Star Wars: 7 Live-Action Characters Who Debuted In Animation

7. Boba Fett

Let's get this one out of the way early, shall we?

What was once a little-known fact has now spread like wildfire thanks to the internet: that the first-ever appearance of the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett actually came in animated form.

More specifically, during the animated segment of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978.

In the special, Boba Fett initially makes it seem like he's on Luke Skywalker's side, claiming he has "no love" for the Empire. It soon becomes clear that this is a bald-faced lie, with the bounty hunter later being revealed to be in cahoots with Darth Vader.

Boba famously made his first canonical appearance in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, in which he was played by the late, great Jeremy Bulloch. The character returned in 1983's Return of the Jedi, in which he initially met his demise during the film's opening act. A young Boba, played by Daniel Logan, later appeared in 2002's Attack of the Clones as the cloned son of Temuera Morrison's Jango Fett.

Boba Fett made his return to animation in the canon animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Most recently, an adult Boba -- who was revealed to have survived the events of Return of the Jedi, like in the old Legends canon -- has been seen mixing it up as part of the live-action TV series The Mandalorian, with Morrison returning to take on the role.