Will Boba Fett make an appearance?

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What do you guys think? Is he dead in Disney canon, or will he make an appearance in either the next movie or the third one?

I for one will never acknowledge the fact that he died in the giant sand hole.
 

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I doubt he'll make any appearances in EpIIX or IX. We might get a cameo in the Han Solo movie, but I wouldn't count on it.

That said, I'm sure they'll do something with him eventually. He's too popular a character for Disney to let go unused.
 

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They won't add him to The Last Jedi or Episode IX.

If they do anything with him in movies anytime soon it'll be in either Solo, as Loco said, or in his own stand-alone (which has been rumored for years).

Personally I would be fine with never seeing him in a movie again*. He's not a particularly interesting character.





*I will make an exception if they ever decide to reboot The Holiday Special.
 

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*I will make an exception if they ever decide to reboot The Holiday Special.

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Well, we can see eye to eye on this.

Personally, I hope (aside from the multi-billion dollar Xmas reboot we dream of) we see him in comics only.
 

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Wow, look, it's Hatey Haterson and his brother in law, Hangry McHateface. >__>

I'm just kidding. To each their own, I say. XD Personally I always considered Boba to be the main character and anti-hero of Star Wars. Like Clint in the Dollars trilogy.

But Livgardist, he dies in the third movie, I hear you say.

Yes, but I reject your reality where he dies and substitutes it with my own where he survives, shoots Han in the face, and marries Princess Leia. >_>
 

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Thank god Disney doesn't come to you for advise on their movies, follows what actually happened in movies, and actually considers him to be the insignificant, albeit somewhat popular, character that he is. I can't even imagine the mental gymnastics that would paint Boba Fett as the main character of Star Wars.
 

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Dear god, man. I'm joking here. Get your head in the game.
 

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What game?
 

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Joking or not that is an interesting point to touch on because it's reflective of something that happened in the prequels and then the Expanded Universe.

People really latched onto Boba Fett in the original trilogy because he looked cool and he was mysterious. In Empire and Jedi, he didn't actually do anything. He followed Han and Leia to Cloud City, he was given Han by Darth Vader, and then he flew away. In Jedi, he stood there and then got knocked into the sarlacc. But because he looked cool and was a bounty hunter, people assumed he was a badass. The early EU showed a hardened bounty hunter, and that idea worked pretty well as he appeared here and there.

Flash forward to 2002. You know what's cool? Boba Fett. You know what’s cooler? Boba Fett's dad. You know what's even cooler? An entire army of Boba Fetts because Boba Fett is so cool!

Using Jango (and therefore Boba) as the basis for the clone army (and, at the time, Lucas originally said that the clones became the stormtroopers) was the culmination of 20 years of fan hype around Boba. It added nothing of value to the prequels. It added nothing of value to Boba Fett's story. In The Clone Wars the clones have a fantastic story of being their own individuals and breaking away from the notion that they are simply tools grown in a lab, but none of that had anything to do with being in Jango's shadow and there was nothing interesting done with the fact that Boba is the same as the clones. The clone army could've been cloned from literally anyone, and their story would be no different.

The EU then took Boba Fett way too far. Not only is he a bounty hunter, he's a badass Mandalorian bounty hunter. And not only is he a Mandalorian, but he became the leader of the Mandalorians. And all the Mandalorians wear armor that look like his. Suddenly we have this entire culture pop up, largely driven by the Republic Commando books and some of the later post-Jedi novels, that could be boiled down to: the Mandalorians are badass (and way better than the stupid Jedi) because Boba Fett is a badass and he's their badass leader. And Boba is so cool that all the clones and stormtroopers are badass like the Mandalorians and therefore like Boba.

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Your mileage may vary about whether you like the Boba Fett EU stories. I don't, but they have a sizable fanbase so to each their own. But when you strip all that away now that it's non-canon, Boba Fett is a clone whose story has nothing to do with being a clone who became a bounty hunter like his father and achieved fame and infamy through deeds that we don't know anything about. We're just supposed to accept that he's awesome because we've been told he's awesome for the last 37 years.

What little mystery is left in his character is best served by leaving his character alone, IMO.
 

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Joking or not that is an interesting point to touch on because it's reflective of something that happened in the prequels and then the Expanded Universe.

