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Chewbacca Defense from South Park. --Admrboltz 5 July 2005 05:58 (UTC)

This screenshot depicts the first use of the fictional "Chewbacca defence" in the series South Park. It's an animation and no free alternative is possible. It is used to depict the event in the article on the Chewbacca defence, the subject of the image. Chewbacca defense

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