This fits perfectly with what the Armorer said about the Empire, which ruled by fear, only lasting 30 years. On the other hand, the Mandalorians, which respected "Loyalty and Solidarity" lasted for 10,000 years.
@@elitegamer9310 it's in that range. 19-20 years before Yavin, almost a year between 4 & 5, 4-5 years between 5 & 6, then 1-2 years of in-name only rule as the new republic solidified it's rule. So 25 years on the low end to 28 on the high end.
What happened with boba is actually smart because look at thrawn his officer’s were so used to vader killing them for skrewing up but that was not the cause with thrawn. In the last command after thrawn promoted a crew member for clever thinking despite it failed the quote from the captain was “these men already respected him, now they are ready to die for him.”
Yea, a lot of people are saying that Boba has become softer or weaker or that he hasn’t lived up to the ruthless legendary bounty hunter legacy he made. I agree with how Boba trying to sympathise with his people instead of just subjugating them would make him a more respectable and, sorta, loveable leader and ruler. Personally, I call it unexpected character development.
I personally think the goal is logical, its just that unlike with Mando we dont see him being as capable in a fight anymore which is a little annoying. If they couldve balanced things better it wouldve been perfect.
Boba becoming a great Leader is not something new at all. In Legends, Boba became Mandalore 21 years after the Battle of Yavin an brillantly led his people during the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion, deciding to join the Invaders for a while in order to think about their posibilities and subtly help the New Republic and the Jedi.
Yep, partly why this show feels so lackluster to me. If ur going to tell a new version of the story, the way I see u should do it just as good, better or not at all. Rn I really can't see canon boba holding a candle to legends boba.
You get it. Boba isn't ruling with fear . He's ruling with both Respect and Fear. Respect is both given and received. Fear comes in when respect isn't given and immediate punishment is required.
The scene at the end of episode 4 where he secures the families neutrality, he shows his power famous lieutenants like chrysanthemum and fennec and also instills fear by making them eat above his rancor pit. They knew that after their threat he could just as well have sent them all down to die. He doesn't need to scream I am the king. He will prove to them why they will want him to be king.
Both... You want your people to respect you, but your enemies needs to know that you will punish them if they mess with you and your people. The problem many people have with the show is that Boba is getting kicked around a lot... hell even Temuera Morrison seems to be unhappy with that whole Boba Fett talks to much.
Boba, like his dad, has always been the shoot first, ask questions later or never type. It ain't until his days with the Sand people that he learned what it's actually like to have a family. He knew how to lead a squad at best, & even that, he's doing it like just a boss. This time around, he wants to actually rule like he's the head of a family instead of that of an army, & if you wanna do something like that, you CAN'T just kick down doors & shoot people just because they don't like you or you don't like them. Furthermore, it's also clear that he never once saw himself being at such a position before in life, & that means for someone like him who's always just doing his job shooting people, has trouble grasping the line of when to shoot people & when to talk.
When I watched BoBF for the first time, I always had that inkling that was somewhere on the line of "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness" sort of feeling from Boba. Of course, I still think he talks too much, but the way he's intending to rule is VERY similar to what former Mobsters say their hierarchy worked. For example, if the Mob needed to whack someone, they didn't hire a hitman to do it for them, they simply ask one of their own and they'd do it out of respect. No rewards, besides earning their own kind of respect for a job well done....IF it was done well. That respect alone would allow them certain privileges that can't be bought or safely taken, only earned and given.
I gotta say two tribes loyal to each other when everyone else was backstabbing ended the sengoku Judai age in Japan and allowed Toytomi Hedioshi to beat the others including the originator of the Japanese calvary and the Buddhist warrior monks who proved to be the most troublesome of all.
Been saying this for a while now! Boba's approach is opening up doors for him that a typical crimelord would never have. Constantly contending with rivals and the risk of betrayal is a business cost -- by offering loyalty, and encouraging it in return, he reduces this cost and sets himself up for future gains. Moreover, his approach ensures he will eventually know where he stands with the other power players on Tattooine -- those unwilling to work with him once he's successful through respect will eventually be enemies no matter what, so he'll have them isolated and clearly in his crosshairs.
I Will say while I knew this watching the show but having it explained deeply makes more sense. Also honor being part of the mandalorians which was established Bobba and Jango are true mandalorians.
I don’t think honor was a thing to the Mandalorians for most of their time. Sure the Mandalorian Jedi with the Darksaber kept the Mandalorians in check after their crusades, but with the exception of the True Mandalorians, the Mandalorian Protectors, and the Mandalorian rebels from both of the civil wars in the Clone Wars and Rebels, I feel that Mandalorians on the most part don’t care about honor and just want to focus on conquest and the kill. No offense to Sabine since her clan is a part of them, but most of House Viszla with the exception of the Mandalorian Jedi, Clan Wren, and the Nite Owls are just vicious. Guys like Bo-Katan, Din Djarin, Sabine, Boba, and Jango seem to be in a minority for Mandalorian society.
I don't mind Boba's strategy of ruling with respect, i actually agree that it's a very good strategy. I only wish to see him kick more ass like he did in The Mandalorian Season 2, he seems far less skilled in this series while Fennec and his henchmen do most of the heavy job for him.
Honestly ruling with fear makes people get more sloppy because they're afraid to mess up, it also creates a reason for the to defect or try to kill you. But if you lead with respect they'll usually follow you into hell because you ain't telling them to go, you're leading them.
You’re quickly becoming my favorite Star Wars channel. I personally believe the message of Star Wars has always been that ruling with an iron fist is counter productive. 10/10 times people will choose a leader who support their personal interests over a tyrant.
