{"id":366337,"date":"2021-11-12T23:41:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T23:41:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T20:41:12","slug":"the-legacy-of-boba-fett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Legacy of Boba Fett&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f6c227ee49\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f6c227ee49\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/#Budgetary_Concerns_Created_Boba_Fett\" >Budgetary Concerns Created Boba Fett<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/#We_Love_Boba_Fett_Because_Hes_Medival\" >We Love Boba Fett Because He\u2019s Medival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/#Boba_Fetts_First_Poncho_was_a_Star_Wars_Towel\" >Boba Fett\u2019s First Poncho was a Star Wars Towel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/#Boba_Fetts_Spurs_Were_A_Joke\" >Boba Fett\u2019s Spurs Were A Joke<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/#Boba_Fetts_First_Appearance_was_in_a_Marin_County_Parade\" >Boba Fett\u2019s First Appearance was in a Marin County Parade<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/#Boba_Fett_Makes_the_Star_Wars_Holiday_Special_Watchable\" >Boba Fett Makes the Star Wars Holiday Special Watchable<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Legacy of Boba Fett&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;It turns out, accident and tomfoolery designed the baddest bounty hunter in the galaxy as much as anything.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Boba-Fett-Under-the-Helmet.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Boba Fett Under The Helmet\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Boba-Fett-Under-the-Helmet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Boba-Fett-Under-the-Helmet-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Lucasfilm&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Brad Gullickson\u00a0\u00b7 Published on November 12th, 2021 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Star Wars Explained is our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> where we delve into the latest Star Wars shows, movies, trailers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories to divine the franchise\u2019s future. This entry examines the best takeaways from the Disney+ Boba Fett documentary Under the Helmet.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>It\u2019s stupid how much we love <strong>Boba Fett<\/strong>. <em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Empire Strikes Back<\/em> features only four short bursts of bounty hunter dialogue. His total cinematic screentime is six minutes and thirty-two seconds. And he concludes <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em> by getting a bump on the noggin and tumbling into the Sarlacc pit, with his final gasp drowned out by the monster\u2019s humorous belch.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever. Boba Fett simply looks too cool. Forty-plus years after his introduction (which was not in <em>Empire Strikes Back<\/em>, nor was it in the <em>Star Wars Holiday Special<\/em> \u2013 don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll get into it in a bit), we can\u2019t shake the galactic gunslinger. He\u2019s more popular than ever and weeks away from finally having his own solo series, <strong><em>The Book of Boba Fett<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus\/status\/1459155486293434373\">Disney+ Day<\/a>, the streaming service attacked us with an onslaught of commercials, including a sneak peek at the Obi-Wan Kenobi series and a neverending strand of Marvel Studios properties. People seem excited about much of it, but maybe the most joyous release was the least flashy, the mini-documentary, <strong><em>Under the Helmet<\/em><\/strong>: <strong><em>The Legacy of Boba Fett<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll probably be well-versed in much of what the short doc has to say. However, I was struck by several interesting takeaways that were either totally new to me or presented slightly differently from what I\u2019ve heard before. I came away from <em>Under the Helmet<\/em> with six tidbits worth noting. Some speak to why Boba Fett remains an icon so many decades after his creation, and others celebrate the many creators who helped shape the badass.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Budgetary_Concerns_Created_Boba_Fett\"><\/span>Budgetary Concerns Created Boba Fett<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Boba Fett was not created as a bounty hunter. Originally, the armor was white. Conceptual artists\u00a0<strong>Ralph McQuarrie<\/strong> and <strong>Joe Johnston<\/strong> (who would direct <em>The Rocketeer<\/em> and <em>Captain America<\/em>: <em>First Avenger<\/em>) designed it as an upgraded Stormtrooper suit. These guys were supposed to be the real heavy-hitters, the soldiers the Empire called in when they needed to hit their targets.<\/p>\n<p>After they constructed the prototype costume, they discovered that it was just too damn expensive to produce on a massive scale. So an order of a hundred was reduced to one. That didn\u2019t phase <strong>Geroge Lucas<\/strong> in the slightest; he almost immediately rebranded the character as a bounty hunter. Cowboys, especially spaghetti western cowboys, were his jam.