Bounty Hunters

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**Bounty Hunters** (賞金稼ぎ, *Shōkin Kasegi*), are individuals who independently hired for missions, such as making a living out of hunting down and catching criminal targets for the bounty on their head. Oftentimes they work as independent agents for hire. Samus Aran is a devout Bounty Hunter, often hired by the Galactic Federation due to her famous previous missions. Some Bounty Hunters appear to be more like mercenaries than Bounty Hunters, being hired to kill or participate in wars or battles.

While Samus, a bounty hunter, features in every game in the *Metroid* series, bounty hunters feature most prominently in *Metroid Prime Hunters* and *Metroid Prime 3: Corruption*. In both of which, the bounty hunters also serve as the boss battles, though in *Metroid Prime 3: Corruption*, Rundas, Ghor and Gandrayda serve as allies in the opening sequence, until they are corrupted by Phazon. Earlier bounty hunters have appeared in comics, such as 'Big Time' Brannigan, Armstrong Houston and Zegan Doh.

"*.*"

—About Bounty Hunters.

## Description

Unlike mercenaries or assassins, who are either hired or commissioned by the government to hunt down criminals, bounty hunters and bounty hunter groups operate completely independently, working outside the law to capture criminals. It is typically common practice to capture criminals alive rather than kill them, as Igaram stated that they could lose up to 30% of the bounty if they killed their target. While most bounty hunters operate for money, some seek the fame that results from taking down infamous pirates, such as Jean Ango. Successful bounty hunters will often inevitably become well-known, especially by wanted criminals, and even normal civilians may become afraid of them.{ Since they operate outside the law, bounty hunters have been known to partake in criminal activity, although being labeled as criminals typically prevents them from bounty hunting again since they can no longer deal with the government.

In rare cases, organizations other than the World Government can place bounties on people's heads. While most simply hire mercenaries, Don Quixote Doflamingo used his status as the king of Dressrosa in order to place a star bounty system on the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies when their actions against him were brought to light, enticing the people of Dressrosa to capture them and bring them to Doflamingo for a reward.

## Loyalties

"*The Federation Bureau and the Federation Police called together warriors known for their great courage and sent them to do battle with the pirates. These great warriors were called "space hunters." They received large rewards when they captured pirates, and made their living as space bounty hunters.*"

—*Metroid*
Certain bounty hunters may tend to play favorites when it comes to their employer, due to political alliances or personal grudges--for instance, it would be safe to assume that Weavel gets most of his missions from the Space Pirates, while Sylux would be averse to working with the Galactic Federation.

## Space Hunters

"*There are many unknown planets throughout the galaxy. Many of these are causes of concern to the Galactic Federation. To take care of this, they employ Space Hunters, the greatest of which is Samus Aran.*"

—*Metroid II: Return of Samus*
Some media, ranging from the oldest to some of the most recent,[1] appear to make a special distinction for an elite faction called "**space hunters**", which are highly mobile and operate on a large scale under the Galactic Federation, acting in desperation, for the purposes of ensuring safety in the most remote regions, so that the Federation remains connected and secure.

## Gallery

### Heroes

Roronoa Zolo
(Former)

## External links

* Bounty Hunters — Wikipedia article on bounty hunters.
* Bounty Hunters *One Piece Encyclopedia*