Whatever Happened to Boba Fett?

In the opening part of _Return of the Jedi,_ while being rescued, Han Solo accidentally knocks Boba Fett into the sarlacc, that huge pit in the sand with the tentacles and teeth. The assumption is that Boba Fett dies. Here’s what really happened.

In the opening part of Return of the Jedi, while being rescued, Han Solo accidentally knocks Boba Fett into the sarlacc, that huge pit in the sand with the tentacles and teeth. The assumption is that Boba Fett dies, and indeed, he doesn’t show up in the rest of the movie.

But here’s what really happened to him.