3D computer graphics , sometimes called CGI , 3-D-CGI or three-dimensional computer graphics , are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian ) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering digital images , usually 2D images but sometimes 3D images . The resulting images may be stored for viewing later (possibly as an animation ) or displayed in real time .
119-476: Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by Lucasfilm Animation , Lucasfilm Animation Singapore , and CGCG Inc. The debut film was released in theaters on August 15, 2008; it served as the introduction of the series. The series made its debut on the American Cartoon Network on October 3, 2008. It is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy during
238-495: A 3D model is formed from points called vertices that define the shape and form polygons . A polygon is an area formed from at least three vertices (a triangle). A polygon of n points is an n-gon. The overall integrity of the model and its suitability to use in animation depend on the structure of the polygons. Before rendering into an image, objects must be laid out in a 3D scene . This defines spatial relationships between objects, including location and size . Animation refers to
357-714: A Sith-backed operation and go behind enemy lines to investigate. Meanwhile, Captain Rex and Commander Cody set out to uncover the traitor amongst them. In an attempt to force the release of the crime lord Ziro the Hutt from prison, bounty hunters seize control of the Senate Building and hold members of the Senate hostage. Cad Bane, the leader of the operation, with the help of bounty hunter Aurra Sing , issues his demands to Chancellor Palpatine , who has no choice but to meet his request. Unbeknownst to
476-554: A backstory for Fett in which he was once named Jaster Mereel, a "Journeyman Protector" lawman who was convicted of treason . His backstory was depicted differently in Attack of the Clones , leading to the Dark Horse comic Jango Fett: Open Seasons (2003) retconning Mereel to Jango's mentor. A young-adult book series called Boba Fett (2002–2004) depicts Fett's roots as a bounty hunter during
595-567: A fan favorite despite his limited presence in the original Star Wars trilogy and is now a widely recognized figure in popular culture . His popularity within the Star Wars fanbase has earned him a cult following . Star Wars creator George Lucas created Boba Fett in his April 1978 screenplay draft of The Empire Strikes Back , basing the character on Sergio Leone 's Man with No Name ( Clint Eastwood ). The character needed to be designed quickly, as Lucas had agreed for him to be featured in
714-525: A human face and a hand that had originally appeared in the 1971 experimental short A Computer Animated Hand , created by University of Utah students Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke . 3-D computer graphics software began appearing for home computers in the late 1970s. The earliest known example is 3D Art Graphics , a set of 3-D computer graphics effects, written by Kazumasa Mitazawa and released in June 1978 for
833-420: A multi-license distribution agreement with both Dark Horse and IDW Publishing to dual publish Star Wars comics once more. However, it was collected into a trade paperback by Marvel in 2018, and all reprints bear its logo instead of Dark Horse's. The plot follows Darth Maul, who was captured by Darth Sidious at the end of the season 5 episode "The Lawless". He is tortured by Count Dooku for information about
952-506: A mysterious figure who saves Luke Skywalker , Chewbacca , C-3PO , and R2-D2 from a giant monster, only to be revealed as a bounty hunter working for Darth Vader. After his image and identity were revealed in the Holiday Special , costumed Fett characters appeared in shopping malls and special events, putting up wanted posters of the character to distinguish him from the franchise's Imperial characters. Fett's theatrical film debut
1071-416: A plot to destroy a Republic space station holding a strategic conference. Maul proceeds to lure Obi-Wan Kenobi to Mandalore with news of Satine's capture. Obi-Wan infiltrates Mandalore, but ends up captured himself. Maul murders Satine, but Obi-Wan is rescued by Bo-Katan (who is revealed to be Satine's sister) and her Death Watch faction, who trigger a civil war against Maul. Meanwhile, the takeover captures
1190-618: A series of bombs planted by the slavers, Obi-Wan must fight with their imposing leader who runs off, leading Anakin and Ahsoka to raid and take over his ship. With a magical amulet from Mother Talzin, Savage Opress lands on a junk planet in the Outer Rim and searches for his lost brother. With the help of the snake-like Morley, Savage finds his brother, the former Sith lord Darth Maul, who has been driven to insanity from his bisection and near-death experience on Naboo over ten years earlier . Driven by hatred, Maul and Opress set out to take revenge on
1309-477: A side quest in which Cal Kestis fights and defeats bounty hunter Caij Vanda. Fett appears at the end of the fight to collect the bounty on Vanda, with Cal allowing it to happen. The character appears extensively in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of novels, comic books, and video games, dating to as early as the newspaper comic strip and Marvel's Star Wars series (produced concurrently to
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#17328729363531428-630: A solitary bounty hunter. This concept later evolved into the Mandalorians , a cultural group with strong warrior traditions, who sport armor and helmets similar to Fett's. In several Star Wars works, Fett himself is portrayed as a Mandalorian or at least connected to the Mandalorian culture through his armor, with his father Jango confirmed to have been a Mandalorian foundling and war veteran in The Mandalorian . The character of Boba Fett quickly became
1547-544: A spin-off focused on the character, The Book of Boba Fett , starring Morrison. Joe Johnston and Morrison himself criticized the decision to portray the character without his helmet, Morrison noting it was done to avoid comparisons with the titular character of The Mandalorian . Boba Fett is primarily played by Jeremy Bulloch in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . Bulloch's half-brother alerted him to
1666-528: A thermal detonator, and he later travels on Jabba's sail barge to the Great Pit of Carkoon (home of a sessile carnivorous creature known as a sarlacc) to witness the prisoners' execution. When the prisoners revolt and fight back, Fett flies over and briefly fights Luke. Chewbacca later warns Solo, who is still blind after being frozen in carbonite, that Fett is near. As Solo turns around, he inadvertently hits Fett's rocket pack, setting it off and propelling Fett into
