Topic: Is Fett evil?

Thats based on his character from sources like Tales of the BountyHunter isn't it?  Not sure that's an accurate portrayal of him after Ep. II and what we now know about his Mando roots.  I don't count it as such

If there's no known record of him working for the Rebels, I'd say it's either because they wouldn't shell out with the credits to hire him, or they don't want to 'lower' themselves by dealing with bounty hunters. 

Just mho

Fetts are not evil.

Evil is such a broad term anyway. What really is evil? Is it an action, a state of mind?

NOPE!  Fett's not evil!  He's like his dad, 'just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe'    :D

Boba and Jango are not evil.
they are just bunty hunters and often their bounties are bad people

Fett defines his view of evil, you can find it here in the quotes section under the "Manual" drop down menu.

Fett isn't evil, he is just a professional personal soldier.  He works for himself and is all about the mission's accomplishments.  Several instances point to this from Karen Traviss' work (large part for my fandom).  He doesn't approve of the slow kill of Admiral Palleon, and his work with Jania points to his "fluid morality". 

All of the books pertaining to his bounty hunting shows no malice intent.  He is methodical, and clearly recognizes the cancer of the Emperor and his power hunger ways. 

Boba Fett isn't a good guy or a bad guy, he just lives life by the code he adopted from his father and put together on his own, much like we all should.

I think that Boba Fett is just a bounty hunter doing his job.

Agreed. The same applies to Jango. In a choice between good, evil, or neutral, I'd say neutral. They work for the highest bidder, no questions asked.

Well, that alone doesn't make him neutral.  The same could be said of real world assassins, gangsters, and thieves.

I Agree that's he's in that gray area between being evil and good, but because of his mind set rather then his actions.  I believe that he sees himself as a moral, Just *if brutally so*, and honorable in the same cast as Medieval knights and the like.  They weren't evil, and were doing good as they saw it, but then they weren't good either, as their brutal Code was in it's way outdated and usually VERY one sided.

And then you can throw in the Mando element.  By their standards, he's a VERY good man from their perspective.

i thought that fett had a personal grudge against solo, because of all the times han had got away from boba. and i also thought that for awhile after mace windu killed jango, boba thought he needed to get revenge on him. (i have no idea if this is true or not, ive only read this on wikipedia. i really need a more reliable source for boba fett information...)

Just because hes a bounty hunter doing his job doesnt make him a bad/good person. He could be killing good people simply because he ticked off the wrong people.

Granted he does have a fairly resonable honor code, but that doesnt go that far. Often he just works for the highest bidder...How does that make him neutral?

No.

Yes I believe that Boba did have a very strong sense of revenge for Jango towards Mace. This was in the young Boba Fett books. I am not sure which one it is specifically tonight ( I think it is the last one) where they actually fight and it is only Palpatine that breaks up this fight so that both parties are alive at the end. They aren't bad books, honestly.

Fett? Evil? No way man. Cold and a bit inhumain but not evil. Sure he is a little off about his ideas of the rebelion but he ain't evil. Don't make me bite you. :mad:

fett aint evil, he may do evil things but he does for the credits. its all about the contract

I agree with J. fett.

i don think anybody can be called good or evil as people are a mix of both.fett is pragmatical and has little ideology but i dont think that is evil

He is not evil and that's all I have to say

He's Neutral..... Boba does what he wants - when he wants.

I'd say he's probably very cold and war beaten, but no evil.

My opinion is that Fett was about honor and abiding by the contract.  He was always out to finish the contracts and always delivered. He was never bribed out of a contract that I know of. Not that the bounties did not try. He was duty and honor bound. He was just a bounty hunter doing his job. To call him evil would be to call a solgier evil. Just because he was good at his job, he still had honor and respect. If he was evil I don't think he would have had the Rep he had.

In my personal opinion, Boba Fett is not evil. He's just trying to a make his way living the only way he knows how. Also, I think that the term 'evil' is very loose and there isn't an accurate definition, because you see, evil is mostly perspective, its how you view the act that is perceived as evil and/or how your own morals and ethics view that act. Personally, I don't think Boba Fett is in any way shape or form evil. Survival is completely different than just a pure and outward act of genocide, or some horrendous and so-called 'evil' act. Maybe his actions are viewed as evil, but his actions are effected by his code, and his code is personal and its his own set of personal morals and ethics. This is something that can't be judged except in your own opinion, and so therefore I see Boba Fett as just a neutral man who only wishes to survive, and quite possibly, carry on the legacy his father left behind.

I believe he was just an oportunist! Not evil.

Fett actually aided the Jedi against darth caedus once

No Fett is evil, they are just mercs

boba fett is nowhere near evil. he's just trying to make a buck.

Isn't that evil though? That cliched quote by Edmund Burke is not far off: "all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

Anyone committed to doing what they want when they want will foster evil in the long run, I think.

