Boba Fett, the legendary bounty hunter who delivered Han Solo frozen in carbonite to Jabba the Hutt in between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, was believed to be dead after falling into the Sarlacc pit in Return of the Jedi.
But fans have been arguing for the character’s survival almost from the beginning, and plans for a movie exploring the character’s story after falling into the Sarlacc pit were in development shortly after Disney bought Lucasfilm. Development stopped, however, after Solo performed low at the box office. Still, fans wanted more of Boba Fett, and Disney took the opportunity to reintroduce the character during the second season of The Mandalorian.
Fett’s return was more than fans could hope for as the reveal that a series based on the character would be coming to Disney+. The Book of Boba Fett will take an unprecedented deep dive into the character of Boba Fett like we’ve never seen before.
Though details about the plot of the story are yet to be fully revealed, here are 25 Star Wars characters and places we would like to see appear in The Book of Boba Fett.
1. Ahsoka
Ahsoka Tano, the former Padawan of Anakin Skywalker and a fan favorite character from The Clone Wars animated series, was introduced into live action in The Mandalorian. Though she will be appearing in her own series on Disney+, it would be fun to see the character appear in The Book of Boba Fett.
Ahsoka, as was revealed in The Mandalorian, is on a desperate search for Grand Admiral Thrawn, presumably because he was the last person to see Ezra Bridger (the main character of Star Wars: Rebels) before the two were whisked away to some unknown location in the galaxy.
Though Ahsoka and Boba Fett’s interactions are limited to one standoff in The Clone Wars, Boba’s ability to track down and find people could be very useful to Ahsoka, creating a viable possibility for the character to appear in The Book of Boba Fett. Boba Fett also had an interesting relationship with Ahsoka’s former master who became Darth Vader. It was Boba Fett who tracked down the pilot who destroyed the Death Star and learned that his name was Luke Skywalker. When he delivered this news to Vader, the Sith Lord immediately realized Luke was his son.
With Anakin/Darth Vader appearing in the Ahsoka series, it would be a fun exploration of Darth Vader’s past for Ahsoka to dig for clues about her former master through Boba Fett. Additionally, Ahsoka’s connection to clones such as Rex, who, as a clone of Jango Fett, shares the same face as Boba Fett, could create some interesting interactions.
2. Qi’ra
A lot of Star Wars continuity has been explored through various Marvel Comics titles in the years since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, and part of that exploration in some of the most recent titles has been centered on the events taking place between the end of The Empire Strikes Back and the beginning of Return of the Jedi.
Specifically, the crossover event War of the Bounty Hunters focused on how Han, frozen in carbonite, came to be in Jabba the Hutt’s possession. It’s a wild ride that has Boba Fett losing Han on the way back to Tatooine and having to get him back from a character from Han’s past: Qira. Introduced in the standalone film Solo, Qira was once the love of Han’s life, having grown up surviving the mean streets of Correlia together, but as Solo revealed, she grew up to be a mysteriously powerful and cunning leader of Maul’s Crimson Dawn crime syndicate.
Though Solo was originally planned as the beginning of a multi-film origin story for Han Solo, plans for a sequel were abandoned after the film performed less than Disney had hoped at the box office. War of the Bounty Hunters reintroduced Qira back into the story, and given the character’s popularity with fans and her recently revealed connection to Boba Fett, it would be fun to see her character, played by Emilia Clarke in Solo, appear in The Book of Boba Fett.
3. Luke Skywalker
Though original trilogy fans know Boba Fett mostly as the bounty hunter hired by Jabba the Hutt to hunt down Han Solo for unpaid debts, Fett’s history with Luke Skywalker is just as significant. In fact, in Marvel Comics’ Darth Vader comic by writer Keirron Gillen, Fett was revealed as the one who informed Vader of Luke’s surname, inadvertently revealing to Vader that the son he believed had died with Padme had actually lived and grown up without his knowledge.
Later, as Luke sought to rescue Han Solo from Jabba, Boba Fett was knocked into the Sarlacc pit by Han just as he was taking aim at Luke. Though the season two finale of The Mandalorian found Luke and Boba in close proximity, the two didn’t meet face to face. But The Book of Boba Fett would be a great opportunity to reunite the two characters who both called Tatooine home for a time. Who knows what a reunion between them would look like?
Perhaps Boba could be useful to Luke in some way as he pursues restoring the Jedi Order post-Return of the Jedi. Or perhaps the two characters would still find themselves in conflict. Either way, fans are always looking for an opportunity to see more from Luke Skywalker.
