Okay, so this video will be a little different than others I have done. I’m trying out
the webcam option and see how it goes. I wanted to touch base about my Jango Fett fan fictions
and why I’m doing them. I have mentioned this in livestreams and in the comments, but
I wanted to reach a broader audience and explain the reasons behind it. In a nutshell, I loved
his story from legends. That includes Jango Fett Open Seasons and The Bounty Hunter video
game from back in the day. But the biggest reason, I wanted to give a plausible reason
as to why Jango wanted an unaltered son and how Boba Fett came to be.
Forgive me for how this video may turn out. I jotted some notes down and am probably reading
from them. I tried this without notes and I was saying “um” far too much.
I know none of this is canon but maybe one day it will be seen by someone at Lucasfilm.
I’m looking at you Dave Filoni. I wanted to take Jango’s Legends material and make
it relevant to the current canon of The Mandalorian and Boba Fett’s role throughout the original
trilogy and The Mandalorian. We see Boba Fett is a little different than he was in the original
trilogy and the new comics. He isn’t as ruthless and seems to want to work more with
a Mandalorian he can trust.
This includes my fan fictions of Boba Fett after the sarlacc. I probably should have
made those videos after the Jango Fett, but I was excited to get started on it. Maybe
that was a fault but it kind of stays in line with how the Skywalker saga was built, starting
at the middle. I have added some characters to the Jango Fett story. One of those is Mi’Regen.
That’s actually a combination of two of my kids’ names but I needed someone that
could explain the existence of Korkie Kryze. We know he is Satine’s nephew and Bo-Katan
was Satine’s sister but Korkie wasn’t Bo-Katan’s son. I want to thank one of my
viewers for this idea, as well.
Sylass and Miles Skirata didn’t have last names in the Legends material, but I wanted
them to have the Skirata name, as it will come into play when Jango starts recruiting
clones. Yeah…sorry for the spoiler but if you know Legends material, you will know it
happens.
Once I finish the Jango Fett story, and move more into a young Boba Fett, I will go back
and do breakdowns of each of my episodes. Similar to what I have been doing with The
Mandalorian.
Another reason I started this is because there is so much more to Star Wars than Jedi and
Sith…good and evil. Sometimes those lines are blurred, and the bad guys may not know
they are bad guys. Only that they have an ideal, or a tradition. As you can tell, if
you’ve watched Part 10, it shows that both sides are capable of bad and good. But it
also shows that both sides care about their families and their creeds. Now, that isn’t
to say Tor Viszla and Death Watch are good but when you look at characters like Arla
Fett or Ursa Wren, it’s easy to see how they got caught up in this civil war on the
wrong side.
But the Jedi and the Sith have been the focus of Star Wars for a long time. The Mandalorians
have been a secondary culture on any screen. That is, until the Mandalorian came along.
Sure, there have been novels and comics written but they don’t get the attention from fans
the way the Jedi do. It makes sense as to why. I mean, the Skywalkers were THE story
of Star Wars for generations. I just want to tell something different. And with the
huge popularity of the Mandalorian series, I see the opportunity of doing it. Aside from
that, this is really fun to make! I am loving every minute of it. If you have participated
in my livestreams, you will know I’m a pretty chill and laid back fan. I don’t play into
the negativity that some YouTubers use to get views and I don’t claim to have sources
from the inside. I do however have theories and speculations as to how I think a certain
story will turn out.
What does that have to do with the Jango Fett and Boba Fett fan fictions? A lot actually.
I studied literature and novel writing in university. So, I tend to think like a storyteller.
Now, I don’t know if I’m a good storyteller, but I do enjoy telling the stories and coming
up with theories that would fall in line with how professionals learn to tell these stories.
This set of fan fictions is just one way for me to explain my own head canon as to how
things COULD have been.
I do hope you’re all enjoying them, because as long as you do, I will keep writing them.
Maybe Lucasfilm will take notice and use some of my ideas, even if they don’t credit me.
I just love Star Wars and the Mandalorian culture. Boba Fett has been my favorite character
since I saw him in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and now, we have a whole list of characters
that wear Mandalorian armor…and Yes, I believe Boba Fett is a Mandalorian. He has lost his
way due to different traumatic events, but he still operates on a True Mandalorian code.
He may not claim to be Mandalorian but deep down, he knows what he is.
Anyways, those are some of the reasons I am doing this. Let me know in the comments what
you think. Also, if you haven’t noticed, when you subscribe and turn on notifications,
you will see that I make every video a premiere. That is so the live chat option is available
from the time I post the video and through the premiere. There is a great group of people
that join in the live chats and I think you will all enjoy it. So go on and hit the subscribe
and turn on notifications so you can join us in those chats. Also, give the video a
like and spread it around to your social media groups so we can get the word out there as
to how Jango Fett’s and Boba Fett’s stories should go.
Thank you for watching and remember, this is the way…the only way!