Quote Originally Posted by H-E-D View Post
Aphra is an improvement upon Indiana Jones
While there is some truth to this, in terms of her archeological background, in terms of archetype she's much closer to Han. Without the heart of gold, as it were.

Which shouldn't be the least bit surprising, considering how she was introduced. In Darth Vader (vol 1), Vader puts together a crew that is intentionally designed to mirror Luke's. Vader as the Skywalker, Aphra as dark Han, TripZero as dark 3P0, BT as dark R2, Black Krssantan (or however you spell that, I never get it right) as dark Chewie. There's no direct analogue for Leia, but in terms of being a link to the larger organization they represent and occasional motivation, the Emperor serves more or less the same purpose.