Chewbacca is too expensive. There's no getting around it and I wanted to bring it up because this casts a shadow on every other aspect of the figure. This was also true for Han, but at least he had the potential to attack twice in a round and recapture some of his 12-point cost. Chewbacca isn't so generous. Slam, an ability that arguably would supplement Chewbacca's offense, is nearly unusable as Chewy needs to forgo an attack in order to actually use it (Move adjacent to an enemy and Slam).

I felt it necessary to get the cost issue out of the way, because now knowing that his attachment is going to remedy the problems described above, there's a lot to love about Chewbacca.

To begin, Chewbacca has an excellent set of traits. As with Han, Chewbacca possesses the Smuggler trait giving him access to cards like On the Lam, Tools for the Job, and Run for Cover. I don't think all of these cards are perfect for Chewy, but being able to utilize them helps justify their inclusion when running Han, Hera, or Jyn Odan.

On top of that, Chewbacca also has the Guardian and Wookie traits. As both are relatively under utilized in the current meta, I'm sure there will be some unpleasant surprises for those facing Chewbacca in the coming months. Unfortunately, these traits don't mesh well with other Rebel figures, other than Drokkatta, Gaarkhan and Wookie Warriors.