Sardu Sallowe Sardu Sallowe was a Tusken Raider from Tatooine who eventually left his home planet to search for his fortune off - world as a bounty hunter . Due to the excellent tracking skills he had developed during his early life , he became a very successful bounty hunter , coming to the attention of Embra the Hutt . Sallowe worked with the likes of 4 - LOM and Zuckuss , as well as a group of Jawas who regularly assisted him . His most famous achievement came shortly before the Battle of Yavin , when Sallowe , 4 - LOM and Zuckuss were hired by Embra to retrieve the fabled Yavin Vassilika . The group found themselves competing with teams working for the rival Hutts Jabba and Malta , yet were able to keep up with the competition as the search led them to Kalkovak , Mon Calamari , and deep into Wild Space . The Vassilika eventually fell into the hands of Malta ' s handmaiden , Jozzel Moffet , who planned to sell it to the Rebel Alliance on Yavin 4 . Sallowe was among those who pursued her there and , after Moffet was killed by Embra ' s assistant Farquil Ban ' n , the Bith handmaiden took Moffet ' s payment for herself and provided Sallowe and Zuckuss with a replica to return to Embra . Though they had won the race , most of their reward was spent repairing the damage that 4 - LOM sustained during the treasure hunt . Biography . Early career . Most beings were unaware of Sardu Sallowe ' s true identity and past . Local Tatooine legend told that he was a Human child of moisture farmers orphaned by a Tusken Raider attack and adopted by a clan of Jawas . In truth , Sallowe was himself a Tusken Raider , born on Tatooine and raised among his people in the harsh deserts of his homeworld . During his early years , Sallowe ' s desert life allowed him to develop his senses and tracking skills , until he became an accomplished hunter . However , at some point and for reasons that he chose not to share , Sallowe made the unusual decision to leave his home planet and seek his fortune in the galaxy . Sallowe put the skills he had learned from his people to good use , quickly becoming an excellent tracker and an exceptional bounty hunter . Sallowe worked primarily on his homeworld of Tatooine , though he could be drawn off - world by a suitably lucrative bounty . When on Tatooine , he operated either out of a small dwelling among the alleyways of Mos Eisley or his mobile headquarters — a scaled - down sandcrawler , about one third the size of those typically used by the Jawas . As Sallowe ' s reputation grew , he attracted the attention of Embra the Hutt . Sallowe soon became one of Embra ' s usual stable of bounty hunters , along with the Gand Zuckuss and the droid 4 - LOM . Sallowe performed well for the Hutt on numerous occasions , sometimes in collaboration with his fellow hunters . He also frequently worked with an entourage of Jawa assistants , who performed several duties for the Tusken , including following targets and setting explosives . Search for the Yavin Vassilika . Shortly after the Battle of Ylesia in 1 BBY , Sallowe was called to see Embra on Tatooine . The Hutt had entered into a bet with fellow Hutts Jabba and Malta to locate the fabled Yavin Vassilika — the prize being both the ancient artifact and the knowledge that the winner ' s " management style " was superior . Each Hutt was allowed to hire three contractors for the search and Embra had chosen Sallowe , along with Zuckuss and 4 - LOM . Embra prepared a detailed briefing for the bounty hunters , informing them that Illyan Webble , the president of Seraphan Industries who had been missing since his ship had crashed on an uncharted planet in Wild Space on which he found the Vassilika , had turned up on Kalkovak and had told traders of his discovery . The group was to locate Webble , learn where they could find the Vassilika , and return it to Embra on Nar Shaddaa . If they required any assistance , the Hutt promised to put his assistant Farquil Ban ' n at their disposal . Sallowe was impressed with the briefing , and the lucrative reward for their participation , but inquired about the competition from the other Hutts . Embra ' s sources had been able to identify most of their competitors — Malta had hired the bounty hunters Bossk , IG - 88B and Dengar , while Jabba had enlisted the gambler and treasure hunter Lando Calrissian and the smuggling team of Han Solo and Chewbacca — and the Hutt promised that dossiers on all would soon be available . Zuckuss and 4 - LOM voiced concerns that Jabba ' s final contractor remained unknown , but Sallowe , realizing that time was of the essence , suggested that they begin the hunt immediately and attempt to determine the unknown hunter ' s identity along the way . Setting out in Zuckuss ' s ship , the group began their search in Crevasse City on Kalkovak , Webble ' s last known location . Sallowe dispatched his Jawas to monitor the other teams ' progress while he , Zuckuss , and 4 - LOM searched for Webble in the city ' s market . Though Sallowe was unable to determine anything , his use of the Jawas soon paid off as they were able to locate Solo and follow him , soon learning that both of the opposing teams were leaving the planet . After Sallowe learned of this discovery , he told his partners to abandon their search and follow the other teams . The group was able to determine that Solo ' s ship , the " Millennium Falcon " , was bound for Mon Calamari , and the quick hyperdrive on Zuckuss ' s vessel allowed them to get there first . From records at the Vagabond Registration Office , they were able to determine that Webble had indeed moved on to the ocean world and had headed out to sea . Zuckuss had an idea that Webble was traveling to the Knowledge Bank , a sentient cluster of mollusks that was aware of all events that happened on the ocean world , so the group hired a skiff to give chase . Meanwhile , one of Sallowe ' s Jawas located Jabba ' s team , along with Malta ' s handmaiden Jozzel Moffet and the Rodian Greedo , who had both joined the group along the way . As they boarded their own skiff to follow Webble , the Jawa planted an explosive in the craft ' s engine . Another of the Jawas spotted an unexpected presence on the planet — the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett — and reported the news to Sallowe . Sallowe ' s team reached the Knowledge Bank before any of the other participants . Though Webble was already dead — his skiff and partially devoured body beneath the surface of the water — the telepathic Knowledge Bank had absorbed Webble ' s memories before he died and Zuckuss was able to use the Bank to determine the coordinates of the world where he had discovered the Yavin Vassilika . As they were returning to their ship , a second skiff approached , carrying Jabba ' s team to the Bank . Sallowe quickly detonated the hidden explosive , leaving his rivals stranded on the ocean and guaranteeing that his team was the first to reach the location of the Vassilika and recover the priceless treasure . The race concludes . After arriving on the uncharted planet before their rivals , Sallowe was eager to make use of their advantage by finding Webble ' s crashed ship quickly . However , 4 - LOM detected the presence of the native Barundi tribe and Zuckuss , recalling Webble ' s fear of the natives , advised caution . Sallowe ' s tracking skills led the group to the Barundi village Webble had recalled and 4 - LOM went to investigate while the two sentients waited at a safe distance . The natives were initially unfazed by 4 - LOM ' s presence but , when the droid located the Vassilika in the village and attempted to retrieve it , he came under attack . Though Sallowe wanted to go to 4 - LOM ' s aid , Zuckuss instead suggested a retreat to plan their strategy . The two bounty hunters returned to Zuckuss ' s ship and discussed their next move — Sallowe advocated an airborne attack on the village , while Zuckuss favored a more subtle approach . However , as they neared the ship , they were ambushed by Boba Fett . When the bounty hunter had been discovered by Sallowe ' s Jawa earlier , he had planted a homing beacon in the Jawa ' s robes and had used it to follow them to the world . Sallowe moved to attack Fett , but the bounty hunter quickly incapacitated Sallowe and the Jawas with a non - lethal gas . Seeing the situation turn against him , Zuckuss made a deal to assist Fett . The bounty hunter was not seeking the Vassilika , but had been hired by Jabba to protect his treasure hunters from their rivals . Like 4 - LOM before them , Solo , Calrissian , Chewbacca and Greedo had reached the Barundi village , only to be captured by the natives , and Fett enlisted Zuckuss and Sallowe to assist in his rescue attempt . Sallowe was reluctant to go along with Fett ' s plan , instead suggesting that they retrieve the Vassilika while he was distracted , but Zuckuss convinced him of the dangers of crossing Fett and that aiding him was their only option . With Sallowe agreeing to help , the two bounty hunters watched from a distance , providing cover while Fett entered the Barundi village to rescue Jabba ' s party . Fett was successful in freeing Solo and the others , but as they left the prison hut , Dengar , Bossk , IG - 88B and Jozzel Moffet arrived , pursued by some of the forest ' s predators . As the newly arrived bounty hunters opened fire on both their pursuers and the villagers , the situation quickly deteriorated into chaos . Moffet used the distraction to take both the Vassilika and the keys to Solo ' s " Millennium Falcon " , before escaping into the forest . When the predators and natives withdrew , Malta ' s bounty hunters found themselves in a face - off with Fett , Sallowe and Zuckuss . The stalemate was broken when Solo and Calrissian noticed that Moffet had left the village . One of Sallowe ' s Jawas shed some light on the situation , having learned that Moffet was not acting on behalf of Malta , but instead planned to sell the Vassilika to a buyer on the fourth moon of Yavin , and the rivals went their separate ways to give chase . Sallowe and Zuckuss arrived at the jungle moon with Jabba ' s team and interrupted Moffet as she completed the sale to her mysterious buyer — General Jan Dodonna of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . When Malta ' s team arrived moments later , the teams resumed fighting among themselves . Again , Moffet was able to use the distraction to slip away , this time with her four million credit reward and a forgery of the Vassilika , provided by the Rebels so her master would not uncover her deception . Sallowe and Zuckuss broke away and followed her into the jungle but , by the time the caught up with