Jango Fett/Legends

Jango Fett (68 BBY–22 BBY) was a renowned bounty hunter and the "father" of Boba Fett. He was also the template for the clones in the Army of the Republic.

Biography
Jango was an orphan on the planet of Concord Dawn, home of the heavily-armored supersoldiers, the Mandalorians. Jango was a young boy when the war between the true Mandalorians and a traitorous scion of their ranks began. Jango was taken in by the Mandalorian leader, Jaster Mereel. Jaster trained Jango to be a warrior, and when Jaster was later murdered by the leader of the mutinous Mandalorians, Jango avenged his death.

When the war was over, the Mandalorians were all but extinct, the remaining few fleeing to the far reaches of the galaxy. Jango, using his combat skills, weaponry, and mercenary mindset, became a bounty hunter, piloting his ship, Jaster's Legacy. Jango soon became famous for his accomplishments throughout the galaxy, not least of which were the Jedi he killed during the final Mandalorian wars. Despite this, he always considered himself a simple man trying to make his way.



Shortly after the Battle of Naboo, Jango was contacted by a man named Darth Tyranus, who offered him a bounty on his former Padawan apprentice, Komari Vosa. Jango had to compete with Montross, a former Mandalorian traitor whom Tyranus also contacted about the bounty. Throughout his quest, he was aided with the help of a Toydarian named Rozzata. It was also during this quest that Jango lost Jaster's Legacy while on Oovo IV. Tracking a deathstick dealer named Jervis Gloom on the Coruscant, it led it straight to Senator Trell, who was organizing a brand new type of deathstick from his supplier, a ruthless dug named Sebolto.Traveling to Oovo IV to retrieve Bendix Fust, a criminal serving that had a bountry from Sebolto, he was delayed when a novice bounty hunter named Zam Wesell was after the same guy, losing his ship in the process. Stealing a police interceptor, it became his and his son's trademark ship--Slave 1. Heading to Malastare, Seboltos world, he managed to sneak inside the dugs palace with the help of Zam, wreaking havoc along the way. The dug fell into a smelting pit, as Jango fought Bando Gora as well as Montross. Reaching the transport ship, it had Huttese markings, leading Jango straight to Tatooine. Two hutts, either Jabba or Gardulla had connections to the Bando Gora. Jango fought a gang of outlaws to get an audience with Jabba, who although a slimy crime lord, had nothing to do with Vosa. Zam snuck inside Gardulla's palace, but was captured, leaving Jango to fight inside. When Jango wanted to leave her in her cell for protection, Zam mistook it for leaving her out of a fair 50-50 share of the Vosa bounty. She called the guards, which stripped Jango of his weapons, leaving the hunter as fodder for Gardullas Krayt Dragon. Retrieving his weapons and fighting the dragon, Gardulla ended as lunch for her own beast, not before Jango found out the system Vosa is on, a burial moon of Bogden. Leaving Zam in her cell because of her betrayal, Roz was attacked by Montross. It would seem the terrible bounty hunter had barely made a move on the bounty, leaving Jango with a tracking beacon allowing him to do all the work. Retrieving the system location from Roz before her and her station are vapor, Jango travelled to the system fighting all matter of Bando Gora along the way. Having one last duel with Montross, He stopped him from having a 'warriors honerable death' by allowing the gora to proudly finish him off. Moving deep into Vosas lair, he quickly became stripped of his weaponry and prepared to turn into a mindless slave. Vosa only wanted the name of his employer. Zam, who had escaped, blasted Fetts bonds before being injured by the insane Dark Jedi. After a long duel, Jango Fett emerged victorious.

Tyranus was impressed; the bounty was a test to determine if the rumors of Jango's skills against Jedi were true. In addition to the bounty on Vosa, Tyranus offered Jango a tempting sum of money for an unusual task: Jango was to be a template for an army of clones. Jango agreed, and soon millions of clones were created in his likeness at the cloning facility on Kamino. Jango, however, insisted that one clone not be subjected to growth enhancement or personality alteration, and that Jango could raise him as a son. His wish was granted, and the clone was named Boba Fett. Contrary to his claims, Jango was aware that Tyranus was also former Jedi Master Count Dooku, the Separatist leader.

Jango did not fully retire from his career, but he took less jobs and spent time on Kamino, where he raised Boba in the Mandalorian ways while assisting the Kaminoans in developing training programs for the clone troopers. Their armor was even based on the Mandalorian armor Jango wore. Ten years after the cloning process began, Jango was hired to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala. The plot failed, and Jango was forced to murder his partner, Zam Wesell, to keep his identity secret. Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi traced one of Jango's weapons to Kamino, and learned of the clone army, of which the Jedi were previously unaware. Jango and Kenobi initially met on civil terms, but when Kenobi tried to intercept Jango for further questioning, the two clashed in a titanic battle.

Jango and Boba escaped in the Slave I, but Kenobi tracked them to Geonosis, where he learned that Jango and Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus) were in league with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Kenobi was captured and sentenced to death in the arena for espionage, as were Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, who had come to rescue him. Count Dooku, Jango and his son Boba were special guests of the Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser and watched the execution from a private box.

The execution ceremony was disrupted by the arrival of Mace Windu and several other Jedi, and a massive battle broke out between the Jedi and the CIS' battle droids. Jango joined the melee and even killed Jedi Council member Coleman Trebor, but he was ultimately beheaded by Windu in combat.

Jango never lived to see his clones participate in the Clone Wars, which tore the galaxy apart and cleared the way for the Galactic Empire. Nor did he ever see his son Boba continue his bounty hunting legacy, using his father's weapons and ship, as well as the suit of Mandalorian armor once worn by Jaster Mereel.

Behind the scenes
Jango appeared in the movie Attack of the Clones, where he was played by Temuera Morrison.

Jango is also the star of the video game Bounty Hunter; the comic books Jango Fett: Open Seasons, Jango Fett, and Zam Wesell; the Star Wars Adventures books Jango Fett vs. The Razor Eaters, The Shape Shifter Strikes, and Warlords of Balmorra; the Toys "R" Us promotional comic "Full of Surprises"; and the Jedi Readers book Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter.

He also appears in the video game Jedi Starfighter.

Taken together, these eleven stories detail his many accomplishments and make it clear why Jango Fett became the man without whom there would have been no Clone Wars.

Jango Fett was born 68 BBY, but he is really 44 years old in Episode II, Attack of the Clones.

Appearances

 * Jango Fett: Open Seasons
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Jango Fett and Zam Wesell