4) Luke vs. Boba Fett
As we said before when counting down Star Wars‘ 10 greatest villains, Boba Fett’s huge popularity far exceeds his actual role in the movies. He helps capture Han in The Empire Strikes Back and then he stupidly falls into a Sarlacc Pit in Return of the Jedi, and that’s about it. Thank God for the comics, then, for giving the bounty hunter some more to do.
He’s appeared a few times in the comics, but the most notable is the moment we alluded to earlier; when he squared off with Luke Skywalker. In Star Wars #5 and #6, Fett tracks Luke down to Tatooine and finds him in Obi-Wan’s hut. Fett has the upper hand with the attack, immediately blinding him with a flash grenade. Impressively, the still-training Luke manages to hold his own, even without his sight, and eventually wins. However, he’s battered and bruised by the end and only came out the victor due to his incredible Force powers.
This thrilling slug of fight is exactly the sort of thing you would expect from the galaxy’s most dangerous bounty hunter. More of this would have been great in the movies, but at least Fett got his due in the comics.
Published: Mar 2, 2017 03:09 pm