Topic: Favorite bounty hunter (classic trilogy)?

Of all the bounty hunters in the Original Trilogy, which is your favorite? To make thing interesting, since this is called the "Boba Fett Fan Club", Boba Fett shouldn't be counted because everyone would just vote for him.

In case you have forgotten, your options are Greedo, Bossk, Zuckuss, 4-lom, IG-88. EDIT: And Dengar

I really think my personal favorite is Zuckuss. I am not really sure why... I have a thing for the underdogs like him and Greedo. Things are more exciting for a wimp than a tough killer machine. Of course, I wouldn't consider Zuckuss and Greedo wimps. They are at least tough enough to even attempt to have a profession as dangerous as bounty hunting.

out of all of them id say Ig-88

Well, of those choices, then Zuckuss.

I'd say IG-88 too ;)

Are there any choices I have forgotten?

Zuckuss. I dig the way he's this freaky looking mystic amonia breathing guy. Much better than Bosk in his County Jail Orange jump suit and no opposable thumbs.

Well, if you wanna go really in depth on this you could study the cantina and Jabba's Palace parts, there's a lot of hunters there, and most have names. But, these are the obvious choices. Oh, did you list Dengar? Cause then Dengar would be my choice.

I knew I was forgetting someone... The list was too short... *edits first post*

hehe, it's ok. I don't think I really noticed it till today. Last night I just felt like something was missing.

Definitely Dengar.  Not only is he a killing machine, but he's also quite the romantic.  There are few things more interesting than seeing a character go through such a drastic change of heart.

Zuckuss and 4-LOM.
I loved their story in Tales of the Bounty Hunters, "Of Possible Futures" where they go over to the Rebellion. And the two of them have such a nice bond in that story, it's just so sweet. Sorry if that sounds corny, but what can I say...

I kind of liked Dengar's story from the "Tales of the Bounty Hunters."  It was a very nice touch.  A lot deeper character than I thought he'd be.

I haven't finished reading Tales from the Bounty Hunters yet... I got too into the Thrawn Trilogy... I should probably get re-started on it...

Ooh, first time reading the Thrawn Trilogy? I loved it when I read it, and I plan to reread it again sometime. I think the Thrawn Trilogy is among my most favorite EU.

Yeah, it is a great book series. (Or at least so far...) I am on the last few pages of the second book and will soon start on the third...

The third one's really good. I won't spoil you, but something in it ties in with the X-Wing book that follows it chronologically (I forget which one), which I thought was cool. And then there's something in it about Mara that's also really cool. It's been a long time since I read them, though, so I don't remember exactly what's happened by the end of the second book (they sorta blend together right now).

I'm constantly seeing more and more evidence that I'm the only person in the world who hated the Thrawn trilogy....

And I have just gained evidence that someone in the world actually dislikes it! Of course, there is nothing wrong with disliking it...

Out of curiousity, why didn't you like it?

I couldn't get into it, and I normally like the author.
I can't even articulate why.
Even today, I keep trying to read it every now and again.  I want to like it, but like the dude in Farenheit 451, the bell keeps going off in my head every so often preventing me from getting through more than a few pages at a time.  That's usually a sign that the story's not my cuppa.  Technically, it's very well written.

Well, I think it was too high-tech for me.  I couldn't keep all the characters and stuff straight.  I generally go for the character stories, such as Crystal Star.

Bossk. There's something about him in Empire that makes me a little happy, the fact that Piett disses bounty hunters, and all Bossk has to do to freak him a little out is growl a bit.

Dengar. But i love the Booush armor

well,

after reading the tales of the bounty hunters book, i have come to love them all.  Bossk is great, (but then so is Greedo, Dengar, IG-88, and such)

I like Dengar. He is cool
But Boba is cooler :D:D:D:D:D

Bossk and IG-88

I agree, but I think that it is spelled Boushh.

IG-88, hands down. Evil, metal, lots of guns, no reason not to like him. Then there's the whole take-over-the-galaxy plot going on, and though it fails, twas still very cool.

yeah i wasnt keen on the whole taking over the galaxy, droid rebellion, in control of the death star story. Was all a little silly for me

I didn't mind the Droid Rebellion part, but I didn't like when he took over the Death Star.

