Why Jango Fett is Actually a Pivotal Character in the Star Wars Saga

[@BitoyV3]

Fun fact: Jango Fett has more Jedi kills to his name than literally every other named Mandalorian in canon.

[@chrisquinn3377]

His legends backstory is one of the best star wars stories ever

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

I like how, in that deleted scene, Anakin is mirroring Jango's position. To one side of Padme as Jango is to one side of Dooku.

[@AceLM92]

And I think that was a call back to the Death Star conference room scene in A New Hope. Instead of Peter Cushing, we get Christopher Lee

[@bobafett9779]

Love the profile bjorn

[@AndreNitroX]

This was a great analysis and it makes so much sense. Why else would jango leave such a obvious trail to kamino if it wasn’t part of a larger conspiracy. You really convinced me of that

[@hardyos1]

George Lucas is a bad writer.

[@kaladad75]

I knew it back in 2002 about Jango. I'm glad you made this video to explain the truth and brains behind this prequel badass.

[@WhereinMedia]

I remember watching AotC for the first time and being OUT OF MY MIND with excitement during the Jango v Obiwan fight. It was good seeing a Fett get the right treatment for the first time.

[@AndreNitroX]

Yes jango was so awesome and really was more important than most people think. Not to mention the plan he helped with

[@maximosprimus]

Jango was also pivotal in eliminating the Bando Gora which even Palpatine considered to be a threat to his plan, making Jango’s role all the more important.

[@cheeseburger7788]

is that fully canon? ik it was at one point from bounty hunter but some other stuff from that game is contradictory to the main canon

[@chrisjohnson7872]

​@@cheeseburger7788 it's canon til Disney says otherwise

[@KoalaTContent]

I wish Padme said in the movie to her dying body double "You had one job, you did it well!" Anyways this video is on point and too many people overlook the importance of this cunning Mandalorian. He made and trained the army that took down the jedi and put the Empire in power!

[@shonenbag6478]

I can't believe how thought out this is. It really gave me a new perspective on things!

[@WhereinMedia]

Well thank you!

[@Arclight104]

Consider that Jango was just an ordinary (albeit highly skilled..) man but still managed to outright kill two Jedi ( Komari Vosa and that green alien jedi that attacks Dooku) and was a legitimate threat in his fight against future Jedi Master Obi wan. He would also have killed a temporarily disarmed Jedi Master Mace Windu but for very bad luck in that arena fight. Jango was seriously no joke and its always cool to see non-force users use skill/ingenuity to bring down the magic space wizards that are the Jedi and Sith.

[@tri-sapien6487]

Jango Fett will forever be my favorite Star Wars character. In a galaxy where the strongest use the Force, few can match his might and skill. It literally takes the use of divine intervention (that being the Force) for Mace Windu to kill him, since Mace Windu has a power that allows him to know when the best moment to strike is, which is why he backed off at first and waited for his jetpack to be broken before going in for the kill.

[@aldo1871]

U deserve thousands of views man great stuff

[@luigimafia10201]

Sure the prequels have their cheesy lines and FUCKING JarJar but the subtleties are astounding. As im writing this I hit @19:50

[@davida6146]

I never noticed Palpatines plan in some of these scenes 😳 I'll never see AOTC the same again... thank you!,

[@Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors]

That intro was amazing. 😂 With this and the Boba vid, you got a new subscriber.

[@diegomedina4145]

Just discovered this channel right now and thought it was made like last week. Only to find out it came out years ago. Even if you never want to make another video; know that you made quality videos with the best of them. Take care and hope this inspires others to talk about their passions

[@WhereinMedia]

Well thanks man! I think recent controversy around the Acolyte has caused the algorithm to stir my videos up from the depths, because I've been getting a sudden influx of new interactions and subscribers haha. Yours has been by far the most positive :D Life and other projects have kept my attention elsewhere, but I'll never rule out making more videos. Thanks again for your positivity and kind words!

[@EIectro_]

i watched this whole video thinking i was watching a 200K+ subs channel, and I went to click on your profile for more, and I was ASTONISHED. good work man, this was in my recomened!

[@WhereinMedia]

That's really flattering, thanks man!

[@jacobkoster3808]

Did people not think Jango was a pivotal character. I mean he’s the template for all the clones.

[@kixuh6314]

Amazing. I completely agree. Thank you for emphasizing that Jango was very strong, not that coleman trebor was weak. Your the only person who does not act like he was just a scrub.

[@WhereinMedia]

TBH I never really got the fascination with Trebor beyond "Jedi Dinosaur" being a cool as hell idea, but he definitely wasn't a scrub.

