Topic: It's not fair!!!

Yeah, it's really not. When my Dad handed me my fresh-off-the-press copy of SW Insider #89 today, I saw this caption at the top: "Boba Fett Fiction: Exclusive Excerpt from the Novel 'Bloodlines.'" I started squealing with joy and ran off to my room.

Ten minutes later, I was nearly in tears.

And do you know why?

Because in it, our hero is dying. There's a great entry from his private records in which we can see into the mind of the Fett, and then he tells us that he's dying. Not only that, but he admits to us that which so many feared. Ailyn Vel is indeed his daughter, meaning Sintas Vel is indeed his wife, meaning that Boba Fett was (how did we put it here?) indeed "a father in absentia." And I quote...

"...as Slave I heads for Kamino on autopilot. My doctor is meeting me there. He doesn't like the long journey but I don't pay him to be happy. Now I'm thinking of a daughter- Ailyn -who I haven't seen in fifty years, wondering if she's still alive.

"You see, I'm ill. I think I'm dying."

Oh yes, Boba. Someone is going to die. Because if George Lucas approved this, I'm going to murder him. Fett can get old and die a good death, this is true, but WHY AILYN?!?!? The fact that Boba is dying only adds to the agony. Truly, friends, today is a very sad day in Fett Club history.

http://www.bobafett.com/boards/viewtopic.php?id=610

I do not think that any of us like those sections of it.

He had to die sooner or later, I was just hoping it would be in some huge firey explosion or where you think he dies, then he kills the guy... then dies.

Ah. Sorry, I haven't been online in months. This is the first I've heard of Bloodlines and I was terribly upset by it.

*Doesn't finish reading your post in fear of spoilers* MUST GO BUY!!!!!

I would imagine that if Fett knew that he was about to die, he would commit harra kiri (I think that that is the word).

I don't think Boba would go and kill himself, to save his honor, he would most likely live out the last few moments of his life doing what he does best, bounty hunting.

I mean if he was getting weak in his old age, as he would not want to get killed by some smuggler.

Then find some great and glorious quest to go on, restart the Mandalorian War by himself or something, do anything that includes both killing a ton of people and dying honorably, if at all.

But the family part...justice needs to be done, and The Oh Flanneled One shall pay.

I dont know what Fett would do. :/ I think he'd just pick a house in the shadows of the galaxy and live there forever.........doesnt sound much like Fett but, its all I got. :/

TW

If Fett did have to die, I'd want him to go out in a blaze of glory or whatever you call it.

Okay, no offense meant, but is Karen Traviss even paying attention to the Fett fans? I mean, hardly anybody likes the idea of Fett having a kid.

It was already canon anyways, it is just that nobody wanted to admit it.

Plus, you can't give in to fans demands, it just destroys everything. If you like her writing then you will keep liking it, but if she starts taking requests, everything will change and the writing will no longer be her own.

How could this be??? in an interview with George Lucas he said if he would have known Fett was gonna be so popular he wouldnt have killed him off, then he was brought back. I think Lucas has more sense then that to let it happen. if its just fiction let her write it but if its not, she will be destroyed >:(  HEAD SHOT. before fett goes I would like to see him have a son either cloned or by birth. So the  Fett name can live on.

some times other peoples ideas are way better, they KEEP FETT ALIVE!. why did she have to pick on Fett why not Solo? is he dead yet? I heard that chewy was killed, also luke should be killed off....I really hate the skywalkers.

If it weren't for the Skywalkers there wouldn't be a Star Wars. And Fetterthanyou, what you've been saying is what I've been trying to get at, a salute to you(not sarcasm).

I'm not saying that the skywalkers should have never existed im saying that they should be killed off. I only like star wars cause of Jango and Boba, Star wars Bounty hunter is was got me into it all.

Boba and Jango did not do much on a grand scale.

Well technically Boba started a chain reaction by leadin Vader to Luke and Solo, which ultimately caused the events of ROTJ to take place. (Also including Vader tellin luke he is his father).

great POV!!!Thats a great point!!! Although, all of that wouldhave happened without Boba and we all know it.Luike would eventually find out about Vader being his father, and if you think about it.........the whole trip to Tattoine was practicly..............."unneccassary" without Boba. Think about it.

TW

We are getting a little of topic here.

yes yes you are....like i said b4, I dont meen that they should've never exsisted, they should just be killed off way before Boba.

Was there a point to posting that again?

No not really im just bored

Then you are spamming.

Spamming? isnt that where you use the same gun over and over again the it like freezes the server...our definitions of spamming are different and we are way off topic.

Come on both of you cut it!I'm here to talk about Boba,not hearing you acting childish!Jesus!

Well,I like Boba.And Boba doesn't die.Why?Because he will always be alive in my heart! :)

Boba Fett doesnt die because hes had so many close encouters to death, he has learned how to escape it. Plus hes so cool, it would be a stupid business call to kill him off! One word...........................merchandise. ;)

TW

If you took time to notice we already stoped, and spamming is not something to be joked at (se BalanceSheet's signiture).

lol well I dont think spamming is that serious tho it is annoying.

I agree with that a hundred percent.

Yep I agree too...and I guess Boba will die only after SW fans don't care(and buy)for him...Of course,his death will be a one to remember,propably in a large showdown or something...

Dud you guys read all of the exerpt? It said Boba was going to Kamino to cheat death, which means he may not die.

SF

Yet. He could get killed if a group of superb mercenaries numbering in scores could ambush him. They probably die before him, but he might get fataly wounded.

heck no even if Boba was getting old and weak, Superb mercenaries still couldnt take Boba. Boba is much smarter then any group mercenaries I'm sure boba takes percausions to prevent being ambushed.

You hero-worship him too. A realist would understand that even Fett could get killed.

Here I will tottaly agree with draco.Noone is invulnerable,not even in the SW universe that anything can happen.

lol well that maybe, but he's proven to do so b4 so why not now?

If he is say a hundred umpteen years old,  he could not survive an ambush like that.

Yep.Maybe a young Boba could figure this out,but a grandpa Boba wouldn't stand a chance...

"Uh oh an ambush.... I've got to think fast... Oh look my tea is ready... now where was I?..."

seems like y'all want him to die shame your not Fett fans at all :(

We are saying that he would die, not that we want him to die.

has it ever occured to anyone that Fett doesn't/may not actually die in action.
as a fan i simply dismiss the notion that Boba actually dies as most would assume people/characters to do.  how's that?  well.  i like to think that the Boba we have grown to admire and respect as a professional, is one who has has become wise having run the guantlet of war and battle and perhaps sacrifice more than once, so this is what i imagine.

once the time has come for Fett to (let us say) hand the baton to a worthy apprentice, the Boba (unmasked) who most assume never makes a presence out of battle armor simply walks away from the uniform to make with the rest of life as he may.  Obviously, the next to dawn the uniform carries on the BH trade.

be that as it may, i suppose ... it's just the way prefer to settle the issue.
-rm-

good POV, but I still think Boba would die in action, (or like you said.....never die). I think it is a good idea that he clones himself like Jango did and pass it on to his son, as you said....

So I guess thats how I prefer to settle the issue.

TW

I think Boba would indeed die in action.

Ph34r! clean out your inbox! that'll be all thank you....

Carry on.....

TW

Very classy. I like it.
Kind of Dread Pirate Roberts.

Do you mean the single most succsesful pirate ever, Bartholomew Roberts?

TW / Ursula,

thank you.
DPR ... i hadn't thought about it in the same way, but the scenario i've sketched does indeed have that spin on it.