War of the Bounty Hunters 4

War of the Bounty Hunters 4
Attribution information
Writer	Charles Soule
Penciller	Luke Ross David Messina
Inker	Luke Ross David Messina
Letterer	Travis Lanham
Colorist	Neeraj Menon Guru-eFX
Cover artist	Steve McNiven
Editor	Mark Paniccia Danny Khazem
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	September 8, 2021
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY or 4 ABY
Series	Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Issue number	4 of 5
Preceded by	War of the Bounty Hunters 3 Doctor Aphra (2020) 13 (Crossover)
Followed by	War of the Bounty Hunters 5 Doctor Aphra (2020) 14 (Crossover)

War of the Bounty Hunters 4 is the fourth issue in the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Luke Ross, Neeraj Menon, and Guru-eFX, and published by Marvel Comics on September 8, 2021.

Publisher's summary

THE WAR CONTINUES! The true machinations of the theft of HAN SOLO from BOBA FETT become clear, as one-time love of Solo QI'RA has returned her terrifying criminal organization, CRIMSON DAWN, to the galaxy. Qi'ra used Han to bring the most powerful players in the galaxy together, and now the pieces are moving toward their endgame. DARTH VADER, LUKE SKYWALKER, LEIA ORGANA, VALANCE, APHRA, THE HUTTS – all are vying for the ultimate prize, while Boba Fett's stuck in the middle, a simple man just trying to get what's his!

Plot summary

WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS PART IV "ATTACK AT DAWN" After the carbonite-encased Han Solo was delivered to CRIMSON DAWN, their leader, QI'RA, fought DARTH VADER for ownership of Solo. Now the current owner, Vader threatens to destroy Solo if Luke Skywalker does not meet with him….

Media

Cover gallery

Cover by Steve McNiven

Variant cover by John Cassaday & Dave Stewart

Variant cover by Paolo Villanelli & Mattia Iacono

Variant cover by Bryan Hitch

Variant cover by John Tyler Christopher

by Todd Nauck & Rachelle Rosenberg

by Tyler Kirkham & Arif Prianto

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

4-LOM (Indirect mention only) Bokku Bossk'wassak'Cradossk (Indirect mention only) C-3PO Landonis Balthazar Calrissian Chewbacca Dengar Boba Fett Kani (First identified as Kani) Nakano Lash (Mentioned only) Lobot Margo Marlo Meeka Sly Moore Leia Organa Qi'ra R2-D2 Hurst Romodi Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) Luke Skywalker Han Solo (In carbonite) Tekrit (Indirect mention only) Jabba Desilijic Tiure Trinia Darth Vader Beilert Valance Zuckuss (Indirect mention only)

Creatures

Mythosaur (as armor sigil)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2 series astromech droid Bartender droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid Translator droid

Events

Imperial Era Attack on the Executor (First appearance) Auction for Han Solo (Mentioned only) Galactic Civil War

Locations

Mid Rim Territories Jekara system Jekara

Organizations and titles

Administrator Sub-Administrator Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Rebel Alliance Navy Rebel pilot Alliance officer Bartender Bounty hunter Calrissian family Captain (In carbonite) Chewbacca's family Corellian Engineering Corporation (Mentioned only) Crime lord Crimson Dawn Elder Houses House of Organa Princess Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Imperial Military Imperial Army Stormtrooper Corps Stormtrooper Imperial Navy Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Hutt Clan Grand Hutt Council Jabba's criminal empire Jedi Order Jedi Padawan Lord Officer Commander General Pilot Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Lord Skywalker family Smuggler Solo family (In carbonite) Translator Trooper Valance family

Sentient species

Human Alderaanian Clone Corellian Cyborg Hutt Imroosian Near-human Umbaran Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship Dreadnought Star Dreadnought Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Star Destroyer (Mentioned only) Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I Freighter Light freighter YT-series YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Shuttle Abecederian line Lambda-class T-4a shuttle ST-718 (First appearance) Starfighter TIE line TIE Advanced x1 Darth Vader's TIE Advanced X-wing starfighter T-65B X-wing starfighter Red Five Vermillion War barge of the Hutt Council (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Armor Helmet Flight helmet K-22995 light flight helmet Mandalorian armor Boba Fett's armor Macrobinocular viewplate Mandalorian vambrace Stormtrooper armor Vader's armor Blaster Blaster pistol Defender sporting blaster pistol Satine's Lament DL-21 blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle Heavy blaster rifle DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle Palm blaster Cannon Ion cannon (Mentioned only) Laser cannon Quad laser cannon AG-2G quad laser cannon Code cylinder Comlink Cybernetics AJ^6 cyborg construct Mechno-arm Droid Engine Headset Holocron Sith holocron Qi'ra's Sith holocron Hologram Jetpack Z-6 jetpack Lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Melee weapon Kyuzo petar Officer's disk Rangefinder Rectenna Repulsorlift Rifle Rocket Seismic charge Sensor (Mentioned only) Olfactory sensor (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Armillary sphere Alderaanian armillary sphere Blood (Mentioned only) Bounty Braid Carbonite Clothing Bandolier Cape Flight suit Imperial military uniforms Imperial kepi Rank insignia plaque Crown Crystal Mytag crystal Dancing Goddess Death (Mentioned only) Entry ramp Fire (Mentioned only) Flagship The Force (Mentioned only) Force-sensitive Light side of the Force (Mentioned only) Fortress Galaxy The galaxy Hair Hand-to-hand combat (Mentioned only) Heart (Mentioned only) Language "Buckethead" Galactic Basic Standard Huttese "May the Force be with you" Shyriiwook Lightsaber combat (Indirect mention only) Lightsaber duel (Indirect mention only) Masthead of Xim the Despot Ou'tranoi Parent Planet Rebel Alliance starbird Steel Beskar Synthflesh Time Standard day Standard minute

Collections

• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus

Sources

• War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1
• The Fight for Han Solo Heats Up in Marvel's September 2021 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Vader Seeks Luke and Doctor Aphra Plots an Escape in Marvel's Next War of the Bounty Hunters Crossover – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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