A bounty hunter is an occupation in which a person captures fugitives, in exchange for a reward, monetary or otherwise (including Roshna). Most known bounty hunters are hired by, or worked for, the Goa'uld and Lucian Alliance. (SG1: "Deadman Switch", "Bounty")
Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell pretended to be a bounty hunter as part of a plan to steal back a Tel'tak from Tenat and Jup, calling himself "Cam Mitchell." Tenat didn't learn the truth about him until shortly before his death and, upon encountering him again, still believed him to be a bounty hunter, which Mitchell was able to use to his advantage.(SG1: "The Ties That Bind", "Company of Thieves")
The Queen Harmony threatened to send bounty hunters after Dr. Rodney McKay, indicating that bounty hunting is practiced in the Pegasus Galaxy as well. (SGA: "Harmony")
Warning: The following section is ambiguously canon.
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Vala Mal Doran contacted various bounty hunters and smugglers on the planet Charos to aid her on a mission. (SG1: "Vala Mal Doran 2") Arvold Rooker, from the Lucian Alliance, contracted a bounty hunter named Shrike to capture and kill Vala Mal Doran, but Shrike failed to do so. (SG1: "Vala Mal Doran 2") |