JETPACK
The jetpack that Sabine uses to flee Imperial Loyalist Mandalorians in the preview shown at Celebration Europe bears a close resemblance to the Z-6 jetpack worn by Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
The only time we see Fett take to the air in the movies is when he travels between Jabba’s barge and skiff in Jedi. But this scene highlights the limitations of such powerful gear, as it only takes a well-placed jab from the partially blind Han Solo to ignite the pack and send Fett careening into the sail barge before plummeting into the Sarlacc pit.
The jetpack made a triumphant return in Attack of the Clones when, pursued by Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jango Fett held his own in battle against the…
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