1785-606: A warm welcome until news arrives that General Grievous and the Separatists are attacking Coruscant. Upon Anakin's suggestion, Rex (field-promoted to commander) and part of the 501st accompanies Ahsoka to Mandalore, forcing Maul's loyalists under Gar Saxon into retreat. Bo-Katan apprehends Prime Minister Almec, while Ahsoka follows a trail into the city's tunnel network, only to walk right into Maul's trap. Ahsoka faces off against Maul, who mentions Darth Sidious before escaping. Ahsoka relays this to Obi-Wan, who says he had inferred from
1904-494: A way to improve performance of the game engine or for stylistic and gameplay concerns. By contrast, games using 3D computer graphics without such restrictions are said to use true 3D. Boba Fett Boba Fett ( / ˌ b oʊ b ə ˈ f ɛ t , ˌ b ɒ -/ BO(H)B -ə FET ) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. First appearing in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), where he
2023-447: A young Fett with Daniel Logan's likeness superimposed over his own. The first trailer was released November 1, 2021. In The Book of Boba Fett , Boba Fett and his partner, Fennec Shand , begin rebuilding the old criminal empire of Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine . The series was controversial among Star Wars fans for its weakening of the villainous aspects of the bounty hunter. In the first issue of Marvel Comics ' Darth Vader (2015),
2142-426: Is a class of 3-D computer graphics software used to produce 3-D models. Individual programs of this class are called modeling applications or modelers. 3-D modeling starts by describing 3 display models : Drawing Points, Drawing Lines and Drawing triangles and other Polygonal patches. 3-D modelers allow users to create and alter models via their 3-D mesh . Users can add, subtract, stretch and otherwise change
2261-489: Is a young woman destined for a forced marriage to the despot, Fett is indifferent to her plight and insists the team proceed with their mission. Temporary member Asajj Ventress , enraged, turns on Fett; she strangles him with the Force, binds, and gags him, and shoves him into the container in the captive's place, whereupon he is delivered to the nonplussed client. Boba Fett's presence in the original Disney+ series The Mandalorian
2380-905: Is able to restore herself to her physical form, but sacrifices herself to save Maul and is killed by Grievous. Although Maul escapes with a company of loyal Mandalorians, the Shadow Collective has fallen apart due to the conflict with Sidious, as the Hutts, Pykes, and Black Sun have all abandoned Maul. An eight-episode arc with Asajj Ventress and Jedi Quinlan Vos was adapted into a novel by Christie Golden titled Dark Disciple , released on July 7, 2015. The eight episodes were titled: "Lethal Alliance", "The Mission", "Conspirators", "Dark Disciple", "Saving Vos, Part I", "Saving Vos, Part II", "Traitor", and "The Path" (original production codes: 6.13–6.16 and 7.05–7.08). The story follows Vos partnering up with Ventress, hoping to execute Count Dooku. Eric Goldman of IGN gave
2499-609: Is another female clone, therefore, another sister of his. Boba Fett appears in the 2021 anime series Star Wars: Visions , voiced by Temuera Morrison in English and by Akio Kaneda in Japanese. He appears in the second episode, "Tatooine Rhapsody". The Book of Boba Fett is a spin-off of The Mandalorian focused on Boba Fett, which premiered on Disney+ on December 29, 2021. Morrison and Ming-Na Wen reprised their roles as Fett and Fennec Shand, respectively, with Finnegan Garay portraying
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#17328729363532618-466: Is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Meebur Gascon to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment. After their ship crashes on a desolate planet, D-Squad and Colonel Gascon must find a way off to get back to Coruscant, or be stranded forever. Colonel Gascon and D-Squad discover that Abafar,
2737-607: Is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . The comic miniseries War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) is set in the same era, and will be preceded by standalone comics including tie-ins with Star Wars , Bounty Hunters , Darth Vader , and Doctor Aphra . Fett appears as a playable character in Star Wars Battlefront (2015) and Star Wars Battlefront II (2017), as well as several Star Wars video games for mobile devices. On December 24, 2021, Fett
2856-1076: Is usually performed using 3-D computer graphics software or a 3-D graphics API . Altering the scene into a suitable form for rendering also involves 3-D projection , which displays a three-dimensional image in two dimensions. Although 3-D modeling and CAD software may perform 3-D rendering as well (e.g., Autodesk 3ds Max or Blender ), exclusive 3-D rendering software also exists (e.g., OTOY's Octane Rendering Engine , Maxon's Redshift) 3-D computer graphics software produces computer-generated imagery (CGI) through 3-D modeling and 3-D rendering or produces 3-D models for analytical, scientific and industrial purposes. There are many varieties of files supporting 3-D graphics, for example, Wavefront .obj files and .x DirectX files. Each file type generally tends to have its own unique data structure. Each file format can be accessed through their respective applications, such as DirectX files, and Quake . Alternatively, files can be accessed through third-party standalone programs, or via manual decompilation. 3-D modeling software
2975-429: The Star Wars Holiday Special later that year. The character's design stemmed from initial concepts for Darth Vader , who was originally conceived as a rogue bounty hunter . While Vader became less of a mercenary and more of a dark knight , the bounty hunter concept remained, and Fett became "an equally villainous" but "less conspicuous" character. Concept artist Ralph McQuarrie influenced Fett's design, which
3094-605: The Apple II . 3-D computer graphics production workflow falls into three basic phases: The model describes the process of forming the shape of an object. The two most common sources of 3D models are those that an artist or engineer originates on the computer with some kind of 3D modeling tool , and models scanned into a computer from real-world objects (Polygonal Modeling, Patch Modeling and NURBS Modeling are some popular tools used in 3D modeling). Models can also be produced procedurally or via physical simulation . Basically,
3213-580: The Galactic Empire , and Return of the Jedi (1983), serving the crime lord Jabba the Hutt . While seemingly killed in Return of the Jedi after falling into a sarlacc , he has since appeared in Star Wars media set after the film, confirming his survival within the new canon, portrayed by Temuera Morrison . Daniel Logan plays a preteen Boba in the prequel film Attack of the Clones (2002), which reveals
3332-531: The Great Pit of Carkoon , leading him to suspect that Fett is still alive. It is related in flashbacks set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back that Fett stole a bounty Bossk and Zuckuss was hunting on behalf of the Bounty Hunters Guild. After delivering the bounty, Fett accepted a contract to join the Bounty Hunters Guild to break it up. The Emperor met with Darth Vader and Prince Xizor , where
