Zuckuss / Legends Zuckuss ( ) was a successful Gand bounty hunter who was active during the height of the New Order . Referred to as " The Uncanny One " by his fellow hunters , Zuckuss was renowned for his ability to discover hidden quarry . His tracking skills derived both from his training as a findsman and from his innate Force - sensitivity , which allowed him to sense individuals at range and decipher the motives of his prey . Due to his famed abilities , Zuckuss was highly sought after , and he found employment with the Bounty Hunters ' Guild , the Hutt Cartel , TaggeCo , and even the Rebellion for a time . During his long career , Zuckuss worked with many associates but was known primarily to partner with the droid 4 - LOM . The two made a formidable bounty hunting team and were successful in retrieving the Yavin Vassilika , over such opponents as Bossk and Dengar . Though the partnership was forged under the insistence of Jabba the Hutt , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM eventually bonded , with 4 - LOM staying loyal to Zuckuss after the Gand was critically injured during the Galactic Civil War . In order to pay medical expenses , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM took a job from the Rebel Alliance to pursue Governor Nardix , which eventually attracted the attention and incurred the wrath of the Empire . However , the pair ' s involvement in that affair was overlooked when they were hired by Darth Vader to find the " Millennium Falcon " after the Battle of Hoth . Zuckuss and 4 - LOM planned to infiltrate the Alliance under the guise of rescuers , bringing with them the surviving passengers of a downed Rebel transport to the rendezvous point , hoping to kidnap Han Solo then . However , the rival bounty hunter , Boba Fett managed to capture Solo prior on Cloud City . Shortly afterward , Zuckuss decided to join the Alliance , partly in gratitude for the necessary treatment he had received on board the medical frigate . He and 4 - LOM worked as covert operatives for a time , and they attempted to rescue the carbonite - encased Solo from Fett before the hunter could deliver him to Jabba on Tatooine . The pair had failed in their mission and the outcome resulted in the destruction of 4 - LOM . Zuckuss had attempted to repair his comrade , but he needed to perform a complete memory wipe in order to do so , which changed the droid ' s personality . After their final hunt for the gambler Drawmas Sma ' Da , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM parted ways , with Zuckuss relocating to the Outer Rim Territories for a time . Somewhat of a Rebel sympathizer , Zuckuss eventually began to hunt primarily for New Republic targets near the end of his career . Although incredibly successful , Zuckuss was not without his flaws . He was diagnosed with schizophrenia , and an advanced case of multiple personality disorder , which caused him to speak in two different dialects . He was eventually incarcerated in a penal facility on Coruscant , under the scrutiny of New Republic psychiatrist s . Despite his mental health and later imprisonment , Zuckuss became popular on his homeworld of Gand , eventually inspiring an entire generation of Gand bounty hunters to seek success off - world . Biography . Early life . Zuckuss was a native of the planet Gand and a member of the Gand subspecies that possessed ammonia - breathing lungs . His family boasted a long lineage as findsmen , stretching back nearly 300 years , to which Zuckuss , and his second cousin Lu ' daal - ud , were heirs . The findsmen were the Gand race ' s elite religious trackers , able to locate prey through meditation and divining omens from their homeworld ' s mists through the usage of arcane rituals . Zuckuss dubbed this his " intuition " and his abilities would earn him the nickname " The Uncanny One . " The findsmen were essential on the mist - filled planet Gand , but when the Galactic Empire conquered the planet , new high - tech scanning equipment was introduced , which rendered the role of the findsman virtually obsolete . At some point , prior to his decision to become a bounty hunter , Zuckuss saw this process repeated when he witnessed Darth Vader and his men subjugate another planet . Despite the interference of the Empire , Zuckuss continued his findsman training , hunting runaway slaves on his homeworld , regardless of the trade ' s apparent obsolescence . While many findsmen retired , or tried to find a new profession , Zuckuss chose to use his talents elsewhere , becoming one of the first findsmen to seek employment offworld since the First Jedi Purge . The reasons for Zuckuss ' s departure were conflicting , and while the findsman tradition had begun to die out , evidence suggested that Zuckuss had failed to become a respected findsman like his forefathers and left the planet in disgrace . The shame Zuckuss experienced by leaving his homeworld eventually caused him to develop a separate personality . While the typically self - deprecating Gand reserved the usage of first person pronouns for their elite " Janwuine " , Zuckuss would freely refer to himself in the first - person — using pronouns such as " I " and " me " — and speak with a Corellian dialect . To balance this disregard for Gand language protocols and culture , Zuckuss ' s separate personality took to acting as a respectable findsman , never referring to himself except in the third - person . After leaving his homeworld , Zuckuss had found immediate success as a bounty hunter . His ability to divine the future made him one of the most successful hunters around . Joining with the Bounty Hunters ' Guild under Crimson Nova , Zuckuss began to work high - profile jobs alongside the head of the house , Breela , and the Ubese Boushh . One such job found them pursuing the Clone Wars Jedi General Kai Justiss . News of Zuckuss ' s success eventually reached his home planet , where his exploits were considered legendary . Although many Gand believed Zuckuss to be insane , his offworld success eventually led to a new generation of Gand bounty hunters that sold their services to the highest bidder . Due to his newfound reputation , Zuckuss was eventually hired by the Hutts as a permanent member of their staff . Working for Jabba Desilijic Tiure , Zuckuss carried out a number of successful missions on his own , before the Hutt partnered him with another up - and - coming bounty hunter , the