On geonosis, he easily handled a jedi attacking dooku, and lost his head mostly due to his being trampled by a beast just prior to windu. You may be looking for the bounty hunter boba fett. The one thing he does have is a future as a bounty hunter like his father, jango fett. Fett appears in the dark horse comic books jango fett, jango fett. Jango fett was a human male mandalorian bounty hunter and mercenary who lived during the final years of the galactic republic, hailing from the planet concord dawn. He is boba fett, famed or notorious, bounty hunter of the galaxy. In addition to the sleek armored suit that concealed his scarred face, fett possessed an arsenal of weaponry, including dual westar34 blaster pistols, a z6 jetpack with a builtin missile launcher, and other exotic. A recurring secondary antagonist in the clone wars series, cad bane is a toothpickchewing gunslinger very much in the western vein, directly inspired by angel eyes from the good, the bad, and the ugly. Joes essential boba fett reading guide the jodo cast. The comic series star wars blood ties are fantastic. Ive read that its been implied that boba had more street smartsskill, while jango had more physical strength.
He debuted in the nownoncanonical star wars holiday special 1978, as an antagonist to the main characters in the programmes animated segment. Jango fett stands out as a dynamic and mysterious character just waiting to be explored in the expanded universe. That being said jango fett is star wars, and i will read pretty much anything star wars. So, the question now is was prime minister almec trying to throw master kenobi off, or is he telling the truth. Get started in boba fett comic books spiral comics. Jango fett also appeared in a pair of prestige format comics, featuring his adventures alongside fellow bounty hunter zam wesell. What are the visual differences between boba and jango fetts. First boba fett appearance comics general cgc comic. Shapeshifting zam wesell aims to fight jango for the artifact.
Apr 24, 2012 boba fett remains one of the most enigmatic and popular characters in the star wars universe, even as the prequel trilogy and clone wars tv series have worked to shed new light on his formerly. Jango and boba were both referred to as the best bounty hunters in the galaxy, but between their primes, there was cad bane. Check it out if you love jango fett or the mandalorians. Boba fett is a clone, according to attack of the clones, and by asking creator george lucas, he would say boba fett is not mandalorian, not. So, if it is the truth then jango fett is not a mandalorian. This is a curated list of the most current series to help you get started with boba fett comic books. I cant really go into much detail about the story its about a couple of missions that famed bounty hunter jango fett takes on during. See more ideas about jango fett, star wars art and boba fett. Representing over 103,500 fans worldwide, bffc is the oldest boba fett website and most popular star wars character website. Revenge of the sith, follows boba fett as a teenager. He also faced mace to a stalemate in the kid books. Mar 12, 2020 boba fett is no normal man but a clone of the famed bounty hunter jango fett. Darth vader at its absolute best, the discussion of boba fett versus darth vader is not even a star wars discussion. What are the visual differences between boba and jango.
Here begins a multigenerational tale of honor and redemption, starring two of the heaviest hitters in the star wars galaxythe fatherandclone team of jango and boba fett. He was raised by his father to be the next big bounty hunter and was taught the mandalorian way by him as well. The first issue is available online and also as part of a series of unlockable rewards in the star wars. Jango has his dual westar 34 blaster pistols, boba has his ee3 blaster carbine. As a clone, boba fett shared 100% jangos dna, giving him the same genetic advantages. Jango as far as ive seen has better fighting skill feats, handtohand and with firearms, but boba has much better armor duraplast or beskar and more powerful equipment. In addition to the sleek armored suit that concealed his scarred face, fett possessed an arsenal of weaponry, including dual westar34 blaster pistols, a z6 jetpack with a builtin missile launcher, and other exotic tools such as. In episode v the empire strikes back 1980, he is hired by darth vader to capture han solo. A few special issues starring boba fett were also released. Though the available jango material is sparse, the stories that exist are a classic example of quality over quantity. I dont know everything about jangos childhood but it seems that boba had to grow up real. Boba also has built in knee darts, and the color is obviously different. This is one of the large reasons that boba is so great when it comes to his craft. The series listed in this section are predominantly series of individual comic issues, but the list can include digests and softcovers and even hardcovers if the material is original material.
Jango fett appeared in the star wars adventures books jango fett vs. Mar 12, 2002 jango fett gives the reader a glimpse into the life of a bounty hunter. Open seasons, and the toys r us promotional comic full of surprises. Who reigns supreme between boba fett and jango fett, father and son bounty hunters. Then if jango is not mandalorian then that would make boba fett not as well. Pedro pascal explains how his mandalorian differs from. Comprised of two books, blood ties, and blood ties. First youll meet jango fett, a bounty hunter and killer for hire who is looking for a lucrative job. His ultimate fate is unknown, although his legacy did. Anyone who is a true star wars fan will know who not only boba fett, but his father jango fett.