4. Mando (Din Djarin)
The Mandalorian was always the story of Mandalorian bounty Hunter Din Djarin, but given their similarity in appearance, due to the Mandalorian armor, fans began speculating that Boba Fett would appear on the show almost immediately. Season two of the show didn’t disappoint as Boba Fett, long believed dead after his encounter with the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi, appeared in Chapter 14, alive and well and tough as ever.
The original trilogy might give you the impression of Boba Fett as a villain, but his reappearance in The Mandalorian showed a different side of Fett as he helped Mando rescue Grogu from the clutches of Moff Gideon. Of course, his reappearance only fueled speculation on what Boba Fett has been up to since Return of the Jedi, and his brief stint on the show proved to only be a foretaste of what Lucasfilm has in store when the post-credits scene of the season two finale of The Mandalorian revealed that Boba’s story would continue in his own series for Disney+.
Though The Book of Boba Fett is a spinoff of The Mandalorian, it seems likely that the two characters will cross paths again, and with the third season of The Mandalorian being delayed to 2022, a Din Djarin appearance would surely be a welcome one for fans.
5. Mandalore
Mandalore has a deep and rich history within the Star Wars universe. The home of ancient warriors who once fought against the Jedi, Mandalore throughout its history was a planet filled with ongoing warfare.
During The Clone Wars, Duchess Satine led the people of Mandalore to peace and pacifism, but zealots wanted a restored warrior-driven Mandalore, and former Sith Lord Maul had Satine executed before taking over as ruler of Mandalore. After the Clone Wars, Mandalore continued to suffer under the Empire’s oppression, and the planet became essentially inhospitable.
Though Boba Fett himself did not grow up on Mandalore, his legendary armor came from Mandalore and once belonged to his father, bounty hunter Jango Fett. The season two finale of The Mandalorian left Mandalore in the precarious position of being under the rule of Din Djarin because of his possession of the Darksaber.
Because Fett helped to bring Mando into the unintended rulership of Mandalore and because of Mandalore’s checkered history, The Book of Boba Fett would be a great opportunity to further explore this fan-favorite world once more. It would also be a great opportunity to explore Boba Fett’s connection to it by digging into Jango Fett’s Mandalorian history.
6. Mace Windu
Fans of the prequel trilogy remember that Boba Fett once had cause to hold a serious grudge against Jedi Master Mace Windu, who decapitated Boba’s father Jango in the arena on Geonosis during the battle that started the Clone Wars.
For years, Boba grew up hating Mace and vowed to kill him, even attempting to do so in an episode of The Clone Wars. Of course, Mace was ultimately killed by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine toward the end of Revenge of the Sith after Anakin cut off his hands in desperation to keep Palpatine from being executed. However, fans have always speculated that Mace somehow survived his fall from the Supreme Chancellor’s office on Coruscant and has been in hiding, biding his time as the Empire and its oppression spread throughout the galaxy.
What better place to reveal Mace’s survival than in The Book of Boba Fett? Would Boba Fett still feel the desire for revenge that drove him for so long when he was younger? Even if Mace didn’t survive, Boba’s hatred of the Jedi Master has been a driving force that would even be worth exploring in flashbacks on the show. Of course, a return of Samuel L. Jackson in the Star Wars universe would be a welcome surprise but perhaps one we shouldn’t hold our breaths for.
7. Han Solo
Boba Fett was introduced into Star Wars as the bounty hunter in pursuit of Han Solo due to unpaid debts to Jabba the Hutt. It was Boba Fett who delivered Han frozen in carbonite to Jabba, which is where Luke Skywalker, having advanced in his skills as a Jedi, came to rescue Han at the beginning of Return of the Jedi.
As a bounty hunter, Fett was just doing his job in capturing Han, but the job resulted in him nearly being eaten alive by the Sarlacc on Tatooine and the loss of his legendary Mandalorian armor. How would Boba Fett feel years later if he encountered Han, who had caused him so much difficulty, again? Since The Book of Boba Fett takes places within a few years after Return of the Jedi as the New Republic presses to gain more control over the galaxy once oppressed by the Empire, an encounter with Boba Fett would be a great way to show Han’s place within the New Republic and how he has influenced the state of the galaxy at the time.
With Boba Fett taking over Jabba’s criminal empire, if Han were to return to his former life of smuggling, Boba Fett could be a likely employer.
8. Leia Organa
Boba Fett’s connection to Han Solo creates a natural connection to Leia Organa because of Leia’s love for Han. It is when Han is about to be frozen in carbonite for storage to Jabba the Hutt by Boba Fett that Leia confesses her love to Han in The Empire Strikes Back.
