What do YOU like most about Boba Fett? (Page 5 of 18)

I told them that. and then I left....
Probably for good...

Thanks for the welcome...

I hope people are nice here though....

If they aren't, I'll smack 'em for you.  Welcome to the BFFC.

To say something on topic, I like Boba because he kills people.  There.

Last edited by BFFC Chrys (Saturday, May 20, 2006 5:15 pm)

I like Boba Fett for his fearless and inventive ways. He is always wanting to improve everything that he has. (modified slave 1). I also really enjoy how he can just fly around at the flick of a switch with his awesome jetpack.

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Last edited by BFFC Chrys (Saturday, May 20, 2006 5:15 pm)

i think that is one of the main reasons why i like him soo much.    without it on his back....he looks like he is seriously missing something....incomplete...

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Boba's jetpack was much more realistic than Jango's. Our much-revered, green-clad anti-hero's gives him a short burst of speed in an upwards direction, which makes a lot of sense, considering that the thrust nozzles are fixed downwards. Jango, however, somehow manages to maneuver in the air while his jetpack can only lift straight up. You can say all you want about shifting body weight, but I still think it's screwed up.

The nozzles do point downward...but can move with the direction he wants to go---forward...they turn away from him      backwards...they turn toward him. They might even move side to creat slow but effective side movement....i'm not quite sure though...how it all works...

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Now, let's say that Mr. Spy is right, and the nozzles do move. And, in turn, when he wants to move backwards, the thrust nozzles angle towards him. Now, let's throw in some math: Boba, a well-muscled man who's been fighting almost non-stop his entire life (+ his armor and weapons), must weigh in at at least 200 pounds, almost definitely more. Now, given the speed at which the jetpack carries him, let's mulitply that by...2? 5? 7? That's at the very least 400 pounds of thrust; and if Spy is right, that means 400 lbs. (with the addition of temperatures exceeding a few hundred degrees) of pressure exerted directly onto the back of his legs. Assuming that he's still a 200 pound lightweight, those 400 lbs. could easily become 1400, nobody knows for sure what the exact statistics are.

What I am sure of however, is that 400 - 1400+ pounds of thrust, plus the addition of hundreds of degrees in temperature, applied at close proximity to Boba's or Jango's lightly-armored legs (in fact angled at the appendages themselves), would be enough to have them walking on toothpicks.

Check and mate.

Last edited by BFFC Chrys (Monday, May 22, 2006 6:22 am)

Video games have leave to stretch reality. After all, if everything were perfectly realistic in games, a lot of them would be impossible, and as such lose their fun. But that seems like a topic for Serious Geeking, and I'll go no further into it. Just let it suffice that not everything in games can be used as a solid point in realistic discussions.

Wow, impressive math on the jetpack, SciFiFreak.  I think that since Star Wars is sci-fi, maybe they've figured out a way to get around the jet-pack problem.  That and since it's fantasy, we shouldn't overthink it.  I prefer to suspend my disbelief and enjoy the film.

I like Boba's dialogue in the comic books.  He never says too much at once, but when he does it's always either profound or sarcastic.  Or sometimes he uses fancy words like "succor" to show off how much smarter he is than everyone else, which I find amusing.  He's such an egotist.

Indeed. Serenity and Firefly are truly incredible. But, I'm willing to bet that they have their own fan sites, so we'll drop it for the time being. Glad to find another fan of the underdog show.

This is weird.  Tonight, I'm cooking dinner (which was breakfast food - the old man loves breakfast for dinner on friday).  A friend was over with his toddler, picking out comics Tim is giving away, and as I'm seasoning the hashbrowns with paprika, this thought pops into my head:  Of all the things I like about Fett (and I've posted many of them), I think what is really cool is his pragmatism.  He's not lame, or hung up when he deals with people or situations. He handles them to get the best result, and he's able to switch gears at the drop of the hat because he's pragmatic.  No matter what comes up, he deals with it and moves on. That's a rare quality, and I think it's something that helps him be so effective. I don't know why it hit me while cooking potatos, they seem a very un-Fett like vegetable.