The Skirmish on Aduba-3 represents a minor conflict that occurred in the Tun Aduban settlement on Aduba-3, involving both spacers and the duo of Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Pera, an adherent of the Sacred Way, sought to inter a deceased cyborg pilot at Spacer's Hill, located near Tun Aduban. However, the spacers residing in the town harbored suspicions towards cyborgs and tried to prevent the burial. Han Solo and Chewbacca, having recently landed on the planet, stepped in to protect Pera, who then requested they perform the burial. Initially hesitant, the pair relented when the priest explained the tradition of bequeathing the deceased's possessions, in this case a bag of credits, to those who conducted the burial. Consequently, the two smugglers agreed to carry out the burial in Pera's stead.
Subsequently, Solo and Chewbacca commenced their journey through the town's streets, transporting the cyborg's remains on a sled pulled by a bantha. The spacers observed from the sidelines. Some of the more audacious spacers began pelting the pair with stones, leading to a scuffle involving Han and Chewie. Pera unexpectedly joined the fray, fighting alongside them against the mob. Despite his reverence for life, Pera participated in the combat. Chewbacca restrained his strength as long as the spacers refrained from using lethal force. When one spacer attempted to strike Solo with a Sikurdian battle-axe, Han was compelled to shoot him. Taking this as a cue, Chewie began utilizing his bowcaster against the crowd. Eventually, the spacers retreated, allowing the trio to proceed with their mission to bury the cyborg. With the bantha wounded by a stray blaster shot, Chewbacca carried the cyborg on his back up the hill, where Pera officiated the burial ceremony. Solo and his Wookiee companion stood by and watched the proceedings.
Following the burial of the cyborg, Solo and Chewbacca parted ways with Pera. Subsequently, the two smugglers were approached in the local cantina with a job proposition, an offer that would ultimately reshape the destiny of the planet.
The skirmish was initially depicted in the seventh edition of the Marvel Comic book series. It should not be confused with the Battle of Aduba-3, which resulted in the planet's liberation from the Cloud-Riders.