Who says, “I’ve got a bad feeling about this” in A New Hope first?

The story behind the answer

It’s first spoken aboard the Millennium Falcon as they approach the Death Star, marking the debut of the saga’s signature warning. That timing helps separate it from the distractors: Han’s memorable versions come later in the series (not the first in A New Hope), Obi-Wan famously opens The Phantom Menace with it, and C‑3PO’s iterations are mainly comedic beats in films like Attack of the Clones and Return of the Jedi.

The phrase became a beloved running gag, echoing through nearly every Star Wars film and many series as a playful omen of trouble. Filmmakers even toy with it: K‑2SO is cut off before finishing in Rogue One, and in The Last Jedi the “bad feeling” is conveyed through BB‑8’s beeps.