Boba Fett spinoff film may have major ret-con

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I don't mind the Boba Fett origin story, but I don't mind what's being proposed either. Sure why not. Didn't they recently go back and dub Temuera Morrison's voice into the OT as Boba, though?
 
Anton Sugar said:
Whatever, ya'll. Boba Fett is the dude that Vader chided for "no disintegrations" and who had the balls to tell Vader not to torture Solo to death.

This is in addition to looking like a galactic fucking baller and having WOOKIE SCALPS hanging from his shoulder. Dude was and is a boss, RotJ never happened.
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Kettch said:
He had two speaking scenes in the OT. One where he reluctantly accedes to not disintegrate the target and one where he successfully negotiates with Darth Vader (see Lando as to how that usually goes). The character was nothing but badass.
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Fucking exactly. His minimal screen time made your imagination extrapolate what a hard motherfucker he was.

If it wasn't for the purest random luck on Han's part, Fett would've shot shot a wrist mounted rocket at Luke and probably disintigrated his Jedi ass.
 
Ignoring the EU, wouldn't this only really "retcon" Lucas dubbing Jango's voice for Boba in his umpteenth re-release of the OT? Unless the new Boba killed the old one after the OT, of course.
 
Kung Fu Jedi said:
My point exactly. I still don't understand why him being a clone makes one bit of a difference. He is probably the only clone to actually receive direct training from Jango, and he had a completely different upbringing and set of circumstances from the clones.

He is only like the clones in genetic material only, which is suppose to be a good thing. Otherwise, he's completely his own individual.
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Exactly. Making the changes suggested in the OP... now that would be total dumbfuckery.
 
thecouncil said:
but the "whole history" of this character is that he was a clone of a man. thats one sentence. youd be more bogged down with understanding the history of a new character because we know 0 sentences about that guy. :)
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Fair enough -- I kind of just hate anything connected to the prequels. :)

But, I didn't just mean his origin, or the way he fits into the Star Wars canon. I also meant that it's easier to make someone who's new to bounty hunting and all it entails a surrogate for bringing the audience into that world.
 
Ishida said:
Sorry to disappoint you, but no. I watched the original trilogy first and became a fan of it. I'm just not a blind purist.
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Your persistent claim that people who liked Boba Fett were blind purists is idiotic at best. Let go of your hate.

If you did a little more research, you'd know SW fans didn't like Boba's early demise in ROTJ. They remained interested in the character because of how ESB established him for reasons others have already elucidated.
 
jason10mm said:
Anyway, while I don't much care for Boba Fetts PT origins, I could live with a Jango-clone idea so long as they keep the character like Judge Dredd, i.e. IN THE ARMOR. Guy needs to be faceless and remorseless. Alas, I suspect any movie featuring him will turn him into some sort of brooding anti-hero with a redemptive arc, so THAT is what I would object to. I want evil people in the Star Wars universe who aren't also Sith. Fett should be one of those people.
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Exactly.

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jason10mm said:
Anyway, while I don't much care for Boba Fetts PT origins, I could live with a Jango-clone idea so long as they keep the character like Judge Dredd, i.e. IN THE ARMOR. Guy needs to be faceless and remorseless. Alas, I suspect any movie featuring him will turn him into some sort of brooding anti-hero with a redemptive arc, so THAT is what I would object to. I want evil people in the Star Wars universe who aren't also Sith. Fett should be one of those people.
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Taylor Kitsch confirmed as Boba Fett.

DiipuSurotu said:
Exactly.

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inm8num2 said:
Your persistent claim that people who liked Boba Fett were blind purists is idiotic at best. Let go of your hate.

If you did a little more research, you'd know SW fans didn't like Boba's early demise in ROTJ. They remained interested in the character because of how ESB established him for reasons others have already elucidated.
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They didn't like the demise of a character that was little more than an extra? I'd say cry me a river.
 
Killing Boba Fett probably isn't that hard. He might be one of the worst bounty hunters.

So having someone take his armor and starting a new section of life for the "character", I'm absolutely fine with that.
 
I remember when episode 2 came out Rick McCallum was like we will finally understand in this movie why Boba Fett had such a vendetta against Luke Skywalker and the Jedi in ESB and RotJ

I mean...what?
 
Except Mercs/Bounty Hunters aren't inherently "evil" either. They work for pay. Period. They don't care what your cause is or why you're hiring them, they do a job. In that, Boba Fett should be cold, calculating and remorseless. But he'd just as soon take a job tracking down a person who skipped out on paying their bar tab as he would bringing a mass murder in. As long as the pay is right, he's good with it.

He wasn't evil for going after Han Solo. To him, it was just another job.
 
Ishida said:
They didn't like the demise of a character that was little more than an extra? I'd say cry me a river.
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The only person crying a river is you over your misconception of how attached people are to a certain character.