I would add that Boba more or less lived in jango fett's shadow. so much expactation of him being ruthless necessary, simply by wearing the fett name. now that the empire is gone, Jabba is gone, and all those who could keep a sort of hold on him for that general expectation towards him, he is for the first time able to choose his own path. for any man that would be a big deal. especially someone with boba's background. he has no superiors now. he can choose things. and that must be the most refreshing and satisfying thing for him.
Fan boys make no sense. After all the shit Boba been through they expect him to be THE SAME as he was before. ALL YOU'RE SAYING IS SO OBVIOUS, It shouldn't be hard to figure out. He was a party to millions of deaths etc, and being in a Sarlacc gives you time to think about your life decisions to say the least.
You are absolutely right. Everything Boba has been doing since he escaped the sarlaac has made perfect sense to me. It's a shame that so many see a "weak" Boba "watered down by Disney" instead of the older, wiser Boba that I see. He wants to build trust and have people be loyal to him, rather than fear him, which will lead to resentment, others challenging his rule, conflict and death. If Boba's way of running the crime family helps them put money in their pockets, they're less likely to oppose him, or try to to take him out.
Loved boba in the 90s as a kid and love this version of boba now. Street bike power rangers suck but oh well. I can relate to boba hot head as youth now older and more wise. Build relationships not enemies
They're not street biker Power Rangers, the Mods are just a new way addressing cybernetics into the Star Wars universe. Anakin had a cybernetic hand then became a full cyborg, Luke had a cybernetic hand, Lobot from Empire had a cybernetic attachment to his head, General Greivous was a character also a character that saw cybernetics as an improvement. I get that people don't like the Mods, I love them though.
@@mr.e4140 to each their own. I personally think they look lame but that’s ok the universe is massive and we all won’t like every little part. I jnkw what they’re trying to do with the mod cybernetics they just look cheesy to me and very Disneyish. If you enjoy cheers and not trying to talk down on your enjoyment
@@dannydonvito Star Wars in general tends to get cheesy. Maybe not as cheesy these days, but it's still there. We've had silly characters like the Mods long before Disney bought the franchise.
@@luminoth3514 yea I know we’ve had mods before obviously there’s tons of main characters. Even Luke and his hand w/e its done in a better way.. not this like weird 6inch eye crap with shiny power Ranger theme bikes. Like make em look more sleek and give em bikes that show a crew bad example but crips and how they wear blue that’s what I mean. If they can’t work and can’t pay for water then how do they have these random fancy colored nicely kept bikes in sandy ass tattooine. Make it make sense
@@luminoth3514 Yup there was always silly characters once a giant green rabbit in the Star Wars comics named Jaxxon in the 80s then everyone complained about Jar Jar.
He’s also willing to use a little bit of fear to supplement his more loyalty driven strategy, but he doesn’t use it constantly, only when it will have the greatest impact. For instance, the dinner scene with the mob families when they question why they should just kill him and take his territory, the rancor (likely recognizing the threat to its master) says hello and waves
Thank you for making this… I’ve been saying it. People need to realize he has to be smart and build an entourage. He isn’t a bounty hunter anymore, he’s a crime lord
It is possible to rule through both. By having your people respect you and your rule, you make sure they will not be subverted against you by your Enemies, but you need a little bit of fear to deal with the trouble makers, to show them that they will be punished for going against your rule
"The more you tighten your grip, the more start systems will slip through your fingers." Leia Organa to Governer/Grand Moff Tarkin. Fear did not work for the empire it will ultimately not work for the hutts either...
When he let wookie that tried killing him go I knew his plan if you rule by fear then the people you rule will turn on you when you get weak when you slip up but if you rule by trust and loyalty people will stay by you even during the darker times. BTW I made this comment before watching the video
In may cases governments like the Galactic empire benefit greatly from the violence around them and ultimately need to create it, he violence justify their own abuses and over reaches. For the hive of scum and villainy the Empire was the best thing for them as their action benefited the government in justification for their own actions that they were effectively allowed to run amuck. But for governments like the New Republic this kind of violence and lawlessness undermines their authority. The Republic has an interests in making things, or at least making it look like, are rather peaceful and safe. Action like what Boba use to do and what Djarin was up to can attract their attention, then theirs the risk that what you did was significant enough to warrant actual action. The hutts' have the advantage of having a safe haven like Hutt space to run back to if anything goes really wrong, exactly like the twins did, but Boba dose not have that advantage. He runs he loose everything he worked for, if he even can run at all like Djarin learned.
This breakdown of the change in Boba's motivations and character overall was stated perfectly. This also stands apart and above the rest of the countless other vids from other channels trashing the change in Boba Fett. Well done sir 🙏
I really liked this aspect of The Book of Boba Fett, and it's why I hope there's a second season. Fett is doing on a local scale exactly what Thrawn did on a larger scale in Legends with his Empire of the Hand. It would have been cool to see the two of them discuss their tactics (and art).
Machiavelli said it is better for a ruler to only be feared than only be loved (if the choice is one or the other), but he also still said that the best outcome is for a ruler is to be simultaneously feared and loved. Boba Fett seems to be trying to do both. It's a more difficult path (something Machiavelli also pointed out and why he advocated for the fear only approach in "The Prince"), but if successful it can be worth it.
another sun twu quote i feel applies is “To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” Fett has yet to engage in open battle yet has mos eisley at least neautral against the pykes and has warded off the twins. I fully expect him to turn away the pykes aswell
In the words of sun tzu (More or less). Refused your followers like your children. Look upon them as though they are your own beloved sons and daughters and they will follow you even to there deaths. Boba is treating them like his kith and kin. And they in fern are beginning to look upon him as there beloved leader and mentor. That is why they follow him.