3451-504: The Holiday Special ). In the episode "A Race to the Finish", he is hired by the Fromms to help them get revenge on the masters of the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO. Fett later turns on them after failing their request, and decides to accept Jabba's bounty on the Fromms as compensation. Logan reprised his role as the voice of Fett in the 2008 animated series The Clone Wars . The final three episodes of
3570-617: The San Anselmo Country Fair parade on 24 September 1978. In the parade, the Boba Fett costume was worn by Duwayne Dunham , who was working at the time as an assistant film editor before later becoming a film and television director. The character debuted on television two months later in an animated segment produced by Toronto-based animation firm Nelvana Productions for the Star Wars Holiday Special . Fett appears as
3689-486: The bluescreen filming. Both Bulloch and Logan had also expressed interest in reprising their role of Fett in the planned Underworld TV series, but the series remains undeveloped. According to the official Star Wars website, Fett was voiced by Don Francks in the Holiday Special . Bulloch wore Fett's costume in Empire and Jedi , but John Morton filled in during one scene for Empire , and Jason Wingreen voiced
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3808-578: The clone troopers of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . Despite two years of widespread publicity about Fett's appearance in The Empire Strikes Back , script rewrites significantly reduced the character's presence in the film. Fett's musical theme, composed by John Williams , is "not music, exactly" but "more of a gurgly, viola -and- bassoon thing aurally cross-pollinated with some obscure static sounds." Sound editor Ben Burtt added
3927-415: The second season of the series, entitled "Death Trap", "R2 Come Home" and "Lethal Trackdown" , were aired on April 30, 2010, and attracted an average of 2.756 million viewers during the original broadcast. The finale is significant for ending "with twin fandom bangs, courtesy of Boba Fett and a mammoth beast inspired by Godzilla ". Fett's entrance in the series commemorates the 30-year anniversary of
4046-514: The 1997 Special Edition in which Fett flirts with one of Jabba the Hutt 's dancers was not in keeping with the character's nature. A younger version of the character was played by Daniel Logan in Attack of the Clones , which establishes that Boba is a clone of his father, Jango. Logan had not seen any of the Star Wars films before being cast as Fett, but he watched the original trilogy at Lucas' request. The actor had to rely on his imagination for
4165-523: The Clone Wars. He is guided by a book left to him by his father, whose ship and armor he has inherited, and begins working for Jabba the Hutt. The Bounty Hunter Wars is a trilogy of novels by K. W. Jeter set during the events of the original trilogy. The books were published by Bantam Spectra in July 1998, November 1998, and July 1999, respectively. The trilogy depicts Fett as being more communicative than in
4284-1190: The Clones , in which Morrison portrays Jango Fett. The character's voice in National Public Radio 's Star Wars radio dramas was provided by Alan Rosenberg in The Empire Strikes Back and Ed Begley Jr. in Return of the Jedi , Tim Glovatsky in the audio adaptation of Dark Forces: Rebel Agent , Joe Hacker in an audio adaptation of the Dark Empire comics, Temuera Morrison for Empire at War , Battlefront II and Battlefront: Elite Squadron , Dee Bradley Baker in The Force Unleashed , The Force Unleashed II and Star Tours: The Adventures Continue , Chris Cox in Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike , Tom Kane in Galactic Battlegrounds , Demolition and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy , and Daniel Logan for The Clone Wars animated TV series and Lego Star Wars: The Video Game . The first live-action depiction of Fett outside
4403-504: The Emperor when Lucas decided to not make a third trilogy of Star Wars . Lucas also considered having Fett fight Lando Calrissian during the sarlacc sequence. An official reference book states that Fett charges "famously expensive" fees, and that he undertakes only those missions which meet “his harsh sense of justice". Daniel Keys Moran , who wrote a few stories featuring Boba Fett, cited Westerns as an influence on his development of
4522-522: The Empire (2012–2013), Blood Ties (2010–2012), and Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika (2000–2001). A 1983 issue of the original Marvel Star Wars comic book set just after Return of the Jedi depicts Fett temporarily escaping the sarlacc pit. Works such as Dark Horse's Dark Empire series (1991–1992) further utilized Fett's survival. A 1995 anthology story by Daniel Keys Moran narrates some of his time in
4641-404: The Empire. Fett ignites his jetpack before leaving and promising that they will meet again. Boba Fett appeared in the canon 1985 animated series, Star Wars: Droids , set before the original trilogy. The series was produced by the same studio that created the animated segment of the 1978 Holiday Special , and Fett was again voiced by Don Francks (who had been uncredited for his original role in
4760-515: The Jedi Order. It was included in the season 6 Blu-ray. The story reels for this four-episode arc were screened on April 17, 2015, at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim , and were later released on the official Star Wars website on April 29. Scripted by Brent Friedman, the four episodes were later completed and aired as the first arc of season 7 (with some changes from the original story reels). A spin-off sequel series titled Star Wars: The Bad Batch
4879-557: The Jedi lead the Republic forces in an assault on the primary battle droid manufacturing facility. The one-hour season finale combined of "R2 Come Home" and "Lethal Trackdown" was broadcast on April 30, 2010, and the original broadcast received 2.756 million viewers. When Anakin, Ahsoka and Obi-Wan crash on the lush rainforest planet of Felucia, they decide to help four bounty hunters protect local farmers from pirates intent on stealing their valuable crops. Obi-Wan and Anakin soon find out that
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4998-454: The Jedi who had sliced him in half. Maul sends a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi to confront him alone by murdering the inhabitants of a village on a distant planet. Upon arrival, Kenobi is attacked by both Maul and Opress, who leave the planet with Kenobi as their prisoner. Obi-Wan receives aid from an unlikely ally, Asajj Ventress, now a bounty hunter after the one million credit bounty on Opress. Outmatched, Obi-Wan and Ventress flee Maul and Savage in
