Boushh/Legends

Known for his melee skills and penchant for thermal detonators, Boushh was considered a cool-headed bounty hunter in a profession often filled with trigger happy mercenaries. A Ubese, Boushh was also extremely distrustful of his compatriots and employers and made it his business to acquire information on them for use as blackmail insurance. He became most notable after his death, when Leia Organa used his identity as a disguise in several missions, most importantly in the rescue of Han Solo from Jabba's Palace.

Biography


Shortly after the formation of the New Order, Boushh was hired by the subordinates of the Black Sun Vigo hopeful Xizor to kill Omwati shipping coordinator Kodo Finn. He failed, as during the attempt he encountered both Inquisitor Antinnis Tremayne and fugitive Jedi Padawan Drake Lo'gaan, after the latter managed to rescue Finn. Boushh later became a member of Crimson Nova, a Jedi hunting faction within the Bounty Hunters Guild. He, Breela and Zuckuss tracked down Jedi Master Kai Justiss on Garqi.

When Boushh was caught embezzling funds from a lucrative Black Sun contract, he was killed by Guri, Xizor's assistant and bodyguard. Guri kept his signature armor and gear, eventually lending them to Leia Organa to aid her passage through Imperial checkpoints on Coruscant. Later she used the disguise and persona of Boushh to infiltrate Jabba's Palace in the plot to rescue Han Solo.



Boushh commonly wore the same outfit: an Ubese breath mask, Ogygian cloak, and Shata leather pants. Despite being male, he was, at one or more times, mistaken for a female because of his slender figure.

Behind the scenes
In Return of the Jedi, Pat Welsh provided the voice for Leia in disguise as Boushh. Welsh also did the voice of E.T..

There has been much debate over whether 1138 is in Return of the Jedi, but the 1:6 scale Boushh figure from Sideshow Collectibles has 1138 painted on the side of the helmet. As these are taken straight from the film props, the 20 year old search may be finally over.

George Lucas is known to have named characters after obvious sources (e.g. Klaatu, Barada, and Nikto). It is likely that he named the bounty hunters Boushh and 4-LOM after the American company Bausch & Lomb, perhaps because both of these characters utilize precision optical devices.

Appearances

 * Evasive Action: Prey
 * Shadows of the Empire comic
 * Shadows of the Empire novel
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1: In the Hands of Jabba the Hutt
 * Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade
 * And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale
 * And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi