Boba Fett

**Boba Fett** is a major antagonist of the *Star Wars* franchise, as a minor antagonist of *Star Wars: Attack of the Clones*, a supporting antagonist of the series *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*, the secondary antagonist of *Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back*, a minor antagonist of *Star Wars: Return of the Jedi*, a supporting character of *The Mandalorian* and the titular main protagonist of *The Book of Boba Fett*.

He was a clone originally created to serve the Republic by the Confederacy of Independent Systems but the clone template bounty Jango Fett adopted him as part of his deal . Jango raised Boba like his son in the ways of a bounty hunter. In 22 BBY, Boba and Jango fled to Geonosis, the headquarters of the Confederacy, but Jango was killed in the ensuing battle by Jedi Mace Windu. As the Clone Wars began, Boba attempted to kill Windu but failed. He then allied with other bounty hunters such as Bossk and Dengar. In the age of the Galactic Empire, Boba was employed by both crime lord Jabba the Hutt and Sith Darth Vader; both eventually hired him to capture Han Solo. After Solo was frozen in carbonite, Boba delivered him to Jabba but was knocked into a sarlaac pit by Solo a year later during his rescue. Surviving his ordeal, Boba's armour was stolen. He began living with Tusken Raiders, but they were killed by the Pyke Syndicate. Boba then saved bounty hunter Fennec Shand, who became his partner. Together, they regained Boba's ship and his armour from bounty hunter Din Djarin, before helping him save the foundling Grogu from Moff Gideon. Boba and Shand returned to Jabba the Hutt's palace, where Boba killed Bib Fortuna and became the Daimyo of Mos Espa. The Pyke Syndicte attempted to take control of Tatooine but Boba, Fennec, the Mandalorian and their allies defeated them.

He is portrayed by Daniel Logan in *Attack of the Clones* and *The Clone Wars,* by Jeremy Bulloch in *The Empire Strikes Back* and *Return of the Jedi* and by Temmuera Morrison(who portrayed Jango Fett in *Attack of the Clones*) in *The Mandalorian* and *The Book of Boba Fett*.

## History

### *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*

After his father's death, and the defeat of the Separatists on Geonosis, Fett somehow escaped from Geonosis and began plotting revenge against Mace Windu for killing his father. At some point during the Clone Wars, Boba teamed up with three other bounty hunters named Aurra Sing, Bossk, and Castas, to get revenge.

Later, Fett infiltrated the Republic warship *Endurance* as a member of the clone youth brigade under the alias "Lucky". Upon arrival, the Brigade participated in a shooting drill, which Fett passed with flying colors. Afterwards, Fett slipped away from the group and lied to two clones that Windu, who was stationed onboard the ship, had called him to his quarters, and the clones took him there and left.

After the clones left, Fett placed a laser tripwire bomb outside of Windu's quarters, but a clone trooper inadvertently triggered the explosive and was killed instead of Windu. After the *Endurance* was placed on high alert, Sing contacted Fett and ordered him to destroy the ship's reactor core, which he reluctantly agreed.

Fett then snuck into the reactor room, where he coaxed a clone into handing him his blaster. Using the blaster, Fett destroyed the reactor and severely damaged it. Fett then regrouped with the clone youth brigade and they escaped in an escape pod.

Upon ejection, Fett disabled the pod, allowing Sing and the other bounty hunters to pick him up in the *Slave I*. After discovering Windu was still alive, Fett and the other bounty hunters flew the *Slave I* down to the Endurance's crash site on planet Vanquor. Sing and Fett went to the crash site where Fett placed his father's helmet in the *Endurance*'s bridge rigged with an explosive to trap Windu while Sing killed every clone who survived the crash except Admiral Killian, Commander Ponds, and a naval officer, who she took hostage.

By the time they had returned to the *Slave I* with the hostages, Windu had arrived with Anakin Skywalker to investigate the crash site. Windu and Anakin triggered the helmet trap, but survived and the resulting explosion incinerated half of Jango Fett's helmet and pinned the two Jedi under the rubble.

Sing and Fett wanted to check if Mace was dead so they returned to the crash site with Castas, leaving Bossk behind to guard the hostages. The trio attempted to reach the bridge, but were foiled by R2-D2, Anakin's astromech droid, who pushed debris in the way of the hunters. Fett, Sing, and Castas returned to the *Slave I* and noticed Artoo fleeing in Windu's starfighter, who was attempting to send a distress signal to planet Coruscant exposing Fett's actions. Fett and the other bounty hunters pursued Artoo in the *Slave I*.