The razor eaters, the shape shifter strikes, and warlords of balmorra. The clone of renowned warrior jango fett, boba was raised from infancy to be the perfect mandalorian huntersurrounded by an aura of. Jango fett i know this is essentially one guy fighting himself, but i reckon their upbringing and lifestyles would suggest that theyre suitably different from each other. It turns out that jango wasnt the only bounty hunter sent on the job. When boba was around 10, jango was beheaded, whilst boba watched, by jedi master mace windu damn you sam l. Enemy of the empire which was basically a fett vs vader showdown.
On his home planet of kamino, he has no friends, no school. In star wars, does boba fett wear his armour and jet pack because hes a bounty hunter or a mandalorian. The fight to survive and the novelization of episode ii. Fett appears in the years before a new hope in the comics enemy of the empire 1999, blood ties 20102012, and underworld. This could only be the most notorious assassin in the galaxy. Jango fett is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, created by george lucas. This resulted in bobas hatred of jedi and he vowed to kill mace windu to avenge his father. Since 1996, the boba fett fan club is the premiere destination for fans of the bounty hunter boba fett from star wars. Little is known of jango fett, the mysterious bounty hunter who fathered cruel boba fett and served as a template for countless armored clone soldiers during the last days of the old republic. Jango also had the fabled personal star ship slave 1. Jango s armor was still a little more primitive than that of boba s, who modified more so than jango s, but still very powerful and capable. Movies and holiday special boba fett vs i believe with the sw celebration sneak and the trailer, we now officially have more footage of the mando with no name in action then of boba fett, no the jet pack concept art doesnt count for the mando, he does not have one yet only use the actions, gear and skills from the footage weve seen.
A youngadult book series called boba fett 20022004 depicts fett during the clone wars, when he takes his sons ship and armor to begin his bountyhunting career with jabba the hutt. The prequel trilogy seized upon this popularity and. The fact that the magician has died only poses a slight problem for the bounty hunter. May 14, 2019 jango fett was a common bounty hunter. Boba fett represents the classic gunslinger in the american west while darth vader represents the samurai as well as certain eastern mysticism.
The mandalorian might have been borne out of the axed boba fett solo movie, but the main character appears to have more in common with bobas father, jango fett. The guide to comics magazine offered an exclusive star wars. See more ideas about boba fett, boba, star wars boba fett. After the release of the empire strikes back in 1980, boba fett became a cult figure in the star wars world, but precious little of his story actually featured in the original trilogy. And then two volumes of blood ties which were set between episodes iii and iv and detailed fett s relationship with another clone.
Would boba fetts life of cutthroat gang land mercenary work give him an advantage over jango fett. There was a four issue miniseries in the late 90s that got a tpb release, boba fett. This adventure, which takes place between episode ii. It was immediately clear in aotc that jango fett was going to receive more character growth than boba fett ever would. This christmas, dark horse comics is giving you something youve always wanted, a glimpse of boba fett, the most mysterious and beloved of all the star wars rogues. Nov 19, 2019 the mandalorian might have been borne out of the axed boba fett solo movie, but the main character appears to have more in common with boba s father, jango fett. Boba fett grew up to be a bounty hunter operating while the empire ruled the galaxy, primarily for jabba the hutt. And then two volumes of blood ties which were set between episodes iii and iv and detailed fetts relationship with another clone. In comic book fett by dark horse comics jango fett was raised by mandolorian worriors.
They are both seemingly 19th century archetypes which represent the. Aug 05, 2018 since the stormtroopers replaced his fathers jango fett clones, now learn what boba fett really thought of the imperial soldiers and their commanders. Additionally, jango fett known as the evil pig jango fatt is a playable character in angry birds star wars ii, alongside his son. Since the stormtroopers replaced his fathersjango fett clones, now learn what boba fett really thought of the imperial soldiers and their commanders. Dec 06, 2019 jango fett raised boba fett as a son during the time of the prequel movies. Now, temuera morrison is returning to the world of star wars as boba fett. Jango is the main character of the marvel comics series star wars. In place of the planned boba fett solo movie, star wars gave fans the. Boba fett also played a major role during the shadows of the empire multimedia adventure, taking the spotlight in the comic book series.
Jango hunts down death watch leader vizsla, the man who killed his family and mentor. Also boba has more advanced gauntlets that have a better laser volley and an electric, steel cord plus everything his father had in the gauntlets. Doubts already existed over boba and jango fetts mandalorian credentials in the star wars world, but the mandalorian episode 4 settles the debate conclusively. Boba fett was a series of oneshots and a miniseries written between 1995 and 2006. Open seasons provides a pretty effective origin story for jango. This book, simply titled jango fett, attempts to fill in some blanks. That aside, boba picked up bounty hunter right after his fathers death, while jango. Jango fett raised boba fett as a son during the time of the prequel movies. He also starred in the the firstever popup comic book battle of the bounty hunters, in which the mandalorian must fight against his fellow bounty hunters while bringing the carboniteencased han solo to. Boba fett remains one of the most enigmatic and popular characters in the star wars universe, even as the prequel trilogy and clone wars tv series have worked to shed new light on his formerly. The difference between boba fett and the mandalorian time. Boba fett pursues an intergalactic magician who may hold the key to the hutts future. Jango requested him as part of his contract with the kaminoans.
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