Zuckuss

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Zuckuss

Basic Information -

Homeworld: Gand
Species: Gand
Gender: Male
Height: 1.5 meters
Weapon: Blaster Pistol; Vibroblade; Stun Grenades; Merr-Sonn Munitions GRS-1 Snare Rifle
Vehicle: Mist Hunter
Affiliation: Bounty Hunter

Movie Information -

Zuckuss is an insectoid bounty hunter of few words. He is a short, stocky being with a grubby robe, and a number of breather tanks affixed to his head. He was one of the deadly trackers that answered Lord Darth Vader's call to find the Millennium Falcon after the Battle of Hoth.

Expanded Universe -

As a findsman, Zuckuss continues the ancient tradition of his people, the Gand. The ways of the findsman stretch back three standard centuries in his family. With arcane rituals and keen intuition, the ancient Gand would receive visions of their prey, which would enable the findsmen to track them through the swirling mists of the planet Gand.

While in the employ of crime lord Jabba the Hutt, Zuckuss was teamed with the analytical protocol droid-turned-bounty hunter 4-LOM. Their teamwork was impressive, and Zuckuss' nebulous instinctive style was complemented by 4-LOM's hard-edged logic. Among the bounties assigned the two was Sector Governor Nardix. This gained Zuckuss and 4-LOM considerable notoriety when the hunters turned Nardix over to the Rebellion, who then tried the Imperial for his crimes. The trials caused a great deal of embarrassment for the Empire.

In order to curry favor and mend their strained relationship with the Empire, Zuckuss and 4-LOM helped destroy the Rebel transport Bright Hope. Later, the two hunters schemed to capture the stranded crew of 90 Rebels. Zuckuss, touched by the Rebels' devotion to one another, had a change of heart. Zuckuss and 4-LOM joined the Rebellion for a very brief period.

While part of the Alliance Special Forces, Zuckuss and 4-LOM underwent a dangerous mission to recover the frozen form of Han Solo from Boba Fett before the bounty hunter delivered the Corellian to Jabba the Hutt. The mission was a disaster. Fett got the better of the duo, and 4-LOM was blasted apart in the process. Zuckuss cobbled the droid back together, and began to rethink his decision to join the Alliance. The two soon returned to their unscrupulous hunter ways.