Why did you pick ESB or ROTJ Boba Fett?

Slave I said:

Seven? I only know of three.

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Do the prequels not count for you?... I know it's that Jar Jar guy that ruined it for you huh?...

Jar Jar is the BEST SW character, ever.



Ooops, my own foot just came up and kicked me in the face. LOL
Seems even my individual body parts hate Jar Jar.

I'm just starting mine. I am going with ESB. I was back and fourth between the three (ESB, ROTJ, SE). I guess it's because ESB was my favorite movie out of the series and seeing the armor build for Jeremy Bulloch was inspiring.

I like the ESB primarily because of that unique scar over his right eye. I feel it's essential to the look. :cheers

i dont know which way to go. i got a ESB helment. jetpack next:jetpack better decide.

ESB all the way! I'm with mrmandalore - if Jeremy himself prefers it, then it's good enough for me!

Sounds weird:

It started with the ROTJ Darth Vader, which is my favorite because of the beginning scene when he arrives at DS 2.

So...you can't put an ESB Boba next to a ROTJ Vader

Don't get me wrong, ESB is the masterpiece of all three films, the Ewoks and the excessive use (Jabbas palace and the sailbarge) of weird and fake looking alien characters ruined ROTJ I think.

Also, the storyline of ROTJ was much dictated through the previous episodes so there was little to no room for the progress of the story.

As for the looks, I like both Bobas but I recently fell in love with the Prepro Version.

ESB for me

The scene where Vader is sitting in the dining chamber in Bespin did it for me.
They way Boba walks into the room besides Vader is so slick and atmosferic.. way cool!

The suit that Jeremy got also convinced me to do a ESB Fett.

I'm just starting my Fett, originally I thought yea ROTJ because of the colours, then after watching ESB again, which imo is a far better film - especially for Boba, I changed to ESB.

The greens are really growing on me, I now think ROTJ is a bit gaundy and ESB is more subtle.

Well for me, it just seemed much more realistic to go with the green from ESB... what stands out more than bright maroon and a clown Jetpack?...the full OD just makes him look that much more menacing...

Ha, weird... I've only been here for like a week now. Untill I read this post I've been wondering what the hell this special edition Boba was. I had already selected what I wanted before this thread. ESB Helmet, ROTJ suit, maybe ESB Jet Pack. Reasons for me why... The ROTJ version hits me harder just because I think the suit looks better, and I like the way Boba acts as he is standing in Jaba's palace watching everything. The ESB bucket looks better, but the blue suit ... yuck, the green gaunts... not my cup. Love the grey/khaki ROTJ suit and maroon gaunts. I'll eventually get side arm blasters and the ROTJ rifle.

For those of you that say that the ROTJ version turns you off becasue Boba 'dies'. You guys are crazy. Any true Fett fan knows that he got out of the Pit. You crazy In fact, I've read two ways that He got out. One is that Dengar was actually drugged and taken to the sand dunes by Fett and left to die. But later Dengar is saved and actually saves Boba from the Pit. Here's a quote from the Tales of the bounty hunters book,

"The day had started badly; it got worse. Before it was over the sail barge was a flaming wreck, Jabba the Hutt was dead, and Boba Fett was down in the Great Pit of Carkoon, being digested by the Sarlacc.
Oh, he got out; as far as Fett knew he was the only person who ever had escaped the Sarlacc.
But by the time he got out and was healed again, or as healed of that experience as he ever did get, great events had transpired; and the galaxy had become something Fett would never have believed possible.
Fifteen years passed."

Ok 2 questions for you guys. #1 there is a quote in this topic that refers to 7 star wars movies. Are you counting the christmas abomination as one? I consider myself to know far too much about the galaxy... I've seen photos of the cast in Shadows of the Empire gear.... but there was never a film. What is the 7th movie that was spoke of? Are you speaking of the clone wars cartoon? I don't consider it a movie, haven't seen it and I don't plan on it.

Mirrored Fett... can anyone tell me why Boba Fett is mirrored in Jaba's palace?! When Boush comes in with Chewbaca and it shows Fett twice, first time is when he pulls up his rifle and aims. Everything is mirrored and I can't figure it out. The RF is on the wrong side, he's left handed, the gaunts and cape are swapped, total mirror image. Makes no sense to me.

PS don't read the Tales of the Bounty Hunter story of Fett. It pretty much blows. The author for some reason made Fett out to be a "good guy" who had a guilty mind at times. In the story, Fett does bring up a good point to Leah. Basically he tells her that she and the Rebels are the ones in the wrong. That inocent people are dieing because of a war that the rebels have started. The Gallactic empire is the law and the rebels are well... rebeling against the law. Fett used to be a Storm Trooper in this story, so he has a soft side for the Empire. Haha Rebel scum.... Anyways, it tells about how Fett saw Solo for the first time and about how Fett is Vader's favorite bounty hunter and uses him a lot. Sorry for the rambling Someone answer my questions please

well, Yes, boba fett was "debuted" in the holiday special, as a cartoon. There are a few members here who have brought that style to life, so it can be considered a 7th movie.