Leia then poses as a bounty hunter herself and travels to the palace of Jabba the Hutt to rescue Han and ends up killing Jabba. Because Leia plays a significant role in the government of the New Republic in the years after the fall of the Empire, it wouldn’t be a far-fetched idea for Boba Fett to encounter Leia as well as Han in The Book of Boba Fett. But how would Leia feel about the man who almost cost her the man she loves? And what would the New Republic’s stance be on bounty hunters such as Boba Fett? And would Boba Fett even be considered a bounty hunter still?
Leia will always be a beloved character to fans of Star Wars, and since The Mandalorian showed us an impressive post-Return of the Jedi Luke Skywalker, perhaps The Book of Boba Fett could surprise us with a similar cameo by Princess Leia.
9. Omega
The Bad Batch revealed that Boba Fett wasn’t the only unaltered clone of Jango Fett. Omega, a female clone of Jango, quickly became a fan favorite, and there’s plenty about her that is intriguing. The most obvious and currently unexplored aspect about her, however, is that she is the sister of Boba Fett. As clones, they share the same father and the same DNA.
What does Omega know of Boba, and what does Boba know of Omega? How would they feel about each other if they did know about each other? With bounty hunter Fennec Shand appearing in The Bad Batch in pursuit of Omega, there’s already a clear connection between The Bad Batch and The Book of Boba Fett since Shand is Boba’s loyal companion. The Book of Boba Fett is rumored to explore some of Fett’s past through flashbacks, so it would be a good opportunity to have Boba and Omega meet for the first time.
Perhaps the show could reveal some of what Omega’s been up to in the years since the Empire’s rise, though any significant reveals will probably be saved for future episodes of The Bad Batch. Still, it would be fun to see some allusion to Omega in The Book of Boba Fett.
10. Nala Se
As a clone of Jango Fett, Boba Fett, like all the other clones that made up the Grand Army of the Republic, was engineered by Kaminoan scientists, the most important of which was Nala Se. The Bad Batch revealed that the Empire destroyed Kamino shortly after the Clone Wars, as the need for clones was no longer necessary.
Nala Se was spared from the fate of her fellow Kaminoans and was taken in by the Empire, though we can only speculate the role she plays in the Empire’s plans from the end of the Clone Wars on. The Book of Boba Fett could possibly feature flashbacks of Boba Fett’s time on Kamino, and that time could include appearances by Nala Se, or the show could even reveal a little of what happened to Nala Se after the Clone Wars.
Was she involved in further cloning experiments for the Empire? Perhaps the cloning of Palpatine himself or the engineering of Snoke? Has she had any interactions with Grogu? How would Boba Fett feel about seeing her again? Perhaps The Book of Boba Fett will shed some light on some of these questions.
11. Bossk
Boba Fett wasn’t the only bounty hunter active in the galaxy at the time of the original trilogy. In fact, Boba Fett was only one of several bounty hunters called upon by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back to find Han Solo and the Millenium Falcon. Bossk, the trandoshan bounty hunter, was among them. Bossk and Boba Fett share a history together, as revealed by The Clone Wars animated series. When Boba Fett was younger, Bossk served as a mentor to Boba as he was developing the skills that would make him a formidable bounty hunter later on.
The two might have even been considered friends, and they worked together on jobs for a long time before eventually drifting apart. Their shared history creates plenty of opportunity to explore a closer look at Boba Fett and what drives him. Bossk has always been a character fans have wanted more from than his brief appearances in the Star Wars universe.
What happened to him after The Empire Strikes Back? Is he still a bounty hunter? Will he and Boba still be allies? Perhaps The Book of Boba Fett will give us a glimpse of the character post-original trilogy.
12. Aurra Sing
When we first meet Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back, he’s an experienced bounty hunter, full of confidence and competence. But he wasn’t always that way. He had to learn the skill of bounty hunting from someone. But from whom? Aurra Sing was a skilled bounty hunter at the same time as Jango Fett, and after Jango’s death, she took Boba Fett under her wing and trained him as a bounty hunter. She even helped him in an unsuccessful attempt to exact revenge from Mace Windu for killing Jango Fett.
Aurra Sing was full of the confidence that Boba Fett would someday project, and she was a deadly opponent. Her skill and experience proved to be a valuable asset to Boba’s development. If The Book of Boba Fett spends any time exploring Boba Fett’s past, Aurra Sing plays a major role in it.
