The Mandalorian Legacy Bounty Hunters in The Mandalorian (Boba, Cad Bane, Bossk etc)

So, what are the chances of Boba or Cad Bane popping up? Would such characters overshadow the story or connect it better with the rest of the saga?

 

I think there is a chance of it overshadowing but I think the Mando has got a footing now. My bet is Boba is the most likely to show up with Embo in second although Embo is currently working with the New Republic so who knows

 

If they tried to pull it off earlier I think it wouldnt have worked, but I think the timing is right and they could be an excellent rival. Though I doubt the stinger scene from Ep 5 will pay off until the end of the season, if not next season.

It's Tatooine, they're using SFX associated with Boba, so it would be a bummer if it's not Boba.

 

My question is was Boba on Tatooine all this time?

 

I say yes, I'd like to see other well-known bounty hunters. It would be a missed opportunity, IMO.

 

With the Obi Wan and Cassian Andor shows on the horizon and set at a time a lot of these guys were actually alive, I see no reason why characters like Boba Fett would appear in this...

 

Because we know they weren’t gonna keep Boba dead

 

Between the prequels and TCW, so much effort has been given into giving Boba a back story that his clumsy downfall into the Sarlacc seems even more underwhelming. If Maul can be brought back then Boba definitely should (as he traditionally was). Cause, come on, who doesn't want showdown between the two most famous Mandalorian bounty hunters? Though I hope it would be a rare cameo because I love the Mandalorian as its own thing. I enjoyed Rebels more as its own show rather than when it started to get crowded with legacy characters (like Twin Suns was great but it wasn't really a good fit for the story of Rebels). I don't want the same thing to happen with this show with too much of it being about Boba.

 

Yeah that's what I used to think... But you need to save some cameos for the other shows, and it wouldn't require bringing anyone back from the dead!

 

They did it with Maul, they did it with Gregor, they did it with Echo. Bringing people back to life is Filoni’s MO

 

Mando went from his own neck of the woods to Tatioone, where Boba Fett operated, it is made clear even here the Bounty Hunter's Guild (that Boba Fett is a long standing member off) is still after him, Fennec is an elite assassin involved with top crime syndicates including the Hutts (among which Jabba the Hutt who had Boba Fett, Bossk and Dengar on retainer as off RoTJ). I feel like the latest episode gave a plenty reason for why Mando would end up in Boba Fett's crosshairs.

If Boba Fett or Cad Bane don't show up, then whoever does go after Mando needs to be the new top gun of the guild. If not it means that despite everything said in the last three episode, taking out Mando isn't really high priority for the Bounty Hunter Guild yet. Which doesn't seem to be the story they are trying to tell.

 

I do hope it's Boba. I know I'm setting myself up for disappointment probably but what the hell. They would need to do it right though or else they'll risk:



Not much to go by other than gait, boots, pants and cape.

I added some brightness to the last shots. Brown leather boot and a blaster. Looks like the person might have greaves as well but not sure. The cape did seem bluish when I was playing around with contrast/brightness but then again it seems the whole frame has a blue tint. Doesn't prove anything, just fun to speculate!

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Added spoiler tags just in case.

 

Could they do Embo...and his little dog too??

 

I think it’s definitely Boba (or at least Vanth in his armor), but that it won’t pay off until next season.

 

I think we’ll get confirmation that it’s him or Vanth during the season Final but only as a quick scene like the end of this episode

 

I think Boba is destined to return to life, then have his Beskar melted and added to Mando’s armor

 

I also think we’ll see Cad Bane, Bossk, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, Dengar and Embo at some point. But Favreau’s smart not to cram all those cats into the first season. He knows he’ll have multiple seasons to work with, and will proceed accordingly.

 

I wonder who'd they'd get for Dengar if he appears. The original actor was an ex-boxer or wrestler, I believe, and I think he passed away some years ago.

 

I am pretty sure in canon his armor isn’t even Beskar

 

Wouldn't be surprised to see Fett pop up in this era. His half-digested armor was found in a Sandcrawler in Aftermath iirc. Most likely that was the Story Group laying the groundwork for something in the future, at that point probably the now-cancelled Fett movie.

He also went to great lengths to avoid having to let go of Ahsoka.

 

Hey @Bor Mullet , what are your thoughts on whether or not they will leave certain characters alone for the other shows like Obi Wan and Cassian? I used to think they wouldn't be able to help themselves and Boba would be back...but now I am not so sure.

Boba, Bossk, Dengar (?) and Jabba all died in ROTJ, but will all be alive during the Obi Wan series which will most likely spend a significant amount of time on Tatooine so I see no need to have to bend events to work in appearances.

 

I could go to lengths about that. That being Filoni’s one major flaws, not letting characters go no matter what with one exception to that, but I don’t think this is the place for that discussion.

Dengar is confirmed alive at this point and working as a bounty hunter for the new republic

 

What's that in...?I assume a book or one of the cartoon series... I know Bossk was on the sail barge - Is Dengar??

 

dengar at least as far as I can tell from the Wikia was present only at the palace and not the barge

 

I think they might, but I have a feeling that the Cassian show will be a much more...adult-themed one, with a focus on spies and Imperials, and a smattering of underworld political types like Saw. Not so many bounty-hunter types. So I suspect that a lot of the ESB bounty hunter crew will pop up in the Mando. And perhaps one in the Obi-wan series, depending on what they do with that story.

Bossk is not confirmed dead in canon, as far as I’m aware. I know he was on the barge, but if we didn’t see him die on screen...