Boba Fett and Jaster Mereel?

In Episode II, Boba Fett is a clone of Jango. In The Essential Guide to Characters, Boba Fett is said to have been Jaster Mereel earlier in life. What's up with that? Is it possible that Boba just took on the name Jaster Mereel?

 

Jaster Mereel was an alias that Boba Fett took on sometime after Episode 3. Ironically, Jaster Mereel was the real name of Jango Fett's mentor.

 

Ah, interesting. If you don't mind my asking, where'd you know that from? Not that I'm questioning you or anything.

 

Again, all of that can be found in the EU. I suggest reading all of it.

 

Yeah, the EU is great. I have several EU reference books, i.e., the Essential Guides. They're great when you need to know something.

 

Yes, I... er, Boba Fett took on the name Jaster Mereel after moving to the planet Concord Dawn. There he became a Journeyman Protector, but was banned after killing a corrupt JP.

EDIT: He then took on the profession of bounty hunter, for which he is most well known for.



You Rebel Scum!
~Bôba Fe++

 

He might have already been a bounty hunter before that; he could have used the alias so he could track his bounty anonymously.

 

Jaster Mereel was a Mandalorian Warrior who took Jango Fett under his wing. Jaster taught Jango everything he knew. Jaster was betrayed and killed by a fellow warrior, Montross. Jango killed Montross years later, and was then selected by Count Dooku to be the host for the clone army.

Courtesy: Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

 

Jaster Mereel- this Journeyman Protector from the planet Concord Down was an ugly youth who had killed another Protector in the line of duty. Even though the other man was a corrupt law enforcer, Mereel was imprisoned and forced to stand trial. He was found guilty of murder, and exiled from the planet. Over the years, Jaster eventually found a home with the Mandalorian Shocktroopers, who took him in and trained him to be one of their best mercenaries. When Jaster was elected the leader of the Mandalorians, it was believed that Vizsla decided to split off from the group and form the Death Watch. Vizsla tried to destroy the true Mandalorians on Concord Dawn, but Mereel and a small force managed to survive, thanks in part to the efforts of young Jango Fett. The Mandalorians regrouped, but Jaster felt pressure from hard-liners like Montross to eliminate the Death Watch and re-establish the superiority of the Mandalorians. Years later, during a mission to Korda 6, Jaster discovered that the request for aid had been a ruse created by Vizsla and the Death Watch. Vizsla lured the Mandalorians to Korda 6 and nearly eliminated them. Jaster and a handful of mercenaries survived, only to find that Montross had decided to take control of the Shocktroopers for himself. Montross fled, and Vizsla shot Jaster dead as he lifted off from the planet.



Boba Fett- originally from the planet Kamino, Boba Fett was the son of noted bounty hunter Jango Fett. When Jango was first contacted about developing a clone army, one of the only things he requested as payment was an unadulterated clone to have as a son. Boba was the first of the clones produced by the Kaminoans, some ten years before the onset of the Clone Wars, and Jango loved him with all his being. He trained Boba to be self-reliant, and often took the child on bounty-hunting missions. This self-reliance was put to the test when Jango was killed during the Battle of Geonosis. Young Boba Fett fled the planet in his father's ship, Slave I, and little was known of what happened to him over the next twenty years. It was rumored that he returned to his father's homeworld of Concord Dawn, where he was known as the Journeyman Protector Jaster Mereel. There were also rumors that Fett was an extremely dedicated Imperial stormtrooper who, for reasons known only to him, attacked and killed his superior officer. These rumors have never been substantiated. In his travels, Boba Fett acquired a full suit of Mandalorian Shock Trooper armor to replace the suit worn by his father years before. The unique weapons systems of the armor suited a number of purposes, including enhancement of his arsenal as well as increasing the mystique behind his reputation. He also acquired his father's Kuat Systems Engineering Firespray-class ship, Slave I and had it heavily modified at Kuat Drive Yards. Many of the modifications to Slave I were developed by Kuat of Kuat himself, and helped further the design of other starships. Fett employed the best microsurgeons in the galaxy to remove as many of the pain-sensing nerves from his body. He also had many of his body's pleasure sensors eliminated as well. As his proficiency as a bounty hunter grew, so did his reputation. It was even believed that Grand Moff Willhuf Tarkin employed Boba Fett to hunt down Han Solo, shortly after Solo's defection, in order to prove to the galaxy that the Empire would not tolerate any breech of loyalty. This led to his being hired by Kud'ar Mub'at, in an intricate plan to eliminate the Bounty Hunters Guild. The plan, masterminded by Prince Xizor, involved Fett actually joining the Guild, which he had felt was too restrictive in its bylaws. The plan worked, resulting in the breaking of the Guild into two rival factions. During this time, Fett also discovered the schemes of Kuat of Kuat, and would have exposed the leader of Kuat Drive Yards if Kuat hadn't been intent on his own suicide. Fett later became one of the bounty hunters commissioned by Darth Vader to hunt down the Millennium Falcon. This occurred at abou

 

He became the mayor of Sernpidal!

 

The first guide to chracters is outdated now.

 

Not really. All of the information in there is still correct.