Via Starwars.com:

THESE FEARLESS AND INVENTIVE MERCENARIES ARE OUR KIND OF SCUM.
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“Bounty hunters. We don’t need their scum.”
– Admiral Piett (The Empire Strikes Back)

Operating on the fringes of the galaxy with moral ambiguity, bounty hunters add an element of instability to the “heroes versus villains” conflicts of Star Wars. Working for the highest bidder (usually someone with less-than-good intentions), they relentlessly pursue their prey across space and on numerous worlds until they capture (or kill) them. They’re also sometimes called upon for specialized scenarios when their benefactors have need of outside-the-box assistance to get the job done.

If you ever run afoul of some vile gangster, you better hope one of these sinful stalkers isn’t after the price on your head.

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