So the day is finally here and the Book of Boba Fett chapter 7, the finale has released.
In this episode called “in the name of honor” we got a look at Cad Bane’s supposed death,
the reuniting of Din and Grogu and . So, lets break down everything that went down in this
episode, and how it connects to the other Star Wars books, comics, tv shows and games.
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So the episode begins right off with Boba Fett and Fennec arriving at the horrific ruins
of the Sanctuary bombing from the last episode.
Once there, Mando arrives on the scene much quicker than expected and tells Boba that
he has recruited Cobb Vanth and his men, but they require protection in return and an agreement
that no spice be run through Freetown.
Fennec is appalled by this as that orange powder is worth so many credits, but Boba
thinks spice running needs to stop.
As we know from the comics and book, spice can be used for both the good and the bad,
with medical uses, but also used in drug production.
Moving back to the Pyke Syndicate headquarters we see the renowned and feared bounty hunter
himself Cad Bane.
Cad Bane was a major player during the Clone wars and a known Jedi killer.
He took on missions to assassinate high ranking senators, steal Jedi holocrons directly from
the temple and once even duelled Obi-Wan Kenobi with a lightsaber.
He was even good friends with jango Fett, the father of Boba Before his death.
Inside, we finally find out where the Mayor Has been all this time, and its clear he’s
in bed with the Pykes.
After this, the Pyke boss also confirms a long standing fan theory from the beginning
of the series, that the Pykes were the ones behind the slaughter of the Tusken raiders.
Cad Bane though is concerned that Boba might find out about this and is even shocked himself
that the Pykes were so cunning and ruthless.
We also then find out that the Mayor is also kind being strung along by the Pykes, being
dragged into more than he bargained for.
He’s definitely not a good guy in this situation, but I don’t think he wanted things to take
such a dark turn.
In Cad Bane’s final line with the Pyke Boss, the boss mentions that Boba Fett’s “GOTRA”
is hiding out in the ruins of the sanctuary.
The term gotra has actually been used before in Star Wars, given to the group known a the
Droid Gotra.
This was a group of droids who fought for droid rights across the galaxy and staged
attacks on biologicals at many major events.
Cutting to the skies of Tatooine we get an absolutely awesome shot of Luke Skywalker,
or I should say his X-wing jetting towards Pelli Motto’s station in Mos Eisley.
Now the cool thing is that the pilot of this ship is actually Grogu, who has been sent
back by Luke.
This tells us right away that he chose the chainmail from Luke and was sent back to his
father figure.
As Grogu gets out of the ship, Pelli hears his real name for the first time and calls
it a terrible name.
She says “no way im calling you that”, which is an obvious reference to many fans
refusing to switch from Baby Yoda to grogu.
Fun little fourth wall joke there.
Under Grogu’s robe you can see the choice to pick the chainmail confirmed, giving him
a whole lot more protection.
Pelli and the Pitt droids, first seen in the Phantom menace then feed Grogu some worm like
creatures, getting him ready for what’s about to come.
Back at the ruins, Fennec gives a run down of the situation, with the mods patrolling
the streets, Krrsantan protecting the front of the mayor’s office and the Gamorreans
protecting the spaceport.
Pretty rag tag team, but at least their heart is in it.
After this, Boba Fett is alerted that there is a visitor waiting for him right outside.
It is none other than Cad Bane himself, who he has horrible bad blood with from the end
of the Clone War.
In an unfinished episode, Boba stages a mutiny against Cad Bane because he treated their
captives atrociously and then got into a western standoff with him, bringing tension to a boiling
point.
The result of that classic standoff was Boba Fett firing his blaster into Cad Bane’s
head and Cad hitting boba’s helmet, giving him the infamous dent that you can see in
his helmet.
In this scene on the streets of Mos Espa, Boba References his gutless and murderous
conduct multiple times.
During their confrontation, Cad Bane lets slip that the Pykes were behind the murder
of his tusken family, deeply enraging Fett.
