Jaxxon/Legends

"Jaxxon. You can call me Jax for short...which I ain't."

- Jaxxon

Jaxxon was a Lepi smuggler and friend of Han Solo. He would often fight with two blasters simultaneously.

Early life
Jaxxon was one of thirteen children in his family on Coachelle Prime. He spent most of his youth in trouble, and finally ran away at the age of twelve. He eventually wound up on Nar Shaddaa, where he fell in with a group of thugs from the Corus system. After the gang fell apart, he purchased a WUD-500 transport, christened it the Rabbit's Foot, and began a life of smuggling.

Star-Hoppers of Aduba-3


While marooned on Aduba-3 to repair his ship, Jaxxon was one of several mercenaries hired by Han Solo and Chewbacca to aid them in freeing a small village of peasants from the terrorization of the villain Serji-X Arrogantus and his Cloud Riders. As the group of Star-Hoppers reached the village they first had to fight off a swarm of high-hounds who were attempting to raid the crops, but that menace was quickly dispatched. However, it wasn't long before their main adversaries, the Cloud Riders, arrived to battle the Star-Hoppers. As the conflict raged, a village shaman known as the Old One brought forth his own defense of the village called the Behemoth. When the Old One was killed, the great monster could no longer be controlled and became a greater menace to the village than the Cloud Riders. The Star-Hoppers battled the Behemoth and it was Han Solo who eventually defeated the beast using Don-Wan Kihotay's lightsaber. With the beast gone and the Cloud Riders decimated, the village was now free to continue its peaceful existence.

Return to Aduba-3


After the Aduba-3 showdown, the surviving members of the Star-hoppers went their separate ways but Jaxxon remained in a smuggling alliance with Amaiza Foxtrain. On Nar Shaddaa, Amaiza decided to pass on an evening out with Jaxxon, leaving on his own, he was ambushed by a group of bounty hunters, such as Fud and Dafi, associates of Beilert Valance who were looking for information on the location of Jimm Doshun, mistakenly thinking that he was Luke Skywalker. Following some torture, Jaxxon never gave up any information and he was soon rescued by Amaiza, who gunned down most of them except one who overheard them talking and the information they wanted was on its way to Valance regardless. Jaxxon and Amaiza, realized the danger, quickly went to Aduba-3 to warn their friend Jimm about the impending menace, and when the bounty hunters finally arrived, they were met with resistance from Rabbit's Foot. The bounty hunters shot down Jaxxon's craft, and landed on the planet to search for their quarry, but the three Star-Hoppers were ready for them and sent a herd of banthas to stampede the group, and picked off the survivors with well aimed blasters. They finally cornered Valance, the lone survivor of his group, and only then did the hunter realize that he was after the wrong boy from the beginning. He escaped by blasting the group with the gun built into his arm and boarded his craft to resume his search, and the Star-Hoppers were left scratching their heads wondering what the whole drama was about.

Behind the scenes

 * Jaxxon was created by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin. Apparently, as a homage to Warner Brothers cartoon star Bugs Bunny (who often addressed strangers with the generic nickname "Jackson" in his 1940's cartoons).
 * Jaxxon was the only character created by Marvel comics during the series' 107 issue run that was ordered by Lucasfilm to make no more appearances in the series.
 * Jaxxon was part of a poll in Homing Beacon 52 asking "Which Expanded Universe character would you most like to see as a cameo in Episode II or III?" He got only 2% of the vote, with Thrawn the winner on 54%.
 * A Lepi can be seen in the background of strip 36 of Rookies: Rendezvous. Pablo Hidalgo, writer and illustrator of Rookies: Rendezvous, is a known fan of Jaxxon, thus leading fans to believe the Lepi is Jaxxon; however, the Lepi's identity has still yet to be confirmed.

Appearances

 * Star Wars 8: Eight for Aduba-3
 * Star Wars 9: Showdown on a Wasteland World
 * Star Wars 10: Behemoth from the World Below
 * Star Wars 11: Star Search
 * Star Wars 16: The Hunter