#boba fett blood ties

[gh0st-c0mpany]

Jango: Boba, do you remember that time a bag of chips got stuck in the vending machine and only you could reach in and get it out?

Boba: Yeah?

Jango: Good, were gonna do that again except that 100ft Dragon is the vending machine and that tooth in its mouth is the bag of chips. Good luck 👍

[star-wars-forever]

Boba Fett: Blood Ties

[youeverjustmarryabountyhunter]

Okay so this is controversial but I'm going rant about it anyway because it really does bother me.

I don't like Satine Kryze. Now, hold on. I'm not some misogynistic woman hater, I actually think she's a really interesting character. But, I don't like her. The two things can both be true, alright? Character wise I understand what's she's after. Ultimately she was a little girl who watched her family be torn apart by civil war and took on a more pacifistic root because of it. Trauma does that. She wanted to stop corruption and I cannot fault her for that but to ignore the damage she has done as a whole alongside the blatant racism of her actions is just infuriating.

I want to talk about the racism first. Now, am I saying Satine herself is racist? I think it could be argued that, yes. Does she say anything to portray that she is? No. But she doesn't have to. I also think it could be argued that she simply wanted Mandalore to be peaceful, but when you look at what she's done to the culture as a whole, it's a bit jarring.

I'd also like to point out that I think a great deal of my complaints largely fall onto the writers, because at the end of the day, their beliefs are reflected onto the characters. And while Satine is not without faults, she is a fictional character at the end of the day. However, that being said, her beliefs? Are reflective of people's real beliefs and there in lies the issue.

And when I say that characters reflects writers beliefs I want to be clear that having a bad character (morality wise) does not mean a writer supports their morals and or actions! But when said actions are portrayed to the audience as the 'correct' stance, that's when things get messy. Let's get into it.

To understand Mandalorians first we're going to have to get into Temuera Morrison and the blatantly obvious fact that he is NOT a white man. He is Māori, and that is reflected heavily in Jango Fett's characterization. A great deal of Mandalorian culture stems from Morrison's own culture and to deny this is frankly racist in and of itself.

So when were discussing Mandalorian's and their culture, it's important to keep that in mind. You are not only critiquing a fictional culture, but one that is tied heavily into a real person's very real culture.

Mandalorians, from the start are established as a warrior culture. Start is used very loosely here because we only have Mandalorians because George Lucas thought Boba was cool. So bare that in mind. But when I say start, I mean that when we actually get to learn about them and their culture.

They have a creed/code that they live and die by. This is their way of life. And in that creed there is one very specific rule I want to focus on and that is children are sacred. Foundlings are the future. Mandalorians do not care about blood ties. They don't care about who your father was, only the father you'll be. (A common Mandalorian saying btw)

So, where does that leave us?

With a culture that is not only heavily tied to Morrison's very own culture, but one that also harbors a belief of adopting without care for heritage or one's differences.

What does that have to do with Satine?

Look at Mandalore when we first see it under her rule. And I mean really, honestly, and truly, look.

Why are they all white? Why are they all human?

Okay yes, you can probably find some instance where they aren't, but the vast majority of what we see on screen is white humans and if you don't see a problem as to why what should be a very diverse cultural group would all be white humans then I think maybe you need to think about that for a second. And this is why I think it's important to remember that tidbit I said early about the writers affecting characters beliefs. Because this was a decision decided on by a real person. You could chalk them all being humans up to being sake of convenience in animating if you wanted. I think it's lazy, but it is easy. But it's not difficult to portray different races. At the very least they could have added different skin tones. But they didn't. That was a conscious decision.

And as I said, this reflects on Satine and her own beliefs.

Because in an effort to 'cleanse' Mandalore of any corruption and war she has erased any and all diversity. I don't think I need to explain to you why a white woman ridding a planet known for it's diversity of any cultures and beliefs differing from her own, is wrong. And yes, while I can sympathize with a young girl traumatized by war so much that she wants to rid it completely, but in doing so she fundamentally managed to erase any and all individuality.

