Zuckuss/Legends

Zuckuss was a Gand bounty hunter who was hired by Darth Vader 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 before the Battle of Yavin, Zuckuss was caught up in the infamous Bounty Hunter Wars and the eventual splitting up of the Bounty Hunters Gulid. During this period, he 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. While working for the Hutts, Zuckuss was teamed with the bounty hunter droid 4-LOM. The atmosphere in Gand had high ammonia content and exposure to oxygen was poisonous to Zuckuss, so he was forced to wear a special mask and suit. Zuckuss's lungs were badly damaged after breathing three seconds worth of oxygen, meaning that they needed credits to save Zuckuss - and fast. After many successful missions with his new partner, Zuckuss and 4-LOM were sent by Jabba the Hutt to join IG-88, Boba and Dengar to hunt for Han Solo.

They never actually got Solo - 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 joined the jedi academy after he left the rebel service.

Behind the Scenes
There is 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.

Appearances

 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
 * "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale"
 * Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunter vs. Battle Droids
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * The Mandalorian Armor
 * Slave Ship
 * Hard Merchandise
 * ''The Official Star Wars Fact File issue 61