Underworld : The Yavin Vassilika Underworld : The Yavin Vassilika was a five - issue series of comics published between 2000 and 2001 . It recounts the madcap adventure to retrieve the fabled Yavin Vassilika for a trio of Hutts competing to see who could gather the most talented team of mercenaries . The chase included Han Solo , Chewbacca , Lando Calrissian , Bossk , Dengar , IG - 88B , Zuckuss , Greedo , and even the mysterious Boba Fett . In the end , the Vassilika was found outside the rim , and nabbed by one of the Hutt ' s assistant ' s , Jozzel Moffet on behalf of the Rebel Alliance ( and Han ' s old flame , Bria Tharen ) . The Vassilika , it turns out , contained a key to an ancient Massassi temple which would provide the Alliance with a strategic outpost . Publisher ' s summary . When three Hutts place a wager on who can raise the most successful squad of henchmen to procure a highly valuable , mythical treasure , the most conniving rogues of the Star Wars Galaxy are recruited to get the dirty work done . Three teams comprising the galaxy ' s most scandalous scoundrels — including Boba Fett , Han Solo , Chewbacca , Lando Calrissian , Dengar , and IG - 88 — set out to be the first to find the mysterious Yavin Vassilika , but staying alive and ahead of each other is harder than any of these toughs might imagine . . . and with the unforeseen addition of a fourth secret investor and his seductive , conniving agent , the competition gets hotter than the twin suns of Tatooine ! Set before the landmark events of " " , this mad - dash adventure explodes with top - notch action and hilarious wit that Star Wars fans of any era will enjoy . Plot . On Tatooine , two Hutts , Embra and Malta , visit with Jabba the Hutt . They are discussing the merits of their various business strategies . Jabba is a supporter of manipulation , Embra of honesty , and Malta of brute force . Their servants , Bib Fortuna , Farquil , and Jozzel Moffet , respectively , discuss their various masters . Jozzel has a strong desire to leave Malta ' s employ to seek her own fortune . She suggests to the Hutts a wager . Garindan has brought information regarding a man named Illyan Webble , who has apparently discovered the location of the Yavin Vassilika , a statue carved from a single huge corusca gem . The items is priceless , and the madman may hold the key to finding it . She suggests that the Hutts each send three , and only three , people to seek out the object , with the winner keeping the valuable artifact and thus proving that his business strategy is superior . The Hutts accept the proposal . In Mos Eisley on Tatooine , a short time later , Holgurn , in Jabba ' s employ , makes contact with Han Solo and Chewbacca , who have recently arrived on Tatooine . Holgurn tells Han that the item Jabba wants him to help seek out was stolen from Jabba ' s library , and that Jabba will pay 50 , 000 credits ( 10 , 000 up front and 40 , 000 on delivery ) for the recapture of the item , which ( according to rules laid down by the Hutts ) must be delivered to the Hutt on Nar Shaddaa . Han is wary , given how many enemies he has recently made on the moon , but agrees anyway . Han is Jabba ' s first operative . On Nar Shaddaa , Bib Fortuna saves Lando Calrissian from being killed by Rooty , a Cragmoloid gambler . Bib pays the gambler the money Lando owes , and offers Lando the job of seeking out the Yavin Vassilika for Jabba . Lando agrees to take part in the search for 100 , 000 credits . Jabba ' s team now has Han and Lando , who , by the way , are at odds . In the Jundland Wastes on Tatooine , Malta has called upon IG - 88 , Bossk , and Dengar . They are each promised 50 , 000 credits for their participation , plus Malta will match the bounty on any of the other competitors . Outside , the hunters are approached by Jozzel , who has offered another deal . They are to go on as Malta wishes , but instead of giving Malta the Vassilika , they are to give it to Jozzel for 300 , 000 credits , and Jozzel will give them a fake , which they can give to Malta to collect their fees from Malta . The hunters are up for the double - cross . Elsewhere , Embra has called upon Zuckuss , 4 - LOM , and a tracker named Sardu Sallowe . They are all concerned that Jabba has only seemed to have contacted two members for his team , but leave Embra , assured that they will know soon enough who the other member of Jabba ' s team is . Out in the mainstream of Nar Shaddaa , Holgurn mentions to Greedo that Han Solo , who has just arrived with Chewie , is taking on a job for Jabba , even when he ' s been effectively blackballed . Greedo believes that he is the man for the job . Back on Tatooine , Jabba greets the third expected member of his team , Boba Fett . On Kalkovak , Han and Chewie discover that Webble can be found in the Quarren sector of Crevasse City . At about the same time , Malta ' s team arrives , soon learning the same information . Jozzel also arrives , followed closely by Greedo . It would seem that Jozzel is working for an employer known as the Collector to retrieve the Vassilika . Lando has also arrived , and narrowly misses being seen by Boba Fett . In the Quarren Sector , Han and Chewbacca discover Greedo following them , and then the three of them run into Bossk , IG - 88 , and Dengar . Han and Chewie had just discovered that Webble had left for Mon Calamari , but now the others know it too , including the Embra team , who had one of Sardu ' s Jawas spying on them all . In a market , Lando is