PT Why did Jango Fett go to Geonosis?

Why did he go? Was he supposed to be a bodyguard or something? If so, a bodyguard against what? Clearly he was not told to allow Obi-Wan to follow him. He was surprised when Obi-Wan followed him. Him not going to Geonosis means no capture of Obi-Wan which means no Battle of Geonosis which means no war. Of course, Sidious and Dooku wanted the war to happen, but what reason could they have possibly told Jango to be there?

Also, wouldn't his presence there raise eyebrows since he's the template for the clone army? Shouldn't they have revealed themselves in a different manner

 

Plothole, seemingly. Similarly, you could ask why Boba Fett was at the Sarlacc Pit.

 

Palpatine knew the Jedi were investigating the assassination. Perhaps he knew well enough to know that Obi-Wan would follow the trail to Fett. You can call it a plot hole or question it endlessly, but it's pretty safe to make to the conclusion that the Dooku/Sidious gave Fett orders to be on Geonosis knowing that Obi-Wan would be able to track him. Though Fett is a proven Jedi killer, his encounters with Obi-Wan and Mace Windu show he doe shave trouble with more combat experienced Jedi.

 

The whole point is that the Jedi discover the clone army and begin the Clone War. The Jedi trace the Kamino saber dart that killed Zam Wessel to its origins. The Jedi take the hint and wind up on Kamino and discover both the clones and Jango's role in their creation. Jango likely has little to no knowledge of the Sith's intentions, which is why he tries to eliminate Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan then makes it to Geonosis and reports back to the Jedi before being captured. The Jedi bring the clones to Geonosis to rescue Obi-Wan and confront the army of droids they just found out about. The Clone War is inititated.

So, the whole thing is masterminded by the Sith. Jango lead the Jedi to Kamino. Being oblivious to his role in leading the Jedi to Geonosis, he tries to kill Obi-Wan twice. Why did he go to Geonosis, per se, rather than Tatooine or somewhere else? My guess is that Tyrannus requested he establish personal contact with him on Geonosis when the time came that the Jedi discovered the clone army.

 

What a lot of people don't realize is that the war has essentially already begun. The Seps were planning to attack the Republic by surprise, Obi-Wan following Jango just hastened the process. If Jango had killed Obi-Wan on Kamino the Jedi would have still known about, and had to use, the clone army.

 

Yeah, I think Jango was just as much an unwitting pawn as Obi-Wan. He went to Geonosis to hide out, because he found out that the Jedi were on to him for the Amidala assassination attempt, and his safe haven on Kamino was already compromised.

He didn't think Obi-Wan would successfully track him there, but I guess Palpatine had more faith in Obi-Wan's abilities.

 

Boba was there because he anticipated that Luke had a plan B. Jango, though, went there because that was a safe place to go. He didn't know that Obi-wan had managed to get a tracking device on Slave I until he came out of hyperspace.

Except Palpatine wanted the Republic to strike first, which is why he took advantage of Nute's petty vendetta against Padme and used it to set things in motion. And before someone says that it was unnecessary, I suggest going to read "Son Of Dathomir" and see how Palpatine initiated a plan to eliminate a foe, rather than doing a much more simpler attack.

 

It was the best place to go once his place on Kamino was found out.

 

But the Republic didn't strike first, the Seps initiated the war by ordering the execution of a two Republic Jedi and and a Senator.

 

That wasn't a declaration of war. There were three intruders which by law means that they can be tried and executed. The Jedi and the Clone Army coming there and initiating an attack was the first strike.

 

Had the Confederacy even seceded at that point?

Jedi Knights on an official investigation, in hot pursuit of a suspect, may be entitled to follow the suspect anywhere.

 

The Geonosians may have already seceded even though the Republic Senate may or may not have recognized their right to secede. In which case, Obi-wan would not be granted permission and thus be seen as both a spy and a potential saboteur. Anakin and Padme would be their conspirators.

 

May depend on what "international law" in the GFFA is like. What rights do the Jedi have in, say, Hutt Space? What "diplomatic immunities"? And so forth.

 

Which would not have happened had the Jedi not sent out Obi-Wan to investigate

 

Which they were entitled to do.

 

They were all pawns to Sidous : the Senate, the Jedi High Council, the Council of Separatists, the Bounty Hunters, the Darksiders and even Dooku. His very high midi-chlorians rate and his mastery of the dark side of the Force enabled him to see deep into the future, giving him access to streams of possibilities. He could be surprised or taken off his guard, but not for long. His mastery of the dark side of the Force endowed him with the power to decipher the currents that comprised the future, and to comprehend that while those currents were manifold, they were not boundless. Such was the case of Anakin's defeat by Obi-wan on Mustafar or even the unexpected return to the light of Anakin leading to his death and that of his Master. So, to answer your question Drewdude91, Jango went to Geonosis to hide and protect himself and his son against all inquiries and investigations that the Jedi or the judicials could lead ; Geonosis, being part of these planets wishing to secede from the Galactic Republic and hosting the major droid foundries of Confederacy of Independent Systems. Obviously, Jango knew that a war was brewing and that Dooku played an important role: at the same time, the financier of the project for the creation of a clone army for the Republic and the leader, the icon of the separatist movement. And he was the only person, apart from Boba, to know it.

 

By whose law? Of course it was a declaration of war. Not to mention they were planning to attack the Republic anyway.

Not investigate the multiple assassination attempts on the life of a prominent Republic Senator?

 

Sorry double post.

 

The Supreme Chancellor I never said that an investigation was unwarranted. I was only saying that to point out that it was the Republic's/Jedi Council's actions that led to Obi-Wan, Anakin and Padme being sentenced to execution through a long chain of events

 

You could just as easily say it was their mother's fault indirectly for giving birth to them. At the end of the day, Obi-Wan was doing exactly what he was supposed to be doing in an official capacity, Anakin and Padme may have some answering to do, but the execution was unwarranted and would certainly be seen as an act of war.

 

Obi-Wan getting into a fight with Jango in the first place s also unwarranted

 

Obi-Wan getting into a fight with Jango in the first place s also unwarranted

 

Obi-Wan tried to stop Jango to question/arrest him, and Fett started shooting at him. Jango was the primary suspect in several high profile assassination attempts on a Republic Senator on Coruscant no less. Nothing about the ensuing fight was unwarranted.

 

Well, they already knew that Jango was in on something considering his associate tried to assassinate a senator by his orders. As for why Jango went, money? He is a mercentile bounty hunter, after all. Maybe the sith promised a large sum just for him to follow them with the intent of him being killed in the battle in order to tie up loose ends. After all, I think Jango was the only person at that time who knew Dooku was Tyranus. Personally, I don't think Jango really cares what his clients ask of him so long as he gets the appropriate compensation.