Even though Sing was one of the most powerful bounty hunters in the galaxy, it was later revealed that she died at the hands of Han Solo’s once mentor Tobias Beckett. Given Aurra’s impact on his life, Boba was surely affected by news of her death, and The Book of Boba Fett could further explore this loss.
13. Kamino
One of the primary mysteries of the prequel trilogy was where the clone army originated from. This led Obi-Wan Kenobi on a journey to discover a previously unknown planet called Kamino, where a race of beings performed advanced cloning experiments. Though the facilities on Kamino, which is where Boba Fett was cloned from the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, were destroyed by the Empire in the first season of The Bad Batch, the planet still remains. Boba spent much of his early life on Kamino, so it’s possible he feels some sort of attachment to it as his home, though we haven’t seen that explored before.
The Book of Boba Fett could explore Boba Fett’s past, and it would be fun to see Boba travel to Kamino to see if anything remains that could be explored for answers about his past. Kamino has played a large role in the overall Star Wars story because without it, Palpatine would have never been able to order enough clones to create an army that would all at once turn on the Jedi, removing their light from the galaxy and creating the context for Luke Skywalker to bring the Jedi back.
If any further exploration of Kamino were to happen in a Star Wars story, it makes the most sense in a Boba Fett story.
14. Hondo Ohnaka
Hondo Ohnaka became a fan favorite character from The Clone Wars animated series and even went on to reappear in Star Wars: Rebels. He was still a pirate, but a useful one at times because of his connection with Ezra Bridger. Hondo has proven himself to be one of the most resilient characters in the Star Wars universe, but there’s little known about him after Star Wars: Rebels, outside a brief mention in the Traveler’s Guide to Batuu book, which places him still alive and active just before the events of The Rise of Skywalker.
Hondo was once friends with Boba Fett’s father Jango, and Boba Fett and Hondo knew each other during the Clone Wars. Hondo had even once been in a relationship with Boba’s mentor Aurra Sing. But what was Hondo up to after the Empire fell?
Given his tenacity and his tendency to get himself into trouble scheming for his next big score, it isn’t likely Hondo was just sitting back while the galaxy moved on without him. Hondo could perhaps be one of the most fun Star Wars characters to make an appearance in The Book of Boba Fett, but we’ll have to wait to see.
15. Cad Bane
Boba Fett may have been the character to make the role of bounty hunter a popular one in the Star Wars universe, but he certainly wasn’t the only one. The Clone Wars revealed one of the most legendary bounty hunters to ever be active in the galaxy in Cad Bane. Cad Bane caused a lot of grief for the Republic and the Jedi during the Clone Wars, and he was responsible for the death of many.
Cad Bane was still active as the Republic evolved into the Galactic Empire and was hired by Kaminoan prime minister Lama Su to retrieve Omega, an unaltered clone of Jango Fett and the sister of Boba Fett, from the Bad Batch. So far, nothing is known about him beyond this, but as formidable as Bane has been in the past, it’s unlikely that he didn’t continue to work as a bounty hunter for a long time after. If he’s still alive at the time of The Book of Boba Fett, it seems possible he could make an appearance.
In fact, because we’ve seen him in conflict and in competition with other bounty hunters in the past, Cad Bane’s appearance could create an interesting dynamic between the two characters. Just who is the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy?
16. Tatooine
Before his reappearance in the second season of The Mandalorian, the last we saw of Boba Fett was his alleged death on Tatooine. Given that The Book of Boba Fett was introduced at the end of the season two finale of The Mandalorian with Boba Fett entering the castle of the deceased Jabba the Hutt and executing Bib Fortuna before taking Jabba’s throne, The Book of Boba Fett will surely explore Tatooine.
The place of Jabba’s base of operations is, of course, also known as the planet where a young Anakin Skywalker grew up as a slave before being taken away to train as a Jedi, where Obi-Wan waited in exile after the fall of the Republic and the execution of the Jedi, and where Luke Skywalker, under the watchful eye of Obi-Wan Kenobi, grew up with his uncle Owen and aunt Beru.
As we learned in The Mandalorian, Boba Fett lived there for several years after surviving the Sarlacc and losing his armor, which was later found by a sheriff by the name of Cobb Vanth. Tatooine almost feels like the center of the Star Wars universe at times, and it will surely play a prominent role in The Book of Boba Fett.
