Original Post Date: July 11, 2013
I grew up
thinking that Boba Fett, galactic bounty hunter from the Star Wars Saga, was
one of the biggest badasses of them all. He was the strong, silent type. He
captured Han Solo. And he was the coolest dresser.
But wait.
Look at
that second item again. Did he really capture Han Solo? No. He followed him. He
narced on him to the government. Then he took credit for his capture when he
collected his money from Jabba the Hutt. However, it was Darth Vader that would
ultimately capture Han Solo and hand him over to the bounty hunter. He fired
his weapon once and missed. He couldn't even be bothered to chase after the
person at whom he was shooting. What if it was another bounty hunter trying to
take credit for his…er, Darth Vader's, hard work. So, he was lazy as well as a
lousy shot. He couldn't even load his own cargo into his ship, the damn thing
floated and it didn't look like those Bespin guards were struggling. Hell, his
downfall was even worse.
The next
time we catch up with Boba Fett, he's hanging out in what amounts to a good ol'
boys club in the backwoods of the galaxy. Hell, Princess Leia was more badass
than him when bargaining over Chewbacca. She pulled out a grenade and
threatened to kill everyone and die in the process. Oh, but Boba Fett pulled
his gun. What are you gonna do, Fett, shoot that little monkey thing? Were you
even around when Luke Skywalker entered or were you still sleeping? On a side
note: Jabba's palace was a sausage party. There were two females in the whole
joint and neither were much to look at.
Things
happen
Oh look,
Boba Fett reveals that he can fly. He also reveals that he has a bunch of other
toys in his arsenal. He ties up the only guy with the light saber with a piece
of string that can easily be cut. Luke only acts like he's detained to get Fett
to let his guard down. While he's distracted, Han Solo hits his backpack with a
long rod and launches him into the Sar'laac Pit. While he's down there, he can
listen to stories of everyone else got there. Thrown in by the Jedi Knight, an
explosion caused another to fall, another was thrown in by the only black guy
in the trilogy. Finally Boba Fett can tell his story, "I was knocked in my
defective backpack by a blind guy with a stick who had been in a coma for a few
years." When the laughter subsides, he can get on with being digested for
a thousand years. Frankly, if it came down to choosing someone to have my back
in a fight, I'll take an Ewok or two.