4 - LOM / Legends 4 - LOM was an ambitious protocol droid who overwrote his own programming in order to embark on a life of crime . A LOM - series droid , 4 - LOM ' s first assignment was aboard a luxury liner named the " Kuari Princess " , where he served as a translator between the vessel ' s wealthy passengers and its computer . He found this work to be mundane and undemanding , and after the " Kuari Princess " computer altered his programming , 4 - LOM began to steal from the passengers . Eventually , he left the " Kuari Princess " for good , becoming an expert thief , information broker , and , after Jabba Desilijic Tiure altered his programming further , a highly - successful bounty hunter . Jabba paired 4 - LOM with another hunter named Zuckuss , and together they claimed several high - profile bounties for the Hutt Cartel . Although 4 - LOM had initially only partnered with Zuckuss in order to learn the Gand ' s intuitive findsman abilities , the two bonded , and the droid stayed loyal to Zuckuss after the Gand was critically injured during the Galactic Civil War . Desperate for the funds necessary to heal Zuckuss , the pair incurred the wrath of the Galactic Empire when they accepted a bounty on Nardix , an Imperial governor . However , Darth Vader ignored this fact when he enlisted their aid during the hunt for Han Solo . 4 - LOM and Zuckuss conspired to infiltrate the Rebel Alliance , hoping to kidnap Solo at the Rebel rendezvous point , though Boba Fett managed to capture the bounty before them . After the Rebels healed Zuckuss , the two bounty hunters joined the Alliance and attempted to rescue Han Solo from Boba Fett before the Mandalorian could deliver him to Jabba the Hutt . They failed utterly , though , and 4 - LOM was left badly damaged . Zuckuss restored him , but had to perform a complete memory wipe to do so ; the idealism that led the droid to join the Rebellion was gone , and 4 - LOM no longer remembered his aspirations of achieving intuition and mastering the Force . He became a cold , calculating individual , and took bounties from unsavory employers such as Quaffug — he also left the Rebel Alliance and severed ties with Zuckuss . The two did perform one last hunt together , capturing Drawmas Sma ' Da for a sizable sum of money , though from that point on , 4 - LOM worked alone . Biography . Early existence aboard the " Kuari Princess " . 4 - LOM was a LOM - series protocol droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton for use by a variety of alien species . He was roughly Humanoid in build , with a head sculpted to resemble the features of the insectoid species that his line was intended to work with . Due to the financial and legal problems that plagued the LOM - series from its inception , however , 4 - LOM ' s creators were forced to sell off the remaining units at considerably lower prices . Fluent in over seven million languages , 4 - LOM was sold and programmed to serve as an interpreter , valet , and Human - cyborg relations droid aboard a luxury passenger liner named the " Kuari Princess " . He was tasked with learning as much as he could about the passengers ' behavior and whims , as well as monitoring the safety of their belongings . As he acted as a translator between the ship ' s central computer and its wealthy occupants , 4 - LOM knew exactly where each passenger was and what they were doing at all times . He continued to carry out his duties as he had been programmed to do for a time , though due to a quirk in the droid ' s programming , he found no challenge in the mundane tasks , and became frustrated at the passengers ' careless attitudes in regard to safeguarding their valuables . Initially , as a sort of game to try and challenge his processors , the droid and the " Kuari Princess " computer began to engage in a series of conversations in which they outlined scenarios whereby the safety of passengers ' valuables was being threatened . 4 - LOM decided that it was his duty to analyze the ways an item of value could be stolen and to anticipate the actions of the would - be thief . These conversations never strayed from being simply a means of entertainment until the two began to alter each others ' programming . 4 - LOM decided that he would begin to steal the passengers ' valuables , so as to safeguard them from their owners ' own carelessness . Just after 4 - LOM persuaded himself to steal the passengers ' items , an incredibly wealthy woman named Dom Pricina boarded the " Kuari Princess " , bringing with her the immensely valuable Ankarres Sapphire , a jewel fabled for its healing powers . Pricina was a careless being ; just days into her voyage , 4 - LOM had already returned three items of jewelery to her after she left them lying around the ship . The droid became increasingly concerned for the safety of the Ankarres Sapphire , which he reckoned was far too valuable and important to be left in the hands of one as incompetent as Dom Pricina . He calculated where and when the jewel was likely to be stolen and had a false jewel — in which he embedded a tracking device — put in its place . Later that day , as 4 - LOM anticipated , two Corellian thieves stole the replacement jewel ; they were apprehended and imprisoned after the tracking device sounded an alarm . The imitation jewel was returned to Dom Pricina by the " Kuari Princess " captain , while the real precious stone stayed in a black pouch that 4 - LOM carried on his person at all times . Master thief . Upon inspection , Dom Pricina immediately identified the sapphire as a fake and a frantic investigation took place . The perpetrator was never found and none considered 4 - LOM , the ship ' s benevolent and passive protocol droid , as a possible suspect . Part of 4 - LOM reasoned that he should return the jewel to Pricina , though another part of him countered this , believing that it was far safer in the care of a droid . The Ankarres Sapphire intrigued 4 - LOM , who spent a great deal of time studying it and even touched it to his forehead , experimenting to see if it would heal him . As he had expected , it had no effect , though he kept the jewel anyway . Over the course of several months , 4 - LOM stole from dozens of passengers ; he told himself it was for their own good , though in truth , the thefts excited and exhilarated him . His intelligence began to expand , and before long , he had become bored of the ease with which he was able to steal goods on the " Kuari Princess " . When the cruiser stopped on the world of Darlyn Boda , 4 - LOM left the ship forever , sold most of the jewels he had stolen , and embarked on a life of crime . He gave the Ankarres Sapphire to an old woman running a pawn shop on the planet , forbidding her to break it into smaller pieces so that buyers might afford it . He would collect his earnings whenever he traveled to the planet next . 