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_Love_Boba_Fett_Because_Hes_Medival\"><\/span>We Love Boba Fett Because He\u2019s Medival<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Lucasfilm senior writer <strong>Pete Vilmur<\/strong>, the reason we respond so strongly toward Boba Fett has to do with his T-visor helmet. It harkens to the Medieval era, a time of sword and sorcery. It\u2019s subconsciously mysterious, aesthetically matching the conundrum of who or what is actually underneath the suit.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Johnston does not remember who came up with the T-visor design. He only knows that he and Ralph McQuarrie were trading sketches back and forth, and someone and some point suggested it. Once the T-visor was inserted, there were a few alterations here and there, but for the most part, the character changed very little from that point forward.<\/p>\n<p>Once the decision was made to make Boba Fett a bounty hunter instead of a soldier, Johnston sprayed the costume silver and then painted over it using railroad colors. He then scarred the topcoat to expose the metal underneath, suggesting a rough and tumble lifestyle for this blaster brute.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boba_Fetts_First_Poncho_was_a_Star_Wars_Towel\"><\/span>Boba Fett\u2019s First Poncho was a Star Wars Towel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sound Designer <strong>Bun Burtt<\/strong> was tasked with hosting a production video showcasing the white Boba Fett armor for the English crew across the pond. In it, you can see him sheepishly highlight the many weapons hidden throughout the suit. Here\u2019s the flamethrower on his gauntlet. Over here, we have a \u201crather deadly\u201d dart-throwing device. On his knees, these shoot darts too. He then looks to folks off-camera, wondering if he\u2019s right or just making it up as he goes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duwayne Dunham<\/strong> was the first person to wear the Boba Fett suit. He was from the editing department and merely had the proper measurements. Something didn\u2019t quite look right with him, and George Lucas said, \u201che needs a cape,\u201d and they fetched a piece of <em>Star Wars<\/em> merchandise to complete his look, a beach towel.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boba_Fetts_Spurs_Were_A_Joke\"><\/span>Boba Fett\u2019s Spurs Were A Joke<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Wherever Boba Fett stumbles, we hear his spurs jingle jangle. This sound effect started as a joke from <strong>Ben Burtt<\/strong>. He said that if George Lucas wanted him to be a Clint Eastwood cowboy character, he should sound like one. To his surprise and delight, foley artist <strong>Robert R<\/strong>. <strong>Rutledge<\/strong> took the comment seriously and made the sound canon. If he only knew how excited we would get when we caught\u00a0those spurs in <em>The Mandalorian<\/em> years later.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boba_Fetts_First_Appearance_was_in_a_Marin_County_Parade\"><\/span>Boba Fett\u2019s First Appearance was in a Marin County Parade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Boba Fett did not first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear in <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>. Nor did he first appear in the cartoon stuck in the middle of the <em>Star Wars Holiday Special<\/em>. Nope. About a month before that turkey hit the airwaves, Boba Fett walked the streets of George Lucas\u2019 hometown in a Marin County California parade. The director wanted to get his neighbors stoked for the sequel, so he threw them a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Duwayne Dunham wore the suit, and it was the one actually used in <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>. He was paired with Darth Vader, and the two of them strolled through the streets, signing autographs for fans. Obviously, kids knew who the Sith Lord was, but they had questions when they saw Fett. Where he went, the young ones squeed. The Lucasfilm folks knew they had something special with this bounty hunter.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boba_Fett_Makes_the_Star_Wars_Holiday_Special_Watchable\"><\/span>Boba Fett Makes the Star Wars Holiday Special Watchable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No one hates the <em>Star Wars Holiday Special<\/em> as much as George Lucas, but even he has to recognize quality when he sees it. While he had very little to do with the television program, his idea was to premiere Boba Fett in the animated cartoon within. And even though no one has a kind word to say about the live-action bits, many at Lucasfilm celebrate Fett\u2019s animated arrival. St<em>ar Wars<\/em>: <em>The Clone Wars\u2019<\/em>\u00a0showrunner <strong>Dave Filoni<\/strong> refers to the \u2018toon as \u201cbeautiful work\u201d and points to its extreme stylization, something he and Lucas would take to heart when designing their animated collaboration. Realism, bah.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Under the Helmet<\/em>: <em>The Boba Fett Legacy<\/em> is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/movies\/under-the-helmet-the-legacy-of-boba-fett\/2Z7xyRFs1AgJ\">now streaming<\/a> on Disney+.<\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars, Star Wars Explained\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/brad.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. When not rambling about movies here, he&#8217;s rambling about comics as the co-host of Comic Book Couples Counseling. 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