The Book of Boba Fett

[Usagi Pilgrim]

This, exactly.

I am a huge Boba fan, and frankly, I am kinda glad that the Boba we are seeing now does not match my “headspace” Boba, because frankly, that might have been anti-climactic for me.

I think ESB’s Boba was certainly set up to be the taciturn humorless no-nonsense super-savvy bad-ass bounty hunter, but how he acted while “on the job” (we all have a “work persona,” don’t we?) may not be how he acted in all aspects of his life, or how he acts now that he’s “off the clock” and pursuing a different path.

The only thing I will disagree on is the proof of his bad-assery. As I said earlier, Vader wouldn’t have retained Boba on multiple occasions if he didn’t deliver as expected.

I agree, but as I said earlier, movie wise, Vader brought in a slew of bounty hunters. Boba just happened to be the one who caught up with them. He didn't even capture them. He told Vader where they were, Vader made the 'deal' with Lando, then Fett just hung around to take Han as his payment.

Also, I personally think Vader saying "No disintegrations" was directed at ALL the bounty hunters, but he just stopped in front of Boba & Boba responded that he understood. Even if it was, how does disintegrating your quarry make you a BA?

Those are just my thoughts, but I've thought about them for years. LOL

 

[Grievous]

Umm, that was stunningly awful. I couldn’t believe what I was watching because it felt like the chase scene was from a 90’s video game. Cringeworthy and couldn’t be over fast enough. The Tuskens are gone already? No!!! The entire episode lacked drama and emotion. I am crushed. I understand I have to be patient but now maybe just waiting for Obiwan…

 

[Wolfsburg]

Ah, the age old gatekeeping that “isn’t real”, according to another thread on this forum. If we don’t like everything Star Wars, then we’re just “fans” and not REAL fans.

The questions on his reputation have been answered multiple times in this thread. Based purely off of what we see in ESB, he’s competent, quiet, and ruthless, with a penchant for overkill. That, added to his body language and the way others interact with him, clearly denote a character, if a somewhat flat one to be basing a whole show off of. Again, this is why a Mandalorian show was a good idea. Taking the imagery and the rough idea of Boba Fett, without going against canon, “character assassination”, etc.

Peace, I’m out, I’m done with this show.

And that may be why Fett is so different now. They essentially already hijacked his personality for Mando (presumably before the notion of a Fett show existed) and now they feel the need to differentiate Fett from Din Djarin, the guy that was modelled after Fett in the first place. Lol!

Vader was definitely talking to Fett though in regards to disintegrations, even wagging a finger at him. The implication was the guy was not to be trifled with.

No Disintegrations - The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V)

Boba Fett is one among several mercenaries hired by Darth Vader to track the Millennium Falcon and its crew. Vader offers a special warning to Fett, whose reputation precedes him.

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New Fett would also have his helmet tucked under his arm in this scene if it happened today!

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

Ah, the age old gatekeeping that “isn’t real”, according to another thread on this forum. If we don’t like everything Star Wars, then we’re just “fans” and not REAL fans.

The questions on his reputation have been answered multiple times in this thread. Based purely off of what we see in ESB, he’s competent, quiet, and ruthless, with a penchant for overkill. That, added to his body language and the way others interact with him, clearly denote a character, if a somewhat flat one to be basing a whole show off of. Again, this is why a Mandalorian show was a good idea. Taking the imagery and the rough idea of Boba Fett, without going against canon, “character assassination”, etc.

Peace, I’m out, I’m done with this show.

I sincerely apologize & I appreciate you calling me out on that. I shouldn't have put the word fans in quotation marks. I did not intend to suggest that someone had to like EVERYTHING to be a fan. I was more trying to convey the frustration with people that have the attitude of "I don't watch cartoons so therefore it didn't happen".

I'll go & edit my post accordingly, because I don't want to be disparaging to anyone here or anywhere else. Sorry again.

 

[CopperRevan]

If we listen to the show, Boba has the reputation as a bounty hunter but not as a crime boss..hes a small fish in a big pond. It's been established onscreen. ESB and Mandalorian and on TBOB as well. The mayor confirmed it, the hutts know and Boba even said, You know damn well who i am. Its established but he has no reputation to be a crime lord.." run a family"

 

[Halliwax]

I will say this series is certainly reinforcing that this is the same clumsy oaf that George decided to take on a Jedi point blank and have him careening into the sarlacc like a doofus, as opposed to being a capable bounty hunter of any ability at all.

Before George decided to be rid of him in unflattering fashion, given the early promotion of the guy before ESB I disagree that we weren't supposed to think early on that Boba Fett was a steely badass. Also the very fact he was among the select few aboard the Executor at all speaks loudly in my mind, not to mention he was the one that caught our heroes. That all seems to be a matter of opinion apparently. lol!

You’re right, you’re right

 

[osufan24]

What's up with the Vespa "motorcycle gang"? Felt like being chased by a gang of over-caffeinated punk wannabe build-a-bears...

 

[janglesworthy]

In next episode Boba and his new street gang go to a cosplay convention...

 

[Halliwax]

If we listen to the show, Boba has the reputation as a bounty hunter but not as a crime boss..hes a small fish in a big pond. It's been established onscreen. ESB and Mandalorian and on TBOB as well. The mayor confirmed it, the hutts know and Boba even said, You know damn well who i am. Its established but he has no reputation to be a crime lord.." run a family"

That’s also a point to look at… the mob boss looks at the hit man as a employee.. nothing more

Bounty hunters may not have much respect

But I know one bounty hunter that I respect and put my full trust in.. you need some one caught.. he’d travel the galaxy to hunt you down..

 

[Halliwax]

What's up with the Vespa "motorcycle gang"? Felt like being chased by a gang of over-caffeinated punk wannabe build-a-bears...

