First Standalone Star Wars movie will be about BOBA FUCKING FETT
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[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421619]Star Wars has already been ruined and making a movie about a cool character that the prequels and the Expanded Universe turned into a Mary Sue won't change anything IMO[/QUOTE]
Forgoing the silly "Star Wars is ruined" thing:
I agree with what the EU did to Boba, but I don't really see how the [I]prequels[/I] turned him into a Mary Sue. He was just a kid that did... nothing.
[QUOTE=Skyward;43421402]Not a big fan of Boba Fett (he looks cool and served a neat part in the films, but the expanded universe made him such a god damn mary sue)
That said, a Star Wars movie about someone that ISN'T a Jedi, and IS a bounty hunter? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP.
Bounty Hunters are the shit. Mandos? Eh... But I'll take what I can get.[/QUOTE]
As long as Karen Traviss stays as far away from Star Wars and Mandos in general, this has potential to be good.
[QUOTE=ShadowSocks8;43421645]how has star wars been ruined
are you honestly telling me that Disney featuring a couple cameos on their network to celebrate their purchase of the license+the addition of Star Wars stuff in Disney World/Land ruins more than 40 years of one of the most dedicated, loyal, and widespread fanbases of all time?
I doubt your integrity as a fan of the franchise to begin with[/QUOTE]
I mean did you watch the dumb backstory given to Boba in the prequels or did you erase those movies completely from memory
"Oh he became a bounty hunter because his DAD was and he HATED Jedi because they killed his dad!!"
Did you read about all the crazy dumb shit Boba apparently accomplished (including escaping from the fucking Sarlacc pit) in the expanded universe because people can't just leave well enough alone
I wasn't even talking about Disney owning it, I'm not even bothered by Star Wars cameos in other things because kids shows always do stuff like that
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;43421356]thats because pre-cover-based shooter rainbow six were excellent games.
[editline]5th January 2014[/editline]
gonna try and tell me that the CoD franchise post 2007 has been full of excellent games?[/QUOTE]
See.....I liked you, and I was willing to hear your obviously well thought-out opinion about third person cover based shooters, but..... you're kind of an asshole.
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421676]
"Oh he became a bounty hunter because his DAD was and he HATED Jedi because they killed his dad!!"[/QUOTE]
I don't see how going into your Dad's line of work is dumb... And he never really goes all "I NOW HATE JEDI :C" He just gets sad his Dad got killed. Seems reasonable.
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421676]I mean did you watch the dumb backstory given to Boba in the prequels or did you erase those movies completely from memory
Did you read about all the crazy dumb shit Boba apparently accomplished (including escaping from the fucking Sarlacc pit) in the expanded universe because people can't just leave well enough alone
I wasn't even talking about Disney owning it, I'm not even bothered by Star Wars cameos in other things because kids shows always do stuff like that[/QUOTE]
dumb backstory given to him in the prequels= in one of the movies it's explained how he's an unaltered clone for a father who wanted a son but couldnt settle down to have a wife, who goes on to hate jedi and learn how to kill them to avenge his father
how is that dumb
it's literally perfect
and just because theres all kinds of shit in the EU that doesnt mean anything, any actual Star Wars fan knows to take the EU with a grain of salt/a sense of humor. Half the time the timelines dont even match up. There's so many comics, books, short stories in the EU that take place in different timelines its literally impossible for them to all be true.
Stop being so pessimistic and just be excited for more Star Wars.
[QUOTE=Skyward;43421697]I don't see how going into your Dad's line of work is dumb...[/QUOTE]
Not by itself but it happens to be one of the biggest clichés in storytelling history and it makes him seem like he has no will of his own 'cause he's just a clone of his bounty hunger dad
IMO at least
Yeah the Star Wars EU's a silly thing. You really pick and choose what to give a shit about because at the end of the day, the series history has shown it can all get reconnected in a blink of an eye.
And some its just so dumb you'd be daft to not want to think it doesn't exist :v:
Is that official art for the movie? Why does Boba Fett have a DC-15A?
