Zuckuss/Legends

"What's going on over there, Zuckuss? Some PLOT, I'll be bound!"

- Bossk

Zuckuss was a Gand bounty hunter who was hired by Darth Vader in to find the Millennium Falcon.

Biography
A native of the planet Gand, Zuckuss tracked his prey by using traditional Gand techniques to invoke visions of his prey. He was the owner and pilot of the Mist Hunter. After the Empire overran his home planet, Zuckuss and a few other Findsmen left Gand and sold their services to the highest bidder. Just after the Battle of Yavin, young Zuckuss was caught up in the infamous Bounty Hunter Wars and the eventual splitting up of the Bounty Hunters Guild. During this period, the nervous Zuckuss was paired up with the Trandoshan, Bossk. Zuckuss was also part of Boba Fett's team that went to the homeworld of the Shell Hutts.

Findsman and Hunter
Zuckuss was a findsman on his planet; many of these findsmen retired, but a few younger ones went on into the Galaxy. Zuckuss was one of those and used the elaborate rituals of Gand on his various hunts. In his hunts, he was nicknamed "The Uncanny One". Off his planet, he was forced to wear a special breathing mask and suit that protected him from oxygen, which is poisonous to Gand, and provided gases native to his homeworld, namely ammonia. He had heavy battle armor under his thick cloak and hung a computer and sensor on straps that covered his neck. He dared to go into any environment to hunt his unlucky victim.

While working for the Hutts, Zuckuss, who became over the years more confident of himself, was teamed with the bounty hunter droid 4-LOM. Some time after, on a hunt to capture a bounty, Zuckuss's lungs were badly damaged when the bounty ripped off Zuckuss' breathing apparatus and he took three reflexive breaths of oxygen. In order to repair his lungs, they needed credits fast so that lungs could be cloned for him and then surgically attached.

Other than Boba Fett, Zuckuss seemed to be a main-stay bounty hunter for the infamous Jabba the Hutt. Zuckuss killed for the Hutt and made credits for various captures. Zuckuss worked with a young smuggler named Han Solo on a couple of spice runs. When he got his partner, he and 4-LOM succeeded on almost every run that Jabba requested.

After many successful missions with his new partner, Zuckuss and 4-LOM were sent by Jabba the Hutt to join IG-88, Boba Fett and Dengar to hunt for Han Solo. Zuckuss and 4-LOM worked with Bossk to retreive Solo from Boba Fett. 4-LOM was dismembered by Fett as Bossk and Zuckuss tried to outsmart the notorious hunter. In one such event, Fett killed the Hunters that accompanied Zuckuss when they infiltrated his ship to try and steal Solo. Fett held Zuckuss hostage and told Zuckuss to tell Bossk how much Zuckuss admired Fett. When Jabba sent his men to retreive Solo from Fett to dodge a huge payment, Zuckuss was dressed up like Fett and chained to Fett's bike. As Bossk drew near to "Fett", he caught him, only to find Zuckuss and 4-LOM. Zuckuss accepted the loss and noted Fett was the best. After the event, 4-LOM was fixed and Zuckuss left Jabba right before Luke Skywalker 's infiltration.

Rebel respect
The duo was tied up rescuing a Rebel Transport called the Bright Hope that was escaping from the ice planet of Hoth. After rescuing 98 Rebels and two medical droids, Zuckuss and 4-LOM became heroes of the Rebellion. Soon, Rebel medical droids helped Zuckuss's lungs by regrowing them inside of him. After his partner's personality was lost, Zuckuss left the Rebels' service. When the Rebels became the New Republic, Zuckuss regretted leaving them, as he could have gotten a high government job or military command.

Zuckuss' weapon of choice is the Merr-Sonn Munitions GRS-1 snare rifle.

Behind the scenes

 * There was originally some confusion as to which character is Zuckuss and which is his partner 4-LOM due to their names being switched on their Kenner action figures. Initially, the bug-eyed alien was named 4-LOM by Kenner; and the droid was named Zuckuss. Later on, Lucasfilm decided that droids had names with cyphers and letters, and organics had not. Thus, Zuckuss is the alien. He is shorter than 4-LOM and wears a brown robe with various gas tubes attached to his mask.
 * Zuckuss' GRS-1 snare rifle is a modified British Lee-Enfield WWII-era rifle.
 * Zuckuss is erroneously referred to as "Zuckass" in Marvel Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever.

Appearances

 * Rookies: Rendezvous
 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
 * "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale"
 * Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * Marvel Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever
 * Shadows of the Empire (comics)
 * The Mandalorian Armor
 * Slave Ship
 * Hard Merchandise