Chewbacca (In Bounty Hunter Disguise)

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Chewbacca
Manufacturer

Hasbro

Price

$5.99

Scale

3-3/4"

Collection

Shadows of the Empire

Wave

Wave 1

Year

1996

Number

01

Accessories
  • Vibro Axe
  • Heavy Blaster Rifle

Chewbacca (In Bounty Hunter Disguise) is catalogued as Shadows of the Empire #01.

Information[edit | edit source]

Chewbacca was released as a part of the Shadows of the Empire series, alongside Luke Skywalker (In Imperial Guard Disguise), Dash Rendar, Leia (In Boushh Disguise), and Prince Xizor.

Accessories[edit | edit source]

Chewbacca comes with a vibro axe, and a heavy blaster rifle.

Cardback biography[edit | edit source]

The fall of the base on Hoth signaled dangerous times for the Rebellion. In an attempt to gain information about recent assassination attempts on Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and Chewbacca followed a lead to the Imperial base planet of Coruscant. There they hoped to confront Prince Xizor, Underlord of the Black Sun, who was rumored to have information regarding these attempts. Imperial City was not a safe place for wanted Rebel Alliance figures such as Chewbacca and Leia, so to avoid arrest the two disguised themselves as intergalactically-known bounty hunters. Chewbacca dyed large patches of black in his hair and adopted the weaponry of Snoova, a well-known Wookiee bounty hunter. To further authenticate the disguise, he reluctantly shave the fur on his head to a short crew cut.

While on Coruscant, Chewbacca discovered that the charismatic Xizor was responsible for the attempts on Skywalker's life. After a narrow escape from the labyrinth of Black Sun's hideout, Chewie was able to contact Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian and inform them that Leia was being held prisoner on Coruscant by Xizor. The band knew then that they had only one option: go to Coruscant and rescue Leia.

Height: 2.3 Meters

Status: Rebel Co-Pilot, Starship Mechanic

Classification: Wookiee

Affiliation: Rebel Alliance

Weapon of Choice: Vibro Axe, Blaster Rifle