Embo/Legends

Embo was a male Kyuzo bounty hunter who operated during the Clone Wars. He belonged to Sugi’s band of bounty hunters. He wore a large-rimmed circular hat, which could be thrown as a weapon, or used as a shield against small arms fire. He also made use of a modified bowcaster. He was very atheletic, as he could jump very high in the air and cover large distances quickly.

Biography
"You're outmanned, laserblade."

- Embo to Anakin Skywalker on Felucia

During the Clone Wars, Embo was hired as part of Sugi's band of bounty hunters by farmers on Felucia. The leader of the farming village, Casiss, had taken on the mercenaries to protect his people and their nysillin harvest from the predations of Hondo Ohnaka and his pirates. Shortly after the bounty hunters had been hired, three Jedi crash landed on the planet and sought assistance in the village. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano found the village seemingly deserted, but upon entering one of the dwellings, Embo and the other bounty hunters surrounded them. It turned into a tense standoff, with the Jedi ignited their lightsabers, until Cassis intervened, pleading with the two groups to work together.

Kenobi was reluctant to help the villagers, as he feared their presence would simply make the farmers a target for Separatist forces. But after the Jedi learned that it was Ohnaka who threatened the farms - and after Ohnaka turned down Kenobi's offer to buy him off - the Jedi decided to help the farmers after all. Kenobi advised the bounty hunters on protecting the village, while Anakin began to train the farmers to defend themselves. As Anakin showed the farmers how a simple farming tool could become a weapon, Embo watched from nearby, chuckling at the farmers' mistakes. Suddenly, Sugi spotted a pirate scout watching the preparations from a nearby ridge and sent Embo to take him out. Despite the distance, Embo caught up to the pirate before he could even get to his speeder, and destroyed the vehicle with a blast from his rifle. The pirate then attempted to shoot Embo, but the bounty hunter used his armored hat to charge straight at the pirate, the laser blasts leaving nothing but scorch marks. He then leapt into the air, twisting so that only his hat was visible to his enemy, then landed, disarmed the pirate, and snapped his neck with both hands. Kenobi and the others caught up to Embo, and Anakin commended him on his handling of the pirate. While Embo had bought them some time, once the scout failed to check in, the defenders knew Ohnaka wouldn't wait any longer to attack.

Their observation proved true, as not long after, dozens of pirates on speederbikes swooped into the town, strafing the defenders with blaster fire. Embo kicked one pirate off his bike, then jumped onto another. He broke the pirate's neck, then tossed him aside and commandeered it himself, using it to dispatch others. When Ohnaka arrived in his repulsortank, Embo wasn't quick enough to avoid one of the tank's blasts. He was knocked to the ground, his right arm badly wounded. Anakin saw that the bounty hunter was hurt, and cried out his name. Sugi and the others helped him into the main barn of the village while the battle continued. Though Ohnaka escaped the planet, the day was won, with Ohnaka declaring his reaping of the village's profits "no longer profitable". Embo and the others left along with the Jedi, to take them to a Republic outpost.

At some point during the events of the Clone Wars, a five thousand credit bounty was placed on his head for "crimes against the Republic".

Behind the scenes
Embo was voiced by the Star Wars: The Clone Wars director, Dave Filoni. In order to come up with a unique voice for the character, Filoni read "Smurf" books that were written in French, purposefully mispronouncing the words. The character was originally planned to be killed off in "Bounty Hunters". However, due to the strong positive reception given by the show's crew, it was decided that Embo would survive, and the ending was reshot.

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