The Boba Bounty
The hunt for all things Boba Fett
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Spotted the Jedi Force Jango Fett’s Slave I ship at my local Target. This toy line is targeted toward younger fans, but the ship design is pretty awesome in my book and I’ll have this on my regular rotation on my Boba Fett display shelves. The wings and cannons rotate, pivoting the cockpit inside. The Jango Fett sculpt is detailed and he fits well inside the ship. Have you seen the Jedi Force Slave I at your local retail outlets?
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The match-up between Boba and Jango Fett went live this morning at midnight. Results will be determined April 2, giving a span of about four days to gather votes - so recruit as many friends and family as you can to vote for Boba! Here’s what we recommend:
- You can only vote once, but you may vote multiple times on different platforms, so vote on your home, school and work computer, your phone, iPod or tablet devices.
- Help spread the word by using #TeamBoba and #ThisIsMadness on Twitter.
- Reblog this post to help spread our campaign to push Boba Fett into the third round.
- Increase the volume of votes by lobbying friends and family to vote for Boba Fett via Facebook, Google+ and other social network platforms.
Thanks for your continued support in demonstrating the power of the Mandalorian’s fan base!
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UPDATE: It appears StarWars.com launched the Boba Fett/Jango Fett match-up this morning, meaning we have the weekend to continue campaigning for Boba Fett’s victory. Results are still slated to be determined April 2.
After his major victory against Dengar in round one, Boba Fett will be face Jango Fett in their second round match-up on March 30. Jango held an impressive win against Bossk earlier this month, receiving three-quarters of the votes.
It was pretty easy predicting the victors for the bracket’s first round battles. In fact, the results showed no major upset or surprises – but round two is a different story. These rounds will truly test each character’s fan base, and there are few communities larger than those who stand behind Fett.
Which Fett am I referring to – Boba or Jango? Well, that’s the question of the hour. Many predictions have Boba Fett making it either all the way or at least to the final four. This round two match-up will be the true test of those hypotheses, since it by nature it will divide fans – splitting Boba Fett’s voter base.
If Boba defeats Jango in the Mandalorian match-up, he’ll face either Count Dooku or Emperor Palpatine in the third round. Dooku escaped round one by only around 30 percent, and I predict his losing out to Palpatine. If that happens, Boba will face the Sith Lord on April 4.
Gear up this weekend, it’s almost time to once again show support for #TeamBoba.
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The last few months have been disappointing for Star Wars fans. We’ve seen the cancellation of The Clone Wars and the release of prequel films in 3D, a postponement for Star Wars Detours and a few video games put on hold.
Some retail stores have also been consolidating their Star Wars merchandise. This past New York Toy Fair was universally reported as being underwhelming in terms of new lines of action figures.
I walked into Wal-Mart a couple weeks ago to see it tore down the aisle display for its Star Wars merchandise. Besides Hasbro’s upcoming Black Series, there are really no new waves of action figures being released this year in North America.
Therefore, the pegs are being filled with beaten, damaged figures on cards that were lying around warehouses or storage rooms.
During a grocery shopping trip earlier today at Target, I was not expecting to find the first wave of Fighter Pods Rampage Series 4 was on the shelves. One of the new vehicle sets included in this new wave is the Slave I.
I failed to find images of Fighter Pods Rampage Series 4 emerge from of the New York Toy Fair. Also, the Fighter Pod’s website is not updated with images from its new waves, so I successfully embarrassed my wife, as I performed a little dance of surprise and excitement in the middle of the toy aisle.
The Slave I is beautifully sculpted and painted in the blue and silver color scheme of Jango Fett. Since this toy line is known for releasing variants, I imagine we’ll see another Slave I, painted in Boba Fett’s color scheme, in an upcoming wave.
The set comes with three pods, which fit one pod at a time snugly at the rear of the Slave I – where the Cargo Bay is usually positioned. By pressing the cockpit window, the pod is launched or dropped from the vehicle. In my personal (biased) opinion, this is one of the most well designed vehicles in the Fighter Pods line.
This set also comes with eight characters, including new versions of Obi Wan Kenobi, Jango Fett, Saesee Tiin, Asajj Ventress, Luke Skywalker, Sandtrooper Hologram, Chewbacca Hologram and R-3PO.