I'd also like to touch on that I don't necessarily think that we the audience are supposed to agree with Satine in her entirety, but the amount of people that I have seen defend her so vehemently is what drove me to write this is the first place. And while, like I said, I don't think the intended purpose was for us to agree with her, there is never once an instance where anyone bothers to acknowledge the blantant racism. Satine's changes are just regarded by everyone, even in cannon, as just a way to stop war. The only critique she's given is about her pacisfism and while, yes, stripping a warrior culture down to her pacisfistic beliefs is also racist and a big deal! It's as though they do not grasp that aspect of it, or how much deeper it goes.

The lack of armor, weapons, diversity, is all there as plain as the eye can see. I didn't have to dig to find it. I didn't read some obscure comic from legends, it's right there in the clone wars.

And while we're at it, let's also discuss Satine being a white woman and why that makes her actions that much more of an issue. Because as I stated earlier she is a Mandalorian, a culture which is based on the Māori culture. You know, people that aren't typically white?

(I will say in fannon, I have seen some truly wonderful artist depict her as a Māori woman and I think that's incredible! But that's not what I am discussing)

Because in cannon, she is portrayed and painted as a white woman. Now I'm not here to argue on if you can have white people as Mandalorians or not, because frankly Mandalorians don't care about your skin color. You could even go as far as to say that I'm the racist for assuming she's white when for all we know she could just have a lighter skin tone. You're welcome to believe that. Regardless of the case, I think it says something about the writers when they chose to depict a white passing woman as someone who needed to 'cleanse' Mandalore of its roots, don't you?

Making Satine white or white passing, along side pushing the agenda that she wants to change Mandalore for the better, when previously one of the only other Mandalorian's that we know about so intensively is Jango Fett, a person of color, is frankly, a little weird, don't you think?

I won't get into the details of how they've tried so hard to strip Jango (and Boba!) of his culture, because I fear I may never shut up, but I think there's an underlying issue of trying to paint Jango(a person of color who was upholding his cultures traditions) in a negative light while placing Satine (a white person attempting to erase a culture of its traditions) on a pedestal. And when I say painting Jango in a negative light, I am not referring to his hand in creation of the clone army. I am talking purely about his stance as a Mandalorian, and how Satine even goes as far to dismiss him as one, despite Morrison's portrayal of him being the reason for the culture in the first place.

Am I arguing that making her a person of color would fix things? No,not by any means.

My goal here is not to 'fix' things or to paint Satine Kryze in a better light. I do not think Satine Kryze needs to be painted in a better light. My goal here, if I have any at all, is to showcase the racism in her actions, and to illustrate my frustrations with the lack of critique towards it. The amount of people I've seen defend her actions greatly outweighs the number of people I've seen critique her.

I don't have ill intent towards people who do like her. You are allowed to enjoy characters who do bad things! God knows I'm guilty of it myself. I just want to vent my frustrations, alongside shed some potential light on an issue.

[notes-from-sarah]

Read This, Not That - Star Wars Edition

There's so many Star Wars books it can be hard to know where to start. Of course, you can just read everything if you want, but if you have limited time and can't decide between two similar titles here's my list of which ones are worthy of your time (and sometimes braincells). I make no distinction between Legends EU and New EU in this list because none of this stuff is one coherent continuity anyway (no matter what they tell you). Instead, I'm focusing on the characters and how good the stories are for that character. List is roughly in timeline order and divided by similar books about the same character.

Obi-Wan as a Padawan

Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray > Padawan by Kiersten White

Anakin and Obi-Wan

The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster > Brotherhood by Mike Chen

Obi-Wan on Tatooine

Kenobi by John Jackson Miller > Obi-Wan: A Jedi's Purpose by Christopher Cantwell (comic)

Kanan Jarrus

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller > Kanan Omnibus by Greg Weisman (comic)

Grand Admiral Thrawn

Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn > Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Han Solo

Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn > Honor Among Thieves by James S. A. Corey

Boba Fett

Blood Ties, vol 1-2 by Tom Taylor (comic) > The Mandalorian Armor by K. W. Jeter

Princess Leia

Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning > Razor's Edge by Martha Wells

Luke Skywalker

Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne > Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster

[bobafettfanclub]

"Boba Fett has discovered that his father left a legacy to someone Boba has never heard of. He manages to track down the man, but if he is to learn the reasons behind Jango Fett's posthumous generosity, Boba Fett must first save the man from an army of bounty hunters who want the guy's head!" Learn more about Star Wars: Blood Ties 3, published on this day in 2010: https://bobafett.club/bloodties3

[fandom-friday]

Thank you so much to everyone that submitted recommendations this week! A comprehensive list of this week’s submissions can be found under the cut! Recommendations are organized by show/media, and any main pairings will be listed after the title.