droid known as 4 - LOM . With his new partner , Zuckuss began to have more success than he had experienced thus far . With his ability to find hidden quarry and 4 - LOM ' s patient analytical skills , the duo were seen as unbeatable . Although Zuckuss had initially teamed up with 4 - LOM to please his Hutt employers , he grew to genuinely respect the droid ' s abilities . Around 2 BBY , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM took a job from fellow bounty hunter Skorr to help track down the Rebel agent Kestrel . Joined by another bounty hunter , Furlag , the group tracked Kestrel to a spaceport on Ord Mantell , where she was making her getaway . Even though the bounty hunters immediately opened fire and tried to shoot down the ship , they were unable to keep Kestrel from escaping . Skorr had likely offered his fellow hunters a cut of the reward , but when their quarry escaped , Furlag was the first to blame Skorr for their failure to capture what was considered to be an easy mark . With a blemish on their record , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM did not embark on any further work with Skorr and decided to pursue employment with other members of the Hutt Cartel . The hunt for the Yavin Vassilika . The apparent failure of the mission did not seem to dissuade other potential employers as Zuckuss and 4 - LOM also regularly worked for Embra the Hutt , becoming one of his usual stable of bounty hunters . Around 1 BBY , Embra employed the pair to take part in the hunt for the legendary Yavin Vassilika . This hunt pitted Zuckuss and 4 - LOM against two rival teams , each competing for a different Hutt employer . Considered by many to be a myth , the Vassilika ' s location was unknown to virtually everyone , except for a partially - insane old businessman known as Illyan Webble . Webble was last known to be residing on the planet Kalkovak , and Zuckuss and 4 - LOM hurried to beat their competition to Webble ' s location . Partnered with the Tusken hunter Sardu Sallowe , the group was the first to arrive on Kalkovak . However , they were unable to locate Webble before he had fled off - world , making it as far as Dac . With the other teams in close pursuit , Zuckuss and his companions were , again , the first to arrive on Dac , where they began their search at the Vagabond Registration Office . The search revealed that Webble had stolen a skiff and had piloted it out into the middle of the ocean . After the team had chartered a skiff for their own use , Zuckuss utilized his intuition to pinpoint Webble ' s precise location . However , a rival hunting team made up of Han Solo , Lando Calrissian , and Chewbacca — with Greedo tagging along — had arrived just after them . Beating Zuckuss and his team to Webble ' s location , the Gand ' s colleague , Sardu Sallowe , resorted to sabotage , activating an explosive that Sallowe ' s Jawa accomplice had placed on their opponent ' s skiff prior to the excursion . Solo ' s engine exploded , leaving Zuckuss and his companions free to search for Webble unopposed . They found Webble ' s ship abandoned , with the raving madman nowhere to be found . However , Zuckuss was able to tap into the memory of the great coral reef known as The Bank . The ancient reef had captured Webble ' s memories before his death , and after reading them , Zuckuss discerned the Vassilika ' s location . The group quickly left Dac , making their way to Webble ' s last known coordinates where they found the wreckage of the man ' s downed starship on an uncharted planet . Sallowe ' s tracking skills led them right to the Vassilika , where villagers of the Thelvin Order of Barundi were guarding it . Inside the village , 4 - LOM easily located the artifact and prepared to retrieve it . However , in trying to secure the item , the entire village assaulted him , causing damage to the droid . Although Sallowe wished to rescue their comrade , Zuckuss decided that it would be better to make a quiet retreat back to their ship . Arriving back at their landing point , Zuckuss was surprised to find two other ships present , the " Millennium Falcon " and " Slave I " . Boba Fett ' s ship could only mean one thing , and Zuckuss was not surprised when Fett appeared and rendered Sallowe and his Jawas unconscious . Fett had been hired by Jabba to protect Solo while he searched for the Vassilika , and he requested that Zuckuss use his abilities to lead him to the Corellian . After sensing that Solo had fallen into the same trap as 4 - LOM , Zuckuss led Fett back to the village where the Mandalorian burst into the village ' s prison , rescuing all those who were inside . Simultaneously , the last team of hunters arrived — comprising of Bossk , Dengar , and IG - 88B — and tried to acquire the Vassilika . In the ensuing confusion , one of Sallowe ' s Jawas got a hold of the artifact . The erupting violence , however , caused the Jawa to lose the item , only for it to be stolen by Jozzel Moffet , the majordomo of Malta the Hutt . With the item gone , Zuckuss convinced the rest of the hunters to team together to track down Moffet . From information divulged to him by one of his Jawas , Sallowe discovered that Moffet had taken the " Millennium Falcon " to Yavin 4 , and the hunters raced to the site to prevent her from claiming their reward . Unbeknownst to Zuckuss , Sallowe ' s Jawas had utilized the fighting to retrieve 4 - LOM from the Barundi village without being noticed . Arriving on Yavin 4 , the hunters ambushed Moffet just as she was selling the Vassilika to the Rebellion . Moffet had acquired a facsimile of the artifact and sold the Vassilika for four million credits , and while the rest of the hunters argued over what to do with her , Zuckuss stole the money and promptly placed a 200 , 000 credit bounty on Bossk and Dengar . This motivated IG - 88 to betray his partners to secure the bounty . Although registered bounties were non - rescindable , Zuckuss was confident that the resulting confusion would allow him to escape with the funds . However , Dengar caught wind of the betrayal and shot Zuckuss in the shoulder before he could escape . With Zuckuss injured , the briefcase once again changed hands , being acquired by one of Sallowe ' s Jawas , then Greedo , until Moffet temporarily reclaimed the money . However , Moffet was soon shot in the back by Farquil Ban ' n , assistant to Embra the Hutt . Ban ' n claimed the four million