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Wookiee Braids
Boba Fett has braided Wookiee scalps.
In an interview for the magazine Lucasfilm Fan Club #21 (Winter 1994), Jeremy Bulloch shared this story: "I got into the costume and I put the helmet on. There were lots of little gadgets and knee pads and the boots had two little jets on the toes. I thought, 'This looks rather good!' There was a jet pack, too. I found what I thought was my hair so I put it on underneath the helmet, hanging down. When I came out to show George Lucas, he said, 'What's that funny thing sticking out of your helmet?' I said, 'Isn't it the character's hair?' 'No,' said George, 'it's a Wookiee scalp -- it's supposed to be tied to your belt!'"
Here are observed detail notes across different costume variants:
"Pre-Pro #3" Boba Fett
One silver/grey, two blonde, and one dark brown/black looped braid (same as ESB hero)
"Return of the Jedi: Special Edition" Boba Fett
Same synthetic braids from "The Empire Strikes Back," not from ROTJ
"Concept" Boba Fett
No Wookiee braids
2 sub-variants"McQuarrie Concept" Boba Fett
"McQuarrie/Johnston Concept" Boba Fett
"Holiday" Boba Fett
Multiple brown pelts, very similar to Chewbacca's fur color
"Droids" Boba Fett
No Wookiee braids in the episode, but brown braids included on promo artwork
"Prototype" Boba Fett
No Wookiee braids
"Empire" Boba Fett
One silver/grey, two blonde, and one dark brown/black looped braid (same as PP3)
Source: 501st CRL"Jedi" Boba Fett
Wookiee scalps are "blonde, brown and black braided loops of hair hung from the right shoulder"
Source: 501st CRL"Post-Sarlacc" 1 Armor (Cobb Vanth)
None
"Post-Sarlacc" 2 Cloaked Figure
No Wookiee braids
"Post-Sarlacc" 3 Armor with Robes
None
"Re-Armored" Boba Fett
None
"Daimyo" Boba Fett
None
"Flight Suit" Boba Fett
No Wookiee braids
"Kamino" Jango Fett
None
"Arena" Jango Fett
None
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