Bulduga/Legends

"Onca, you and your brother have been a legendary team. This challenge may prove difficult with you alone."

- Dooku to Onca after Bulduga's death Bulduga was a male Ithorian bounty hunter who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic. He and his brother, Onca, became a legendary team of bounty hunters and caught the attention of the Sith Lord Count Dooku. The Count intended to recruit five bounty hunters to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic and invited twelve, including Bulduga and Onca, to the planet Serenno to test their skills. However, Bulduga was killed on the planet by fellow bounty hunter Cad Bane for his hat.

Biography
"Nice hat. Where did you get it?"

- Bane shortly before killing Bulduga

Bulduga was a male Ithorian who was born on the planet Ithor sometime before the start of the galaxy-wide Clone Wars. Together with his brother Onca, Bulduga became a bounty hunter and both brothers formed a team which gained legendary status. While his brother favored finesse over firepower, Bulduga fancied himself as a fast-drawing gunslinger. Around 21 BBY, Bulduga and Onca had caught the attention of the Sith Lord Count Dooku, who invited the Ithorians to the planet Serenno. There, the Count planned to test the abilities and skills of several well-known bounty hunters to find a team worthy for a mission the Count had prepared&mdash;the kidnapping of the Republic Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

On Serenno, the bounty hunters would face the Box, a huge structure filled with a number of deathtraps. The five bounty hunters who would survive in the Box would be taken for the mission. After arriving on Serenno, Bulduga and Onca, as well as the bounty hunters Embo, Sinrich, Kiera Swan, Twazzi, Sixtat, Derrown, Jakoli and Mantu awaited the arrival of Moralo Eval, the constructor of the Box. When Eval arrived, he brought another two bounty hunters with him&mdash;the famed Duros Cad Bane and Rako Hardeen, a marksman from the planet Concord Dawn. However, when the trio and Dooku met with the rest of the bounty hunters, Bane spotted Bulduga's wide-brimmed hat and inquired where the Ithorian got it. Bulduga responded by drawing his blaster pistol, but Bane was quicker and shot Bulduga before taking his hat. Onca did nothing to avenge his brother's death and would die soon inside the Box.

Personality and traits
Bulduga was an Ithorian, a species known to be peaceful. However, he and Onca differed much from other Ithorians and became deadly bounty hunters. Bulduga favored a fast-drawn blaster pistol and was able to become a quick gunslinger, despite his Ithorian bulk. However, when challenged by Bane, he was not quick enough for the famous Duros and was killed. Bulduga used to wear a wide-brimmed hat, red-lensed googles and a low-slung holster. This led some people to wonder if Bulduga tried to copy Bane, although no one dared to tell this deadly bounty hunter. The Ithorian and his brother were well known in their branch and considered as well as a legendary team and some of the best bounty hunters during the Clone Wars. Bulduga had brown skin and stood 2.27 meters tall.

Behind the scenes
Bulduga first appeared without any spoken lines in "The Box", the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of The Clone Wars TV series. He also received an entry in the Encyclopedia on StarWars.com and was mentioned in the "Rogues Gallery" in Star Wars Insider 132.