5117-583: The Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars ; similar to the Western character, Bulloch cradled the blaster prop, made the character seem ready to shoot, slightly tilted his head, and stood a particular way. Bulloch did not try to construct a backstory for the character, and said later that "the less you do with Boba Fett, the stronger he becomes". Playing Fett in Empire was both the smallest and most physically uncomfortable role Bulloch has played; Bulloch said donning
5236-404: The Mandalorian has adopted. When Moff Gideon 's Imperial forces attack the group, Fett dons his old armor and kills most of the stormtroopers deployed to capture Grogu with a gaffi stick. Despite this, the child is ultimately taken by Gideon's Dark Troopers. Fett insists that he and Fennec shall remain indebted to the Mandalorian until Grogu is safe, and they subsequently aid his efforts to rescue
5355-483: The Republic and orders their deaths. As Ahsoka's clone troopers, including Rex, suddenly turn on her, she is forced to escape. Rex resists the order just long enough to mention the incident with Fives, allowing Ahsoka to learn about the inhibitor chips. She releases Maul to create a distraction, then subdues and captures Rex. With the help of three astromech droids, Ahsoka removes the inhibitor chip from his brain, restoring his free will. As Ahsoka and Rex try to escape from
5474-447: The Republic's clone army . Boba helps Jango escape from Obi-Wan Kenobi and accompanies him to Geonosis , where he witnesses Jango's death by beheading at the hands of Mace Windu during the first battle in the Clone Wars. After the battle ends, he is last seen mourning over his father's helmet, which he takes and places in front of his head, foreshadowing his future as a bounty hunter wearing his father's armor. Boba Fett appeared in
5593-537: The Shadow Collective and the allies Maul has made. Maul escapes and heads to Zanbar to command the Death Watch army, but is followed by General Grievous and his droids. They battle Maul and the Mandalorians, who are soon overwhelmed by the droids. Maul flees and confers with Mother Talzin, who is revealed to be his biological mother, and plots to draw out Sidious by capturing Dooku and Grievous. The scheme works, and Talzin
5712-560: The Siege of Mandalore over, Ahsoka and Rex prepare to take Maul before the Jedi Council on Coruscant. Mace Windu and Yoda contact Ahsoka via hologram and reveal that Obi-Wan has tracked Grievous down to Utapau , indicating that the war may soon be over. On their way to Coruscant, however, Ahsoka senses Anakin falling to the dark side and helping Darth Sidious to kill Windu, moments before Sidious executes Order 66, which brands all Jedi as traitors to
5831-525: The UK before airing in the US. The season finale, consisting of "Padawan Lost" and "Wookiee Hunt", was broadcast on April 1, 2011, attracting 2.31 million viewers. General Grievous and Ventress's Separatist forces launch a major attack on the Republic cloning facilities on Kamino with Anakin, Obi-Wan, Jedi Master Shaak Ti , and the 501st defending it. The season four premiere, consisting of "Water War" and "Gungan Attack",
5950-448: The animated segment of the non-canon 1978 Holiday Special, set after the events of A New Hope . This marks his first appearance in the franchise. He is first seen when he rescues Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and R2-D2 from a Panna dragon. Fett presents himself as an ally to the heroes but it is later revealed that he was working for Darth Vader the whole time - to reveal the location of the Rebels to
6069-504: The attempts of the Republic and the Separatists to gain the allegiance of many planets and moons. Anakin and Obi-Wan lead Republic forces in an attempt to defeat the droid armies and free the planet of Christophsis from the Separatist siege. When the Republic is ambushed and forced to retreat, it becomes clear that someone in their midst has set them up. The Jedi believe this infiltration is
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#17328729363536188-564: The attention of Darth Sidious, Maul's former master, who travels to Mandalore to deal with the rogue Sith brothers. Seeing Maul as a rival, he duels Maul and Opress, which leads to Opress's death at the hands of Sidious. Maul, however, is spared, but only because Sidious has plans for him. The episode ends as Maul is continuously tortured by Sidious using force lightning. The sixth season was released in its entirety on March 7, 2014, on Netflix . The season had already premiered in Germany on February 15
6307-418: The bonus of conveying the "gray morality" of his character. The character's armor was designed to appear to have been scavenged from multiple sources, and it is adorned with trophies. A description of Fett's armor in the mid-1979 Bantha Tracks newsletter catalyzed "rampant speculation" about his origins. By 1979, Fett's backstory included having served in an army of Imperial shock troops which had battled
6426-522: The book an 8 out of 10, saying it was great. In September 2014, four unfinished episodes were released in completed story reel format, titled: "A Death on Utapau", "In Search of the Crystal", "Crystal Crisis", and "The Big Bang" (original production codes: 6.01–6.04). The arc takes place on Utapau with Obi-Wan and Anakin investigating an arms deal involving the Separatists and a gigantic kyber crystal . The arc also deals with Anakin's feelings after Ahsoka left
6545-505: The character in Empire . His brief appearance in the Special Edition of the original film , Episode IV – A New Hope , was performed by Industrial Light & Magic creature animator Mark Austin. The character's appearance in the Special Edition footage of Jedi was performed by Don Bies and Nelson Hall. For the 2004 rereleases, Temuera Morrison replaced the character's original voice for continuity with Attack of
6664-408: The character's appearance in The Empire Strikes Back . In the story arc, Boba infiltrates Mace Windu's flagship in the guise of a clone trooper cadet, hoping to exact revenge against the Jedi for killing his father. After a failed attempt to bomb Windu in his quarters, he sabotages the ship's engines, causing it to crash on a nearby planet. He and his bounty hunter accomplices then take hostages from
6783-503: The character's origins as the genetic clone and adoptive son of Jango Fett , also a famous bounty hunter. Morrison appeared first in Star Wars media playing Jango. The animated series The Bad Batch further reveals Boba to have been born Alpha , and to have a biological twin sister , Omega . The series also reveals that he has another sister named Emerie Karr . The character also appears in many forms of Star Wars media outside of
6902-555: The character's survival after his fall into the sarlacc's mouth and retcon his apparent death. In the second season's premiere, " Chapter 9: The Marshal ", it is explained that Fett's armor was salvaged by Jawas after his supposed death, and then bought by Cobb Vanth , a character first introduced in the Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy of novels, who used it to protect the Tatooinian village of Mos Pelgo from various threats. In
