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What is the name of the bounty hunter in Episode V who has a bandaged face and a tube mask?

Answer

Dengar

The story behind the answer

The bandaged, tube-masked hunter seen on Vader’s Star Destroyer matches the human with head wrappings and a breather line; distinguish him from Boba Fett (Mandalorian armor with a T-shaped visor), Bossk (reptilian Trandoshan in a yellow flight suit), and Zuckuss (insectoid Gand with a bulbous respirator mask and robes).

In lore, he’s a Corellian with severe injuries—Legends ties them to a swoop-racing crash involving Han Solo—fueling a personal vendetta. He later works alongside other bounty hunters like 4-LOM and appears in The Clone Wars. His rugged, battlefield-medic look was created from repurposed costume pieces, a classic example of the original trilogy’s kitbash aesthetic that gave Star Wars its gritty, lived-in feel.

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