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In this episode I will be going over 7 interesting facts about Boba Fett.
Number 1: He Married A Fellow Bounty Hunter And Had A Daughter
The story Outbid But Never Outgunned featured the first appearance of a female bounty hunter named
Sintas whom Boba meets while on assignment. Both bounty hunters are after a mysterious canister
in the possession of Pizztov, a sleazy businessman. Once they catch up to him,
Pizztov escapes, but only momentarily. Sintas shoots him in the back and grabs the canister.
She's about to open it when Boba shoots her in the arm with his blaster.
He informs her that it could have blown up in her face without Pizztov's retinal scan.
Fett activates the canister and the holographic image of him holding Sintas who is cradling a baby
is revealed suggesting a much deeper backstory between the two.
This was later expanded on. It turns out that the pair used to be married and had a
daughter together. Boba gave up the hunting business and became a Journeyman Protector.
However, when an incident between his superior officer and wife occurs,
Boba kills him and is subsequently arrested, tried, and eventually exiled from his new home
on Concord Dawn. Their daughter, Ailyn, grew up and took on the family business,
hoping to one day run into her father and avenge her mother's death
Number 2: His Helmet Gives Him 360-Degree Vision
One of the more obscure facts about his armor and his helmet in particular,
is that it grants him full 360-degree vision thanks to the advanced built-in
HUD and information readouts. He's almost literally got eyes in the back
of his head – perfect for the cut-throat world of assassination and bounty hunting.
Number 3: He hunted Luke before The Empire Strikes Back.
Boba Fett has a much deeper history with Luke Skywalker
than what we initially knew from the movies.
In the pages of Marvel’s Star Wars comic series, we learn that Darth Vader hired
Boba Fett and a Wookiee bounty hunter named Black Krrsantan to find a “Rebel pilot” associated with
a man named Obi-Wan Kenobi. Boba caught up with Luke in Obi-Wan’s hut on Tatooine, but Luke’s
nascent Force abilities and some luck allowed him to hold his own against the bounty hunter.
Although Boba didn’t capture Luke, he did bring Darth Vader valuable information:
that Luke’s last name was Skywalker, forcing Vader to confront the idea that Luke was his son.
Number 4: The braid on his armor is there for a reason.
Eagle-eyed viewers of the movies will have noticed that Boba rocks a rather
curious braid that seems to serve no discernible purpose.
However, this braid tells a story all of its own. Boba has a history of collecting trophies from his
various targets, and the braid is apparently made from Wookiee scalps. Perhaps darker still
is the notion that in the new canon, the braid is either made from Wookiee scalps or Padawan braids.
Considering his hatred for the Jedi and the ritualistic importance of a Padawan's hair braid,
it seems completely in-character that Boba would re-purpose the Jedi learners' hair
and wear it symbolically with a sick sense of pride.
Number 5: There Are Multiple Origins For The Dent In His Helmet
Perhaps one of the more noticeable defects on his armor, amidst all the scuffs and scratches,
is the prominent dent in his helmet. Originally, this was explained as a result of Boba's fight
with Vader in Enemy of the Empire #4, in which Fett fires a blast at the Sith Lord, who reflects
the blasts with his lightsaber, causing one to ricochet and hit the bounty hunter's armored dome.
The more recent (and to date, the only canonical) reason for the dent appeared in an
unused animatic for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, in which Boba confronts top bounty
hunter (and former mentor) Cad Bane. The two square off in a classic Western-style showdown
and fire at the same time, flooring both bounty hunters and leaving Boba's helmet
to roll towards the camera, still smoking and now sporting a familiar-looking dent.
Number 6: He Was Intended To Be The Main Villain Of Return Of The Jedi
At one point in time, George Lucas had envisioned a three trilogy epic Star Wars saga. After Empire
Strikes Back, the original plan was to have Boba Fett be the main antagonist of the third film,
with Luke's second confrontation with Vader being part of the follow-up trilogy.
In retrospect, this makes a lot of sense. It explains why Boba takes the frozen Han Solo away
at the end of Empire and it also explains the character's appearance in the infamous
Star Wars Holiday Special. They were clearly teasing greater things for the character,
which makes his ignoble “death” in the opening of Return of the Jedi all the more jarring.
Number 7: He was the only unaltered clone.
Attack of the Clones set up several rules regarding the lab-created men who fought in
the Clone Wars. Clones’ growth was artificially accelerated, giving them just a brief childhood
before they had physically reached adulthood and were ready to fight. They were also equipped with
an inhibitor chip that could be activated to change their behavior, the most extreme
example of which is the command that started the slaughter of the Jedi. Boba received neither
modification. He’s physically identical to Jango Fett, with a normal growth span.
And there you have it! Thanks for watching everyone!
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