Jango Fett (Eclipse)

Jango Fett
Biographical information
Homeworld	Concord Dawn
Born	66 BBY, Concord Dawn
Died	22 BBY, Geonosis
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	1.83 meters
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Tan
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)	Mandalorians Clan Fett Bounty hunter's guild Confederacy of Independent Systems
Apprentices	Cad Bane Tarah Eldar

I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe.
—Jango Fett

Jango Fett was a famed Mandalorian human male bounty hunter, the clone template of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the "father" of Boba Fett. Known as the best bounty hunter in the galaxy during the final years of the Galactic Republic, Fett was proficient in marksmanship as well as unarmed combat.

Hailing from Mandalorian world of Concord Dawn, Fett was made a foundling of the warrior culture and was taught by a mentor by the name of Jaster Mereel. Given his own set of Mandalorian armor, Fett served as Mandalorian commando during the Mandalorian Civil War that devastated the culture on Mandalore itself. After becoming a bounty hunter, Fett worked with and became acquainted with several fellow hunters and individuals in the criminal underworld including the Duros Cad Bane, whom Fett once mentored, Aurra Sing, Zam Wesell, and the infamous pirate Hondo Ohnaka. In time, Fett became widely regarded as the galaxy's best bounty hunter, with a notoriety matched by few other bounty hunters or mercenaries in the trade.

Shortly after the Invasion of Naboo, the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus hired Fett to serve as the genetic foundation of an army secretly bred on the extragalactic world of Kamino. As part of his payment, Fett was given an unaltered clone whom he raised as his "son," Boba Fett. In the last days of the Separatist Crisis, Fett was involved in the failed plot to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala on Coruscant. The Jedi Order investigated the incident, forcing Fett to leave the Kaminoan homeworld after he was confronted by Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Kenobi tracked Fett to Geonosis where he discovered the bounty hunter's connection with Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Fett fought against the Jedi assault team during the First Battle of Geonosis, and was beheaded by Jedi Master Mace Windu in 22 BBY. His legacy survived not only through the millions of clone troopers that formed the backbone of the Republic Military, but also Boba, who became a bounty hunter like his father before him. By the era of the Galactic Empire, Boba possessed the same set of Mandalorian armor worn by Jango, although its appearance had been altered significantly.

Biography

Mandalorian Civil War

He even fought in the Mandalorian Civil Wars.
—Boba Fett

Fett became a Mandalorian commando, participating in the Mandalorian Civil War, a series of conflicts on the planet waged between the rival Mandalorian houses and clans, during which, he was first given his own set of distinctive Mandalorian armor. During the war, his mentor Jaster was killed as well. Around 42 BBY, the war ended with the Martial traditionalists being defeated, which resulted in the splintering of Mandalorian society into different sects; the New Mandalorians, the Old Mandalorians, and the Death Watch. Because the New Mandalorians came to power, led by the new Ducthess Satine Kryze, who sought to reform Mandalore into a pacifist society, the Martial Traditionalists were exiled to Mandalore's moon of Concordia, Fett being among them.

Fett would associate with the Old Mandalorians, who, unlike their Death Watch counterparts, did not seek revenge on the New Mandalorians, and instead resettled around the galaxy, on planets like Concord Dawn, Fett's homeworld. These warriors worked for the highest bidder, maintaining their Mandalorian warrior heritage as bounty hunters, mercenaries, and other professions. Much like those of his new society, Jango Fett chose to retain his Mandalorian armor, stay true to his heritage as a warrior, and pursue a career as a bounty hunter, but viewed himself as a simple man traveling through the galaxy just trying to make ends meet.

Legacy

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Boba succeeded his father as the head of the Fett Clan, becoming the greatest of their craft.

Jango was succeeded in Fett family trade of Bounty hunting by his son Boba.