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OUT OF CHARACTER:



Name/Handle: Sue
Contact: crimsonxiphos
Other characters: N/A
Referral: Dustin Silver’s player


IN-CHARACTER:

Character name: Boba Fett
Character journal: myownprice
Series name: Star Wars (Legends)
Canon notes: After the death of Gilramos Libkath, but before turning in the job to Jabba.
Species: Human
Age: 11 years

Arrival Condition: No serious injuries, just a bit dehydrated and could use an actual meal. As a note, I’m taking Star Wars Legends (formerly known as the Expanded Universe) as his canon rather than the Clone Wars TV show or other new canon.

History: I’ve made a write-up here

Personality: At this age, Boba is something of a contradictory character. Though he’s on his way to becoming the battle-scarred, imperturbable bounty hunter we all know and love, he’s still got a long way to go. He’s impulsive and untried, operating more on an idealistic belief of what a bounty hunter should be rather than any experience in reality. The more idealistic aspects of his outlook can be seen clearly during his conversation with Ygabba, when he angrily thinks to himself that if he were a real bounty hunter of any honor, he’d free her and the other children from slavery, or in the Geonosian arena, where he hopes for Padme, whom he views as innocent, to escape unharmed. Even towards people he should have a grudge towards, like members of the Jedi Order, Boba has trouble being cruel to any individuals who haven't personally given him cause to be. For example, he shows kindness to a friendly Jedi padawan on the Candaserri, justifying it to himself by speculating that the padawan isn't callous enough to be a Jedi and will probably drop out of the Order anyway.

This isn’t to say that Boba is entirely a gentle soul. When given sufficient reason, he is entirely undaunted by the prospect of harming or killing others, and he has the training to do so. Indeed, after Libkath, Boba goes on to kill many targets, becoming a favorite of Jabba, who saw potential in the boy. Far from the child who had recoiled at the thought of killing mice, Boba quickly becomes someone who shows no squeamishness towards death, even taking back severed trophies as proof of a completed job. Even so, these targets tend to be people whom Boba views as deserving of their fates, not anyone he deems innocent.

In addition, Boba is clearly a child raised against the backdrop of organized crime, where one’s reputation is tantamount. Despite his young age, he tolerates no disrespect, no matter who it comes from. This can lead to actions that appear to be borderline suicidal, such as telling off much better-armed bounty hunters and even Jabba himself. He refuses to be treated as a servant or slave, no matter how powerful or dangerous his client might be.

That said, Boba’s demeanor quickly changes when he’s around friends, like Ygabba and Gabborah. He’ll chat away and swap stories almost like a normal child—until he’s called back into Jabba’s throne room and once again assumes the role of one of Jabba’s hired gun. As an adult, Boba described this seeming contradiction—the flipping back and forth between ruthless bounty hunter and young boy—as “a switch he had to throw, off and on, off and on.” When the switch was “on,” he felt emotions as any other child would feel them. When it was “off,” his emotions and conscience were dulled, making it useful for “when he needed to be all cold logic.” Though he would eventually lose the ability to turn this switch on, at this age, he still has control over it.

Abilities: Boba possesses impressive combat skills and marksmanship for his age, and is capable of taking down much larger and better-armed adults.

Personal Item: His father’s Mandalorian battle helmet.

Sample: Here!