Excited about the fresh, new villainous character Cad Bane (Corey Burton) we were just introduced to in the penultimate episode of The Book of Boba Fett ? …
Excited about the fresh, new villainous character Cad Bane (Corey Burton) we were just introduced to in the penultimate episode of The Book of Boba Fett? With his big red eyes, growly drawl and imposing blue skin, even if you didn’t know the character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Cad Bane is still clearly an exciting addition to the Star Wars universe, and any fan worth their salt would be more than excited to see his adventures going forward. Well, bad news, because — and spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett finale past this point — Cad Bane is dead. Or is he??? No, he is. Cad Bane was killed by Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) in the season (and perhaps series?) finale of The Book of Boba Fett, bringing the character’s history in the Star Wars franchise (sort of) full circle. This history was alluded to through several exchanges between Cad and Boba in the finale, but in case you’re not familiar, here’s the short version: Cad Bane was trained by Boba Fett’s “father” Jango Fett (also Morrison); Bane trained Boba Fett; Boba Fett killed Cad. So, not so much a circle as a wavy line, but beyond bringing the character’s nearly 13-year long history to a close, it’s also a classic Star Wars move that is meant to draw a line between the heroes and antiheroes of the series. Throughout the movie trilogies, which have focused nearly entirely on Jedi and Jedi-adjacent characters, at some point a student tries to kill his master, or is tempted to the Dark Side by the idea of killing his master.
