Even years after George Lucas sold the Star Wars franchise to Disney, new changes continue to be made to the original trilogy. The latest tweak? Boba Fett's ship is apparently no longer called Slave 1.
Star Wars fans noticed the change thanks to the announcement of a new Mandalorian-themed LEGO set featuring the iconic vehicle. Rather than calling it Slave 1, the set is simply named "Boba Fett's Starship."
Jedi News spoke with LEGO designers Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Michael Lee Stockwell, who confirmed the change was requested directly by Disney.
"Everybody is," said Frederiksen. "It’s probably not something which has been announced publicly but it is just something that Disney doesn’t want to use any more."
Based on his comments, it would seem Disney is uncomfortable with the term "slave" being associated with one of the most popular Star Wars characters. Though Boba Fett has traditionally been portrayed as a villain in the franchise, his more heroic turn in The Mandalorian: Season 2 may have something to do with this change. We'll have to see whether or not the ship's name comes up in the spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett.
LEGO Con Star Wars: The Mandalorian Sets - Imperial Light Cruiser, Boba Fett's Starship, and Imperial Armored Marauder
It's also worth remembering that this doesn't necessarily mean the ship's name has changed in the Star Wars universe. Disney could be keeping the Slave 1 title as part of the official canon, but will refrain from using the branding on any all-ages merchandise. That would be similar to Marvel's approach to the X-Men villain Holocaust, who is normally renamed "Nemesis" whenever an action figure is released.
Nor would this be the first case of Disney removing a controversial Star Wars element from its merchandising empire. In 2015, we learned Disney was phasing out the use of the "Slave Leia" costume from Return of the Jedi.
Disney Drops Slave 1 Name in Favor Of 'Boba Fett's Starship' - IGN
tl;dr
lego is releasing a boba fett toy set
they calling his ship boba fett's starship
it's not even confirmed that disney renamed it
cac's are wylin that they dare fukk with their star wars
i actually think it's kind of dumb, but the fact that it triggers the neckbeards so much has me low key supporting it.
what's funny is it might not even be official and they just might not want to put slave on a childrens toy set. 
Star Wars fans noticed the change thanks to the announcement of a new Mandalorian-themed LEGO set featuring the iconic vehicle. Rather than calling it Slave 1, the set is simply named "Boba Fett's Starship."
Jedi News spoke with LEGO designers Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Michael Lee Stockwell, who confirmed the change was requested directly by Disney.
"Everybody is," said Frederiksen. "It’s probably not something which has been announced publicly but it is just something that Disney doesn’t want to use any more."
Based on his comments, it would seem Disney is uncomfortable with the term "slave" being associated with one of the most popular Star Wars characters. Though Boba Fett has traditionally been portrayed as a villain in the franchise, his more heroic turn in The Mandalorian: Season 2 may have something to do with this change. We'll have to see whether or not the ship's name comes up in the spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett.
LEGO Con Star Wars: The Mandalorian Sets - Imperial Light Cruiser, Boba Fett's Starship, and Imperial Armored Marauder
It's also worth remembering that this doesn't necessarily mean the ship's name has changed in the Star Wars universe. Disney could be keeping the Slave 1 title as part of the official canon, but will refrain from using the branding on any all-ages merchandise. That would be similar to Marvel's approach to the X-Men villain Holocaust, who is normally renamed "Nemesis" whenever an action figure is released.
Nor would this be the first case of Disney removing a controversial Star Wars element from its merchandising empire. In 2015, we learned Disney was phasing out the use of the "Slave Leia" costume from Return of the Jedi.
Disney Drops Slave 1 Name in Favor Of 'Boba Fett's Starship' - IGN
tl;dr
lego is releasing a boba fett toy set
they calling his ship boba fett's starship
it's not even confirmed that disney renamed it
cac's are wylin that they dare fukk with their star wars
i actually think it's kind of dumb, but the fact that it triggers the neckbeards so much has me low key supporting it.
what's funny is it might not even be official and they just might not want to put slave on a childrens toy set.
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its named Primary and secondary now
