’d have to go with Maz Kanata. Have to. The pirate came into the story through her connection to Han Solo. He piloted the Millennium Falcon to Takodana to ask her to get Rey, Finn, and BB-8 to the Resistance. Though Maz didn’t have a ton of screen time, she made an impression. And yes, that’s an understatement. She dropped wisdom upon all our heroes and gave guidance to Rey that might have changed the young woman’s life. These are five of many reasons why Maz Kanata is awesome:

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