The Mandalorian Tracking Fobs

Have you guys discussed how the bounties are tracked? Because if they can track baby Yoda still, why could they not detect that he wasn’t inside the carriage?

 

So this is a tough question, and yes, it has been discussed regarding how the f.o.b.'s work. The answer I liked best is that they are "programmed" with a sample of the target's blood or dna and they will start beeping the closer they get but only to a few kilometers max.

Additionally, the sample needs to be fresh because it is only a snapshot of the target's biological signature. Over time, the target's natural metabolic behavior will change their "signature". This is why you're not targeted for life, it will wear off eventually.

So the explanation I've come up with, is that Mando and Baby Yoda have been on the run long enough so that the f.o.b. no longer works on him. Maybe they are only good for a few months or a year, idk. It's a whole 'nother debate over how much time has passed during the show, but if there have been any clear indicators I missed them.

 

I don't think this theory works because If they were able to get a fresh sample, why wouldn't they also be able to a acquire the bounty at that time? They'd have to catch the bounty to get the sample, and then let it go to be caught. Makes no sense. Perhaps the fob is just set for the person's last known location or most likely coordinates, and the coordinates can be modified by a main system.

 

Kyber crystals

It's always kyber crystals

 

I also hope we learn about what the battery life is on the fobs. Do users have to recharge the fobs? Does it come with a charger or does the fob company nickle and dime you by forcing you to by the charger separately?

 

You all have a laugh about this, and it's fine, but frankly I don't really see what's so silly in asking basic questions about major plot points. It collects... "data"... for me it just seems so natural: data like what? I've seen people discussing for pages and pages over WAY more pedantic and nitpicking issues, like Yoda burning a tree or Finn parking on the beach.

 

I also want to know if a person loses their fob can they get another fob to find the original fob?

 

A huge inception of fobs tracking fobs.

That's fair (and with this question I will stop being annoying, I promise. Really last question), you just made the perfect example of the ID.
Indeed, IDs as far as I know cannot be tracked, you can decide to leave it at home, and nobody will notice it, so our perplexity does sound legitimate, doesn't it?

 

This is the way.

 

Wow, it's officially a thread!
Whoever created this thread has just become my favorite mod from now on.

 

I hate this place.

 

Cool! My post became a thread. Thanks Todd the Jedi.

 

Do you think the fob will ever take its helmet off?

 

Why do they use different fobs for different people?
Just create an app and download all the data of the bounties you need on a single fob!

 

Maybe to keep it more confidential? A single person calibrates the fob and makes sure it only ends up in the hands of who he wants it to.

 

On a side note how do the pucks work?