Boba Fett’s Comical ROTJ "Death" Was Actually His Fault

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #7!Boba Fett is entirely at fault for the comical “death” he endured in Return of the Jedi. For decades, fans were outraged by the sudden killing off of Boba Fett. This bounty hunter became an instant fan-favorite for his cool design and sly demeanor in the very few scenes he appeared in throughout the original Star Wars trilogy. However, the execution of his demise irked fans for not just disposing of a character with potential but how anticlimactic and played for laughs it was when a blind Han Solo smacked his jetpack by mistake and launched him into the Sarlacc Pit. It was a death that felt unearned. While this choice would eventually be rectified in the Expanded Universe and later Disney+ series like The Mandalorian, this one moment in Return of the Jedi left a stain on the character for generations. However, 40 years later, it’s been unveiled that it was Boba Fett’s fault from the beginning that he was “killed” so easily.