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[adamsappel]

That's dishonest. Low.

Sick reference, bro.

 

[Boke1879]

By "huge fucking win"...are you referring to a dude who just followed Han Solo to some location for an hour before calling in the authorities to take care of the dirty work?

What an iconic and memorable bad-ass.

Well the Empire certainly couldn't get the Falcon. At that point Boba was just working with the Empire. I'm sure he could have captured Solo on his own at that point. But why burn a bridge with the Empire? Also once the Empire got to Cloud City it's pretty much a promise he would get his mark without any complications.

 

[kiguel182]

That's not true and you know it. Boba Fett is cool as fuck. He is quiet. Calculated. Understands the odds. Doesn't flinch. Means business. Isn't as stupid as the other bounty hunters. He is the only one who realizes where Han Solo and Luke are going, and tracks the Millennium Falcon. He is the one who get to Lando before they get to Lando, and already told him to not talk shit or he's dead. He is the one who informs Vader, and gives him the element of surprise on Luke and Solo. He is also the one who is cool as fuck with Vader, like they're buddies and yet he doesn't give a fuck what Vader thinks. Here's Vader, the baddest mofo in the galaxy, and here's Fett saying 'whatever' to Vader like he could give no fuck. He is also in charge of taking back Solo to Jabba. He is present when Luke takes Solo back with him.

Yes, his death was shit. His jetpack was shit. That's not Boba's fault. That's old technology and Lucas' fault. Boba Fett would be badass as fuck if he is reintroduced in Rogue One.

Half of that just exists in your head.

I guess exploring those three movies to death really is what everyone wants. Doing exactly what Lucas was doing in a way.

 

[Arnie7]

Boba needs to die. Bring on new characters.

 

[Aurongel]

Oh hey, it's that character from that movie I liked as a kid...

...Again.

 

[Boke1879]

Boba needs to die. Bring on new characters.

I mean it makes sense for him to show up in this movie. A prequel set before ANH.

 

[GamingOblivion]

Yess pls Boba Fett is my favorite character

Bruh

 

[DarkCloud]

I'm not joking.

Oh I know about the books...shame Disney has declared them all non cannon. Just saying they'll retcon his death officially in one of the upcoming movies.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Oh I know about the books...shame Disney has declared them all non cannon.

Lucasfilm did that. Not Disney.

Again, Disney isn't ordering Lucasfilm to do anything creatively. These are all Lucasfilm decisions.

One "n" in Canon.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

If Lucasfilm goes forward with the Fett movie (they might have shitcanned it by now, who knows) I'm willing to bet it's post ROTJ.

Starting the movie with his hand shooting up into frame, grabbing at the sand on the lip of the Sarlacc pit is too good an image to pass up.

Plus you'd probably wanna set it post ROTJ to explain in-universe why Temuera Morrison looks older now.

I think there was a rumor saying that a nameless dude would steal Boba's armor and become the new Boba or something. That sounded kinda cool. You're probably going to slap some harsh facts in my face regarding the veracity of this rumor but I want to believe.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yeah, that rumor got debunked awhile back.

 

[Toxi]

I think there was a rumor saying that a nameless dude would steal Boba's armor and become the new Boba or something. That sounded kinda cool. You're probably going to slap some harsh facts in my face regarding this rumor but I want to believe.

That rumor was bullshit.

The idea of a Dread Pirate Roberts sort of thing with Boba Fett would be pretty cool though.

 

[sphagnum]

I think there was a rumor saying that a nameless dude would steal Boba's armor and become the new Boba or something. That sounded kinda cool. You're probably going to slap some harsh facts in my face regarding the veracity of this rumor but I want to believe.

If this rumor wasn't just some dumb fan thing by some disgruntled guy who hates the idea of Temuera Morrison as Boba because of the prequels, it likely stems from a misunderstanding relating to Aftermath.

Spoiler

Cobb Vanth buys Boba Fett's acid-eaten armor on Tatooine.

 

[Sectorseven]

Plus you'd probably wanna set it post ROTJ to explain in-universe why Temuera Morrison looks older now.

Are they really bringing him back? I mean, I don't hate the guy, but I wouldn't say he's as essential a face as Mark Hamill or Ford were, and it feels like this is an opportunity to start fresh.

 

[sphagnum]

Are they really bringing him back? I mean, I don't hate the guy, but I wouldn't say he's as essential a face as Mark Hamill or Ford were, and it feels like this is an opportunity to start fresh.

