

They all long for home, but have no means of getting back there. They’re drifters in the galaxy trying to make ends meet however they can. It marks them for what they are: people without a home to go back to. That is one price they pay for whatever crime each is guilty of, but the other is wearing their armor.ĭue to their exile, these Ubese bounty hunters wear their armor as a symbol of shame.

They are no longer welcome and their identities (and all records of their existence) have been destroyed. This issue reveals that they are all exiles from the planet, unable to return to their homeworld because of their actions there. The titular bounty hunter has a crew made up of Ubese operatives, hailing from the planet Uba IV. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters: Boussh #1 from Marvel Comics has the creative team of Alyssa Wong, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Ariana Maher. Related: The Mandalorian: Everything Boba Fett’s Armor Can Do

But with Disney’s Star Wars acquisition comes a new canon, and a new chance to give Boussh a history and backstory that lends the character more relevance in the galaxy, starting with the armor fans know so well. At this time, he was already dead, though since this wasn’t widely known, he became the perfect disguise for Leia. Many of Star Wars’ bounty hunters wear iconic armor, but not every outfit is created equal – for example, while Mandalorian armor is bound up in honor and warrior culture, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters: Boussh #1 reveals that Ubese armor is quite the opposite.īoussh is first “seen” in Return of the Jedi when he is impersonated by Princess Leia, who wears his armor during her attempt to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt’s palace. Warning: contains spoilers for Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters: Boussh #1!