7021-431: The character. Moran said: The difficult thing with Fett was finding a worldview for him that permitted him to proclaim a Code — given the stark Evil that permeated the Empire, Fett pretty much had to be either 1) Evil, or 2) an incredibly unforgiving, harsh, "greater good" sort of guy. The second approach worked and has resonated with some readers. Lucas at one point considered depicting Vader and Fett as brothers in
7140-418: The child in " Chapter 15: The Believer " and '' Chapter 16: The Rescue '', which show Fett in a now clean and repainted armor. In the latter episode, Fett is initially at odds with Bo-Katan Kryze , the former ruler of Mandalore and one of the allies that the Mandalorian tries to recruit to help save Grogu because she calls him a disgrace to his Mandalorian armor due to his origins as a clone. Despite this,
7259-436: The collateral damage he has caused, he vows to never forgive Windu. Fett escapes prison in the fourth-season episode "Deception". He later forms his bounty hunter syndicate, Krayt's Claw, which includes Bossk and Dengar (both of whom first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back alongside Fett). In the episode "Bounty", Krayt's Claw is hired to deliver a package to a dictator. When the bounty hunters discover that their cargo
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#17328729363537378-487: The course of the series, 133 episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars were released over seven seasons, between October 3, 2008, and May 4, 2020. Note : episodes 37 to 43, 65, 66, and 109 to 119 aired earlier in some countries than their original U.S. release. As a lead-in to the TV series of the same name, the film was released theatrically on August 15, 2008, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . Though critical reception
7497-469: The cruiser, Maul destroys its hyperdrive, causing the vessel to drop out of hyperspace and into a nearby moon's gravitational field. Forced to fight their way through the clones, Ahsoka tries to prevent Maul from getting away in their shuttle but fails. Just barely clearing the doomed ship, Ahsoka and Rex escape to the moon, where they respectfully bury the clones and Ahsoka discards one of her lightsabers. Two years later, Anakin, now as Darth Vader , arrives on
7616-497: The destruction of both the Republic and the Jedi and asks Ahsoka to join him to stop Sidious. When she demands to know his intentions with Anakin, Maul claims that Sidious wants to make him his new apprentice, and that he had hoped to kill Anakin before this happens. Refusing to believe him, Ahsoka fights Maul above the city, where she rescues him from falling to his death. She then leaves Maul to be captured by clone troopers, despite his frantic warnings that everyone will soon die. With
7735-435: The episode, the armor is eventually obtained by the Mandalorian after Vanth relinquishes it so that it could be returned to its rightful owners: the Mandalorian people. As he leaves with the armor, the Mandalorian is watched from the distance by a heavily scarred Fett. Fett's first full appearance in the series occurred in the episode " Chapter 14: The Tragedy ", in which it is explained that he saved Fennec's life after she
7854-458: The filming of the scene and was thus superimposed onto the image. A preteen Boba Fett (played by Daniel Logan) appears in the 2002 prequel film Episode II – Attack of the Clones , which reveals that he is an unaltered clone of the bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison), who had him created on Kamino to be raised as his son as part of his price to serve as the template for the Grand Army of
7973-520: The films because its plot requires Fett to show "an ability to convince people as well as kill them". The first book, The Mandalorian Armor , starts during the events of Return of the Jedi , shortly after Jabba's sail barge is destroyed. Dengar stays with Fett after the latter's near-death experience and encounters Neelah, a dancer in Jabba's palace who has lost her memory, and thinks Fett can help her. Kuat of Kuat, an Imperial executive, reviews footage from
8092-495: The films, such as books , comics , television series , and video games , many of which depict him as an antihero rather than a villain, and explore his background, motivations, and morality. Daniel Logan reprised his role as the younger version of Fett in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars , while Temuera Morrison , who also portrayed Jango in Attack of the Clones , has portrayed an adult Boba in most of his Star Wars appearances since that film, most prominently in
8211-465: The final form. Some graphic art software includes filters that can be applied to 2D vector graphics or 2D raster graphics on transparent layers. Visual artists may also copy or visualize 3D effects and manually render photo-realistic effects without the use of filters. Some video games use 2.5D graphics, involving restricted projections of three-dimensional environments, such as isometric graphics or virtual cameras with fixed angles , either as
8330-418: The first four seasons, the episodes of the fifth season were released to DVD and Blu-ray in chronological order as opposed to broadcast order. Ahsoka and Yoda take a group of younglings to a cave on Ilum to perform a Jedi rite of passage called "The Gathering", where they will each have to face an internal fear or flaw in order to retrieve a Kyber crystal so they can begin building their own lightsabers. R2-D2
8449-603: The first six seasons on March 17, 2014; this was later updated to include links to the episodes on Disney+. Regarding the seventh and final season, StarWars.com revealed that episodes five through eight are set before the season premiere, "The Bad Batch". At the time of cancellation in March 2013, there were still many episodes in development. Thirteen of these episodes were finished to become part of Season 6: The Lost Missions but there were still additional arcs that were never released. Lucasfilm released details of multiple story arcs from
8568-513: The four scripts "came out of one of our story conferences with George Lucas ". The scripts and designs for the arc were adapted into a four-issue comic book titled Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir , released in August 2014 by the publisher Dark Horse Comics . For ten years, the comic was effectively the final Star Wars comic published by Dark Horse before Lucasfilm transferred the license to Marvel Comics in 2014, until in 2022, Marvel and Lucasfilm entered
8687-423: The heavy jetpack was the worst aspect of the role. Bulloch spent four weeks on Return of the Jedi . He was unaware of Fett's demise before filming began and was "very upset" by the development; he would like to have done more with Fett. Still, Bulloch believed killing Fett made the character stronger, and that his "weak" death makes fans want the character to return. Bulloch thought a scene created for