✨ = 18+ content

Fics:

The Clone Wars: ✨ Poets and Painters (Early Morning) (Commander Wolffe x gn!Reader) by @frostycatblr-fandom-files ✨ A Twisted Fantasy (Commander Wolffe x f!Reader) by @rexxdjarin ✨ I Need You (Commander Wolffe x OC Sadhbh) by @ulchabhangorm ✨ Lean on Me (Kix x f!Reader) by @the-bad-batch-baroness Wreck My Plans (Fives x f!Reader) by @purplefangirl42 ✨ Golden Hour (Commander Fox x f!Reader) by @wizardofrozz ✨ Invisible Barriers (Fi Skirata x f!Reader) by @the-rain-on-kamino The Ties That Bind Us by @saggitary Adjustments by @ace-oreos

The Bad Batch: Tech-ology: Vol. II - Purgilltory by @apocalyp-tech-a

Rebels: ✨ One Last Chance (Rebels!Cody x f!Reader) by @wings-and-beskar

The Book of Boba Fett: The Daimyo's Dream (Boba Fett x f!Reader) by @pickleprickle ✨ An Honest Day's Work (Contractor!Boba Fett x f!Reader) by @daimyosprincess ✨ Biscuits and Beskar (Boba Fett x OC Kaylee Manu) by @marierg

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: My Choice (Jango Fett x f!Reader) by @vodika-vibes

Star Wars Original Trilogy: As the Water Wills (OC Kyga x OC Jol) by @btwxsixesandsevens

Star Wars Sequel Trilogy: ✨ Opals for Roses (Jannah x Rose Tico) by @btwxsixesandsevens

Batman: Tooth and Claw by BrickSheep (AO3) Mama's Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird by @blazonix

Marvel: ✨ Why Don't You Do Right (Bucky x Sarah Wilson) by @btwxsixesandsevens

Crossover AUs: Bound in Blood (Miraculous Ladybug/Batman Crossover) (Ladybug x Dick Grayson) by @newdog14writes

Art:

The Clone Wars: Jedi Were Not Meant for War by @amarcia OC Zeeta Art by @rexxdjarin Commander Wolffe Art by @bianvers Long-Haired Fox Art by @jupiterky

The Bad Batch: Commander Mayday Art by @hootydoot Sunkissed by @the-rain-on-kamino Echo Art by @pinkiemme Echo and Ahsoka Reunion Art by @chedaar21

Crossover AUs: Echo and Echo Art by @blessyo4

[fancyfade]

Have you read this horrible 2011 Boba Fett comic by Tom Taylor? https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Star-Wars-Legends-Boba-Fett-Blood-Ties

Art's amazing but it really shows how limited his range was and continues to be. How did this man get his job???

I haven't read it :P I'm not interested in Star Wars comics atm, certainly not anything by Tom Taylor

[david-talks-sw]

And this is where we'll have to agree to disagree.

Because I think that...

seeing as some of the character dynamics in Star Wars are based on his own real life friendships,

seeing as the Jedi share the same Buddhist values as him,

seeing as the narrative reflects his own political views,

seeing as his own marriage fell apart because he tried to fully commit to two things at once (just like Anakin does)...

... seeing as all these personaI aspects from his life have been injected into the films... I think George Lucas' word is - in fact - law, on the matter of Star Wars.

Admittedly, it's for better or worse.

But I'd also point out that you're showing a textbook misunderstanding of what the word "attachment" means, in Lucas' Star Wars.

It doesn't mean relationships, it's not "emotional bonds".

It comes from the Buddhist principle of non-attachment. It's not about depriving yourself of bonds, it's about being able to let go and move on from who/what you love, when it's time.

As Lucas has stated over and over.

