Jango Fett
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Jango Fett is a fictional character in the
Outside of the films, the character appears in a number of canonical and non-canonical Star Wars works, such as
Characteristics
Concept and creation
In early drafts of Attack of the Clones, Fett's first name was "J'mee".[1] His name is a reference to Sergio Corbucci's 1966 Spaghetti Western film Django, featuring a hyper-violent drifter of the same name played by Franco Nero. Django was very well known due to the uses and abuses that the Spaghetti Western industry made of his name and character during the 1970s and 1980s.
Jango is covered in a sleek armored suit that conceals his scarred face, largely based on Boba Fett's iconic outfit (designed by Joe Johnston) from the original trilogy.[a] His suit was initially planned to be white to match the concept art for Boba Fett, but this was changed to silver and blue,[2] in contrast to Boba's green, red, and orange. Jango also uniquely has thigh, shin, and spat armor, as well as a comparative lack of accessories and trophies.[1]
Franchise creator
Portrayal
Jango Fett was portrayed by Temuera Morrison in Attack of the Clones, who subsequently voiced the character in most of his video game appearances, including Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Star Wars: Battlefront II, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, and the PSP version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. According to Morrison, he "couldn't see anything" while wearing the costume's helmet due to fog from his breath, making it difficult to perform.[2]
Additionally, Jango was portrayed by Bob Marshall in a commercial for Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (but the voice was provided by a different, unknown actor), and voiced by Jeff Bennett in the games Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, and Andrew Chaikin in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
Appearances
Film
Attack of the Clones
In
Despite Jango's efforts,
Jango's legacy is taken up in the form of the Republic's clone army based on his genetic material,[4] as well as his son Boba, who inherits the armor once worn by Jango and goes on to become the most notorious bounty hunter in the galaxy.[a]
Television
The Clone Wars
Jango is mentioned posthumously several times in the CGI animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
In the episode "The Mandalore Plot", Obi-Wan Kenobi mentions his encounter with Jango to Prime Minister Almec of Mandalore, who dismisses Fett's ties to the Mandalorian culture. In the episode "Clone Cadets", Prime Minister Lama Su of Kamino laments that Fett's death has resulted in the Kaminoan cloners' supply of his DNA being stretched thin. A hologram of Fett appears in the following episode, "ARC Troopers".[5]
In a three-episode story arc comprising "Death Trap", "R2 Come Home", and "Lethal Trackdown", Boba Fett works with fellow bounty hunters to exact revenge against Mace Windu for the latter killing his father. The boy sacrifices Jango's helmet to bait Windu toward an explosive device hidden inside it, though Windu senses the trap and survives. After Boba is apprehended by the Republic, he vows to never forgive the Jedi for his father's death.[5]
The Mandalorian
Jango is mentioned several times in the second-season episode "
The Bad Batch
Jango is mentioned again in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a CGI animated spin-off from the Clone Wars series. The episode "Bounty Lost" reveals that Omega, an enhanced female clone who joined Clone Force 99 after the rise of the Galactic Empire, is a second unaltered replication of Fett's template, technically making her his daughter.[6] The episode "Plan 99" reveals that Emerie Karr is another female clone of Fett, and therefore another daughter of his.
The Book of Boba Fett
Jango is mentioned several times in The Book of Boba Fett, a spin-off of The Mandalorian. In the episode "Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor", Cad Bane Taunts Boba about being a killer like his father causing Boba to retaliate and kill Bane.
Canonical literature
Jango is the protagonist of the Marvel Comics one-shot Star Wars: Age of Republic – Jango Fett (2019).[7]
Legends
In April 2014, most of the licensed Star Wars novels, comics, video games, and other works produced since the
Video games
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter features Jango Fett as the playable character. The game depicts Jango during his prime as a bounty hunter, providing the backstory to his role in Attack of the Clones. Fett is entangled in an extensive "death stick" trafficking conspiracy, which ends with him defeating fallen Jedi Komari Vosa and outgunning his longtime rival Montross, a fellow Mandalorian. The whole ordeal is actually a trial organized by Count Dooku to find a suitable candidate to be the genetic template of the clone army.[11]
- Fett makes further playable appearances in Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, Lego Star Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront, Lego Star Wars II, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Battlefront II, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The character even leaves the Star Wars brand by having a guest appearance in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 as an unlockable character. He also appears as a boss fight in the video game adaptation of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the PlayStation Portable version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
- Additionally, an evil pig version of Jango Fett (called "Jango Fatt") is a playable character in Angry Birds Star Wars II, alongside his son "Boba Fatt" and clone troopers.
Literature
Fett appears in the Dark Horse comic books Jango Fett, Jango Fett: Open Seasons, and the Toys "R" Us promotional comic Full of Surprises.
He also appears in the Star Wars: Adventures books Jango Fett vs. The Razor Eaters, The Shape Shifter Strikes, and Warlords of Balmorra.
The character was also in the Jedi Readers book Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter, in Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive, and the novelization of Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Jango Fett: Open Seasons
Jango Fett: Open Seasons is a comic written by
26 years before the events of The Phantom Menace, the Mandalorians split into two factions: the barbaric Death Watch, led by Tor Vizsla, and the True Mandalorians, honorable mercenaries led by Jaster Mereel. The two factions battle on Jango's homeworld of Concord Dawn. Jango's family helps Jaster, inciting Vizsla and his men to kill them. A young Jango is the only survivor and, while horrified, helps Jaster and his men escape and ambush Death Watch. Jaster subsequently adopts Jango and welcomes him into his faction.
Years later, Jango has become a full-fledged Mandalorian warrior under Jaster's tutelage. The Mandalorians are ambushed by Death Watch, and Jaster is killed by Vizsla. Sporting Jaster's armor, Jango becomes the new leader of the True Mandalorians. A Jedi strike force led by
In popular culture
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Pop culture website IGN named Jango Fett as the 30th greatest Star Wars character in their Top 100 countdown, citing his calm, effective demeanor and prowess in combat, despite not possessing a connection with the Force.[12]
On February 4, 2022,
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ The Mandalorian season 2 episode "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" establishes that Jango's suit is canonically the same suit later worn by Boba.
- ^ Fett was digitally removed from a scene of Tyranus meeting with the Separatists to keep his dealings with the Sith lord obscure until later in the film.[3]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e "Fett, Jango". starwars.com. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ OCLC 1090442735.
- ^ Pooley, Jack (7 September 2021). "20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones". WhatCulture.com. p. 20. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Capps, Kriston (28 November 2014). "Of Course There Are Black Stormtroopers in Star Wars". The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- ^ Star Wars: The Bad Batch
- ^ "Star Wars: Age of Republic – Jango Fett (2019) #1". Marvel Entertainment. 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ McMilian, Graeme (25 April 2014). "Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for Star Wars Expanded Universe". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page". StarWars.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line". StarWars.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- ^ Jango Fett on IGN via WebArchive.org
- ^ a b Robinson, Tasha (10 February 2022). "ND Stevenson's cute Book of Boba Fett fan comic is the best thing to come out of the Star Wars show". Polygon. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Shaunette, Morgan (18 February 2022). "She-Ra Writer Shares Epic Book of Boba Fett-Inspired Fan Comic". CBR. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
External links
- Jango Fett in the StarWars.com Databank
- Jango Fett on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
- Jango Fett on IMDb
