HanSolOKniser3 posted:

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Traviss's portrayal of Jaina and Mara in Bloodlines is pathetic. imnshooc.

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Ashandarei posted:

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Kenobi_Kid posted:

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The possibility of Boba not being a Mandalorian was pretty much closed off with AotC and the introduction of Jango Fett, so you can't really say it's her responsibility that he's supposed to be an honest-to-goodness Mandalorian now. She's just running with what she's been given.

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No, no, you misunderstood (or I didn't elaborate fully enough, since I erroneously thought it was obvious). What I meant was that Boba is certainly a Mandalorian by birth, but he has pretty much never conducted himself in the Mandalorian manner. He's not a die-hard glory-seeking battle-loving soldier. He's never seemed to hold family in high esteem, and aside from his one foray into marriage when he was a teenager has never been shown to desire one. He's never attempted to reunite with his Mando brethren in any capacity after that, preferring the life of a loner. He's never even learned Mando'a. Granted, becoming Mandalore could change a few things, but I, personally, don't think it's for the better.

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Charlemagne19 posted:

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Yes, but Mandalorian Supercommandos was to me like Japanese Samurai.

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Ashandarei posted:

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But he's trying to be.

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Charlemagne19 posted:

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Frankly, I'm annoyed they made Boba Fett not speak Mandoa

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BobaMatt posted:

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Ashandarei posted:

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But he's trying to be.

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Now he is. Kinda. Sorta.

He'll be dead in a year anyway.

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MistrX posted:

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Kind of hard to do when he preceded its existence by years.

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Carnage04 posted:

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Mandolorian is such a different thing to be. It's more along the lines of being a Republican or Democrat than it is being born with a particular heritage. I find them to be like minded individuals who love combat for the sake of combat, and have a code of honor that is higher than that of a simple mercenary. It seems to me that Boba Fett may be a heartless money grubbing cold blooded killer, but he always has had a particular code of honor and a sense of desiring order of a type. He seems like a perfect Mando to me. Whether or not he has the leadership capabilities of being Mandalore is a different story with his tendency to keep to himself....

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BobaMatt posted:

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Mandalorians have a lot more non-Mandalorian Mandalorians (crap, I hate this) than the Samurai had non-Japanese Samurai.

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Ashandarei posted:

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No, no, you misunderstood (or I didn't elaborate fully enough, since I erroneously thought it was obvious). What I meant was that Boba is certainly a Mandalorian by birth, but he has pretty much never conducted himself in the Mandalorian manner. He's not a die-hard glory-seeking battle-loving soldier. He's never seemed to hold family in high esteem, and aside from his one foray into marriage when he was a teenager has never been shown to desire one. He's never attempted to reunite with his Mando brethren in any capacity after that, preferring the life of a loner. He's never even learned Mando'a. Granted, becoming Mandalore could change a few things, but I, personally, don't think it's for the better.

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Charlemagne19 posted:

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MistrX posted:

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Kind of hard to do when he preceded its existence by years.

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One thinks that a man whom has been identified as a Mandalorian for decades might have it retconned that he speaks his own frickin language.

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DarthSanctimonious posted:

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Matthew Stover: Jacen's portrayal in Traitor clashed with all continuity by erroneously portraying him as an interesting character with depth.

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