Bounty Hunters 9

Bounty Hunters 9 is the ninth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. It was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Paolo Villanelli, and published by Marvel Comics on January 27, 2021.

Publisher's summary[]

THE "TERMINUS GAUNTLET" CONTINUES!

Trapped on a REBEL transport under attack by pirates, VALANCE must make a desperate gambit to survive.
But little does the cyborg bounty hunter know he's on a collision course with his old rival, DENGAR!
Plus, a familiar face makes a shocking return with a plan that will change the underworld forever.

Plot summary[]

THE TERMINUS GAUNTLET
PART 2
SQUADRON OF ONE

The Unbroken Clan syndicate wants the cyborg bounty hunter
Valance dead. They'll stop at nothing to destroy him and Cadeliah,
the secret heir to the syndicate and its powerful rival organization.

Valance entrusted Cadeliah's safety to the Rebellion after striking a
tenuous bargain to throw 4-LOM and Zuckuss off their trial.

Now he owes the rebels a huge favor, and they've asked Valance to rescue
a disabled transport in deep space. But Valance found the transport under
attack by pirates who quickly outgunned the bounty hunter....

Continuity[]

The human associate of Nakano Lash mistakenly refers to Nakano Lash's 720 light freighter as a space station.

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

4-LOM (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Cadeliah (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Dengar
Lyttan Dree (In flashback(s))
Tamu Dree (In flashback(s))
Furball
Kondra (Mentioned only)
Nakano Lash (Mentioned only)
Kanina Nico (In flashback(s))
Hill Purpura (First appearance)
Skragg
Han Solo (In flashback(s))
Blanch Sproull (First appearance)
T'onga
Losha Tarkon (First identified as Tarkon)
Tee-Six (First appearance)
Unidentified human
Beilert Valance
Zuckuss (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Creatures

Nexu
Rancor (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid
- R-series

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle of Howlan (In flashback(s))
- Hunt for Vader (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Carida (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Carida Academy (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Mid Rim Territories
- Teraab sector
  - Ruusan system
    - Ruusan
      - Unidentified village
Outer Rim Territories (In flashback(s))
- Qhulosk (In flashback(s))
  - Howlan (In flashback(s))
  - Imperial Navy Mobile Base (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
- Terminus (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Army
    - Rebel trooper
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps (Cover only)
    - Second Division
- Alliance officer
Bounty hunter
Cadet (In flashback(s))
Captain
Galactic Empire (In flashback(s))
- Imperial Academy (Mentioned only)
  - Imperial cadet (In flashback(s))
- Imperial Military (In flashback(s))
  - Imperial Navy (In flashback(s))
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps (In flashback(s))
      - Carida Squadron (In flashback(s))
      - TIE fighter pilot (In flashback(s))
Mechanic
Mercenary (Mentioned only)
Mourner's Wail Syndicate (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Officer
- Commander
- Lieutenant (Mentioned only)
- Private
Ohnaka Gang
Pilot
Pirate
Solo family (In flashback(s))
Unbroken Clan (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Valance family

Sentient species

Human
- Corellian
- Cyborg
Qhuloskian (In flashback(s))
Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod (Mentioned only)
Space station (Mentioned only)
Qhuloskian fighter (In flashback(s))
Starship
- Cruiser
  - Broken Wing
- Frigate
  - Corona-class armed frigate
- Nakano Lash's 720 light freighter (Indirect mention only)
- Shuttle
  - Flarestar-class attack shuttle
- Starfighter
  - TIE line (In flashback(s))
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (In flashback(s))
  - X-wing starfighter
    - T-65B X-wing starfighter
- Transport
  - Spirit of Jedha

Weapons and technology

Bayonet
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Hold-out blaster (In flashback(s))
    - EC-17 hold-out blaster (In flashback(s))
- Blaster rifle
- Palm blaster (Cover only)
Cannon
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Hyperdrive (Mentioned only)
- Hyperdrive converter (First mentioned)
Melee weapon
- Knife
Stuncuffs
Transponder signal (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Asteroid
City (In flashback(s))
Death
Eye
The Force (Mentioned only)
Hand-to-hand combat (In flashback(s))
Hangar
Hell (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Mining (Mentioned only)
Planet
Prison
Prisoner
Soldier
Synthflesh
Time
- Standard hour

Collections[]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 2 — Target Valance

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ Beilert Valance Fights for His Life in Marvel's Bounty Hunters #9 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
↑ This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.

External links[]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #9 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Galaxy's Deadliest:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Target Valance:	6 · 7
The Terminus Gauntlet:	8 · 9 · 10
The Great Hunt of Malastare:	11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
	25 · 26 · 27 · 28
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Related media
Target Vader · Empire Ascendant

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In other languages

[Preview-1] Beilert Valance Fights for His Life in Marvel's Bounty Hunters #9 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

[Date-2] This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.

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