Boushh / Legends Boushh was a successful male Ubese bounty hunter active around the time of the formation of the Galactic Empire . Known for his melee skills and penchant for thermal detonators , Boushh was considered cool - headed in a profession often filled with trigger - happy mercenaries , and operated as a freelancer traveling from system to system looking for work . He wore a suit of customized Ubese armor — layers of brown survival material and an optically enhanced helmet which both provided him with protection and obscured his identity . Although he made sure to never officially join the Bounty Hunters ' Guild , Boushh worked for Crimson Nova , a sect of the Guild dedicated to hunting fugitive Jedi . During the Great Jedi Purge , he helped hunt Jedi Knight Kai Justiss alongside bounty hunters Zuckuss and Breela . After that , Boushh began to work mainly for Black Sun , the largest criminal syndicate in the galaxy . In 18 BBY , he was sent to hunt down Kodo and Aleema Finn on Coruscant , but was intercepted by Jedi Padawan Drake Lo ' gaan . Lo ' gaan and Boushh fought , but ultimately allied together when hordes of Imperial stormtroopers raided the building . Lo ' gaan escaped and Boushh was apprehended , but he was later released . Many years later , around 3 ABY , Boushh captured a Nimbanel for Black Sun , but in doing so spent a considerable amount of credits . He bartered with Xizor for a 50 percent greater payment ; this was a mistake , as Xizor , feeling Boushh was becoming a hindrance , had his Human replica droid , Guri , kill the Ubese . Boushh ' s trademark armor was later used by Leia Organa on missions to infiltrate Coruscant and Jabba ' s Palace . Biography . Boushh the bounty hunter . Boushh was an Ubese male from Uba IV who joined the bounty hunting profession early in his life , proving a keen combatant and expert hunter . Although he was slight of build , Boushh wore a suit of " armor , " which consisted of layers upon layers of brown survival clothing , and an optically enhanced helmet ; this helped mold his reputation as a formidable and dangerous hunter . He acquired a horde of facial scars from his adventures , though because he hardly ever took off his mask in public , few ever saw them . Boushh trusted no one , and often kept tabs on his employers , looking for information he could use against them should they attempt to betray him . He made few alliances during his time as a bounty hunter ; he roamed the Outer Rim Territories , working for various different employers , rarely staying with one for more than a few months . He did , however , work alongside several other hunters on occasion , such as the Wookiee Snoova , and Beylyssa , a Human female . Beylyssa and Boushh both shared a love of explosives , but their partnership ended violently — neither of them was badly injured , though . Rumors abounded that Boushh sent much of his profits on to other struggling Ubese bounty hunters . It was surmised by many of his fellow bounty hunters that he was part of a network of elite Ubese mercenary units . However , these rumors were never proved and their accuracy was doubted by many . Boushh also worked as part of Crimson Nova — a subset of Bounty Hunters ' Guild dedicated to hunting down Jedi survivors of Order 66 — for a time , and hunted Jedi Knight Kai Justiss on Garqi alongside fellow hunters Zuckuss and Breela at some point . Boushh ' s work with the group was limited , though , and he refused to properly join the Guild . Working for Xizor . Boushh occasionally worked for Black Sun , one of the largest criminal syndicates in the galaxy , though he was not formally tied to the organization . In 18 BBY , he was hired by Kreet ' ah , a subordinate of the high - ranking Falleen known as Xizor , to kill two Omwati , Kodo and Aleema Finn on Coruscant . The two Finns had seemingly defeated a trio of Xizor ' s agents , and he wished them dealt with quietly and efficiently . Boushh infiltrated the Omwatis ' abode , destroying a security guard and using a thermal detonator to blast away the outer wall . He was met by Drake Lo ' gaan , a fugitive Jedi Padawan and a friend of the Finns . The two faced off for a time while another Jedi , Zonder , fled with Kodo and Aleema Finn . Lo ' gaan demanded to know why Black Sun wanted to kill the Finns , though Boushh did not answer him . Eventually , their fight was interrupted — to the duo ' s surprise and fear — by a group of Imperial stormtroopers . With a common enemy , Boushh and Lo ' gaan began to work together against the stormtroopers , fighting back - to - back . Eventually , however , Boushh ' s twin blaster pistols were carried through the air by the Force by Imperial Inquisitor Antinnis Tremayne , who had just arrived . Lo ' gaan was able to flee , though Boushh was left defenseless against over a dozen stormtroopers , Tremayne , and his fellow Inquisitor Lanu Pasiq . Tremayne believed that Boushh was in fact Lo ' gaan ' s associate and fellow Jedi , Ekria , in disguise , though he was disappointed to learn what was truly under the mask . Boushh was allowed to leave , and he returned to inform Xizor personally of his failure to kill the Finns . Some time after Boushh returned to Xizor ' s headquarters , Lo ' gaan , Zonder , Ekria , and the Finns arrived to plead with Xizor for their lives . Xizor agreed , for a price , and the two Omwati were allowed to flee to the Outer Rim . Other hunts . Some time later , Boushh was hired to protect Herglic gambler Narloch , who had a hefty bounty on his head for theft and fraud , from a group of bounty hunters . Boushh guarded Narloch while he gambled in a casino on the Wheel , where they were attacked by the bounty hunters . They fled to Dalos IV , though they were pursued ; Boushh enlisted the help of several other mercenaries in order to protect Narloch , laying traps and explosives for his enemies . The pursuers managed to make their way to Dalos IV , where Boushh engaged them in a firefight in the hopes of allowing Narloch to escape . Instead , Boushh eventually fled , and Narloch was captured . At some point during the Galactic Civil War , Boushh was hired by Administrator Lenc to capture Rebel - allied arms dealer Praaelon Di , after Di sold arms to both sides of a rebellion on Lenc ' s mining colony on Weldii III . Boushh researched Di before making a move , and learned that the gunrunner had a number of assassin droids and LM - 432 crab droids at his disposal ; thus , Boushh hired a number of other bounty hunters to assist him in the hunt . Boushh assembled the team with their abilities in mind , and the end result was that he had a group capable of countering Di ' s powerful droids . The bounty hunters clashed with Di aboard his ship , the " Tri - Sun " , with Di coming out on top . Boushh then traveled to Mine Shaft 342 , Weldii III , where Lenc was overseeing repairs to his mine . Di , with more forces , including Rebel allies , arrived to kill Lenc ; Boushh hoped to execute part of the bounty on the arms dealer . However , Praaelon Di was ultimately successful in his efforts , and Boushh did not capture him . Sometime after the battle of Talus Boushh was tracking Corellian Security Force operative Corran Horn from the Emperor ' s Most Wanted , a list of high - paid bounties on important Alliance leaders . He was assisted by another bounty hunter , both agreed that using a direct approach in apprehending Horn would be difficult , Horn was difficult to ambush and even more difficult to deceive . Once the two agreed that Boushh would collect the bounty , he offered to capture Corran ' s father , Hal Horn , and lure Horn into a trap . The bounty hunters captured the elder Horn and moved him to a secure location , which was soon ambushed by Corran and several other CorSec operatives . However , Boushh ' s perimeter security alarm gave the bounty hunters the critical seconds necessary to withstand the initial assault , and the battle soon turned into a standoff . The bounty hunters offered to let the elder Horn go if Corran would turn himself over to them . Refusing to allow harm to come to his father , Corran agreed to the ultimatum , allowing Boushh to cuff and capture himself . Demise . Boushh continued to work as a freelancer for several years , though by the time of the Galactic Civil War , he frequently worked for Black Sun , particularly the vigo named Green . He blackmailed a vigo during this time , which earned him Xizor ' s ire . In 3 ABY , he was hired to capture a Nimbanel enemy of Black Sun ; he succeeded , but the hunt ultimately cost him greatly , for he had to use much equipment and technology to capture his quarry . Boushh contacted Black Sun and requested that he be paid 50 percent extra , to which Xizor agreed ; Boushh was told to meet with Xizor ' s Human replica droid , Guri , on a landing pad on Gelgelar to collect his money . Guri came aboard Boushh ' s ship , and presented him with a metal case supposedly filled with credits . Ever paranoid , Boushh frisked Guri , finding no weapons , though he refused to open the case ; he wanted her to open it , so that he could keep his blaster trained on her permanently . Guri obliged , and Boushh began to search through the credit chips , but he was momentarily incapacitated when a hidden dinko bit him . Guri took this opportunity to kick Boushh in the face , snapping his neck . Boushh had crossed the line with Black Sun , with both his demands for extra payment and his blackmailing of a vigo , and Xizor had ordered his death . Few knew of his death , though , which would later be used to others ' advantage . Some time later , Guri gave Boushh ' s armor to a leading member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Leia Organa , on Rodia , so that she could infiltrate Coruscant to meet