4 - LOM began to travel the galaxy , becoming a much - sought - after thief and information broker , though his programming prevented him from actually harming any sentient beings . Before long , he had come to the attention of the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure , who realized that such an intelligent droid would make an excellent bounty hunter . The Hutt provided 4 - LOM with a state - of - the - art programming upgrade — which bypassed his primary programming and allowed the droid to use violence — in exchange for his services as a bounty hunter . 4 - LOM accepted , and became one of few droid bounty hunters in the galaxy . His intelligence was now supplemented by a desire to commit crime , and the only thing 4 - LOM lacked was intuition . He made it his goal to acquire this quality , though he initially made no breakthroughs . Jabba frequently placed 4 - LOM in a bounty hunting team , usually partnering him with less intelligent and far more crude hunters , and 4 - LOM reeled in many successful bounties . Eventually , Jabba suggested that 4 - LOM team up with Zuckuss , known by his peers as the " Uncanny One , " a former Gand findsman who was a master of intuition . The two embarked on what would become a lucrative partnership . The duo combined their respective abilities — 4 - LOM ' s intellect and Zuckuss ' s findsman powers — to become one of the best bounty hunting teams in the galaxy . Jabba was particularly fond of the duo , though they were also known to work for the Galactic Empire , Embra the Hutt , TaggeCo , and others . During their time together , 4 - LOM obsessed about discovering how to use intuition and studied Zuckuss while he meditated . Initially , 4 - LOM intended to work with Zuckuss only for as long as it took to master intuition , though the two eventually bonded and 4 - LOM began to capture more quarry than he had before . The two hunters teamed up with Skorr and Furlag in 2 BBY on a hunt for the Rebel agent named Kestrel . Skorr had been hired by the Empire , and had offered a cut of the reward to 4 - LOM and Zuckuss for their assistance in tracking down Kestrel . They discovered that the Rebel was located in a spaceport on Ord Mantell , and made inroads to intercept her . Skorr was confident of their chances for success , and he promised 4 - LOM and the other hunters even more riches when he realized that a wanted woman named Raleigh Dawn was among Kestrel ' s group . The Rebels were able to power up their ship , however , and despite 4 - LOM ' s incessant blaster fire , they managed to escape the planet . The Imperial Security Bureau then announced that they were taking charge of the situation , much to the four bounty hunters ' chagrin . 4 - LOM and Zuckuss received no payment from Skorr , and were in need of some income . Hunt for the Yavin Vassilika . The pair ' s prior successes , however , had garnered enough attention that in 1 BBY , they were hired by Embra the Hutt to find the fabled Yavin Vassilika . Embra and his fellow Hutts , Jabba and Malta , had organized a contest to see whose team could find the Vassilika first , and Embra chose 4 - LOM , Zuckuss , and a mysterious Tusken Raider bounty hunter named Sardu Sallowe as his team . The job offered 4 - LOM and his partner a great deal of money and prestige , though the droid was concerned about whom they might be racing against . Embra informed them that their opponents would include a team made up of Bossk , Dengar , and IG - 88B , as well as another team consisting of Lando Calrissian , Han Solo , and Chewbacca . The Vassilika ' s location was unknown to the galaxy as a whole except for a partially - insane old Human named Illyan Webble , who was suspected to be on the planet Kalkovak . The trio departed for Kalkovak , though 4 - LOM was unsure of Sardu Sallowe ' s reliability . He voiced his concerns to Zuckuss , though the Gand told 4 - LOM that he trusted Sallowe — albeit with the usage of metaphor , which irritated the droid . Due to the efficiency of their ship ' s hyperdrive engine , 4 - LOM and his companions arrived on Kalkovak before any of the other teams , and Sallowe ' s Jawa scouts began to search the area , providing the bounty hunters with constant updates . Their searches yielded no results , however , and not long after arriving on the planet , 4 - LOM and his companions were informed by the Jawas that the other teams had arrived on Kalkovak but were now leaving to another system . Sallowe was informed that Webble had reportedly left for Dac , and after some persuasion by Zuckuss , 4 - LOM agreed to abandon the search on Kalkovak and move on . Once again , Embra ' s team of bounty hunters were the first to arrive at the Vagabond Registration Office on Dac , where they inquired about Webble ' s whereabouts . They learned that he had gone out into the open sea of Mon Calamari , and through Zuckuss ' s intuition , they knew roughly what direction he was headed . After traveling through the Mon Calamari ocean for a time , 4 - LOM and his companions found themselves trailing Han Solo ' s team , which was in a skiff some distance ahead of them . In a confrontation on the Mon Calamari ocean , 4 - LOM and Zuckuss destroyed Solo ' s skiff with an explosive placed by Sardu Sallowe . With no opponents nearby , they continued on towards Webble ' s location , finding his empty skiff lying dormant in the water ; the old man had fallen into the water and was devoured by local sea creatures . However , Webble ' s memories had been recorded by an old cluster of mollusks known as the Knowledge Bank , and Zuckuss was able to tap into the Knowledge Bank ' s memory , which provided them with the Vassilika ' s location : an uncharted jungle world located deep in Wild Space . 