17. The Bad Batch
In case Boba Fett’s status as a clone isn’t always at the forefront of your mind, there are countless men across the galaxy who share Boba Fett’s face, and this fact hasn’t really been explored to its full potential yet. In addition to being clones of Jango Fett, just as Boba Fett was, The Bad Batch became the protectors of Omega, who, along with Boba, was an unaltered clone of Jango Fett.
Presumably, if Omega were to make an appearance in The Book of Boba Fett, which, as mentioned in an earlier slide, would make an interesting interaction between two characters who may not realize they are brother and sister, she would still be traveling the galaxy as a part of the Bad Batch squad.
Omega and Boba’s relationship, if there ever was one, is currently unexplored, but if that relationship is explored in the future, it’s likely that Boba will have some opinions about her protectors as well as the Bad Batch having some opinions about Boba. It could be a friendly interaction or one rife with tension. Either way, it would be fun to see the Bad Batch appear in The Book of Boba Fett.
18. Doctor Aphra
Stories within the Star Wars universe take place in a variety of media, including movies, of course, as well as comics, television shows, novels, and video games. And one of the best things about this is that characters that start in one medium often show up in others. One of the more exciting things The Mandalorian did for Star Wars fans was introducing fan favorite Ahsoka Tano into live action.
The character, of course, was introduced in The Clone Wars animated series as Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan and reappeared in Star Wars: Rebels as an operative working for the Rebel Alliance, but the character really came to life in a season two episode of The Mandalorian, as did Bo-Katan Kryze, who was also introduced in The Clone Wars. Doctor Aphra is a popular character introduced in the Star Wars Marvel Comics. Making her first appearance in Darth Vader, written by Keirron Gillen, Doctor Aphra worked to help Darth Vader discover the truth about his connection to Luke Skywalker before having to fake her death to free herself from Vader’s grasp.
She went on to feature in her own comic and works as a rogue archaeologist. Her ties to the criminal world of Star Wars, as well as her fun and amusing personality, make her a perfect character to introduce into live action, and perhaps we’ll see her in The Book of Boba Fett.
19. Black Krrsantan
Chewbacca is obviously the most well-known and beloved wookie in the Star Wars universe, but he isn’t the only one, and the number of well-known wookie characters continues to grow with each new story introduced. Black Krrsantan was a strong wookie bounty hunter who was tasked by Darth Vader in the Darth Vader comic from Marvel Comics to track down and capture an agent of the Emperor named Cylo while Boba Fett was tasked with finding Luke Skywalker after the destruction of the first Death Star.
The fun thing about stories told during the time of the original trilogy is that they can expand beyond the limits of what we saw in the original trilogy. Black Krrsantan was an active bounty hunter at the same time as Boba Fett, but we, of course, didn’t see him in the original trilogy. Black Krrsantan went on to work with Doctor Aphra. His role as a bounty hunter, and a wookie one at that, would make him a great candidate for entering the live action Star Wars universe.
Though interactions between Boba Fett and Black Krrsantan have been limited, Krrsantan would still be a fun character to see even for a moment in The Book of Boba Fett.
20. Lando Calrissian
The original trilogy introduced us to many fun characters who have been loved by fans so much that they’re always a welcome addition to any new Star Wars story. Lando Calrissian, the famous smuggler and companion and former enemy of Han Solo, is always fun to see in any Star Wars property he shows up in. Whether in Solo or in animated form in Star Wars: Rebels, the smooth swindler always on the lookout for his next payout is one fans would love to see explored more in future Star Wars stories, particularly during the years between the original and sequel trilogies.
Lando played a critical role in the destruction of the second Death Star at the end of Return of the Jedi, but the next time we saw him on screen was in the third and final film in the sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. We learned in that film that Lando travelled the galaxy with Luke in search of a Sith Wayfinder, but there’s so much about his story that we don’t know about. What role did he play in the New Republic? How did he and Luke become so close? Did he ever have a family?
Though Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando in the original trilogy, is too old to play the character, Donald Glover portrayed the character in Solo and could be utilized to play the character again in The Book of Boba Fett.
21. Cobb Vanth
The character of Cobb Vanth was introduced in an interlude in Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy of novels, which take place immediately after the original trilogy. A former slave on Tatooine, Vanth somehow acquired the Mandalorian armor of Boba Fett and used it to bring order to his hometown of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine.
He became known as the Marshal and served as a keeper of the peace with it. He kept the armor until Din Djarin came along and promised to help Vanth and the people of Mos Pelgo kill the Krayt dragon that was terrorizing them in exchange for the armor, which Mando believed rightfully belonged to the Mandalorian people.
