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Did Boba Fett's armour use durasteel or beskar?

Wookieepedia is vague.

Boba armour has no durasteel or beskar in Canon. For Legends, Boba Fett is also vague; however, it was passed down to Jango.

In Canon Jango did not use beskar armour:

However, (Jango) Fett's armor itself was fashioned from durasteel alloy, while most Mandalorian armor was made from beskar.

In Legends

(Jango) Fett wore Mandalorian armor in the "shocktrooper" style common during his time, although instead of the more traditional beskar plating, he utilized the less resilient and less expensive durasteel alloy for his armor. (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jango_Fett/Legends)

However, The Clone Wars (T.V), Boba does not start wearing Jango's armour and the first time we get to see was in The Empire Strikes Back (ESB). I assume Boba kept wearing his armour for Return of the Jedi when he fell into the sarlacc.

The Mandalorian (Mando): Eventually, Boba Fett gets his armour and helmet; however, it is unclear whether it is beskar or durasteel.

I found this website which discusses the material it is made of: https://www.slashgear.com/mandalorian-s2e6-lets-talk-about-boba-fetts-armor-04649828/

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    Where did your quote about Jango's armor in Canon come from? I don't recall it being mentioned in any of the canon material i've read or watched. – psubsee2003 Dec 08 '20 at 13:03
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    I think Beskar is a new addition to the lore, it started in a n article in SW Insider and it is clearer by the episode that The Mandalorian is trying to glue old EU (like Thrawn) and new canon in an elegant way. – user10191234 Dec 08 '20 at 13:26
  • If Boba's helmet is Beskar, then, why the dent (from his duel with Cad Bane) on it? – Bingo Dec 08 '20 at 16:03
  • @BingoMehndra I like the Cad Bane v.s. Boba Fett; however, is that Canon? – Josafoot Dec 08 '20 at 20:21
  • @psubsee2003 For a few weeks, I started working on this. Apparently, Jango Fett Wookieepedia (Canon) has been removed. Now, I cannot find: "beskar" or "durasteel" and they added the stuff from Mando. – Josafoot Dec 08 '20 at 20:23
  • The 'Ultimate Star Wars' factbook says that Jango's armour is both "energised durasteel" and "advanced Mandalorian armor...". – Valorum Dec 10 '20 at 00:19
  • The same book also makes it clear that Mandalorian armour does employ beskar steel so it's possible that Jango's is an older form (or just cheaper). – Valorum Dec 10 '20 at 00:20
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    @psubsee2003 - See above. Ultimate Star Wars is a canon factbook – Valorum Dec 11 '20 at 20:11
  • I edited my answer, you should find that it is much more satisfactory – Firestryke Dec 11 '20 at 21:05
  • We have proof-positive from Star Wars: Absolutely Everything that Boba's suit of armour isn't the same as Jango's. At best it contains pieces of his father's suit; https://i.stack.imgur.com/RQV8J.jpg. This would explain how Jango's suit could be made of durasteel and Boba's could be made of beskar. – Valorum Dec 18 '20 at 22:20
  • Beskar. It’s the best-kar! ™ – Paul D. Waite Jan 20 '22 at 11:33

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According to the 2019 reference book Ultimate Star Wars, in canon, Boba's armor was made from durasteel.

Conforming to almost exact specifications of traditional Mandalorian garb, Boba Fett's armor is made of durasteel rather than the customary beskar steel, and has been heavily modified.

Ultimate Star Wars (2019), page 279, section Boba Fett's Armor

However, in Episode 4 of The Book of Boba Fett, Boba refers to it as beskar to Fennec Shand. As the more recent source (2022), this takes precedence.

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  • What happened to Pablo Hidalgo keeping the canon consistent? – Adamant Aug 28 '22 at 21:49
  • @Adamant As he describes it, his role as "Lore Advisor" is to suggest worldbuilding elements from existing lore (usually Legends material) that the writers of movie/TV Star Wars productions can build on or draw from if they choose. This was likely brought up at some point during the making of BoBF, but I'd guess the writers felt it would be a clearer or better story decision to stick to what the audience knows about Mandalorian armor from The Mandalorian. – Milo P Aug 29 '22 at 16:06
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Ok first off before we begin.

Jango Fett did have beskar in his armor in the canon.

As revealed in the latest episode of the Mandalorian Boba Fett wore Jango's old beskar armor. And that Jango was a Mandalorian by creed, and so he wore Mandolorian armor which is: made with Beskar

And in the Mandalorian Din acquires Boba Fett's armor because it had beskar. If it were just durasteel, then Din wouldn't have cared about it at all.

Boba Fett wears Mandalorian armor per my evidence suggests. Mandalorian armor is made with beskar, and that means it's made with beskar. To add even more to it, durasteel may be strong, but not "deflect blaster bolts without them leaving a scratch" strong. Boba Fett's armor literally can not be just durasteel, it has to have beskar

Wookieepedia agrees with me:

Beskar could protect the wearer from blasters and even lightsabers. The bounty hunter Jango and his cloned son, Boba Fett wore customized Mandalorian armor, which was made with beskar.

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mandalorian_armor

The final conclusion from all the admittedly conflicting sources is that Jango and Boba's armor was a mix of durasteel and beskar.

Because multiple different legit sources say two different things. But the notice the wording in the Wookieepedia quote

Jango and his cloned son, Boba Fett wore customized Mandalorian armor, which was made with beskar.

So the conclusion is that Boba and Jango used an alloy of Beskar and durasteel. So your answer is both.

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    I'm not so sure Din only cared about beskar. Din seems to care if you're merely dressed as a Mandalorian. Remember, it's his religion. – Machavity Dec 08 '20 at 13:38
  • yes but also the Jawas acted as if it were extremely valuable, valuable enough to pay for with a very rare crystal, which as we know, durasteel is very cheap, so it must have been beskar – Firestryke Dec 08 '20 at 13:42
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    Maybe, but it did feature armor of some sort and came with a functional rocket pack and missile launcher. Pretty valuable, even if it's not beskar. Plus you can pretend to be Boba Fett. I mean that last point is a major selling point in the real world – Machavity Dec 08 '20 at 13:55
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    My issue is the same. You're basing this on an assumption rather than evidence. You're probably not wrong, but you could also be not right. – Valorum Dec 08 '20 at 14:10
  • Again, Boba Fett wears Mandolorian armor per my evidence suggests. Mandolorian armor is made out of beskar. Logic, not an assumption. Add on the fact that the Jawa's asked for so much for Boba's armor, which Jawa's should know whether or not a suit of armor is beskar or durasteel, and that means it's beskar. To add even more to it, durasteel may be strong, but not "deflect blaster bolts without them leaving a scratch" strong. Boba Fett's armor literally can not be durasteel, it has to be beskar – Firestryke Dec 08 '20 at 20:46
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    He certainly wear mandalorian-style armour. The fact that it's shaped much the same doesn't speak to its material. – Valorum Dec 08 '20 at 21:08
  • no, he wears Jango's armor, Jango was a Mandolorian and raised by a Mandolorian, so he was Mandolorian, so he wears, Mandolorian armor. How is this hard to understand? – Firestryke Dec 08 '20 at 21:09
  • One does not simply wear Mandolorian-style armor if your Mandolorian, one wears the real thing. – Firestryke Dec 08 '20 at 21:10
  • The episode where Boba recovers his armor very clearly spells out that Boba Fett's armor is Mandalorian Armor, not merely in the style of it. There is simply no room left for doubt. And if you did still doubt anyway, you can even decipher the holographic writing he shows for further information on the armor's heritage, which links it to Jaster Mereel, a previously legends-only Mandalorian character. – Harabeck Dec 08 '20 at 23:14
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    I think it's worth pointing out that the mando himself didn't have beskar the first time we saw him. It's not unreasonable to think that Jango's armor isn't guaranteed to be beskar either. We need something more convincing than its style, I think. – Matthew Green Dec 09 '20 at 00:17
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    @MatthewGreen he certainly had some beskar, but not enough for a full set of armor. – psubsee2003 Dec 09 '20 at 00:47
  • @MatthewGreen Din most definitely had beskar, he just had a less pure form of it, that is why the mudhorn destroyed his breastplate – Firestryke Dec 09 '20 at 02:55
  • Sorry, I don't know much about Legends. Do you use different spellings (Mandalorian/Mandolorian) intentionally? If yes, then what's the difference? – default locale Dec 10 '20 at 03:27
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    @defaultlocale no the misspelling was not intentional, I just keep misspelling it – Firestryke Dec 10 '20 at 13:31
  • The Ultimate Star Wars factbook explicitly states that Jango's armour was durasteel – Valorum Dec 10 '20 at 13:37
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    @Valorum then post that as an answer, then let the OP pick which answer they accept – Firestryke Dec 10 '20 at 18:52
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    The Book of Boba Fett now directly claims that Boba's armor is beskar (ep 4). – Harabeck Jan 20 '22 at 15:58
  • Yes I saw that, and I literally thought of this post I made. – Firestryke Jan 21 '22 at 16:04