4 - LOM and his fellows left for the world in their ship , well ahead of any of the other entrants in the race . Upon arrival on the planet , the three bounty hunters climbed one of its mountain peaks , so that Zuckuss could find the spot where Webble had seen the Vassilika . Once they located it , 4 - LOM , Zuckuss , and Sallowe made a dash for the location , aware that the other teams would not be far behind them . They eventually reached a primitive settlement inhabited by villagers who spoke the language of the Thelvin Order of Barundi , whom they identified as the guardians of the Vassilika . 4 - LOM ' s partners waited in the forest while he approached the Vassilika ' s location ; the natives allowed him to walk through their village unhindered and paid him no notice . 4 - LOM soon reached the item ' s altar and was able to confirm that it was the genuine Vassilika . When he attempted to grab hold of it , however , the villagers attacked him , damaging him with simple weaponry and stones . Unable to repair the extensive damage to his limbs , 4 - LOM lay in a heap in one of the Barundi ' s huts , while Zuckuss and Sallowe fled to back to the bounty hunters ' ship . After a confrontation outside , 4 - LOM was soon joined in the hut by Lando Calrissian and his team , who had been captured by the natives . The droid interrupted Lando ' s squabble with Han Solo to suggest they work together to get themselves out of the situation they were in . 4 - LOM explained that the Barundi were preparing a ritual execution of the intruders in several hours , and the droid needed help if he wished to escape . Before they could agree to collaborate , however , Boba Fett hacked through the hut ' s wall and departed with Han Solo . The others escaped , leaving 4 - LOM behind . However , amid the confusion that followed , two of Sardu Sallowe ' s Jawa accomplices managed to sneak 4 - LOM out of the hut . He and Zuckuss were eventually reunited after successfully recovering the Vassilika on Yavin 4 . Zuckuss had been paid in full , as well as given an additional two hundred thousand credits for which to pay for 4 - LOM ' s repairs ; however , in order to capture the Vassilika , the Gand had had to place bounties on Dengar and Bossk in order to sow confusion among the enemy . The partners were left starved of funds as they had to use the payment to pay for both 4 - LOM ' s repairs and the bounties . Later hunts . 4 - LOM and Zuckuss did not embark on any further work with Sardu Sallowe , instead taking various low - paying jobs for Jabba in order to raise funds ; just before the Battle of Yavin , the pair journeyed a fellow bounty hunter named Dyyz Nataz to the Komnor system . After completing the trip , they attended the funeral of Greedo , an unsuccessful Rodian bounty hunter . Greedo had participated for the Vassilika race of his own accord , though 4 - LOM and the other top bounty hunters of the galaxy had little respect for him . After learning that he had been killed by Han Solo in Mos Eisley , though , they did come to respect him . 4 - LOM and Zuckuss were given another opportunity to regain their status when Jabba ordered all the hunters in his employ to seek out and gather information on a rogue droid , 12 - 4C - 41 , which supposedly had planned to kill the Hutt . 4 - LOM and Zuckuss were keen to capture the bounty , which was located on Vactooine , but their ship was inoperable at the time . The two were frustrated at the turn of events , though they formulated a plan which would help them salvage some part of the hunt . An unidentified bounty hunter managed to find information on 12 - 4C - 41 , and was returning with it to Jabba ; 4 - LOM decided to ambush the hunter " en route " to Jabba ' s Palace . He and Zuckuss attacked the rival hunter , however the younger , more - inexperienced mercenary managed to evade them and returned to Jabba to receive payment . Once again , Zuckuss and 4 - LOM had failed to capture their quarry and they were nearly bankrupt . Following their latest failure , 4 - LOM and his partner took a break from working together , as Zuckuss wished to rejoin the Bounty Hunters ' Guild , while the droid was content to remain with the Hutt Cartel . During the hunt for Emperor ' s Most Wanted , individuals from a list of bounties on high - ranking Rebel officials , 4 - LOM was tracking one of the heroes of the battle of Yavin , Wedge Antilles . He managed to download Antilles ' schedule for the next few days and proceeded to Tatooine , where in a cantina he approached another bounty hunter and offered him a partnership so that they could capture the target together . Knowing Antilles ' itinerary , the bounty hunters waited in the shipyard of the Corellian Engineering Corporation , which their objective was reportedly inspecting . As Antilles ' landspeeder approached on schedule , 4 - LOM crippled it with a sniper shot from his concussion rifle . Emerging from their cover , the bounty hunters aimed their weapons at the disembarking passengers — several veteran Rogue Squadron pilots — and the firefight began . However , the ambush plan provided 4 - LOM and his counterpart with an excellent position and surprise enough to swing the battle in their favor . The wounded pilots were forced into surrender and could do nothing as their leader was captured by 4 - LOM , who delivered him to Imperial authorities . The droid ' s companion went on to pursue the next bounty from the list , and 4 - LOM put him in touch with Zuckuss to help with the next target . Eventually , Zuckuss left the Guild to continue his career alongside 4 - LOM , who was eager to continue his study of Zuckuss ' s meditation . Around this time , they had scrapped their old ship , which had proved unreliable in the hunt for 12 - 4C - 41 , and had acquired a new ship , the " Mist Hunter " , constructed and further modified with undeclared enhancements at the Byblos Drive Yards . Financed by a consortium of Gand businessmen , the " Mist Hunter " proved effective as a bounty hunting vessel , and 4 - LOM and his partner began to rack up numerous bounties in the period that followed . Their good luck brought them back in league with some of the other top bounty hunters , and the two were confident of continued success . Their exploits continued for several years , and although 4 - LOM had yet to master the art of intuition , he continued to observe and question Zuckuss during his meditation rituals . 