Though Vanth gave up possession of the armor to Mando, fans would love to know more about the character played by Timothy Oliphant in The Mandalorian, and given his residence on Tatooine, an appearance on The Book of Boba Fett seems possible. How would a confrontation between Boba Fett and the man who had possession of his armor for so long go? Boba Fett lived on Tatooine and surely knew that his armor was being used by Vanth, so why did he never try to take the armor before. Would the two characters be friends, or would they be in conflict?
22. Sabine Wren
Boba Fett was really the first Mandalorian we encountered in the Star Wars universe. The distinctive armor gave us an idea of a race of warriors. The Clone Wars introduced us to the planet of Mandalore and gave us a more expansive view of the Mandalorian people by introducing us to other prominent Mandalorians other than Jango or Boba Fett. These characters included Duchess Satine Kryze and her sister Bo-Katan.
The animated series Star Wars: Rebels continued this exploration of the Mandalorian people, especially in light of the Empire’s devastating impact on the entire galaxy. Sabine Wren, one of the main characters of Rebels, was a Mandalorian and the daughter of a prominent Mandalorian family. As one of the main characters, Sabine learned to face the demons of her past and her unintentional betrayal of her people to wield the Darksaber, a legendary Mandalorian relic.
At the end of the series, Sabine and Ahsoka Tano venture off in search of Ezra Bridger, who disappeared with Grand Admiral Thrawn to somewhere unknown in the galaxy. While Ahsoka has reappeared in The Mandalorian, we have yet to see Sabine. Perhaps she’ll make an appearance in The Book of Boba Fett.
23. The Clones
One of the most interesting developments of Boba Fett’s character in the prequel trilogy was the simple fact that all of the clones in the Grand Army of the Republic share the same face as Boba Fett. As clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, all of the clones look identical with only slight variations in hair. In the original trilogy, Boba Fett is always wearing his infamous Mandalorian mask, but fans didn’t know at the time (and probably George Lucas hadn’t thought of yet) that Boba Fett was a clone just like the clones who participated in the Clone Wars.
Because Boba Fett was an unaltered clone of Jango and didn’t have the age progression of the other clones, Boba grew up in a world where all of the clones had the face of his father. A face that he himself would grow into as well.
What effect did sharing a face with the infamous clones of Jango Fett have on Boba? Not much is known about the clones after the Clone Wars. Rex, Gregor, and Wolf appear in Star Wars: Rebels and help the Rebel Alliance fight against the Empire, but it would be fun to see Boba Fett encounter one of the clones in The Book of Boba Fett.
24. Darth Vader
Boba Fett was one of the most skilled and active bounty hunters at the time of the original trilogy, and he was hired on more than one occasion by Darth Vader. Vader hired him to find the pilot who destroyed the Death Star. Boba Fett tracked the pilot, who we, of course, know as Luke Skywalker, to Tatooine where the two had a confrontation that Luke walked away from. Boba shared this news with Vader, revealing to Vader that the pilot was actually his son, whom he never knew had been born and assumed had died with Padme.
In The Empire Strikes Back, Vader hired Boba to track down Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon in order to find Luke and try to turn him to the dark side. Clearly, Boba Fett was someone Vader found useful. He wasn’t the only bounty hunter Vader used, but he proved to be more instrumental than all the others.
The appearance of Darth Vader in any Star Wars story is always exciting, as evidenced by the announcements that Vader would appear both in the Obi-Wan and Ahsoka Disney+ series, so even a brief appearance by the character in a Boba Fett flashback would be fun to see in The Book of Boba Fett.
25. Grand Admiral Thrawn
Thrawn has been a fan favorite character ever since his introduction in Timothy Zahn’s trilogy of novels commonly referred to as the Thrawn Trilogy. Although those stories are considered non-canon under Disney’s Star Wars continuity, the character was introduced into the official canon in Star Wars: Rebels as well as two trilogies of novels by Timothy Zahn.
It isn’t currently known what role Thrawn plays in the galaxy after his disappearance with Ezra Bridger to some unknown location in the galaxy at the end of Star Wars: Rebels, but in the season two episode of The Mandalorian in which Ahsoka appears, she’s on a search for Thrawn, presumably because she believes he can shed light on Ezra’s whereabouts. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, many fans hoped that the sequel trilogy would adapt, at least in part, Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy, giving us a live action version of this fan favorite villain.
But Disney took a completely different direction. We have yet to see Thrawn in live action, and he’ll probably play a role in the Ahsoka Disney+ series, but Boba’s ability to track people would make him an excellent candidate for an appearance in The Book of Boba Fett as well.