People really latched onto Boba Fett in the original trilogy because he looked cool and he was mysterious. In Empire and Jedi, he didn't actually do anything. He followed Han and Leia to Cloud City, he was given Han by Darth Vader, and then he flew away. In Jedi, he stood there and then got knocked into the sarlacc. But because he looked cool and was a bounty hunter, people assumed he was a badass. The early EU showed a hardened bounty hunter, and that idea worked pretty well as he appeared here and there.

Flash forward to 2002. You know what's cool? Boba Fett. You know what’s cooler? Boba Fett's dad. You know what's even cooler? An entire army of Boba Fetts because Boba Fett is so cool!

Using Jango (and therefore Boba) as the basis for the clone army (and, at the time, Lucas originally said that the clones became the stormtroopers) was the culmination of 20 years of fan hype around Boba. It added nothing of value to the prequels. It added nothing of value to Boba Fett's story. In The Clone Wars the clones have a fantastic story of being their own individuals and breaking away from the notion that they are simply tools grown in a lab, but none of that had anything to do with being in Jango's shadow and there was nothing interesting done with the fact that Boba is the same as the clones. The clone army could've been cloned from literally anyone, and their story would be no different.

The EU then took Boba Fett way too far. Not only is he a bounty hunter, he's a badass Mandalorian bounty hunter. And not only is he a Mandalorian, but he became the leader of the Mandalorians. And all the Mandalorians wear armor that look like his. Suddenly we have this entire culture pop up, largely driven by the Republic Commando books and some of the later post-Jedi novels, that could be boiled down to: the Mandalorians are badass (and way better than the stupid Jedi) because Boba Fett is a badass and he's their badass leader. And Boba is so cool that all the clones and stormtroopers are badass like the Mandalorians and therefore like Boba.

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Your mileage may vary about whether you like the Boba Fett EU stories. I don't, but they have a sizable fanbase so to each their own. But when you strip all that away now that it's non-canon, Boba Fett is a clone whose story has nothing to do with being a clone who became a bounty hunter like his father and achieved fame and infamy through deeds that we don't know anything about. We're just supposed to accept that he's awesome because we've been told he's awesome for the last 37 years.

What little mystery is left in his character is best served by leaving his character alone, IMO.
They did actually touch on Boba Fett a bit in TCW. My memory on the few episodes he's in is a bit hazy but i do remember that he seemed to resent being a clone, or at least the fact that there were other clones. Honestly his story is kind of sad, basically a kid with a bad father who is suddenly thrust into a war and a life of crime, knowing that there are millions of people in the galaxy who look exactly like him, but aren't like him.
 

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While I'm inclined to agree with those who find his character flat and uninteresting, Boba Fett's aesthetic is fairly iconic so far as movie villains go. You could probably prop a mug shot of him up next to Vader and most people will know who he is even without being die hard fans of the franchise.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing him used sparingly here or there in new material. Not necessarily anything to do with the new trilogy mind you, but given how iconic he is I could see how shining a new light on his character and re-imagining him could actually be of some benefit to his character. With the vast portion of EU material concerning Boba Fett having been wiped out, maybe the stage is set for Disney to do him some justice and mold him into something more.

Whatever the case, I don't see him going away anytime soon.
 

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Boba Fett and the culmination of a long and storied history:

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Also where he should stay.
 

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They did actually touch on Boba Fett a bit in TCW. My memory on the few episodes he's in is a bit hazy but i do remember that he seemed to resent being a clone, or at least the fact that there were other clones.
I figured someone would bring up TCW! That's why I said "there was nothing interesting done with the fact that Boba is the same as the clones" as opposed to just "nothing done," since I thought that arc was fairly meh overall.

Honestly his story is kind of sad, basically a kid with a bad father who is suddenly thrust into a war and a life of crime, knowing that there are millions of people in the galaxy who look exactly like him, but aren't like him.

Had they actually told a story like this, I would find Boba more interesting. But they never really do anything with that. He was a pretty shitty kid in Episode II. He seemed to enjoy being part of his father's world.

The closest the show came to what you're describing, IMO, is when Boba is holding hostages and Plo Koon and Hondo are trying to talk him down. This conversation ensues:

Hondo: Tell the Jedi what he wants to know, Boba.
Boba: Why should I help anybody? I've got no one.
Hondo: It is the honorable thing to do. It's what your father would have wanted.

That was an interesting suggestion for as to why he becomes a bounty hunter and has his own crew later in the show, but throughout TCW they really just seem to portray Boba as a petty little kid. Doesn't really add anything to "mysterious cool-looking bounty hunter" other than a confusing plot, IMO.