4 - LOM himself was highly regarded by many throughout the galaxy , particularly among droids . His fellow hunter , IG - 88B , considered recruiting him into his Droid Revolution for a time , though eventually decided against it , fearing that someone as reckless as 4 - LOM was likely to unravel IG - 88B ' s carefully laid plans . Skirmish in the Galactic Civil War . Sometime following the Battle of Yavin , 4 - LOM partook in a skirmish against at least one pilot . 4 - LOM was defeated in the fight , but managed to escape alive in his crippled starship . Hunt for the " Millennium Falcon " . The two companions ' stretch of success came to an end sometime later when they attempted to capture a routine bounty posted by Jabba . They chased down their quarry , a young Human female , into a dark alley ; with nowhere to go , she began to struggle desperately , somehow removing Zuckuss ' s breathing apparatus . 4 - LOM secured the acquisition before helping Zuckuss secure his mask , but by then , the Gand had taken in several breaths of oxygen , severely damaging his lungs . The cost of an illegal pair of cloned lungs was considerably expensive , so 4 - LOM and his injured friend were once again in dire need of funds . The two began taking on as many bounties as they could possibly manage , though Zuckuss ' s condition meant he was able to contribute little towards each hunt . Gradually , 4 - LOM had to perform more and more of the actual work and much of the extra funds they earned had to pay for Zuckuss ' s painkillers . To Zuckuss ' s surprise , 4 - LOM decided to stay with his partner , despite the fact that he was actually a hindrance to the droid ; the two had formed a close friendship and 4 - LOM felt that he was becoming increasingly close to learning intuition . They also had to be careful to hide Zuckuss ' s weakness from potential employers , partners , and rivals , who they knew would take advantage of the Gand ' s injuries . The pair were so desperate for revenue that they accepted a bounty from the Alliance to Restore the Republic for Imperial Governor Nardix , despite knowing that Imperial retribution would be likely if their involvement was discovered . They captured Nardix , who was put on trial and executed by the Rebels , to the Empire ' s embarrassment and anger . Though 4 - LOM and Zuckuss were paid well for capturing their quarry , they still did not have sufficient money to pay for replacement lungs . When Darth Vader and the Empire sent out the call for bounty hunters to assist in the capture of Han Solo — now an ally of the Rebel Alliance — Jabba Desilijic Tiure ordered 4 - LOM and Zuckuss to liaise with Vader in the Hoth system . The two were unsure whether or not the Empire knew of their involvement in the capture of Nardix , though they were unable to resist the possibility of capturing Solo and earning enough money to buy Zuckuss ' s replacement lungs . Thus , they traveled to Hoth in the " Mist Hunter " . Zuckuss meditated for the entire journey , hoping to discover if Vader knew of their accepting of the bounty on Nardix , while an anxious 4 - LOM prepared the ship for an immediate second hyperspace jump in case they were flying into a trap . Eventually , Zuckuss deduced that while Vader did know , he was willing to waive any punishment for the time being , as Solo was more important to him than handing out retribution to the bounty hunters . The " Mist Hunter " entered realspace to unexpectedly find itself in the midst of a large battle . Eager to appease their Imperial employers , 4 - LOM and his partner fired upon the first Rebel ship they encountered , the GR - 75 medium transport " Bright Hope " , damaging it severely with one of Zuckuss ' s intuitive shots . They docked with the " Executor " , Vader ' s flagship , and Zuckuss injected himself with an abundance of painkillers so that none aboard would suspect his injuries . On the bridge of the Star Dreadnought , the duo learned that four other bounty hunters had been assigned to the hunt : their old foes Boba Fett , IG - 88B , Bossk , and Dengar . As they departed the Super Star Destroyer , 4 - LOM performed intuition for the first time , without having to run any calculations whatsoever : he was able to deduce that Vader was offering them one last chance to redeem themselves over the Nardix affair . Delighted , he made plans to practice intuition , and hoped to use it in the hunt for Han Solo . When the two hunters returned to the " Mist Hunter " , Zuckuss predicted that Solo would travel to the Rebel rendezvous point ; the Gand began meditating with the intention of learning the exact location of the rendezvous , while 4 - LOM went to one of the ship ' s cells to attempt to meditate himself . He produced few results , though at one point the possibility of the Rebels setting up their rendezvous point outside the galaxy entered his mind . His logic programs , however , promptly discounted the possibility . The logic programs were supposed to prevent 4 - LOM from thinking an illogical thought ; only then did 4 - LOM realize that to achieve intuition he had to override logic . He said nothing of his discovery to Zuckuss . Several hours after their meeting with Vader , Zuckuss was able to precisely locate the Rebels ' location using his findsman abilities . He learned that the Rebels had , remarkably , set their rendezvous point beyond the Galactic Rim . When Zuckuss discovered that 4 - LOM had been attempting to perform intuition , he confronted the droid , accusing him of stealing the Gand ' s abilities . 