Which reminds me. Are they going to bother with this character in the new trilogy, depending if he actually survives & crawls out of that pit? Aside from expanded fiction, in the original trilogy, Boba never came across as the "competent, badass bounty hunter" that everyone makes him out to be. He looked cool, but he was just as clumsy (if not more so) as the hundreds of crap shot Storm Troopers that populate that series.
The Boba Fett Critique
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I'm watching ROTJ tonight and I'll report back with further analysis.
If I remember correctly the barge scene was pretty chaotic so maybe he has an excuse there.
Spoiler!
I dunno, Samus is a pretty great Boba analogue.The only good 'Bobba' is the one from the Megaman X series, hell their names are the same even!
Mighty Chin
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No it didn't.
Messypandas
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He originates from the Holiday Special. Let that sink in.
QuicheFontaine
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Alright so let's examine all the bounty hunters Vader hires to track the Falcon.
They should really have a railing there. Doesn't look very safe.
CaptainABAB
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Boba Fett is like Omar in the HBO series the Wire...
Everyone loves the characters for being a super bad-ass but then
In a way, George Lucas was ahead of his time.
Everyone loves the characters for being a super bad-ass but then
they both get killed like a bitch in unexpected ways.
In a way, George Lucas was ahead of his time.
Mechanized
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They could just say the Boba that died was just another clone he put in his place in case things went south. But yes, the death of Boba is so stupid and pointless.
If you say so.
Two people have taken your post seriously so far... Success?
I like the rumoured idea of a new character taking the mantle of Boba Fett.
A badass man with no name who trades on Fett's reputation, but is actually far more capable than the original ever was.
Way better idea than a young Han Solo movie.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
The only thing Fett did "cool" are in the EU, and EU is filled with shitty fanfic crap. Reminds me of Warhammer.
Fett family is literally the "looks good but is shit" in.
I hope they don't push him again in the new trilogy.
Fett family is literally the "looks good but is shit" in.
I hope they don't push him again in the new trilogy.
DrGonzo615
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Never noticed before but Boba doesnt have very good muzzle discipline...hes about to shoot Bossk right in the gut.
Naughty_Doge
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He got taken out accidentally...by a blind man.
That's how much of a jobber he was.
That's how much of a jobber he was.
Skellig Gra
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He was cool in Empire but he goes down like a chump in Jedi.
Why doesn't this surprise me. -_-
whiterabbit
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We had a cardboard likeness of Boba Fett at one of the houses I lived at almost 10 years ago.
Duane Cunningham
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That EU thing of "hey dudes, Sarlacc spat me back out on account of me shooting his tonsils" WILL become canon again, though, you know it. It'll either be in the stand alone Boba movie, or in some book or comic or something. A side effect of having that weak death scene is that it's exceptionally easy to reverse.
Look at the first scene this leaked script I found:
A long time ago in a galaxy far,
far away....
STAR WARS
EPISODE VEE EYE AND A HALF
BOBA FETT
The fearsome bounty hunter Boba Fett blah blah blah, he went out like a bitch...
Scene begins. Starry space sky drops down to the surface of Tattooine. We see the Sarlacc Pit, licking its dumb, unnecessary "feed me Seymour" mouth. The wreckage of Jabba's barge is still smoldering in the background. Suddenly, Sarlacc's head explodes, and Boba Fett comes flying out with his jet pack. He fires one more wrist rocket into the pit for good measure, then lands on the sand.
BOBA FETT, to nobody in particular: Oy, mate, I thawt they smellt bad on OUTSIDE!
He presses a few buttons on his wrist panel. Slave CAPITAL EYE drops out of orbit and lands next to him. Boba accidentally knocks his head on the door as he climbs aboard.
BOBA FETT: Welp mate, time to scrounge up some credits mate! Gday mate.
Slave CAPITAL EYE blasts off
...this is what's going to happen, so make your peace with it now.
Look at the first scene this leaked script I found:
A long time ago in a galaxy far,
far away....
STAR WARS
EPISODE VEE EYE AND A HALF
BOBA FETT
The fearsome bounty hunter Boba Fett blah blah blah, he went out like a bitch...
Scene begins. Starry space sky drops down to the surface of Tattooine. We see the Sarlacc Pit, licking its dumb, unnecessary "feed me Seymour" mouth. The wreckage of Jabba's barge is still smoldering in the background. Suddenly, Sarlacc's head explodes, and Boba Fett comes flying out with his jet pack. He fires one more wrist rocket into the pit for good measure, then lands on the sand.
BOBA FETT, to nobody in particular: Oy, mate, I thawt they smellt bad on OUTSIDE!
He presses a few buttons on his wrist panel. Slave CAPITAL EYE drops out of orbit and lands next to him. Boba accidentally knocks his head on the door as he climbs aboard.
BOBA FETT: Welp mate, time to scrounge up some credits mate! Gday mate.
Slave CAPITAL EYE blasts off
...this is what's going to happen, so make your peace with it now.
OSHA in Star Wars already has enough problems getting the Empire to fix those damn bottomless pits they put everywhere.
And Dengar is pointing his rifle right at IG-88's noggin.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
God Dayumm
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Didn't disney say one of the character movies is going to be Han Solo and the other about Boba Fett?
