Jedi hunter/Legends

"People say killing Jedi is hard. It's not, you just have to be smart about it. No blasters, no getting close to them, no attacking them directly when you can gun down their allies instead."

- Atton Rand



Jedi hunter refers to a being or droid who specialized in killing Jedi. Hunters killed for many reasons, such as profit, revenge, or mere pleasure. Some were Force-sensitives themselves, although many were not, and used skills and tactics rather than sheer power to take down Jedi. Skilled hunters realized that Jedi were very deadly against enemies using standard and weapons tactics designed to kill normal beings, so many of their tactics revolved around non-standard weapons and equipment. Slugthrowers were useful since bullets don't bounce off a saber blade. Sonic weapons shattered concentration, making use of Force powers impossible. Use of proper mental techniques made ambush an option. Quality poisoned darts were silent and worked too quickly for Jedi to counter. These weapons were of limited use on a large-scale battlefield, but deadly against Jedi.

No specific background was common among Jedi hunters; they came from diverse upbringings and species. There were many trained by the Jedi, some who fell to the dark side due to losing their master or other such friends, and some who were driven to the dark side by an unfortunate series of events. There was also whole series of droids created specifically to assassinate and hunt down the Jedi.

Some Jedi hunters, such as the Separatist general Grievous, the bounty hunter Boba Fett or the Mandalorian raider Sherruk, would collect the lightsabers of those they had slain as trophies. Some would also make personal use of their collected lightsabers, such as Aurra Sing.

History
At the end of the Hundred-Year Darkness, Jedi hunters helped defeat the Dark Jedi at the Battle of Corbos. In the Mandalorian Wars, Dungeon ships were developed to move and capture Jedi prisoners, and were later reused with Universal Energy Cages in the Great Jedi Purge.

General Grievous was among the greatest and most feared Jedi hunters, personally killing numerous Jedi in lightsaber combat during the course of the Clone Wars. He was notable as a rare example of a non-Force sensitive being who nevertheless could hold his own against the Jedi in lightsaber combat.

The clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic, cloned from the template of the famous bounty hunter Jango Fett, essentially constituted an entire army of Jedi hunters. Among the many contingency orders that Clone Troopers were given was Order 66, a code that ordered the clones to kill their Jedi generals. Upon receiving Order 66 from Chancellor Palaptine, the Clone Troopers immediately opened fire on their Jedi commanders. Most Jedi were caught totally unawares and slaughtered by their troops. A few, such as Master Yoda, were able to sense the clones' intentions, and had time to defend themselves. This action initiated the Great Jedi Purge.

Following the end of Clone Wars, the clone troopers of the 501st Legion were placed in the service of Darth Vader, a Jedi turned Sith and the most famous Jedi Hunter in galactic history.

Following the fall of the Galactic Empire, the Jedi enjoyed a short time of peace, until the Yuuzhan Vong invaded. These extragalactic warriors swept through the galaxy taking entire worlds and waging war on the New Republic. Realizing that their biggest threat came from the Jedi themselves, and hating the fact that they controlled a mystical energy field called the Force, which the Yuuzhan Vong could not touch, and seemed to not even exist in, the invaders called for the extermination of the Jedi in exchange for an empty promise of peace. An entire faction of New Republic citizens caved, forming a group called the Peace Brigade, and began to hunt the Jedi, turning them over to the Yuuzhan Vong.

Notable Jedi hunters

 * 501st Legion (also known as Vader's Fist)
 * Boushh
 * Breela
 * Crimson Nova
 * Dark Side Adepts
 * Darth Bandon
 * Darth Nihilus
 * Darth Sion
 * Darth Vader
 * Durge
 * Emperor's Hands
 * Boba Fett
 * Jango Fett
 * Grievous
 * HK-47
 * HK-50
 * Inquisitors
 * Irek Ismaren
 * Jerec
 * Del Korrot
 * Arden Lyn
 * Mika
 * Peace Brigade
 * Atton Rand
 * Executor Sedriss QL
 * Sherruk
 * Aurra Sing
 * Mara Jade Skywalker
 * Sith Assassin
 * Starkiller
 * Terentateks
 * Antinnis Tremayne
 * Asajj Ventress
 * Voxyn
 * Zuckuss