Current Events > Boba Fett's ship name changed

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Shablagoo
08/22/21 7:56:24 AM
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Firespray

https://www.ign.com/articles/boba-fett-slave-1-firespray-ship-new-name

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0Renegade
08/22/21 7:57:21 AM
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rip Slave-1

was there any reason it was originally named that or was that just its name?

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DarkFists
08/22/21 7:57:22 AM
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I kinda prefer Firespray to Slave-1

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treewojima
08/22/21 7:58:31 AM
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Not a fan. Given his reputation as a ruthless bounty hunter, a name like Slave I is appropriate. He's not supposed to be a character you like, despite all the weird stanning SW fans do for him
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Maze_
08/22/21 7:58:36 AM
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0Renegade posted...
rip Slave-1

was there any reason it was originally named that or was that just its name?
Its implied he captures slaves and chases escaped ones for Jabba and the empire

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Garlands_Soul
08/22/21 8:06:33 AM
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Ah too bad. I kinda liked the name slave 1 because it's a good villain ship name


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Doom_Art
08/22/21 8:11:23 AM
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Firespray was the technical name of it in the old EU no?

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Southernfatman
08/22/21 8:15:28 AM
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Why are they trying to distance themselves from slavery when Anakin was a slave? Why is slavery so bad when there's more than one instance of mass murder in the series?

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CyricZ
08/22/21 8:16:48 AM
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Doom_Art posted...
Firespray was the technical name of it in the old EU no?
It's the class of the ship.

Full name is "Kuat Systems Engineering Firespray-class Patrol and Attack Ship".

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-RetroActive-
08/22/21 8:17:45 AM
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But why?

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PrettyBoyFloyd
08/22/21 8:19:33 AM
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Hunter-1


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The Trent
08/22/21 8:22:23 AM
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I shall continue to call it slave 1

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jpenny2
08/22/21 8:23:45 AM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
Hunter-1
You want to associate Boba Fett with Hunter Biden?

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Thompson
08/22/21 8:24:07 AM
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Next up, Death Star changes to Stellar Pacificator.

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CyricZ
08/22/21 8:24:57 AM
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Also I want to point out that the ship has already been referred to as "Slave I" in comics as recently as 2020, so they're probably going to have Fett be like "I don't want to call it that anymore. It's just X now" in the upcoming show. For all we know, Firespray could be a placeholder.

And those asking why, it's pretty easy. Disney doesn't want toy packaging to identify something as "Slave I".

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lilORANG
08/22/21 8:24:58 AM
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But when that lego toy called it "Boba Fett's Starship" everyone promised it was just a marketing ploy and they would never actually change the name!
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CyricZ
08/22/21 8:25:42 AM
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lilORANG posted...
they would never actually change the name!
Nobody said that.

But I wouldn't deny it was a marketing decision.

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jpenny2
08/22/21 8:28:15 AM
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I used to think the name was because of the slave circuit, an EU device that lets you control a vehicle remotely, but the ship was probably named before that term was invented.

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RchHomieQuanChi
08/22/21 8:31:22 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
Why are they trying to distance themselves from slavery when Anakin was a slave? Why is slavery so bad when there's more than one instance of mass murder in the series?

Not trying to justify Disney's decision, but you do realize both of those things were presented as very bad things....right?

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Southernfatman
08/22/21 8:42:41 AM
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...
Not trying to justify Disney's decision, but you do realize both of those things were presented as very bad things....right?

Well yeah, that's my point. Why are they making a stand on slavery when various SW media has mass murder and genocide in it? It's like changing the Death Star because it has "death" in it or the Starkiller base because it has "killer" in it. Only an idiot would think Disney endorses slaves and death because some properties they own have those names in them. They're obvious bad things done by obvious bad people in the series. A bad guy bounty hunter having his ship named Slave 1 is appropriate just like how a huge planet destroying space station being called the Death Star is appropriate.

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RchHomieQuanChi
08/22/21 8:46:58 AM
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Yeah but the thing is they're clearly trying to steer Boba Fett into being more of an anti-hero now...or at least a lot more morally ambiguous.

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Gamerguymass
08/22/21 8:49:53 AM
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The Trent posted...
I shall continue to call it slave 1

Same. I don't consider most of what Disney does to be canon. Just really shitty fanfiction.

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gmanthebest
08/22/21 8:52:40 AM
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Slave 1 sounds better and is more in line with what the character does

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Southernfatman
08/22/21 8:52:50 AM
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RchHomieQuanChi posted...
Yeah but the thing is they're clearly trying to steer Boba Fett into being more of an anti-hero now...or at least a lot more morally ambiguous.

That's fair I guess. Still, Han Solo was too and they tried to sanitize his antihero-ness with that Greedo scene. I haven't seen anything new with BF in it. Is he still a bounty hunter working for crime lords? If so the name would still appropriate. I know it's just a name and I'm not one of these people who are so outraged at the change, but it just seems a bit silly to me.

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Shablagoo
08/22/21 8:55:48 AM
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Watch Mando Sfm

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Southernfatman
08/22/21 8:58:48 AM
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Yeah, I know. I still need to watch season 2. Just haven't gotten around to it yet. I pretty much know the couple of big spoilers of it.