[QUOTE=ShadowSocks8;43421707]dumb backstory given to him in the prequels= in one of the movies it's explained how he's an unaltered clone for a father who wanted a son but couldnt settle down to have a wife, who goes on to hate jedi and learn how to kill them to avenge his father
how is that dumb
it's literally perfect
and just because theres all kinds of shit in the EU that doesnt mean anything, any actual Star Wars fan knows to take the EU with a grain of salt/a sense of humor. Half the time the timelines dont even match up. There's so many comics, books, short stories in the EU that take place in different timelines its literally impossible for them to all be true.
Stop being so pessimistic and just be excited for more Star Wars.[/QUOTE]
Boba didn't need a backstory besides "oh he's this guy who wanted to be a bounty hunter" and the way we was portrayed in the original three movies is the best in my opinion
I'm not going to be "excited for new Star Wars" since it'll likely be only slightly better than the prequels
Until the reviews are in for the movie that's what my opinion is
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421719]Not by itself but it happens to be one of the biggest clichés in storytelling history and it makes him seem like he has no will of his own 'cause he's just a clone of his bounty hunger dad
IMO at least[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's cliche but I hardly consider it to be enough to ruin his character. And in the very least they didn't ham it up.
And its not like Boba brings up a vendetta against the Jedi for killing his dad. He's just sad he got killed, I don't think he holds a grudge against the entire Jedi order for it, or at the very least doesn't act like it.
Seriously, the movie doesn't have to follow shit from the EU. They could literally the best tidbits of the EU for him and make him into a more badass charterer that has depth. EU means nothing when it comes to the movies and I believe all fans are going to know that the movie is going to make a lot of EU canon null.
I don't mean to seem like I'm a huge boba fanboy and defend him to the end of the earth. I really don't care for him that much. I think he served a good role in the originals, but never felt the attachment to him other fans of the series did.
That said I don't think the prequels ruined him any any significant way.
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421676]I mean did you watch the dumb backstory given to Boba in the
"Oh he became a bounty hunter because his DAD was and he HATED Jedi because they killed his dad!!"
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Okay this right here just confirmed to me how little you know about the characters and anything you say is kind of invalid at this point, sorry. Let me educate you:
Jango was a Mandolorian, taught by Jaster Mereel. In Jangos time, the Mandos were all but extinct so their way if life was taking petty grunt work such as bounties and militia services to survive. Long story short, Mandos get framed for war crimes they didnt commit, get wiped out by a group of Jedi and Jango is all that's left, keeping on as a hunter because thats what Jaster, his mentor, did and Jango wanted to preserve his and the Mandos memories.
Fast forward, you're honestly telling me that you dont think it's reasonable for his own flesh and blood (literally) to want to carry on that legacy after being raised on Mando values and taught their history, and then after seeing him get cut down by the same blade that wiped out the rest of the Mandos?
What?
Do you not understand how character development works or...?
Oh shit, right I forgot about the whole Jedi/Mandalorian thing.
Yeah that's gives him a damn good reason to hate Jedi far beyond them killing his dad :v:
I'd rather a movie about Jango, I've always thought he's cooler than Boba.
Look at it like this: Boba Fett is cool because of the shit he does in the EU, while Jango is a total badass just based on what we see him do in the movie.
He leads the motherfucking Jedi order on a wild goose chase around the galaxy, gives Obi-Wan a run for his money, navigates an asteroid field like it's nothing, guns down Coleman Trebor like a bitch, kills that bull thing with a single shot, and even gives Mace Windu some grief before finally losing his head.
[QUOTE=ShadowSocks8;43421757]Okay this right here just confirmed to me how little you know about the characters and anything you say is kind of invalid at this point, sorry. Let me educate you:
Jango was a Mandolorian, taught by Jaster Mereel. In Jangos time, the Mandos were all but extinct so their way if life was taking petty grunt work such as bounties and militia services to survive. Long story short, Mandos get framed for war crimes they didnt commit, get wiped out by a group of Jedi and Jango is all that's left, keeping on as a hunter because thats what Jaster, his mentor, did and Jango wanted to preserve his and the Mandos memories.
Fast forward, you're honestly telling me that you dont think it's reasonable for his own flesh and blood (literally) to want to carry on that legacy after being raised on Mando values and taught their history, and then after seeing him get cut down by the same blade that wiped out the rest of the Mandos?