Artoo lured the hunters into space where it attempted to use the hyperdrive rings to escape. Fett destroyed one of the hyperdrive rings, but Artoo used the second ring to escape to Coruscant. Fett was reassured by Aurra that she would lure Windu to them using the hostages and the *Slave I* blasted off into space. Later, on board the *Slave I*, Fett saw that the hostages had nothing to do with his quest for vengeance against Mace and showed Killian compassion by giving him water.

Later, Sing and Fett sent a message to Windu and told him to find them or they would kill the hostages and Sing handed Fett his blaster and ordered him to kill Ponds, but when Fett refused, Sing killed the commander herself. Fett and the fugitives arrived on planet Florrum in hopes of enlisting the help of a gang of pirates who lived there led by Hondo Ohnaka against Windu. Hondo refused, but also promised not to stand in their way. Later, Sing overheard a conversation between Castas and a fellow hunter and referred to Sing as an old hag, who then killed Castas in front of a horrified Fett.

Later, Fett and Sing came across Jedi Plo Koon and discussed about the hostages. Fett emerged from the shadows and held Koon at gunpoint while Anakin's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano held her lightsaber at Sing's throat. After a brief stand off, Koon captured Fett and Sing, stole a speeder bike and escaped, but was pursued by Ahsoka. Meanwhile, Koon interrogated Fett into revealing the location of the hostages, to which Fett refused. Eventually, Hondo helped Koon by convincing Fett to reveal the hostages' location, telling him what his father would have done. Meanwhile, Ahsoka defeated Sing and Bossk before rescuing the hostages. After rescuing the hostages and seemingly killing Sing, Fett and Bossk were arrested by Koon and Ahsoka and brought to Coruscant, where Fett and Bossk met Windu. Fett vowed that he would never forgive Windu for what he had done and was taken to prison with Bossk.

Later, Fett was paid by Cad Bane to start a fight with fellow inmate Rako Hardeen, who was actually Obi-Wan Kenobi in disguise. When Fett was quickly overpowered by Obi-Wan, Bossk joined in the fight. The clone trooper guards arrived and a riot broke out in the prison. Rako and Bane escaped amidst the chaos.

After being released from prison, Fett started a bounty hunter syndicate called the Krayt's Claw with Bossk.

Boba Fett took a job on Quarzite with five other bounty hunters in 20 BBY defending a chest containing a secret cargo, while it was brought to safety via a subtram.

The transport was attacked by many Kage warriors, determined to steal the cargo. All bounty hunters were successively ejected from the tram by the Kage, until Fett and Asajj Ventress were the only ones left. During the fight the chest opened up, revealing that the cargo was actually a Kage female that was destined to marry the Belugan dictator Otua Blank.

He was knocked unconscious shortly afterwards, but Ventress arrived in time to prevent the Kages from escaping, and captured both the girl and her older brother, who had come to rescue her from the Belugans.

Eventually, Fett got in a dispute with Ventress about who would go to the Belugan king to get the bounty. Fett underestimated Ventress, threatening her, and she force choked him, attached him and replaced Pluma in the chest by Fett, who was delivered to the king instead.

### *Star Wars: Droids*

In 15 BBY, Sise Fromm hired Boba Fett to eliminate the racing team of Jord Dusat and Thall Joben as they prepared their modified landspeeder, the *White Witch,* for the Boonta Speeder Race. At the time, Fett owned a droid named BL-17, and used him to sow confusion among Joben's droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO. Failing to sabotage their racer before the race began, Fett entered the race in his own craft, the *Silver Speeder*, unaware of a bomb planted on Joben's speeder. Fett harassed Thall throughout the event until one of his own weapons backfired on him, knocking him out of the race and allowing Thall to win. An unhappy Boba Fett decided to turn Sise Fromm over to Jabba the Hutt for the bounty that the Hutt crime lord had placed on his rival.

### *The Mandalorian*

Fett survived his fall into the sarlacc, which occured in *Return of the Jedi*, though he was quickly separated from his armor, which was then found by Jawas and, soon after, was acquired by the Tatooinian sheriff Cobb Vanth.

Around 9 ABY, Boba came across the dying form of Fennec Shand on Tatooine. Using his knowledge of cybernetics, he managed to save her, which led Shand to agree to be his partner.

Cobb Vanth later gave Fett's armor to the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin in exchange for his help in killing a greater krayt dragon that was terrorizing Vanth's town of Mos Pelgo. As Din returned to Mos Eisley and his ship, the *Razor Crest*, he was observed by Fett, who had since gained a gaderffii stick and cycler rifle. After watching Djarin, Fett descended from the hilltop where he had been standing.

