This comic is worth it for Boba Fett fans. Instead of a saintly, pacifist Luke Skywalker, you get a Jedi who enters the fight with intent—and Luke and Boba battle on equal footing. Hidden weapons, Jango’s techniques, new tricks… it’s fantastic.
Matchup: 10/10. Blow-by-blow: 10/10. There are some minor inconsistencies in the details, but overall: 9/10.
To all who have had their cherished attachments trampled underfoot/失望する前に
If the title caught your eye, read on even if you don't know the characters. This is your first aid.It's in Japanese, but I guarantee its value.
If you're interested but can't read Japanese, please let me know in a reply. If there's no demand, it's difficult for me to spend time writing articles.
And to those shocked by HUNK's Role in Requiem. It's in Japanese, but I guarantee its value. but it's first aid for you.
The argument that “Hunk was never a big deal from the start” is something I can no longer overlook. Please read this first. I know it's presumptuous, but if you agree after reading, I'd be grateful if you could share it.
After waking from his cyborg surgery, Cobb Vanth wanders through the palace and finds Boushh's armor left behind...
I tried Kitbash my cyborg Cobb Vanth concept.
I initially planned to convert him into a Mandalorian, but discovered he's made mostly of hard plastic that breaks when heated with hot water to pop off parts. He doesn't seem very moddable.
Still, it was fun to build. In my fan-made sequel to BoBF, Vanth appears looking like this.
Nice to meet you. All your articles have been fascinating and very educational for me, as someone eager to learn about The Mandalorian. Your perspective on Deathwatch and Tor Viszla being particularly worth understanding really made me rethink my views. I feel the same way about Medstar and Barriss. Anyway, I'm new to using Tumbler, so I apologize if I've caused any trouble. In Japan, it's hard to find people compiling dedicated research on SW before the Clone Wars.
I'm still not quite sure how to use the question feature, so just one. Do you think Taun We and Zam created the preconception that Boba is an older woman who is generally kind? I suspect they might be recalling Taun We's physical characteristics after seeing scenes with Aurra Sing or Ventress in The Clone Wars.
Hello there! Welcome on tumblr and thank you for so kind words. I'm double happy about it, as my take on Death Watch/Mandalorians often deviates from fandom's general opinions. Also, no need to apologize, you did not cause any trouble. I'm always up for star wars questions :)
Boba's earliest idea of women most likely was influenced by Taun We and Zam, as beside Jango, those were the closest people he knew growing up. But I don’t think they gave Boba the specific impression that (older) women were generally kind.
To my knowledge, the source material usually tied Boba’s perception of Taun We and Zam - the two friendly female figures young Boba considered to be his friends - to the vague idea of a mother he never had but sometimes imagined, as any child would.
For example, Taun We took care of little Boba when Jango was working away from Kamino.
source: Fact Files #61
source: Fact Files#27 (2014)
After Jango’s death, Boba felt betrayed by Taun as she informed Jedi about Slave I’s return to Kamino (but she also informed Boba Jedi were after him).
Boba had always regarded Taun We as a friend. So he sat down and told her.
"You poor child," she said, but her words were cold and mechanical. Boba realized she wasn't such a friend after all.
"What were you about to tell my father?" he asked.
"The Jedi," she said. "They came and took the clone army, after you and your father left. They also wanted to question Jango Fett further. Now that he is dead, they will want you."
"My father hated the Jedi."
"I have no feelings for the Jedi," said Taun We. "Of course, we Kaminoans have few feelings for anything. It is not in our nature. But fairness requires that I tell you that they are after you. Just as I have told them that Slave I has landed in Tipoca City, and that you and your father would probably be coming here."
"You did what!?"
"I must be fair to all," said Taun We. "It is in my nature."
"Thanks a lot!" Boba said, heading for the door. He didn't bother to shut it after him. He couldn't believe Taun We had betrayed him to the Jedi. And he had thought she was a friend. Then he remembered his father's code: No friends, no enemies. Only allies and adversaries.
(source: Boba Fett: The Fight To Survival)
Despite that Boba kept in contact with Taun We and decades later still considered her to be the closest thing to mother figure he had, even if he was aware that Kaminoan did not have the emotional capability of a human mother.
Did I ever care about Taun We? I think I did.
Fett thought that it was funny how you never truly recalled how you felt as a child, except for the defining moments: and he was defined by his love of his father, and he knew it, and he was proud of it. When the idea occurred to him that it was all he was, he shook it off.
I miss Dad, every single day, every single minute. I want to live up to him.