Boba Fett would have to be Morrison. He's a clone.

If they want to reuse Temuera though, I'd rather Boba stay dead and instead have him play an aged Clonetrooper. There are still a few active even into the OT era, like in Battlefront: Twilight Company.

 

[BronsonLee]

One "n" in Canon.

Canon is a camera!

CANNON is what I'm gonna shoot ya with!

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Are they really bringing him back? I mean, I don't hate the guy, but I wouldn't say he's as essential a face as Mark Hamill or Ford were, and it feels like this is an opportunity to start fresh.

Hopefully he never removes his helmet for his whole film, whoever he is. We don't need to see Boba's face.

 

[BronsonLee]

Hopefully he never removes his helmet for his whole film, whoever he is. We don't need to see Boba's face.

He's gonna take off the helmet

And it's Master Chief

 

[sphagnum]

Hopefully he never removes his helmet for his whole film, whoever he is. We don't need to see Boba's face.

Boba Fett is more of a character now than he ever was in the OT (not counting Legends). It's pointless to keep up this façade of him being the "silent badass" when that's not really who he is anymore.

They can always invent new characters for that sort of thing, but he's evolved.

 

[CloudyTuba]

Boba is a character I always wanted to like, but had trouble due to ROTJ. Playing Battlefront helps because he's awesome in that, but I'd love it if they included him in new media to expand his reputation so that its not 50% awesome 50% embarrassing. Even better if they want to make a post-rotj spinoff movie rectifying that whole mess.

 

[Plasticine]

You joke but I'm willing to bet his death will get retconned in the new movies. It wouldn't even be all that hard to do. Dude is wearing armor inside a beast that takes 1000 years (lol) to digest something fleshy and man sized. It's victims likely starved to death before they died from whatever weakassed acid it's serving up.

Just say he spent his time inside scavenging shit off other poor bastards/droids that have fallen inside to repair his jetpack or MacGyver up a McGuffin that would assist in escaping the thing. There....you have your fan favorite character for use in more movies again.

You know they're going to do it.

I imagine his escape went like this.

https://youtu.be/JkMl-ln6y2M

 

[Salsa]

they'll just kidnap him and throw him in a trash compactor

 

[DiipuSurotu]

They can always invent new characters for that sort of thing, but he's evolved.

I would be okay with a Crimson Corsair film

 

[sphagnum]

I would be okay with a Crimson Corsair film

Yeah, I'm expecting a comic at least from him at some point, especially with how interesting his crew is.

 

[watershed]

I think this could actually go well. We're still all hoping to see Boba do awesome stuff on film and Rogue One is as good a place as any to realize that dream.

 

[CD'S BAR]

That's not true and you know it. Boba Fett is cool as fuck. He is quiet. Calculated. Understands the odds. Doesn't flinch. Means business. Isn't as stupid as the other bounty hunters. He is the only one who realizes where Han Solo and Luke are going, and tracks the Millennium Falcon. He is the one who get to Lando before they get to Lando, and already told him to not talk shit or he's dead. He is the one who informs Vader, and gives him the element of surprise on Luke and Solo. He is also the one who is cool as fuck with Vader, like they're buddies and yet he doesn't give a fuck what Vader thinks. Here's Vader, the baddest mofo in the galaxy, and here's Fett saying 'whatever' to Vader like he could give no fuck. He is also in charge of taking back Solo to Jabba. He is present when Luke takes Solo back with him.

Yes, his death was shit. His jetpack was shit. That's not Boba's fault. That's old technology and Lucas' fault. Boba Fett would be badass as fuck if he is reintroduced in Rogue One.

don't listen to the haters. you're right on the head. it's subtle characterization.

 

[Bishop89]

Oh god, not Boba fucking Fett.

Not as many people care about Boba fucking Fett as you might think, Lucasfilm!

We don't want Boba Fett shoe-horned into every Star Wars related story ever. We didn't want Boba Fett to turn up in the prequels. We don't want a Boba Fett spin-off film. And we don't want Old Man Boba to turn up in Episode 8, played by...Keanu Reeves or somebody, blasting away rebels and wielding a space-mace.

Enough!

Yes we do, and yes we did.

 

[Toxi]

I wouldn't mind another Empire Strikes Back-style bounty hunter lineup, if only for the possible Cad Bane cameo.

Sick reference, bro.

The Road Warrior is so fucking good.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Yes we do, and yes we did.

I guess there's no accounting for taste.