History VideoGame / StarWarsBountyHunter

* AntiHero: Jango Fett is a Type V. He's only in it for the money, never claims to be a good or just guy, and often ends up fighting and killing even innocents and security guards. To be honest, he and Montross in the end are NotSoDifferent.
** However, Jango probably ends the game as a Type IV, with [[spoiler: Roz's dying wish for him to find something to live for besides money inspiring him to include Boba's creation as a condition of becoming a clone template]].
** On a slightly more optimistic note, Zam Wesell probably qualifies as a Type IV. Her motives are more or less the same as Jango's and she does betray him, but gets to make up for it by saving him from Vosa. Roz is more of a Type III, running a low life criminal hideout and scamming credits off of Jango. However, she genuinely cares for him and helps him throughout the story despite being well aware of the risks.

* CatchPhrase: "Dead or alive?"

* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the bounties you can catch in the second level, the protocol droid TC-9D0, is wanted by the special branch of the Senatorial Guard for having "sensitive information" about the corrupt Twi'lek Senator Connus Trell, who plays a role in the games sixth level.

** It is likewise impossible to actually collect the bounty on Meeko in the first few stages--you can tag him, but it's absolutely impossible to catch him on foot due to the games scripting. The hovercraft he steals is immune to your blasters as well. You have to destroy his starship at the end of the third stage to catch him in-story. However, you ''can'' catch him dead or alive in the second stage of Oovo IV (although you'll get a ''lot'' of credits if you capture him dead).

* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:Roz, the games main source of comic relief, gets killed by Montross before you reach the final level.]]

* HypocriticalHumor: When talking with Jabba, Jango states that "Discretion is his specialty". Note that this is just after he's killed a crooked Senator by dropping him from a window, all but destroyed the prison on Oovo IV, blown up several armored vehicles, and blasted his way through countless armed thugs.

* TheBully: Yeah, Montross, being a sadistic BloodKnight sure is fun... until it's your turn to be the victim. [[spoiler:After Fett nonfatally wounds him in their final fight, Fett leaves him at the mercy of some equally sadistic Bando Gora cultists (as payback for Montross's own torture-murder of Roz); cue AintTooProudToBeg.]]

* SuitUpOfDestiny: Performed in a minor MomentOfAwesome by Jango Fett. After being captured and tortured by a Dark Jedi, he's rescued by Zam Wessel and, once he drives off the Jedi and checks on the injured Zam, Fett has a badass Suit Up scene before he finishes the hunt.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: Jango has no qualms against using his most-despicable enemies' own brutality against them. Examples include [[spoiler:Gardulla the Hutt (she tries to have him EatenAlive by her pet Krayt Dragon; he returns the favor by pushing her into the same pit)]] and [[spoiler:Montross (he tortures and kills Roz; Jango returns the favor by leaving him at the mercy of some CruelAndUnusualDeath-happy cultists)]].

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Montross]]

A mysterious cult, the Bando Gora, is wreaking havoc in the galaxy. Its members are distributing a dangerous variation of [[FantasticDrug death sticks]], which turn users into [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mindless devotees]]. The leader of the cult, the fallen Jedi [[AxCrazy Komari Vosa]] has become a threat even to [[BigBad Darth Sidious]]'s plans, so he orders his disciple [[TheDragon Darth Tyranus]] to take care of her. So he decides to hire several bounty hunters, offering a large reward for the head of Vosa. Soon, Jango Fett and his rival [[TheRival Montross]] start their hunt across the galaxy.

* DualWielding: Komari Vosa wields two lightsabers at once when you fight her.

* EmbeddedPrecursor: One of the unlockables in the game is a Dark Horse tie-in comic (''Jango Fett: Open Seasons'' #2) that goes into some of Jango Fett's backstory before the events of the game, mainly his relationship with Jaster Merell and Montross.

** Jango's mentor was another Mandalorian named Jaster Merell, which was original the identity ([[RetCon retconned into an alias]] named after the latter) of Boba Fett in ''Literature/TalesOfTheBountyHunters''.

* HopelessBossFight: In the third Tatooine level, Jango has his gear stolen by Gardulla and is thrown into an arena with a Krayt dragon and two Gamoreeons. The latter are tough to fight since your only weapon is your fists, and you have absolutely no chance against the massive Krayt Dragon, whose stomps alone will knock Jango off his feet, and kill him instantly if he even tries to get close. Your only option is to use Jango's torch to escape through a nearby grate. Later on, you fight the same Krayt Dragon in Gardulla's throne room, but since Jango has all of his gear back by then, the playing field is evened and Jango successfully kills it.

** Podracing is mentioned in passing as one of the very sporadic forms of entertainment allowed to inmates on Oovo IV. It also doubles as a reference to Oovo IV being a racecourse track in ''VideoGame/StarWarsEpisodeIRacer''. Podracing is also mentioned as a sport on Malastare, the homeworld of the dug Sebulta, Anakin's racer rival in ''Phantom Menace'' (and likewise, it appeared as a course in ''Racer''). Heck, the name of the villainous Dug you're trying to get to on Malastare has almost the same name as Sebulta (Sebult''o'' in this case).

* VideogameFlamethowersSuck: Mostly averted. It will instantly kill practically any non-boss enemy. Well, they'll spend a few seconds writhing in agonizing pain, but the point is they won't be attacking you. Due to it's limited range, you probably won't be using it against common Mooks armed with blasters too often. But against hoards of Bando Gora rushing you, the flamethrower is invaluable as they can shrug off quite a few shots from your standard blasters. Just remember that it draws fuel from your jetpack, albeit at a much slower rate.

** Right before sending [[spoiler: Senator Trell]] to a DisneyVillainDeath, Jango says the same sentence his son Boba says in TheEmpireStrikesBack: "As you wish." (the police were commanding Jango to release his hostage). Also, the second level on Tatooine brings you close to the Sarlaac's pit and the whole level resembles the same scenario from ReturnOfTheJedi.

* EmbeddedPrecursor: One of the unlockables in the game is a Dark Horse comic that goes into Jango Fett's backstory before the events of the game, such as his relationship with Jaster Merell and Montross.

* DualWielding: Komari Vosa.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: In the final boss battle, it's explicitly ''impossible'' to collect the bounty on Vosa using the traditional bounty-hunting feature (she automatically break free from your whipcord, and the game triggers a cutscene when you kill her), and the game simply orders you to kill her in battle. Still, if you take the time to ID-scan her, the scanning mechanic brings up a description of the bounty that started the game's story. There's no reason to do this, but it fits with previously established plot points.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: Jango's EmergencyWeapon.

* KingMook: The giant droid you fight in the hanger bay of Oovo IV, which is as large as a starship, armed with laser cannons and three rocket launchers.

** Rosatta mentions that she knows a toydarian junk dealer on Tatooine, obviously referring to Watto.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The game is hard enough as it is, so the game throws you a bone here and there. For example, if you complete one part of an objective (i.e. disabling a shield generator during "The Escape") you don't have to do it all over again or fight the enemies again if you die and respawn at the last checkpoint.
** The centerpiece of "The Escape" is a very tall column with multiple platforms over a bottomless pit. The developers knew just how brutal it would be to traverse it with your bare jetpack, so there are several infinitely respawning power-ups for your jetpack scattered about, which allow you to fly for much longer than usual.