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Boushh
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- "What happened to this Boushh? He retired?"
"Quite suddenly. He tried to rascal Black Sun for more credits on a delivery for which there was an agreed-upon contract. That was… unwise." - ―Guri, giving Boushh's outfit to Leia Organa[5]
Boushh was a successfulmaleUbesebounty hunter active around the time of the formation of theGalactic Empire. Known for his melee skills and penchant forthermal detonators, Boushh was considered cool-headed in a profession often filled with trigger-happymercenaries, and operated as a freelancer traveling fromsystem to system looking for work. He wore a suit of customized Ubese armor—layers of brown survival material and an optically enhanced helmet which both provided him with protection and obscured his identity. Although he made sure to never officially join theBounty Hunters' Guild but unofficially he still worked for them and also worked with Cradossk, Boushh worked forCrimson Nova, a sect of the Guild dedicated to hunting fugitiveJedi. During theGreat Jedi Purge, he helped huntJedi KnightKai Justiss alongside bounty huntersZuckuss andBreela.
After that, Boushh began to work mainly forBlack Sun, the largest criminal syndicate inthe galaxy. In18 BBY, he was sent to hunt downKodo andAleema Finn onCoruscant, but was intercepted by JediPadawanDrake Lo'gaan. Lo'gaan and Boushh fought, but ultimately allied together when hordes of Imperialstormtroopers raided the building. Lo'gaan escaped and Boushh was apprehended, but he was later released. Many years later, around3 ABY, Boushh captured aNimbanel for Black Sun, but in doing so spent a considerable amount ofcredits. He bartered with Xizor for a 50 percent greater payment; this was a mistake, as Xizor, feeling Boushh was becoming a hindrance, had hisHuman replica droid,Guri, kill the Ubese. Boushh's trademark armor was later used byLeia Organa on missions to infiltrate Coruscant andJabba's Palace.
Biography[]
Boushh the bounty hunter[]
Boushh masked
Boushh was anUbese fromUba IV[1] who joined thebounty hunting profession early in his life, proving a keen combatant and expert hunter. Although he was slight of build, Boushh wore a suit of "armor," which consisted of layers upon layers of brown survival clothing, and an optically enhanced helmet; this helped mold his reputation as a formidable and dangerous hunter.[2] He acquired a horde of facial scars from his adventures,[6] though because he hardly ever took off his mask in public, few ever saw them.[2]
Boushh trusted no one, and often kept tabs on his employers, looking for information he could use against them should they attempt to betray him. He made few alliances during his time as a bounty hunter; he roamed theOuter Rim Territories, working for various different employers, rarely staying with one for more than a few months. He did, however, work alongside several other hunters on occasion, such as theWookieeSnoova, andBeylyssa, aHuman female. Beylyssa and Boushh both shared a love of explosives, but their partnership ended violently—neither of them was badly injured, though. Rumors abounded that Boushh sent much of his profits on to other struggling Ubese bounty hunters. It was surmised by many of his fellow bounty hunters that he was part of a network of elite Ubese mercenary units. However, these rumors were never proved and their accuracy was doubted by many.[2]
Boushh also worked as part ofCrimson Nova—a subset ofBounty Hunters' Guild dedicated to hunting downJedi survivors ofOrder 66—for a time, and huntedJedi KnightKai Justiss onGarqi alongside fellow huntersZuckuss andBreela at some point.[4] Boushh's work with the group was limited, though, and he refused to properly join the Guild.[2]
Working for Xizor[]
- "They belonged to Boushh, an Ubese bounty hunter. Boushh was quite good at the trade. He did a lot of contract work for Black Sun. He… retired recently."
- ―Guri[5]
Boushh and Lo'gaan fight off the stormtroopers
Boushh occasionally worked forBlack Sun, one of the largest criminal syndicates inthe galaxy, though he was not formally tied to the organization. In18 BBY, he was hired byKreet'ah, a subordinate of the high-rankingFalleen known asXizor, to kill twoOmwati,Kodo andAleema Finn onCoruscant. The two Finns had seemingly defeated a trio of Xizor's agents, and he wished them dealt with quietly and efficiently. Boushh infiltrated the Omwatis' abode, destroying a security guard and using athermal detonator to blast away the outer wall. He was met byDrake Lo'gaan, a fugitive JediPadawan and a friend of the Finns. The two faced off for a time while another Jedi,Zonder, fled with Kodo and Aleema Finn. Lo'gaan demanded to know why Black Sun wanted to kill the Finns, though Boushh did not answer him. Eventually, their fight was interrupted—to the duo's surprise and fear—by a group ofImperialstormtroopers.[6]
With a common enemy, Boushh and Lo'gaan began to work together against the stormtroopers, fighting back-to-back. Eventually, however, Boushh's twinblaster pistols were carried through the air bythe Force by ImperialInquisitorAntinnis Tremayne, who had just arrived. Lo'gaan was able to flee, though Boushh was left defenseless against over a dozen stormtroopers, Tremayne, and his fellow InquisitorLanu Pasiq. Tremayne believed that Boushh was in fact Lo'gaan's associate and fellow Jedi,Ekria, in disguise, though he was disappointed to learn what was truly under the mask. Boushh was allowed to leave, and he returned to inform Xizor personally of his failure to kill the Finns. Some time after Boushh returned to Xizor's headquarters, Lo'gaan, Zonder, Ekria, and the Finns arrived to plead with Xizor for their lives. Xizor agreed, for a price, and the two Omwati were allowed to flee to the Outer Rim.[6]
Other hunts[]
- "In certain operations, I've found it useful to leverage the relatives of the target."