Boba helps Vader. This is why anarchy is a pipe dream. It always ends up giving in to tyranny.

The French Revolution leads to Napoleon.

A mercenary capitulates to The Man.

Rogues don't really exist in the long run. At some point, they must come into the orbit of some greater force: good or evil.

Han drifted towards good (Luke), and Boba Fett towards evil (Jabba).

Dont think fett is "evil". he does have more loyalty to jabba apparantly. But i even think, paid enough, he wouldve killed jabba himself. Money is the key to all

Fett is not evil he is just an opportunist...

That would about some it up for him.

I don't think he's evil. He had a rough life, and he had to do whatever he could to survive-at first. Then, later on, he obviously looked back at everything and wished it had been different. I think if he were evil, he would not have tried to help Jaina defeat Caedus, he would not have tried to make sure Sintas had money, and he would not have tried to take care of Mirta. Those are things that an evil man just would not care about. The only real reason he did things for Jabba was to earn money and gain a name for himself. He also had a strong desire to prove himself for his father's sake, which we all know was a moot point.

i LOVE FETT and he is not evil

No, just cold and ruthless.  Brilliant attributes for his chosen profession.

I don't believe he is evil in tha that evil implies some emotional involvement or passion for the harm you do. Boba Fett just does what he believes is necessary and it is harsh because his life had been harsh.

I have the feeling Jango (& later Boba) aren't 'bad guys'. They had to be 'bad' in dealing with that element of numerous bounties which were some really mean hombres!

Boba Fett is not 'evil,' per-say. He is mean, and he is cold, but he adheres strictly to his moral code. Fett would never take a contract his honor did not agree with, no matter how many credits he was offered.

A great example of this was when he and Leia had a bit of a political argument in Tales of the Bounty Hunters. He argues that the Empire is the legal governing force in the galaxy, and that the Rebellion is in the wrong, because of this. Leia offers him a LOT of credits to switch sides, but Fett refuses, because it's against his code of ethics. The Empire may not be a force for good, but they WERE the legal government at the time.

"Evil" NO!  Definitely not.

Really not even Darth Vader was 100% evil... Vader was almost 100% but not quite.  Emperor Palpatine I would say is pure evil. That should give you an idea of (close to pure) *evil* in Star Wars terms.

Boba Fett -- no where near evil.  Money is what he wants. He's worse than Han Solo when it comes to money. lol.

Opportunist is what describes Boba best I think.

Boba is also GOOD at what he does - failure is NOT an option for him (not if he can help it). He will NOT give up.

I do agree that Boba is cold and harsh but NOT evil.

He is nowhere close to evil. You can see that he is not evil in how he strictly upholds his moral code, no matter how twisted it might be. You don't rebel against the government, you don't kill for fun, you uphold justice.

Great points! You're referencing to some of his characterization in the novels and/or comics?

Yes. The Mandalorian Armor series and Tales of the Bounty Hunters do a great job of showing Fett's non evilness.

Very true, DarkOne. If you get the chance, would be curious to read some excerpts from the book that stood out to you as good quotes for this attribute.

"Everyone dies. It's the final and only lasting justice. Evil exists; it is intelligence in the service of entropy. When the side of a mountain slides down to kill a village, this is not evil, for evil requires intent. Should a sentient being cause that landslide, there is evil; and requires Justice as a consequence, so that civilization can exist... I bow to no one and I give service only for cause."- Boba Fett, "Tales of the Bounty Hunters"
"It's all the same to me. But what I do care about is staying alive."-Boba Fett, "The Bounty Hunter Wars" This quote doesn't exactly show that he isn't evil. But it does point out that he only cares about staying alive, not killing others for pleasure. There is not one really great quote in the books that I can point to, but the whole series is about paying back debts and holding up ideals. Evil people don't care about others, about debts, or about ideals.

Perfect examples. Thank you for sharing!

Do you think just those two books did a good job exemplifying your point? What about the prequels, e.g. "just a man trying to make his way in the universe" kind of mantras from Jango passed to Boba?

I haven't read that particular book, "Just a Man Trying to make His Way in the Universe". But I think that the books about him in the series "Legacy of the Force" do a good job showing this, as well as the comic series "Blood Ties", and the children's series "Boba Fett". These are just to name a few. Pretty much every book I have read about him confirms that he has a sense of morality and  just wants to stay alive and make money.

Not a book. Just Jango Fett's line in "Attack of the Clones." ;-)

In that case, yes, I do believe he is just a man trying to make his way in the Universe. :)

People say fett is evil because he worked for vader but he really is not my grandpa played as Boba fett

People say fett is evil because he worked for vader but he really is not my grandpa played as Boba fett

Welcome to the site, your moma! That's a very good point.

You'll have to tell us more about that!