

He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser." GREEDO: "If you give it to me, I might forget I found you." HAN SOLO: "Yeah, but this time I've got the money." Jabba's put a price on your head so large every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. GREEDO: "It's too late, you should have paid him when you had the chance. HAN SOLO: "Yes, Greedo, as a matter of fact I was just going to see your boss. Perhaps their bounties are set at different levels for dead vs alive. JABBA: "But if you fail me again, I'll put a price on your head so big, you won't be able to go near a civilized system." What if everyone who smuggled for me dropped their cargo at the first sign of an Imperial starship? It's not good business." To recoup his losses, he will want them alive, but to set an example to other smugglers in his service, they're still of use to him if dead. Jabba the Hutt on the other hand, wants Han Solo and Chewbacca, since they owe him a large sum of money.
#Han solo empire strikes back free#
Whether Lord Vader believes Luke to be on the Millennium Falcon or not, he needs Luke's friends, who are aboard the Millennium Falcon, to set a trap.ĭARTH VADER: "You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. While Darth Vader may bear a slight grudge against the crew of the Millennium Falcon for interfering with his shot in A New Hope and for being rebel scum in general, he is not after them.ĭarth Vader is after his son, Luke Skywalker.

Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader are after different members of the same party. Regardless, please provide references and context. If none (currently) exist, legends explanation would suffice. Looking for in-universe, canonical explanations not armchair speculation and theories. I know this might read as multiple questions, but the overall question is simply this: Did the terms of the bounty on Han Solo change between “Star Wars” (1977) and “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980)? Or are all of these discrepancies explained by basic underworld politics and improvisation on the part of all parties? What?!? So Greedo could kill Solo and get a bounty, but Boba Fett needed him alive? Was Boba Fett just hoping to get more of a reward for a live capture? “What if he doesn’t survive… He’s worth a lot to me…”

Heck, Boba Fett clearly says this to Vader in Cloud City:
