# Boba Fett vs Master Chief **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 30, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051 "2007-09-30T18:47:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/1 "2007-09-30T18:47:55Z")
Boba Fett…ultimate bounty hunter of Star Wars movies and novels. [http://www.russellwalks.com/IMAGES/SWBOBA1.JPG](http://www.russellwalks.com/IMAGES/SWBOBA1.JPG) vs Master Chief…super soldier of the HALO video game series [http://www.clantemplates.com/renders/gallery/data/media/20/masterchief\_screen6.png](http://www.clantemplates.com/renders/gallery/data/media/20/masterchief_screen6.png) Who would win? ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/2 "2007-09-30T18:50:48Z")
MC. He is 7 foot tall and weighs 1000lbs. Boba Fett looked like he was 5’8" and weighed 125 pounds. But BF can fly… MC wins. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/3 "2007-09-30T19:14:40Z")
[QUOTE=Cubsfan] MC. He is 7 foot tall and weighs 1000lbs. Boba Fett looked like he was 5’8" and weighed 125 pounds. [/QUOTE] Just makes MC a bigger target. It’s a firefight, not a wrestling match ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/4 "2007-09-30T19:19:05Z")
Boba Fett never did anything impressive. In “The Empire Strikes Back,” he just follows Han Solo and picks him up after he’s been frozen. In “The Return of the Jedi,” he fights about as effectively as a little girl and is eaten by a giant anus. There’s no evidence Boba Fett could beat ME in a fight, much less a cybernetic super-soldier who slaughters enemies by the score. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/5 "2007-09-30T19:19:30Z")
My dad could beat up Master Chief’s dad. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/6 "2007-09-30T19:24:05Z")
Master Chief has ancient armor built on Forerunner technology that recharges to full power if given a few moments’ rest, and if he dies, he comes back to life five minutes ago to try again. He can survive underwater, in space, and can lift up a 65-ton tank with one hand and flip it over, but oddly can’t punch his way through a locked door until the checkpoint has cleared. Master Chief is mysterious, unnamed, and widely feared by an entire race of aliens. Boba Fett has dented, mismatched armor made from scraps of armor built for other people, which is blaster-proof, shock-proof, and lightsaber-proof. Unfortunately, it isn’t plasma-grenade-proof. When Boba Fett dies in some ignominious way, he comes back in a non-canonical comic book series by the sheer power of fanboy wank, but in some bizarre Schroedingeresque way, he’s still dead. Boba Fett was mysterious, unnamed, and feared by an entire galaxy of aliens, until the prequel retcon in which he was made to look like a frightened clone-boy whose daddy was killed by the good guys, and with good reason. I have to give to the Master Chief. Unless there’s a Halo 0 prequel. ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/7 "2007-10-01T00:12:54Z")
Boba Fett may be the most overrated character in all of science fiction. On the other hand, _Halo_ is one of the most overrated series in all of video games. That’s neither here nor there, though. Chief trounces Boba. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/8 "2007-10-01T00:32:07Z")
The Space Marine from _Marathon_ beats the hell out of them both. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/9 "2007-10-01T00:42:12Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] The Space Marine from _Marathon_ beats the hell out of them both. [/QUOTE] The Space Marine from _Marathon_ is Master Chief! ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/10 "2007-10-01T00:47:30Z")
Master Chef Wolfgang Puck could defeat Boba Fett. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/11 "2007-10-01T06:54:27Z")
The real question you should be asking: [Master Chief vs Samus](http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/battle-of-the-fps-titans-samus-vs-master-chief/) (warning: dangerous amounts of fanservice) ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/12 "2007-10-03T08:39:45Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] The Space Marine from _Marathon_ is Master Chief! [/QUOTE] No, there’s no proof of this. Some say the Marathon and Halo universes are the same, but it’s not official. For the record, I despise Halo and think it’s vastly overrated - second only to Madden Football in the Mainstream-Corporate-Kanye-West-of-Games department. It’s down there with white baseball caps turned sideways and Keystone beer, for me. But I grew up playing the Marathon games - my parents were bohemian hipsters and therefore we only had Macs in my house, until I begged my parents for a 286 so I could do QBasic programming (which I learned, along with VisualBasic and Logo, at the Montessori school I attended, in _4th grade_ - take that, public school!) And the only FPS for Mac users besides shitty ports of Wolfenstein and Doom was the Marathon series. And what a game it was! I played all three Marathon games constantly, with Weezer and The Cranberries and Alanis Morrisette playing in the background on B97 before the station took a nose dive into musical hell in 1999, AAAGGGHHH! Get the fuck off my lawn! Fuck Halo! Marathon is an integral part of my childhood nostalgia! Don’t you dare compare it to Halo! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/13 "2007-10-03T11:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] No, there’s no proof of this. Some say the Marathon and Halo universes are the same, but it’s not official. For the record, I despise Halo and think it’s vastly overrated - second only to Madden Football in the Mainstream-Corporate-Kanye-West-of-Games department. It’s down there with white baseball caps turned sideways and Keystone beer, for me. But I grew up playing the Marathon games - my parents were bohemian hipsters and therefore we only had Macs in my house, until I begged my parents for a 286 so I could do QBasic programming (which I learned, along with VisualBasic and Logo, at the Montessori school I attended, in _4th grade_ - take that, public school!) And the only FPS for Mac users besides shitty ports of Wolfenstein and Doom was the Marathon series. And what a game it was! I played all three Marathon games constantly, with Weezer and The Cranberries and Alanis Morrisette playing in the background on B97 before the station took a nose dive into musical hell in 1999, AAAGGGHHH! Get the fuck off my lawn! Fuck Halo! Marathon is an integral part of my childhood nostalgia! Don’t you dare compare it to Halo! [/QUOTE] Damn. Tell us how you \*really \* feel. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/14 "2007-10-04T17:39:40Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] Master Chief is mysterious, unnamed, and widely feared by an entire race of aliens. [/QUOTE] “Demon!” ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/15 "2007-10-04T18:08:20Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] Master Chief is … unnamed [/QUOTE] That is if you don’t count John as a name. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/16 "2007-10-04T18:33:46Z")
[QUOTE=Pork Rind] That is if you don’t count John as a name. [/QUOTE] One of the few bits of “knowledge” I have and I am beaten to the punch. MC would kick a thousand Bobo Fetts. Hell, a grunt would kick BF’s ass from here to the middle of next week. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/17 "2007-10-04T18:37:40Z")
In my opinion, the only thing Boba Fett’s good at is running away. It’s a good thing he’s got that jetpack. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/18 "2007-10-04T18:38:21Z")
[QUOTE=FordPrefect] One of the few bits of “knowledge” I have and I am beaten to the punch. MC would kick a thousand Bobo Fetts. Hell, a grunt would kick BF’s ass from here to the middle of next week. [/QUOTE] The Master Chief could have boarded Jabbe the Hutt’s yacht, killed Boba Fett, Jabba and all the rest of his henchmen, killed Luke Skywalker and Han Solo and Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca, tossed Leia and a plsma grenade into the sand-anus and blown it up, then blown up the yacht and then taken a speeder all the way to Mos Eisley, stolen a ship, gone to the Death Star and personally kicked the Emperor’s ass after butt-stroking Darth Vader to death. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/19 "2007-10-04T18:39:43Z")
Boba Fett was nothing but a coolish costume and POTENTIAL. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051/20 "2007-10-04T18:52:30Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] The Master Chief could have boarded Jabbe the Hutt’s yacht, killed Boba Fett, Jabba and all the rest of his henchmen, killed Luke Skywalker and Han Solo and Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca, tossed Leia and a plsma grenade into the sand-anus and blown it up, then blown up the yacht and then taken a speeder all the way to Mos Eisley, stolen a ship, gone to the Death Star and personally kicked the Emperor’s ass after butt-stroking Darth Vader to death. [/QUOTE] So what, the Arbiter could do that easily as well. Let’s find a real challenge for the Master Chief 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boba-fett-vs-master-chief/421051.md?page=2)