Compare variant Fett costumes

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"Jedi" Boba FettMore Info
"Return of the Jedi: Special Edition" Boba FettMore Info
Helmet
Return of the Jedi, Boba Fett in Jabba's Palace...
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Dented helmet

Darker green / medium green helmet

Source: 501st Legion CRL

18 kill stripes

Source: 501st Legion CRL

Upper cheeks of helmet are blue-green

Source: 501st Legion CRL

Mandibles and head band are red / burgundy and keyhole slots on the back of the helmet with a visible appearance of a circuit board.

Source: 501st Legion CRL

Helmet back panels are primarily a medium green color

Source: 501st Legion CRL

Rangefinder assembly on the right side and rangefinder stalk appears metallic with two red "lights" on top

Source: 501st Legion CRL

Both weathered ears are metallic silver and right ear has a "micro switch"

Source: 501st Legion CRL

Right cheek has a weathered silver "diagnostic port"

Source: 501st Legion CRL
Return of the Jedi: Special Edition, Jabba's Palace...
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Dented helmet

Official Boba Fett Key Art (circa the 1997 "Special...
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Same as the "Empire Strikes Back" hero helmet, but with a large crack on the side plus touch-up paint

Chest and Back Armor
Boba Fett at Jabba's Palace in "Return of the...
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Extra dent on the right chest armor, not seen on the stunt armor and the ROTJ:SE armor

Different dents in the chest armor vs. ESB

Uses stunt armor which lacks an extra dent on the right chest armor, otherwise only seen on the ROTJ hero armor

Blaster Rifle and Sidearm
Boba Fett on the Skiff, Alternate Angle Before Luke's...
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EE-3 has much darker with grooves on the barrel and no strap, unlike the "Empire Strikes Back"

Scope is mounted more toward the back

Unlike "Empire" Boba Fett, no sidearm blaster

Symbols
Return of the Jedi Shoulder Symbol (Fan Made by RafalFett,...
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Shoulder icon has separated "tusks"

Return of the Jedi Chest Symbol (Fan Made by RafalFett,...
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Unique chest symbol with clean detailing

Return of the Jedi: Special Edition, Jabba's Palace...
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Same shoulder symbol as the "Return of the Jedi" hero armor

Shoulder Armor
EXT. SKIFF
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Left shoulder armor has the Mandalorian skull symbol

"Return of the Jedi" Boba Fett promo photo featuring...
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Right shoulder has no symbol

Behind the Scenes: Don Bies as Boba Fett in Return...
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Same shoulder armor as the "Return of the Jedi" hero costume

Cape
EXT. SKIFF - Boba Fett
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Olive green cape (made from a U.S. military half shelter tent) off his left shoulder

Boba Fett's "Return of the Jedi: Special Edition" Cape
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Olive green cape (made from a U.S. military half shelter tent) off his left shoulder

Wookiee Braids
"Boba Fett's Armor - An Essential Guide to a Walking...
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Wookiee scalps are "blonde, brown and black braided loops of hair hung from the right shoulder"

Source: 501st CRL
Don Bies as Boba Fett
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Same synthetic braids from "The Empire Strikes Back," not from ROTJ

Jetpack
Boba Fett's Return of the Jedi "Jet Backpack"
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Jetpack is "medium blue, silver, white, black, yellow-orange, and red"

Source: 501st CRL

Jetpack beacon light is not illuminated

There were three used in filming: the "hero" for close-ups, the pyrotechnic, and the stunt for when the stuntmen (yes, plural) fall into the Sarlacc

Return of the Jedi: Special Edition, Jabba's Palace...
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They used one of the damaged "stunt" jetpacks in the scene with Jabba's dancers

Neck Seal and Flak Vest
Gauntlets
EXT. SKIFF - Boba Fett
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Gauntlets are dark red / burgundy

Left gauntlet has a keypad (made from a 1977 Casio MQ-1 calculator) and the rocket

Close up of Boba Fett's right gauntlet
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Gauntlet hose goes up into the shoulder armor, not the arm cuff

Only one hose to each gauntlet, unlike ROTJ hero

Source: MiggsFett

Right gauntlet is from the Pre-Pro 2 armor

Source: lilac_fett (Instagram)
Gloves
"Return of the Jedi" Director Richard Marquand...
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Light grey and white double layered cotton gloves with hand-stitched, quilted patchwork

Right hand padding is longer than the left

Source: Bobamaker

Fastened on the underside with a white button

Source: Bobamaker
Flight Suit

Light grey flight suit

Pouches are attached to the ammo belt, not the flight suit

Less weathered than ROTJ hero

Source: MiggsFett

Pouches are attached to the flight suit

Ammo Belt, Girth Belt, Hip Pouches, and Sidearm Holster
Boba Fett's Belt (Return of the Jedi)
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Ammo belt has 8 beige pouches with beige stitching and no separation nor snap closures

Belt has 6 metal eyelets

Right pocket is beige/brown and left pocket is blue/grey

Extra ammo pouches compared to the ROTJ hero

Source: MiggsFett
Codpiece and Kidney Armor

Same as "The Empire Strikes Back"

Knee Armor and Darts
 "Return of the Jedi" Stuntman Glenn Randall...
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Golden yellow knee armor with two dart launchers on the left knee and one on the right with a second metal detail above it (unlike ESB)

Behind the Scenes: Don Bies as "Return of the Jedi:...
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Right knee armor is from the pre-production costume

Source: MiggsFett
Shin Tools
"Return of the Jedi" Director Richard Marquand...
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Two shin tools (Sonic Beam Weapon, Anti-Security Blade)

Source: RafalFett

None during filming, but at least three photo shoots with this costume show either no tools, two Anti-Security Blades, or copies of all four tools.

Source: RafalFett
Boots

Same boots but with spats, unlike ESB

Spats are a different color than ROTJ hero

Source: MiggsFett

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