were they really in it for the money? Or were they simply hired by the First Order, with, presumably, promises of better payment?
Nej, de var verkligen inte anställda av första ordern, eftersom gangsterns efterhandlingsrapport är hur första ordningen fick veta om BB-8 var med HAN i första hand (gangstersna , om du minns, var jagar på Han på sitt fraktfartyg , och hittade bara av misstag Falcon när han fångade det vid rätt tidpunkt):
In another part of the vessel, safely sealed off behind the blast doors that slammed shut immediately following the breach of hull integrity caused by the Falcon’s unorthodox departure, a battered and infuriated Bala-Tik took time out from bemoaning the loss of his men and equipment to activate a deep-space contact via the freighter’s still-functional communications system. Caught in the Falcon’s explosive departure, his own vessel was in no condition to pursue. Neither was that belonging to the Kanjiklub. But…others might be. If he couldn’t collect what Solo owed him, there remained the possibility of a reward for information.
Contact established, he spoke into the pickup. “My name is Bala-Tik. I am a Guavian trader. My personal history is available for general assessment by any who care to research it. My reputation is verifiable. I am letting it be known that the individual Han Solo is likely in possession of the droid that is the subject of a search by the First Order. And that it and Solo together with an unknown number of allies are presently aboard the vessel known as the Millennium Falcon: destination unknown. I hereby lay claim to any reward that has been established for information leading to recovery of said droid by the First Order.” (Foster's novelization)
Notera " OM han kunde inte samla vad Solo skyldig honom " - eftersom det här är berättarens röst inom hans huvud, det var troligtvis hans ursprungliga sanna motiv.
WGA-skriptet är mycket kortare och ger ingen insikt men bekräftar ovanstående:
INT. CARGO SHIP - DAY
PUSH IN on a HANGAR DOOR where Bala-Tik arrives at the window, SEETHING. Makes a CALL:
BALA-TIK
Inform the First Order that Han Solo has the droid they want. And it's aboard the Millennium Falcon.