Eventually, Fett departed Tatooine with Shand on *Slave I*. Together, they tracked Din Djarin and Grogu to Tython. After a tense standoff, the two made a deal with Djarin to protect Grogu in exchange for returning Fett's lost armor to him. However, Moff Gideon arrived on Tython in force, intent on capturing Grogu. Two Imperial troop dropships were sent down from his cruiser and deployed stormtroopers in a skirmish against Djarin, Fett, and Shand. Djarin and Shand were eventually cornered but reinforced by Fett, who made quick work of the troopers after recovering his armor from Djarin's ship. However, Gideon dispatched four dark troopers to abduct Grogu. From the *Slave I*, Fett pursued the Dark Troopers to Gideon's Imperial cruiser, upon which he remarked that the Empire had returned before disengaging. Afterwards, Fett explained to Djarin that his armor once belonged to his father, Jango Fett, whom he proved to be a Mandalorian foundling by showing Djarin his chain code, thus proving the armor to be rightfully his. Indebted to Djarin, Fett and Shand agreed to help Djarin rescue Grogu. As the *Razor Crest* had been destroyed by Gideon's forces, Fett and Shand brought Djarin to Nevarro from *Slave I*; there, Djarin met with New Republic marshal and friend Cara Dune to gain information on Migs Mayfeld, whom Djarin believed could help them locate Gideon.

When Fett and the rest of the group arrived to collect him, Mayfeld confused Fett for Djarin due to his Mandalorian armor, which had now been re-painted. Realizing he had no other choice, Mayfeld reluctantly gave Djarin the location of an Imperial refinery on Morak where they could access information from a terminal. Djarin passed this information over to Fett, who then entered the coordinates. After arriving, the group stood up on a hilltop and came up with a plan. Fett explained that he could not go with Mayfeld to access the terminal, reasoning that the Imperial remnant may recognize his "face", so Djarin went instead. Once Djarin and Mayfeld completed their mission, Fett flew in with the *Slave I* to pick them up. After getting onto the ship, Mayfeld asked Djarin to give him one of the rifles, which Mayfeld used to fire at the rhydonium within the refinery, destroying the cargo they had delivered and setting off a massive explosion. While being chased by two TIE fighters, Fett released a seismic charge, destroying the two pursuing ships. After *Slave I* had landed, Dune and Djarin decided to release Mayfeld from his prison sentence to thank him for his help. Onboard *Slave I*, Djarin sent a transmission to Moff Gideon, warning him that he would be coming to reclaim Grogu.

After acquiring Gideon's coordinates, Fett and the group used the *Slave I* to pursue an Imperial shuttle carrying Doctor Pershing. After disabling the ship with the *Slave I*'s ion cannons, it was boarded by Djarin and Dune who, after a brief standoff, captured Pershing. Following this, the *Slave I* landed on an unknown planet as Fett and Djarin entered a cantina to speak with Bo-Katan Kryze and Koska Reeves. Djarin attempted to recruit Kryze to help rescue Grogu, but after she said they would not find Gideon, Fett suggested they leave. Upon hearing Fett's voice, Kryze and Reeves declared he was not a Mandalorian as he was a clone of Jango Fett and a disgrace to his armor for insulting Mandalore. Fett and Reeves then entered a brief fight before it was broken up by Kryze, who declared she would help Djarin. Following this, Fett followed the Imperial Shuttle piloted by Kryze in the *Slave I* as part of her plan; to send out a distress signal to the cruiser whilst under attack from the *Slave I* in order to board and take over the ship. As the group exited Hyperspace, Fett began firing upon the shuttle as it sent out its distress signal. However, Gideon ordered for a squad of TIE Fighters to intercept Fett's ship. In the ensuing battle, as Kryze crashed the shuttle into the Cruiser's launch tube, Fett disposed of the Fighters before jumping away into hyperspace. Ultimately, the mission proved to be successful, as Djarin defeated Gideon in combat and assumed ownership of the Darksaber, and later Luke Skywalker arrived to save the team from the Dark Troopers, and the Jedi took Grogu with him for further training.

Some time after Din Djarin's attack on Gideon's cruiser, Fett and Shand returned to Jabba's Palace on Tatooine, now under the control of Bib Fortuna. Fortuna expressed surprise at Fett's survival after he fell into the sarlaac pit. In response, Fett executed Fortuna and promptly took his place on the throne with Shand by his side.

