Skirmish on Aduba-3

The Skirmish on Aduba-3 was a small incident between spacers and Han Solo and Chewbacca on the planet of Aduba-3.

Prelude
A member of the Sacred Way, Pera was attempting to bury a cyborg pilot on Spacer's Hill, but the spacers on the planet were suspicious of cyborgs and attempted to stop him. Han and Chewbacca intervened to save Pera, who asked them to bury the cyborg instead. They refused until the priest told them it was a tradition to give those who buried a spacer the last posessions, in this case a sack of coins.

The Spacers attack
Han and Chewie started travelling through town on the Bantha, carrying the deceased cyborg on a sled behind them. The various spacers stand to the side watching. Yet several of the more bold start throwing rocks at the two, and Han and Chewie get sucked into a brawl. Pera appears as if from nowhere, and the three slug it out against the mob. Chewie pulls his punches as long as the other spacers are not using lethal means. Suddenly, one spacer attempts to hit Han with a Sikurdian battle-axe and Han is forced to blast him. Chewie takes that as a sign and starts using his bowcaster on the crowd. Eventually, the spacers withdrawl and the three continue on their mission to bury the cyborg. The bantha had taken a stray blaster bolt, so Chewbacca carried the pilot on his back up the hill, where Pera led the burial ceremony.

Behind the Scenes
The skirmish first appeared in the seventh issue of the Marvel Comic book series. It is not to be confused with the Battle of Aduba-3, which liberates the planet from the Cloud-Riders in the next issue.

Appearances

 * Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils