Boba Fett is a fictional character and bounty hunter in the "Star Wars" franchise. In "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), he is hired by Darth Vader to capture Han Solo. He also appears at Jabba the Hutt's palace in "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" (1983). In 1997, he was retroactively added to "Episode IV: A New Hope". The prequel film "Episode II: Attack of the Clones" (2002) establishes his origin as a clone of bounty hunter Jango Fett who raised him as his son. Boba also appears in episodes of "The Clone Wars" (2008), bridging his storyline between the two trilogies.

Boba's theatrical film debut was in "The Empire Strikes Back" as the "next major villain" besides Darth Vader. He is one of six bounty hunters hired by Vader, who promises a reward to whoever captures the crew of the Millennium Falcon. Fett tracks the starship to Cloud City, where Vader captures its passengers and tortures its captain, Han Solo. Wanting to collect a bounty on Solo, Fett confronts Vader about whether Solo will survive carbon freeze, which Vader intends to use on his true target, Luke Skywalker. Vader promises that the Empire will compensate Fett if Solo dies.

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