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| Jango Fett | |
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| Star Wars character | |
.png) Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett inStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) | |
| First appearance | Attack of the Clones (2002) |
| Created by | George Lucas |
| Portrayed by | Temuera Morrison |
| Voiced by |
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| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human[1] |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Bounty hunter Mandalore of the True Mandalorians (formerly;Legends) |
| Affiliation | Confederacy of Independent Systems Mandalorians |
| Children | Boba Fett (clone son) Omega (female clone daughter) |
| Relatives | Jaster Mereel (adoptive father) Troopers (clones) |
| Home-world | Concord Dawn |
Jango Fett is a fictional character in theStar Wars franchise, created byGeorge Lucas. He first appeared as the secondaryantagonist of the 2002 filmStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, played byTemuera Morrison. The character is aMandalorianbounty hunter, regarded as the bestmercenary in the galaxy of his era, and the father ofBoba Fett, an unmodifiedclone of Jango whom he kept as payment for serving as the genetic template of theGalactic Republic'sclone army and raised as his son. After Jango's death at the hands ofMace Windu, Boba follows in his father's footsteps, using his father's armor, equipment, and ship,Slave I, to become a successful bounty hunter in his own right.
Outside of the films, the character appears in a number of canonical and non-canonicalStar Wars works, such ascomic books andvideo games, which depict him as anantihero rather than a villainous figure, and explore his past as both a bounty hunter and Mandalorian warrior. Since the release ofAttack of the Clones, Jango Fett has become a popular figure within theStar Wars fanbase, gaining acult following, with Morrison later portraying Jango's son Boba in theDisney+ seriesThe Mandalorian andThe Book of Boba Fett.
In early drafts ofAttack of the Clones, Fett's first name was "J'mee".[1] His name is a reference toSergio Corbucci's 1966Spaghetti Western filmDjango, featuringa hyper-violent drifter of the same name played byFranco 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 byJoe Johnston) from theoriginal 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 creatorGeorge Lucas decided that Jango would wearMandalorian armor but would not be from their planet.[2]
Jango Fett was portrayed byTemuera Morrison inAttack of the Clones, who subsequently voiced the character in most of his video game appearances, includingStar Wars: Bounty Hunter,Star Wars: Battlefront II,Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, and thePSP version ofStar 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 forStar Wars: Bounty Hunter (but the voice was provided by a different, unknown actor), and voiced byJeff Bennett in the gamesStar Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds andStar Wars: Jedi Starfighter, and Andrew Chaikin inStar Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
InStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Jango is depicted as a bounty hunter who had been hired to be the genetic template for the Grand Army of the Republic, becoming entangled in a shady plot bySith Lord Darth Tyranus (publicly known asCount Dooku). He is later hired by ViceroyNute Gunray of the Trade Federation to assassinate SenatorPadmé Amidala in retaliation for her actions inThe Phantom Menace. Fett subcontracts the job to shape-shifterZam Wesell. Two failed assassination attempts on the Senator's life force Fett to kill Wesell with a poison dart, to prevent her from potentially leading theJedi to the ocean planetKamino.[1]
Despite Jango's efforts,Obi-Wan Kenobi's own investigation of the poison dart ultimately brings him to Kamino, where he soon learns that a cloning facility on the planet is using Jango's genetic template to produce a massive clone army, seemingly commissioned on behalf of the Galactic Republic. The ensuing confrontation between Obi-Wan and Jango forces the latter to flee toGeonosis, rendezvousing with his benefactor Tyranus.[b] Jango takes part in the Battle of Geonosis, where he encounters a rhinoceros-like beast known as a reek, which tramples and damages his jetpack. Unable to fly away, he is thendecapitated byJedi MasterMace Windu.[1]
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]
Jango is mentioned posthumously several times in the animated television seriesStar 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]
Jango is mentioned several times in the second-season episode "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" ofThe Mandalorianstreaming television series. Boba reveals that his armor (which he reclaims from thetitle character) is the very suit once worn by his father and thus his birthright. Between Boba's dialog and the holographic "chain code" he shows the protagonist, it is established that Jango was adopted into the Mandalorian culture by his mentor, Jaster; that he hailed fromConcord Dawn; and that he fought in the Mandalorian Civil Wars—elements all broadly reflective of the character's backstory in the Legends comicJango Fett: Open Seasons.[citation needed]
Jango is mentioned again inStar Wars: The Bad Batch, an animated spin-off from theClone Wars series. The episodes "Aftermath" and "Bounty Lost" revealed that Omega, a girl who joined Clone Force 99 after the rise of theGalactic Empire, is an enhanced female clone and second unaltered replication of Fett's template, therefore making her his daughter.[6]
Jango is mentioned several times inThe Book of Boba Fett, a spin-off ofThe 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.
Jango is the protagonist of theMarvel Comics one-shotStar Wars: Age of Republic – Jango Fett (2019).[7]
In April 2014, most of the licensedStar Wars novels, comics, video games, and other works produced since theoriginal 1977 film were rebranded by Lucasfilm asStar Wars Legends and declared non-canonical to the franchise going forward.[8][9][10]
Fett appears in theDark Horse comic booksJango Fett,Jango Fett: Open Seasons, and theToys "R" Us promotional comicFull of Surprises.
He also appears in theStar Wars: Adventures booksJango Fett vs. The Razor Eaters,The Shape Shifter Strikes, andWarlords of Balmorra.
The character was also in theJedi Readers bookJango Fett: Bounty Hunter, inBoba Fett: The Fight to Survive, and the novelization ofEpisode II – Attack of the Clones.
Jango Fett: Open Seasons is a comic written byHaden Blackman with art byRamón F. Bachs and published on 29 January 2003. The story begins shortly after the events ofEpisode I – The Phantom Menace, with long flashbacks to earlier periods.
26 years before the events ofThe 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 then-Jedi MasterCount Dooku slays Jango's warriors. Jango retaliates and kills several Jedi without any weapons before ultimately being defeated and sold into slavery to the planet's governor. Jango later escapes, attacks Death Watch and kills Vizsla, before beginning pursuing a career as a bounty hunter.
Dooku, now a Sith Lord, on the orders of his master,Darth Sidious, pits the most notorious mercenaries of the galaxy against each other in order to select a genetic template for an army ofclones. Remembering Jango from their previous encounter and impressed by Jango's unarmed killing of several Jedi, Dooku seeks out Fett. Fett emerges victorious and in a tense meeting with Dooku, requests one thing in return for donating his DNA: an unmodified clone to be his son and apprentice.
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Pop culture websiteIGN named Jango Fett as the 30th greatestStar Wars character in their Top 100 countdown, citing his calm, effective demeanor and prowess in combat, despite not possessing a connection withthe Force.[12]
On February 4, 2022,Indy Stevenson posted a fan comic ofThe Book of Boba Fett entitled "This Place Was Home" onTwitter to a positive critical reception.[13][14] The comic explores Jango's relationship withZam Wesell, simultaneous with the events ofAttack of the Clones.[13]
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