Jango Fett (68 BBY - 22 BBY) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe.

The fact that Boba Fett was so popular with fans that his father was not only heavily featured in a prequel movie, but that he was the source of all the clones in that movie, is considered by some to be the ultimate example of fan service.

It is also ironically fitting that the Clone Troopers would be created from him, as early in the pre-production of The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett was designed with a white armor and intended to be a "super Storm Trooper".

Jango was an orphan on the planet of Concord Dawn, home of the heavily-armoured supersoldiers, the Mandalorians. Jango was a young boy when the war between the true Mandalorians and a traitorous scion of their ranks began. Jango was taken in by the Mandalorian leader, Jaster Mereel. Jaster trained Jango to be a warrior, and when Jaster was later murdered by the leader of the mutinous Mandalorians, Jango avenged his death.

When the war was over, the Mandalorians were all but extinct, the remaining few fleeing to the far reaches of the galaxy. Jango, using his combat skills, weaponry, and mercenary mindset, became a bounty hunter, piloting his ship, the Slave I. Jango soon became famous for his accomplishments throughout the galaxy, not least of which were the Jedi he killed during the final Mandalorian wars. Despite this, he always considered himself a simple man trying to make his way.

Around the time of the Battle of Naboo, Jango was contacted by a man named Darth Tyranus, who offered him a bounty on his former padawan apprentice, Komari Vosa. Though Jango had to compete with Montross, a former Mandalorian traitor, he succeeded in defeating Vosa, partly with the help of a new ally, a novice bounty hunter named Zam Wesell. Tyranus was impressed; the bounty was a test to determine if the rumors of Jango's skills against a Jedi were true. In addition to the bounty on Vosa, Tyranus offered Jango a tempting sum of money for an unusual task: Jango was to be a template for an army of clones. Jango agreed, and soon millions of clones were created in his likeness at the cloning facility on Kamino. Jango, however, insisted that one clone not be subjected to growth enhancement or personality alteration, and that Jango could raise him as a son. His wish was granted, and the clone was named Boba Fett. Contrary to his claims, Jango was aware that Tyranus was also former Jedi Master Count Dooku, the Separatist leader.

Jango did not fully retire from his career but he took less jobs, and on Kamino, where he raised Boba in the Mandalorian ways, he assisted the Kaminoans in developing training programs for the Clone Troopers. Their armor was even based on the Mandalorian armor Jango wore.

Ten years after the cloning process began, Jango was hired to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala. The plot failed, and Jango was forced to murder his partner, Zam Wesell, to keep his identity secret. Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi traced one of Jango's weapons to Kamino, and learned of the clone army, of which the Jedi were previously unaware. Jango and Kenobi initially met on civil terms, but when Kenobi tried to intercept Jango for further questioning, the two clashed in a titanic battle.

Jango and Boba escaped in the Slave I, but Kenobi tracked them to Geonosis, where he learned that Jango and Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus) were in league with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Kenobi was captured and sentenced to death in the arena for espionage, as were Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, who had come to rescue him. Count Dooku, Jango and his son Boba were special guests of the Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser and watched the execution from a private box.

The execution ceremony was disrupted by the arrival of Mace Windu and several other Jedi, and a massive battle broke out between the Jedi and the CIS' battle droids. Jango joined the melee and even killed Jedi Council member Coleman Trebor, but he was ultimately beheaded by Windu in combat.

Jango never lived to see his clones participate in the Clone Wars, which tore the galaxy apart and cleared the way for the Galactic Empire. Nor did he ever see his son Boba continue his bounty hunting legacy, using his father's weapons and ship, as well as the suit of Mandalorian armor once worn by Jaster Mereel.

Jango appeared in the movie Attack of the Clones. He was played by Temuera Morrison. Jango is also the star of the video game Bounty Hunter; the comic books Jango Fett: Open Seasons, Jango Fett, and Zam Wesell; the Star Wars Adventures books Jango Fett vs. The Razor Eaters, The Shape Shifter Strikes, and Warlords of Balmorra; the Toys "R" Us promotional comic "Full of Surprises"; and the Jedi Readers book Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter. He also appears in the video game Jedi Starfighter. Taken together, these eleven stories detail his many accomplishments and make it clear why Jango Fett became the man without whom there would have been no Clone Wars.

External links

Jango-Fett.net : The home of Jango Fett