Being angry doesn't prove whatever silly point you're trying to make.

Not to mention first you raged about why people like the character. It's been explained (as if it needs to be), and now you're ignoring that to whine about people not liking his death (something you yourself brought up).

Do you even have a point to your postings? You're being inconsistent and illogical.
 
Dr.Acula said:
He should be this super elite assassin, but he falls into manhole covers, ditches, and pools all the time as this tragic foreshadowing.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Boba_Fett

Christ, this is longer than the wiki for George Washington and dumb as all hell.

Fuck it, just get JJ Abrams to write it, I don't even fucking care anymore.



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Oh, according to the wiki, he also got into a fist-fight with Vader apparently.

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Isn't that based on the Meter books? I read Mandalorian Armor and Slave Ship, and they're pretty good IMO. Then again, I don't care about established SW lore. I just judged the books on their characters and writing. I enjoyed both and would like to see any spinoff incorporate some of those characters like Bossk and D'harhan. PEACE.
 
nomis said:
Fucking exactly. His minimal screen time made your imagination extrapolate what a hard motherfucker he was.
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That's been the direction of the character in the books. He's the badass bounty hunter.

Could Boba Fett be the first anti-hero to gain mass popularity? I suppose Wolverine has him beat there, but Boba Fett is pretty damn cool for a secondary character with limited exposure.
 
If this spin-off takes place during the OT (which sounds like it), this would make perfect sense since Boba Fett, in the original OT, had a different voice from the actor in AOTC, not to mention it fits the strange behavior of him in the OT. I would be happy with that scenario. But if the spin-off takes place closer to or during the third trilogy, it would screw up his alleged death in the Sarlacc pit.
 
I'll never understand how a shitty bounty hunter that had barely any screentime and fell into a big worm's mouth became so famous.
 
Dead said:
I remember when episode 2 came out Rick McCallum was like we will finally understand in this movie why Boba Fett had such a vendetta against Luke Skywalker and the Jedi in ESB and RotJ

I mean...what?
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A Jedi cut his dad's head off?

Parch said:
Fixing might be the wrong term, although there's a lot from the 2nd trilogy that fans want fixed. Improvement might be the better word. All subjective of course, but it seems like a lot of people feel like this would be an improvement.

The books have taken Star Wars to much more than just the movies and I think there should be a little flexibility when it comes to story. Make it good, and not handcuffed to movie continuity.
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Ok, then an improvement on what? Why is being a clone so bad that it needs to be changed? Because Lucas came up with it? The only person who said something that makes sense so far in this thread is:

Eidan said:
That's a pretty smart way to assure that the Boba Fett of these movies is white.
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That I could believe.


Demoncarnotaur said:
I guess I am ok with this.

It all seems so forced, but that really would be the prequel trilogies fault.
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The behavior in this thread that it's just something that has to be done is so strange.
 
I haven't read through the entire thread yet so maybe this has already been brought up. But is it really a retcon if nothing from the movies contradicts it? It's not like we got ANY of his backstory in the OT and his "origin" in the prequels (even if you include the Clone Wars cartoon) still only goes as far as show him as a child and wouldn't contradict this. I don't know, maybe I have a different definition of "retcon".

Did they ever retroactively change Boba's voice in the special editions with Temura?
 
GuitarAtomik said:
I haven't read through the entire thread yet so maybe this has already been brought up. But is it really a retcon if nothing from the movies contradicts it? It's not like we got ANY of his backstory in the OT and his "origin" in the prequels (even if you include the Clone Wars cartoon) still only goes as far as show him as a child and wouldn't contradict this. I don't know, maybe I have a different definition of "retcon".

Did they ever retroactively change Boba's voice in the special editions with Temura?
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Yes. They did.
 
This sounds pretty good actually.

Can we also have the clone Boba take back his armor right before Return of the Jedi so that him dying like a total wuss makes perfect sense?


Let's be honest, there was no reason to ever think Boba Fett didn't suck
 
I see we're continuing to torture the definition of retcon to the point of absurdity.

But really, due out in 2018? The film will be rewritten a dozen times before it enters production.
 
Shaanyboi said:
This sounds pretty good actually.

Can we also have the clone Boba take back his armor right before Return of the Jedi so that him dying like a total wuss makes perfect sense?


Let's be honest, there was no reason to ever think Boba Fett didn't suck
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Fett is the most feared bounty hunter because the trading card tells you he is!

Ignore the fact he's killed by a blind guy with a stick!
 
Loofy said:
I honestly dont know how boba fett fans exist. If Star Wars was Dragon Ball Z he would be Yamcha.
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Pretty much. He was a bit sneaky in ESB, but all he did in ROTJ was get beaten up by a blind man who didnt even know he was in a fight and fall over. Boba Fett's "death" was Jar Jar level antics.

Now, Jango. There's a Fett that could hold his own.
 
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