Years after the Rebellion claimed victory over the Empire, Boba Fett’s armor resurfaced in the settlement of Mos Pelgo. How or when Boba Fett escaped the Sarlacc’s clutches is unclear. The infamous bounty hunter was presumed dead.īut fate sometimes steps in to rescue the wretched. A wayward strike sent Boba Fett into the mouth of the hungry Sarlacc inside the pit. He accompanied the Hutt to the Pit of Carkoon, where Han Solo and Luke Skywalker were to be executed. With the bounty finally delivered and Han Solo stowed away at Jabba’s palace, Boba Fett was back in the gangster’s good graces. Boba, determined to finish the job and honor his code, ended up fighting just about everyone in the galaxy to reclaim his prize. Crimson Dawn had snatched Jabba’s prize and the crime lord put a price on Boba’s head in retaliation. The hunter became the hunted when Han Solo was stolen from Boba Fett on Nar Shaddaa. Of course, nothing in the galaxy far, far away is ever simple. Once he was granted the go-ahead to give Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt, Boba loaded the carbonite-frozen smuggler onto his ship and set off to make the delivery. Wise to Han Solo’s schemes, Boba secretly followed the freighter to Bespin and alerted the Empire. He shared the information with the Dark Lord of the Sith, and Vader’s obsession with finding Luke Skywalker began.ĭarth Vader hired Boba again, this time to track down the Millennium Falcon. Boba’s investigation ultimately revealed a single name: Skywalker. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Darth Vader hired Boba Fett to find out the identity of the pilot behind the Death Star’s destruction. By the time he started working for Jabba the Hutt, he had years of experience under his jetpack. Boba donned his father’s Mandalorian armor and began making a name for himself.
Before his death, Jango had taught Boba how to fight and how to pilot later Aurra Sing mentored him and added to his arsenal of skills. Jango Fett was considered among the best bounty hunters in the final days of the Republic. After escaping, he took mercenary jobs, including an ill-fated gig with Bossk, Dengar, and Asajj Ventress as she began her own bounty hunting career. The plan didn’t sit right with the conflicted boy, however, and he eventually revealed the hostages’ location to the Jedi.īoba spent time in a Republic prison. Working with Aurra Sing and Bossk, he tried again, and took Republic officers captive to force Windu to come to them. Some time after his father’s death at the hand of Mace Windu, Boba hid among the young cadets’ ranks in an unsuccessful attempt to exact revenge on the Jedi Master. He named him Boba.īoba Fett grew up on Kamino alongside the clone army. Jango had a special request to seal the deal with Dooku: an unaltered clone to raise as a son. He was respected and considered honorable among his associates. Jango, a skilled warrior and Mandalorian foundling, was a bounty hunter by trade. Jango Fett was hired by Count Dooku to serve as the genetic template for the clone army. His big screen debut finally came with the release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, and Boba Fett has been on the hunt ever since. He graced televisions as an animated character in The Star Wars Holiday Special later that same year. Fans got their first glimpse of the now-legendary bounty hunter in the 1978 San Anselmo Country Fair parade. Now Boba Fett, the armor continues to evolve in this Joe Johnston sketch.Īfter the design was tweaked and tested, Boba Fett made his first appearance - and it wasn’t on a screen.