This period of the galaxy seems like an era of change. The Hutts are not strong anymore and the Mandalorians need to reform. However the New Republic on the other hand doesn’t change. It stands against the wind instead of flowing with it. Infighting happens in the Senate again and while the New Republic Defense Force is sizeable, the Galactic Republic had the Judicials and the Jedi Order and still needed the Clone Army and Navy.
Fett is just gathering his forces. People really expect him to just go make enemies left and right when the only forces he has are 2 gammoreans, a biker gang, and a Wookiee? Nah. He’s playing it safe for now. But when push comes to shove, you better not get in Boba’s way. If you do, he’s not gonna tolerate it. Don’t piss off the patient man.
At the end of the series, I can see Boba Fett ruling over Tatooine instead of a crime family since his leadership style fits that role better than a crime lord.
Honestly, I think most of the badmouthing Boba is getting is more about his general incompetence and weird decision making, like ramming his ship into the mouth of the sarlacc and then reprimending Fennec for saving his life, apparently he himself forgot his ship had some bombs built in. I think the criticism of his strategy of ruling by respect just comes out of how much of a disappointment he is when it comes to fighting and generally not defending his interests properly if Fennec isn't around to move things forward.
It's a fine line between friend and foe; one will watch your back, while the other waits for you to turn your back to them, and then stab it. Bobba Fett needs to hold respect among his family, while tempering the right amount of fear, and some deference, between his criminal "neighbors".
When a ruler governs by fear and with an iron fist sooner or later people will rise against him, but if a ruler governs by with honesty and dignity people will forever love him, Boba is a freaking genius
Boba Fett at this point in his life is more like he is a peer to someone like Han Solo. He has grown past his criminal background ( like Han ) working for Jaba, and now having a different approach much like Michael Corleone in the Godfather ( a film a lot of new Star Wars fans probably haven't seen even though it's one of the most classic films. )
You bring up Tsun Zu, but Boba's strategy also works out fit the Machiavellian principle of the Perfect Ruler when viewed in tandem with Fennec's attitude. Machiavelli thought that in order to be the perfect ruler, one should not be overly merciful at all times, nor should you be a bloodthirsty tyrant. Rather, you should measure your response by the situation and employ whatever means necessary. Boba offering respect and mercy works great as a general strategy, but having Fennec to take down those who slight him is what truly makes his criminal empire effective.
That's why I have been telling people this show is gold. No one gets it. I love smart chill boba and as a huge EU fan it makes sense and is a awesome change to the character
Like...it's easier to make friends than enemies, ya know. Boba probably realizes a scorched earth policy won't fly so good after an endless sea of cruel overlords.
I think something that’s often never mentioned is that Boba style of ruling seems more in line with Mandalorian tradition. It may not be very obvious with how Mandalorian were often quite ruthless whenever they ruled but it does make sense when you considered the more honorable and respectable traditions that Mandalorian upheld and how it seemed especially fitting to what Boba is attempting.
Nah Bobas strategy is more like "how to make everyone in power hate you and plot against you" dude should have died a dozen times over at this point but all his enemies are just as if not more inept as he is.
I love how everyone thinks they know what Boba would do despite the fact that this and the Mandalorian are the 2 places we've seen him and his actual personality the most. The guy said 6 lines in the original movies but everybody thinks they know who Boba Fett is as a person. Like shut up guys you don't know what this dudes favorite color is don't act like you'd know how he'd run a criminal empire.
As seen countless times, power attracts jealousy. Eventually there will always be a bigger fish. When that day comes, will you be replaced (quite possibly through infighting that further weakens your organization and legacy to nothingness) or will your people fight to bring you back to them (and in your absence band together to ensure the survival of your legacy)??? Therefore I feel that one should obviously rule through respect vs fear.
I think bobba Fett applying some Mandalorian ways to Tatooine. it defantly has a large whiff of Mandalorian about it. To the recruiting of your captives to behaving like a military officer and doing everything yourself and attempting to keep order and discipline. to Also not interfering in some fights like he led the old Wookie rip the Trandoshan's arm off. He also was willing to risk dying extremely painfully and retraumatize himself just to get his armor back. Also Bobba holds no hard feelings for his enemies except when you take his armour or ship. That's pretty Mandalorian right there. There taught not to hold grudges . Also yeah the Mandalorian way has survived more or less for 10k years but it's nearly been destroyed alot of times. Once or twice possibly more the jedi had to intervene to save them. Including Once by Revan. Starting to look like Luke or Ahsoka might intervene to help them at some point considering what the empire and the sith did to them. The mandalorien's are in no mood to forgive. and that is apparently unusual for them. The sith have survived for a very long time to. I think way longer then the mandaloriens have. The sith have changed alot tho. with the new cannon being built idk if they survive or not after Return of the Jedi because it's starting to look like the sequel trilogy gonna get ignored and de canonised which it should. The woke inclusive racist and mysoginistic garbage needs to go back to the cesspit and outa star wars.
Only cristism I have for the series is the episode length and the power ranger color vespas. I see the long game Fetts going for. He's been humbled by losing everything and he can see the horrors be committed by to the locals. Old Fett was 1 dimensional and he got destroyed by a Helen Keller version of Han solo.
