Bounty Hunters 35

Bounty Hunters 35 is the thirty-fifth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. The issue was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Lan Medina and Arif Prianto, and published by Marvel Comics on June 21, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

A NEW ERA FOR THE BOUNTY HUNTERS! In the aftermath of the battle with INFERNO SQUAD, VALANCE and T'ONGA are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy…KHEL TANNA! DEATHSTICK! DURGE!…and BOBA FETT?!

Development[]

Before its release, Ethan Sacks revealed Bounty Hunters 35 contained a story element he had conceived of three years prior:^[3] Boba Fett defeating the rest of T'onga's crew but being defeated by T'onga herself,^[4] whom Fett had shot back in Bounty Hunters 4.^[5] In defeating Fett, T'onga overcomes the trauma he inflicted upon her. Her victory in that moment is, in a sentimental perspective, Sack's favorite moment in Star Wars: Bounty Hunters.^[6] According to Sacks, Lucasfilm fully supported the decision to have Fett lose his helmet in the battle.^[7]

Plot summary[]

TARGET: FETT

With the aid of ''T'onga'' and her bounty-hunter crew, ''Beilert Valance'' was
able to escape his forced service to the Empire. But after the cyborg
hero inadvertently witnessed secret plans for the second Death Star--
without realizing their significance--the elite ''Inferno Squad'' successfully
tracked him down to wipe the cerebral processor that stores his
memories and with it all traces of the Empire's secrets, as well as the
last remnants of Valance's humanity.

T'onga, who may have already sacrificed her marriage to save her friend,
is forced to face a dangerous new reality with her dwindling crew in
desperate need of reinforcements. She will need all the help she can get
as the bounty hunters head towards their greatest challenge yet.

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

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By type

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

Characters

4-LOM
Bossk'wassak'Cradossk
Cadeliah (Appears in drawing)
Catak (First appearance)
Deathstick
Dengar
Dio (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Durge
Boba Fett
Gideon Hask (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Jyala Haydenn (Appears in drawing)
Jerriko
Tarr Kligson (Indirect mention only)
Nakano Lash (Indirect mention only)
Tasu Leech (Indirect mention only)
Manaroo
Del Meeko (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Leia Organa (Variant cover only)
Luke Skywalker (Variant cover only)
Han Solo (Appears in drawing)
T'onga
T'ongor (Mentioned only)
Domina Tagge (Variant cover only)
Khel Tanna
Losha Tarkon (Mentioned only)
Unidentified Boosodian club owner (First appearance)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
Beilert Valance
Yuralla Vega (Appears in drawing)
Iden Versio (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Zuckuss

Organisms

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Hunt for Valance (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Ambush at Depatar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Mission to Bestine IV (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Skirmish on the Rishi Moon (First appearance)

Locations

The galaxy
- Chorin (In flashback(s))
- D'assem (First appearance)
  - Black-market district (First appearance)
    - Bounty Hunters Guild social club (First appearance)
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Abrion sector
    - Rishi system
      - Rishi (Mentioned only)
      - Rishi Moon
        Rishi Station (Wreckage only)

Organizations and titles

Assassin
Assistant
Bartender
Black Sun (Mentioned only)
Bounty Hunters' Guild
- Bounty hunter
Cadet (Mentioned only)
Captain
Fetts
Findsman
Galactic Empire (Appears in drawing)
- Imperial cadet (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Officer Corps (Appears in drawing)
  - Imperial officer (Appears in drawing)
- Inferno Squad (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Khel Tanna's crew (Indirect mention only)
Officer (Appears in drawing)
- Lieutenant (Appears in drawing)
Pilot
Royal line of the Unbroken Clan (Appears in drawing)
Smuggler (Appears in drawing)
Solo family (Appears in drawing)
T'onga's crew
T'onga's people
- T'onga's family
Valance family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Death Star (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Starship
- Edgehawk (Mentioned only)
- Freighter
  - Light freighter
    - 720 light freighter (In flashback(s))
      - Nakano Lash's 720 light freighter (In flashback(s))
    - YT-series
      - Enigma Catalyst (First identified as Enigma Catalyst)