Not surprising at all. 'Murrica loves bounty hunters.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I thought Disney said all EU is non-canon. Only the movies, Clone Wars, and the new novels they made since acquisitions are?
Well, they should like bounty hunters who do their job. Fett wasn't even the one who lured Solo in the carbon prison!
Well, they should like bounty hunters who do their job. Fett wasn't even the one who lured Solo in the carbon prison!
Stiflers Mom
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I was a pretty Star Wars huge fan as a child around the time the old movies hit the cinema, and it never occured to me that Boba Fett was something special, nor did anyone of my friends back then. All of us were playing with the Kenner Star Wars toys. I think no one even had Boba Fett as a figure.
The internet made him into some kind of meme, I guess.
I know, that's just anecdotal reference, but I just always wonder why he suddenly went from that stupid mofo falling into the sarlacc pit to that beloved "super bad ass bounty hunter guy"
This makes a lot of sense to me..
The internet made him into some kind of meme, I guess.
I know, that's just anecdotal reference, but I just always wonder why he suddenly went from that stupid mofo falling into the sarlacc pit to that beloved "super bad ass bounty hunter guy"
This makes a lot of sense to me..
You guys saying IG-88 the real bounty hunter...
COME ON. He (he?) is a droid. And while he is a programmed killing machine, there's no way he can hold a candle to Boba. Boba is the only one who stands up to Vader. He's seen scarier, tougher shit and you know it. I'm with you, OP.
COME ON. He (he?) is a droid. And while he is a programmed killing machine, there's no way he can hold a candle to Boba. Boba is the only one who stands up to Vader. He's seen scarier, tougher shit and you know it. I'm with you, OP.
Gnome Scat
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He's fun to play in Battlefront so there's that.
NoblesseOblige
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Ironically, Boba Fett's action figure is a large part of the reason he became so popular. It was a mail in prize people could get before The Empire Strikes Back, and so a lot of people have fond memories of imagining stories with the toy of a cool-looking character they knew nothing about.
Boba Fett was always supposed to be a badass bounty hunter. His very first appearance in the Star Wars Holiday Special has Darth Vader call him the best bounty hunter in the galaxy, and his actor based his posture and movements on Clint Eastwood from Sergio Leone's movies.
It's just that his death was so embarrassing compared to what he did on-screen that Boba Fett became a joke.
GeordieMark
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I liked Boba Fett as a kid, but solely because he looks cool, rather than anything he does in the movies. I never understood how got so much love. He looks like this awesome badass, but then gets killed off in the most pathetic chump way.
All the gear, no idea...
All the gear, no idea...
my man
In a couple scenes staring silently and then get knocked down by a temporarily blind dude?
The only reason I enjoy Boba Fett is because of his hilarious iteration in the Robot Chicken series: https://youtu.be/Xx4Hj-hv5jA?t=34s but other than that, he really didn't make that much of an impact on me other than just being there.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
He never even do anything outside of walking and dying.
we.are.the.armada
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I always loved the Dark Side and bounty hunters and outlaws, so yeah, I'm with ya OP
I think that in his year of downtime, not to mention his fucked up past, he got addicted to drugs/booze/sex and in ROTJ he was way out of his element. He reaped what he sowed, like an outlaw
I think that in his year of downtime, not to mention his fucked up past, he got addicted to drugs/booze/sex and in ROTJ he was way out of his element. He reaped what he sowed, like an outlaw
Mighty Chin
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Another thread where I wish Ages were posted.
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He was popular in Empire Strikes Back (and was pretty bad ass).
Then they threw him in ROTJ for no reason and gave him a silly death. Even when he had a wide open shot on Luke's back, he missed by like 10 feet. Bizarre all around.
I still think he was pretty awesome overall. There isn't a lot of source material to go off, but his little dialog with Vader in ESB shows there's some history there, and he was apparently ruthlessly efficient.
Then they threw him in ROTJ for no reason and gave him a silly death. Even when he had a wide open shot on Luke's back, he missed by like 10 feet. Bizarre all around.
I still think he was pretty awesome overall. There isn't a lot of source material to go off, but his little dialog with Vader in ESB shows there's some history there, and he was apparently ruthlessly efficient.
In a couple scenes staring silently and then get knocked down by a temporarily blind dude?
The only reason I enjoy Boba Fett is because of his hilarious iteration in the Robot Chicken series: https://youtu.be/Xx4Hj-hv5jA?t=34s but other than that, he really didn't make that much of an impact on me other than just being there.
Did you not read the post?
In the hand picked group of bounty hunters he was the only one smart enough to track Han.
That counts for something
VanquishUK
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Nah he died like an amateur noob. His father was equally as pathetic.
I actually poorly phrased that, since it sounds like I'm saying Boba Fett did awesome stuff.
What I meant was "It's just that his death was so embarrassing and he never did enough to compensate for it on-screen that Boba Fett became a joke."
How do we know that? For all we saw in the OT he could have been invited along by Vader who actually tracked down Solo himself through his vast spy network because Boba and Vader are helmet buddies.
He was just suddenly there, along with Vader, in that dinner room.
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