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DarkRoast
08/22/21 9:01:22 AM
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The Incom T-65 X-Wing is the fighter that killed the Death Star

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SevenTenths
08/22/21 9:03:27 AM
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-RetroActive- posted...
But why?
Disney is fueled by nerd tears

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CyricZ
08/22/21 9:06:01 AM
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This is a Corellian YT-1300 freighter. I don't know where this ship came from but it is NOT within the set parameters for a civilian transport.

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kranix1
08/22/21 9:11:07 AM
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DarkFists posted...
I kinda prefer Firespray to Slave-1

I'm glad I'm not you.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
08/22/21 9:29:04 AM
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DarkFists posted...
I kinda prefer Firespray to Slave-1

Firespray sounds like a James Bond novel.


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Lone_Starr
08/22/21 9:29:58 AM
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Gamerguymass posted...
Same. I don't consider most of what Disney does to be canon. Just really shitty fanfiction.

Pretty much. SW ended with the 6 movies.

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IShall_Run_Amok
08/22/21 9:49:14 AM
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Good. Now middle-aged children will cry, and the sadness pixies will gather the tear droplets and usher in spring for the next year.

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Arishok
08/22/21 9:49:24 AM
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Gamerguymass posted...


Same. I don't consider most of what Disney does to be canon. Just really shitty fanfiction.

Hence why I prefer the EU.
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HylianFox
08/22/21 10:06:06 AM
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"Firespray" is just the class of ship

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IShall_Run_Amok
08/22/21 10:09:07 AM
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Also the sequels are still blatantly way better than the prequels.

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Blighboy
08/22/21 10:09:24 AM
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HylianFox posted...
"Firespray" is just the class of ship
That was my first though too, but reading the article it definitely sounds like an actual name change. It's listed along with the other bounty hunter ship names, like Hound's Tooth.

I'm surprised they actually did it, but it's not a name that's ever been used outside of merchandise anyway. It doesn't affect any media.

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HylianFox
08/22/21 10:12:01 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
Still, Han Solo was too and they tried to sanitize his antihero-ness with that Greedo scene.

yeah, this whole thing reeks of "Han shot first"-ness, because we really needed more of that
>_>

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PrettyBoyFloyd
08/22/21 10:17:18 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
That's fair I guess. Still, Han Solo was too and they tried to sanitize his antihero-ness with that Greedo scene. I haven't seen anything new with BF in it. Is he still a bounty hunter working for crime lords? If so the name would still appropriate. I know it's just a name and I'm not one of these people who are so outraged at the change, but it just seems a bit silly to me.

HylianFox posted...
yeah, this whole thing reeks of "Han shot first"-ness, because we really needed more of that
>_>

It's not like Han shot him in the back.

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Blighboy
08/22/21 10:20:20 AM
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My understanding is the Han/Greedo thing was requested by some film ratings board to keep a child friendly rating for the rerelease of the film. Even GL has been seen in a Han Shot First shirt.

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lilORANG
08/22/21 10:23:17 AM
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When Han shot doesn't matter. He was acting in self-defense regardless.
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HylianFox
08/22/21 10:24:14 AM
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There's also the fact that Greedo couldn't hit someone who was sitting less than 3 feet in front of him

That rubber mask must really obscure your vision, huh?

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B18Champ
08/22/21 10:33:16 AM
#44:


Anakin was a slave and Last Jedi had child slaves. This is just stupid. Slave 1 was much better name
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FortuneCookie
08/22/21 11:00:41 AM
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This is overreaching. Slavery doesn't exclusively refer to White people exploiting Black people. And Firespray is a stupid name. It sounds like a low level attack in an RPG.

But whatever. They ruined the character when they replaced his iconic voice with the bad Australian accent anyway. That's why I stick to the first three films unedited.
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HylianFox
08/22/21 11:02:14 AM
#46:


FortuneCookie posted...
But whatever. They ruined the character when they replaced his iconic voice with the bad Australian accent anyway. That's why I stick to the first three films unedited.

Pretty sure "Put Solo in the cargo hold" is the only line he has in the entire OT


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FortuneCookie
08/22/21 11:03:20 AM
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HylianFox posted...
Pretty sure "Put Solo in the cargo hold" is the only line he has in the entire OT

He also says something to the effect of, "I need Solo alive. He's no good to me dead."
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Southernfatman
08/22/21 11:03:50 AM
#48:


HylianFox posted...
Pretty sure "Put Solo in the cargo hold" is the only line he has in the entire OT

I think it's just 3. That, "As you wish.", and "What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me." Still the original voice was awesome.

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crowkillers
08/22/21 11:06:11 AM
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HylianFox posted...
Pretty sure "Put Solo in the cargo hold" is the only line he has in the entire OT

I think his most iconic line is "He's no good to me dead"
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FortuneCookie
08/22/21 11:06:19 AM
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By the way, has Disney deleted the scene where Luke and his uncle purchase C-3PO and R2D2 as slaves?

I think your hero being a slaver is a much bigger problem than your villain being one.

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