A fascinatingStar Warsstory has resurfaced from youngBoba Fettactor Daniel Logan, confirming the original fate of Jedi Master Mace Windu inStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. While young Boba Fett was not featured in the final prequel film, that wasn’t always the case. Likewise, it seems as though Mace Windu wasn’t originally going to meet his end at the hands of Darth Sidious either.
First reported byPopverse, Logan once shared at GalaxyCon Richmond that George Lucas originally wanted young Boba Fett to have a key role inRevenge of the Sithas the one to kill Samuel L. Jackson’s Mace Windu. Revealing thatEpisode III’s"Revenge" was going to be Boba’s as much as the Sith,Logan confirmed George Lucas wanted the actor to make an appearance to settle Fett’s unfinished business with the Jedi who killed his father, a showdown thatwasstoryboarded by Lucasfilm:
“Mace was going to come at Boba like he did with Jango, but because Boba had already experienced beforehand what had happened, I hit the jetpacks, I fly upside down, or on my back. As I’m flying on my back with the jetpacks along the ground, I pull out Jango’s blasters and I shoot him right between the stomach, and that’s how Mace Windu was meant to die. I was sitting there at Lucasfilm like [makes excited noises]. And they’re like, ‘Okay, we’re holding you for a year.’ And I was like, ‘Okay.’ I kept calling, ‘Is it my turn yet? Is it my turn?’”
This does sound like a very exciting face-off, and the storyboard Logan references was indeed released in 2006’sStar Wars Insider #85and in the bookThe Making of Revenge of the Sith.However,Logan goes on to say that it was Samuel L. Jackson who helped convince Lucas to go in another direction, believing Boba wouldn’t be able to kill a member of the Jedi Council (and that Jackson himself didn’t want to be killed by a “punk kid” either).
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Had Boba Fett killed Mace Windu as originally intended, there would have been some pretty satisfying yet dark poetic justice at play inRevenge of the Sith. That said, Jackson was probably right that it wouldn’t have made much sense for the young bounty hunter to have killeda Jedi Master as skilled and accomplished as Mace Windu. A surprise betrayal from Anakin Skywalker and Darth Sidious delivering the final blow does make more sense, all things considered.
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Also, Boba Fett killing Mace Windu would have undoubtedly altered how Anakin becomes corrupted to the dark side. After all, betraying Mace Windu plays a large part in what pushed Skywalker to such levels of desperation combined with his fear of losing Padmé, making it even easier for Palpatine to push him further into the dark as his new apprentice, Darth Vader. Had Mace been killed elsewhere, one has to wonder how Anakin’s corruption would have originally played out inRevenge of the Sith.
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A Revenge Plot With Aurra Sing
Ultimately, Boba Fett does get his canonical opportunity to get revenge on Mace Windu, albeit years earlier beforeRevenge of the Sithduring the Clone Wars. As seen during the animated series' second season,Boba Fett joined with fellow bounty hunters Aurra Sing, Bossk, and Castas in a bid to kill Mace Windu (and he nearly succeeded). However, Fett ultimately failed in his endeavor before moving on to start building his reputation as one of the best bounty hunters in theStar Warsgalaxy, like his father before him. That said, it’s still fun to look at what might have been for Boba Fett.
Source:Popverse
Boba Fett
A perfect clone of bounty hunter Jango Fett, Boba Fett inherited his father’s profession and operated as a bounty hunter through the Clone Wars and the Dark Times of the Empire’s reign. Believed killed on Tatooine, he survived and sought redemption of sorts after he was helped by native Tusken Raiders. In The Mandalorian era, Boba Fett now operates as a crime lord - having taken over Jabba the Hutt’s old empire.
Mace Windu
One of the most prominent Jedi during the prequel era, Mace Windu served as a crucial member of the Jedi Council, considered second only to Yoda himself. Windu was a remarkable figure among the Jedi, having turned his own temptation toward the dark side to his advantage, even creating a new lightsaber form known as Vaapad. Mace ultimately failed in his mission to protect the Jedi, apparently killed by Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker at the end of the Clone Wars.
