The Book Of Boba Fett Review: 8 Ups & 1 Down For Chapter 1: 'Stranger In A Strange Land'

6. Jawas Will Always Be Jawas

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By their very nature, Jawas are a race of scavengers who are forever on the lookout for any assets that they can pick up on their travels - be that armour, technology, droids or even living creatures.

In the case of Boba Fett, Stranger in a Strange Land reveals that Boba was totally taken advantage of by a group of Jawas after his daring escape from the belly of the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi. Managing to crawl through meters of sand and barely making it back to the surface, the weakened Fett is attacked by a group of Jawas who knock him unconscious, steal his armour and weapons, and essentially leave him to die once they've got anything of value from Temuera Morrison's character.

And just when you think that things can't get any worse for Boba Fett, along comes...

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