When we last saw Boba Fett, he was sitting upon his throne as the new crime lord of Mos Espa, nothing of note has changed. As a sign of thanks, the Tusken Chief shares his water with Boba. Boba and the Tusken child return to the camp with the creature’s head as a trophy. Just as the creature gets to the child, Boba jumps on its back and chokes it to death with the chain. The creature turns its attention to the Tusken child. Boba tries to fight but is tossed away with ease. The dig lasts into the afternoon, and all seems well until they are attacked by a six limbed sand creature that easily kills the other captive. Once again Boba is plagues by memories of the past, back in the Tusken Raider camp he and the other captive are led away by a Tusken child to dig for water.
Fennec dispatches one and takes the other in to be questioned later. Fennec chases after two of the assassins and Boba is whisked away to the Bacta Tank to heal. The fight turns quickly into Boba’s favor as they take out most of the would-be assassins. Suddenly they are ambushed and surrounded by an unknown group of attackers who almost get the better of them, if it weren’t for the new bodyguards.
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The two establish the new power dynamic now that Boba is in charge Garsa promptly presents Boba with a helmet full of tribute. They come across a very hip cantina where they meet the lovely Twi’lek owner Garsa Fwip ( Jennifer Beals). Boba, Fennec and their new bodyguards set out to explore the town. They decide not to kill him and send him away just as he gains a couple Gamorrean bodyguards. All goes well until an emissary of the Mayor comes in and demands tribute from him. He emerges from the tank, dons his trademark armor and sits upon Jabba the Hut’s old throne as his droid UK2-B ( Matt Berry) ushers in his new underlings to present him with tribute. Suddenly he is awoken from his dream by Fennec Shand ( Ming-Na Wen). They catch up to Boba and he has a one-on-one showdown with one of the raiders. He offers to help the other prisoner, but the prisoner rats him out and Boba flees into the desert while being chased by a group of raiders. At night, he is guarded only by an alien guard dog, so Boba seizes the opportunity, cuts the rope binding him. They drag him to their camp and hold him prisoner with another unlucky soul. After he crawls out of the sand, his gear is stolen by a roving group of Jawas then is captured by a band of Tusken Raiders. it is in his dreams where we see his escape from the Sarlacc pit. Now that Boba is the lead character the mystery should have been stripped back a bit to reveal a bit of depth but as of now, he is just as flat and empty as the desert he crawled out of.īoba Fett ( Temuera Morrison) begins his journey in the healing waters of a Bacta tank where his is haunted by memories of his past. That is not to say the stoic and mysterious nature of Boba Fett hasn’t worked, he remains an extremely popular character because of those reasons, but his role has always been that of a supporting character.
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Yes, his character was expanded upon slightly in the much-lauded Clone Wars series but to a general audience, nothing has changed. Boba Fett has been a no more than a flat and mysterious side character through most of his existence. This has been the bread and butter of Marvel for the better part of the last two decades and should carry over to one of the most popular characters of the Star Wars IP, but it doesn’t. The benefit of having an established character lead a series is that audience usually have a general idea of what makes them tick and already care about the character. When introducing a new lead character, whether it be a show or movie, it is very important to establish what motivates the character and why we should care.
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