her , Moffet was already dead . Standing over her body was Embra ' s assistant , Farquil Ban ' n . The Bith had uncovered Moffet ' s plan and followed her to Yavin 4 with the intention of killing Moffet and taking the money for herself . Confronted by Sallowe and Zuckuss , Ban ' n congratulated the bounty hunters on their work for her master and gave them the fake Vassilika to deliver to him on Nar Shaddaa . To ensure they did not reveal her deception , Ban ' n offered 200 , 000 credits , in addition to the reward from Embra , to cover the cost of repairing the damage 4 - LOM had sustained during his confrontation with the Barundi . Their victory was short - lived , however , as the repairs to the badly damaged 4 - LOM required most of the money they won . Personality and traits . Sallowe had a number of characteristics that aided him during his career as a bounty hunter . He was cautious to potential dangers , yet alert and sharp - eyed , demonstrating an interest in what was happening around him and investigating everything . These traits not only served him well as a bounty hunter , but also in his tendency to scavenge . He was a cunning hunter who was nimble , streetwise , and relentless in his pursuit of a target . Sallowe did not reveal much about himself and 4 - LOM considered him somewhat unpredictable , though Zuckuss admired the professional manner in which he operated . That Sallowe became a bounty hunter at all was quite unusual for a member of the insular Tusken Raiders . Yet , even when Sallowe left his people to pursue his career , he did not abandon his heritage and kept both the traditional clothing worn by his people as well as the face apparatus , even though they were not necessary on most of the worlds he visited in his travels . Sallowe ' s tendency to work with Jawas was unusual for a member of his species , as the relationship between Tusken Raiders and Jawas had rarely been amicable . The Tuskens were not alone in having a dim view of Jawas , and most settlers on Tatooine regarded them as little more than vermin . Sallowe , however , preferred their company and made good use of them — since most beings dismissed Jawas as unimportant , they rarely suspected their involvement with Sallowe . One of Sallowe ' s regular Jawa associates was more independent minded than the others , and Sallowe allowed him the leeway to act independently toward their mutual goals . Skills and abilities . The skills Sallowe learned during his early years served him well as a bounty hunter . He was an expert tracker with keen senses , even behind his wrappings . His senses could detect data from an organic target better than even 4 - LOM ' s sensors , and it was consequently difficult for anyone to take him by surprise . Sallowe could move almost silently when trailing a target and gathering information , and was proficient in escapology and sleight of hand . He was skilled in the use of both blaster pistols and rifles , as well as a variety of explosives . Sallowe was able to speak his native Tusken , along with Jawaese and the Jawa Trade language . He generally used a mixture of his own language and Jawaese , which contributed to speculation that he had perhaps been adopted by a Jawa tribe after he was separated from his own people . He was also capable of reading , writing and speaking Imperial Basic , though he often struggled with the syntax of the Galactic Empire ' s official language . Equipment . Sallowe was a distinctive figure due to his traditional Tusken attire . He wore a shabby , rough - woven cloak , with the hood pulled low over his head . Combined with the ever present breath mask , which filtered out the sand in the deserts of his homeworld , Sallowe ' s face was obscured except for his glowing yellow eyes . In an article detailing individuals in the galactic underworld , " The Republic Journal of Law - Enforcement and Low - Intensity Conflict " described Sallowe ' s clothing as leaving him looking and smelling " like an over - sized Jawa . " Sallowe was typically armed with two charges of Synthech explosive s , which he could activate with a remote detonator , along with a blaster pistol and knife . Also concealed within his robes were his comlink and electrobinoculars . Perhaps Sallowe ' s most formidable equipment was the sandcrawler that acted as his mobile headquarters . A modified Tagge Company Survey - class crawler , the sandcrawler was originally a scouting vessel used by a mining company to survey the desert world until the company went bankrupt long before Sallowe acquired it . The sandcrawler required a crew of two , but Sallowe used a complement of droids to make it fully automated while the advanced sensors and communications equipment , along with ten holding cells and room for sixteen Jawa passengers , were features that assisted in his hunts . Behind the scenes . Sardu Sallowe was created by Mike Kennedy for the Dark Horse Comics series " " , in which he was drawn by Carlos Meglia . The character was later included in the " Star Wars Gamer 6 " article " Unusual Suspects " , by Andrew Hind , and in " The Official Star Wars Fact File 76 " . Sallowe ' s species was left unclear in " Unusual Suspects " , which described only the common belief that he was Human . " The Official Star Wars Fact File 76 " later confirmed that the character was a Tusken Raider .