Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Paul aka the guy who has a Sith Sense
when it comes to spotting easter eggs.
The first trailer for the book of Boba is now here and throughout this video we're gonna
be breaking it down, pointing out all the things you missed and also giving our theories
on where the story could be going.
Full Spoilers ahead for the story so far and I also will be talking about elements of the
Bad Batch so if you haven't had a chance to check it out then I highly recommend you check
out now. Yoda man if you like the video and make sure you subscribe as we're gonna be
covering the show when it releases in December.
With that out the way, thank you for clicking this, now let's get into the Book Of Boba.
Ok so the Mandalorian Season 2 sort of filled us in on exactly what happened after Boba
Fett got up close and personal with the Sarlaac. After escaping the 1000 years of digestation
that he would've been subjected to Fett remained on Tattooine.
His armour was taken by Cobb Vanth, Vanth Refrigiration and after it got handed over
to Mando Fett ended up partnering up with Fennec Shand to help him stop Moff Gideons
forces.
Episode 8 of Season 2 ended with Fett returning to Jabba's Palace and after killing Bib Fortuna
he took over the throne with Shand by his side. It takes two to Jango and it was an
awesome way to end the season.
Now in the Bad Batch we learned that much in the same way that Boba was the Alpha clone
of Fett that his sister Omega was well...the Omega. She was the first clone to be assigned
a different gender and it is possible that she will be showing up in the series as she
will be the same age as Fett is.
Now all of the titles for the episodes were leaked earlier in the year and much like The
Mandalorian they will be divided up into Chapters. Interestingly, Book Of Boba will apparently
start at Chapter 17 which means that it's a direct continuation of The Mandalorian.
The Episode titles are called: The Champion, The Assassin, The Syndicate, The Battleground,
The Homeworld, The Warlord, The Showdown and The Hunter. So by the sounds of it Fett will
basically coming across different characters every episode similar to the set up of The
Mandalorian.
Now we start off with the cavernous rocks outside of Jabba's palace and we see the B'omarr
order which is a spider like droid that could be spotted in Return Of the Jedi.
These originally were a group known as the Bomarr monks who believed that in order to
achieve enlightenment that they had to transform themselves into something that would completely
isolate their minds. They had their brains put into jars and used these spider like droids
to move around.
We then hear Fett state that he's not a bounty hunter and this is questioned by a voice over
who says that he has heard otherwise. The voice states that he knows he sits on the
trhone of his former employer and this is clearly a reference to him taking Jabba. Throughout
the trailer it's said that Jabba ruled with fear whereas Fett rules with respect. It's
clear that he knows that if everyone is scared of him that they might try and overthrow him
so he's trying a different approach which involves co-operation.
Fett is passed his helmet by a droid and we then cut to him and Fennec walking through
the streets and she is suited up with her Helmet that we of course saw in The Mandalorian
and bad batch
Now according to the leaks at some point in the season Fett will be hunting for a Rancor.
The one in The Return Of The Jedi died so we know that it isn't that one, however The
Bad Batch featured a Rancor called Muchi which could indeed be the one that an episode centres
around. The one in Return Of The Jedi was called Pateesa and though we never had it
confirmed, it was thought that Muchi could be the child of Pateesa. This is because at
the end of Episode 5 of the Bad Batch, Bib Fortuna came to pick it up and thus everyone
kinda took it to be that it was one in the same.
Now that does mean that Muchi could've been at Jabba's palace and then have escaped which
would set up the episode that we will apparently be seeing in the show.
Whether this moment is that we don't know but it does sort of line up with the leaks.
We then catch an Ithorian and this very much sets up the idea that Fett is visiting several
different factions and species in order to form an alliance.
Now the Synidcate episode is likely centred around one of the syndicates in the Star Wars
canon. These include Crimson Dawn, The Black Sun, The Crymora Synidcate, Hutt Clan and
Pyke Syndicate.
All are as bad as each other and if you wanna negotiate the underworld of the Star Wars
Galaxy then these are people that you're gonna have to go toe to toe with at some point.
