Greedo/Legends

"Koona t'chuta, Solo? (Going somewhere, Solo?)"

- Greedo to Han Solo

Greedo is the Rodian bounty hunter who was killed by Han Solo in the cantina on Tatooine in A New Hope. Greedo was attempting to extort money out of Solo when he and Solo got into an altercation wherein Greedo was shot. In the original cinematic release of the film, Greedo does not fire at all. Solo shoots first (which was clearly intended as a "laugh" moment, since Greedo says, "I've been looking forward to this for a long time," to which Solo mockingly replies, "Yeah, I'll bet you have," before shooting him from under the table). In the 1997 re-release of the film, Greedo gets a poorly-aimed shot at Solo from about two feet away before Solo fires. George Lucas has said that this change is to enhance Solo's overall heroism, and (in Entertainment Weekly) that he'd originally planned it this way. The altered scene has irked many fans before and after. In the 2004 DVD version both now pull the trigger at about the same time (though Greedo still shoots first).

Paul Blake played Greedo in the shots that feature both Greedo and Han Solo in the same frame. For Greedo's closeups, a new articulated head was built for pickups at the end of the shoot, and Maria De Aragon was enlisted to play the Rodian. During pickups, Greedo's costume vest changes significantly, as do his hands. In the original shoot, Greedo has long, suction-cup tipped fingers, and in pickups, he has swollen knuckles and shorter fingers covered by pilot gloves.

In his Expanded Universe storyline, Greedo fled Rodia at the age of 3 when his father was murdered. His pregnant mother and his two uncles relocated to a new planet along with a clan of peaceful Rodians, known as the Tetsus. The same people who murdered his father eventually tracked down the Tetsus and Greedo's family when he was 15, slaughtering most of the clan. The few that escaped in the clan's hidden spaceships went to Nar Shaddaa. There, the surviving Rodians made their home in the Corellian sector and worked in the business district of level 88. Greedo befriended and became a hangeron to a pair of bounty hunters by saving their lives during an altercation. He later tipped them off about a Rebel enclave located near his clan's residences on level 88, and received a cut of the Imperial reward; this money came at a considerable price when the Imperials moved in- during the battle, the entire level collapsed from the explosions, killing Greedo's family. He planned to buy his own ship with the money but couldn't resist trying to cut the price by stealing some parts. Unfortunately those parts were intended for the Millennium Falcon and he was caught by an angry Chewbacca. Han took Greedo's prized Rancor-skin jacket as payment. Greedo vowed revenge. After the collapse of level 88, which Greedo and one of the bounty hunters barely escaped, they travelled to Tatooine to work for Jabba the Hutt. Greedo, still eager for revenge eagerly took the contract on Han Solo. Although Greedo's death was on Solo's hands, it was actually Greedo's "mentor" Warhog Goa, who tricked an over-matched Greedo against Solo after he had received a payoff from two Rodian bounty hunters tracking Greedo, who should be credited with his death.

After Greedo's death, his body was ground up by Chalmun's C2-R4 multipurpose droid for his bartender, Wuher. The rare pheromones in Greedo's corpse were the last ingredient Wuher needed to create the perfect drink.

Another Rodian named Wald (Warwick Davis) is seen as a childhood friend of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Since Wald's name is never mentioned on camera, he is often thought to be the baby Greedo. There was a scene shot in which young Anakin gets into a fight with Greedo, but it was cut from the final release of the film.

In the original Star Wars film, Greedo's dialogue is actually the Peruvian Indian language Quechua played in reverse.[

Behind the scenes



 * Paul Blake played Greedo in the shots that feature both Greedo and Han Solo in the same frame. For Greedo's closeups, a new articulated head was built for pickups at the end of the shoot, and Maria De Aragon was enlisted to play the Rodian. During pickups, Greedo's costume vest changes significantly, as do his hands. In the original shoot, Greedo has long, suction-cup tipped fingers, and in pickups, he has swollen knuckles and shorter fingers.
 * In the 1997 re-release of the film, Greedo gets a badly-aimed shot at Solo before Solo kills him. George Lucas has said that this change is to enhance Solo's overall heroism. This was a controversial decision and in the 2004 version both now pull the trigger at the same time.
 * The short story A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale presents Greedo's famous line as "Oona goota, Solo?" whereas the Galactic Phrase Book and Travel Guide establishes the spelling as "Koona t'chuta, Solo?". The latter source is more current.
 * Throughout A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale, it is implied that Greedo's spoken language is Rodese, not Huttese, and he does not even seem to understand the language of the Hutts. This is contradicted by more official sources that verify Greedo is speaking Huttese.
 * In a deleted scene from the The Phantom Menace DVD release, a character named Greedo is seen fighting in the street with a young Anakin Skywalker. After the fight is broken up by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn Greedo is warned by a fellow Rodian that some day his actions will get him shot. The Expanded Universe has clarified after a retcon that this Rodian is in fact Greedo the Elder &mdash; the father of the Rodian seen in Chalmun's Cantina.
 * The Rodian thugs seen in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II were based on Greedo. All of them are alike and are dressed the same way as Greedo. Also, on the back of the box, it calls all Rodians "Greedo."
 * Writer Stephen King reportedly carried a Kenner action figure of Greedo onto the set of the 1982 film Creepshow for good luck.

Appearances

 * The Hovel on Terk Street
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * The Emperor's Court
 * We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale
 * A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale
 * Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"
 * Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale
 * Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale
 * Trade Wins: The Ranat's Tale
 * Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale
 * Tales from Mos Eisley: Mostly Automatic
 * Shadows of the Empire
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
 * Star Wars: Epic Duels
 * Tall Tales
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick

Audio clips
[[Media:Greedo ANH.ogg|Hear Greedo the Younger]] (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)

Greedo Greedo el Joven