![]() ![]() The reasons for Zuckuss's departure were conflicting, and while the findsman tradition had begun to die out, evidence suggested that Zuckuss had failed to become a respected findsman like his forefathers and left the planet in disgrace. ![]() While many findsmen retired, or tried to find a new profession, Zuckuss chose to use his talents elsewhere, becoming one of the first findsmen to seek employment offworld since the First Jedi Purge. Despite the interference of the Empire, Zuckuss continued his findsman training, hunting runaway slaves on his homeworld, regardless of the trade's apparent obsolescence. At some point, prior to his decision to become a bounty hunter, Zuckuss saw this process repeated when he witnessed Darth Vader and his men subjugate another planet. Zuckuss dubbed this his "intuition" and his abilities would earn him the nickname "The Uncanny One." The findsmen were essential on the mist-filled planet Gand, but when the Galactic Empire conquered the planet, new high-tech scanning equipment was introduced, which rendered the role of the findsman virtually obsolete. The findsmen were the Gand race's elite religious trackers, able to locate prey through meditation and divining omens from their homeworld's mists through the usage of arcane rituals. His family boasted a long lineage as findsmen, stretching back nearly 300 years, to which Zuckuss, and his second cousin Lu'daal-ud, were heirs. Zuckuss was a native of the planet Gand and a member of the Gand subspecies that possessed ammonia-breathing lungs. Zuckuss works with Crimson Nova to apprehend Kai Justiss. Despite his mental health and later imprisonment, Zuckuss became popular on his homeworld of Gand, eventually inspiring an entire generation of Gand bounty hunters to seek success off-world. He was eventually incarcerated in a penal facility on Coruscant, under the scrutiny of New Republic psychiatrists. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and an advanced case of multiple personality disorder, which caused him to speak in two different dialects. Somewhat of a Rebel sympathizer, Zuckuss eventually began to hunt primarily for New Republic targets near the end of his career.Īlthough incredibly successful, Zuckuss was not without his flaws. After their final hunt for the gambler Drawmas Sma'Da, Zuckuss and 4-LOM parted ways, with Zuckuss relocating to the Outer Rim Territories for a time. Zuckuss had attempted to repair his comrade, but he needed to perform a complete memory wipe in order to do so, which changed the droid's personality. The pair had failed in their mission and the outcome resulted in the destruction of 4-LOM. He and 4-LOM worked as covert operatives for a time, and they attempted to rescue the carbonite-encased Solo from Fett before the hunter could deliver him to Jabba on Tatooine. Shortly afterward, Zuckuss decided to join the Alliance, partly in gratitude for the necessary treatment he had received on board the medical frigate. However, the rival bounty hunter, Boba Fett managed to capture Solo prior on Cloud City. Zuckuss and 4-LOM planned to infiltrate the Alliance under the guise of rescuers, bringing with them the surviving passengers of a downed Rebel transport to the rendezvous point, hoping to kidnap Han Solo then. ![]() However, the pair's involvement in that affair was overlooked when they were hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon after the Battle of Hoth. In order to pay medical expenses, Zuckuss and 4-LOM took a job from the Rebel Alliance to pursue Governor Nardix, which eventually attracted the attention and incurred the wrath of the Empire. ![]() Though the partnership was forged under the insistence of Jabba the Hutt, Zuckuss and 4-LOM eventually bonded, with 4-LOM staying loyal to Zuckuss after the Gand was critically injured during the Galactic Civil War. The two made a formidable bounty hunting team and were successful in retrieving the Yavin Vassilika, over such opponents as Bossk and Dengar. Due to his famed abilities, Zuckuss was highly sought after, and he found employment with the Bounty Hunters' Guild, the Hutt Cartel, TaggeCo, and even the Rebellion for a time.ĭuring his long career, Zuckuss worked with many associates but was known primarily to partner with the droid 4-LOM. His tracking skills derived both from his training as a findsman and from his innate Force-sensitivity, which allowed him to sense individuals at range and decipher the motives of his prey. Referred to as " The Uncanny One" by his fellow hunters, Zuckuss was renowned for his ability to discover hidden quarry. Zuckuss (pronounced / Zŭk'-ŭs/) was a successful Gand bounty hunter who was active during the height of the New Order. " Zuckuss is dangerous to himself and others." ―Gawynn Karastee ![]()
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