While I'm inclined to agree with those who find his character flat and uninteresting, Boba Fett's aesthetic is fairly iconic so far as movie villains go. You could probably prop a mug shot of him up next to Vader and most people will know who he is even without being die hard fans of the franchise.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing him used sparingly here or there in new material. Not necessarily anything to do with the new trilogy mind you, but given how iconic he is I could see how shining a new light on his character and re-imagining him could actually be of some benefit to his character. With the vast portion of EU material concerning Boba Fett having been wiped out, maybe the stage is set for Disney to do him some justice and mold him into something more.

Whatever the case, I don't see him going away anytime soon.

One thing I wouldn't mind is seeing him as an antagonist in a Han Solo adventure movie. The OT had little hints that they were part of the same orbit, and the Episode IV special edition that has Boba as one of Jabba's men furthers that idea. So they would've surely crossed paths before. I think having him be someone who stands in Han's way for something is a good way of using him without needing to really delve into any characterization about him.
 

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Anything on Boba Fett that is after Clone Wars should more or less be the Boba Fett we first saw in "Empire"(Unless you saw him first in SE "A New Hope" like I did). Helmet is his face and is never removed, not a big talker, and his presence needs to make it clear he's not one to be screwed with. I'd rather see him as a Bounty Hunter who just happens to wear Mandalorian armor, and NOT have him be a Mandalorian in general, or if he happened to escape the Sarlacc. From what we've seen of him late, in the two films and in the few issues of "Skywalker Strikes", I just can't see him as a Mandalorian honor type, or whatever Mandalorians are.

Basically, if you bring him back, don't bring his kid/teen version back, bring the one we saw in the Original films and keep him that way. No nonsense, strong silent type, don't mess with me Bounty Hunter with a helmet for a face.

As much as I would like to see what had become of Fett after his misadventure into the Sarlacc, I would rather see or hear what happened to Lando after the Battle of Endor up until "The Force Awakens".
 

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Lucasfilm has said in the last few years that the Fetts aren't Mandalorians. The idea that Jango is from Concord Dawn is something that Jango claimed, but there's no actual evidence to back it up.
 

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One thing I wouldn't mind is seeing him as an antagonist in a Han Solo adventure movie. The OT had little hints that they were part of the same orbit, and the Episode IV special edition that has Boba as one of Jabba's men furthers that idea. So they would've surely crossed paths before. I think having him be someone who stands in Han's way for something is a good way of using him without needing to really delve into any characterization about him.

That would be the most practical use for him actually. Like you said earlier, Boba's popularity is basically predicated on being a mysterious badass, so casting him as a foil to Han would be the most natural use of that "celebrity" without needing to get too deep.

For comparisons sake, we didn't necessarily need much background on Dooku beyond what was said about him in AOTC to know what his motivations were and why he pursued the path that he did. I think the same can really be said for Boba. We don't need an exhaustive backstory to establish a rivalry with Han. We just need to know that he (Boba) is the bad guy, and Han is the good guy. Classic "good vs. evil" Star Wars at its core.
 

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I would actually disagree that Dooku is comparable. I think fleshing out Dooku's motivations would help make him a much more captivating character. Episode III didn't really do anything with him and TCW made him more of a mustache twirler, but there are some really cool tidbits in Episode II that at the very least would make for a great novel IMO.
 

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Lucasfilm has said in the last few years that the Fetts aren't Mandalorians. The idea that Jango is from Concord Dawn is something that Jango claimed, but there's no actual evidence to back it up.

On the subject of Father and Son, I wouldn't mind seeing something new of Jango even if it was a one shot or four issue comic series of his time before he was the Clone donor. If they can do so much for Maul and in a sense make his character better or more interesting, it'd be nice if they could for Jango. He don't got the mysterious vibe that Boba once had, so I'd almost say it'd be fair.

A comic or maybe novel would work better for either Fett then a movie centered around them, since I just... can't see Boba being the main star of his film and being able to carry it on and make it successful. Which is why I think there needs to be more then just "Fett: A Star Wars Story" or whatever.
 

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I wouldn't mind a Jango comic. I always liked the Star Wars: Bounty Hunter video game.

And anything they do with Jango moving forward is additional diverse representation in media.
 

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I agree.... I know for a fact that Disney wouldn't put Boba Fett in any of the new Star Wars movies. I would though be interested in a stand alone movie. We only know about Boba from the Clone Wars tv series plus the two original trilogy movies and comics. I would like to see more action with him, he's not yet dead to me.
 
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