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Greedo not a bounty hunter?

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(no disscusion on who shot first please- we all know Greedo NEVER fired his weapon)

Off the wall, I know, but I don't think Greedo really was a bounty hunter. Was he employed by Jabba? Yes. Did he think that he'd be able to collect Jabba's money from Han? Yes. But I don't think he was a bounty hunter. In fact I'd wager that he was probably just a clerk or a servant or something and hoped he could score some favor with Jabba. I imagine he was just in the cantina having a drink, spending the few credits he earned (or stole) on trying to get drunk and forget his woes. Maybe Jabba had, just that morning, made Greedo dress up in a slave bikini and entertain the troops at the palace. And then he saw Han...

Note the dialogue:

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As Han is about to leave, Greedo, a slimy green-faced alien
with a short trunk-nose, pokes a gun in his side. The creature
speaks in a foreign tongue translated into English subtitles.

GREEDO: Going somewhere, Solo?

HAN: Yes, Greedo. As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your
boss. Tell Jabba that I've got his money.

Han sits down and the alien sits across from him holding
the gun on him.

GREEDO: It's too late. You should have paid him when you had the
chance. Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty
hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you
first.


See, Greedo says that bounty hunters are looking for Solo, but *he* found him instead.

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HAN: Yeah, but this time I got the money.

GREEDO: If you give it to me, I might forget I found you.

HAN: I don't have it with me. Tell Jabba...

GREEDO: Jabba's through with you. He has no time for smugglers who
drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser.

HAN: Even I get boarded sometimes. Do you think I had a choice?

Han Solo slowly reaches for his gun under the table.

GREEDO: You can tell that to Jabba. He may only take your ship.

HAN: Over my dead body.

GREEDO: That's the idea. I've been looking forward to killing you for
a long time.

HAN: Yes, I'll bet you have.

Suddenly the slimy alien disappears in a blinding flash of
light. Han pulls his smoking gun from beneath the table as the
other patron look on in bemused amazement. Han gets up and
starts out of the cantina, flipping the bartender some coins
as he leaves.

HAN: Sorry about the mess.


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I never thought Greedo was a bounty hunter... I've always assumed he was one of Jabba's men.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I never thought Greedo was a bounty hunter... I've always assumed he was one of Jabba's men.


I think most sources list him as a bounty hunter, including Starwars.Com (but then again, they also say something weird about him being a bad shot )
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You should read the story about Greedo in Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina. It has a clever back story about Greedo and his first encounter with Han Solo. It's a good read. Check it out.
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I agree with Rebel11_38. The tales from the Mos Eisely Cantina has a good backstory on Greedo and also shows how he could/is a bounty hunter.

also Greedo's line about the bounty hunters looking for him is no indication of if he's a Bounty Hunter or not. He said every bounty hunter is gonna be looking for Han (if greedo's a bounty hunter this would include him) and the he is lucky he (as a bounty hunter wanting the bounty on Han like all the rest of the bounty hunters) is lucky he was the first bounty hunter to find him (though ends up being not so lucky for him)

of course that take assumes he's a bounty hunter and im not discounting your idea, more trying to show how that part of the conversation doesnt support it either way. but after reading the above mentioned story in Tales, I would say he's a bounty hunter.

the part that always intrigued me is Greedo telling han if he gives him the money he would forget he found Han. Thats a pretty ballsy move no matter who you are (bounty hunter and/or lowly employee of Jabba) if Jabba were to find out you took his money and ran off (which is whats implied by that statement, because if his plan was to give the money to Jabba he wouldnt be forgetting that he found Han) you would be more hunted than Han was. So i always found it interesting that Greedo made this comment.

also, just though of this now, but just because Han calls Jabba Greedo's boss doesnt mean Greedo is in direct employ of Jabba. Technically when Fett (or any bounty hunter) takes a job from someone (anyone) for a bounty he is working for the person that put out the bounty.

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