If you wanna go ahead and make a fairy tale character - whose sole functional purpose is to show that discipline and selfishness causes your downfall - the poster boy for mental illness, you can go ahead.

But if it were me, I'd go with someone else. But hey, your headcanon is your own. However I'll admit I was confused because in your description, you state:

Why specify that when you don't think Lucas' input and vision is actually that important? You've got your headcanon, embrace that!

For further reading on what "attachment" is meant to mean in Star Wars, I'd recommend:

So that whole interaction between Ahsoka and Huyang, where they talk about Sabine's choice to help the enemy find Thrawn (in hopes that she can then find Ezra) is clearly meant to be subtext for what happened with Anakin.

I mean change the pronoun from "she/her" to "he/him", tweak some of the names and...

... it's just blatant.

The parallels were already clear in the previous episode, as pointed out in this post here, and it still holds true:

Sabine's struggle with attachment mirrors Anakin's.

We know Filoni's whole stance on why Anakin fell to the Dark Side: he'll usually acknowledge that Anakin was ruled by his attachments, got possessive of Padmé, but then adds:

"HOWEVER is loving that way really that bad?"

"HOWEVER he never stood a chance because Qui-Gon wasn't there to teach him properly and be the father Anakin needed."

I've already gone into why both these statements don't track with Lucas' intended narrative here and here... but I wanna touch on this notion that "Anakin wasn't trained enough to make a better choice."

He was.

You know how we know? Because we saw him overcome his attachments before.

We saw him explain the theory of the non-attachment rule, before.

In fact, wee saw him pass down a lot of the Jedi lessons, in The Clone Wars, including being disciplined, following orders and not acting impulsively.

The issue is that - while Anakin knows the theory, even has a few minor successes applying it - he never builds the self-discipline needed to master it because... deep down... he doesn't want to.

This is partially because you got Palpatine telling him he doesn't need to, molding him into an arrogant, power-craving person... but the fact remains that Anakin made the choice himself.

Which Filoni acknowledges, sure... but not quite. The difference between his thesis and George Lucas' is that the latter picks a stance and defends it.

"He started out as a very loving and compassionate person. And as he progressed, it was his inability to control his temper, his inability to let go of things, and his quest for power that were his undoing." - George Lucas, E! Behind the Scenes - ROTS, 2005

Anakin fell because he was greedy, just like any one of us can be.

Cool. Filoni, on the other hand, doesn't seem to land anywhere.

He dances around the issue (as can be seen by the debate between Ahsoka and Huyang, with no clear winner) and merely questions whether it's as simple as that.

Clearly he wants to justify Anakin's actions to some degree... but y'know, the narrative considers those actions so reprehensible that Anakin gets friggin' burned alive for it.

"I felt it was important that we actually see that happen so that we could see the consequences of these bad things that he did. […] He forces his friends to turn against him. Which is heartbreaking." - George Lucas, “The Chosen One” Featurette, 2005

Because Anakin's actions are not meant to be justified.

It's easy to see why Filoni likes Anakin. One of the earliest tasks he had when writing The Clone Wars was humanizing a character whose sole functional purpose was to carry out a narrative about how:

"Without self-discipline, greed [can] force a character off the path to freedom." - Micael Hearn, The Cinema of George Lucas, 2005

And Anakin is a very sympathetic character.

His flaws are flaws that we all carry.

Q: Is it fair to assess Anakin is kind of cursed by his own goodness/good qualities? "I wouldn't say that’s true. He’s cursed by the same flaws, and issues that he has to overcome, that all humans are cursed with. There's a lot going on there. [...] The whole point is—and the reason I started the story where I did—is that Anakin is a normal, good kid. And how does somebody who is normal and good turn bad? What are the qualities, what is it that we all have within us that will turn us bad?" - George Lucas, Star Wars Insider #52, 2000

But narratively, Anakin is selfish.

He doesn't want to save Padmé's life, he wants to save himself from the pain of losing Padmé.

And while you're supposed to sympathize with him, you're not meant to agree with him. He's Darth Vader, the space nazi. He messes up and consequentially "leaves the Force in darkness" for 20 years, instead of ushering it towards the light in the chancellor's office, when he has the chance.