He also drops the same Quacta calling the stifling slimy line that Boba used back in
Mandalorian Season 2 episode 8.
Pretty cool callback.
Now this time though Boba has softened with his age, or some would say he’s much wiser,
but he refuses to take the same fight twice.
He will not repeat that fabled showdown from the end of the Clone Wars again…
Or at least not yet.
Following this, something deeply horrifying happens to Boba.
The other families of Mos Espa have turned on him and now it’s an all out war, with
Boba against literally everyone else.
The gammoreans are pushed over the Mos Espa ledge, Black Krrsantan is completely piled
on by the Trandoshans and the Mod Gang are purely overwhelmed…
Luckily for them, Fennec arrives to rescue the mods before its too late.
Back at the ruins, the Pykes themselves finally arrive and Boba Actually drops the name Cad
Bane for the first time in the series.
Everyone knew it was him, and it was confirmed in the last episode guide, but its nice to
have the name said on the big screen.
As things get dire, Mando pledges his creed to stay with Boba to the end.
Even if that means dying together, alone in the sanctuary for their people…
The majordomo however has another idea.
But before he gets to that, he mentions that he was educated on Coruscant, explaining his
accent.
In Star Wars, most Twi’Leks live on Ryloth for their whole lives, keeping their native
Ryloth accent, which in the real world is just a French accent.
The Majordomo however sheeded it during his time in the Core world of Coruscant, similar
to how Hera did in Star Wars rebels.
Moving outside into the open street, the Majordomo mentions the Obah Diah high council.
Now for those of you who haven’t watched the Clone Wars, Obah Diah is the homeworld
of the Pykes and their syndicate and the high council there rules over all of their crime.
Ahsoka tano and her friends actually get imprisoned there in the Clone Wars season 7.
The Majordomo actually also mentions the fabled obsidian cliffs of Obah Diah, which we do
get a look at in the Clone Wars season 7.
As the majordomo continues reading the terms of surrender he soon realizes that there are
none.
Boba fett refuses to hand over anything to the Pykes and will never back down.
Also, he says “lets dispense with the pleasantries”, which is a cool little throwback to Darth
Vader’s line in return of the Jedi.
The majordomo is just about to get executed for these horrendous terms, but finally Boba
shows some force and jetpacks out with Mando, slaughtering the Pykes from the sky.
Really nice to see Boba finally get some major action and actually fire his blaster for the
first time in this series.
In the firefight on the ground, Boba also uses a knee rocket like he did in the Mando
season 2.
These surprisingly come from a pretty obscure visual dictionary, which outlined Boba Fett’s
equipment.
Beaten down and on the verge of defeat, the people of Freetown finally arrive to save
Mando and Boba’s lives.
Along with them, Black Krrsantan and the Mods make it back, but Black Krrsantan is gravely
injured.
In a heartwarming display, Boba puts his own life at risk to save the Wookiee and offers
him a nice soak in the bacta tank.
Now after this, Boba’s crew have some real big problems.
Some Scorpenek Annihilator droid arrive, and they have shields surrounding them, just like
the Clone Wars era droidekas did.
These are actually a very deep lore connection from Star Wars legends, and they first appeared
in the New Essential Guide to droids.
They’re pretty cool and it took large numbers of Clone Troopers to take out a single one.
Unfortunately though, they were so expensive that less than 100 of them were ever created
by the separatists.
As things start getting dicey, Boba pulls out his rockets to try and break their shields,
but unfortunately that doesn’t work.
The rest of the crew run and Din Djarin attempts to use the Darksaber to slice through the
shield, but that doesn’t seem to work either.
Mando tells boba that their energy weapons can’t get through and their kinetic weapons
have too much velocity.
This was actually a lesson taught to us the Clone Wars episodes set on Onderon, where
the Republic funded and trained insurgents to defeat the separatists.
These insurgents happened to be led by none other than Saw Gererra, the man who went on
to become an extremist in the Rebel alliance, including Rogue one.