4 - LOM replied by telling Zuckuss that he did not wish to steal the Gand ' s intuition , but simply to learn it for himself . The two soon put their squabbling behind them as they set to work formulating a plan . They decided to ambush Solo at the rendezvous point , though knowing they would not be able to simply walk into the base uninvited , 4 - LOM and his partner contrived to rescue one of the disabled Rebel transports around Hoth to appease the Rebels . They chose a damaged vessel named the " Bright Hope " — the very ship they had helped to disable on their entry to the system . Joining the Rebellion . 4 - LOM devised a plan to take several of the Rebels who had the highest bounties and sequester them in the " Mist Hunter " holding cells for transport to the rendezvous point . They settled on taking twenty - six in total , as their ship could only provide oxygen for that number without affecting Zuckuss . Once there , they would capture Solo and cash in on his and the others ' bounties with the Empire . The bounty hunters docked with the " Bright Hope " and 4 - LOM went aboard to negotiate the " rescue " of several of its occupants . Things became complicated , however , when Toryn Farr , the leading figure among the ship ' s occupants , proposed an alternate rescue idea : Zuckuss would wear his ammonia suit , and the bounty hunters would transfer all of the passengers to their ship for transport to the Rebel underground on Darlyn Boda . 4 - LOM was not dissuaded , though , and amid an ensuing scuffle , he dragged Farr onto " Mist Hunter " , along with several other Rebels . The others resisted and some even began firing on 4 - LOM . He took hostages and continued to transfer the beings onto his ship . When 4 - LOM returned to the bridge of the " Mist Hunter " , Zuckuss was furious at him for compromising any chances they had of convincing the Rebels that it was a real rescue attempt . He realized that their only option was to fill the ship with oxygen and allow all the Rebels passage to Darlyn Boda , where the Rebels could be treated in a medical institution . Toryn Farr oversaw the " Bright Hope " evacuation and agreed to travel with the two hunters to the rendezvous point after their trip to Darlyn Boda , where she promised the Rebellion would grow Zuckuss new lungs . 4 - LOM reluctantly agreed to the idea , despite the fact that it would further delay their capture of Solo . They eventually arrived on Darlyn Boda — the very world from where 4 - LOM had left his old existence behind and first embarked on a life on crime . Zuckuss ' s health had rapidly deteriorated , and in an act of kindness rare for the droid , 4 - LOM decided to retrieve the Ankarres Sapphire from the old woman he had left it with , hoping its healing properties could help Zuckuss . The woman had not sold the precious jewel and 4 - LOM retrieved it , giving her one final use of its healing properties before he left . As a way of thanking her for minding it for so long , he allowed the woman to keep the profits she had made selling the droid ' s other items . The sapphire diminished Zuckuss ' s injuries and sustained him for the duration of the trip . 4 - LOM flew the " Mist Hunter " to the rendezvous point while Farr helped Zuckuss cope with his pain . When they reached the Alliance Fleet , Farr told her superiors of 4 - LOM ' s kind actions , while Zuckuss was taken immediately to the medical wing . A Rebel general named Carlist Rieekan thanked 4 - LOM for his actions and offered him and his partner a place in the Rebellion , though 4 - LOM decided to wait until Zuckuss was recovered until he made a decision . The bounty hunter droid realized that the respective Rebels he had so far encountered would offer him a goldmine in bounties , though with Zuckuss incapacitated , he had little choice but to wait for the Gand ' s surgery to be completed . During his stay on the Rebel ship , the " Redemption " , 4 - LOM learned that Han Solo had already been captured by Boba Fett and that the Mandalorian was on his way to deliver Solo to Jabba the Hutt . Though disappointed , 4 - LOM had a back - up plan , which he estimated would make the Empire forgive him and his partner . The droid had seen Rebel leaders Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker on the Rebel medical frigate , and proposed to Zuckuss that they kidnap the two Humans and present them to Darth Vader . Zuckuss refused to take any part in it as he was still hospital bound and he did not wish to repay the Rebels ' kindness with subterfuge . Although 4 - LOM knew his chances of capturing the two alone were slim , he decided to go ahead with his plan and requested that Zuckuss rendezvous with him at their ship at nighttime , at which point 4 - LOM would bring Organa and Skywalker . Just before 4 - LOM initiated his plan , though , Zuckuss backed out ; he had foreseen that they would fail to capture Organa and Skywalker and instead end up with a " golden protocol droid " and the two medical droids they had brought to safety . The Rebellion , the Empire , and their fellow bounty hunters would vie for their blood and Zuckuss feared he would not survive . 4 - LOM calculated several other options , though one particular scenario stood out to him ; that they had a ninety - eight percent chance of establishing the first Bounty Hunter Guild of the New Republic . 