Shoulder Armor
The shoulder armor is called a spaulder. It's a predecessor to the pauldron, which covered more and was usually made of overlapping plates, like an armadillo.
Here are observed detail notes across different costume variants:
"Pre-Pro #1" Boba Fett
Unique skull variant on the left shoulder
"Pre-Pro #2" Boba Fett
No symbol on the right shoulder
"Pre-Pro #3" Boba Fett
Right shoulder armor is more brown than PP2
Left shoulder armor is similar to PP2
"Return of the Jedi: Special Edition" Boba Fett
"Star Wars: Special Edition" Boba Fett
The shoulder armor/bells are reversed — a continuity accident on set during production — where the right shoulder has the Mandalorian skull symbol and the left shoulder is blank
"Concept" Boba Fett
Short and sticking straight out, rather than falling with the shoulder curve
2 sub-variants"McQuarrie Concept" Boba Fett
"McQuarrie/Johnston Concept" Boba Fett
"Holiday" Boba Fett
"Droids" Boba Fett
"Prototype" Boba Fett
"Empire" Boba Fett
Left shoulder armor is "golden yellow and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage," which has the Mandalorian skull symbol
Source: 501st CRLRight shoulder armor is "orange-yellow in color" with no symbol
"Jedi" Boba Fett
"Post-Sarlacc" 2 Cloaked Figure
None
"Post-Sarlacc" 3 Armor with Robes
"Daimyo" Boba Fett
Similar shape, but semitranslucent as seen in sunlight
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