@@DIEGhostfish Those worthless punks saved his life from Krrsantan assassination attempt, so no, it did pay off. And any leader who lets their subjects get price gouged for water in a desert is soon going to find their head on a pike.
@@tormunnvii3317 They're not his subjects. The people paying protection money are. Not some psychos who waste their money on absurd scooters and cybernetics. Neither he nor the punks are in position to play Uncle Joe. Alsono, they didn't save him from the Wookiee, Favreau and Robbie's shitty writing and directing saved him. In a remotely realistic scenario he put twelve shots in the tank before opening it.
@@DIEGhostfish I see, I see. You just have a personal bias against those cyberpunks in particular. Nothing to do with the logic of the story, just a way to vent because you got triggered by something that didn't "fit" in with your preconceptions. Got ya. Stay mad.
@@tormunnvii3317 They're stylistically hideous entitled children. ANd the show decided train robberies weren't the only thing they wanted Boba to have in common with Stalin.
He's doing everything that Machiavelli would advise a prince ought to do. He outmaneuvered the other crime syndicates by appealing to their self interest therefore ensuring that they will not betray him and he prevented the pykes from having other allies. Sure he could be sadistic but what would that accomplish? He would have been creating so many more enemies. I really think that Boba Fett will go full Tywin Lannister against the pykes, that would be the strategic thing to do in order to secure himself and his new crime family. I really think that we will see his own Reynes of castamere moment
This is reminiscent of low wage workers in COVID land. Treated as disposable, and ruled by fear of no money from a job to keep them loyal. Then, one day, it ends. And then they were asked back, after such a blatantly disloyal display, for barely any changes from the old habits/ways. Is it really any surprise how that ended for many?
No. No it isn't. Refusing to actually provide protection to people paying you protection money, then slapping Stalin-style price controls on them is not a good way to do anything.
My only issues are how silly he is at times. And that he's taking his helmet off alot. I'm liking him trying to build a lasting crime empire. Like the show is good overall. And I'm interested to see where it gose. But Boba isnt really doing it for me so far.
🤔 . . . What about [Justice]? That the only time you should be fearful & afraid is when you’re caught with your hand in the cookie jar, that you committed a murder & you’re going to receive a punishment for it; that its not the higher authorities you should be afraid of, its who stares right back at you as you shave, brush your teeth, and/or applying your mascara, in that order (for the idiots who aren’t diagnosed with any disabilities and/or disorders, i.e. neurotypicals, who aren’t getting it, its yourself you should be afraid of)…
I'm surprised how many people are weeping over the fact that Boba's building a stable state over Tatooine instead of going guns blazing and massacring everybody. I don't think many fans understand that to rule, one needs to create a patronage system and loyalty. This is how dictators or absolutist rulers govern and maintain power. They form a support base and prop themselves with it. The rapid conquest and you just rule from their strategy has never worked, and if it somehow survives, it is short-lived. The writers for the Book of Boba have done some impressive research regarding how a Daimyo would rule the planet and build a believable political backdrop for Tatooine.
This fits perfectly with what the Armorer said about the Empire, which ruled by fear, only lasting 30 years. On the other hand, the Mandalorians, which respected "Loyalty and Solidarity" lasted for 10,000 years.
The Mandalorians also never tried or have ruled the Galaxy.
@@mandaloretheultimate4762 Mandalorian Wars: I'm a joke to you?
I thought the Empire only ruled for 24 years.
@@tezcanuyank3446 that’s one time and they failed miserably.
@@elitegamer9310 it's in that range. 19-20 years before Yavin, almost a year between 4 & 5, 4-5 years between 5 & 6, then 1-2 years of in-name only rule as the new republic solidified it's rule.
So 25 years on the low end to 28 on the high end.
What happened with boba is actually smart because look at thrawn his officer’s were so used to vader killing them for skrewing up but that was not the cause with thrawn. In the last command after thrawn promoted a crew member for clever thinking despite it failed the quote from the captain was “these men already respected him, now they are ready to die for him.”
No one gonna mention that Thrawn died because he got stabbed in the back?
@@waryace2 in legends yes but not cannon. I complelty understand why Rukh killed him but a empire by Thrawn was much better
Hmmmm, interesting and it does make sense
@@geetslys fear the warlord with a single man willing to die for him then the warlord with a thousand unwilling to fight.
@@Prophetofthe8thLegion what about a warlord with thousands willing to die for him?
Yea, a lot of people are saying that Boba has become softer or weaker or that he hasn’t lived up to the ruthless legendary bounty hunter legacy he made. I agree with how Boba trying to sympathise with his people instead of just subjugating them would make him a more respectable and, sorta, loveable leader and ruler. Personally, I call it unexpected character development.
I personally think the goal is logical, its just that unlike with Mando we dont see him being as capable in a fight anymore which is a little annoying. If they couldve balanced things better it wouldve been perfect.
@@kennethsatria6607 plus he have emotions on his green son makes a distraction on his combat as well
_stares at Black Sword_
I call it Disney kiddying up their series. The even weakened black krrsantan.
I can see him building a new Mandalor but Boba is close to the same in cannon and legends
Real sympathetic to backstab people paying him protection money.
Boba Fett’s just a simple man making his way through the Galaxy… like a Bantha
Imma binge Mando so I can start bobf.
Boba becoming a great Leader is not something new at all. In Legends, Boba became Mandalore 21 years after the Battle of Yavin an brillantly led his people during the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion, deciding to join the Invaders for a while in order to think about their posibilities and subtly help the New Republic and the Jedi.
