Bossk/Legends

Bossk was a Trandoshan bounty hunter and the pilot of the Hound's Tooth. He was born on the planet Trandosha, the son of Cradossk, head of the Bounty Hunters Guild.

Biography
On his first assignment for his father's Guild, Bossk hunted down a deserter from the Stark Hyperspace War, earning himself the nickname "Monarch of the Qotile System." A few years before the outbreak of the Clone Wars Bossk and his father attempted to bring in Fondorian Senator Rodd, droid designer Hurlo Holowan, and Groodo the Hutt for Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor, but lost their bounties to Jango Fett. During that hunt, Bossk captured the young Boba Fett but managed to get himself stranded on Kuat. Cradossk hired Skorr to retrieve his son, though in the end Jango Fett brought both Skorr and Bossk back to Trandosha, ensuring Boba's safety.

During the Empire, Bossk honed his skills tracking runaway slaves, occasionally consulting the slaver Pekt, and earned his vile reputation claiming bounties posted by the Empire, bringing in a total of 12 Imperial captures by the Battle of Hoth. Bossk is also believed to be responsible for the murder of the head of the Corellian Security Force (CorSec), Hal Horn. Bossk's successful kills and captures made him the most infamous Trandoshan bounty hunter of his time.

Bossk specialized in hunting down Wookiees, sometimes enslaving them for the Empire, sometimes skinning them for their pelts. He had several run-ins with Chewbacca and Han Solo, and each time was humiliated when they made good their escape from him and other bounty hunters. On one occasion, he teamed up with the bounty hunter Skorr to hunt down Kestrel on Ord Mantell. Bossk heeded Darth Vader's call to rendezvous with other bounty hunters aboard Vader's Super Star Destroyer, the Executor.

Bossk met a human girl named Tinian I'att and a Wookiee named Chenlambec aboard the Executor who told him that Han was in the Lomabu system. However, they in actuality had no idea where he or Chewbacca were. The system was actually home to Wookiee slaves that they planned to free from the Imperials who were there, and in the process entrap Bossk in illegal Wookiee pelt-baiting for a hefty reward. Bossk, however, had a plan of his own to kill the Wookiee and take his pelt to the Scorekeeper. He didn't care if the girl died or not. The trio boarded Bossk's ship, the Hound's Tooth, and came out of Hyperspace near the planet Lomabu III. Bossk, who concealed deadly obah gas that could be released at his command in a scout ship that had no defense systems, told the two to head down to the planet in the scout ship and take out the Imperials. An incendiary warhead aboard the scout ship would then set fire to everyone and everything within its 'kill' radius. Chenlambac's handheld slicer droid, Flirt, discovered the bomb and warned them. Chenlambac stopped the device and Flirt soon gained control of Bossk's ship, trapping him in a pelt locker. Chenlambac and Tinian also discovered the warhead and sent it hurtling into Lomabu's sun. They soon got back to the ship and called the Imperials to capture Bossk. Tinian and Chenlambac got about 18,000 credits each and took the Hound's Tooth. Bossk was put in a fortified Imperial cell but escaped shortly afterwards.

Bossk later teamed up with fellow hunters 4-LOM and Zuckuss in a bid to intercept his hated rival, Boba Fett before he could return to Tatooine with the carbonite slab of Han Solo, but ultimately failed.

Years after the Battle of Endor, Bossk retired from professional hunting. He still killed people from time-to-time, just for the feeling of it. He later ran into Han Solo on a space station orbiting Ord Mantell during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. When he heard of Chewbacca's death, Bossk rubbed it in Solo's face, and wound up being punched in the snout.

Weaponry
This reptilian bounty hunter is armed to his pointed teeth with several impressive weapons. In addition to his blaster rifles, Bossk modified a Schermuly anti-riot gun to become a micro-grenade launcher. He also carries a flamethrower.

Behind the scenes

 * Actor Alan Harris portrayed the role of Bossk in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.


 * The mask used for Bossk was a repainted prop used for one of the Saurin characters featured in Chalmun's Cantina in Episode IV.


 * In 1982, Kenner released a 3 ¾ inch action figure of Bossk for the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back line. The figure was re-released in 1984 with a Return of the Jedi card. Foreign variants of the action figure contained a tri-logo design on the card. Although Bossk did in fact appear in Episode VI, the 1984 re-release figure has him dressed in his flight suit from Episode V. Bossk can be seen in his flight suit on Jabba's sail barge.Bossk was released again under the 1995-1998 Powers of the Force series.


 * 'The Leg Bands' of Bossk strapped around each leg are flare pistol cartridges similar to those worn by the German Air Force during WWII. These flares were also worn by Rebel pilots.

Appearances

 * Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters
 * The Shape Shifter Strikes
 * Warlords of Balmorra
 * Rookies: Rendezvous
 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
 * Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
 * Classic Star Wars
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
 * The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * Marvel Star Wars 50: The Crimson Forever
 * Shadows of the Empire
 * Marvel Star Wars 71: Return to Stenos
 * Marvel Star Wars 72: Fool's Bounty
 * The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's Wages
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Marvel Star Wars 85: The Hero
 * The Mandalorian Armor
 * Slave Ship
 * Hard Merchandise
 * X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy