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Summary
Star Warshas reveal a major moment in the canon , one that confirmsBoba Fettaccidentally helped relieve Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt . As see in the comic setbetweenEmpire Strikes BackandReturn of the Jedi , Han Solo has naturally spent the entire time in Jabba ’s palace , trapped within his block of frozen carbonite . Although Solo was delivered to Jabba by Boba Fett , it seems the legendary bounty hunter play an inadvertent role in the runner ’s release .
As seen in thefinal issue ofStar war : Bounty Huntersby Ethan Sacks , Jethro Morales , and Paolo Villanelli , the cyborg Beilert Valance breaks into Jabba ’s palace before the events ofReturn of the Jedi , only to be intercepted by Boba Fett , Jabba ’s favorite enforcer . However , the Hutt gangster had no thought that Fett and Valance were secretly working together .
With the cyborg bounty hunter having amount to Jabba ’s palace to destroy his brand - unexampled superweapon , Fett ’s reasons for working with Valance were strictly in the name of self - conservation . However , Fett himself did n’t have intercourse why Valance really wantedJabba ’s novel " Megadroid"out of the photo , setting up a chain of effect that would forthwith lead to Boba Fett ’s greatest licking .
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Using The Megadroid Was Boba Fett’s Idea
Jabba Unveiled His Newest Toy
After Boba " subdued " Valance , Jabba in the beginning intended to feed the bionic man to his atrocious bitterness held beneath his potty elbow room . However , it was Fett who recommended using the Megadroid instead . Jabba was subsequently convinced , agreeing to a public presentment that would encourage his rival criminal family to fear and compensate him even more protection , lest they confront his lethally upgraded and nearly - indestrucible souvenir from the Clone Wars .
However , Valance ’s bounty hunting watch crowd was quick and await to attend to in the struggle . After all , the entire showdown was all fit in to architectural plan . After cutting through its durasteel armor and using its own weapon against it , Jabba ’s impressive and one - of - a - form Megadroid was no more thanks to Valance and his squad .
Why Boba Fett Agreed To Help Valance
He Didn’t Know It Was Part Of Han Solo’s Rescue
By the end of the issue , it ’s explained that Boba Fett agreed to avail as the remotion of the Megadroid would ensure that he would remain Jabba ’s favorite Orion and enforcer . However , he also stood to increase if Valance ’s team miscarry , as there would have been more bounteousness for Fett to claim with less rival from the likes ofclassic bounteousness hunters such as Valance , Zuckuss , 4 - LOM , and more .
That being said , Fett probably was n’t aware that Valance getting rid of the Megadroid was part of his secret alliance with Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker who were preparing their own mission to Jabba ’s Palace to free Han Solo as find out inReturn of the Jedi . Had Boba Fett known that Valance ’s goals were aligned with the Rebels to save Jabba ’s favorite prize , he probably would have believe twice about helping him get rid of Jabba ’s " sentry go wiener " . After all , the achiever of the Rebels ' deliverance delegation directly led toBoba Fett’sunfortunate encounter with a sarlacc cavity .
Star Wars : Bounty Hunters # 42is available now from Marvel Comics .
STAR WARS : BOUNTY HUNTERS # 42 ( 2020 )
