The story of Greedo becoming a bounty hunter for Jabba was untold until Star Wars: Hyperpace Stories #6! “Inside Job” is by Cecil Castalucci and Adrian Melo. Castalucci is also the co-writer with Jason Fry of the novel, Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (2015). She has previously written the second and third issues of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories. Mello is the artist for Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures - The Nameless Terror #1(2023). Hyperspace Stories launched its first issue in 2023, an anthology series published by Dark Horse Comics. The cover is by Tom Fowler which has Greeno in the spotlight with Jabba’s Court in the background. Jabba’s finger about to switch on the trapdoor! The issue is noteworthy since it has the appearance of Rotta the Huttlet, but the comic book is a worthy addition to the Star Wars story!
Greedo is a fascinating character since he was introduced in Star Wars (1977), GL-OT1. The SW characters have special depth once we start finding how they fit into the Star Wars story. Greedo was born in 44 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) born on Rodia. He then moved to Tatooine. There was a Legends short story, “A Hunter’s Fate: Greedo’s Tale” by Tom Veitch and Martha Veitch. This was in the anthology novel, Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995), EC-TL1. There was also another short story, “The Luckless Rodian” by Renee Ahdieh in the anthology, From a Certain Point of View (2017), EC-FCPV1, but there are some contradictions. Greedo had appeared in canon with The Phantom Menace (1999), GL-PT1, as a 12 year old Youngling. He shows up as a bounty hunter for Jabba in the Clone Wars episode, “Sphere of Influence” (2010), GC-CW3/4.
So this story takes place about 3 to 4 years before that episode. The comic notes that it takes place in the Reign of the Empire era which is incorrect since that would be after the Clone Wars episode. It is a familiar setting, Jabba’s Palace on Tatooine, and also familiar is the massive door where Greedo is trying to enter speaking to the gatekeeper droid. His narration tells us that he wants to “get in good with the big boss.” Greedo applies some fluid from a tube to TT-8L/Y7. He enters the empty entrance and then to Jabba’s court entranced by the Sunburst Gem. Greedo is going through the same path as Luke in Return of the Jedi (1983), GC-OT3. Their attention is on the four armed jugglers tossing fiery hoops. Greedo steps forward trying to bring attention to his gift. Nikto guards thinks he is after the gem and this makes Greedo drop his gift.
A bowl of Billging grubs splatters on the floor, some of the grubs fly off, Jabba says they are his favorite. Jabba calls Greedo a fool and thinks he just wants to look at the Sunburst Gem. It is not really seen, but a device in the ceiling projects blue light down. A very tall, pale and alien woman sits in front of Jabba. Bib Fortuna takes him away with advice to start from the bottom and work to the top. We see a closeup of Greedo’s sorrowful eyes. He listens to conversations including the helmeted Boushh, the bounty hunter Princess Leia impersonated. Greedo is told he is too young. He hears about a “rogue Wookie.” Still, Greedo’s interest is taken by the new singer illuminated in stage lights. Extreme closeup of Greedo’s eyes as we see the singer reflected in them, Greedo’s narration says instead of getting to the “big boss”, “I found her.” All of this makes Greedo kinda sympathetic.
Five Starburst Gems out of Five!
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