[@ddg0907]

Jango is my favorite Star Wars character, and this made me love his character even more than before. Star Wars has the most in depth plot and story I’ve ever witnessed in all of story telling and cinema. This was an amazing analysis and you unraveled it so well. Now us fans can all enjoy watching the prequels again with a crazy in depth understanding of the significance of Jango in the Star Wars saga. You’ve earned a new sub buddy, awesome video👏👏👏

[@MrAskmannen]

"Watch out for that vicious bounty hunter Boba Fett, Luke. Did I ever tell you about his father? He was hired to assassinate a senator that me and your father were guarding. We kept bringing her around open windows and public areas in order to draw her would be assassin out, but his cunning surprised even us. He had used his payment to hire another bounty hunter to kill the senator for him while he sent us on a wild bantha chase. And then that 2nd assassin used her payment to buy a robot to assassinate the senator for her. Did I mention the 2nd assassin was a shapeshifter? She could have been a good friend in disguise for all we knew! Where was I? Oh yes, then that robot used its payment to buy poisonous bugs to release into the senator's room while she slept, after lasering a hole through the window. It could have just lasered her because we we weren't watching her at all, but it as not a good shot. So we sense the hostile life forms in the room and rush in and save the senator in the nick of time! Then I jumped out the window to chase the robot back to its owner! Luckily it didn't have a self-destruct function. Then we found the 2nd assassin and chased her across the planet, and caught her when she tried to kill us instead of shapeshifting and escaping. But to our surprise, Jango Fett was watching the whole thing instead of going to kill the senator while we were away chasing the bugs chasing the robot chasing the shapeshifter. He shot her with a poisonous dart instead of sniper blaster, and only her instead of shooting all of us or blowing all of us with a rocket or something, then he escaped with his dumb jetpack. Mace Window killed him later, right in front of Boba. Mace was a good friend. Boba is a bad friend."

[@moniquita720]

Subscribed. Gonna share this video in the JangObi Discord.

[@WhereinMedia]

I didn't know such a thing existed. I hope they like it!

[@ctrl_altesc]

You sir earned a sub, and I hope you get many more. Thank you for the insightful videos on our favorite Bounty Hunters!

[@WhereinMedia]

Thanks!

[@parkerpshebnisky1051]

As a Jango fett fan I loved your video!👍👍

[@seventhcyborg]

My one point of contention is that Palpatine probably never intended for Padme and Anakin to get that close. It was more likely something he chose to exploit, and would have had something else lined up in any event. The guy put himself in a position to effectively groom Anakin since he was 10, so he probably had all kinds of control levers and buttons to push regardless of that one thing.

[@MrAskmannen]

Ok ive got 2 things that might put your theory into question: 1: When Obi Wan is talking to Jango Fett, why would he tell Obi Wan that he was recruited by "a man called Tyrannus" if he's in league with Sidious and Dooku? Wouldn't that blow his cover? 2: After Obi-Wan leaves, why would Jango try to kill him? Does he try to kill him because Obi-Wan is suspicious about the Clone Armies' origins? Well, he is mostly suspicious because Jango told him HALF A MINUTE EARLIER he didn't know about Syfo-Dyas, how does this add up?

[@WhereinMedia]

For the first one, I think it's safe to assume that Jango is aware of the Force based extra-sensory perception that Jedi have. So maybe he was deliberately telling the truth in a way that didn't actually give anything away. For the second, it's been so long since I've watched my own video that I don't remember exactly what I said. Jango's orders could have been to kill anyone that tries to follow him, with Sidious/Dooku assuming that whatever Jedi ended up following Jango would either be resilient enough to survive long enough to make a report about the droid army; or if they died, that the Jedi order would be persistent enough to send along a follow up investigation. TBH I can't recall anything from AotC that would have made Jango aware of Syfo-Dyas (although there may have been something in TCW?), but the Kaminoans giving one story and Jango giving another would simply make any Jedi investigating even more curious. It's a year late, but I hope my answer makes sense!

[@michaelstark8720]

Also in expanded comics Jango killed few Jedi with his own bare hands if I'm not mistaking. That's why Dooku recruited him and he knew well what is end goal for that clone army

[@sunsetman22]

also, to all those people who claimed Jango was "wasted" in Episode II, I think you're getting it wrong. I think Lucas responded to the sudden love the fanbase had for Boba Fett, a relatively unimportant character, and decided to address that love in a very _George Lucas_ kind of way. so, instead of giving the guy more screen time, he basically makes his dad the unintentional architect of the events of the saga. that's not "wasting" a character, far from it. the Fetts are so important to Star Wars its absurd lol, but I'm not complaining. I also played Bounty Hunter as a kid, and honestly Idgaf about Disney canon, that shit will always stay with me. many thanks for this excellent video!

