Minor bounty hunters in Star Wars

This article is about minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe who are bounty hunters.

Greedo

Greedo is the Rodian bounty hunter who was killed by Han Solo in the cantina on Tatooine in A New Hope. Greedo was attempting to extort money out of Solo, but neglected to keep a close enough watch on Han which allowed Solo to reach his gun and shoot Greedo before Greedo could react.

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Rodian - Han Solo - Tatooine - A New Hope

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In the 1997 re-release of the film, Greedo gets a (very) badly-aimed shot at Solo from about 2 feet away before Solo fires. George Lucas has said that this change is to enhance Solo's overall heroism. This angered many fans and in the 2004 DVD version both now pull the trigger at the same time.

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1997 re-release of the film - George Lucas

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Paul Blake played Greedo in the shots that feature both Greedo and Han Solo in the same frame. For Greedo's closeups, a new articulated head was built for pickups at the end of the shoot, and Maria De Aragon was enlisted to play the Rodian. During pickups, Greedo's costume vest changes significantly, as do his hands. In the original shoot, Greedo has long, suction-cup tipped fingers, and in pickups, he has swollen knuckles and shorter fingers.

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Paul Blake - Maria De Aragon

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A gross fact about what happens to Greedo after Han Solo shoots him: his body was ground up and served as a drink to Jabba the Hutt.

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Another Rodian named Wald (Warwick Davis) is seen as a childhood friend of Anakin Skywalker in ' Since Wald's name is never mentioned on camera, he is often thought to be a young Greedo. There was a scene shot in which young Anakin gets into a fight with Greedo, but it was cut from the final release of the film.

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In the original Star Wars film, Greedo's language is actually his dialogue played in reverse.

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Famous Line: "Oona Goota, Solo?"

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