The character also appears in many forms of Star Wars media outside of 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. A preteen Boba is portrayed by Daniel Logan in the prequel film Attack of the Clones (2002), which reveals the character's origins as the genetic clone and adoptive son of Jango Fett, also a famous bounty hunter. 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. Notable for his taciturn demeanor and for never removing his helmet, Fett appears in both The Empire Strikes Back (1980), employed by the Galactic Empire, and Return of the Jedi (1983), serving the crime lord Jabba the Hutt. In the original trilogy, the character is a supporting antagonist and was mainly portrayed by Jeremy Bulloch and voiced by Jason Wingreen. He is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel film trilogies, although he first appeared in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), voiced by Don Francks. ( Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike)īoba Fett ( / ˌ b oʊ b ə ˈ f ɛ t, ˌ b ɒ-/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. ( Star Wars: Demolition, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy) The figurine is item 1815 and part of Hake's Auctions #228, which features over 300 "Star Wars" toys and memorabilia.( Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Kinect Star Wars, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue and Disney Infinity 3.0) "We've seen this before comics and cards, something exists and there are collectors and then one price hits and then people pay attention," Hake's president Alex Winter said.īidding for the Boba Fett prototype closes on Thursday, Nov. McClain expects the action figure could break Hake's all-time record of $569,273.61, which is held by Detective Comics #27 - the first appearance of Batman. Howison then Tom Tumbusch of Tomart Publications and lastly well-known Star Wars collector Brian Rachfal.Ĭurrently, the J-slot Bobba Fett figurine is already breaking records with a bid of over $120,000 as of the time of this article's publication. The figure for auction has had three owners: Kenner employee John R. After the prototype was discontinued, Kenner allowed employees to keep the action figures, McClain said. The L-slot backpack was the predecessor to the J-slot prototype. Both were records for "Star Wars" figurines at the auction house. In 2017, Hake's sold a Boba Fett L-slot rocket-firing backpack prototype for around $86,000, and last July, another L-slot figurine was sold for $112,926. It has only been recently that the infamous Boba Fett figurine has picked up steam. With the release of the prequels in 1999, interest in "Star Wars" began to ramp up. where people thought the market was dead."
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"There was a moment before the new movies came out. "Ten years ago you could've bought this for $25,000," said McClain.
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And with the continuation of the "Star Wars" saga on the big screen and launch of spin-off franchises such as the "the Mandalorian" on streaming service Disney+, the interest in collector items has been reignited.