Fett motioned Taun We to sit down with the barrel of his blaster. She settled in the chair, hands clasped, and didn't react at all: no fear, no surprise, no affection. She was ice, control, indifference.
You brought me up-more or less.
"Boba," she said. She still had that soothing, musical voice. He wasn't sure how long Kaminoans lived, but she had to be coming to the end of her life. "I regret that I don't have the skills to help you." You're the nearest I ever had to a mother. And that scares me sometimes.
source: Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines
In young Boba’s mind, Zam was Jango’s friend, sort of. He liked the woman:
Boba knew about friends from books.
Lots of books are about friends. Friends having adventures, making discoveries, or just hanging out.
Sometimes Boba pretended to have friends. (Pretending is a form of wishing.)
But his father's voice was always in his head: "Boba, stay unattached. Remember: No friends, no enemies. Only allies and adversaries."
That saying was from Jango Fett's code. Boba's father had lots of sayings, and they were all from his code.
Jango Fett had one friend, though. She was a bounty hunter herself. Her name was Zam Wesell.
Zam could be beautiful but bad. She liked to be bad.
source: Boba Fett: Fight To Survival
Boba was aware of her alien shape-shifting capabilities - and as The Fight To Survival book noted, Boba thought mothers “didn't do that”, as his idea of mother was based on books he did read.
Zam was a changeling, a Clawdite. She changed the form of her body back and forth, depending on the situation.
Mothers didn't do that, Boba was pretty sure. He had read about mothers in books, even though he had never met one.
A mother seemed like a nice thing to have.
Interestingly, the same book noted that when on Geonosis, Boba saw for the first time Padme Amidala (then 20+ year old woman), he immediately imagined his mother might look like Padme, if she existed.
The other prisoner was a woman. And not just any woman. She was the most beautiful woman Boba had ever seen. She had a kind, gentle face - the sort of face he had always imagined his mother might have had, if he'd had a mother.
Granted, little Boba’s experiences with women were limited but I’m not sure, if knowing Taun We and Zam build any general idea about women as a whole. Especially as Jango did teach Boba to never trust anyone and to stay emotionally detached. That way Taun We and Zam may be seen as the exceptions to (Jango’s) rule.
Of course, after dealing with Aurra Sing or Ventress, it would not be surprising if Boba compared them to the friendly women he knew and interacted with before or recalling memories of Taun and Zam to comfort himself at some point.
P.S. I received your second ask. I will try to answer it as soon as possible, sorry for the delay.
無能で説明できることに、悪意を見出すな (Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.) 欺瞞の首都！ クローン戦争の影は、前線だけではない。ここコルサントにも
My project has now entered its third installment. The folly I'm about to undertake will be a far more challenging endeavor than the previous Dead End duology.
Imitate Karen Travis's writing style. Introduce epigrams and make suggestive allusions.
Create a convincing backstory for her sudden villainy depicted in The Clone Wars.
The animated Tales of the Empire added a narrative treating her as “redeemed.” Yet fundamentally, nothing has yet shown her transformation.
I believe it fundamentally leads to a bad ending, but that reflects my feelings at the time.
If you're interested, I'd be happy if you read it.
Fennec and Boba have such a fun dynamic, because it's asserted multiple times by multiple characters (including Fen herself) that Fennec is indebted/in the service of Boba, and you'd expect them to have a very typical "boss/underling" relationship (which in some aspects, they certainly do), but whenever there's a big decision to be made, it's Fennec who is often proven right in the end.
Like Boba is so consistently like "I don't want to do that >:(" and Fennec is like "Yes, you do actually." and then if Boba doesn't do whatever it is, bad things happen, but when he does do whatever it is, good things happen. Obviously, this isn't a guaranteed outcome, but it is rather prevalent throughout the show.
I like that Fennec is given that level of discernment, and that Boba treats her opinion on equal grounds as his— If anything, Fen's opinion is often smarter than his—even under the framework of firmly being her superior. It elevates her character, and honestly Fennec operates as such an effective foil to Boba that they really do feel cut from the same cloth. Literally love them both so much 😭🙏❤️❤️
That's a very interesting point. I was indignant during the show about Boba generally failing as a ruler, but when I looked back on my own memories, I felt something off when Maul suddenly started talking effectively about organizational management plans after being resurrected.
So I found my own emotional compromise and decided to stop agonizing over this anymore.
I think the fact that Fennec is more competent as a practical operator adds spice to their dynamic as partners. But the theory that a Master Assassin would necessarily be knowledgeable about organizational management is, strictly speaking, baseless XD
