[Top 10] Best Star Wars Bounty Hunters (Ranked)

Updated:

31 Jan 2022

The bounty hunters of Star Wars are among the most interesting characters in Star Wars. Many of the bounty hunters have become entangled in the wars that have happened either greatly affecting the war or assisting in particular battles. Bounty hunter reputations became known and some even feared among the Star Wars universe. Here is a list of the top ten bounty hunters ranked.

10. Aurra Sing:

Aurra Singh was a deadly sniper and a ruthless bounty hunter before meeting her demise to Tobias Beckett. During the Clone Wars, she had attempted to assassinate Padme Amidala but was unsuccessful, due to Ashoka Tano’s interference. She worked for many powerful people including Cad Bane and Ziro the Hutt. She was instrumental in teaching and guiding Boba Fett when he was a teenager.

What makes this character accomplished:

Very talented sniper
Connections to the underworld
Trained Boba Fett
Allied with many other bounty hunters
Efficient bounty hunter

9. Asajj Ventress:

Asajj Ventress started off her journey as an apprentice to Count Dooku. After being betrayed by Count Dooku, she sought out the Nightsisters. General Grievous under the orders of Count Dooku launched a massive assault on the Nightsisters and almost killed all of them on Dathomir. When Asajj Ventress escaped, she became a bounty hunter. As a force-sensitive bounty hunter, she was very powerful and easily completed the missions she was given. She later died to Count Dooku while trying to save Quinlan Vos.

What makes this character accomplished:

Was once trained as a Jedi and a Sith Trained as an assassin
Connections to the underworld
Talented in lightsaber combat
Extremely agile

8. Din Djarin (Mando):

Din Djarin (Mando) was a bounty hunter who was active after the fall of the Empire. He was trained as a Mandalorian warrior and became a member of both the Bounty Hunters’ Guild and the Tribe. He later took a bounty with the Guild and rescued Grogu. Instead of turning Grogu in, he escaped and was hunted down by the remnants of the Empire until he was able to hand Grogu off to Luke Skywalker.

What makes this character accomplished:

Trained by Mandalorians
Proficient in hand-to-hand combat
Able to use both melee and ranged weapons
Wore Mandalorian Armor made of Beskar
Wide variety of allies even partnering with Boba Fett

7. IG-88:

IG-88 was a self-conscious droid who murdered his creators after being activated. From here, IG-88 along with the other four IG-88 droids had planned the Droid Revolution. He was employed by Darth Vader to find Han Solo and the Millenium Falcon. IG-88 knew that Boba had located them, so he placed a tracking beacon on Boba Fett’s ship. When Boba found out, he destroyed the droid and left him on Bespin as scrap metal.

What makes this character accomplished:

Sentient droid
Ability to hack into terminals
Has no fear due to being a droid
Excellent marksmanship

6. Embo:

Embo was a bounty hunter that was active during the Clone Wars and kept his career going long after the Battle of Yavin. Embo has many connections with the underworld working with many bounty hunters like Dengar, Boba Fett, and Asajj Ventress. Embo is known for his hand-to-hand combat, almost equal in his fighting prowess as Savage Opress.

What makes this character accomplished:

Wields a bowcaster
Able to use his hat as a shield, weapon, or sled -Has a pet Anooba
Proficient in hand-to-hand combat
Connections with the underworld

5. Bossk:

Bossk is a Trandoshan bounty hunter active during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War. He worked alongside Aurra Sing to mentor the young Jango Fett. Bossk was known for hunting Wookies and eventually came to hate Chewbacca and Han Solo.

What makes this character accomplished:

Physically dominating
Skilled fighter
Can regenerate limbs slowly
Wielded a mortar gun

4. Durge:

Durge was a bounty hunter active during the Clone Wars. He was extremely difficult to kill due to his regenerative healing ability. He was hired by Count Dooku and was usually paired with Asajj Ventress to execute the missions he was given. He was later killed by Anakin Skywalker when Skywalker forced him into an escape pod and launched it into a nearby star.

What makes this character accomplished:

Regenerative abilities Incredibly strong
Excelled at hand-to-hand combat
Contained a neuro-network that worked with the AI system in his armor
A various array of weaponry that could even destroy a tank or battle on par with multiple Jedi

3. Cad Bane:

Cad Bane was a bounty hunter who was active during the Clone Wars. After Jango Fett’s death, he was considered the best bounty hunter in the galaxy at the time. He has worked with many different bounty hunters and has a very low mission failure rate. He also helped in mentoring Boba Fett.

What makes this character accomplished:

Very skilled bounty hunter
Talented marksman
Proficient in unarmed combat
Skilled pilot
Connections with the underworld
Unrivaled tactician

2. Jango Fett:

Jango Fett was a bounty hunter active during the Clone Wars. He became the genetic blueprint for the clone army created on Kamino. He received an unaltered clone (Boba Fett) and 20 million credits as payment. Jango had many ties to other bounty hunters as he helped train them and even made subcontracts with others. He was later killed by Mace Windu in the Battle of Geonosis.

What makes this character accomplished:

Known as one of the best bounty hunters
Trained many other bounty hunters
Proficient in marksmanship
Trained Boba Fett while still alive
Wore Mandalorian Armor made of Beskar
Connections with the underworld and other bounty hunters

1. Boba Fett:

Boba Fett was a bounty hunter who was active through the end of the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil Wars. He was an unaltered clone of Jango Fett. After Jango’s death, he was trained by many bounty hunters including Bossk, Aurra Sing, Asajj Ventress, Castas, and Cad Bane. When Boba Fett was hired to track down Han Solo, IG-88 had placed a tracker on his ship. He then killed the droid and left him on Bespin. After almost dying in the Sarlacc Pit, Jango was able to retrieve his armor after working with Din Djarin.

What makes this character accomplished: