Disney seemingly drops name of Boba Fett ship ‘Slave I’ in marketing – actor leads fan outrage – By Russia Today Newsroom (Russia Today) / June 29 2021
Slavery may be a sad fact in the Star Wars universe, but having a ship’s name that refers to it is apparently a no-no for Disney. ‘Slave I’ has been quietly recast as ‘Boba Fett’s Starship’ by LEGO, and some fans are outraged.
The ship piloted by the iconic Mandalorian bounty hunter may not be as famous as Han Solo’s ‘Millennium Falcon’, but remains a cherished part of the Star Wars canon. Apparently Disney, the owner of the franchise, doesn’t like to remind people about the vessel’s actual name.
The apparent policy was highlighted last week by the website Jedi News, which asked people at LEGO why, unlike earlier products, their latest incarnation of ‘Slave I’ was named simply ‘Boba Fett’s Starship’ and the answer was that “everybody” does it these days.
“It’s probably not something which has been announced publicly but it is just something that Disney doesn’t want to use any more,” LEGO Star Wars Design Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen explained.
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