Jango Fett

"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe."

- Jango Fett

Jango Fett was a male Human bounty hunter and the genetic template of the clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic. Fett wore Mandalorian armor as a bounty hunter, though he was considered a pretender by the government of Mandalore.

In the years prior to the Clone Wars, Fett was recruited by Count Dooku, using his Sith name of Tyranus, to be the genetic model for the clone army created by the cloners of Kamino. Fett agreed and, in addition to his fee, he also requested an unaltered clone for himself, one who was not subjected to the typical growth acceleration and behavioral modifications given to the clones by Kaminoan scientists. Fett raised this clone as his son, whom he named Boba Fett.

Towards the end of his life, Fett was involved in the assassination attempts against Senator Padmé Amidala, who was being targeted by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. As part of the investigation into the assassination attempts, Fett was tracked to Kamino by Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who Fett eventually led on a chase to Geonosis. On Geonosis, Fett briefly fought in the beginnings of the first battle of the Clone Wars, where he was killed by Jedi Master Mace Windu.

Fett's death inspired Boba to pursue a vendetta against Windu, in the hopes of killing the Jedi Master. The attempt failed, and Boba went on to become a bounty hunter as his father had been.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (novel)