## Personality, Skills & Abilities

### Personality

As a child, Boba was close with his father, Jango Fett, learning much from Jango's years as a bounty hunter. He was distrustful of Obi-Wan Kenobi upon the Jedi Knight's arrival on Kamino, recognizing him as a potential threat to both himself and Jango. He took pleasure in fighting Kenobi both on Kamino and in orbit of Geonosis, expressing joy at the thought that the Jedi had been killed. His personality hardened after Jango's death, as Boba swore vengeance on Mace Windu, yet he did not take any pleasure in the collateral damage wrought by his mission. His better nature eventually won over in honor of his father's memory, as Boba turned against his bounty hunting allies and allowed himself to be taken into the custody of the Galactic Republic. Despite realizing the errors of his ways, he swore he would never forgive Windu for the murder of his father.

During the Clone Wars, Boba expressed aversion to being compared to clone troopers. He did not want to see himself as being the same as other young clones or a clone in general, as he was the one who Jango Fett considered to be his son. He nonetheless did not care to harm his fellow clones, and briefly considered leaving his bounty hunter companions to stay with the other young clones who escaped the *Endurance*.

After being released from prison and forming a bounty hunter team, Boba became more ruthless than he had been previously, focused on achieving the goals of his mission. During the mission to Quarzite, Boba wanted to hand Pluma Sodi over to Otua Blank, despite her pleas for mercy. It was only Ventress' betrayal that allowed Sodi to escape.

As the years went by, and the Clone Wars gave way to the reign of the Galactic Empire, Boba became known for his lethality, going so far as to display trophies of his prey on his armor.

Years after the Empire's fall and after escaping the sarlacc pit, Boba mellowed considerably. He no longer isolated himself as he accepted Fennec's partnership. He was seemingly no longer too interested in making profit either. Despite his reputation as a dangerous bounty hunter, Boba had a great sense of honor and humility, just seeing himself as a man making ends meet. Despite that, Fett did not pass up an opportunity to seize power. After fulfulling his part of the deal he'd made with the Mandalorian Din Djarin, he went back to Tatooine and ruthlessly executed Bib Fortuna, who had taken Jabba's palace, and showed no intent to harm him, only to take his place on the throne. When asked by Din Djarin about whether or not he followed the Mandalorian creed, Fett replied that he swore allegiance to no one, indicating that he retained his own sense of independence. After Djarin formally recognized Fett's ownership of his Mandalorian armor, the bounty hunter honored the deal they had made earlier and proclaimed himself indebted to Djarin, promising to help the Mandalorian rescue Grogu after the latter was kidnapped. Additionally, Fett continued to hold his father in high regard even during his adult years.

### Skills and Abilities

Boba's talents as a bounty hunter were infamous across the galaxy, and he became well-known to galactic fugitives who had bounties on their heads. From a young age, Boba was trained by his father in combat skills, both in hand-to-hand combat and weapons, able to handle a blaster at a young age while being deadly in battle scenarios. His skills grew throughout the years, and despite his body condition, was still capable of using strategy, tactics and brute force to make short work of a stormtrooper contingent with a gaderffii stick. He displayed an affinity for leadership as he formed his own syndicate of bounty hunters. He also commanded the loyalty to those close to him, such as Bossk, and could communicate in Fett Code with his father, Jango.

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## Trivia

* Though he survived the Sarlacc in the expanded universe, it's been stated that the expanded universe is no longer canon, however, Boba Fett surviving the Sarlacc is still hinted to have happened.
	+ In the fifth episode of the first season of *The Mandalorian,*someone is seen approaching the unconscious body of Fennec Shand. It was implied that this is indeed Boba Fett and it could be likely that he would appear later in the show as a major character.
		- The mysterious figure was later confirmed to be Boba in season two.

* Fett was first introduced in *The Star Wars Holiday Special*, a two hour long holiday-themed television movie special in the year 1978. His first canonical appearance was in *Star Wars*: Episode V *The Empire Strikes Back*, where he was portrayed by Jeremy Bulloch and John Morton.
* For a time, Lucas considered including Fett in the story of *Star Wars*: Episode III *Revenge of the Sith*. Fett was meant to participate during the Great Jedi Purge as the killer of Mace Windu instead of Darth Sidious, via shooting him with his blaster while he was escaping from some stormtroopers, ending his vendetta against him due the death of Jango once and for all. Eventually, Lucas decided to not add Fett to the story, saying that he would be "too young" (he would have been 16 years at that point) and that he was not necessary to be involved in Anakin's fall.