Summary

• The Star Wars galaxy is home to countless bounty hunters, appearing across various movies and TV shows.
• Each bounty hunter brings unique skills and motives, creating a colorful and diverse galaxy of characters.
• Not all bounty hunters are created equal; some are iconic, like Boba Fett, while others are lesser-known, but all contribute to the rich lore and storytelling in Star Wars.

From faraway hives of scum and villainy to evil dictatorships desperately pursuing pesky rebels, there's no shortage of dirty work for bounty hunters in the Star Wars galaxy. Infinitely more deadly than Star Wars' villainous stormtroopers and feared from planet to planet, a skilled bounty hunter is always in demand by hero and villain alike, and this flexibility allows each warrior to forge their own moral alignment in the gray area between good and evil.

But while they are always needed, bounty hunters are not a scarce commodity, and Star Wars has introduced countless mercenaries of all races and reputations. Many of these bounty hunters appeared exclusively in books, comics, and video games, especially in the original Star Wars Expanded Universe, now branded as "Legends." However, the Star Wars movies and TV shows still feature dozens of bounty hunters across every storytelling era.

64 4-LOM

A protocol droid-turned-bounty hunter

This Star Wars bounty hunter is one of the bounty hunter motley crew assembled by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. He was ultimately tasked with tracking down Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon. 4-LOM is one of many droid bounty hunters in the Star Wars galaxy, and his backstory has been expanded in comic books, novels, and such.

63 Amanaman

An Amani bounty hunter

The Star Wars bounty hunter Amanaman is one of those "blink, and you'll miss it" characters. This particular bounty hunter is present in Jabba's Palace during Return of the Jedi. The Amani's name and occupation as a bounty hunter were revealed much later by supplementary canon material.

62 Asajj Ventress

Sith assassin-turned-bounty hunter

One of the more famous non-movie Star Wars bounty hunters, Asajj Ventress is a Force-sensitive who aligned with the Separatists during the Clone Wars. After being betrayed by her Sith masters and only finding further turmoil with Mother Talzin, Ventress took to bounty hunting. Tragically, Ventress found little happiness in her new path. After falling in love with a Jedi on a mission to assassinate Count Dooku, she sacrificed protecting the one her heart belonged to.

61 Athgar Heece

A Dybrinthe bounty hunter

The Star Wars bounty hunter Athgar Heece appears on Jakku, waiting in line behind Daisy Ridley's Rey to sell scavenged goods to Unkar Plutt in The Force Awakens. He's also involved in the history of Disney's Galaxy's Edge theme park. Not much else is known about Athgar Heece as he only appears in The Force Awakens and, since he's involved with Galaxy's Edge there could be more backstory on the horizon for the character.

60 Auromae Iselo

A bounty hunter who sought justice

Debuting in Solo: A Story Wars Story, the Star Wars bounty hunter Auromae Iselo is a Melbu who served as a bounty hunter during the Empire's era. Unlike many of his colleagues, Iselo was unwilling to do Imperial dirty work and joined Enfys Nest's Cloud-Riders to become a vigilante, fighting back against the Empire. The character is played on-screen by Derek Arnold.

59 Aurra Sing

A bounty hunter obsessed with revenge

Aurra Sing began as a background character at the pod race in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, before becoming a prominent figure in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, encountering the likes of Ahsoka Tano, and working alongside Cad Bane. As a claim to fame, the Star Wars bounty hunter also helped train Boba Fett following his father's demise. In Solo, Thomas Beckett boasts about having killed Aurra Sing at some point off-screen.

58 Ax Tagrin

An Iktotchi bounty hunter

Appearing in Star Wars Resistance, Star Wars bounty hunter Ax Tagrin operated during the First Order era, hunting down resistance spies. The villain doesn't appear in any other Star Wars media besides Resistance. The character of Tagrin is notable for being voiced by Joe Manganiello.

57 Black Krrsantan

A Wookiee bounty hunter from the Marvel Star Wars comics

The Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan was first featured in The Book of Boba Fett. He began his work during the Imperial era through the dawn of the New Republic. An associate of Jabba the Hutt and even Darth Vader himself, he was mostly hired by the latter to track down Emperor Palpatine. After Jabba's death, he worked with the Hutt's cousins, eventually landing gigs with the crime lords known as "The Twins". He was engaged in battle with Boba Fett during The Book of Boba Fett, where he gave the titular bounty hunter a run for his money.

56 Boba Fett

The original Star Wars bounty hunter

Boba Fett debuted in animated form during the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, before making a proper live-action appearance in The Empire Strikes Back as the man who successfully tracks down Han Solo. Fett was presumed dead after falling into Tatooine's Sarlacc pit but was revealed to have survived in The Mandalorian, later starring in his own Disney+ series, The Book of Boba Fett. The Mandalorian spin-off series centered around him and Fennec Shand trying to take over Jabba the Hutt's territory once and for all, fighting several new foes along the way, including the newest Star Wars bounty hunter, Black Krrsantan.

55 Bossk

A deadly Trandoshan bounty hunter

Another of the fearsome felons under Darth Vader's employ in The Empire Strikes Back, Bossk is a Trandoshan and has subsequently turned up in The Clone Wars, comics, video games, and more. Although they once worked together, Bossk rivals Boba Fett for the galaxy's most renowned mercenary. While never a main character, Bossk appears a lot more than most of the other Star Wars bounty hunters.

54 Boushh

The bounty hunter Leia impersonated

Star Wars fans may not recognize Boushh's name, but his outfit will be instantly familiar as the gear worn by Leia during her infiltration of Jabba's Palace in Return of the Jedi. The Star Wars bounty hunter Boushh was killed by his own syndicate, after which Princess Leia nabbed his clothes and assumed his identity. The original character features in the animated Star Wars: Forces of Destiny.

53 Brainee

A Siniteen bounty hunter

A Siniteen befitting of his name, this Star Wars bounty hunter appears briefly in The Clone Wars season 3's "Sphere of Influence". Brainee was aligned with the far more famous Greedo. Outside The Clone Wars series, Brainee is almost non-existent, but Greedo must've needed some help along the way.

52 Bric

Master Chief of the clone army on Kamino

Another Siniteen bounty hunter featured in The Clone Wars is Bric, hired by the Republic to train Kamino's clone trooper army in the art of combat. Bric takes an unforgiving approach towards the artificially-bred soldiers.

51 Bulduga

He and his brother Onca were a bounty hunter duo

The Star Wars bounty hunter Bulduga only appears in The Clone Wars animated series, invited by Count Dooku to take part in "The Box" challenge in season 4 alongside his brother Onca, thus earning a place on the lucrative mission to assassinate Palpatine. Unfortunately, Bulduga was killed by Cad Bane before the competition started.

50 C-21 Highsinger

A combat droid bounty hunter

The Clone Wars season 4's appropriately titled "Bounty" sees Boba Fett lead a bunch of bounty hunters on a high-stakes protection detail mission on Quarzite. The Star Wars bounty hunters include C-21, Bossk, and Asajj Ventress. Despite boasting several stars, the venture barely succeeds.

49 Cad Bane

One of the galaxy's top bounty hunters