Betrayed by Dooku, forced into exile, and directionless, Ventress agrees to join Boba Fett and his team for a seemingly simple job: escorting a box on a train. Asajj Ventress, Star Wars: The Clone WarsĪsajj Ventress, a fierce killer and former Sith apprentice of Count Dooku, became a bounty hunter not exactly by choice, but more by circumstance and curiosity. What perhaps resonates with fans is the fact that IG-88 is a free agent he’s beholden to no master or owner, unlike other droids, which represents something truly scary - a bounty hunter with no humanity.ħ. While only seen briefly in The Empire Strikes Back, IG-88 has remained popular with fans, appearing in comic books, video games, and cartoons. As seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he’s also adept at hand-to-hand combat, standing his ground against an onslaught of Kage warriors.Ī towering, imposing figure, IG-88 is another of Vader’s preferred bounty hunters - and is the only droid on this list. One of the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back, Dengar sports distinctive armor, has a unique headdress, and carries heavy weaponry. Dengar, The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Clone Wars In the resulting pursuit, she proves a strong match for Kenobi and Skywalker, leading them on a frantic high-speed chase throughout Coruscant, but ultimately could not outrun or outsmart the Jedi.ĩ. Hired by Jango Fett to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala, Wesell was almost successful in her attempts on the senator’s life, first in a bombing of Amidala’s starship, and then with a deposit of two venomous arthropods into her sleeping quarters - an attack thwarted by Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. For this list, we looked at bounty hunters in the Star Wars films and on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and ranked them according to several factors, including their job success rate, combat ability, and which are the most “fearless and inventive.” Note: No Expanded Universe characters or exploits were considered.Ī shape-shifting bounty hunter, Zam Wesell is doubly dangerous, and is also a good shot.
Many have become icons in their own right - sometimes based solely on appearance, leaving it to the audience to imagine what they’re capable of.
Bounty hunters have played a huge role in Star Wars, often doing the dirty work for the series’ major villains, whether it’s killing a senator or capturing a rogue smuggler. We don’t need their scum.” So said Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back, though he couldn’t be more wrong. Today we’re looking at the top mercenaries of Star Wars. Welcome to The 10, a feature where ’s editorial staff huddles to discuss - in a committee - various topics relating to a galaxy far, far away.
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