Cad Bane: Star Wars Bounty Hunter & Boba Fett Link Explained
Warning! Contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch episode 8.
Infamous Star Wars bounty hunter Cad Bane has returned again in Star Wars: The Book Of Boba Fett, revealing some of his escapades after the end of The Bad Batch. Bane was a consistent villain through The Clone Wars, working for various nefarious employers including Darth Sidious, Count Dooku, and Jabba the Hutt. Now, it seems the bounty hunter is back to his old tricks in the Imperial age.
Cad Bane was first introduced as a recurring villain in the early seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Based on an old space gunslinger concept from George Lucas’ early film drafts, Bane dresses like a classic, Wayne/Eastwood mold of Western cowboy, complete with the twin pistols on his hip and the wide-brimmed hat. A Duros, Bane is similar in size and physiology to ordinary humans. His skills and accomplishments were the subjects of legend in the galactic underworld during the final years of the Republic, and he was widely seen as one of the best bounty hunters money could hire.
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Though Bane has mostly served simply as a minor antagonist, he also has connections to some more prominent Star Wars characters. He had close ties to both Jango Fett and his son Boba – stories that would have been explored in canceled episodes of The Clone Wars. Here’s everything you need to know about Cad Bane’s history and abilities, how he ties into the greater Star Wars lore, and what his return in The Book Of Boba Fett could mean for the future of the franchise.
Not much is known about Cad Bane’s early days. He was born on the planet Duro, the thriving homeworld of the Duros race, and eventually found his way into the bounty hunting
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