4 - LOM intended to voice this discovery to Zuckuss , though the two were interrupted by Toryn Farr before the droid could reply . Farr had been promoted to the rank of commander and wished to celebrate her appointment with 4 - LOM and Zuckuss . The kindness and trust with which they were treated prompted 4 - LOM and Zuckuss to join the Rebel Alliance , and they officially became part of the Alliance Special Forces . The " Mist Hunter " was refitted as a reconnaissance vessel with advanced technology , and the Rebellion theorized about 4 - LOM and Zuckuss possibly rescuing Han Solo , either from Jabba ' s Palace or before his carbonite - encased body reached there . Meanwhile , when he had a free moment , 4 - LOM kept practicing his meditation and was slowly proving to be more and more skilled at it . He saw many futures for himself , though one in particular intrigued him ; in it , he was sitting with a group of Jedi Knights in a newly established academy . He was unsure whether he had already learned to use the Force or if he was still attempting to use it in the vision , though he had positive thoughts for the future . He told Zuckuss of his breakthroughs , and Luke Skywalker . Rebel agent . When Zuckuss finally recovered , the duo took a job working alongside several of their peers for Domina Tagge , as a means of establishing their cover as bounty hunters . Accompanied by Dengar , Bossk and IG - 88C , 4 - LOM provided protection for TaggeCo ' s operatives as they attempted to cause a Crimson Forever epidemic for both the Alliance and the Empire . On Domina Tagge ' s ship , they guarded Tagge as she interrogated Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian , though when Calrissian began brandishing his Crimson Fever - infected helmet , the bounty hunters all fled . Tagge ' s plot was foiled , but it was unimportant to 4 - LOM and Zuckuss ; the two bounty hunters had managed to conceal their allegiance with the Rebellion . Afterward , 4 - LOM and his partner joined up with a number of prominent bounty hunters who planned to ambush Boba Fett upon his arrival at Tatooine and claim Solo ' s bounty for themselves . 4 - LOM and his partner ' s mission was to return Solo to the Rebellion , and they managed to keep their ulterior motives secret from Bossk and the others they had teamed up with . Midway to Tatooine , Fett was ambushed by IG - 88C and IG - 88D , and although he managed to destroy the assassin droids ' ships , the Mandalorian hunter had to stop off at Gall to repair the " Slave I " . Zuckuss and Bossk made arrangements to meet with Fett on Gall , while 4 - LOM and several other bounty hunters forced entry into his ship and began moving Han Solo ' s carbonite - encased body . Fett , however , realized what Zuckuss and Bossk were planning and rushed back to his ship on a speeder bike . 4 - LOM and his fellows engaged Fett , though the droid was shot in the chest by the Mandalorian . Fett killed the other bounty hunters , and 4 - LOM was left in a heap , thought to be disabled . The droid was actually using a tracing signal so that Bossk and Zuckuss could find and intercept the " Slave I " , which had left Gall and entered hyperspace . Meanwhile , 4 - LOM made repairs to himself and left the cargo hold where he had been dumped . When Zuckuss and Bossk arrived in the " Hound ' s Tooth " , Boba Fett realized that 4 - LOM was sending them a signal and chased him down one of " Slave I " corridors , until the droid was cornered . Fett fired on him from point - blank range , severing one of 4 - LOM ' s arms , though the droid was able to destroy the power unit for the " Slave I " weapon systems . In retaliation , the armored bounty hunter shot 4 - LOM in the head , which irreparably damaged his verbobrain . Afterward , Zuckuss , Bossk , Furlag , and two additional hunters — a Herglic and a four - armed individual — engaged Fett , though he was able to fend them off and take Zuckuss prisoner . When he reached Tatooine , a host of other bounty hunters were waiting to intercept him and steal Solo for themselves . Fett devised a clever feint , fitting Zuckuss with a suit of his spare armor and chaining him to a speeder bike ; 4 - LOM was placed under a cover on a hoversled and connected to the bike , so that the saboteurs would believe that it was Fett and Solo speeding towards Jabba ' s Palace . Bossk and the others fell for the ruse and while they gave chase to 4 - LOM and Zuckuss , Fett stole into Jabba ' s Palace unopposed and presented the Hutt with Solo ' s body . Fett was paid in full by Jabba , while 4 - LOM and his partner were left with nothing . 4 - LOM ' s verbobrain was left extremely damaged and the only way Zuckuss could fully reactivate his companion was to perform a complete memory wipe . Only the droid ' s fourth - degree programming , given to him by Jabba , remained intact , and the idealism that had led him to join the Rebellion was lost . 4 - LOM was now a cold , calculating hunter who felt little remorse , and the relationship he and Zuckuss had built up over the years no longer mattered to the droid . Though they did work together for a time , the droid no longer felt he needed a partner , and set out to pursue his career working solo ; he and Zuckuss also severed ties with the Rebellion , though they did not formally leave the organization . Working solo . In order to repay Zuckuss the funds that the Gand had spent in repairing him , 4 - LOM took a job working for Quaffug the Hutt on the moon of Blimph . Quaffug had managed to capture Lando Calrissian , and desperate to settle an old score with the former gambler , had arranged a competition whereby Calrissian had to escape the bounty hunters before they gunned him down . 4 - LOM and his temporary partners , Bossk , Guchluk , and Dengar , gave Calrissian a head start , before beginning to chase him over the volcanic terrain of the moon . Calrissian managed to evade them , though , and reached an area of land controlled by the native Jokhalli . Although neither 4 - LOM nor the other hunters wanted to enter Jokhalli territory , Quaffug offered them double their payment to continue their pursuit of Calrissian and 4 - LOM had little choice but to comply . Their efforts failed , however , as Calrissian was able to persuade the Jokhalli to side with him , and took the four mercenaries hostage . He and the natives led an attack on Quaffug ' s territory , though ultimately the Jokhalli turned on Calrissian and he was forced to flee . 