Yep, partly why this show feels so lackluster to me. If ur going to tell a new version of the story, the way I see u should do it just as good, better or not at all. Rn I really can't see canon boba holding a candle to legends boba.
Boba: "Jabba ruled with fear. I intend to rule with respect."
Fennec: "You shot Bib Fortuna in the face."
Boba: "Respectfully."
“You shot bib fortuna is the face”
Like a bantha
You get it. Boba isn't ruling with fear . He's ruling with both Respect and Fear. Respect is both given and received. Fear comes in when respect isn't given and immediate punishment is required.
Bib was also a back stabber who tried to kill jabba and all witnesses including boba.
@@zebjensen4251 And hence blaster bolt to the face.
@@John2r1 I'm not disagreeing. I'm just saying he tried to kill boba hence why he wanted to kill the traitor.
The scene at the end of episode 4 where he secures the families neutrality, he shows his power famous lieutenants like chrysanthemum and fennec and also instills fear by making them eat above his rancor pit. They knew that after their threat he could just as well have sent them all down to die. He doesn't need to scream I am the king. He will prove to them why they will want him to be king.
Both... You want your people to respect you, but your enemies needs to know that you will punish them if they mess with you and your people.
The problem many people have with the show is that Boba is getting kicked around a lot... hell even Temuera Morrison seems to be unhappy with that whole Boba Fett talks to much.
Boba, like his dad, has always been the shoot first, ask questions later or never type. It ain't until his days with the Sand people that he learned what it's actually like to have a family. He knew how to lead a squad at best, & even that, he's doing it like just a boss. This time around, he wants to actually rule like he's the head of a family instead of that of an army, & if you wanna do something like that, you CAN'T just kick down doors & shoot people just because they don't like you or you don't like them. Furthermore, it's also clear that he never once saw himself being at such a position before in life, & that means for someone like him who's always just doing his job shooting people, has trouble grasping the line of when to shoot people & when to talk.
As Machiavelli said. It’s better to be feared than loved but it’s ideal to be both.
“Trust no one, use everyone” Jango’s words of wisdom
He would trust his fellow Mandalorians thou, at least those who still know how to fight..
Am just a simple man who's trying to make his way through out the Galaxy like my father before me
When I watched BoBF for the first time, I always had that inkling that was somewhere on the line of "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness" sort of feeling from Boba.
Of course, I still think he talks too much, but the way he's intending to rule is VERY similar to what former Mobsters say their hierarchy worked.
For example, if the Mob needed to whack someone, they didn't hire a hitman to do it for them, they simply ask one of their own and they'd do it out of respect.
No rewards, besides earning their own kind of respect for a job well done....IF it was done well. That respect alone would allow them certain privileges that can't be bought or safely taken, only earned and given.
I gotta say two tribes loyal to each other when everyone else was backstabbing ended the sengoku Judai age in Japan and allowed Toytomi Hedioshi to beat the others including the originator of the Japanese calvary and the Buddhist warrior monks who proved to be the most troublesome of all.
Didn’t Tokugawa betray the guy after he died by overthrowing his son and the council formed to protect the kid?
Been saying this for a while now! Boba's approach is opening up doors for him that a typical crimelord would never have. Constantly contending with rivals and the risk of betrayal is a business cost -- by offering loyalty, and encouraging it in return, he reduces this cost and sets himself up for future gains. Moreover, his approach ensures he will eventually know where he stands with the other power players on Tattooine -- those unwilling to work with him once he's successful through respect will eventually be enemies no matter what, so he'll have them isolated and clearly in his crosshairs.
I Will say while I knew this watching the show but having it explained deeply makes more sense. Also honor being part of the mandalorians which was established Bobba and Jango are true mandalorians.
I don’t think honor was a thing to the Mandalorians for most of their time. Sure the Mandalorian Jedi with the Darksaber kept the Mandalorians in check after their crusades, but with the exception of the True Mandalorians, the Mandalorian Protectors, and the Mandalorian rebels from both of the civil wars in the Clone Wars and Rebels, I feel that Mandalorians on the most part don’t care about honor and just want to focus on conquest and the kill. No offense to Sabine since her clan is a part of them, but most of House Viszla with the exception of the Mandalorian Jedi, Clan Wren, and the Nite Owls are just vicious. Guys like Bo-Katan, Din Djarin, Sabine, Boba, and Jango seem to be in a minority for Mandalorian society.
I don't mind Boba's strategy of ruling with respect, i actually agree that it's a very good strategy. I only wish to see him kick more ass like he did in The Mandalorian Season 2, he seems far less skilled in this series while Fennec and his henchmen do most of the heavy job for him.
Yeah I thought so too. But maybe now that he’s 100% healed from the Bacta tank, we’ll see more from him.
@@drewbc32 I really hope so.
Honestly ruling with fear makes people get more sloppy because they're afraid to mess up, it also creates a reason for the to defect or try to kill you. But if you lead with respect they'll usually follow you into hell because you ain't telling them to go, you're leading them.
Even the most deceiving episode of them all (episode 5) was really all about Boba! It’s clear as day who should lead Manda’lore
You’re quickly becoming my favorite Star Wars channel. I personally believe the message of Star Wars has always been that ruling with an iron fist is counter productive. 10/10 times people will choose a leader who support their personal interests over a tyrant.
I would add that Boba more or less lived in jango fett's shadow. so much expactation of him being ruthless necessary, simply by wearing the fett name. now that the empire is gone, Jabba is gone, and all those who could keep a sort of hold on him for that general expectation towards him, he is for the first time able to choose his own path. for any man that would be a big deal. especially someone with boba's background. he has no superiors now. he can choose things. and that must be the most refreshing and satisfying thing for him.
