Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett may see Boba and his companion Fennec Shand come face to face with Cad Bane, marking the character’s live-action debut in a galaxy far, far away.
This rumor comes from LRM Online, which doesn’t have any other details about Bane’s role in The Mandalorian spinoff. A Duros male bounty hunter, Bane is one of the most skilled guns-for-hire in the universe and is easy to recognize thanks to his trademark wide-brimmed hat. The character was introduced during Season 2 of the animated Clone Wars series, which had him stealing an ancient holocron from the Jedi Temple under the orders of Darth Sidious. Bane would go on to appear in several more episodes of the show, loyal to no one but himself.
Before The Clone Wars was cancelled and revived for a final season on Disney+, there were plans for a multi-episode story arc following Bane and Boba on a mission to Tattoine, culminating in an old west-style standoff where the pair gun one another down. Boba would’ve only managed to survive this encounter thanks to his helmet, in turn explaining where his mask got its mysterious dent. Ultimately, though, that didn’t happen and Clone Wars ended without revealing what became of Bane.
Instead, he resurfaced during Season 1 of the Clone Wars followup series, The Bad Batch. There, Kamino’s Prime Minister Lama Su hired him to retrieve Omega, a non-modified clone and, technically speaking, Boba’s sister. However, in a twist, Bane was thwarted by Fennec, who Kaminoan scientist Nala Se had secretly recruited to keep Omega from being captured and returned to Kamino. The Bad Batch also hinted that Bane and Boba’s duel is canon, with Bane sporting a metal plate on his head that he didn’t have during his final appearance on Clone Wars.
As LRM Online noted, The Bad Batch Season 1 arguably set the stage for Bane to return in a future Star Wars series, maybe even a live-action one. Given the character’s shared history with Fennec and potentially also Boba, an appearance on The Book of Boba Fett certainly isn’t outside the realm of possibility, either.
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett premieres in December on Disney+, with The Bad Batch returning for more episodes in 2022.
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