Black Krrsantan then tries to penetrate the shields physically, but is Repelled by the
droid’s quick reflexes.
After this, Pelli springs the surprise on Mando that Grogu is actually back.
They share a touching moment and Mando is very pleased to see that the chainmail reached
Grogu, giving him some much needed protection.
He also force jumps towards Mando, making use of that training from Luke Skywalker.
Now coming down from the palace, Boba Fett finally gets that beastly moment we’ve all
been waiting for, riding into town on his monstrous rancor.
Fett manages to steer the Rancor into the droids and weaken the shields enough for Mando
to get inside and shred them to pieces.
A nice little connection to Star Wars rebels and some other content is that the shields
begin turning red as they weaken, just like they did in that show.
In a heartwarming scene, Grogu manages to save Mando from certain impaling by the droid,
giving enough time for Boba to ride in on his rancor and completely split the savage
droid in half.
This sends a rain of fire and fury across the streets, but Grogu and Mando are saved.
Unfortunately for Boba, the fight isn’t over just yet.
He and his rancor go up against the remaining droid and after a pretty ense struggle manage
to come out on top.
As the battle comes to a screeching halt, Cad Bane arrives in town.
Boba tries to steer the rancor in his direction, But Cad bane uses a very interesting trick
to keep him away.
He uses the flamethrower from his stolen Mandalorian Vambraces.
This is a deep lore easter egg, but Basically Cad Bane equipped himself pretty much exclusively
with gear that countered force users.
He has breathing tubes to prevent force chokes, he has Mandalorian Vambraces, designed by
the Mandalorian specifically to counter Jedi and even rocket boots so simulat force jumping.
Very deep cut and awesome to see him make use of his equipment.
The two then get into another standoff, again referencing their duel at the end of the Clone
WArs, with Boba Fett saying he’s a boy no longer.
In that standoff in the unfinished episode, Boba was just a young boy who only recently
got his armor.
After this, Cad Bane brutally knocks Boba the ground and is about to execute him, mentioning
that he tried to go straight edge, but still has the bounty hunting blood of Jango Fett
flowing through him.
At this point, Boba turns the table and slams Cad Bane to the ground, impaling him with
his Gaffi stick.
As he’s lying on the ground you can see the cybernetic patch on his head that we see
in the Bad Batch, which he had to install after Boba blasted him in the head in the
their showdown at the end of the Clone Wars.
Yet again, another tie in to that duel in the dying days of the war.
Whether Cad Bane is dead or not is up for debate knowing star wars, but this would be
a really tragic way for him to go.
Plus we hear his vital sensors beeping, pointing to a survival.
Now after this we get another huge deep lore connection, With Grogu using the ability known
as Animal Bond to calm down the Rancor after it tried to kill Din Djarin.
There are actually two version of this force ability, being the Dark side version and the
light side version.
During the Clone Wars Obi-Wan used the Light side version on Ryloth, While Ezra Bridger
used the Dark side version in Star Wars Rebels, as well as Count Dooku when he tamed a Krayt
Dragon using it.
Because of Grogu’s training with Luke, i’m assuming Grogu used the light side version
of Animal bond.
Back at the Pyke Headquarters, Fennec went to work and assassinated everyone inside the
room.
The pyke boss, the family heads and she even left the mayor hanging from his long Ithorian
neck.
With the fighting now over, Boba roams the streets freely and hands Black Krrsantan a
Meiloorun.
These come from STar Wars rebels and were the subject of a wild goose chase by Ezra
and Zeb in the first season.
Cutting back out to the dark void of space, Grogu has finally taken up the astromech pod
and he enjoys the ride.
There is also a post credit scene with Cobb Vanth becoming a mod… but yeh not much else…
He will certainly be coming back and might even take over as the new Mayor, leaving Freetown
in the hands of the Weequay.
So that is my full breakdown of the Book of Boba Fett Chapter 7, the Finale.
Thanks so much for watching, really hope you enjoyed the video.
Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one!