The "Slave 1"
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Last month, it was speculated whether Lucasfilm and Disney are currently moving away from “Slave I” as a name for Boba Fett’s vessel. At the time, such theories were based on merchandising as Lego had unveiled a Slave I set labeled “Boba Fett’s Starship,” omitting its official name. However, some fans pointed out that this is common, and many Star Wars Lego sets have been referred to as simply belonging to various characters. Rumors continued to allege that future merchandise wouldn’t include Slave I’s name, but it was unclear if that meant Boba’s ride would also be renamed within the Star Wars universe.
Cephus
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Last month, it was speculated whether Lucasfilm and Disney are currently moving away from “Slave I” as a name for Boba Fett’s vessel. At the time, such theories were based on merchandising as Lego had unveiled a Slave I set labeled “Boba Fett’s Starship,” omitting its official name. However, some fans pointed out that this is common, and many Star Wars Lego sets have been referred to as simply belonging to various characters. Rumors continued to allege that future merchandise wouldn’t include Slave I’s name, but it was unclear if that meant Boba’s ride would also be renamed within the Star Wars universe.
Most people aren't even aware it had a name. The first ship you see in the very first movie, most people don't know that's the Tantive-IV. I'm sure Lego was just shooting for the widest possible audience, not making a political statement.
CT1138
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Always count on Star Wars fans to take a small rebrand by a toy company and turn it into a mass conspiracy.
JPH
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1:29 just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youWho told you about this? Were they watching you?
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No it's across the brand. The new model kits also have "Boba Fett's Starship".
I guess, keep up the "Slave-1" watch and see if it's truly been purged everywhere. Disney hasn't said jack have they? Or are these companies just taking it upon themselves?
CadetTK2386
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A lot of people still jump on the "Slave Leia" issue and claim Disney won't allow anything related to that incarnation of the character to be released, yet no one can actually point to where Disney has refused allow another piece of Slave Leia Merch to be made. There was a rumor that circulated in like 2015, but it was just that, a Rumor that was propagated on sites like "ScreenCrush" and "WeGotThisCovered," but as far as I know was never actually backed up, substantiated, or proven. The most people can find is a location news station affiliate story about a dad complaining about explaining the Black Series figure to his daughter after she saw it in a store and a quote from Comic Artist J Scott Campbell claiming that Marvel had no plans to feature "the look" in any future publications or promotional materials or the on going Star Wars comics.
In Reality there have been multiple items depicting Leia in her "slave" outfit since Disney acquired LFL, including a LEGO mini-fig and a $350 pewter figurine from SideShow in 2019. It wasn't called "Slave Leia," just "Princess Leia" but it exists in direct contradiction to this belief that Disney will never allow anyone to make Merch with her in the Metal Bikini outfit again.
Here is an Art Print currently up for pre-order sales by SideShow, depicting her in the Metal Bikini:
And here are even more officially licensed items depicting Leia in the "Metal Bikini" up for Pre-Order on Entertainment Earth:
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/star-wars-slave-leia-fanwraps-car-decal/fw504_____x-large
She's even shown in that outfit, strangling Jabba, in her "Galaxy of Adventures" Official short:So, Disney still seems fine to allow LFL to license Merch that depicts her in this outfit. They may have a strong preference to drop the "Slave" from her description on packaging, and they may have a preference for licensees to use other versions of her over that one, but it is a fallacy to say that they intend to never let Her be depicted in that outfit ever again or release any merch depicting her in that outfit.
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Solo4114
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I think I don't care.
No, wait. I'm certain I don't care. I mean, I'm not personally offended by the name, but I get why a business trying to sell toys to kids would say "er....maybe we don't try to sell stuff called 'slave'." Also...
...It is not ever actually named in the films. The name of the ship came from Kenner's marketing department, as far as I know, and the hardcore fans just hung on to it.
Go ahead and rename it to "Boba Fett's Firespray-31".
1. Hux looks like he's about to take a massive dump in that screen-cap.
2. Yeah, I remember when there was a threat of a genuine power struggle between Hux and Kylo Ren. That would've been interesting, if someone who was more interested in telling stories rather than crafting moments and building rollercoasters was in charge.
As a side note: "ScreenCrush" and "WeGotThisCovered" should mostly change their names to "SpeculativeBulls**t."
Darth Lars
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It has been confirmed to be a new directive from Disney. JediNews had posted this exchange:
As to why Disney wants to call it "Boba Fett's Starship" is anyone's guess, but I agree with 0neiros that the upgrade of Boba Fett from villain to antihero is the most plausible explanation.
As far as I am concerned, they haven't actually changed the name of the ship. They have just chosen not to say it on toy packaging. That's not the same thing. I'll save my outrage until I see an actual retcon.
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I'm wondering if the name actually might have originated at ILM, during the design and build phase of the miniature. They had to refer to it somehow. And Han's ship had a name, so...
I'd have to check, but I believe it's called Slave 1 in the ESB Sketchbook.
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