Why Mos Espa’s Crime Families Sided With The Pyke Syndicate
The Book of Boba Fett episode 7 saw the Mos Espa crime families betray their deal with Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and side with the Pyke Syndicate — here's why. Throughout the Disney+ series' first season, Boba and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) have fought to rally troops in order to secure their throne on Tatooine and eliminate the Pyke threat. In The Book of Boba Fett episode 4, Boba strikes a deal with the Trandoshans, Aqualish, and Klatooinians to stay neutral in Boba's conflict with the Pykes. However, by episode 7, this deal took a turn for the worse.
Jabba's power vacuum in Mos Espa was ostensibly filled by Bib Fortuna, but he didn't have the knowledge or power to control things, so under his rule, Mos Espa was split into three sections. The Trandoshan crime family took the center of the city, the Aqualish controlled the worker's district, and the Klatooinians claimed the starport and upper sprawl. When Boba claimed the Daimyo position, none of the three families contested it, but Fennec did warn Boba that he should keep an eye on the families. In The Book of Boba Fett episode 4 «The Gathering Storm,» Boba invites these crime families to a banquet and urges them to side with him against the ever-growing Pyke threat. The three clans are reluctant to fight someone else's fight, and only by means of an intimidating rancor does Boba convince them to at least stay neutral. For the moment, they "find this acceptable."
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