![]() ![]() The original Jango Fett: Open Seasons comic was written by former LucasArts developer Haden Blackman with art from Ramón F. Mereel himself may not be a brand-new creation like Fallen Order's Kestis or Darth Revan, but the blank slate provided by Disney's canon-wipe means he may as well be. He could prove to be a fitting protagonist for a future Star Wars video game because of this, especially one that detailed the origins of Jango Fett, and fleshed out more of Mandalore's history. Such a game (if it were to be made) should capitalize on the Easter egg seen in the second season of The Mandalorian, and focus on Jaster Mereel taking a young Jango Fett under his wing during the early stages of the Mandalorian Civil War, which Lucasfilm has so far only provided brief snippets of. Related: How Star Wars Bounty Hunter Influenced The Clone Wars Canon Fortunately, the most successful story-driven Star Wars games have tended to spotlight protagonists of their own making, whether that be fugitive Jedi Cal Kestis in Jedi: Fallen Order, or Knights of the Old Republic's Revan, meaning there's precedent for a potential Mandalorian game to do something similar. ![]() Although the two most popular Mandalorian characters, their exploits are currently being marshaled on Disney+ by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, and stories of significance relating to either character are likely to be told on the same platform. If a Mandalorian video game was developed, it's doubtful that it would focus on Din Djarin or Boba Fett. A potential Mando game needn't have to travel that far into the past though - there's still much that Star Wars hasn't shown regarding the Mandalorians even as recently in the timeline as The Phantom Menace, which is where Bounty Hunter, Open Seasons, and Jaster Mereel could come in. Both TCW and Rebels have provided snippets of Mandalorian history prior to Star Wars' Skywalker Saga, but nothing along the lines seen in Legends stories like Dark Horse's Knights of the Old Republic comic, which was set during the Mandalorian Wars. There's much that the new Star Wars canon is yet to reveal about the Mandalorians, despite them having received a lot of attention since the release of The Clone Wars, and a video game could be just the thing to explore more of their mythology. With the Mandalorians now taking a central role in the saga though, it seems increasingly likely that Bounty Hunter's status as the sole Mando-centric Star Wars video game will end sooner, rather than later. Further still, the vast majority of Star Wars games have put players in the boots of a Jedi or some kind of soldier, and the only other attempt to develop a Mandalorian-focused Star Wars game - Star Wars 1313 - ended in cancellation, making Bounty Hunter a unique addition to the franchise. Although Star Wars Bounty Hunter wasn't as great as the other classic Star Wars games developed and published by LucasArts in the early 2000s, it is interesting to revisit in 2021, with it being the sole Mandalorian-led AAA Star Wars game, and having been released prior to all the various animated and live-action series that have fleshed out the Mandalorians since. ![]()
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