Most of the characters and vehicles from Series 4 come from the prequel era and The Clone Wars. This is likely to many toy companies planning their toy lines to be released around the time of the prequel movies were going to be released in 3D.
This first wave introduces a fourth version of Boba Fett to the series – a Boba Fett Hologram figurine. The hologram is sculpted in red plastic, identifying him as part of the Dark Side characters. Boba Fett Hologram stands at a relaxed position, with his blaster resting at his side.
As far as I’ve seen, the Boba Fett Hologram can only be found in the product lines’ blind packages. However, I’ve not seen the full line of new vehicles or combo packs, so it might very well be found in those later this season.
I’ve only seen the Slave I set at my local Target, but nothing on the packaging hints at it being an exclusive to this retail location. If you’ve spotted this set at other stores, please comment on this post and to let us know.
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Today it was officially announced Disney already has plans for a number of standalone Star Wars films. Many fans are hoping a Boba Fett film will be among these projects. Here is a continuation of possible storylines for a feature film.
Pitch #3: Years after the happenings of “Return of the Jedi,” the nephew of Jabba, Gorga the Hutt, has inherited much of the crime lord’s criminal empire. He has even expanded the reach of his power. Of course, one does not gain such a fortune without making enemies – other Hutts, who believe they have a greater claim to Jabba’s windfall. One such Hutt hires Boba Fett to assassinate Gorga’s beloved wife, Orko. Filled with rage, Gorga places a bounty on Boba Fett’s head – using his control over local pirates and bounty hunters on his payroll to corner the Mandalorian. Boba Fett must go on the defense as he finds himself as the most profitable target since Han Solo. The bounty is so enticing, Boba finds himself pitted against former partners, the most dangerous being the bounty hunter named, Bossk. This story would journey through the underworld, giving rich looks at the world of the Hutts, the nastiest cantinas and pirate organizations in live action.
Pitch #4: Following the Clone Wars, the planet of Mandalore was virtually crippled. Once the Empire formed, it was further squashed as its warriors were considered a great threat if given opportunity. However, this would change with the arrival of Spar, a clone who had escaped Kamino before the wars and was one of the rare specimens who retained all memories of Jango Fett. He had been working as a bounty hunter for years, but returned to Mandalore to return the planet to its former glory. His success in reforming a Mandalorian army caught the eye of Imperial spies who feel they must end the threat before it grows too large to contain. The Empire hires Boba Fett to journey to Mandalore and infiltrate the new Mandalore Protectors, gain their trust, learn their plans and then kill Spar and anyone else who may pick up arms. Things become complicated, though, for the bounty hunter, who begins to see too much of the father he lost in the man he’s assigned to kill.
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This 16-oz plastic cup features the images of bounty hunters Bossk, IG-88, Jango Fett, Boba Fett and Zam Wesell. These cups go for under a buck each and are great for birthday parties and other celebrations. It’s interesting to find Wesell, a lesser known character on a product like this.
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Even the harshest critic of the prequel trilogy has to admit the most engaging characters in Episode II: Attack of the Clones was the portrayal of Daniel Logan as a young Boba Fett, and his father, Jango Fett, played by actor Temuera Morrison. Boba Fett became a fan favorite from the original trilogy, even though his back story was fleshed out more so in the expanded universe of comics and novels. However, in Attack of the Clones, we received a cinematic look at the origin and motivations of the child bounty hunter.
In October’s edition of Star Wars Insider, readers are treated to two excerpts from interviews with these two actors.
From a 2005 interview, Logan recounts he was surprised when he was offered the role of a young Boba Fett after auditions. He went in thinking he was reading for the part of a Jedi. He also shares an amusing antidote of how he picked up a stick and twirled it around, pretending it was a lightsaber during the auditions.
Morrison’s interview is from earlier this year and he talks about the pressure of playing such a pivotal role to the franchise. The father and son dynamic we saw on the screen, also rang true, because he took Logan under his wing during filming – treating him like his own son.
The one disappointment for Morrison, he said, was being killed off so early in the franchise. Luckily for us, we can read more about Jango and Boba in written works.
Thinking back to the prequels, it was the relationship between the bounty hunter and son that stands out the most. While these interviews are short, it’s nice to receive some insight from the two actors on how they developed their characters, what it was like to work with George Lucas and relate to other cast and crew.
