Now that Boba fett has finally started to fill out the ranks of his brand new Criminal empire,
he can begin projecting his power on Tatooine and the incoming pykes… But he’s still missing one
thing. Muscle. Although he has black krrsantan and the street urchins, he’s still going to need some
of the most skilled and experienced bounty hunters in the galaxy to take on the upcoming threat.
Especially if the pykes are backed by Crimson Dawn under Qi’ra… So lets break down all of the
bounty hunters who could join Boba in his quest to obliterate the Pyke syndicate… Or at least
the major ones… Remember to subscribe for more book of Boba Fett content and lets get into it…
So the first and most obvious option is clearly Din Djarin or Mando. Mando is the current holder
of the Darksaber and therefore the leader of Mandalore, and his theme was distinctly played
in Chapter 4 of the book of Boba Fett when Fett mentioned hiring muscle. It’s a no brainer that
he’ll appear and assist Boba in his struggle. Considering Grogu is now off training with Luke
Skwyalker and Din was in the middle of beginning the process of liberating Mandalore or what’s left
of it, its not clear exactly why Mando will join. Maybe he believes Boba Fett’s criminal empire is
necessary to help him take Mandalore back or even that he is having trouble uniting the Mandalorian
People under his rule. If this is the case, he might ask Boba for help with that and in return
he offers Boba protection from the Pykes. But whatever happens on that front, it will probably
lead us directly into the Mandalorian Season 3 which should be releasing at the end of the year!
After that, another bounty hunter which is pretty likely due to his long history with Boba Fett
is Dengar. In legends, Dengar is actually the one who pulled him out of the Sarlacc pit to rescue
him and we already know that he’s alive in this time period. Their partnership and rivalry goes
all the way back to the days of the Clone Wars where they both competed and worked together
on bounty missions. The two make a great team when paired up, if they can put their tactical
differences aside but Dengar really does fit well in this show. The only issue for his appearance at
this point in the timeline is that sometime after the End of the Galactic civil war he underwent
extensive and horrific cybernetic surgery. He did this to remain competitive in the bounty hunting
world as he aged, but it resulted in leaving him barely recognizable… and if you haven’t guess by
now, Dengar is most likely the abomination known as Rothgar Deng who was seen in the
rise of Skywalker. Now in universe, nobody has fully confirmed that these are the same people,
but considering Dengar’s last name is Roth and he is confirmed to have undergone cyberntic
surgery that made him unrecognizable… its pretty certain that this is him. We don’t know exactly
when he had that surgery though and the Book of Boba Fett is set only about 4 years after,
so maybe Dengar is still in tact by this point. Even though I personally love that
he turned into Rothgar Deng, I want him in fully working condition if he joins Boba’s syndicate.
With this next one, i'm going to throw a curve ball and say that Ketsu Onyo from Rebels may
make an appearance. She’s the friend of a very, very influential Mandalorian,
Sabine Wren and is no stranger to the bounty hunting profession. As a former darksaber holder,
Sabine wren is part of the ongoing Mandalorian storyline whichever way you slice it, so to have
one of her best friends show it is certainly possible. She also used to be the muscle for a
very influential syndicate called the Black Sun. With prince Xizor recently returning to Canon
through the Crimson Reign comic, we could see the legendary crime empire rise up once again.
So the next possibility for a bounty hunter who might step up and join Boba is Beilert Valance.
The only reason he is a major chance of showing up is because of his recent appearances in the Star
Wars: Bounty Hunter comics, where he fights alongside or against pretty much all of the
recognizable bounty hunters. This includes Boba Fett, Bossk, Dengar, 4-LOM and Zuckuss.
Valance is a human cyborg who actually served alongside Han Solo as a cadet at the Imperial
Academy, even getting into punch ups with him there. After sustaining horrific injures at the
Battle of Mimban from Solo: A star Wars story, the Empire replaced half of his face with mechanical
parts and discharged him from service. This led him to become a ruthless bounty hunter who would
never turn down a Job. If you think about it, Valance actually fits into Boba’s empire perfectly
as he’s pretty much a mod himself, just like the bikers… Although his cybernetics weren’t optional…
Next up we can’t continue on this list without mentioning the man himself,
Bossk. Bossk is an absolute legend of the bounty hunting scene and just like the others,
he has a very long history with Boba Fett. He accompanied Boba on a mission to assassinate Mace
Windu out of revenge for the events of Geonosis, and even followed him on missions to search for
the mystical Mandalorian Blade of Beginnings. During that missions he actually saved Boba Fett’s
life by dragging him to safety from oncoming blaster fire, along with the help of a brand
new helmet which Boba would use for the remainder of the Clone Wars. Now the last major time that
they saw each other comes from the War of the Bounty hunters comic which recently released.
