Wait, Boba Fett Fought Anakin Skywalker?

We’ve seen Boba Fett amusement down with Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, arsenic good arsenic squad up with Darth Vader and The Mandalorian. But did you ever deliberation you’d spot him combat Vader earlier helium was Vader? That happened successful a country primitively made for, but ne'er aired on, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It was played this week astatine Star Wars Celebration Japan.

During the 20th day animation sheet (which included that reveal of the caller Darth Maul show and more) Clone Wars co-creator turned Lucasfilm main originative serviceman Dave Filoni unearthed the footage, which was acceptable to aerial successful a tally of episodes that would’ve featured Cad Bane grooming Boba Fett. The idea, according to Filoni, was that Jango Fett was Boba’s “good” begetter but, aft helium died, Cad became his “bad” father. The clip began with Cad Bane observing from a region arsenic Boba Fett started to alert done the streets of Coruscant, with a definite Jedi connected his tail.

It’s Anakin Skywalker successful afloat Clone Wars Jedi outfit riding a speeder bike. Boba is flying done postulation arsenic Anakin pursues, firing astatine the bounty hunter. Boba spins and dodges Anakin’s blasts, past turns astir and shoots flames astatine him. This slows Anakin down a spot but distracts Boba, who is deed by 1 of the galore vehicles flying done the streets. He crashes to the ground.

Anakin hasn’t seen this, though, truthful arsenic he’s astir to alert by, Boba shoots down his bike. A melee ensues. Boba Fett uses his harpoon to necktie up Anakin’s legs and travel him. While the Jedi is connected the ground, Boba fires his blaster, but Anakin uses his lightsaber to deflect the blasts. He past pushes Boba away, who seemingly falls disconnected a ledge. Anakin walks implicit to spot if he’s dormant and past Boba flies up and away.

Skywalker calls Mace Windu via hologram and asks him however he’s doing. The Jedi Master was wounded but says he’ll beryllium good and asks Anakin if helium caught the assassins. He didn’t, Anakin said, but it was a bounty hunter. One he’s not acquainted with.

So, did this really hap successful canon then? Probably not, since it ne'er really aired. But it was an breathtaking enactment country betwixt 2 baddies who, later, would squad up to frost a definite smuggler successful carbonite.

Additional reporting by James Whitbrook

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