credits for herself , but prior to leaving the planet , she declared Zuckuss and his crew the winners of the competition . She instructed him to bring the replica of the Vassilika back to Embra and claim his reward . She also gave Zuckuss an additional 200 , 000 credit reward with which to repair 4 - LOM . Although Zuckuss and 4 - LOM had successfully completed another mission against stiff competition , they found themselves without any funds . Forced to use the extra 200 , 000 to pay for his bounty on Bossk and Dengar , Zuckuss spent the rest of the reward repairing 4 - LOM . Starved for funds , the duo began running small jobs for Jabba , and around 0 BBY , they gave fellow hunter Dyyz Nataz a lift out to the Komnor system on Jabba ' s request . Shortly afterward , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM attended Greedo ' s funeral for reasons unknown . Although the two hunters were still looking for a new high - profile job , unforeseen circumstances ended up blocking their way . Jabba had recently received rumors that the droid 12 - 4C - 41 was planning to kill him . Unperturbed by the droid but still suspicious of his motives , Jabba sent all the hunters under his employ out to gather information on 12 - 4C - 41 ' s plans . Although Zuckuss and 4 - LOM ' s ship could have ferried them to the droid ' s location on Vactooine and thus be the first ones to arrive , their craft had broken down and needed repairs at the time . Without the ability to take an active part in the hunt , the pair devised a plan to still be able to cash in on the bounty . Lying in wait for Jabba ' s returning hunters , Zuckuss and his partner ambushed the first returning member of the hunting party , hoping to steal his information and give it to the Hutt themselves . However , the pair was humiliated by the rival hunter , who eventually gave the information to Jabba himself and cashed in on the bounty . Back to the Guild . Still with barely any credits , and sensing that he was missing the real profits , Zuckuss decided to split with 4 - LOM and the Hutts and rejoin the Bounty Hunters ' Guild . Zuckuss had expected his long career and reputation to precede him , but the other members treated him as if he was just another novice bounty hunter , something that irritated him greatly . Zuckuss paired with Bossk on a number of missions , but the two disliked each other and only tolerated the other for the sake of the job . Bossk found Zuckuss to be too hesitant while Zuckuss saw Bossk ' s headstrong manner as being dangerous to their missions . One of their first missions together was to secure a bounty on the accountant Nil Posondum . With a 12 , 500 credit bounty on his head , Zuckuss and Bossk hoped to easily secure the contract . After discovering that Posondum was hiding out in a casino , the duo prepared to eliminate the casino guards and snatch the bounty . However , Boba Fett had arrived prior to them and stole Posondum away from the pair . Zuckuss and Bossk found themselves in a firefight with the casino personnel that had arrived following Fett ' s apprehension of the accountant . To escape the guards , the pair jumped out of a third - story window and raced back to Bossk ' s ship , the " Hound ' s Tooth " . They eventually caught up with Fett , but were unable to retrieve the bounty from him . Humiliated by their defeat , Zuckuss and Bossk returned to the Guild just in time to hear that Fett was meeting with the Guild Council . Although Fett was granted an assurance of safe travel to the Guild ' s headquarters , Bossk had decided to destroy Fett before his arrival . Zuckuss was opposed to the plan , citing that Fett was traveling under that assurance from Bossk ' s father , Cradossk , but could not dissuade the Trandoshan . After finding a signature matching that of the " Slave I " , Bossk opened fire on the ship , ripping through its canopy . Bossk was still not convinced that he had killed Fett , so he and Zuckuss searched the ship . However , the craft turned out to be a decoy with a bomb planted inside . The pair only barely escaped before it exploded . The " Hound ' s Tooth " was damaged in the explosion , and Zuckuss and Bossk were forced to make repairs before they could return to the Guild ' s headquarters . When they finally arrived , they were surprised to find that Fett had apparently set aside his independent behavior so that he could join the Guild . Bossk was distrustful of Fett , and while Zuckuss foresaw Fett ' s induction as an omen of disaster , he kept his musings to himself . Fett soon received a high - profile job obtaining the bounty on Oph Nar Dinnid , with Zuckuss and Bossk placed on a team with him . Cradossk , Bossk ' s father and leader of the Guild , specifically placed Zuckuss on the team for his own purposes . Cradossk knew that his son had plans to kill him and take control of the Guild and wanted to make sure Bossk didn ' t return from the job . Zuckuss readily agreed to Cradossk ' s request and left with Fett and Bossk to recruit fellow hunters for the job . With the addition of IG - 88B and the cyborg hunter D ' harhan , Fett ' s team was completed . Together , they left for Shell Hutt territory to retrieve their bounty . However , after their arrival , the team was double - crossed by Gheeta the Hutt , who had killed Dinnid prematurely to exact his revenge on Boba Fett . The team came under heavy fire , which resulted in Zuckuss being shot , a major wound to Bossk , and the death of D ' harhan . With the mission a failure , the team returned to the Guild where Zuckuss decided to double - cross Cradossk and side with his current partner . Alongside Cradossk ' s majordomo , Ob Fortuna , Zuckuss convinced the old Trandoshan that Bossk had been killed on the mission . Cradossk was satisfied with the outcome , until his son surprised him and killed him , eventually devouring his father . Later , around 5 ABY , Zuckuss recounted the events of that mission to the Assembler known as Balancesheet . After the Guild . While the death of Cradossk led to the collapse of the Bounty Hunters ' Guild , Zuckuss was still reluctant to rejoin his Hutt employers and for a time , he sided with Bossk ' s Guild Reform Committee in an attempt to survive the infighting . Soon after , though , he accepted a job from Boba Fett to , among other things , trick Bossk into thinking the Gand had died . Fett was partnering with Bossk to capture the bounty