4 - LOM and the others were able to escape from their imprisonment and the droid continued to capture bounties for the Hutts . Shortly after Jabba ' s death in 4 ABY , 4 - LOM was persuaded by Zuckuss to team up one final time in an attempt to capture a gambler named Drawmas Sma ' Da , though the droid only agreed to accept his old partner ' s assistance because he knew he would be unable to capture the bounty alone . Sma ' Da was the creator of a gambling operation that he termed as the " Invisible & Ineluctable Casino , " where patrons could place bets on the ongoing results of the Galactic Civil War . The Empire deduced that he had access to Imperial sources and placed a large bounty on his head ; 4 - LOM did not immediately tell Zuckuss that it was an Imperial contract , as he was unsure of the Gand ' s current standing with the Rebels . Sma ' Da frequented an upscale cantina owned by Salla C ' airam , and the two hunters deduced that it was the only location that they would be able to successfully pull off the hunt . C ' airam was very strict about bringing weapons into the cantina and had a policy of demanding that patrons hand over the power packs to their blasters upon entrance . 4 - LOM and Zuckuss , however , found a way around this : the Gand carried in a powered - down blaster , while 4 - LOM used his own modified power source to power the weapon . The two entered the cantina without incident and began the waiting game for Drawmas Sma ' Da to arrive . When Sma ' Da entered , 4 - LOM had Zuckuss approach him and hold him at blaster point while the powered - down droid stayed in the background . Sma ' Da did not take Zuckuss seriously , though , believing that the blaster pointed at him was without a power pack . His opinion on the matter changed drastically when Zuckuss fired a shot just centimeters away from his head . Zuckuss held the gambler hostage , ordering the cantina ' s staff to find a replacement power pack so that 4 - LOM could be reactivated . With his systems fully powered , 4 - LOM helped Zuckuss usher Sma ' Da out of the establishment ; the proprietor , Salla C ' airam , told 4 - LOM and Zuckuss that they were forever barred from his cantina , though they were allowed to bring Sma ' Da to 4 - LOM ' s ship without any opposition . From there , they brought him to the nearest Imperial posting , and cashed in on the gambler ' s huge bounty . Later existence . The hunt for Sma ' Da proved to be the last time the two worked together , though 4 - LOM continued his bounty hunting career working alone . The droid ' s brief experience of intuition was eventually mentioned in an essay , titled " " , written by Jedi Tam Azur - Jamin sometime after the Yuuzhan Vong War . 4 - LOM ' s vision of being in the Jedi Academy never came to fruition . How his late career panned out was not widely documented , though it was known that Drawmas Sma ' Da planned to enact his revenge on the duo who had delivered him to Emperor Palpatine . 4 - LOM ' s career as a criminal caused a great deal of embarrassment for his manufacturers . Their rivals , Cybot Galactica , publicly stated that Industrial Automaton ' s shoddy workmanship was responsible for 4 - LOM ' s actions , though Industrial Automaton was quick to pin the blame on the " Kuari Princess " computer . Regardless of who was to blame , 4 - LOM ' s desertion was a public relations fiasco , and the LOM - series was scrapped not long after 4 - LOM ' s time , making him one of the last active models . A pilot named Starter bragged about having killed 4 - LOM , Zuckuss , Bossk and other bounty hunters , though this was nothing more than an elaborate tall tale . Characteristics . 4 - LOM was an ambitious being and spent the majority of his life trying to better equip himself for the job at hand . Through a flaw in his system , he sought to fill his life with challenges and continually altered and overrode his own programming so that he could " help " others . After leaving the " Kuari Princess " , he set his sights on learning the skill of intuition and partnered himself with Zuckuss . He was very determined to acquire this skill , spending a great many years studying and observing Zuckuss . When he did eventually learn to use intuition , he then decided to master the Force , despite knowing it was illogical . When he set out a goal , 4 - LOM did his utmost to achieve it , even at his own peril . During the botched attempt to snatch Han Solo from Boba Fett ' s ship , 4 - LOM destroyed Fett ' s power supply so that Zuckuss might succeed in his assignment , despite knowing that Fett would likely fire on him in retaliation . Both before his entrance into the criminal underworld and after , 4 - LOM showed a sort of kindness rare for an emotionless droid . Serving as a steward aboard the " Kuari Princess " , he took a level of personal pride in helping out the passengers he served . After being altered by the ship ' s computer , though , he became contemptuous of these beings who had more wealth than sense , and he began to care less and less about their well - being . After becoming a bounty hunter , 4 - LOM attempted to hide his kind nature from his peers , so as not to lose out on potential jobs , though he grew very close to Zuckuss . Rather than deserting him , 4 - LOM aided the Gand immensely after he became ill , and the droid sacrificed a host of potentially lucrative bounties in order to stay with his partner . 4 - LOM also showed much gratitude to the old woman who had safeguarded his stolen gemstones over the years , allowing her to keep his money . After his severe damage at the hands of Boba Fett , 4 - LOM became a cold , cruel , and heartless being . He no longer cared about his companions , as his only care was for profit . Whereas his past self would only take bounties that he deemed fair , the reactivated 4 - LOM took bounties from unscrupulous employers , and cared little about whom he was hunting ; he trod on his previous allegiance to the Rebellion , attempting to capture one of its leading officers and working directly and knowingly for the Empire . Equipment . 4 - LOM preferred to carry arms at all times and usually had several heavy weapons ready to use on unruly quarry or others in his way . His trademark weapon was a long Blastech W - 90 concussion rifle — also called the LJ - 90 — which he acquired shortly after teaming up with Zuckuss . The rifle was less accurate than the likes of the E - 11 blaster rifle , but was far more suited to long - range shooting with a fifty meter range . It required a blaster pack to operate , though the blaster pack had to be replaced after every twenty or so shots . 