Why Cad Bane Is a BETTER Bounty Hunter Than Boba Fett

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Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
Year: 2017
Title: Eternity Additional Music Terminus by: Scott Buckley
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[unLUCKY]

I think there are different reasons why Din, Boba and Bane are bounty hunters, and they all approach it in different ways. Din is a bounty hunter out of necessity, whether it be because his clan needs resources or because he needs information to help Grogu, he never seems to actually enjoy it, he just does what he needs to do, and being Mandalorian he had the skills and equipment to do it, and can fetch a high price due to the common knowledge that Mandalorians are some of the most skilled and ruthless warriors in the Galaxy.

Boba was a bounty hunter because it's all he knew, he grew up with the greatest bounty hunter in the Galaxy at the time as a father who he looked up to immensely, and after Jango was killed he was taken in by other bounty hunters. He never got over the death of his father, and because of that he became cold and callous; I don't think he ever really enjoyed being a bounty hunter, that's been made evident by his comments in The Book of Boba Fett, where he's basically said that he's tired of taking life threatening jobs from idiots who couldn't care less whether he lives or dies, and before he was dropped into the sarlacc pit and forgotten I think he also didn't really care what happened to him, he just existed, and that's why he was such a good bounty hunter. Being taken in by the Tuskens gave him a new perspective and something to live for, and I think the reason why he's not been as badass as we expected is because he's still trying to find his footing with that perspective.

Cad Bane is a different story, he's a bounty hunter because he LOVES it, I get the feeling out of the three of them he's the only one who actively chose to be a hunter. He likes the lifestyle, the money and, most of all, the power he has over the lives of others, and he loves a challenge - when Din or Boba take on a difficult bounty they just get the job done without any fuss, Bane likes to make a spectacle out of it, devising elaborate plans to prove he's outsmarted his target, making sure they're scared of him and know what he's capable of before landing the killing blow. He savours every minute of it.

Din approaches a target and puts it simply - "I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold." basically telling them "look, there's a bounty on your head, I just need to collect, you can come quietly or I'll do what I need to do". Boba does less talking, just takes the job and, as we know from Empire Strikes Back when Vader specifically tells him "no disintegrations", usually just takes out the target and then collects unless specifically told not to. Bane is a borderline sociopath, he hunts for sport, to him the more people that get caught in the crossfire the better. Any one who's watched the Clone Wars knows damn well that he was thrilled that Cobb's deputy chose to involve himself, his mission was clearly to give Cobb a warning, not kill him (even though he's clearly dangerous and capable of doing damage to them, the Pyke's know that Cobb has power over people and they want to scare him into keeping people in line, killing him could just make him a martyr), which is why Bane hit him in the shoulder rather than landing a lethal shot, but there was nothing stopping him from killing any one who got in his way - he could have easily just subdued the deputy in the same way or landed a single shot to the head, but he actively chose to unload on him because he enjoys inflicting as much pain as possible.

[mr.turtle]

I feel a lot of people aren't realising the actual facts. Both Boba and Cad Bane are older, much older. The reason Cad has lighter blue skin is because his species, the Duros, only live to be about 80 - 90 years old and in the midst of the clone wars, he's middle aged. The current era we're in is Imperial Remnant, just before First Order, which means that Cad Bane is considered elderly. He has no other profession so he will keep getting paid until he dies.

Boba has been out of the game for a while now so he's going to be rusty, especially since his body took a massive hit in the desert but overall, he's perfectly healthy now. It is pretty much a 'We will see' scenario.

[ethanx-]

It's not like Bane is in his prime, either. He's about 90 years old in a human life span.

[parodysam]

We always hear about how good Boba and Jango are/were but we’ve _seen_ how good Cad Bane is. Not saying this proves it one way or the other, but if Boba wins it’s gonna feel kinda fanservicey.

[zentrocity]

Anyone else wonder what bounty hunters/Cad Bane do with their money? I think a TV series on that would be sick.

[dwightchaos]

Y’all ever notice after the sarlacc pit, Bobawas taught some humbleness and basic personal moral upgrade?
From what I understood the Sarlacc can communicate mentally or combines minds with some victims, as to how Boba really got out. Maybe he had something like a dmt or psychedelic epiphany from the experience.

[tenguard]

Experience for bounty hunting rules all. So far, Cad Bane is a obvious winner.

[thefanwithoutaface]

Probably because Cad Bane was around during the Clone Wars era from start to finish, which was one of the most hostile and dangerous periods in the galaxy's history and regularly fought against multiple Jedi, elite clone troopers and other high level threats while Boba didn't rise to prominence until after most of those dangers were long gone.

[marcushailey]

To me: Cad Bane is the best in the business!! He was around year's before Boba and after now that we have seen chapter 6! Add survivor to that list 🙂.

[vbucci]

I feel like boba has become more and more nerfed lately.

[carnage]

Cad is arguably the most badass character in the series lol tbh. Between him Maul and Vader maybe. But as far as pure badass goes, he seems second to none

[saltykrug]

I don't know why people were confused about the bacta tank, thinking he was dying. That was to recover from the Sarlacc pit. I think Boba is capable of killing Cad but it depends on the setting.

[KaiserShield]

Cad has proven himself against numerous and experienced Jedi. While the only one Boba fought encountered completely crowned him.

There's no contest here.

[carnage]

Bane's feats in the clone wars definitely warrant him to be the best. Now idk all that happens in comics and video games and all that shit but on screen he's easily accomplished the most. But Boba's been around longer so people regard him the best

[sharmelfattakhov]

Honestly, for a casual SW enjoyer like me, who watched everything but barely touched legends, the answer is kinda not debatable. Unlike Boba, Bane was created as a legend and was treated as such, having numerous feats to support it, whalas Boba had an imposing image in first trilogy but suffered from little screen time as well as cartoonish end. Until Mandalorian I've only seen Boba as a kid in clone wars and little to nothing character in ft, and new Boba didn't seem like his old versions at all - which is not a bad thing though.

[andrewchapman]

I haven't been super impressed with Boba Fett's depiction in his tv show. I'm not saying it is a bad tv show, I'm just saying Boba Fett isn't going to do a whole lot and will rely upon others which isn't necessarily a bad thing but the moment he has to face off against somebody (Cad Bane) without backup, he is likely screwed. but then again, maybe that is what they want us to think. Good video.

[auzpin]

Nether cad bane nor boba are in their prime bane has reached seniority being about 72 years old to boba's 41.

Regardless I'm excited to see this conflict in the show.

[CarlosGuzman-bqfr]

Cad Baine. Is no joke. He's definitely the best bounty hunter. He's survived almost everything. Bobba Fett needs to be on his top shape. 😤

[daveTHEdirty]

As a Legends fanboy I can see bane going toe-to-toe with OG Boba. Not saying he would win but he's definitely a threat.

[Kaiju_Chaos]

I'd like to see Fennec whoop Bane's ass like she did in The Bad Batch.