- ―Boushh[3]
Some time later, Boushh was hired to protectHerglicgamblerNarloch, who had a hefty bounty on his head for theft and fraud, from a group of bounty hunters. Boushh guarded Narloch while he gambled in acasino onthe Wheel, where they were attacked by the bounty hunters. They fled toDalos IV, though they were pursued; Boushh enlisted the help of several othermercenaries in order to protect Narloch, laying traps and explosives for his enemies. The pursuers managed to make their way to Dalos IV, where Boushh engaged them in a firefight in the hopes of allowing Narloch to escape. Instead, Boushh eventually fled, and Narloch was captured.[7][8]
At some point during theGalactic Civil War, Boushh was hired byAdministratorLenc to captureRebel-allied arms dealerPraaelon Di, after Di sold arms to both sides of a rebellion on Lenc's mining colony onWeldii III. Boushh researched Di before making a move, and learned that the gunrunner had a number ofassassin droids andLM-432 crab droids at his disposal; thus, Boushh hired a number of other bounty hunters to assist him in the hunt. Boushh assembled the team with their abilities in mind, and the end result was that he had a group capable of countering Di's powerful droids. The bounty hunters clashed with Di aboard his ship, theTri-Sun, with Di coming out on top.[9] Boushh then traveled toMine Shaft 342, Weldii III, where Lenc was overseeing repairs to his mine. Di, with more forces, including Rebel allies, arrived to kill Lenc; Boushh hoped to execute part of the bounty on the arms dealer. However, Praaelon Di was ultimately successful in his efforts, and Boushh did not capture him.[10]
Boushh wielding a force pike
Sometime after thebattle of Talus Boushh was trackingCorellian Security Force operativeCorran Horn from theEmperor's Most Wanted, a list of high-paid bounties on important Alliance leaders. He was assisted by another bounty hunter, both agreed that using a direct approach in apprehending Horn would be difficult, Horn was difficult to ambush and even more difficult to deceive. Once the two agreed that Boushh would collect the bounty, he offered to capture Corran's father,Hal Horn, and lure Horn into a trap. The bounty hunters captured the elder Horn and moved him to a secure location, which was soon ambushed by Corran and several other CorSec operatives. However, Boushh's perimeter security alarm gave the bounty hunters the critical seconds necessary to withstand the initial assault, and the battle soon turned into a standoff. The bounty hunters offered to let the elder Horn go if Corran would turn himself over to them. Refusing to allow harm to come to his father, Corran agreed to the ultimatum, allowing Boushh to cuff and capture himself.[11]
Demise[]
- «This bounty hunter is my kind of scum… fearless and inventive.»
- ―Jabba the Hutt, to Organa, in Boushh's armor[12]
Boushh in the time of the Empire
Boushh continued to work as a freelancer for several years, though by the time of theGalactic Civil War, he frequently worked for Black Sun, particularly thevigo namedGreen.[2] He blackmailed a vigo during this time, which earned him Xizor's ire.[13] In3 ABY, he was hired to capture aNimbanel enemy of Black Sun; he succeeded, but the hunt ultimately cost him greatly, for he had to use much equipment and technology to capture his quarry. Boushh contacted Black Sun and requested that he be paid 50 percent extra, to which Xizor agreed; Boushh was told to meet with Xizor'sHuman replica droid,Guri, on a landing pad onGelgelar to collect his money.[2]
Guri came aboard Boushh's ship, and presented him with a metal case supposedly filled withcredits. Ever paranoid, Boushh frisked Guri, finding no weapons, though he refused to open the case; he wanted her to open it, so that he could keep his blaster trained on her permanently. Guri obliged, and Boushh began to search through the credit chips, but he was momentarily incapacitated when a hiddendinko bit him. Guri took this opportunity to kick Boushh in the face, snapping his neck. Boushh had crossed the line with Black Sun, with both his demands for extra payment[2] and his blackmailing of a vigo,[13] and Xizor had ordered his death. Few knew of his death, though, which would later be used to others' advantage.[2]
Leia Organa disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh.
