The Son's Face in the Father's Helmet
In the middle installments of the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy, a father loses his helmeted head and a son reflects on it.
In Attack of the Clones, Jango Fett confronts Mace Windu in the arena on Geonosis. Mace beheads Jango with his lightsaber and his helmeted head rolls on the ground. After the battle is over, Jango's son, Boba Fett, picks up the helmet and reflects on it.
In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker confronts a vision of Darth Vader in the dark side cave on Dagobah. Luke beheads Vader with his lightsaber and his helmeted head rolls on the ground before opening to reveal Luke's own face inside. After the fight is over, Luke looks down at the helmet and reflects on it, but he remains unaware of the truth the vision is hinting at: Vader is his father and he is Vader's son.
The parallel between the two scenes deepens when one considers that Boba is an unaltered clone, a direct copy, of Jango. Thus, when Boba looks at Jango's helmet, there is a very real sense in which he is – like Luke in the cave on Dagobah – seeing his own face.
This parallel is taken even further in The Book of Boba Fett, when Boba, like Luke, sees his own face in his father's helmet as part of a vision. These visions confront Luke and Boba with their similarity to their fathers. Seeing their faces in their father's helmets prompts both sons to reflect on whether or not they want to follow in their fathers' footsteps.
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Characters: Boba Fett / Darth Vader / Jango Fett / Luke Skywalker
Films: Episode II: Attack of the Clones / Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Shows: The Book of Boba Fett
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