Fan boys make no sense. After all the shit Boba been through they expect him to be THE SAME as he was before. ALL YOU'RE SAYING IS SO OBVIOUS, It shouldn't be hard to figure out. He was a party to millions of deaths etc, and being in a Sarlacc gives you time to think about your life decisions to say the least.
Like Star Wars theory complaining that bobba needs to be violent and as always when he forgets about character development and characters change
You are absolutely right. Everything Boba has been doing since he escaped the sarlaac has made perfect sense to me. It's a shame that so many see a "weak" Boba "watered down by Disney" instead of the older, wiser Boba that I see. He wants to build trust and have people be loyal to him, rather than fear him, which will lead to resentment, others challenging his rule, conflict and death. If Boba's way of running the crime family helps them put money in their pockets, they're less likely to oppose him, or try to to take him out.
He deserves more respect!
Getting eating and survived and help by tuskens he mellowed down and realized he can make a better in the galaxy
Loved boba in the 90s as a kid and love this version of boba now. Street bike power rangers suck but oh well. I can relate to boba hot head as youth now older and more wise. Build relationships not enemies
They're not street biker Power Rangers, the Mods are just a new way addressing cybernetics into the Star Wars universe. Anakin had a cybernetic hand then became a full cyborg, Luke had a cybernetic hand, Lobot from Empire had a cybernetic attachment to his head, General Greivous was a character also a character that saw cybernetics as an improvement. I get that people don't like the Mods, I love them though.
@@mr.e4140 to each their own. I personally think they look lame but that’s ok the universe is massive and we all won’t like every little part. I jnkw what they’re trying to do with the mod cybernetics they just look cheesy to me and very Disneyish. If you enjoy cheers and not trying to talk down on your enjoyment
@@dannydonvito Star Wars in general tends to get cheesy. Maybe not as cheesy these days, but it's still there. We've had silly characters like the Mods long before Disney bought the franchise.
@@luminoth3514 yea I know we’ve had mods before obviously there’s tons of main characters. Even Luke and his hand w/e its done in a better way.. not this like weird 6inch eye crap with shiny power Ranger theme bikes. Like make em look more sleek and give em bikes that show a crew bad example but crips and how they wear blue that’s what I mean. If they can’t work and can’t pay for water then how do they have these random fancy colored nicely kept bikes in sandy ass tattooine. Make it make sense
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Yup there was always silly characters once a giant green rabbit in the Star Wars comics named Jaxxon in the 80s then everyone complained about Jar Jar.
Finally a channel that understands that Boba's change is actually logical and brilliant because of failure of others
He’s also willing to use a little bit of fear to supplement his more loyalty driven strategy, but he doesn’t use it constantly, only when it will have the greatest impact. For instance, the dinner scene with the mob families when they question why they should just kill him and take his territory, the rancor (likely recognizing the threat to its master) says hello and waves
What Boba did really fits well with the basic principles of Il Principe， which is really, really impressive.
Thank you for making this… I’ve been saying it. People need to realize he has to be smart and build an entourage. He isn’t a bounty hunter anymore, he’s a crime lord
It is possible to rule through both. By having your people respect you and your rule, you make sure they will not be subverted against you by your Enemies, but you need a little bit of fear to deal with the trouble makers, to show them that they will be punished for going against your rule
As the ferrengi once said, there's nothing to fear more than an honest buisnessman
"The more you tighten your grip, the more start systems will slip through your fingers." Leia Organa to Governer/Grand Moff Tarkin. Fear did not work for the empire it will ultimately not work for the hutts either...
When he let wookie that tried killing him go I knew his plan if you rule by fear then the people you rule will turn on you when you get weak when you slip up but if you rule by trust and loyalty people will stay by you even during the darker times. BTW I made this comment before watching the video
In may cases governments like the Galactic empire benefit greatly from the violence around them and ultimately need to create it, he violence justify their own abuses and over reaches. For the hive of scum and villainy the Empire was the best thing for them as their action benefited the government in justification for their own actions that they were effectively allowed to run amuck.
But for governments like the New Republic this kind of violence and lawlessness undermines their authority. The Republic has an interests in making things, or at least making it look like, are rather peaceful and safe. Action like what Boba use to do and what Djarin was up to can attract their attention, then theirs the risk that what you did was significant enough to warrant actual action.
The hutts' have the advantage of having a safe haven like Hutt space to run back to if anything goes really wrong, exactly like the twins did, but Boba dose not have that advantage. He runs he loose everything he worked for, if he even can run at all like Djarin learned.
First! Love your vids!
The 41st sends their regards as well!
This breakdown of the change in Boba's motivations and character overall was stated perfectly.
This also stands apart and above the rest of the countless other vids from other channels trashing the change in Boba Fett.
Well done sir 🙏
Respect. Fear works for only so long.
I really liked this aspect of The Book of Boba Fett, and it's why I hope there's a second season. Fett is doing on a local scale exactly what Thrawn did on a larger scale in Legends with his Empire of the Hand. It would have been cool to see the two of them discuss their tactics (and art).
Machiavelli said it is better for a ruler to only be feared than only be loved (if the choice is one or the other), but he also still said that the best outcome is for a ruler is to be simultaneously feared and loved. Boba Fett seems to be trying to do both. It's a more difficult path (something Machiavelli also pointed out and why he advocated for the fear only approach in "The Prince"), but if successful it can be worth it.
another sun twu quote i feel applies is
“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”
Fett has yet to engage in open battle yet has mos eisley at least neautral against the pykes and has warded off the twins. I fully expect him to turn away the pykes aswell
Daimyo (great men) require samurai as retainers. He’s emulating an old system that was very effective.