Build a bears LOL

 

[CopperRevan]

That’s also a point to look at… the mob boss looks at the hit man as a employee.. nothing more

Bounty hunters may not have much respect

But I know one bounty hunter that I respect and put my full trust in.. you need some one caught.. he’d travel the galaxy to hunt you down..
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The one thing we know from bounty hunters....they never dress to draw attention to themselves...lol

 

[ScourgiousJinx]

The questions on his reputation have been answered multiple times in this thread. Based purely off of what we see in ESB, he’s competent, quiet, and ruthless, with a penchant for overkill. That, added to his body language and the way others interact with him, clearly denote a character, if a somewhat flat one to be basing a whole show off of. Again, this is why a Mandalorian show was a good idea. Taking the imagery and the rough idea of Boba Fett, without going against canon, “character assassination”, etc.

All very good points. Even in ROTJ at Jabba's palace he carried himself like that. The way he nodded at Leia/Boushh when she brought in Chewbacca. I always thought of that nod showing respect and "That was my going to be my next bounty." Chewbacca isn't exactly easy prey.

 

[Cameron]

I’ll just leave this here

 

[Treadwell]

Vader wouldn’t have retained Boba on multiple occasions

Did he, though? We have no onscreen evidence of that. All we know is that Vader doesn't want him to disintegrate people. That could be based on prior bounties, but not necessarily. There were a bunch of bounty hunters there, are we to assume Vader personally vetted the capabilities of all of them? Or did he just tell Needa to send out a call and this is who showed up?

 

[bwize]

I too agree with ya on krrsantan, I’m a huge fan ohis..

What I don’t understand is.. he worked for jabba.. he and fett battled to be jabbas number 1 hunter.. he knows the palace inside and out since he hung out and worked there

That’s how he snuck in on fett.. you’re telling me he didn’t know about the rancor trap door ?

They dropped the ball (Wookiee) on that one

Well letting the episode percolate within me, I think that maybe Krrsantan was sent to just roughen up Boba, or intimidate him to get him to vacate the palace and ultimately Tatooine. His lack of intense violence (no arms pulled from their sockets, no blasters, etc) kind of supports this, plus the twins advising Boba to leave Tatooine. I also call all of what they had to say as BS. No way they are just packing up and leaving.

 

[kalkamel]

If that’s a true quote from him.. then this is a damn shame.. he knows the character better then the guys in charge..

 

[Ron]

I agree, but as I said earlier, movie wise, Vader brought in a slew of bounty hunters. Boba just happened to be the one who caught up with them. He didn't even capture them. He told Vader where they were, Vader made the 'deal' with Lando, then Fett just hung around to take Han as his payment.

Also, I personally think Vader saying "No disintegrations" was directed at ALL the bounty hunters, but he just stopped in front of Boba & Boba responded that he understood. Even if it was, how does disintegrating your quarry make you a BA?

Those are just my thoughts, but I've thought about them for years. LOL

Yeah, I always understood it that way too. Maybe we've been wrong all this time???

But I do think you do glean something about Boba's character from just his appearances in ESB and Jedi and I credit a lot of that to Jeremy Bulloch's physical performance. Reminds me a lot of Clint Eastwood in the Dollars trilogy where his mannerisms and movements say as much about him as his speech, if not more. Tem just doesn't have it the way Jeremy did nor Jason Wingreen's voice for that matter (Man I hate the special editions lol). Is his popularity out of proportion to his role in Star Wars? Sure. Do I see the badassery in him? I do. But here's where a lot of folks will disagree with me. I think keeping him mysterious and minimally used adds to his character. A whole show about him? Kind of dilutes him if you ask me. And it's difficult to have a ruthless villain as your protagonist without making him sympathetic and somewhat moral. But is that still Boba? I compared him to Blondie in appearance but he's definitely more Angel Eyes in morality. I agree with HMSwolfe that it works better conceptually speaking in the form of Mandalorian where you can have your Boba Fett show but with a clean slate to start from.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Umm, that was stunningly awful. I couldn’t believe what I was watching because it felt like the chase scene was from a 90’s video game. Cringeworthy and couldn’t be over fast enough. The Tuskens are gone already? No!!! The entire episode lacked drama and emotion. I am crushed. I understand I have to be patient but now maybe just waiting for Obiwan…

Episode 3 was not a good episode.

And those “Hipster Borg”’with their cybernetic implants, and shiny, slow-moving, Vespa speeder bikes look like something that dropped in from another franchise—like The Fifth Element.

That speeder “chase” was agonizingly slow, to point of being boring.

 

[Wolfsburg]

It really is a shame they didn't get Joe Johnston to head up this show or at least direct an episode. He sure is more qualified than most. And yes, The Man With No Name was certainly a big inspiration for Fett. In fact, that's also where the "spur" sound effect was derived from. Cad Bane had a lot of Eastwood in him too and perhaps just as much of Lee Van Cleef's Douglas Mortimer, a bounty hunter too of course, for visual inspiration at the least.

I sound like a broken record but I just keep thinking about that Vespa gang. It's just so shockingly bad, I just can't fathom anyone thinking "yeah, so check this out....the fans are gonna love this...cyborg teens on Vespas!" Maybe it was supposed to be funny but the joke fell as flat as any joke possibly could?

 

[bwize]

Funny thing about Krrsantan, right after his intro in last weeks episode, I had just received the unleashed figure for Chewie (1st one, not the ROTS one) and thought how much it really looks like Krrsantan. So I jumped on Ebay and purchased a loose one to customize and paint up like him from the comics as his fight with Obi he used the bow caster. Then I looked at the EpII Obi unleashed figure and noticed it would go soo good with this customized Krrsantan figure, I will be buying a loose Obi figure next.

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