Boba Fett: An in-depth history of the original Mandalorian bounty hunter

A bitter end…or is it?

Boba’s greatest victory preceded what would later become his worst defeat. After bringing back the carbonite-frozen Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt, Fett decided to remain at the crime lord’s palace on Tatooine. Fett’s cushy day job of protecting the gangster slug while enjoying the palace entertainment was cut short following the arrival of Luke Skywalker.

Skywalker enraged the Hutt after he defied all odds and not only survived being cast into the deadly Rancor pit but slew the crime lord’s pet, as well. Jabba decided to exact the most excruciating punishment he could think of upon Luke, Han, and Chewbacca by having them escorted to the infamous Great Pit of Carkoon where they would be fed to the insatiable Sarlacc.

Fortunately, Luke had prepared for such an event thanks to some inside help from his trustworthy astromech, Artoo-Deetoo, and Lando Calrissian who had been posing as one of Jabba’s guards. During the ensuing chaos onboard the executioner’s barge Boba Fett was struck from behind by a blind Han Solo. Fett’s jetpack malfunctioned and the bounty hunter flew wildly out of control where he then bounced off of Jabba the Hutt’s yacht, The Khetanna, before tumbling down into the belly of the beast below.

For most, being swallowed by the Sarlacc would be have been a bitter, slow and torturous end. But Boba Fett wasn’t just anyone. He was a Mando’ade (Child of Mandalore). And Mandalorians were defiantly resistant.