Species/Make |
Gand |
Height: |
1.5 Meters |
Homeworld: |
Gand |
Affiliation: |
Alliance |
Weapon(s) of Choice: |
Blaster Pistol, Vibro Blade, Stun Grenades |
The Gand, like the Rodians,
honored the tradition of bounty hunting. The name used by the Gand for this trade is
"findsmen." The Gand findsmen were extremely superstitious and worshiped the
mists that hid their planet, and performed ancient rituals.
Zuckuss was one of the finest findsmen his home world had ever produced. Because of his
skills and insights to his quarries Zuckuss was called "the uncanny one." With a
breathing mask, which filtered out deadly gases (ex. oxygen), battle armor that he wore
under his robe and a computer/sensors hung around his neck he would travel across any
terrain or environment in order to capture his quarry.
Most of the time Zuckuss worked alone but after being hired and paired with 4-Lom by Jabba
the Hutt, Zuckuss seemed to have found a missing piece in his hunting skill, the
analytical ability. Zuckuss and 4-Lom remained Jabba's favorite bounty hunters for quite
some time.
A year after the destruction of the first Death Star, Jabba sent Zuckuss and 4-Lom
to Darth Vader's super star destroyer, the Executor, where Darth Vader offered a
bounty on Han Solo. However, due to the competition for the same bounty by four other
hunters (Boba Fett, Dengar, IG-88, and Bossk) the did not collect the bounty. Zuckuss lost
one of the biggest bounties of his career but that didn't concern him as much as keeping
the Gand tradition of the findsmen alive.
Following the Battle of Hoth, he and 4-LOM
severely damaged a Rebel transport, the Bright Hope, but they reconsidered and
helped rescue and evacuate ninety Rebels to the planet Darlyn Boda. In exchange for
aiding the Rebels, Zuckuss received advanced medical treatment that healed his lungs.
According to some sources, the two bounty hunters then joined forces with the
Rebels as covert operatives.
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