[@andrewfett142]

Another great Fett video.

[@rxdy2783]

This was really well made, you deserve more subs!

[@andrewfett142]

I don’t think u talked about it yet but what are your thoughts on din taking helmet off? Will his old covet want to take his armor? Blacksmith only one still alive?

[@WhereinMedia]

I haven't touched much on the Mandalorian yet (I might do a season 2 retrospective), but I think there could be consequences for Din removing his helmet in the form of the other Children of the Watch deciding he is no longer worthy of his beskar'gam. What those consequences are specifically would depend on how the Bo-Katan/Darksaber plot line plays out. Specifically: if he takes on the mantle of Mand'alor and the Children of the Watch challenge his claim to lead, or if he doesn't and he's on his own being hunted by the CotW. Alternatively, it might be completely glossed over with no mention of it made again. Part of me thinks that's the more likely scenario, as several points in season 2 seemed to specifically be setups to Din deciding that removing his helmet is OK (but I doubt he'll start doing it all the time). From a writing/showrunning perspective, this was probably to line up the rules in The Mandalorian with what we see other Mandalorians doing in Clone Wars and Rebels, and almost definitely to give Pedro Pascal on-screen face time (the reason superheroes in movies spend so much time with their masks off, actors loooooove face time).

[@andrewfett142]

@@WhereinMedia thanks for reply. :) I’m not sure if anyone is still alive except the blacksmith. ?? I think they didn’t tell us for sure yet.

[@WhereinMedia]

@@andrewfett142 Yeah, it was left pretty vague. All we know is that the blacksmith is hopeful that some of the other Mandalorians escaped.

[@asdgty100]

Great video! Excellent sound quality and editing. Looks like I'm subscriber 247!

[@WhereinMedia]

Thanks for the compliments and the sub!

[@ballisticmallard2125]

You deserve like 2 million subscribers

[@rawreviewsii6044]

Great analysis. I agree with everything you stated.

[@WhereinMedia]

Well thanks man! It's always nice to get feedback like that.

[@AndreNitroX]

Great video. Honestly I find Jango more cool than Boba

[@WhereinMedia]

Jango v Boba: Now THAT is a subject I could do an hour long video on that would leave everyone unhappy to some extent lol.

[@AndreNitroX]

@@WhereinMedia Do it, you know you want to.

[@WhereinMedia]

@@AndreNitroX I've considered a Boba v Jango who-would-win kind of video, but if I do it it'll be a ways down the road.

[@AndreNitroX]

@@WhereinMedia Keep up the great work, ill be waiting.

[@FATE522]

There is no question, at least for me that she's Palpatine is one of the greatest villains and the Star Wars franchise in a whole. Even though his main weakness is his own hubris that we've seen in many instances. He is a mastermind planner and all lives are expendable that won't subjugate their wills to him.

[@chrisquinn3377]

He's unquestionably evil and has no shred of good intentions and it makes him brilliant

[@skywalkerhendrix]

Love these videos man!

[@WhereinMedia]

Thanks!

[@spastictreefrog]

Wherein might be correct, he might not be but, it's a very good and compelling interpretation😎👍

[@jacobkoster3808]

Great video

[@WhereinMedia]

Thanks Jacob!

[@andrewfett142]

I just subscribed on my wife’s account😂😂 She has no interest in star wars or KZbin.

[@WhereinMedia]

Then I guess we'll have to change her mind ;)

[@FirstnameLastname-rm1mu]

Aye first 100 subs for ya, made it happen g!

[@WhereinMedia]

Haha Awesome! Thanks!

[@wantonmee23]

Jango not only killed many Jedi, but killed a jedi that Dooku himself trained. Jango was the best person to train a Jedi killing army.

[@oddball9982]

You know what if during the obi wan and jango fett space fight in the metero belt what if jango fett calls Darth sidious or count dooku revealing that all of this was true that the two assination were suppose to fail. and maybe he says something like "this job will cost me my life." Which would be fitting bc he loses his life. But it doesn't happen.

[@AndreNitroX]

That would have contributed or him telling dooku “it’s done” something to show a greater schem at work

[@dannygonzalez3337]

Great video I’m sorry to poke a hole in your topic tho but at 18:25 I think it was? Jango did not want to fight obi-wan right then and there because boba was there not to mention he was far too much of an easy target obi could have actually arrested him there don’t you think?

