Boba Fett

Boba Fett (born c. 32 BBY) is a popular fictional character in the Star Wars universe, despite having relatively little screen time in the films. Boba Fett is a bounty hunter hired by the Empire to track down and capture Han Solo.

Boba Fett in pop culture

• Capcom's Mega Man X-series videogame character Vile (also known as Vava) is a rogue fighter with little tendency for formal alliance; some fans believe his appearance is patterned on that of Boba Fett, although he also could merely be an evolution of earlier character designs from similar enemies found in the classic Mega Man series.
• The bounty hunter Jubal Early in the Firefly episode "Objects In Space" was inspired by Boba Fett, as revealed by Joss Whedon in his DVD commentary for that episode.
• In Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Smashed", geek villain trio Warren, Andrew, and Jonathan get upset when Spike threatens their 1979 Boba Fett action figure.
• A Boba Fett action figure is also featured in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Interestingly enough, his name is mentioned in that movie before it is mentioned for the first time in a Star Wars movie, ', released a year after E.T.
• Nerdcore rapper MC Chris recorded a song called Fett's 'Vette, in which he revealed that the masked bounty hunter's true motive for his career is outstanding car payments. The song is available for free download at mcchris.com. The song is also featured in Adult Swim's cartoon parody Sealab 2021 in Episode 9 - "All That Jazz." It's the song being performed at the MC Chris concert, as well as the song the boardroom is dancing to at the end during the credits.
• Family Guy makes two allusions: first, Peter ventures to wager all his Star Wars action figures in a bet against Lois, with exception to Boba Fett, saying "No matter how sure I am I never bet the Fett man", and secondly, while trying to recall the faces of his three children he replaces Meg with Boba Fett, remarking "Sweeet."
• In the DC Comics miniseries Kingdom Come, the character of Peacekeeper has an outfit similar to Boba Fett's.
• The NASA Robonaut's head bears a striking resemblance to Boba Fett.