propositioned by Jozzel Moffet . She hopes to make him trade alliances to her side . Elsewhere , Dengar , Bossk , and IG - 88 are chasing Han , Chewie , and Greedo , guns blazing , when they come across Boba Fett , who gets caught in the crossfire . As Han , Chewie , and Greedo escape , they bump into Jozzel and Lando ( who is none too happy to see Han ) . They are all forced to escape together on the " Millennium Falcon " , with the Malta team in hot pursuit in the " Hound ' s Tooth " , and with Boba Fett in hot pursuit of both . The " Falcon " group arrives on Mon Calamari , just after Zuckuss ' group . Jozzel repeats her offer of riches and a forgery for Jabba to Han , annoying Lando . Han , Lando , and company discover that Webble stole a skiff and ran toward where " lesser beings " supposedly go mad . They take a skiff after Webble anyway , followed closely by Zuckuss ' team . They are disabled by a charge planted on their skiff , and are left by Zuckuss ' group . Next , they go underwater , where everyone hears disembodied voices , but discover Webble ' s body , and hear his spirit telling them where the Vassilika is located . Upon returning to the surface , they find that Dengar , Bossk , and IG - 88 have taken control of their skiff , but when Fett shows up and is a distraction , Chewie rigs the skiff to blow and the " good guys " escape in the trio ' s skiff . As they escape , Fett gives the trio a blast from his engines before escaping . As Fett leaves , the trio begin to hear the voices too . In space , Jozzel sorts out the sides in the race for Han and the others , even as Zuckuss , 4 - LOM , and Sardu beat them to the target planet . As Han ' s team lands , Zuckuss ' team finds a tribe of beings that appear to be descendants of Barundi . When 4 - LOM tries to take the Vassilika from them , they attack , forcing a retreat . A short time later , Han ' s team , hounded by jungle creatures , enters the village . When Jozzel tries to take the Vassilika , the villagers attack and capture all of them except Jozzel . Near the ships , Zuckuss , Sardu , 4 - LOM , and Sardu ' s Jawas are attacked by Boba Fett . Fett , it seems , doesn ' t want the Vassilika . He wants Han . Elsewhere , Jozzel contacts the Collector to tell him she ' ll soon have the Vassilika , but she is found by Dengar , Bossk , and IG - 88 , who are ready to kill her for betrayal , but she offers them an even higher pay if they still help her get the Vassilika . Back in the village , 4 - LOM and the captured members of Han ' s team are all about to be beaten to death by " flowers " . They are saved when their makeshift cell / hut is cut into by someone they hope is Jozzel . It turns out , though , that their " savior " is Boba Fett . But Fett really is their savior , because he has dumped his Besadii contract and gone with Jabba ' s , which was to protect Han . So , Han , Chewie , Greedo , Lando , and Boba Fett head off to get the Vassilika , while Dengar , Jozzel , Bossk , and IG - 88 find themselves attacked by jungle creatures and forced into the village , where both the creatures and the villagers want to kill them . Above , Zuckuss and Sardu stand ready to create a distraction , but the situation with Jozzel and the others nixes any need for it . Han goes for the Vassilika , but one of Sardu ' s Jawas gets to it first . Jozzel trips the Jawa and takes the Vassilika , but a blast from Boba Fett sends her and Han reeling . When the smoke clears , IG - 88 , Bossk , and Dengar are in a standoff with Fett , while the Jawas carry off 4 - LOM , Lando tends to Han , and Sardu and Zuckuss make their way to join them . But where is Jozzel ? Jozzel has stolen the " Millennium Falcon " and the Vassilika and taken off to rendezvous with " The Collector " on Yavin IV . It turns out that the Collector is actually a Rebel Alliance commander , Jan Dodonna . Jozzel meets the Collector , a female Rebel , and two other Rebels , turning over the Vassilika for the fake one she can give to her master . Han and the others arrive , though , and stop the transaction , just as Han recognizes the female Rebel , Bria Tharen . Dengar tries to take the Vassilika , but Zuckuss has placed a bounty for Dengar and Bossk , which turns IG - 88 against them . As IG - 88 hunts them down , Zuckuss takes the fake Vassilika , then loses it , and then watches as a Jawa steals it . Meanwhile , Lando , Chewie , Han , and Fett race after Bria , looking to settle their score over the spice raid . They corner the Rebels only to discover that they never wanted the Vassilika itself , but a key inside . The Collector breaks it , revealing the key to the largest Massassi Temple on the moon , which the Rebels need as a base of operations . Elsewhere , Greedo stops the Jawa , but then has the fake Vassilika stolen by Jozzel , who is then shot by Farquil Ban ' n , who had been tracking her . She gets away with the fake Vassilika , paying Zuckuss and Sardu for their efforts on Embra ' s behalf . Deeper in the jungle , the Rebels help Han , Chewie , and Lando catch Dengar and Bossk , allowing them to , presumably , try to collect the bounty placed on them , as means of repayment for the Vassilika and the spice job . But , as everyone is well aware , this doesn ' t even begin to settle things between Han and Bria . A short time later , Farquil has a stash of credits from selling the fake Vassilika and is lounging on a beach when Fett finds her and takes the money to Jabba . In the end , Jabba has won the day , in a manner of speaking .