The Mandalorian has arguably been a show crafted to provide effective fan service, and no scene makes that clearer than in the scene where it is revealed Boba Fett has cleaned his armor far beyond anything seen in The Empire Strikes Back and beyond. Surprisingly, this episode - The Mandalorian season 2, episode 7, "Chapter 15: The Believer" - actually contained relatively little of Boba Fett despite the unveiling of his refurbished armor, instead focusing on Din Djarin and Migs Mayfield successfully extracting the location of Moff Gideon from an Imperial base.

Boba Fett's armor is unmistakably one of the biggest reasons the character became so popular. When he was introduced in live-action through The Empire Strikes Back (as the animated Star Wars Holiday Special doesn't really count), his quiet, mysterious demeanor, when combined with his unique looking armor - and role as a bounty hunter - instantly made fans want to know more about this elusive figure. In many ways, The Mandalorian marks the moment of true payoff for these fans, as Boba Fett's other real moments of intrigue have usually been relegated to spinoff material, such as his fight with Luke Skywalker in the comics, or his duel with Darth Vader on the volcano planet Maryx Minor, which took place in the book Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire.

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Given Boba Fett was one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy by the time of The Empire Strikes Back, it seems bizarre that his armor wasn't repainted and refurbished then, but was between The Mandalorian season 2, episodes 6 and 7. Initially, it seems solely a matter of fan service, as the hype surrounding the introduction of Boba into the series makes it clear this is something that people would be excited about. However, there appears to be a canon reason too, as one hilariously crucial thing has to be kept in mind: Boba Fett is usually a very busy man. Despite no doubt having an insane amount of money and resources behind him, this period of Fett's life saw him essentially serving as the contracted right-hand man of Darth Vader, which appears to be the bounty hunter equivalent of spinning three thousand plates at once. When he reunites with his armor in The Mandalorian, however, the scenario is different, as it seems a matter of personal pride to get rid of any marks other wearers had left on the suit.

Boba Fett in The Mandalorian season 2

The difference in these two scenarios is considerable. Even during the time Darth Vader contracted Boba Fett with bringing Han Solo to him, he was taken off this mission in order to hunt down one of the Sith's defected spies. When taken into account that Fett was taking on other contracts at the same time, it becomes clear that his priorities could not have been further away from getting a new lick of paint on the armor he needed to do all this work. But in The Mandalorian, Boba Fett has been seemingly solely dedicated to planning on how to get his suit back for quite some time, and so it's clear these priorities have drastically changed.

After all, this suit is something that Boba knows and feels belongs to him as the successor of Jango, and as such it's reasonable that the idea of someone else wearing it - especially to do something like fight a Krayt dragon - is no doubt more than a little uncomfortable to process, let alone physically see through the various marks left on armor as a result of these battles. It's also worth keeping in mind that losing the armor alone is likely something the bounty hunter is chagrinned about, and thus this may also be a way to pave over that whole ordeal. The Mandalorian may have provided fanservice at this moment, but it did so in a way that resonates with the character of Boba Fett instead of feeling needlessly tacked on.

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