What?
Do you not understand how character development works or...?[/QUOTE]
Sorry I'm p sure you just said that I shouldn't believe the EU as completely canon so his characterization in the movies and to 99 percent of people who know about Star Wars is exactly as I described
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421866]Sorry I'm p sure you just said that I shouldn't believe the EU as completely canon so his characterization in the movies and to 99 percent of people who know about Star Wars is exactly as I described[/QUOTE]
you make a fair point there, but there are certain things in the EU that arent convoluted by thousands of differents versions/timelines like post-ROTJ is. The Boba/Jango origin story is one of those things.
If you want to play it by the movie though, which is fair, it's still presented that Boba was raised by his father to carry on his legacy and it's quite obvious that they loved eachother very much. So seeing him get cut down by a Jedi is going to leave a pretty damn good reason to want to carry on his Dad's legacy and hunt them.
[editline]5th January 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=The Maestro;43421864]I'd rather a movie about Jango, I've always thought he's cooler than Boba.
Look at it like this: Boba Fett is cool because of the shit he does in the EU, while Jango is a total badass just based on what we see him do in the movie.
He leads the motherfucking Jedi order on a wild goose chase around the galaxy, gives Obi-Wan a run for his money, navigates an asteroid field like it's nothing, guns down Coleman Trebor like a bitch, kills that bull thing with a single shot, and even gives Mace Windu some grief before finally losing his head.[/QUOTE]
Im still of the opinion that had Jango's jetpack not been trampled by the bull thing, he would have slaughtered Mace.
[QUOTE=PaChIrA;43421728]Is that official art for the movie? Why does Boba Fett have a DC-15A?[/QUOTE]
Because Boba Fett will use whatever weapon he wants, when he wants to.
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421866]Sorry I'm p sure you just said that I shouldn't believe the EU as completely canon so his characterization in the movies and to 99 percent of people who know about Star Wars is exactly as I described[/QUOTE]
Not all of the EU is bad. There's just a lot of it that is. Like I said you kinda pick and choose.
If you discount the whole EU, then you'd ditch quite a lot of great stuff. Including KOTOR 1 and 2. And those were phenomenal and did an amazing job bringing the ancient times of Star Wars to the spotlight.
The thing with Star Wars is that the EU is SO LARGE and SO EXPANSIVE, and was designed to appeal to SO MANY DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, that it's impossible to not find stupid stuff. But there's diamonds in the rough. And the history of Mandalorians actually has some good stuff in there too.
Except... well...
[QUOTE=kimchimafia;43421664]As long as Karen Traviss stays as far away from Star Wars and Mandos in general[/QUOTE]
Yeah...
[QUOTE=ShadowSocks8;43421903]you make a fair point there, but there are certain things in the EU that arent convoluted by thousands of differents versions/timelines like post-ROTJ is. The Boba/Jango origin story is one of those things.
If you want to play it by the movie though, which is fair, it's still presented that Boba was raised by his father to carry on his legacy and it's quite obvious that they loved eachother very much. So seeing him get cut down by a Jedi is going to leave a pretty damn good reason to want to carry on his Dad's legacy and hunt them.[/QUOTE]
That's true, I guess I just didn't like seeing one of my favorite characters in the original movie be a dumb useless kid in episode 2. It's like if Han Solo's dad was a smuggler and you got to see a little kid Solo in one of the prequels, I just don't feel like I need the life story of every character I like
But then again my opinions have been known to be hella dumb
[QUOTE=ShadowSocks8;43421903]
Im still of the opinion that had Jango's jetpack not been trampled by the bull thing, he would have slaughtered Mace.[/QUOTE]
I don't know if I'd say slaughter. Jango's just a skilled fighter, I don't see him as someone that could take on a Jedi without breaking a sweat.
He could have won, yeah, but I'd imagine even for the best Bounty Hunter, taking on a magical space knight 'aint no walk in the park :v:
[QUOTE=zvyagintsev;43421047]I personally didn't like it when it turns out the storm troopers are just clones. That was fucking gay. I liked it more with the feeling that every one of those poor shooting fucks was a person with a family, just trying to survive and pay the bills by serving the empire.[/QUOTE]
The stormtroopers are not clones by the time the Original Trilogy comes around. Most of them have been replaced by humans, the clones who are left are instructors.
