Karen Traviss... (Page 1 of 8)

I agree 100% I hate her

Yah that does kind'a smell I would say that most of us here would say that thats not cannon.

uh, people, hello, she is George Lucas approved.  If you don't  like the books don't read them.  I personally love them.  and Zeek, she didn't say that Jango wanted Boba to be a father and Mandalore, but that he just isn't sure if his dad wanted it or not.  go back and read it again.  although I'm sure Jango wouldn't mind Boba being either.  and he doesn't strike me as soft either.  if you found out you had a grandchild you didn't know about, you'd be curious too, because it is human nature.  and If you go back and read, he didn't kill Jacen because he thought that having him turn to the dark side would be the ultimate revenge.  he saw what happened to Vader, so he know it isn't going to be a happy ending for him, and thinks Jacen wouldd be better punished by having to live with that than by cutting his misery short by killing him.  I mean, think about it logically.  when everyone finds out that he killed (im not giving a name in case someone hasn't read Sacrifice yet), they are going to hate him.  even his daughter.   Sounds like a bad fate to me.

First of all, she does not need to consult the fans on ANYTHING. The fact that Lucas approved her means she can pretty much do anything with Boba. Also, I see where you guys are coming from with the whole changing of his character thing, but to tell you the truth no one really knew what he was really like. She had to fill in the blanks. Most of the other comics and stuff that revealed small bits about Fett are non-canon. And for me really, I dont see her "giving him a soft side". I see her giving him a soul. If I wanted a souless killing machine I would be a member of the IG-88 Fan Club, not the Boba Fett one. The fact that he is human means that he has a soul, regardless of the fact that he is a clone by the way. She is writing him realistically. A man of his age, and a man who has seen all the things he's seen and been through everything he's been through eventually begins to wonder what he's really going to do with his life. In Bloodlines, he is beginning to realize that he now has a responsibility to restore the Mando's to their former glory as well as take care of his family. He saw that this is what his father had done for him, and if he really cares about his father then he understands that he must take after him, not only as a bounty hunter, but as a father and a Mandalorian. Traviss is making him HUMAN. Boba is human anyways. Theres a point where he must be responsible for himself, his family, and his people as his father had done. If he really loved his father and understood him then he knows that Jango Fett was not only a bounty hunter. He was a good father and proud Mandalorian. Boba knows that now its time to finish what his father started. Being the most ruthless bounty hunter in the galaxy is nothing compared to the task of restoring his family and the Mandalorians. Traviss is just making Fett capable of accomplishing such a feat.

Well after being alone for nearly all of his life I would think that Boba Fett would be a candidate for someone wanting a family. He saw the bond he had with his father, and the example Jango set. To completely follow in Jango's footsteps as he wants Boba would need to take responsibity for his family and his people just as Jango had done.

Actually, I think Bloodlines is more suited as a Fanfiction, not a published piece of work. It way too out of character for Boba. Other author's handled him WAY better (like in Bounty Hunter Wars for instance.) The only cool thing in the stories is that Mando'a is now an "official" language.

Anyway, she really doesn't have to ask fans what they think. It would be nice if she did, but really, the only person that she really has to consult is George Lucas.

But Karen did much to define what it is to be a "modern" Mando and develope much of a Mandalorian culture in the last days of the Old Republic, the Empire and the New Republic eras. Isn't she the one who came up with Mando'a? She does have some redeming qualities.

Karen did indeed ask several fans, including award-winning costumed fans, including our very own BFFC member:

http://www.bobafett.com/boards/viewtopic.php?id=720

But Mando_sniper, who I met at C4 in Los Angeles this year, isn't your typical fan.

I think with any interest, you should take it with a grain of salt, so to speak.  You don't have to like every little tid bit you find.  Books are just like CDs, you may not like every book or chapter, just like you may not like every single song. 

I commend her for giving it a try and having to deal with the backlash of fans that only like their Boba a certain way.

Here, here.  I agree with you totally on this one.  From what I've read, she certainly hasn't made him softer.  Human, definitely.  More able to identify with, yes.  But, he's still the baddest bounty hunter out there.  That much certainly hasn't changed.

I really enjoy reading the books that she has written and if it were not for her there would be no Boba in the latest series. I like reading about Boba (and my son enjoyed me reading Boba fett books to him as well)

I agree and I also agree with what you have said Valthonin

You are definitely not alone, Val!  I couldn't have said it better.

"Human" is the key.  Humans by nature are very complex creatures, and make for interesting writing no matter what galaxy they are in.