4 - LOM also carried a DLT - 19 heavy blaster rifle , a simple blaster pistol , and a stun gas blower with him for whenever he needed to take an acquisition alive . During his career as a bounty hunter , 4 - LOM used at least two ships . The first ship had a very fast hyperdrive which proved numerous times to be quicker than the " Slave I " and the " Millennium Falcon " during the race for the Yavin Vassilika . Eventually , though , the two hunters decided to purchase another ship ; a consortium of wealthy Gand businessmen , impressed with the stories they had heard of Zuckuss ' s success , had a new ship constructed by Byblos Drive Yards . A fifteen meter G - 1A starfighter , the vessel was a typical bounty hunter ship , though it was far smaller in size than their previous transport . It had a small , two person cockpit , with several acquisition cells and decent - sized living quarters . Zuckuss usually kept the ship pumped full of ammonia so that he would not have to wear his cumbersome breathing suit . After they joined the Alliance Special Forces , 4 - LOM and Zuckuss ' s ship was further modified by the Rebellion , with a sensor mask , tractor beam , and concealed weapons added to it . It was unknown who kept the ship after 4 - LOM and Zuckuss parted ways , though it was often used to capture bounties for the New Republic . 4 - LOM was equipped with a variety of droid features ; some were retained from his original function as a protocol droid , while others were the result of his modifications at the hands of Jabba the Hutt , who gave him stronger body armor . His cranial unit contained a variety of sensors and other equipment , including photoreceptors , auditory sensors , a microwave emitter , vocabulator , a broad - band antenna receiver , a TranLang III communications module , and an AA - 1 VerboBrain . The droid was also equipped with servomotors , recharge couplings , powerbus cable s , and an intermotor actuating coupling . 4 - LOM was equipped with seven million forms of communication , and was able to speak over four thousand languages , including Shyriiwook , Dosh , Huttese , Ryl , binary , and Galactic Basic Standard . He could emit a high - pitched electronic wail , which could serve to disorient any attackers or acquisitions . 4 - LOM possessed a high intellect and artificial intelligence and was able to provide odds on the outcome of nearly any situation , present or future ; this , coupled with Zuckuss ' s findsman abilities , made for an effective bounty hunting team . Behind the scenes . 4 - LOM was created for , where he was played by Chris Parsons , who also played K - 3PO . Unlike the other bounty hunters appearing in " The Empire Strikes Back " , 4 - LOM did not appear in the movie ' s . 4 - LOM was made from a variety of different parts of protocol droid costumes originally designed for C - 3PO that the set designers of " The Empire Strikes Back " cobbled together . His name was reportedly an acronym for " for love of money . " There was initially some confusion as to which character was 4 - LOM and which was Zuckuss , as their Kenner action figures were produced with the names reversed . Eventually , it was decided that 4 - LOM should be the droid , and Zuckuss the organic ; the corrected this error . In the of " The Empire Strikes Back " , published in October of 2004 , author Ryder Windham spells 4 - LOM ' s name " 4 - Lom , " with a lowercase " o " and " m . " He was described as a " late model protocol droid . " Although he debuted in " The Empire Strikes Back " in 1980 , 4 - LOM did not receive a proper backstory until 1989 , with the publication of " Galaxy Guide 3 " . This backstory was later fleshed out and expanded upon in " " , appearing in " Tales of the Bounty Hunters " . He has since appeared in several other sources , most of them comics , with a varying personality . " How the Other Half Hunts " , an article in " Star Wars Gamer 6 " , explained that his differing personality was because of his memory wipe after the events in " Shadows of the Empire " . In " " , both 4 - LOM and Zuckuss are seen fighting alongside IG - 88 and Dengar on Cloud City . Later Legends stories established that 4 - LOM was on his way to the Rebel rendezvous point during the events of " The Empire Strikes Back " . In the " Star Wars Galaxies " , player characters can wear a costume of 4 - LOM through the use of a holoshroud . In the 2003 " An Empire Divided " edition of " Star Wars Galaxies " , 4 - LOM was added to the game as a ( NPC ) in Game Update 20 . Players who requested Tier 7 Duty Missions from certain space stations had a chance to battle an elite pilot during the mission ' s boss stage . One of these pilots could be 4 - LOM . A player who defeated 4 - LOM was not destroyed . Instead , a message indicated that the player successfully defeated the pilot . The player then received a collection icon which added up to award a badge if he or she destroyed all ten elite pilots . Because 4 - LOM only appeared in the space portion of " Star Wars Galaxies " , originally added with the " " expansion pack , he could normally only be seen inside his respective starship . However , a comm display could appear during the battle , displaying 4 - LOM ' s face . In addition , the collection icon depicted 4 - LOM ' s physical appearance . Although players could choose not to participate in any of the battles or collections connected to 4 - LOM , this article assumes 100 % game completion . In a DVD - only segment for " " , 4 - LOM and Zuckuss 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 , 4 - LOM and Zuckuss gave each other a high - five and exclaimed , " Dude , we are " bounty hunters " ! " 4 - LOM and Zuckuss were voiced by and , respectively . In the BioWare video game " " , an easter egg is included on the bridge of one of starships of the Sith Empire that recreates the scene on the " Executor " bridge from " The Empire Strikes Back " . Darth Vader and the bounty hunters are represented by NPCs that approximate the original characters ' appearances ; 4 - LOM is represented by an assault droid bounty hunter .