He's like Darth Vader only 10 times cooler. His armor his cooler, he's so evil that Darth Vader has to specifically tell him not to kill Han and company, his voice his completely badass (untill they fucking changed it) and he's like Darth Vader orginally was... Remember back when you didn't know that Darth Vader was Luke's father, and the mystery surrounding him was part of what made him so cool? Yeah, Boba Fett had that... untill they raped it in Episode 2.

Also, he was the very first Star Wars action figure I ever had... I had that figure before I even knew what Star Wars was, and it's still in my collection today.

In's just a matter of opinion though, like everything else. If you don't like him, it doesn't matter... But you don't need to complain about other people liking him.

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Oh yeah, and if you actually think he doesn't do anything, then read some of the EU stuff. He does so many awesome things...