A bandoleer is typically used for holding ammunition. It is possible that the boxes were power cells or gas cartridges for his bowcaster. It is also possible that they were simply storage compartments not unlike Batman's Utility Belt.
What is around Chewbacca's neck?
Citing the now Legends EU, Chewie's bandolier is a combination of a tool belt, ammunition carrier, and a snack holder. Chewbacca is a tinkerer, and will keep various small projects in the bandolier to work on at different times, as well as tols and ammunition for his bowcaster.
What did Chewbacca wear?
Standing at eight feet tall, Chewbacca is covered with long hair and wears only a bandolier. His weapon of choice is the Wookiee bowcaster (a crossbow-shaped directed-energy weapon).
What is Chewbacca strap?
A bandolier was a strap of clothing worn across the torso from the waist to the shoulder. ... Many Wookiees, including the smuggler Chewbacca, wore nothing but a bandolier.
Did Chewbacca wear clothes?
In case you hadn't noticed, Chewbacca usually doesn't wear anything but a bandolier and a smile. That's right, he's naked, but it wasn't always intended to be that way. In fact, Chewbacca's clothes (or lack thereof) turned into a major problem for 20th Century Fox.Feb 22, 2017
How old was Chewbacca in the last Jedi?
74 years1944–2019
What is Chewbacca's weapon?
Bowcaster
What does Chewbacca's bowcaster shoot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0siMG2IzyzE
Why is the bowcaster so powerful?
The weapon is extremely powerful because it isn't just firing packets of plasma like a blaster; it fires metal rods enveloped in plasma, at a high percentage of the speed of light, which gives it quite an explosive punch; plasma alone needs to be charged to punch through armoured targets; the Bowcaster does it for fun!