8806-515: The hunters, Anakin is loose in the Senate building. The season two premiere, "Holocron Heist", was broadcast on October 2, 2009, and attracted 2.581 million viewers. Episode 15 was first released in Canada. Episodes 16–21 were released in the UK before airing in the US. In season 2, the Sith resort to hiring bounty hunters and mercenaries to steal objects and intel or to assassinate targets for them. Meanwhile,
8925-406: The latter revealed that it was he who planned for Fett to join the guild to eliminate its weakest members, leaving only the best for the Empire to exploit. In the second book, Slave Ship , Fett abandons Slave I to avoid dispelling rumors of his death, and instead steals Bossk's ship. Riding along, Dengar tells Neelah about the split of the Bounty Hunters Guild. After Bossk killed his father,
9044-405: The live-action Disney+ series The Mandalorian and its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett , in which he assumes control over Tatooine with his partner Fennec Shand as the planet's new daimyo . During the development of The Empire Strikes Back , Fett was originally conceived as a member of a group of white-armored Imperial " supercommandos " before the idea was scrapped in favor of
9163-404: The mesh to their desire. Models can be viewed from a variety of angles, usually simultaneously. Models can be rotated and the view can be zoomed in and out. 3-D modelers can export their models to files , which can then be imported into other applications as long as the metadata are compatible. Many modelers allow importers and exporters to be plugged-in , so they can read and write data in
9282-539: The mid-level, or Autodesk Combustion , Digital Fusion , Shake at the high-end. Match moving software is commonly used to match live video with computer-generated video, keeping the two in sync as the camera moves. Use of real-time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production is called machinima . Not all computer graphics that appear 3D are based on a wireframe model . 2D computer graphics with 3D photorealistic effects are often achieved without wire-frame modeling and are sometimes indistinguishable in
9401-420: The moon and recovers Ahsoka's lightsaber from the wrecked cruiser. While the series is designed to be an anthology of both standalone episodes and small story arcs, various events throughout inform stories, characters, and relationships to create a recognizably continuous narrative. In recognition of the release of the complete series on Netflix , StarWars.com released the official chronological episode order for
9520-402: The native formats of other applications. Most 3-D modelers contain a number of related features, such as ray tracers and other rendering alternatives and texture mapping facilities. Some also contain features that support or allow animation of models. Some may be able to generate full-motion video of a series of rendered scenes (i.e. animation ). Computer aided design software may employ
9639-483: The original film trilogy). In April 2014, such works were rebranded by Lucasfilm as Star Wars Legends and declared non- canon to the rest of the franchise to create a blank slate for the sequel trilogy. Boba Fett appears in many other works set during the original trilogy, including the choose-your-own-adventure book The Bounty Hunter (1994), the 1996 Shadows of the Empire multimedia project, Dark Horse 's short comic Boba Fett: Salvage (1997), volumes of
9758-614: The original film), Fett questions Vader regarding the carbon freeze, which Vader intends to use on his true target, Luke Skywalker. Vader promises that the Empire will compensate Fett if Solo dies, but the smuggler survives and Vader turns him over to Fett, who leaves to deliver him to Jabba in his ship, the Slave I . Return of the Jedi features Boba Fett at Jabba's palace on Tatooine , where Han Solo's friends are captured while trying to save him. Fett aims his weapon at Princess Leia (disguised as bounty hunter Boushh) when she threatens Jabba with
9877-494: The physical model can match the virtual model. William Fetter was credited with coining the term computer graphics in 1961 to describe his work at Boeing . An early example of interactive 3-D computer graphics was explored in 1963 by the Sketchpad program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory . One of the first displays of computer animation was Futureworld (1976), which included an animation of
9996-427: The pirates are led by the duo's old foe, Hondo. The finale is significant for ending "with twin fandom bangs, courtesy of Boba Fett and a mammoth beast inspired by Godzilla ." Fett's entrance in the series commemorates the 30-year anniversary of the character's appearance in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back . While Anakin and Mace Windu recover from their injuries, Plo Koon and Ahsoka track down Boba Fett from
10115-406: The planet they are trapped on, is Separatist-controlled, but they also discover a Republic Clone Commando named Gregor, who has been stranded on the planet as well. They must work together to get off the planet safely. After believing themselves safe, Colonel Gascon and D-Squad discover that they are prisoners of the Separatists in a captured Republic cruiser, finding themselves enmeshed in thwarting
10234-453: The prequel films, but discounted it as too "hokey". In continuing to develop the character in the prequel films, Lucas closed some avenues for expanding the character's story while opening others by establishing that Fett is a clone of a similar bounty hunter, Jango Fett . Lucas considered modifying later editions of Return of the Jedi by adding a shot of Fett escaping the sarlacc, but decided against it because it would have detracted from
10353-553: The recently killed Count Dooku that Sidious is the name of the Sith Lord who orchestrated the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan stresses that Maul must be taken alive as he may be their only chance to learn more about Darth Sidious. The captured Almec mentions that Maul had hoped to lure Anakin to Mandalore, but is assassinated by Saxon before he can reveal why. As Bo-Katan's and Rex's forces lead a final assault against Maul's Mandalorians, Ahsoka confronts Maul again, who reveals that Sidious has engineered
10472-628: The render engine how to treat light when it hits the surface. Textures are used to give the material color using a color or albedo map, or give the surface features using a bump map or normal map . It can be also used to deform the model itself using a displacement map . Rendering converts a model into an image either by simulating light transport to get photo-realistic images, or by applying an art style as in non-photorealistic rendering . The two basic operations in realistic rendering are transport (how much light gets from one place to another) and scattering (how surfaces interact with light). This step