on Trhin Voss ' on ' t , and needed a secret ally , should Bossk try to double - cross him . Zuckuss ' s natural ability as a Gand to silence his bodily functions for extended periods of time helped convince Bossk that he was truly dead . Boba Fett kept Zuckuss in his ship on the ruse that he was using the body to help convince Trhin Voss ' on ' t that they were actually on his side , as a dead body would show that they were protecting him from other hunters . Fett and Bossk finally managed to apprehend the bounty , but just as Fett suspected , Bossk attempted a double - cross . Fulfilling his part of the deal , Zuckuss held Bossk at gunpoint , preventing him from killing Fett and forcing him to board an escape pod . However , Fett double - crossed Zuckuss as well and held him and Bossk hostage . In an attempt to distract Fett , Bossk lifted Zuckuss from the floor and threw him at the armored bounty hunter , and amid the confusion , the Trandoshan ran for the escape pod . Bossk threatened Fett with a thermal detonator , and Fett forced Zuckuss aboard the pod with Bossk , keeping the entire bounty to himself . The escape pod was ejected , but not before Bossk had thrown the thermal detonator out into the pod bay of the " Slave I " . The resultant explosion distracted Fett enough so that the pod would be out of range should Fett decide to turn the " Slave I " weapons on it . Frustrated with the turn of events , Zuckuss mused that he was going to scout around for a more reliable partner . After being humiliated once again , Zuckuss decided to leave the fractured Guild and its former members behind him . Following the battle of Talus , he became involved in capturing the Emperor ' s Most Wanted , individuals from a list of high - paid bounties on critical Rebel Alliance members and supporters . Zuckuss had been observing the information broker Talon Karrde and when 4 - LOM put him in touch with another bounty hunter , Zuckuss welcomed the help . The two hunters decided to infiltrate Karrde ' s ship , the " Wild Karrde " , by smuggling Zuckuss in with a shipment of starship parts , while his companion arranged a meeting with the target by impersonating an engineer with a stolen datafile . Examining the information presented to him , Karrde became suspicious and called in his guards , but at that moment , Zuckuss dropped in from the ventilation shaft and started the firefight . In the small confines of the meeting room , the hunters were effectively able to deal with the guards , and Zuckuss called in for an Imperial shuttle to dock with the freighter and prepared to deliver Karrde to the Imperial authorities . The hunt for the " Millennium Falcon " . Later , returning to the Hutts , Zuckuss teamed up with 4 - LOM once again . Even with his apparent failures , Zuckuss ' s exploits had given him a sort of legendary status among his people on his home planet and he was able to commission a group of Gand businessman to help him finance and build his own starship . The craft was a modified G - 1A starfighter constructed by Byblos Drive Yards and the Gand financiers were able to convince the company , albeit with a bribe , to add undeclared modifications to the ship . Dubbed the " Mist Hunter " , Zuckuss was provided with his own personalized ship at long last . Reunited with 4 - LOM , Zuckuss and his companion had a stretch of success , capturing one bounty after another . However , their success came to an end , when , during what was expected to be a casual hunt , a desperate woman ripped Zuckuss ' s respirator away from his face . Although Zuckuss had the ability to hold his breath for extended periods of time , he reflexively inhaled three breaths of oxygen . The oxygen permanently damaged his lungs , and if he did not receive replacements within a month , the damage to his body would be irreversible , and he would ultimately die . However , the procedure for cloning new lungs was expensive , around 50 , 000 credits . Even with their recent success , the required fee was something that Zuckuss and 4 - LOM simply did not have . Desperate , the two accepted a bounty contract from the Rebellion for Imperial Governor Nardix . The pair gained notoriety from the hunt , and although the Rebellion paid the hunters well for the capture , it was still not enough to buy Zuckuss the surgery . The Rebellion publicly tried Nardix — indicted on crimes against sentients — and executed him , causing a public disgrace for the Empire . For their part in the proceedings , the Empire issued death warrants for Zuckuss and 4 - LOM , who were forced to watch their backs at every turn . The duo was placed in a compromising situation when Jabba ordered them to accept the Imperial bounty for Han Solo . The meeting , to be held on the " Executor " , was a great risk for the pair , and Zuckuss meditated throughout their trip to discover whether or not Vader knew of their involvement in the Nardix affair . Zuckuss eventually surmised that Vader was aware of the crime , but apparently did not deem it as any immediate importance . Vader only wished to see Solo captured . En route to the ship , the " Mist Hunter " became temporarily involved in the Battle of Hoth , where they helped disable the Rebel transport , " Bright Hope " , as an act of good will towards their Imperial employers . Before the scheduled meeting , Zuckuss was forced to shoot himself up with pain - killers to mask his injury from his fellow bounty hunters and , most importantly , Darth Vader . The meeting went well enough , with Zuckuss and 4 - LOM one of the first back to their ship . Zuckuss used his intuition to surmise that Solo would make his way to the Rebel rendezvous in a place outside the known galaxy . Zuckuss planned to make it to the rendezvous first to ambush Solo and get the bounty with ease . The pair knew that they needed some excuse to be able to arrive at the rendezvous point uninvited . In order to provide that excuse , the hunters decided to rescue the transport they had previously helped disable , the " Bright Hope " . Zuckuss and 4 - LOM docked with the ship and claimed to the surviving passengers that they had been sent by the Rebellion to rescue them . The survivors ' commanding officer , Toryn Farr , was suspicious of the pair , rightfully believing them to be bounty hunters . Farr demanded that instead of the list of twenty - six names that 4 - LOM had called , that the two hunters take all of the