IG - 88 IG - 88 , also known as a Phlutdroid , was a rogue , deadly masculine IG - series assassin droid manufactured by Holowan Laboratories who worked as a bounty hunter . Following the Battle of Hoth , he and several other bounty hunters were summoned by Darth Vader to the " Executor " and hired to track down the " Millennium Falcon " and her Rebel crew . Unable to track his quarry , IG - 88 trailed his chief rival , Boba Fett , to Bespin , where the bounty hunter destroyed the assassin droid . History . The first of the IG - series assassin droid models created in secret by Holowan Laboratories , IG - 88 , also known as a Phlutdroid , realized his skill and desire to kill the moment he was first activated . He went rogue , and , from that moment on , became one of the most feared bounty hunter s in the galaxy , in part due to the lingering fear of droid s , particularly those capable of battle and assassin ation , from the Clone Wars . IG - 88 was also a chief rival of the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett . During the Age of the Empire , IG - 88 pursued Prince ss Leia Organa on Garel , seeking a data - tape in her possession of Imperial base locations . Organa was assisted by Sabine Wren , who identified the droid , and the pair fled as the assassin opened fire in the corridors of Garel City Spaceport . However , Wren planted a paint bomb , surprising IG - 88 and covering him in purple paint . Leia convinced several stormtrooper s to fire at the bounty hunter , and the droid was hit by a blast before retreating . By the year 0 ABY , IG - 88 consorted with the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure . He was present in the Hutt ' s palace while Jabba received Darth Vader . The Sith Lord told the Hutt to dispense with his audience , and IG - 88 , along with fellow hunters including Fett and 4 - LOM , departed from the court . In 3 ABY , IG - 88 answered a call put out by Vader for bounty hunters to track down the " Millennium Falcon " . He and several other hunters , including Boba Fett , assembled aboard the " Executor " , where Vader offered a bounty for the live capture of Han Solo and his companions . However , it was not IG - 88 who successfully tracked the quarry and the droid followed Fett to Cloud City on the planet Bespin , where the assassin droid was left for scrap after his longtime rival caught it trailing him . Ultimately , Fett captured Solo and delivered the bounty to Jabba on Tatooine . Characteristics . A rogue class 4 assassin droid , IG - 88 was obsessed with hunting , destroying , and killing as a result of his incompletely formed droid programming . He tended to hunt alone and earned a reputation as a merciless hunter . A hideous , battered chrome war droid , IG - 88 stood 1 . 96 meter s in height . His steady aim , along with his ability to track targets with advanced sensor s that ringed his head and allowed him to see in all directions , won him great success . These sensors included multiple red photoreceptor s , a heat sensor , and a sound sensor . IG - 88 also had a vocoder at the base of his head . His torso was able to fully rotate on the battlefield , allowing him to blast enemies on all sides . His tough metal body allowed him to survive most attacks without taking any damage and featured acid - proof servo wires . Equipment . IG - 88 carried an arsenal of weapons , including blaster rifle s , pulse cannon s , a DAS - 430 Neural Inhibitor , and a needle dart gun that launched poison dart s . However , his most dangerous weapons were hidden inside his slender frame , including a flamethrower , a sonic device , and toxic gas dispenser s . IG - 88 also wore an ammunition bandolier that carried his concussion disc s and vibroblade s . As an IG - series droid , he was designed to have blaster s built into each arm , but they were never installed . Behind the scenes . IG - 88 , originally referred to as a " chrome war droid " in the script and also called " Phlutdroid " during production , was created for the 1980 film . His mechanical puppet was constructed by Bill Hargreaves and Steve Short of the props team and special effects department , whose design was a complete departure from concept artist Ralph McQuarrie ' s streamlined , if not elegant , version . IG - 88 ' s cylindrical head was originally a component of the combustion assembly in a jet engine , which was previously used as part of the distillery setup seen in Chalmun ' s Cantina in . McQuarrie ' s early concept art of IG - 88 later inspired the design of the IG - RM bodyguard and enforcer droid .