Thanks was looking for a tutorial it is just what I needed .
"The Prince knows that it is far safer to be feared than loved" - Nicollo Machievelli
His entire book was a satire of how princes should act for his time, it’s kinda ironic that it’s now a gospel for some so-called “leaders”.
In the words of sun tzu (More or less).
Refused your followers like your children. Look upon them as though they are your own beloved sons and daughters and they will follow you even to there deaths.
Boba is treating them like his kith and kin. And they in fern are beginning to look upon him as there beloved leader and mentor. That is why they follow him.
This period of the galaxy seems like an era of change. The Hutts are not strong anymore and the Mandalorians need to reform. However the New Republic on the other hand doesn’t change. It stands against the wind instead of flowing with it. Infighting happens in the Senate again and while the New Republic Defense Force is sizeable, the Galactic Republic had the Judicials and the Jedi Order and still needed the Clone Army and Navy.
Nice vid
Video idea. Kashyyyk's Creatures. I don't believe you did that yet. It'd be a good video
Been saying this! It's so much smarter!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I 100% agree. Boba hasn't become soft, he has become smarter👍❤
Fett is just gathering his forces. People really expect him to just go make enemies left and right when the only forces he has are 2 gammoreans, a biker gang, and a Wookiee? Nah. He’s playing it safe for now. But when push comes to shove, you better not get in Boba’s way. If you do, he’s not gonna tolerate it. Don’t piss off the patient man.
At the end of the series, I can see Boba Fett ruling over Tatooine instead of a crime family since his leadership style fits that role better than a crime lord.
Can't wait for the journal of master chief and the Bible of doom guy.
An Empire for soldiers from soldiers. Is Boba the Big Boss?
Honestly, I think most of the badmouthing Boba is getting is more about his general incompetence and weird decision making, like ramming his ship into the mouth of the sarlacc and then reprimending Fennec for saving his life, apparently he himself forgot his ship had some bombs built in.
I think the criticism of his strategy of ruling by respect just comes out of how much of a disappointment he is when it comes to fighting and generally not defending his interests properly if Fennec isn't around to move things forward.
It's a fine line between friend and foe; one will watch your back, while the other waits for you to turn your back to them, and then stab it. Bobba Fett needs to hold respect among his family, while tempering the right amount of fear, and some deference, between his criminal "neighbors".
He will rule like a bantha in a polynesian spa.
I love how my favorite star wars character acts as i would, gets the job done, but has a heart.
When a ruler governs by fear and with an iron fist sooner or later people will rise against him, but if a ruler governs by with honesty and dignity people will forever love him, Boba is a freaking genius
Boba Fett at this point in his life is more like he is a peer to someone like Han Solo. He has grown past his criminal background ( like Han ) working for Jaba, and now having a different approach much like Michael Corleone in the Godfather ( a film a lot of new Star Wars fans probably haven't seen even though it's one of the most classic films. )
the image at 2:27 where did u get that? would love to have it as a screen saver
You bring up Tsun Zu, but Boba's strategy also works out fit the Machiavellian principle of the Perfect Ruler when viewed in tandem with Fennec's attitude. Machiavelli thought that in order to be the perfect ruler, one should not be overly merciful at all times, nor should you be a bloodthirsty tyrant. Rather, you should measure your response by the situation and employ whatever means necessary. Boba offering respect and mercy works great as a general strategy, but having Fennec to take down those who slight him is what truly makes his criminal empire effective.
I feel like people are just mad at BoBF because Boba isnt obscenely edgy for no reason
This show is high key a master piece
I honestly wish Boba Fett the best of luck with his plans. Because he's going to need it.
At 7:23 I thought I’d clicked on a technoblade potato war video by accident
i think the only problem is it's taking to long and going to slow for the show ( i love the show)
That's why I have been telling people this show is gold. No one gets it. I love smart chill boba and as a huge EU fan it makes sense and is a awesome change to the character
Excellent video
Respectable leadership. Makes him a terrible criminal. But a good leader that will hopefully attract those who would be loyal out of respect.
Man you would have been a great career politician.
Star Wars Dom Torreto, basically
Like...it's easier to make friends than enemies, ya know.
Boba probably realizes a scorched earth policy won't fly so good after an endless sea of cruel overlords.
What's up at 2:08 lol you said the exact same sentence twice
I think something that’s often never mentioned is that Boba style of ruling seems more in line with Mandalorian tradition. It may not be very obvious with how Mandalorian were often quite ruthless whenever they ruled but it does make sense when you considered the more honorable and respectable traditions that Mandalorian upheld and how it seemed especially fitting to what Boba is attempting.
Nah Bobas strategy is more like "how to make everyone in power hate you and plot against you" dude should have died a dozen times over at this point but all his enemies are just as if not more inept as he is.
Like a Bantha!,,,,,,,,,,yes!!!!!!!!!!!
Boba’s meritocracy could work
I wonder if a comparison between Maul and Boba can be done. What they could learn from each other.
I love how everyone thinks they know what Boba would do despite the fact that this and the Mandalorian are the 2 places we've seen him and his actual personality the most. The guy said 6 lines in the original movies but everybody thinks they know who Boba Fett is as a person. Like shut up guys you don't know what this dudes favorite color is don't act like you'd know how he'd run a criminal empire.
always rule with respect
How Godfather of Boba.