So to shift the blame and say that...

HOWEVER, Anakin didn't have the proper support system or training to make a better choice.

... when the whole point of the narrative is about taking personal responsibility and being selfless instead of selfish... well, it is missing that point.

He did know better. He just didn't want to choose better, so he convinced himself he wasn't able to.

[finefett]

Boba Fett: Blood Ties

[gh0st-c0mpany]

Has anyone found it to be too much of a coincidence that Cinta and Vel almost have the same name as Sintas Vel?

[dukeoftheblackstar]

Star Wars: Blood Ties

I've decided to go over bookmarked and saved references I have for my undying love for the Fett lore. I've also decided to writhe in pain for Boba and submit to an endless barrage of praise for everything that he is, stands for, and upholds.

I just want to love on him so much and make him understand how much Jango Fett and Jaster Mereel are beyond proud of what he has become pre and post The Book of Boba Fett.

With the recent end to Season 3 of the Mandalorian with no trace of any spec of Fett in there, I'm still very hopeful that they'll explore the Mand'alore history since they're all about it being "the way".

[glimjack]

If you like comics (you can read these all online), there's also:

Open Seasons - Jango's history! It ties into the Bounty Hunter video game if you like the idea of a game, but they're both standalone. There's only 4 issues, so it won't take long!

Star Wars: Jango Fett and Star Wars: Zam Wessel - two linked one offs, jango's work and a cute bit of baby boba (there's a more recent 'jango fett' too)

There's loads of Boba comics, but you might see Blood Ties (and the follow up Boba Fett is Dead), War of the Bounty Hunters (there's about a million variations on bounty hunter + war in titles, unfortunately), and Twin Engines of Destruction recommended! They're variously about Boba's life at different points

The catholic thing is a joke - in Tales of the Bounty Hunters he's 'given' captured Leia for a night, and he stays away from her and tells her that 'Sex between those not married is immoral.'

Boba Fett!

Now that I’ve gotten your attention, does anyone have a good Legends reading list for learning about his character and his journey?

I’ve read several people here pissed about how Disney has done him dirty in the BoBF show. Boba was never a character I was interested in back in the 90s/early oughts when I was reading legends books so I never really encountered him. That interest is changing, now, with my growing love for Mandalorians and the build up of their culture. I want to learn more about the first trilogy’s OG bounty hunter.

Wouldn’t mind learning more about Jango as well. So recommendations there are welcome as well.

Just going by the movies, Jango comes off as a total dumbass so I was never interested. Similar to why I never got interested in Boba. However, I’m told that there’s more going on with them that wasn’t explained in the movies (Which, fair. They were tertiary characters at best).

I’m enjoying the hell out of what I’m encountering in fanfic but the characterization is all over the place so I don’t actually know what they were like in the official books. Something about Boba being Catholic?

I’m hoping to be able to find/order older Star Wars books from my library so I don’t have to shell out for coveted copies that are no longer being produced. Any recommendations, reading lists, and the order you recommend would be much appreciated.

[eternal-iron-heart]

I N C R E D I B L E Rendering of Temuera Morrison as an adult Boba Fett by artist Chris Scalf in Star Wars Blood Ties: Jango and Boba Fett written by Tom Taylor

[enbyonmandalore]

Also, where can I buy the Blood Ties series about Boba and Jango Fett?? No comic store near me seems to have it.

[bobafettfanclub]

The fan-favorite, initially 4-part tale of Jango Fett and Boba Fett had its debut issue of "Blood Ties" published on this day in 2010 Written by Tom Taylor with art and cover by Chris Scalf More about every Fett comic: https://bobafett.com/bounty/books/comics/

[starwarsbookclub]

The poll for our December book and comic is closed! Next month for Boba Fett month we’ll be reading The Mandalorian Armour and Blood Ties

We'll start reading from December 4th after our end of month chat for Ronin on December 3rd!

It’s never too late to join our Discord server! All individuals 16+ are welcome to join, and reading along with us is not a requirement! We’re going to be watching some Boba Fett content toward the end of the month so if you'd like to join the fun, feel free to join!

If you have any questions, please send us an ask!

Happy reading, and may the Force be with you all!

- Star Wars Book Club