Boba Fett

Boba Fett is a fictional character and bounty hunter in the Star Wars franchise and the pilot of the Slave I spaceship. In Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980), he is hired by Darth Vader to capture Han Solo. He also appears at Jabba the Hutt's palace in Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). In 1997, he was retroactively added to the Special Edition of Episode IV – A New Hope. The character is noted for speaking very few words and never removing his helmet in the original trilogy.

The prequel film Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) establishes Boba Fett's origin as a clone of bounty hunter Jango Fett, who raised him as his son, and was the original owner of the Slave I. Boba also appears in episodes of The Clone Wars, bridging his storyline between the two trilogies.

Boba Fett is also featured in many works of the non-canonical Legends continuity, in which he is notably revealed to have survived his apparent death after falling into the Sarlacc's Pit in Return of the Jedi, among other adventures. The character's popularity within the Star Wars fanbase has achieved him a cult status.