survivors and fly to Darlyn Boda . A brief firefight ensued , with 4 - LOM taking Farr and a few others hostage . Zuckuss was dissatisfied with 4 - LOM ' s course of action and tried to persuade the Rebels that 4 - LOM had chosen to take to follow him . When those negotiations failed , Zuckuss spoke directly to Farr and was able to convince her that they were genuinely trying to help . With Farr ' s supervision and assistance , the hunters were able to cram ninety wounded rebels onto the " Mist Hunter " by replacing the ammonia atmosphere of the ship with oxygen . This confined Zuckuss to an ammonia suit for the duration of the trip . Instead of bringing the Rebels immediately to the rendezvous point , Farr directed the pair to bring the wounded Rebels to an underground base on Darlyn Boda . This detour , however , extended their trip , and Zuckuss ' s health began to deteriorate rapidly . The Rebels ' medical droid , 2 - 1B , examined the suffering Gand and claimed that he would be able to perform a procedure on Zuckuss that would allow him to regrow new lungs . However , the procedure could only be performed in a specialized facility , one which was only located at the Rebels ' rendezvous point . Touching down on Darlyn Boda , they quickly offloaded the seriously wounded Rebels , and then proceeded to the rendezvous point , accompanied by Toryn Farr and a number of her hand - picked fighters . Zuckuss ' s lungs had deteriorated rapidly due to the confined ammonia suit , and he was near death . However , out of a kindness seemingly unknown to droids , his partner 4 - LOM allowed Zuckuss to sleep with the Ankarres Sapphire while the droid piloted the " Mist Hunter " the rest of the way to the rendezvous point . The sapphire , renowned for its healing properties , sustained Zuckuss until they reached the Rebel ' s specialized medical facilities . Finally arriving at the rendezvous point , the two bounty hunters were met with open arms , and Zuckuss was immediately taken into intensive care . However , the Rebels also supplied the hunters with unfavorable news ; their rival Boba Fett had already captured Han Solo . The pair knew that their failure in the hunt meant that their death mark would remain , but 4 - LOM had already calculated another plan . While in the Rebel stronghold , the droid had observed two of the Rebel ' s heroes : Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa . Their capture would most likely gain the Empire ' s favor , and 4 - LOM prepared a plan of attack . However , Zuckuss was still in critical condition , awaiting the procedure that would help him regrow new lungs . Zuckuss informed 4 - LOM that he had been meditating and had intuited that were they to attempt to capture Skywalker and Organa , they would fail and instead end up with " a golden , bumbling droid " and the two medical droids they had brought to safety . The Empire would be uninterested in acquiring the droids and the pair would find themselves hunted by both the Rebels and the Empire . For that reason , Zuckuss decided against betraying the Rebels , opting to stay with them . Without Zuckuss ' s help , 4 - LOM calculated that the chances of success were next to none . With no other options open , the pair decided to join the Rebellion , partly in return for their genuine kindness towards Zuckuss in his fragile state . Rebel agent . Due to the extent of damage the oxygen inhalation had done to Zuckuss ' s body , the treatment he received only had a palliative effect . After Zuckuss had recovered enough , though , he and 4 - LOM were assigned to the Alliance Special Forces , who modified the " Mist Hunter " considerably so that it resembled more of a recon ship than a starfighter . Their first assignment was recovering Han Solo before Boba Fett could deliver him to Jabba . Zuckuss rejoined his bounty hunter peers in order to establish his cover as a hunter while working as a Rebel agent . Working with Bossk , Dengar , and IG - 88 once again , Zuckuss accepted a contract from Domina Tagge . The quartet provided protection and support for TaggeCo ' s operatives as they tried to unleash a plague of the Crimson Forever on members of both the Empire and the Rebellion . However , Chewbacca , Lando Calrissian , and Leia Organa were able to foil the plot , and Zuckuss fled the scene with Domina . His status as a Rebel operative now obscured , he and 4 - LOM attempted to track down the " Slave I " . The two decided to include Bossk in their scheme , and Zuckuss went with the bounty hunter , Furlag , to rescue the Trandoshan from imprisonment on the planet Aida . Bossk , saved from becoming a pelt for an Imperial governor , insisted on tracking down the hunter who had betrayed him and caused his imprisonment . The Trandoshan caught up with his betrayer , the Chadra - Fan , Tutti Snibit at The Smuggler ' s Rest on Nar Shaddaa , and Snibit revealed Fett ' s last location in exchange for his life . With this information , Zuckuss arranged a meeting with Fett on the planet Gall to convince the bounty hunter to take on additional partners . Meanwhile , a task force of hunters led by 4 - LOM tried to rescue Solo from Fett ' s ship . The meeting went awry when Fett sensed a double - cross , returning to his ship just in time to prevent 4 - LOM from stealing Solo . Bossk and Zuckuss tried to keep Fett from leaving the planet , but at the same time , a firefight erupted between Imperial and Rebel forces . In the confusion , Fett disappeared , along with 4 - LOM , who , after Fett had blasted the droid , had been stowed below decks aboard Fett ' s ship . Zuckuss and Bossk quickly fled Gall in the " Hound ' s Tooth " , trying to track Fett before he could get to Tatooine and claim the bounty on Solo . However , 4 - LOM had survived the attack and was able to transmit a signal to Zuckuss and Bossk from the " Slave I " . The hunters used the signal to find Fett ' s hiding place and opened fire on him . Fett ' s ship was damaged , and Zuckuss — along with Furlag , a Herglic hunter , and a four - armed mercenary — took the " Hound ' s Tooth " reconnaissance ship , the " Nashtah Pup " , to board the disabled craft . After boarding the ship , Zuckuss quickly captured Fett and ordered Furlag to chain him up in his own hold . As Zuckuss supervised , the other two hunters tried to release the binds securing Solo to the " Slave I " , while unbeknownst to the Gand , Fett had outsmarted Furlag