Boba fett was an unaltered clone of jango fett, who he took as his son. Boba fett was a clone of jango fett, the mandalorian human male bounty hunter whose genetic code spawned an army of clone troopers during the final years of the galactic republic. After jangos death on geonosis, his goal was to eliminate mace windu, the jedi who was responsible for his fathers death. The clone wars, an excellent animated tv show set during the prequel trilogy. The clone wars deception, season 4, episode 15 although boba fett doesnt play the largest role in this episode, it is a vital one. The clone wars season 7 cad bane vs boba fett unproduced episode clip duration. The clone wars death trap, season 2, episode 20, r2 come. The star wars bounty hunter died at the end of return of the jedi.
Boba fett also appears in a few episodes of star wars. What happened to boba fett after return of the jedi in new canon. Boba was an unaltered clone of the mandalorian bounty hunter jango fett, who took him in as his son. And it features cad bane, which makes it even better.
The fight to survive covers the events of the film, star wars episode ii. The mandalorian finale reveals ties to the clone wars. The article goes in depth about what makes boba fett such a popular character but this is the standout quote from clone wars supervising director dave filoni. The outlet also confirms the longstanding fan theory that the character was indeed teased at the end of the season 1 episode the gunslinger. One day, boba fett will become the most fearsome bounty. The shocking news from comiccon that the beloved animated series would return for 12 final episodes means clone wars has a. This trilogy introduces us to duchess satine of mandalore and we learn of. The clone wars is closing out its second season with twin fandom bangs, courtesy of boba fett and a.
It adapts three episodes of the television series star wars. A star wars story are on their way to this amazing toy line, shipping august 2020. The addition of boba fett in season 2 of the mandalorian could be used to reveal baby yodas clone origin. After the events of return of the jedi, fett was revived in the nowdefunct expanded universe, rebranded as star wars legends once lucasfilm was bought by disney. Boba fett was a clone of jango fett, the mandalorian human male bounty hunter. The 15 essential clone wars episodes and arcs nerdist. Temuera morrison, who played jango fett in star wars. Boba fett is a hugely popular figure in the star wars universe. He is a bounty hunter utilizing mandalorian equipment, who started his career during the clone wars, but was most notably active during the galactic empire era, during which he became one of the most notorious bounty hunters in the galaxy. The clone wars was cancelled following disneys 2012 acquisition of lucasfilm because the fanfavorite animated series was getting too graphic, says boba fett voice actor daniel. Eminence, shades of reason, and the lawless a major arc in clone wars, not only does this see the death watch team up with darth.
These episodes also show the influence of aurra sing as a mother figure, or at least a mentor, to young boba. Star wars has drowned us in kittens with boba fett. In episode vi return of the jedi 1983, boba is shown to be in the. Still the most actionpacked series on television, star wars. Episode ii attack of the clones revealed that boba fett is the. He is the secondary antagonist of the empire strikes back, and a minor antagonist in return of the jedi. But four episodes in, boba fett, the franchises most famous and beloved. Bobas theatrical film debut was in the empire strikes back as the next major. Boba fett is a major character from the star wars franchise. Surprise star wars toys win the week and baby yoda is. By comparison, the clone wars feature so much boba because he is either out for revenge or in the employ of a seedier or more tolerant element, like. Fett is still a kid in those episodes, and isnt quite flying. During the battle at the landing platform, jango told him to get on board the slave i while his father engaged obiwan in combat. This boba fett series is aimed at younger readers, but as boba fett is one of my favorite star wars characters, i read everything i can find on him.
After this clip, filoni noted that the upcoming star wars novel dark disciple is based on the scripts for the eight episodes telling the. Clone wars summons boba fett, godzilla for season wrap. How pedro pascals mandalorian bounty hunter differs. This was made possible due to the fact that one of the shows main characters, sabine wren, is a mandalorian.
According to thr, morrisons boba fett will play a small role in season 2. But bobas plan goes awry when the blast fails to kill mace and, suddenly, every clone aboard is. Rebels also expands on the storylines introduced in the previous animated series while also exploring new avenues of its own. Attack of the clones, boba fett is a clone of his father jango fett, who provided the genetic basis for the entire clone army created on kamino. Darth maul has taken over leadership of death watch. Attack of the clones, and expands on jangos death, bobas upbringing, life on.
