War of the Bounty Hunters 4

War of the Bounty Hunters 4 is the fourth issue in the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Luke Ross, Neeraj Menon, and Guru-eFX, and published by Marvel Comics on September 8, 2021.

Publisher's summary[]

THE WAR CONTINUES! The true machinations of the theft of HAN SOLO from BOBA FETT become clear, as one-time love of Solo QI'RA has returned her terrifying criminal organization, CRIMSON DAWN, to the galaxy. Qi'ra used Han to bring the most powerful players in the galaxy together, and now the pieces are moving toward their endgame. DARTH VADER, LUKE SKYWALKER, LEIA ORGANA, VALANCE, APHRA, THE HUTTS – all are vying for the ultimate prize, while Boba Fett's stuck in the middle, a simple man just trying to get what's his!

Plot summary[]

WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
PART IV
"THE SKYWALKER GAMBIT"

After the carbonite-encased Han Solo was
delivered to CRIMSON DAWN, their leader,
QI'RA, fought DARTH VADER for ownership
of Solo.

Now the current owner, Vader threatens to
destroy Solo if Luke Skywalker does not
meet with him….

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Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

4-LOM (Indirect mention only)
Bokku
Bossk'wassak'Cradossk (Indirect mention only)
C-3PO
Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
Chewbacca
Dengar
Boba Fett
Kani (First identified as Kani)
Nakano Lash (Mentioned only)
Lobot
Margo
Marlo
Meeka
Sly Moore
Leia Organa
Qi'ra
R2-D2
Hurst Romodi
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo (In carbonite)
Tekrit (Indirect mention only)
Jabba Desilijic Tiure
Trinia
Darth Vader
Beilert Valance
Zuckuss (Indirect mention only)

Organisms

Mythosaur (as armor sigil)

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
- War of the Bounty Hunters
  - Attack on the Executor (First appearance)
  - Auction for Han Solo (Mentioned only)
  - Duel on the Vermillion (Mentioned only)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories
- Jekara system
  - Jekara

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Human
- Alderaanian
- Clone
- Corellian
- Cyborg
Hutt
Imroosian
Near-human
- Umbaran
Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
  - Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
- Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft
  - Slave I
- Freighter
  - Light freighter
    - YT-series
      - YT-1300 light freighter
        Millennium Falcon
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
      - ST-718 (First appearance)
- Starfighter
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE Advanced x1
      - Darth Vader's TIE Advanced
  - X-wing starfighter
    - T-65B X-wing starfighter
      - Red Five
- Vermillion
- War barge of the Hutt Council (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
  - Flight helmet
    - K-22995 light flight helmet
- Mandalorian armor
- Stormtrooper armor
- Darth Vader's armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Defender sporting blaster pistol
    - Satine's Lament
  - DL-21 blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle
  - Heavy blaster rifle
    - DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle
- Palm blaster
Cannon
- Ion cannon (Mentioned only)
- Laser cannon
  - Quad laser cannon
    - AG-2G quad laser cannon
Code cylinder
Comlink
Cybernetics
- AJ^6 cyborg construct
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Engine
Headset
Holocron
- Sith holocron
  - Qi'ra's Sith holocron
Hologram
Jetpack
- Z-6 jetpack
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Kyuzo petar
Officer's disk
Rangefinder
Rectenna
Repulsorlift
Rifle
Rocket
Seismic charge
Sensor (Mentioned only)
- Olfactory sensor (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Armillary sphere
- Alderaanian armillary sphere
Blood (Mentioned only)
Bounty
Braid
Carbonite
- Han Solo's carbonite block
Clothing
- Bandolier
- Cape
- Flight suit
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
Crown
Crystal
- Mytag crystal
Dancing Goddess
Death (Mentioned only)
Entry ramp
Fire (Mentioned only)
Flagship
The Force (Mentioned only)
- Force-sensitive
- Light side of the Force (Mentioned only)
Fortress
Galaxy
- The galaxy
Hair
Hand-to-hand combat (Mentioned only)
Heart (Mentioned only)
Language
- "Buckethead"
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Huttese
- "May the Force be with you"
- Shyriiwook
Lightsaber combat (Indirect mention only)
- Lightsaber duel (Indirect mention only)
Masthead of Xim the Despot
Ou'tranoi
Parent
Planet
Rebel Alliance starbird
Steel
- Beskar
Synthflesh
Time
- Standard day
- Standard minute

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Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of War of the Bounty Hunters 4 to 3 ABY.

External links[]

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

One-shots
Alpha · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Jabba the Hutt 1 4-LOM & Zuckuss 1 · Boushh 1 · IG-88 1
Crossover
Star Wars:	13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Darth Vader:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Doctor Aphra:	10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
Collections
War of the Bounty Hunters · Companion Omnibus
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 3 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 3 Darth Vader Vol. 3 · Doctor Aphra Vol. 3
Related media
Crimson Reign · Hidden Empire

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of War of the Bounty Hunters 4 to 3 ABY.

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