Bounty Hunters ' Guild / Legends The Bounty Hunters ' Guild was an ancient institution that regulated the bounty - hunting trade . It was led by a guildmaster who held members to the Bounty Hunters ' Creed , the unwritten rules of the bounty hunters . Its rules were the laws that kept bounty hunters together , but the guild was full of loose cannons , who would often break the rules for their own benefit . The guild was more a coalition of the professionals than a proper organization , and rivalries between its houses were a common occurrence . The bounty hunters who joined the guild had the benefit of notifications of bounty postings before they were broadcast through official channels , which gave guild members a head start . Many Imperial agents preferred to deal exclusively with guild bounty hunters . Organization . The Bounty Hunters ' Guild was composed of many smaller guilds that operated nearly independently . Those guilds were loosely held together by the overarching Bounty Hunters ' Guild , each with its own organization , regulation , specialties and agendas . The core of the Bounty Hunters ' Guild is made up of ten major houses along with a number of smaller groups , each specializing in a unique brand of bounty hunting , but reporting to the guildmaster . Those major Houses were : History . With rogue bounty hunters coming into conflict with Jedi Knights more and more often , and leading to an increasing number of deaths , the Jedi Order requested that the Galactic Senate address the matter . The Senate decided that the best way to regulate the hunters was for the bounty hunters to police themselves . The hunters were allowed to form governing bodies , providing that they adhere to by - laws and create personnel records , leading to the creation of many guilds . Soon , these guilds formed together , creating one overarching group - the Bounty Hunter ' s Guild . The four founders had a vision of uniting bounty hunters , training apprentices , and encouraging collaboration with the Jedi Order and with each other . One of the Guild ' s complexes was located on Trandosha . Old Sith Wars . During the Old Sith Wars , many hunters ceased to follow the Creed , giving in to the dark , desperate mood of the times . With the Jedi nearly extinct , Goto , leader of the Exchange on Nar Shaddaa put out a bounty in the hope that the guild ' s members would bring them alive ; however , many thought of it as a decree to destroy Jedi and attempted to kill known survivors . Members of the Guild on Nar Shaddaa turned on each other in eagerness to capture Meetra Surik . Vossk , the leader of the Guild , was one of the few loyal to the Creed . The Golden Age of the Republic . A few years after 900 BBY , a Human - only faction was created , forming a schism in the Guild . They invaded Mandalorian territory , and the Mandalorians retaliated by exploding the location of their first meeting - a space station at Ixtlar - killing them all . This pushed the Guild to recruit members of many different species , to prove that the Guild was not speciesist . Even droids were allowed to join . In 200 BBY , the Mandalorians won a war against the Ithullan s , then proceeded to exterminate the entire Ithullan species . The Jedi Council failed to take any action against the Mandalorians , so a number of rogue Jedi teamed up with the Bounty Hunters ' Guild to take down the ruling Mandalore . Following his departure from the Cularin system in 53 BBY , the Hutt crime lord Riboga placed a bounty on the Gran Nadin Paal , which could only be collected if Paal ever left the Cularin system . The Bounty Hunters ' Guild sent some of its minions to the system , to monitor Paal ' s movements , so that they would know if he ever left . The maverick Jedi , Jon Antilles , former apprentice of the Dark Woman , infiltrated the Guild prior to the Clone Wars bringing many murderers to justice . The Clone Wars . During the Clone Wars , the Crimson Nova chapter , under the leadership of Mika , sanctioned a bounty on Jedi offered by Kh ' aris Fenn . This was in direct contradiction to the history of the Guild ' s alliance with the Republic . Mika , crazed by her hatred of Jedi , refused to end the bounty when Mace Windu , Agen Kolar , Saesee Tiin , and Kit Fisto arrived on her space station . The Jedi captured Mika , and Stroth , former leader of the chapter , took over and agreed to end the bounty and turn over Kh ' aris Fenn to the Republic . Galactic Civil War . The Guild itself survived under the leadership of the Trandoshan Cradossk , father of Bossk , where it acted as a formal allied holding to the Empire . According to the official field manual for the Imperial forces , the " " , the reason for this working relationship was because of the belief among bounty hunters that " the highest bid makes the rules . " This continued until around 1 ABY , when it was destroyed through the manipulation of Boba Fett . The plan itself was the work of Prince Xizor , who enlisted Kud ' ar Mub ' at as a middleman between himself and Fett . Fett , who was known for his disdain of the Guild , joined it , tearing it into two factions : the True Guild and the Guild Reform Committee . The True Guild was composed of the elders who had run the Guild and reaped the profits , igniting the resentment of the younger , bounty - earning members who formed the Guild Reform Committee . This manipulation resulted in the Bounty Hunter Wars . The weak hunters were crushed , leaving only the strong to be hired by the Empire . During the conflict , Bossk killed and devoured his father . In the aftermath of the Bounty Hunter Wars , only Dengar , Bossk , and several others were left alive . Boba Fett and Dengar once teamed up to capture Han Solo but failed , marking the end of their partnership . Bossk eventually retired . Zuckuss and 4 - LOM split up and hunted fewer and fewer bounties . The new Bounty Hunters Guild was formed in the Lyarna system . Later during the war , the same belief about the highest bid making the rules was ultimately what resulted in the Guild siding with the Rebels . Second Imperial Civil War . By 137 ABY , the Guild remained active . It had been infiltrated by Azlyn Rae , a former Padawan and undercover member of the Imperial Knight s . Black Sun assassin Ku Vrat had been a member of the Guild until he was expelled for interfering with other hunters ' bounties .