As seen countless times, power attracts jealousy. Eventually there will always be a bigger fish. When that day comes, will you be replaced (quite possibly through infighting that further weakens your organization and legacy to nothingness) or will your people fight to bring you back to them (and in your absence band together to ensure the survival of your legacy)??? Therefore I feel that one should obviously rule through respect vs fear.
I think bobba Fett applying some Mandalorian ways to Tatooine. it defantly has a large whiff of Mandalorian about it. To the recruiting of your captives to behaving like a military officer and doing everything yourself and attempting to keep order and discipline. to Also not interfering in some fights like he led the old Wookie rip the Trandoshan's arm off. He also was willing to risk dying extremely painfully and retraumatize himself just to get his armor back. Also Bobba holds no hard feelings for his enemies except when you take his armour or ship. That's pretty Mandalorian right there. There taught not to hold grudges . Also yeah the Mandalorian way has survived more or less for 10k years but it's nearly been destroyed alot of times. Once or twice possibly more the jedi had to intervene to save them. Including Once by Revan. Starting to look like Luke or Ahsoka might intervene to help them at some point considering what the empire and the sith did to them. The mandalorien's are in no mood to forgive. and that is apparently unusual for them. The sith have survived for a very long time to. I think way longer then the mandaloriens have. The sith have changed alot tho. with the new cannon being built idk if they survive or not after Return of the Jedi because it's starting to look like the sequel trilogy gonna get ignored and de canonised which it should. The woke inclusive racist and mysoginistic garbage needs to go back to the cesspit and outa star wars.
I wish boba fett was my boss at my work. Fix a lot of problem.
Only cristism I have for the series is the episode length and the power ranger color vespas.
I see the long game Fetts going for. He's been humbled by losing everything and he can see the horrors be committed by to the locals.
Old Fett was 1 dimensional and he got destroyed by a Helen Keller version of Han solo.
He prob also learned this from the clones
100% agree. Boba (and the other Mando’s too it seems) knows the power of Solidarity, Respect and Loyalty.
Nah, Boudin Fett backstabbing his "Taxpayers" to gather up worthless punks isn't good leadership.
@@DIEGhostfish Those worthless punks saved his life from Krrsantan assassination attempt, so no, it did pay off. And any leader who lets their subjects get price gouged for water in a desert is soon going to find their head on a pike.
@@tormunnvii3317 They're not his subjects. The people paying protection money are. Not some psychos who waste their money on absurd scooters and cybernetics. Neither he nor the punks are in position to play Uncle Joe. Alsono, they didn't save him from the Wookiee, Favreau and Robbie's shitty writing and directing saved him. In a remotely realistic scenario he put twelve shots in the tank before opening it.
@@DIEGhostfish I see, I see. You just have a personal bias against those cyberpunks in particular. Nothing to do with the logic of the story, just a way to vent because you got triggered by something that didn't "fit" in with your preconceptions. Got ya. Stay mad.
@@tormunnvii3317 They're stylistically hideous entitled children. ANd the show decided train robberies weren't the only thing they wanted Boba to have in common with Stalin.
The Senate has the best strategies.
I have some issues with the show, but overall I enjoy it. 😀
you got the boss thing right
He's doing everything that Machiavelli would advise a prince ought to do. He outmaneuvered the other crime syndicates by appealing to their self interest therefore ensuring that they will not betray him and he prevented the pykes from having other allies. Sure he could be sadistic but what would that accomplish? He would have been creating so many more enemies. I really think that Boba Fett will go full Tywin Lannister against the pykes, that would be the strategic thing to do in order to secure himself and his new crime family. I really think that we will see his own Reynes of castamere moment
Honestly, I don't really care what his strategy is, I just wish it was filmed a bit better, that "speeder chase" in episode 3 was embarassing.
This is reminiscent of low wage workers in COVID land. Treated as disposable, and ruled by fear of no money from a job to keep them loyal. Then, one day, it ends.
And then they were asked back, after such a blatantly disloyal display, for barely any changes from the old habits/ways. Is it really any surprise how that ended for many?
Boba is older wiser and still dangerous
"The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But we do not ask for their love: Only for their fear.
No. No it isn't. Refusing to actually provide protection to people paying you protection money, then slapping Stalin-style price controls on them is not a good way to do anything.
My only issues are how silly he is at times. And that he's taking his helmet off alot. I'm liking him trying to build a lasting crime empire. Like the show is good overall. And I'm interested to see where it gose. But Boba isnt really doing it for me so far.
🤔 . . . What about [Justice]? That the only time you should be fearful & afraid is when you’re caught with your hand in the cookie jar, that you committed a murder & you’re going to receive a punishment for it; that its not the higher authorities you should be afraid of, its who stares right back at you as you shave, brush your teeth, and/or applying your mascara, in that order (for the idiots who aren’t diagnosed with any disabilities and/or disorders, i.e. neurotypicals, who aren’t getting it, its yourself you should be afraid of)…
I'm surprised how many people are weeping over the fact that Boba's building a stable state over Tatooine instead of going guns blazing and massacring everybody. I don't think many fans understand that to rule, one needs to create a patronage system and loyalty. This is how dictators or absolutist rulers govern and maintain power. They form a support base and prop themselves with it. The rapid conquest and you just rule from their strategy has never worked, and if it somehow survives, it is short-lived. The writers for the Book of Boba have done some impressive research regarding how a Daimyo would rule the planet and build a believable political backdrop for Tatooine.
I liked the bool of Boba Fett and how he conducted himself, especially liked that he killed that diuchebag Chad Bane I never liked him