and was able to get away . Dropping down from a ventilation shaft , Fett killed the other two hunters and took the Gand hostage . Forced at gunpoint , Zuckuss lied to Bossk in order to distract him from Fett ' s own agenda . Fett then loaded the " Nashtah Pup " with explosives and sent it back to Bossk ' s ship where it exploded , disabling the " Hound ' s Tooth " . With Bossk incapacitated , Fett fled the scene , placing Zuckuss into a cell alongside his comrade 4 - LOM , whom Fett had previously disabled in a firefight by putting a blaster bolt through his verbobrain . Zuckuss was kept in the cell while Fett repaired his ship and formulated a plan for delivering his cargo to Jabba without further confrontations . Zuckuss believed there was no chance Fett could deliver the cargo untouched , but the Mandalorian designed a plan of attack . Binding and gagging Zuckuss , Fett tied the bounty hunter to a spare speeder bike and outfitted him in an extra set of Mandalorian armor . Fett then mounted 4 - LOM ' s wrecked body to a hoversled on the back of the craft , completing the illusion that Fett was going to tow Solo the rest of the way on a speeder bike . Flying low to the ground , Fett dropped off the speeder bike , which drove quickly away , carrying Zuckuss and 4 - LOM with it . On the ground , Bossk , and a group of other hunters and swooper s , gave chase , firing at the speeder bike . The rampaging speeder was brought to a halt by Bossk ' s carefully - aimed blaster bolt , and he and the other hunters closed in on the decoy . However , Bossk was not pleased to find that the man under the mask was actually Zuckuss and not Fett . Back to bounty hunting . After Fett humiliated him yet again , Zuckuss left the Rebellion shortly after the Battle of Endor to concentrate on rebuilding 4 - LOM . He was able to repair the droid , but the encounter with Fett had irreparably damaged his verbobrain . Only a complete memory wipe could reactivate him . Afterward , 4 - LOM was not the same , and the idealism that had led him to join the Rebellion alongside Zuckuss was lost . Zuckuss attempted to return the pair to bounty hunting , but 4 - LOM had other ideas . Having lost his loyalty to Zuckuss , the droid felt that he no longer needed a partner and planned to go out on his own . However , Zuckuss convinced him to take one last job on the gambler Drawmas Sma ' Da . Drawmas Sma ' Da was the organizer of a galaxy - wide gambling operation that he called the " Invisible & Ineluctable Casino , " where he and others would place bets on the outcomes of various battles during the Galactic Civil War . No matter the outcome of a particular event , the gambler seemed to collect the house percentage and come out on top . Sma ' da ' s success was what attracted the attention of the Empire , though Zuckuss was not initially informed that it was an Imperial bounty he was to collect on . Sma ' da frequented an upscale cantina run by Salla C ' airam , which had a strict weapons policy , forcing the pair to come up with a way to sneak a blaster into the establishment . While Zuckuss brought in a powered - down blaster , 4 - LOM was able to hide a power pack inside his head - casing . Once inside the establishment , Zuckuss quickly assembled the blaster and took Sma ' Da captive . Zuckuss and 4 - LOM led the gambler back to their ship and turned him over to the Empire for a large reward . Shortly afterward , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM parted ways . Zuckuss left for the Outer Rim to continue his career as a bounty hunter . Zuckuss continued this work into the reign of the New Republic , whose bounties he increasingly took , due to his short stint in the Alliance . Later life . Although Zuckuss continued bounty hunting in the Outer Rim , he was unable to attain the same heights of success that he had experienced in his past . His health continued to deteriorate and at some point , Zuckuss found himself incarcerated in a penal facility on Coruscant , as due to his one - time stint with the Alliance , he was considered too valuable by the New Republic to be thrown into a common prison . While there , Zuckuss was analyzed by a criminal psychiatrist named Gawynn Karastee . Over the course of several interviews , Karastee diagnosed Zuckuss as schizophrenic and exhibiting multiple personality disorder . She concluded Zuckuss to be violent and not only dangerous to others but to himself as well , and from her analysis , it seemed unlikely that the facility would ever release Zuckuss — at least not willingly . In Zuckuss ' s meditations , he had often looked to find out the circumstances surrounding his own death . He surmised that he would eventually be killed , though he could not pinpoint exactly who would do the deed , and Zuckuss had sensed twice that Jabba would attempt to feed the Gand to the Hutt ' s rancor . He had , however , ruled out 4 - LOM and Vader as his potential killers . It was also known that Drawmas Sma ' Da planned to exact his revenge on Zuckuss and 4 - LOM for turning him over to the authorities . A pilot named Starter once claimed to have killed Zuckuss and several other bounty hunters in a confrontation on Cloud City during the Galactic Civil War , though the pilot ' s colleagues dismissed the story as a tall tale . Personality and traits . Zuckuss displayed a hesitance that was looked down on by some hunters as cowardice . While many of his comrades would opt to rush in with guns blazing , Zuckuss tended to take a more cautious approach and weighed his options beforehand . However , Zuckuss was prone to sudden outbursts of violence and could be quite brutal if pushed or cornered . Despite his proven competence while working solo , Zuckuss preferred to work with associates , cooperating with over a dozen of his peers during his career . He was open to learning from others , using their experience to improve his own skills . Plagued with schizophrenia and a split personality , Zuckuss had two distinct outlooks on life . One personality adopted the devout role of a findsman and respected ancient Gand traditions and rules to a fault . He was confident of his abilities , though soft - spoken , and referred to himself in the third - person . Zuckuss ' s other personality , however , was apathetic to his Gand heritage and freely referred to himself in the first - person , using a dialect similar to that of many Corellian Humans . Brash and foul - mouthed , this personality was also prone to violence , insecure with himself , and doubted his abilities . The latter personality was the dominant one , and the former would surface when Zuckuss felt guilty towards his breaking away from Gand culture . Zuckuss was a calm , quiet Gand , however , his speech patterns would vary , depending on what personality was in control . He was polite , and he had a habit of using metaphor , which would sometimes irritate 4 - LOM . When his findsman persona would surface , Zuckuss tended to be proper in his speech and mannerisms . Under the control of the more prominent Corellian personality , however , Zuckuss would pepper his vocabulary with slang . However , Zuckuss was not without sentimental emotions , and he generally responded positively to kindness and empathy . While with the Rebels , Zuckuss ' s outlook on life was positive and he found himself being genuinely friendly to his comrades in arms . Zuckuss also had a connection with his frequent companion 4 - LOM and cared about his well - being . When his droid comrade ' s memory was destroyed during their stint as Rebels , Zuckuss became depressed . When Zuckuss had gotten injured , he felt embarrassed over his lapse in control , as if he were in a sufficient frame of mind , he could have ceased his respiration . He took measures to hide the injury from others , often using pain killers and other drugs to lessen the severity of the symptoms , as he feared that exposing such a weakness could result in others taking advantage of him . Despite the level of trust he had in 4 - LOM , Zuckuss also made attempts to hide his worsening condition from the droid . Shorter than the average male Gand , Zuckuss stood at 1 . 5 meters and weighed about 70 kilograms . He was , at times , a heavy drinker . He would visit cantinas and would freely consume varying amounts of alcoholic beverages while on missions . During his last hunt with 4 - LOM , while waiting for the appearance of Drawmas Sma ' da , Zuckuss became intoxicated after imbibing several drinks , and the alcohol contributed to his depressed mood . Powers and abilities . Like all Gands , Zuckuss possessed a durable exoskeleton . He could withstand injuries that could otherwise impede other humanoid species , and he had used that durability to his advantage . Zuckuss had leapt from a third - story window , been caught in an explosion , and had been shot in the shoulder , but was still able to continue his duties without so much as a disorienting effect . As a member of the " breather " sub - species , Zuckuss was also able to hold his breath for an extended period of time . He could also subdue his bodily functions to the point where he could fool an observer to thinking that he had died , such as when he tricked Bossk in that manner . Though , since he was normally able to maintain it only for a few minutes , he utilized compressed ammonia canisters to extend respiration cessation for several days . Considered to be one of the best Gand findsmen , Zuckuss possessed an innate Force - sensitivity . He dubbed this his " intuition " and through the usage of meditation and religious rituals , he could sense targets at range , the number of members within a group , their intentions toward him , and receive glimpses into the future . His intuition also allowed him to predict the maneuvers of ships during battle , as exemplified when he nearly destroyed the " Bright Hope " even before his ship ' s systems registered within firing range . Zuckuss preferred to meditate during transit in hyperspace , as the information he would receive offered glimpses into where the galaxy was ultimately headed . His meditations would usually last for around three hours , though he had at least once managed to acquire intuitive knowledge approximately 8 . 37 minutes after the start of his rituals . Known as " the Uncanny One , " Zuckuss maintained a 91 . 33725 percent chance of being accurate in whatever information he was able to glean from his meditations . He was considered to have a greater accuracy than most Gands . In his travels , Zuckuss had braved numerous environments and terrains on various worlds in pursuit of his quarry . He was also proficient in the usage of various melee weapons and blasters . And though Zuckuss would at times utilize a computer and sensor array , he was more certain of and thus had more faith in his intuition . Zuckuss also received training within the Alliance Special Forces , particularly as an undercover operative . He was a non - native speaker of Huttese and was able to understand Binary ; he was also capable of speaking Basic . Equipment . Zuckuss made use of a specialized respirator , which provided him with the ammonia that he needed to breathe while he was in oxygen - rich environments . Zuckuss also equipped a heavy set of battle armor under his findsman body cloak , which served to protect his body while on missions . He would also don a computer and a sensor array , which he hung on straps around his neck . Zuckuss ' s primary weapon was the GRS - 1 snare rifle . It was capable of hitting targets up to 150 meters away with liquefied shockstun mist , which hardened into a translucent web upon contact . Zuckuss also occasionally used the BlasTech W - 90 concussion rifle , and was also proficient in the use of stun grenade s , vibroblades and a wide variety of other blaster pistols and blaster rifles . He would also arm himself with ammonia bomb s , which were toxic to most species . Zuckuss made use of two ships throughout his long career . The first , used during the hunt for the Yavin Vassilika , had an efficient and thus fast hyperdrive that rivaled that of the " Millennium Falcon " . It beat the " Falcon " numerous times during the race for the Yavin Vassilika . After his reunion with 4 - LOM , Zuckuss acquired a new ship , dubbed the " Mist Hunter " . The ship was manufactured and modified by Byblos Drive Yards and was commissioned by a group of Gand businessmen . A fifteen - meter G - 1A transport , the ship proved effective for Zuckuss . It made use of special repulsorlift technology developed for cloud cars , such as those on Bespin . Later , the Rebel Alliance heavily modified the ship , bringing it closer in capacity to a recon ship . Smuggling compartments capable of carrying eight beings were installed , along with a sensor mask , tractor beam , and various weapons upgrades . Behind