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
Bola (Variant cover only)
Cybernetics
Droid
Flamethrower (Cover only)
- ZX miniature flame projector (Cover only)
Grenade launcher
Hologram
Holoprojector
Jetpack
- Z-6 jetpack
Melee weapon
- Knife
- Staff
  - Electrostaff
MM9 mini concussion rocket launcher
Processor (Mentioned only)
- Cerebral processor (Mentioned only)
Rangefinder
Rifle
- Snare rifle
  - GRS-1 snare rifle
Rocket
- Micro-rocket
Plasma blade (Variant cover only)
- Tagge protoblade (Variant cover only)
Whipcord launcher

Miscellanea

Black market (Mentioned only)
Blood
Bounty
Burial (Mentioned only)
Changeling
Clothing
- Flak vest
- Flight suit
- Goggles
- Imperial military uniforms (Appears in drawing)
Credit (Mentioned only)
Cyborg
Death
Dismemberment
Fire
Foodstuff
- Alcohol
Force-sensitive
Galaxy
Gambling
Grok (First mentioned)
Hammock
Hand-to-hand combat
Heart (Mentioned only)
"Hells" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Homeworld (In flashback(s))
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- "Kriffing"
Laser
Lekku
Marriage (Indirect mention only)
Memory wipe (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Mining (Mentioned only)
Moon
Mutant
Near-human
Pipe
Planet
Steel
- Beskar
Synthflesh
Tattoo
Time
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Standard year
Youngling (Appears in drawing)

Collections[]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 — Dark Droids

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #35 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Bounty Hunters 35 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.
↑ Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter (June 20, 2023): "There's a beat in Bounty Hunters 35 that I've literally been waiting 3 years to play." (backup link)
↑ Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter (January 30, 2024): "T'onga being the one to take down Bobs Fett after he systematically wipes the floor with the rest of her crew. (In response to "so what was it?")" (backup link)
↑ Bounty Hunters 4
↑ Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter: "And 2.) my sentimental favorite. T'onga working through her PTSD and paralyzing phobia of Boba Fett (who left her for dead in the beginning of the series) to be the one to take him down after he wipes the floor with her crew. Overcoming trauma was a major theme." (backup link)
↑ Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter: "I don't remember anything other than support for that moment. (In response to: "I loved your run! Soooo much. Did you have to fight for OT Boba Fett to remove his helmet, or was it a simple yes from LucasFilm? 😁")" (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #35 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Galaxy's Deadliest:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Target Valance:	6 · 7
The Terminus Gauntlet:	8 · 9 · 10
~	11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23
The Raid on the Vermillion:	24 · 25 · 26
Havoc at the Accretion Disco:	27 · 28
Bedlam on Bestine:	29 · 30 · 31
~	32
In the Crosshairs of Inferno Squad:	33 · 34
Target: Fett:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
~	42
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Related media
Target Vader · Two Sides to Every Sortie · Revelations (2022)

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #35 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Bounty Hunters 35 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

[Sacks_35-3] Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter (June 20, 2023): "There's a beat in Bounty Hunters 35 that I've literally been waiting 3 years to play." (backup link)

[Sacks_Boba-4] Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter (January 30, 2024): "T'onga being the one to take down Bobs Fett after he systematically wipes the floor with the rest of her crew. (In response to "so what was it?")" (backup link)

[Bounty_Hunters_4-5] Bounty Hunters 4

[Sacks_Trauma-6] Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter: "And 2.) my sentimental favorite. T'onga working through her PTSD and paralyzing phobia of Boba Fett (who left her for dead in the beginning of the series) to be the one to take him down after he wipes the floor with her crew. Overcoming trauma was a major theme." (backup link)

[Sacks_Helmet-7] Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) on Twitter: "I don't remember anything other than support for that moment. (In response to: "I loved your run! Soooo much. Did you have to fight for OT Boba Fett to remove his helmet, or was it a simple yes from LucasFilm? 😁")" (backup link)

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