And Fett was mirrored in ROTJ in editing. Probably just an editing error in continuity, seeing how its only for a few seconds...

And really, I enjoyed tales of the bounty hunters....showed fett in a PROFESSIONAL light...

I respect your opinion on Tales of the Bounty hunters... I just don't think it was very well written, and I do not care for Fett's personality in it. It's just not the Fett that I know

Takemetoyourfett said:

For me I like the SE Boba because I like the ESB helmet over the ROTJ. I also like the more colorful armor and jetpack of the ROTJ Boba. The ROTJ blaster to me looks alot cooler too. Hope that helps

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I agree 120% on this comment. Blaster: BIGGER, MEANER!

Gilmore of OK said:

And Fett was mirrored in ROTJ in editing. Probably just an editing error in continuity, seeing how its only for a few seconds...

And really, I enjoyed tales of the bounty hunters....showed fett in a PROFESSIONAL light...

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The flipped film thing happens occassionally. Usually a mistake but a little too obvious in this case, considering the range finder, and of course could have been fixed in the SE if that were the case. I'm thinking it was more likely done on purpose to be consistent with the film axis. i.e. Keeping the geography of Fett is at point A., Leia is at point B. and they have a line of sight that the camera stays to one side of which is the filming axis. However, in ROTJ, I get disoriented in the SE anyway with all the extra geography of CGI inserted stuff, I'm not sure where the heck anyone is supposed to be.

As for Tales of the Bounty Hunter, I really enjoyed it, too. I especially prefer any story with only a hint of Fett's origins to one where he's explained away as an illegitimate spawn / clone (and an evilly gleeful one at that).

I saw the Fett Helmet history poster, but are there any high quality actual side by side comparison pics of these 2 helmets?

ESB has to be THE Star Wars movie to me. It always has. It was the first movie I remember in the theater as a kid, the best Vader, sets and to me... Acting (although that is a loose term)
The ESB Fett I will build up will look great with my ESB Vader.

I chose the ESB Vader for the look as well as the movie feel of him. He is driven, just like Fett. Plus... ROTJ, both go out like chumps.

Boba only fell into the Sarlac he gets out...I just like everything about the SE ROTJ Fett like most others said. Helmet from ESB and I like the Gauntlets styling of the ROTJ...I would have painted the JP different but other than that its still cool. And hes still a bad dude.

Well, for me it was siz of one, half a dozen of the other... I originally opted for the ROTJ, due to the colour scheme and also beacuse I could get my hands on a MR blaster dirt dirt cheap...However, the more I looked into Fett and the more I got dragged into the Sarlac pit, I realised I wanted to change to ESB. Everyone I spoke to at the time said ESB, ESB, and yes the ESB movie is also my favourite. Additionally, ESB Fett looks so military to me with all that green, he just looks much more mean, more serious, more like a bounty hunter... At the end of the day, just look at what you want and what feels right in your gut... ESB, ROTJ or SE.... For me it's ESB, end off..... Fett is Fett, no matter what colour scheme he is... it's all good......

Greetings fellow dent heads! Yes, I'm a newbie. I've been trolling/stalking these boards since Christmas. I've been an avid collector of vintage Star Wars toys since the days when girls had coodies. I have a Star Wars room in my home. It's decorated with vintage toys galore. I'll post some photos one of these days to show it off.

It wasn't until late last year that I decided to expand my collecting into the costume/prop world. I figured it would enhance my Star Wars room. And I chose...drum roll please...

ESB Boba Fett

1. It's my favorite movie of all time.

2. He's the Boba that hangs with Vader. In ROTJ SE, he's too busy hanging out with Tiger Woods' leftovers. With all due respect to all y'all ROTJ fans, he lost his edge. Like Rocky Balboa, he became civilized. As a result, Boba got b*%#@ slapped the same way The Italian Stallion got his butt whooped by Clubber Lang. Where was Patrick Swayze to say to Lucas "Nobody puts Boba in the corner!" (Dirty Dancing reference for those who don't venture outside of Sci Fi!) It was a disgraceful end for a character that deserved better. But I'm fortunate to say, my therapy continues to go well some 26+ years later as I continue to recover from this massive movie injustice. Perhaps in the Special Special Edition, Boba will miss hitting the Sail Barge and just float off into space where he meets up with the cow that jumped over the moon and the muppets.

So that's that. Thus far I have a helmet, thanks to Stormtrooperguy. Cape and braids from Woodman. It's going to be a slow and steady race but I look forward to someday reaching the finish line.

Croz