And while the design of boba fetts armor is what sparked this interest, its the clone wars that made people fans. The boba fett arc serves as a prequel to season 3s. The clone wars and star wars rebels will easily recognize ties to the past revealed in the mandalorian episode 8. It debuted with death trap on april 23, 2010 on cartoon network, and concluded with r2 come home and lethal trackdown on april 30, 2010. Episode ii attack of the clones as well as jangos clones in star. The essential clone wars episodes every star wars fan. We have already seen how darth maul received his unfinished story in the form of comics in darth maul.
Thanks to the aid of a fellow bounty hunter, dengar, who found him while scavenging, boba fett was. George lucas took one character and had him play a ludicrously key part in the prequel trilogy clone wars narrative, making literally every. Boba fett was a mandalorian warrior and bounty hunter. With matt lanter, daniel logan, dee bradley baker, terrence t. The clone wars 6 essential episodes to prepare for season 7 while bobas reputation as an adult is wellestablished, the title of best bounty hunter in the galaxy sits up for grabs in the time between current events and bobas adulthood. Determined to have his revenge on mace windu, boba fett infiltrates jedi cruiser endurance as part of a group of young clone cadets. Episode v the empire strikes back, where he was portrayed by jeremy bulloch and john morton. Disneys big new star wars series is called the mandalorian. Set during the clone wars, young boba fett appears in seasons 2 and 4 of. Boba fetts revenge the clone wars caravan of garbage. But boba s plan goes awry when the blast fails to kill mace and, suddenly, every clone aboard is looking for the saboteur. Boba fett is a star wars legends junior novel written by jason fry and illustrated by wayne lo. In star wars lore, mandalorians made the iconic armor that boba fett and his father jango fett wore in the films. Season 1, episode 7 sabine briefly talks about her time at the imperial academy.
The clone wars nearly fleshed out boba fetts origin, but. These episodes follow young boba fett as he sets out to get revenge on. The boba fett arc serves as a prequel to season 3s assassin. Boba fett as he appeared in the star wars holiday special. The clone wars, but as it turned out, there was still more. A scene with boba fettcad bane, another bad batch arc on kashyyyk, scenes from an 8 episode arc that got turned into a book dark disciple 2 scenes from an ahsoka arc and episode descriptions. Jango taught boba much, training the latter to become a skilled bounty hunter as his fatherfigure was before him. The clone wars is an american 3d cgi animated television series created. He was a clone of the famed jango fett, created in 32 bby as the first of many fett replicas designed to become part of the grand army of the republic, and was raised as jangos son. The mandalorian season 2 boba fett castin revealed film. Boba fett was first introduced in the star wars holiday special, a two hour long holidaythemed television movie special in the year 1978.
When he grew older, boba became the leader of a group of bounty hunters boba s young age often led others to look down on him and question his abilities as a bounty hunter. The empire strikes back when darth vader needs help. Determined to kill jedi master mace windu, young boba fett poses as a clone cadet and sneaks aboard a jedi cruiser to plant a bomb in windus quarters. One day, boba fett will become the most fearsome bounty hunter in the galaxy, but. Part the fight to survive,crossfire,maze of deception a clone wars series, by terry bisson and elizabeth hand 5. The mandalorian fans think episode 5 ending teases boba fett. After the stories of jango and boba fett, another warrior emerges in the star wars universe, reads an instagram post from favreau made to.
Several identical looking children, clones, sit at computers in star wars episode 2. Despite very little screen time in the original trilogy, boba fett has become one of the most popular characters in star wars lore, so much so that a standalone movie was in the works at one point. The mandalorian season 2 will release in october 2020, so you dont have to wait long for the return of din djarin and his charge, the child, in the disney plus star wars tv series. These are, in my opinion, the most compelling and wellwritten episodes of the clone wars series. Why star wars was right to cancel the boba fett movie. A bounty hunter who was one of the many bounty hunters hired by darth vader to find the millennium falcon.
These episodes follow young boba fett as he sets out to get revenge on mace windu the jedi who killed his father. Created by jon favreau, the mandalorian immediately struck a chord with audiences, and it became a nearovernight sensation with. Attack of the clones in the days of the old republic, 10yearold boba fett and his father, jango fett, were approached by obiwan kenobi on the planet kamino. At previous star wars celebrations, dave filoni had presented a lot of material from unfinished episodes and storylines from star wars. Boba has his own personal starship dubbed the slave i, and is. Boba fett is a fictional character, in the star wars franchise. Star wars best bounty hunter isnt boba fett clone wars. Return of the jedi after delivering his prize to jabba the hutt. Attack of the clones star to season 2 as the iconic boba fett. In that continuity, boba fett managed to escape the sarlacc pit, although near fatally injured.