Now from what we see in the trailer I'm not 100% whether Fett will be coming face to face
with them but it is possible that the synidcates are very much the ones that we see him having
dinner with. Shand says that they were all once captains under Jabba but it is possible
that they lost this control under Bib and this is sort of why everything fell apart.
Perhaps they lost their positions after Leia killed him and since then they haven't had
the power to leia finger on the power set up of Tattooine.
Amongst these we see a set of Aqualish who are the same species that Ponda Baba was.
At the table we can also catch some Trandosshans which are the same species as Bossk. I'd love
to see Bossk in this series and that would make for a really cool callback to the original
saga.
Now we see that life isn't easy for Fett and there are two brand new characters that point
guns at him. In the background we can catch the gammorean guards and it's likely that
he inherited these after taking over the reigns of the palace from Bib Fortuna.
We also see some tuskan raider...sorry sandpeople...sorry is it Tuskan Raiders, walking the desert and
the Mandalorian very much showed that they could be allies which lends itself to the
idea that Fett is building an order.
We also catch Some twi'leks which the dancer at Jabbas was. It's nice imagery to include
these as the one in the palace was of course sent to her death whereas here it looks like
Fett is actually reaching out to them.
Next we cut to a shot of Fetts helmet rolling on the ground and out of it coming spinning
credits with the rebel alliance logo on them. This is taking place after the return of the
jedi so it makes sense that these would be here as they're now running the show.
The imagery of this also somewhat recaptures the death of Jango who was beheaded by Mace
Windu and it shows that Fett isn't gonna have an easy time.
They are attacked by Guards with shields which look like they're using the same technology
as the ones from The Phantom Menace. They have a burgandy uniform on and it could be
that they're part of the same operation that we see with guns drawn earlier in the trailer.
It is difficult to tell what's going on in this first look and personally I don't actually
think they're showing all that much beyond the first couple of episodes. That's why everything
sort of looks like it's on a sand planet and why it seems like Boba is very much getting
started.
Now
he's able to dispatch the guards quickly and he busts out some of the moves that we saw
him using in the Mandalorian to take them out. It shows that he's brutal when he needs
to be and this is somewhat juxtaposed by one of the crime captains vacating the table to
which Shand says that Jabba would have killed them for.
However Fett wants to work with them and it's a nice way to close out the trailer. He sits
back in his throne looking like the king and I love how he exudes power even though he's
not being threatening. He's got a very hoth and cold demeanour and it's a great way to
close out this teaser.
Now as for my general reaction and thoughts on the trailer I have a really good feeling
about this and the teaser is a great set up for what's to come. There's just a really
grim and gritty feeling to the entire thing and I love how authentic it feels to the original
trilogy. The Mandalorian did an excellent job of capturing the aesthetic of the sort
of rusty, grimey and almost second hand feel that the original trilogy has and this is
no different.
Everything kinda feels lived in and it looks absolutely incredible.
Boba Fett is one of those characters that was a fan favourite the moment that he appeared
on screen and I was absolutely fascinated with him as a kid even though he kinda went
out like a chump and barely did anything in the original trilogy. He's always had this
allure to him though and the expanded lore very much helped to cement his legend even
if the main trilogies kinda kept him out the way.
Then The Mandalorian was announced and a lot of people, well me...I dunno how you felt,
it kinda seemed like that would be the Fett show that we should've got even if all the
characters were all different. That's why it was so amazing when Disney brought him
back and I'm so happy that we're getting a full TV show centred around the character
and what he'd go onto do.
He's still known as the Galaxy's most fearsome bounty hunter and this brand new look really
knocks it out the park and lets you know that Disney aren't messing around. Can't wait to
watch it and the king is back. He's back baby.
Your Thoughts
Now obviously I'd love to hear your thoughts on the trailer so make sure you comment below
and let me know.
There's a tonne to talk about and I'm sure I missed some easter eggs so make sure you
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