Boba Fett brought another Star Wars fan favorite to live-action for the first time
The Book of Boba Fett is quickly becoming a gathering of the bounty hunters and Chapter 6 had one of the most surprising and exciting additions so far. Because the new gunslinger who crosses paths with Timothy Olyphant’s Cobb Vanth in The Mandalorian spinoff isn’t blue, from a professional standpoint. He’s had plenty of other adventures in the Star Wars universe.
In case you haven’t caught up Star Wars’ various animated series, here’s a brief history of Book of Boba Fett’s new bad guy.
[Ed. Note: This post contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett and all previous Star Wars series.]
The newest bounty hunter in The Book of Boba Fett goes by the name of Cad Bane, and he’s been a fan favorite villain since the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. Cad comes from the planet of Duro and has worked with just about all the bad guys and villains in Star Wars history. Despite his numerous animated and comic-based appearances, this is the first time Cad has been in a live-action Star Wars project — though the live-action character is still voiced by Corey Burton, just like his animated counterpart.
In the pre-Clone War days, Cad got his start as a bounty hunter working under Darth Maul. After a kidnapping goes somewhat awry, Cad parts ways with Maul and goes off on his own just as the Republic prepares to enter the Clone Wars.
Bane thrived during the war, frequently doing business with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Hutts, and perhaps most importantly Darth Sidious himself.
Throughout the Clone Wars, Cad took on many missions including kidnapping, heists, and good old fashioned bounty hunting — he even competed in a bounty hunter-themed Hunger Games.
Perhaps the thing that Cad is most known for, is his frequent
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