Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. In today’s video, we will be going over the four
mentors that Boba Fett had throughout his life and what he learned from each of them.
His first mentor was his father Jango Fett. Jango would teach Boba many things from a young age
such as survival skills, hand to hand combat, and to train with different arms
from blasters to heavy weapons. Jango would also teach his son how to pilot spaceships,
leading Boba to become proficient enough to fly his father’s ship the Slave I.
He would also learn many skills from his father’s experience as a Mandalorian warrior.
Jango was a foundling of the Mandalorians and therefore would become acquainted with
Mandalorian culture, something he would pass onto his son. Boba's devotion to honor and
keeping true to his word was a fundamental value throughout his life, as evidenced at a younger age
when he refused to murder innocent clone troopers during his mission to kill Mace Windu and again as
an adult when staying true to his word to assist Din Djarin in rescuing Grogu from Moff Gideon.
His father's insistence on training and inclusion of Boba on his many missions
would form the foundation of the young warrior's abilities,
but Jango’s death during the Battle of Geonosis would change Boba’s path forever.
Next was Aurra Sing. With the unfortunate and untimely death of his father, Boba was left as an
orphan with a bloodlust for revenge. At this time, he would fall under the mentorship of Aurra Sing,
a skilled assassin who knew his father, and who promised to help Boba in his quest for revenge.
Sing would inadvertently teach Boba one of the most important lessons of his life;
that in the bounty hunting profession, you can trust no one but yourself.
Left vulnerable at a young age by Jango’s death, Boba found comfort in Aurra’s guidance, and
during the mission to assassinate Mace Windu, Boba believed she was looking out for him with his best
interests in mind. However, when the Jedi managed to foil their plan and Boba was captured, Aurra
chose to leave him behind to save herself. This act of betrayal was seared into Boba’s memory as a
painful reminder that in the mercenary profession, everyone will act in their own self interest.
As Boba continued down the path towards a life of crime,
he met Bossk, a Trandoshan bounty hunter in Aurra’s crew. Bossk would come to be
another of Boba’s mentors in his formative years. Frequently assisting Boba in his many missions,
Bossk complemented Aurra’s brashness, and though Aurra taught Boba to only ever trust himself,
Bossk managed to demonstrate the value of professional allies.
Bossk looked after Boba to some extent, and while Boba never fully trusted others after
the incident with Aurra, he did learn that it pays to have mutual allies in his line of work.
Bossk’s allegiance with Boba was often less out of loyalty and more out of mutual benefit,
seeing Boba’s skills as a valuable asset when teaming up to complete difficult jobs.
Boba would continue to draw from mutually beneficial relationships throughout his career as
Bounty Hunter, and we would see it again with his partnership with Fennec Shand in the Mandalorian.
Lastly there was Cad Bane, who was likely his most infamous mentor. Following Jango’s death,
Cad Bane assumed the role of greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy, and his work during the
Clone Wars gained him much notoriety. Boba would come under Bane’s mentorship while imprisoned on
Coruscant, and learn many of the finer aspects of bounty hunting from the deadly mercenary.
Most importantly, Bane would teach Boba the importance of building a reputation in the craft.
Bane commanded a premium price for his work since his nearly perfect success rates on jobs
and talent for handling Jedi was unparalleled. Boba would note Bane’s selectiveness when
accepting work and, after his death, Boba would fill the void left behind,
looking to build a reputation for 100% success rates on all jobs.
While much of the time Boba Fett spent with Cad Bane was left out of the Clone Wars,
an unfinished storyline arc may see a return in the upcoming series The Bad Batch.
The arc would follow Boba as he joins Bane and his other mentors on a job on Tatooine.
After tensions rise between the two, the story would ultimately conclude
with Boba and Bane in a standoff, leading to Boba receiving the infamous dent in his helmet.
With Boba as the victor, he would take over Bane’s role
and solidify his place as the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy.
Fett may have been poised for success from a young age due to his genetic template, but it
was his experiences and mentors that developed him into the Star Wars galaxy’s greatest mercenary.
And there you have it! Thanks for watching everyone.
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