Rox64 said:

By contrast, the OT-exclusive characters (except Chewbacca) are just exagerated versions of themselves (Han is dumber, Luke is cockier, etc). And once Pete's newphew became a regular player all the rich player-to-player interaction and story was scrapped and the movie's adaptation became more straightforward.

I'd say that was true with the Episode IV part of the comics, but with the recent revelations in the Episode V part of the comic, I don't think that's really true anymore.