Now, all of that is true (to the extent that you believe Star Wars was a documentary), but this super weird story gets even weirder: After his arrest, Chewbacca—or the guy dressed like Chewbacca, if you don’t like whimsy—was taken to court and ordered to pay a fine. It came out to be about $7.50, and while a fine that small is mildly interesting on its own, the best part is that this guy dressed like Chewbacca was apparently never asked to remove his mask during the whole ordeal. The Guardian has footage of him being arrested with the mask on (and while fighting officers, in true Wookiee fashion), and it has photos of him sitting in court with the mask on. That can only mean one thing: It wasn’t a mask, and this was the actual Chewbacca hanging around with Darth Vader in Ukraine for some reason.
It’s nice that we know at least one concrete fact about all of this, but unfortunately the realization that this was the real Chewbacca still doesn’t help the story make any sense. Oh, and to make matters worse, this incident seems completely unrelated to the Darth Vader statue that was unveiled in Odessa, Ukraine a few days ago. Also, that election Vader was voting in is reportedly turning out to be a huge mess, but we’re not sure how that connects to this. Basically, we have no idea what’s going on. We just want Chewbacca to get home safe to Kashyyyk before Life Day.
[via Buzzfeed]