As long as George Lucas doesn't touch it.
I swear to god if Boba Fett yells "NOOO" I'll complain about it on the internet. Don't test me.
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43420662][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/Star_Wars_Bounty_Hunter_PS2.JPG[/IMG]
It's happening.[/QUOTE]
Oh my God, I loved that game! I rented it years ago (remember when video game renting was a thing), but forgot to buy it when the rental place closed down.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;43422020]The stormtroopers are not clones by the time the Original Trilogy comes around. Most of them have been replaced by humans, the clones who are left are instructors.[/QUOTE]
Which is also why none of the officers look like Jango.
[QUOTE=Skyward;43421976]I don't know if I'd say slaughter. Jango's just a skilled fighter, I don't see him as someone that could take on a Jedi without breaking a sweat.
He could have won, yeah, but I'd imagine even for the best Bounty Hunter, taking on a magical space knight 'aint no walk in the park :v:[/QUOTE]
I always love doing this (I'm not condescending to you I just always love showing people this who havent seen it before)
See, one of the things the Mandos passed down from generation to generation in their combat teachings was how to kill Jedi.
And Jango was [I]the best[/I] at it.
[IMG]http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/84761/2447111-1054531_jfett5.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/8/84761/2208870-1054532_jfett6.jpg[/IMG]
Can you say 5 v 1, [I][U]bare handed[/U][/I]?
This was when he was pretty young, too.
I love Boba and all but he doesn't have shit on Jango, I just feel that Jango's story is complete and we should see more Boba.
[editline]5th January 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;43421941]That's true, I guess I just didn't like seeing one of my favorite characters in the original movie be a dumb useless kid in episode 2. It's like if Han Solo's dad was a smuggler and you got to see a little kid Solo in one of the prequels, I just don't feel like I need the life story of every character I like
But then again my opinions have been known to be hella dumb[/QUOTE]
It's ok dude, sorry if I ranted at you.
I just like the Fetts to an unhealthy degree, it's one of the very few things I'll go full spergy fanboy about.
[QUOTE=mr hobo;43420901]Why is it all the movies always focus on characters that we have seen before. Although I like Boba Fett, I would rather see a character I have not seen before.[/QUOTE]
And this is how you get that. They're making a spinoff movie about Boba Fett, who's to say there won't be characters in this movie that get their own spinoffs? That's how you flesh out a universe.
[QUOTE=ShadowSocks8;43422108]I always love doing this (I'm not condescending to you I just always love showing people this who havent seen it before)
See, one of the things the Mandos passed down from generation to generation in their combat teachings was how to kill Jedi.
And Jango was [I]the best[/I] at it.
[IMG]http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/84761/2447111-1054531_jfett5.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/8/84761/2208870-1054532_jfett6.jpg[/IMG]
Can you say 5 v 1, [I][U]bare handed[/U][/I]?
This was when he was pretty young, too.[/QUOTE]
Did we ever see get to see this level of skill in the movies though? It's been a long time since I've watch the prequels (and I have no plan to do so in the near future) so I don't remember much.
[editline]5th January 2014[/editline]
It's just that in comics, especially for superheroes, there are always outliers. Like that one time Batman delivered a succesful kick to the stomach against the Hulk or when Venom beat Spider-Man and Superman at the same time or etc...
[QUOTE=kimchimafia;43422237]Did we ever see get to see this level of skill in the movies though? It's been a long time since I've watch the prequels (and I have no plan to do so in the near future) so I don't remember much.
[editline]5th January 2014[/editline]
It's just that in comics, especially for superheroes, there are always outliers. Like that one time Batman delivered a succesful kick to the stomach against the Hulk or when Venom beat Spider-Man and Superman at the same time or etc...[/QUOTE]
This is a pretty essential part of his history as it's how he was the only one to survive the slaughter of his camp.
It's up to you, but I think seeing him all but kill Obi Wan in hand-to-hand and shoot that one Jedi dead in 3 shots on Geonosis was enough for me.
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