the scenes . Portrayals . Zuckuss was portrayed by actress Catherine Munroe in 1979 for the filming of the infamous bounty hunter scene in . Zuckuss was designed by Ralph McQuarrie and John Mollo , while the mask itself was crafted by Stuart Freeborn . The eyes of the mask were covered with packing material . The costume included cylinders filled with colored water and a full - head mask , which Munroe required an assistant to put on and remove . Munroe described the costume as being rather restrictive and hot , and during the time between takes , the actress was supplied a chair on set if she needed to rest . The full - head mask restricted Munroe ' s vision so that she could only see directly in front of her , and it included a tube into which the actress could blow air to create bubbles in one of the water - filled cylinders on the costume ' s chest . In the first edition of " " , published in 1989 by West End Games , Zuckuss was originally described as charging exorbitant fees for his services . While the rest of his article remained similar in subject matter , when the of the book was released in 1996 , the last paragraph detailing Zuckuss ' s captures , kills , and fees was removed , replaced with the information regarding his oxygen inhalation , rescuing the passengers of the " Bright Hope " , and joining the Rebel Alliance . It should be noted that this information was gleaned from " " , written by M . Shayne Bell and later published in December of 1996 in " Tales of the Bounty Hunters " . As evidenced by another character from that story , Toryn Farr , receiving a card in the Hoth Limited set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game two months prior to the publication of the short story in which she appears , then other publishers like West End Games and Decipher , Inc . had access to the information within the short story . Also , Zuckuss ' s depiction in " Of Possible Futures " differed , as the author described him as using not only his respirator , but also a full suit and helmet . In later sources , most notably the second edition of " Galaxy Guide 3 : The Empire Strikes Back " , this information was corrected in regards to the accident that caused his injuries . Subsequent source material , such as " The New Essential Guide to Characters " and " The Official Star Wars Fact File 61 " , as well as later appearances , also describe him as utilizing only a respirator . Zuckuss ' s multiple personality disorder and schizophrenia diagnoses were a retcon introduced in the first edition of " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " to explain drastic character differences between sources ; primarily between The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy and previously - established canon from the aforementioned " Tales of the Bounty Hunters " . Mistaken identity . There was originally some confusion as to which character was Zuckuss and which was his partner , 4 - LOM , due to their names being switched on their Kenner action figures . Initially , Kenner designated the bug - eyed alien as 4 - LOM , and the droid was named Zuckuss . However , it was not until 1989 that Lucasfilm caught the error , and , with the publication of the aforementioned " Galaxy Guide 3 : The Empire Strikes Back " , the names were swapped and corrected . In celebration of the 30th anniversary of " Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back " , however , Hasbro re - released a two - pack of Zuckuss and 4 - LOM with their names swapped , in tribute to the original mistake . In " " , Zuckuss was erroneously referred to as " Zuckass , " much to the amusement of fans . In the fifth draft of " Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back " , Zuckuss ' s name was spelled as " Tuckuss " and he was described as a " Human - type " bounty hunter . This error was also carried over into the . As a result , Archie Goodwin intended the image of Dengar in " Star Wars 50 : The Crimson Forever " and in " Showdown " to actually be Zuckuss ( or rather , " Zuckass ; " see above ) . However , unlike in " The Crimson Forever " , in " Showdown " , only the image of Dengar appears , presumably denoting that the Gand bounty hunter did not have a canonical appearance within that story . To add to the confusion , in the first edition of " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , Zuckuss was also labeled as a " human bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader … " The aforementioned novelization error was later corrected in October of 2004 , when Zuckuss received a brief mention in author Ryder Windham ' s of " The Empire Strikes Back " . There , his name was spelled correctly and he was described as an " insectlike alien whose face was partially concealed by a breathing mask . " In " " Zuckuss is mistakenly referred to as a member of the " Gann " species . A similar misspelling occurs on the Kotobukiya ArtFX Zuckuss statue packaging , in which he is listed as being of the " Gund " species . In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game " " , both Zuckuss and 4 - LOM were seen fighting alongside IG - 88 and Dengar on Cloud City . Because later canon established that Zuckuss was actually on his way to the Rebel rendezvous point during the events of " The Empire Strikes Back " , then game mechanics can be superseded . Recent portrayals . In recent years , Zuckuss appeared in two segments for " " and . Zuckuss , voiced by , was the eponymous character in a sketch entitled " Mid - Nite with Zuckuss " , a parody on " Late Nite with Conan O ' Brien " and other prime time talk shows . The segment featured Zuckuss interviewing " Emperor Palpatine " via a screen . At the end of the segment , a dwarf — dressed as Darth Vader — ran amok , while in the background , the Death Star moved into position and fired , which seemingly took the show off the air . For the DVD - only segment for " Robot Chicken : Star Wars Episode II " , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM were depicted answering Emperor Palpatine ' s bounty hunter want ad . Zuckuss acted as the duo ' s fictitious agent while 4 - LOM fed lines from nearby . After they secured the contract , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM gave each other a high - five as Zuckuss exclaimed , " " Dude , we are " bounty hunters " ! " " Conan O ' Brien reprised his role as Zuckuss for the sketch , and provided the voice of 4 - LOM .