Some time later, Guri gave Boushh's armor to a leading member of theAlliance to Restore the Republic,Leia Organa, onRodia, so that she could infiltrate Coruscant to meet withXizor. The suit fit Organa perfectly, and she and her friendChewbacca—disguised as Snoova, Boushh's old partner—used it to get onto Coruscant without arousing suspicion.[5] Organa kept the armor for use on later missions; in4 ABY, she once again disguised herself as Boushh and brought Chewbacca toJabba Desilijic Tiure'spalace onTatooine.[14] During her time disguised as Boushh, she also participated inJabba's demolition games, riding aspeeder bike.[15] Organa could speakUbese, and because the mask concealed her true appearance, none suspected her deception. After she was captured, however, the armor was discarded by Jabba's minions.[14] Despite this, few knew of Organa's ruse, and many suspected that Boushh was not dead, but merely retired.[13]
Personality and traits[]
- "Chorh-dha thought it would be better to send me. Someone you might trust more."
[Laughs] "Yo czhal." - ―Guri and Boushh[2]
Boushh in his signature outfit, without helmet
Boushh was paranoid and cautious to a fault, and always planned for and expected the worst. He trusted no one, expecting to be backstabbed, cheated, taken advantage of, and lied to at every turn. Whenever Boushh moved on to a new employer, he spent great deals of time searching for information on them, hoping for incriminating items; should someone attempt to deny him his due payment, he would blackmail and threaten them until they paid up.[2] This led partially to his downfall; one of the reasons Xizor had him killed was that the Ubese hunter was blackmailing a Black Sun vigo.[13]
Boushh cared more about his own life than money, and he had no qualms about turning down a bounty offer which would put him in any considerable danger, even for immense sums of money.[16] When hired by Narloch, Boushh left the Herglic gambler for dead when he fled Dalos IV, demonstrating that he cared more for his own skin than fulfilling his mission.[7] Despite this, Boushh was very greedy, and he often demanded extra credits after successfully capturing a bounty; he claimed that this was because he had used much resources in tracking them down, though this was often exaggerated.[2]
Like most members of hisspecies, Boushh had a fascination with technology of all sorts. He was known to use a wide array of small, easily concealable gadgets while pursuing quarry, and had a love of all things explosive.[2] He used explosives to make an impression, and played to his reputation for appearing somewhat suicidal, hoping that his targets would give themselves up in the erroneous knowledge that Boushh would blow himself up in order to take others down with him.[13] However, he was also talented at close-quarters combat, and often used small blades during his work.[6] Boushh was known to be a fearless and inventive bounty hunter,[17] cool and calculating in a profession of trigger-happy freelancers.[3]
Equipment[]
Boushh with a blaster rifle
Boushh wore a suit of customized "armor," incorporating the traditional UbeseOgygian cloak. He wore many layers of rough survival clothing, light brown in color, with spiked, metal armor on his shoulders, neck, and wrists.Shata leather pants covered his legs, with traditional cream-colored Ubese boots. Boushh wore several bandoleers, packed tight with smallammo pouches that hold explosives—projectile detonators, various types of grenades, andthermal detonators—around his chest, and anUbese clan belt-clasp around his waist.[18]
Boushh's helmet allowed him to breatheType I atmospheres;[2] without it, such atmospheres would damage his lungs.[5] The helmet also contained anaudio pickup andbroadband antenna,[19] a speech scrambler,[19] an optically enhanced vision scanner,[18] and a flash guard visor, which nullified the effect of anystun grenades.[2] Boushh always carried numerous weapons with him: aforce pike,[16] alance-blade,[18] aheavy blaster pistol,[16] and a pair of melee swords.[6] He was also known to utilize anelectrostaff.[20][21]
Behind the scenes[]
Boushh was created forStar Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi in1983. He first "appeared" inJames Kahn'snovel adaptation of the film; it is not revealed until after Boushh's first scene inReturn of the Jedi that he is in fact Leia Organa in disguise. Boushh's costume appeared again in theReturn of the Jedi film, though, unlike in the novel, his name was never given. He was voiced byPat Welsh inReturn of the Jedi.
Boushh has been used infrequently for a movie character, only making a handful of other appearances. Boushh was not referenced again until1996, whenSteve Perry used the character for his novelStar Wars: Shadows of the Empire to explain how Leia got his armor. TheShadows of the Empire Sourcebook expanded his backstory.
Several reasons are given for Boushh's death;The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire simply says that he "made the mistake of withholding credits on a job for the syndicate".[22] The concurrentSourcebook (1996) says that he demanded a higher payment,[2] while the much laterScum and Villainy (2008) says that he blackmailed a vigo.[13]
Leia Organa, wearing Boushh's armor, is one of the playable characters in the2000 video gameStar Wars: Demolition. However, unlike the majority of the characters developed for the game, a winning and losing cutscene for Leia were not added for the character.
Paul Ens'sEvasive Action: Prey—which contains the first image of an unmasked Boushh—is the only narrativeLegends source the character has appeared in alive.
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