[@WhereinMedia]

That's a fair point, however look at how capable Jango was in hand-to-hand combat against Obi-Wan once the lightsaber was out of the picture. That wasn't down to armor or gadgets, that was pure skill. If their fight started in the close proximity of Jango's apartment, Obi-Wan is faced with the difficulty of getting his lightsaber drawn and armed before Jango closes the already close distance and goes to work on him. That scenario would definitely have Jango wrong-footed, but I wouldn't want to be in Obi-wan's shoes either. Could you imagine trying to face down a cornered Jango Fett who's also protecting his son? I'd rate that somewhere with facing down a cornered grizzly-bear protecting their cub.

[@HaphasardWards]

amazing how it takes around 20 years to figure this out, gearge lucas is wow

[@frostyice9614]

Great video subbed!

[@noahgilmore4837]

I mean you could argue he is of the main character of movies 2 3 and all of the clone wars.

[@WhereinMedia]

Not really, but it definitely earned Temura a lot of face time and D Bradley Baker a lot of acting credits lol

[@themanwiththegoldengooch9811]

14:47 to be fair coleman trebor is the biggest jobber in the jedi order

[@MrMitchbow]

Why the guy who had 10,000,000 clones made of himself impacted the direction of the clone wars fought with those clones

[@themysticalcolby]

criminally low subs for what this channel deserves

[@andrewrivera190]

Surprised you didn’t go into Star Wars Bounty Hunter and Jango Fett Open Seasons.

[@andrewrivera190]

Goes into how Jango’s squad was wiped out by Jedi and he killed a few with his bare hands. Later Dooku sends him on a man hunt to kill his former apprentice as a test to see if Jango would make a good Clone temple. Aka the template for an army of Jedi killers.

[@WhereinMedia]

​@@andrewrivera190 Seasons is one of my favorite comics, and Bounty Hunter was brilliant, however neither are technically canon anymore.

[@KenobiandDookuSoloTheSequels]

Dooku and Jango were very important but because AOTC suffered from Anakin, these two cool new aces to the Prequels didn't have the time to shine

[@OttomanDrifter91]

dat intro

[@sunsetman22]

anyone else feel like the old librarian encapsulates the arrogance of the Jedi in a nutshell? "if it's not on our archives, it doesn't exist!". that honestly says it all about the Jedi and their stubborn blindness brought upon by misplaced pride and thinking they can "do no wrong".

[@WhereinMedia]

I agree 100%. She was undoubtedly included to convey the complacency and arrogance the Jedi order had succumbed to in its twilight years.

[@blackbatman3152]

In the end Palpatine is a Genius

[@WhereinMedia]

No doubt, but with a plan as involved as his was he needed capable agents

[@oldylad]

The clones having biochips is still stupid, was way better before. Even clones who loved their Jedi still went through with the order (except in a few fringe cases) and the sadness some felt was interesting. They were bred for loyalty, and weee a great social commentary from George ruined by filoni

[@josesosa3337]

Good video. I feel bad for george lucas. The prequels have problems but its nice to see analysis on the prequels that is positive.

[@azorahai310]

The dialog between Obi 1 and jango fett is the best dialog and that film it was fast paced streets to the point and uncomfortable

[@shoyahaaruni]

Oya!

[@Wolfinsheepsclothing7274]

I liked it better when order 66 was just one of their orders there wasn't a chip on their head or anything like that. It showed they were just like the droids they were fighting loyal only to orders.

[@z0000animus]

jango fett isnt dead

[@WhereinMedia]

Well, this is an argument I absolutely HAVE to hear.

[@z0000animus]

@@WhereinMedia c l o n e jk but i still wish he was alive

[@z0000animus]

@@WhereinMedia also thanks to actually replying to my comment

[@WhereinMedia]

@@z0000animus He lives on in spirit, I suppose lol. And no worries, it can take me a few days but I try to respond to everyone :D

[@z0000animus]

@@WhereinMedia thats awesome! im glad you respond to viewers

[@prolastmedia6171]

After "Book of Boba Fett" Jango Fett is officially cooler than Boba Fett by a landslide. Jango Fett is actually a *fckn* *legend* compared to Boba Fett in Disney canon

[@sunsetman22]

I watched the first episode of that shit and turned it off immediately. as a kid, I would've gone crazy over a whole ass Boba Fett-centric series. why did they have to waste it?

[@Firelord91021]

19:58 this guy looks like Tom Holland.

[@thehale_]

Without the mustache and different head shape I can kinda see it.

[@jayycw2105]

how the man who was all the clones in the clone wars was a pivotal character

[@xxbamesxxjurke]

good video but you gotta stop stealing jokes from the rlm plinkett reviews... it's cringey

[@WhereinMedia]

Thank you, but since this is the first I've ever heard of "rlm plinkett" I can honestly say I haven't stolen any jokes. And to be honest I'm not wild about that accusation