Did Darth Vader and Boba Fett realize they had encountered each other as youths?

Anakin Skywalker and the young Boba Fett did not exactly meet each other during ATTACK OF THE CLONES, but young Boba almost certainly saw Anakin in action (and just perhaps, Anakin noted Boba's presence too). Later on in their lives, when they were Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith and Boba Fett, Bounty Hunter during EPISODES IV-VI, did either realize that they had encountered each other during their youth?

 

Possibly.

Darth: "Hey, weren't you decapitated?"
Boba: "Nope, you're mistaking me with my father. How did you know?"
Darth: "He shot Zam on Coruscant. Thought I saw his head flying in an arena on Geonosis."
Boba: "Yeah. Good times, eh?"

 

Well, even just with the clones, although I'm sure that he was filled in later by Palpatine.

 

I don't think Boba will know who Darth Vader is, and Vader probably wants to blank his life as Anakin out of his mind so may just forget if he ever saw Boba.

 

This is interesting. Is there a general knowledge in the Galaxy that Anakin Skywalker became Vader? I mean, do people in the Galaxy believe that Anakin Skywalker died and Vader is a different person. From the movies, it seems to be that way. There is no connection made between Anakin and Vader. If it was known in Alderaan, for example, Leia would have asked Luke if he were related, or something like that.

If this wasn't generally known, Boba would probably believe that Anakin was dead and wouldn't make that connection.

 

Most of the Galaxy assumed Anakin was just another Jedi who died during the Purge, albeit a great one who played a major role in the Clone Wars. They wouldn't make any connection between him and Vader, and I don't think Boba Fett is any different.

 

probly not, Metal. I mean, it's fairly obvious that Owen and Beru know that Anakin is Vader, and I hardly think Vader dropped them a postcard telling them. It's possible that ObiWan tells them at some point in Ep3 when he, or whoever, delivers the infant Luke into their care, but until May 05, it's open for speculation. Tarkin knew of Vader's Jedi past, I'm sure others do too. Since it seems like part of Palpatine's ascenion to Emperor involves discrediting the Jedi, what better propoganda than to make it known that assisting the Emperor in wiping out the Jedi was a former Jedi.

 

Everyone obviously knew Vader was a former Jedi, they just didn't know who. If the whole galaxy knew Vader was once Anakin Skywalker don't you think Luke would've realized who his father was long before the duel in ESB?

 

@ Darth_Meul . nice one.

maybe we'll better understand next year, but I doubt its public knowledge that "the famous Jedi, Anakin Skywalker" became Darth Vader. If it was, you'd think Luke would know. (At least about the "famous Jedi"
part.)
If Boba knows, I think it adds a bit to his character, putting him in the inner circle like that, but that seems like too much. I seriously doubt he knows.

It seems risky to allow people to run around with that kind of information.
Im not sure why, ... it just does.

I think Anakin may know, but I doubt Boba does.

 

Boba has no idea Vader was once Anakin Skywalker.

 

I don't think they ever meet, do they?

Anyway, I also don't think there is a general Anakin=Vader knowledge in the galaxy. I also doubt that Anakin is "famous", since Luke doesn't know of him. Owen likely doesn't know either, and was just refering to the impetuousness that got Anakin killed.

 

so Bobba doesn't know Anakin. But does Vader know Bobba. I doubt not.There are so many Mandalorian posers out there. One bounty hunter is the sameas the other to the Empire as long as they get the job done.

 

I don't think they ever meet, do they?
Yeah, in ESB. And Vader's little emphasis of "no disintergrations" to Boba has caused quite a few people to think they had some kind of past history.

I think the very existance of Anakin Skywalker would be something that the galaxy in general would be keen to forget about...if they indeed know that much. Ep3 will be much more revealing about this, but Anakin in general might not be well-known, apart from to the Jedi and the Senate.

 

Yeah, There's pretty much no way Boba would know Vader was Anakin, and may never even have heard of Anakin, or have known that one of the 3 condemned people in the arena was Anakin. He knew who Obi-Wan was, because he let him into the apartment on Kamino and was present for the conversation. But he never met Anankin, not going by the films (unless Ep. 3 changes that).

As for Vader knowing and remembering Boba Fett, he may have inferred the identity of Boba Fett from the armor and his name, and he would have been filled in by Obi-Wan about what happened to him while they were separated in AOTC, and may have learned more about Jango and Boba Fett than what he actually saw of them on Geonosis, and it's possible Anakin never saw Boba on Geonosis.

But even if Vader knew Boba's identity and history it was not important enough for him to bring it up in ESB. I'm sure as Vader he knew alot of things he didn't tell people.

 

Vader definetely knew who Boba was as a bounty hunter. He was called Boba Fett. Anakin KNEW Jango Fett, as he had history with him.

"Don't move, Jedi" -- Jango

This is somewhat evident by Vader's treatment of the bounty hunter who succeeded in carrying out Vader's plan. Vader had little time for respect...

He's all yours... bounty hunter

Sounds a little like he had a slight grudge, but hey, he made Vader's day go that much easier so what could he do?

 

Sounds a little like he had a slight grudge, but hey, he made Vader's day go that much easier so what could he do?

Naw, there's no grudge. Vader simply views the Bounty Hunters as so far beneath him, that he doesn't even bother to use names. He just calls them all "Bounty Hunter".

 

"Yeah, in ESB. And Vader's little emphasis of "no disintergrations" to Boba has caused quite a few people to think they had some kind of past history. "

This is true because most fans are reading way to much into this. In 1980 when Vader said this to Fett we all understood it to mean Fett disintegrated his victims. Vader wanted them alive so he had to stress this to Fett. That's all. Fett's a famous bounty hunter. Vader's the 2nd in command in the Empire. Of course Vader is aware of Fett's reputation as a bounty hunter. Would Vader necessarily make the connection that Fett might have something to do w/a bounty hunter Anakin interacted w/once over 20 years ago? Probably not.

 

with this kind of question the answer probably is that we will never know .