with Xizor . The suit fit Organa perfectly , and she and her friend Chewbacca — disguised as Snoova , Boushh ' s old partner — used it to get onto Coruscant without arousing suspicion . Organa kept the armor for use on later missions ; in 4 ABY , she once again disguised herself as Boushh and brought Chewbacca to Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s palace on Tatooine . During her time disguised as Boushh , she also participated in Jabba ' s demolition games , riding a speeder bike . Organa could speak Ubese , and because the mask concealed her true appearance , none suspected her deception . After she was captured , however , the armor was discarded by Jabba ' s minions . Despite this , few knew of Organa ' s ruse , and many suspected that Boushh was not dead , but merely retired . Personality and traits . Boushh was paranoid and cautious to a fault , and always planned for and expected the worst . He trusted no one , expecting to be backstabbed , cheated , taken advantage of , and lied to at every turn . Whenever Boushh moved on to a new employer , he spent great deals of time searching for information on them , hoping for incriminating items ; should someone attempt to deny him his due payment , he would blackmail and threaten them until they paid up . This led partially to his downfall ; one of the reasons Xizor had him killed was that the Ubese hunter was blackmailing a Black Sun vigo . Boushh cared more about his own life than money , and he had no qualms about turning down a bounty offer which would put him in any considerable danger , even for immense sums of money . When hired by Narloch , Boushh left the Herglic gambler for dead when he fled Dalos IV , demonstrating that he cared more for his own skin than fulfilling his mission . Despite this , Boushh was very greedy , and he often demanded extra credits after successfully capturing a bounty ; he claimed that this was because he had used much resources in tracking them down , though this was often exaggerated . Like most members of his species , Boushh had a fascination with technology of all sorts . He was known to use a wide array of small , easily concealable gadgets while pursuing quarry , and had a love of all things explosive . He used explosives to make an impression , and played to his reputation for appearing somewhat suicidal , hoping that his targets would give themselves up in the erroneous knowledge that Boushh would blow himself up in order to take others down with him . However , he was also talented at close - quarters combat , and often used small blades during his work . Boushh was known to be a fearless and inventive bounty hunter , cool and calculating in a profession of trigger - happy freelancers . Equipment . Boushh wore a suit of customized " armor , " incorporating the traditional Ubese Ogygian cloak . He wore many layers of rough survival clothing , light brown in color , with spiked , metal armor on his shoulders , neck , and wrists . Shata leather pants covered his legs , with traditional cream - colored Ubese boots . Boushh wore several bandoleers , packed tight with ammo pouches of explosives — projectile detonators , various types of grenades , and thermal detonators — around his chest , and an Ubese clan belt - clasp around his waist . Boushh ' s helmet allowed him to breathe Type I atmospheres ; without it , such atmospheres would damage his lungs . The helmet also contained an audio pickup and broadband antenna , a speech scrambler , an optically enhanced vision scanner , and a flash guard visor , which nullified the effect of any stun grenade s . Boushh always carried numerous weapons with him : a force pike , a lance - blade , a heavy blaster pistol , and a pair of melee swords . He was also known to utilize an electrostaff . Behind the scenes . Boushh was created for in 1983 . He first " appeared " in James Kahn ' s of the film ; it is not revealed until after Boushh ' s first scene in " Return of the Jedi " that he is in fact Leia Organa in disguise . Boushh ' s costume appeared again in the " Return of the Jedi " film , though , unlike in the novel , his name was never given . He was voiced by Pat Welsh in " Return of the Jedi " . Boushh did not appear again until 1996 , when Steve Perry used the character for his novel , " " . The " Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook " expanded his backstory , but Boushh has been used infrequently for a movie character , only making a handful of other appearances . In 2000 , Leia Organa , wearing Boushh ' s armor , is one of the playable characters in the video game , " " . However , unlike the majority of the characters developed for the game , a winning and losing cutscene for Leia were not added for the character . Paul Ens ' s " " — which contains the first image of an unmasked Boushh — is the only narrative source the character has appeared in , alive , to date .