Boussh
sure wish he had a story line other than being killed by black sun
or 4-lom

I don't think Boussh was in the Classic Trilogy...

Boussh was in Shadows of the Empire. Well, not actually in it, but he was mentioned. And yes, Boussh was in the "Classic Trilogy" his armor was worn by Leia in Jabba's Palace, she impersonated him to get into Jabba's Palace.

it's a shame that we never really get to no more about Boussh, i would of thought by now there would have been some comic, or short story about. He would make a great source for a fan fic

Yeah, Boussh is such an unused character. I mean, there was even a comic series (a short one) about Bo Shek (I think is his name?), the spacer guy in the cantina who shows Obi to Chewie.

Well, that is kind of like saying that Bothans are in Episodes IV and VI, when they obviously aren't...

And I do agree, Boussh is a pretty cool character to not have that much use...

IG-88 is really cool, i like it how in the Shadows of the Empire game u get to fight him as Dash Rendar, by the way did he ever survive that crash when the skyhook exploded, ive heard rumors he did...

Oh, you're right. Boussh was never in the movies. :) I was thinking EU too, sometimes I do that too much instead of focusing on the movies.

If u believe the article on dash rendar on starwars.com, then yes dash did survive
gamewinners.com is a good spot to get cheats for that game, the debug code for shadows if u use it right during that scene where the skyhook is
exploding u can see a special scene where dash, the outrider, and his droid partner are going through hyperspace.

From what I remember the book leaves it vague. In the game, I hear if you beat it on easy you hear one ending, if you beat it on medium you hear another, and on hard it's another. (Like the first is undecided, the second he died, the third he lived, or something like that. I've only ever beaten it on easy and that was so long ago I forget what happened)

I thought it was funny when he messed with the elevators while the Emperor was in them.  :)

As for Dash, he also shows up in at the end of a graphic novel, "Shadows of the Empire: Evolution" or something, in a bar talking to Xuri.

Oh, cool, I hope he shows up more in the open then sometime soon.

Dengar for me. He is the bounty hunter with the heart of gold.

Bossk

Position Bounty hunter
Homeworld Trandosha
Species Trandoshan
Sex Male
Height 1.9 metres
Affiliation None (mercenary)

Bossk is a Trandoshan bounty hunter and pilot of Hound's Tooth best known for snarling at Admiral Piett for disparaging remarks about bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back. As Trandoshans are traditional enemies of the Wookiees, this three-fingered, three-toed reptiloid long specialized in hunting down Wookiees - sometimes enslaving them for the Empire, sometimes skinning them for their pelts. When Bossk was young, he murdered and ate his father Cradossk to gain control of the Bounty Hunter's Guild.

Bossk has a long-standing vendetta against Chewbacca leading to several run-ins with he and Han Solo; each time Bossk was humiliated when they escaped from him. He and Boba Fett teamed up on Ord Mantell in an attempt to capture Solo and Chewbacca, but was betrayed to the Empire after being tricked into liberating a Wookiee prison camp and nearly skinned for it. Bossk heeded Darth Vader's call to rendezvous with other bounty hunters aboard Vader's Super Star Destroyer, the Executor. Later, he and other hunters tried to wrest the prized catch - Han Solo in carbonite - away from Boba Fett.

Years after the Battle of Endor, Bossk retired due to his age from professional hunting. He later ran into Han Solo on a space station during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, where he unwisely taunted Han about Chewbacca's recent death. A fistfight ensued, and Bossk was last seen in a holding cell.

Oh, cool, I never really learned what happened to Bossk!

Hmmm...Bossk was on the Jubilee Wheel?
In which case he's probably dead.
      Unless....he escaped the Vong.  Somehow.

IG-88 and Dengar

Out of the choices that you've mentioned, I like Dengar the best. Yes, he could be considered not too bright at times, and in others he can just be an outright moron, but then again, he's very ruthless when he needs to be, and he also has the capability of love. I don't think I've seen evenm Boba express that much as of yet (well, recently anyways).

Ig-88

Boba fett is the shit but Jango's helmet is better