10591-546: The rendered image, a model's data is contained within a graphical data file. A 3-D model is a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional object; a model is not technically a graphic until it is displayed. A model can be displayed visually as a two-dimensional image through a process called 3-D rendering , or it can be used in non-graphical computer simulations and calculations. With 3-D printing , models are rendered into an actual 3-D physical representation of themselves, with some limitations as to how accurately
10710-432: The role. He was cast as Fett because the costume happened to fit "as if a Savile Row tailor had come out and made it"; he did not have to do a reading or screen test, and Bulloch never worked from a script for either film. Filming the role for Empire lasted three weeks. The actor was pleased with the costume and used it to convey the character's menace. Bulloch based his performance on Clint Eastwood's portrayal of
10829-400: The same algorithms as 2-D computer vector graphics in the wire-frame model and 2-D computer raster graphics in the final rendered display. In computer graphics software, 2-D applications may use 3-D techniques to achieve effects such as lighting , and similarly, 3-D may use some 2-D rendering techniques. The objects in 3-D computer graphics are often referred to as 3-D models . Unlike
10948-432: The same fundamental 3-D modeling techniques that 3-D modeling software use but their goal differs. They are used in computer-aided engineering , computer-aided manufacturing , Finite element analysis , product lifecycle management , 3D printing and computer-aided architectural design . After producing a video, studios then edit or composite the video using programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro at
11067-459: The same year, on Super RTL . The Clone Wars returned with 12 new episodes released on Disney+ during the service's first year. The seventh and final season premiered on February 21, 2020. Ahsoka and Bo-Katan contact Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, asking them for help in apprehending Darth Maul in his new hideout on Mandalore. While Obi-Wan is apprehensive, Anakin and the 501st give Ahsoka
11186-491: The sarlacc, and a 1996 story by Dave Wolverton narrates how Dengar finds him and restores him to health. In the comic Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction (1997), while Fett recovers after being freed from the sarlaac, he is impersonated by a bounty hunter named Jodo Kast, whom Fett then hunts. Four Boba Fett comics set several years after Return of the Jedi were released between 1995 and 2000. Fett encounters Han Solo in
11305-451: The ship's cockpit, leaving the two Dathomirian brothers to patiently stage their next move—with Maul vowing to exact his revenge on Obi-Wan. The season five premiere, "Revival", was broadcast on September 29, 2012, and attracted 1.94 million viewers. Season five consisted of 20 episodes instead of the normal 22 episode count. The season five finale, "The Wrong Jedi", was broadcast on March 2, 2013, and attracted 2.18 million viewers. Unlike
11424-518: The ship's crew, whom they try to use to bait the Jedi Master. Throughout the ordeal, Fett balks at committing violence against his fellow clones, which comes to a head when his mentor Aurra Sing executes Windu's clone trooper second-in-command. Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano eventually track Fett and his compatriots to pirate Hondo Ohnaka 's base. Fett is ultimately captured by the Jedi and sentenced to prison on Coruscant ; although he expresses regret for
11543-694: The short story The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett (1996), set 15 years after the events of the same film, and fights side by side with him in The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (2003), set a decade later. He also appears in the e-novella Boba Fett: A Practical Man , set 20 years after Jedi . In the Legacy of the Force series (2006–2008), set some 35 years after Jedi , Han and Leia's daughter, Jaina , asks Fett to train her to help her defeat her corrupted brother, Jacen . In The Last One Standing , Daniel Keys Moran developed
11662-467: The side of the sail barge, from which he falls into the sarlacc's mouth. The 1997 Special Edition release of the film includes an additional scene of Fett flirting with some of Jabba's female dancers. In the 1997 Special Edition of A New Hope , Fett briefly appears in a reintroduced cut scene outside the Millennium Falcon while Jabba confronts Han Solo. The character had yet to be created during
11781-615: The sound of jangling spurs , created and performed by the Foley artist team of Robert Rutledge and Edward Steidele, to Fett's appearance in Cloud City , intending to make the character menacing and the scene reminiscent of similar gunfighter appearances in Western films. At one point in Return of the Jedi ' s development, Fett was conceived as being a main villain, but he was finally replaced with
11900-520: The story's focus. Lucas also said that, had he known Fett would be so popular, he would have made the character's death "more exciting". In 2014, after Lucas had sold Lucasfilm to Disney , Star Wars historian Jonathan W. Rinzler revealed that Lucas had privately acknowledged that Fett escaped from the sarlacc. This was canonically established with Fett's appearances in The Mandalorian six years later portrayed by Temuera Morrison , which led to
12019-405: The temporal description of an object (i.e., how it moves and deforms over time. Popular methods include keyframing , inverse kinematics , and motion-capture ). These techniques are often used in combination. As with animation, physical simulation also specifies motion. Materials and textures are properties that the render engine uses to render the model. One can give the model materials to tell
12138-538: The theatrical films was in the second season of the original Disney+ series The Mandalorian , wherein Morrison reprised the role. The character also made a cameo appearance in a live-action mockumentary filmed on the set of Return of the Jedi titled Return of the Ewok (1982). Post-production was never completed, and it has never been officially released. The character of Boba Fett made his first public appearance at
12257-427: The three-year interim between Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (the same time period as the previous 2003 Clone Wars series). Each episode has a running time of 22 minutes, filling a half-hour time slot. In March 2013 following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney the series was cancelled. The unreleased episodes that had already been produced were referred to at
12376-566: The throne that once belonged to Jabba, with Fennec at his side. Boba Fett is mentioned in Star Wars: The Bad Batch , a CGI-animated sequel and spin-off from The Clone Wars which premiered in 2021. The episode "Bounty Lost" reveals that Boba's original code name is Alpha , and that Omega, an enhanced female clone who joined Clone Force 99 after the rise of the Empire, is a second unaltered replication of Jango and, therefore, Boba's sister. The episode "Plan 99" reveals that Emerie Karr
12495-472: The time as "bonus content". The German television network Super RTL began to air these episodes as a sixth season, which consisted of 13 episodes in February 2014. Season 6, along with the other seasons and the feature film, were made available on Netflix on March 7 the same year. The series returned with 12 new episodes on Disney+ , serving as the seventh and final season. It premiered February 21, 2020. During
12614-578: The title character hires Boba Fett to capture the pilot who destroyed the Death Star . In the concurrent Star Wars comic (2015), Fett tracks the pilot, Luke Skywalker, to Tatooine, although the latter escapes after a brief fight. Fett then tells Vader the pilot's surname, unknowingly informing the Sith lord (formerly Anakin Skywalker) that he has a son. Fett also features in Marvel's Bounty Hunters (2020), which
12733-425: The two reluctantly work together to rescue the child from Moff Gideon, with Fett creating a distraction that allows the rest of the crew to board Gideon's ship. After this, Fett flies into hyperspace and is not seen again until a post-credits scene , in which he and Fennec return to Tatooine after their debt is paid off. Fett kills Bib Fortuna , who has been in charge of Jabba's palace since his death, and then sits on
12852-449: The underworld of Coruscant to the desert planet of Florrum. Boba's revenge scheme finally leads to a climactic battle, and the life of a Republic admiral hangs in the balance. The season three premiere, consisting of "Clone Cadets" and "ARC Troopers", was broadcast on September 17, 2010, attracting 2.42 million viewers. These episodes, and certain others in this season, cover events from previous seasons. Episodes 21 and 22 were released in
12971-481: The unfinished episodes in September 2014. The Bad Batch was eventually completed and aired as the first arc of season 7. A four-episode arc continued the story of Darth Maul following the events of the season 5 episode "The Lawless". The four episodes were titled: "The Enemy of My Enemy", "A Tale of Two Apprentices", "Proxy War", and "Showdown on Dathomir" (original production codes: 6.21–6.24). According to Dave Filoni,
13090-402: The young-reader series Galaxy of Fear (1997–1998), The Bounty Hunter Wars book trilogy (1998–1999), issues of Empire (2002–2005) and Star Wars (2013–14), and the one-shot comic Boba Fett: Overkill (2006). Fett appears in the years leading up to A New Hope in the comic Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire (1999), in which Vader hires Fett before trying to kill him, as well as Agent of
13209-565: Was added as a wearable cosmetic for Fortnite Battle Royale . On February 4, 2022, Indy Stevenson posted a The Book of Boba Fett comic entitled " This Place Was Home " on Twitter to a universally positive critical reception. Later posted on Substack , the comic focusing on "Boba's childhood relationship with [Zam] Wesell ", a mother figure to him. Fett makes a cameo appearance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023), with Temuera Morrison reprising his role. He appears as part of
13328-690: Was announced in 2020; it follows the titular group of clones working as mercenaries in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars. Footnotes Citations 3D computer graphics 3-D computer graphics, contrary to what the name suggests, are most often displayed on two-dimensional displays. Unlike 3D film and similar techniques, the result is two-dimensional, without visual depth . More often, 3-D graphics are being displayed on 3-D displays , like in virtual reality systems. 3-D graphics stand in contrast to 2-D computer graphics which typically use completely different methods and formats for creation and rendering. 3-D computer graphics rely on many of
13447-499: Was as an unnamed bounty hunter in The Empire Strikes Back as the "next major villain" beside Darth Vader. He is one of six bounty hunters assembled by Darth Vader, who promises a reward to whoever captures the crew of the Millennium Falcon . Fett tracks the starship to Cloud City, where Vader captures its passengers and tortures its captain, Han Solo . Aiming to collect the bounty Jabba the Hutt has placed on Solo (established in
13566-400: Was broadcast on September 16, 2011, and attracted 1.93 million viewers, the lowest premiere viewing of all seasons. The season finale, "Revenge" was broadcast on March 16, 2012, attracting 2.03 million viewers. This season marks the return of Darth Maul. Zygerrian slavers are behind the sudden disappearance of an entire colony of people on the planet Kiros. As Anakin and Ahsoka rush to defuse
13685-463: Was finalized by and is credited to Joe Johnston . Norman Reynolds and the film's art department built the costume. Fett's armor was originally designed for "super troopers", and was adapted for Fett as the script developed. Screen-tested in all-white, Fett's armor eventually garnered a subdued color scheme intended to visually place him between white-armored "rank-and-file" Imperial stormtroopers and Vader, who wears black. This color scheme had
13804-478: Was first hinted at in the first-season episode " Chapter 5: The Gunslinger ", which ends with a mysterious figure wearing boots and seemingly a cape approaching the body of assassin Fennec Shand on Tatooine. In June 2020, it was reported that Temuera Morrison would appear as Fett in the second season of The Mandalorian . As the series takes place five years following Return of the Jedi , this would confirm
13923-457: Was mortally wounded, leaving her in his debt and that he is looking to retrieve his armor from the Mandalorian. Fett and Fennec follow him in the Slave I to the planet Tython, where the former explains that his armor belonged to his late father Jango, a Mandalorian foundling, and is, thus, Fett's birthright. In exchange for the armor's return, Fett and Fennec ensure the safety of Grogu , an alien infant
14042-470: Was negative, the film was a box-office success and grossed $ 68.3 million worldwide against an $ 8.5 million budget. The premiere episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars aired on October 3, 2008, and set a new record with Cartoon Network as their most-watched series premiere, attracting 3.992 million total viewers. The season finale, "Hostage Crisis", was broadcast on March 20, 2009, and the original broadcast received 3.297 million viewers. Season 1 depicted
14161-406: Was voiced by Don Francks , he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel film trilogies . In the original trilogy, the character is a supporting antagonist and was mainly portrayed by Jeremy Bulloch and voiced by Jason Wingreen . Notable for his taciturn demeanor and for never removing his helmet, Fett appears in both The Empire Strikes Back (1980), employed by
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