Topic: Films and Novels' Timelines don't make any sense.....

Hi all, first post as a new member:

I'm a huge fan of Boba's legacy, but after reading through Bloodlines and learning more about his past, there are a few things that don't seem to make sense. Here's what I mean.

1. Seemingly, Boba Fett was trained into a feared Bounty Hunter and spent his entire life cashing in on high-profile bounties.

2. He's amassed a huge fortune from this, and is quite possibly one of the galaxy's most wealthy individuals.

3. He's managed to involve himself deeply in almost every major galactic conflict, but his fame doesn't stop him from being hired by parties with enough money.

4. He's managed to sire a daughter and was married at one time.

Now my problem is this: how does one person fit all of this into one lifetime? I guess it can be posited that he's a clone and that he's been having regular anti-aging "recharges" from Taun We (Bloodlines), but even if that's true, then he's only been around for a few generations. That's not nearly enough time for anybody to be that well known around the galaxy, especially since he did his best to hide from the public spotlight.

Flying around from contact to bounty and back, while maintaining an old starship, filling up with fuel, paying bills, buying supplies/weapons, and not to mention just doing all other "normal" human functions just seems improbable. What do you guys think?

1. welcome to the BFFC, non-spamming noob 2. Boba had no aging processes done to him, so he grows at the same speed as Jango 3. doesn't boba live to like 70 or 80 before he finally dies?

He hasn't died yet.  Yes he is around 70 or 80 at this time but he is looking for ways to extend his life.

Exactly my point.... Had he been alive on one planet, then maybe, MAYBE he can amass the fame and fortune he's gotten. He's a jet-set galaxy trottin' sumbitch and somehow he manages to have pretty much everybody in the galaxy know who he is and accumulate a bank account that rivals the Imperial War Machine's.

It's like somebody who, from age 16, manages to participate in both world wars, go to the moon, graduate with a degree from both MIT in Chemical Engineering while doing freelance jobs for the Blackwater Corp. At the same time, he plays heavily in stocks and invests in real-estate which he uses to fund his illegal arms sale deals.

It is just difficult to accept because his exploits are so far spread compared to the Jedi or the Solos.

Generally when you live for some 60 years with your only goal in life is to be collecting large sums of money you do tend to gain a lot of fame and fortune. 

There is a reason this is fantasy.  You can't compare Star Wars to reality.  There are some many factors that could be added in.  In Star Wars pretty much anything and everything can happen because what is reality in there Star Wars universe is dictated by some guy who has made an industry on a movie, while in real life we can't just write about our lives and have it happen.

I'm not disagreeing from you, SF, far from it. I know it's all a work of fiction, and I'm the furthest thing from some Fett-obsessed fanboy. I was just pointing out that his mythos, compared to other characters in the SW universe is so chock full of life experiences and adventures that when viewed collectively, becomes difficult to believe.

I think one of the reasons is that some of the other major characters have had varied careers and their mythos pretty much didn't start to "grow" until they were all cast together at the one point in the story.  Han had been alive for a while.  I'd say he was probably already in his early thirties, and both Luke and Leia were already in their early twenties.  Whereas, Boba from the time he was able, had devoted his life to his father's profession.  So, from about his teenage years to "present" he's probably had more time for his mythos to build and be spread.  And also, word of mouth (gossip) is always the best way for a reputation to build.

Hope this helps out a little.