Legions of Star Wars fans lost their cool when it was revealed last June that Lucasfilm has officially changed the name of Boba Fett's iconic ship and dropped its Slave I moniker. The sudden and shocking change from Slave I to simply "Boba Fett's Starship" reportedly had something to do with Disney's marketing for the ship's new LEGO set which would've already hit stores by now.
Turns out, that name was just a temporary change and as revealed in a press release for the upcoming comic book War of the Bounty Hunters, Star Wars will officially rechristen Slave I and call it... wait for it... Firespray. The aforementioned comic book series will make its debut in September, roughly three months before Lucasfilm debuts The Book of Boba Fett. The real question is, will the show also drop the Slave I name in favor of the new one? Most likely.
Unsurprisingly, fans of the franchise still aren't happy about Disney throwing Slave I down the drain and the name "Firespray" isn't something that thrills them either. Check out some of the reactions here.
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Out of all the replacement names they could've come up with, Firespray isn't something one would expect to get associated with Slave I, and I gotta say, it's a pretty weak name and a downgrade at that. Well, I guess by default it's better than just referring to the vehicle as "Boba Fett's Starship" but still, I don't get why they had to resort to changing the name when virtually nobody was complaining about it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Meanwhile, The Book of Boba Fett hits Disney+ this December.
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