In this comic, both Bossk and Boba were invited to a gathering of the Galaxy’s toughest crime
lords and bounty hunters, hosted by Qi’ra and Crimson Dawn. Once there things went very
wrong between the two and Boba actually blew Both of Bossk’s legs off. As you can imagine,
they were certainly not on good terms after this, even though Trandoshans can regrow their limbs.
Boba then tells Bossk that he won’t kill him, but he will use him to send a message to the galaxy
not to mess with Boba Fett. Boba then leaves him tied up helpless and left for dead. The war of
the bounty hunters comic series was actually said to be a direct prequel to this series, so if the
two do actually meet up then I’m guessing there’s going to be some pretty serious beef between them.
After this we could get the shock appearance of Aurra sing,
who you’ll probably remember from the Phantom Menance and the Clone Wars.
Now if you have a sharp ear you’ll know that Tobias Beckett claimed to have killed her in Solo:
A Star Wars story… Or I should say it was the fall which killed her. But either way,
this is literally the least definitive way to do a death in Star Wars. Doing a death through
dialogue is not convincing at all, so if she is still alive and kicking, she could show up
to team up with her old crew, including Boba fett who she served as a sort of mentor for.
Next up, how can I not drop in the man himself, embo - played by Dave Filloni. This one is pretty
much only on the list because he is played by Dave Filloni who is confirmed directing and episode,
but who wouldn’t want to see him. Not to mention that he is a confirmed survivor of
the time after Endor, even coming face to face with Lando Calrissian. Embo is a very
solemn and honorable bounty hunters, ensuring that he will get the job done without asking questions.
He even worked with Boba Fett’s small time bounty hunt gang known as Krayt’s
claw during the Clone Wars, making him a perfect pick to return to the series.
After that we have Zuckuss and 4LOM. These two are currently in a huge feud in the comics,
and they don’t even speak to each other. Boba Fett also left them
for dead on the sands of Tatooine in the War of the bounty hunters comics,
so if they do show up, I don’t expect them to be too cooperative.
I’ll also throw in C-21 highsinger here, but he’s likely to be an enemy rather than a friend
since we know from the unfinished clone wars episode that he sided with Cad Bane
in a major confrontation between the two. That little standoff is
also where Boba Fett got the dent in his helmet, and cad bane was thought dead…
until his appearance in the bad batch with a cybernetic patch repairing his head.
Next up is Latts Razzi who is potentially alive during the period of the Imperial
Remnant and she was occasionally a member of Boba’s clone wars bounty gang, Krayts claw.
Interestingly she became involved with the operations of the Buff Grakkus the Hutt,
who was an avid Jedi relic collector. She was assigned to deliver a shipment
of Executioner droids for use at his arena, but the shipment never arrived…
Han Solo eventually discovered the logbook of her ship and came to the conclusion that she met a bad
end… Very interestingly though, he noticed that the person who obtained the logbook originally
from wherever Latts Razzi crashed or landed was Qi’ra from the Crimson Dawn syndicate… This is
a very interesting little connection and may tie into the bigger book of boba Fett story.
After that, I just want to throw Rako Hardeen in here as a very unlikely but also very connected
bounty hunter. Rako Hardeen is surprisingly from the Mandalorian planet of Concord Dawn,
which as we saw in Rebels was an absolute cataclysm.
Considering the Book of Boba Fett is part of the larger Mandoverse storyline,
Rako could be connected in some way due to his mandalorian heritage.
And finally I have to say that Cad Bane, the most notorious and infmaous bounty hunters of them all
will likely appear. He obviously wont be on the side of Boba Fett as we know they had a huge
confrontation at the end of the Clone Wars which put Cad Bane out of business for quite some time,
but he should show up. He absolutely fits perfectly in a western show like this so I would
love to see him and whoever he’s working for go up against Boba. Maybe he’s even in the mix with
Crimson Dawn as a hired gun for Qi’ra… There’s no way the Pykes are the true big bad of the show
since they haven’t shown much threat at all yet, but hey we’ll see where things take us… Obviously
I’ve left out a huge amount of bounty hunters who could appear, but most of them are pretty unlikely
or could be opposing boba rather than working for him. Also let mte know if the comments if you
think Fennec shand will turn on Boba in the next few episodes… I think it’s dangerously possible.
So that is a list of all of the major bounty hunters still in operation by
the time of the Book of Boba Fett. Thanks so much for watching, remember to leave a
like and subscribe down below. Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one!