The Showdown in Freetown, also known as the Shoot-out in Freetown, occurred on the planet Tatooine in 9 ABY between the Marshal of Freetown Cobb Vanth and his deputy Scott and Cad Bane, a bounty hunter under the employment of the Pyke Syndicate.
Marshal Vanth ran the Pykes off from the Mos Pelgo territories.
During the New Republic Era in 9 ABY, former bounty hunter Boba Fett killed the crime lord Bib Fortuna and usurped his position as Daimyo of Mos Espa. Fett began cultivating a gotra from the remnants of his predecessors', although his relatively inexperienced rule invited competition. One such group that sought to usurp Fett's claim on Tatooine was the Pyke Syndicate, who planned to extend their spice trade to the planet by force if necessary.
One party that resisted the Pyke's encroachment on their territories was the citizenry of Freetown, led by Marshal Cobb Vanth. Anticipating a conflict breaking out between themselves and Fett's supporters, the Pykes hired the bounty hunter Cad Bane to act as an enforcer. Suspecting that Freetown would side with Fett in the upcoming conflict, the Pykes sent Bane to negotiate the town's neutrality.
Cobb Vanth noticed the silhouette of Cad Bane approaching Freetown on foot alone in the distance. Suspecting trouble, Vanth had the streets cleared so that he could face the bounty hunter alone. Bane entered the town and told Vanth that the Pykes were willing to offer the people of Freetown a substantial price if they swore to remain neutral in the upcoming conflict. Vanth's deputy Scott then emerged from a building and told Bane that Vanth wouldn't be accepting the offer.
Bane mercilessly killed Scott, shooting him multiple times.
Scott impulsively attempted to draw his blaster pistol, but Bane was faster and was able to shoot down both Vanth and Scott before they could fire. Vanth, who was shot a single time in the left shoulder, was incapacitated while Scott, who had been blasted repeatedly, was dead. Bane proceeded to walk out of the town the same way he had came in, but not before issuing a warning to the townsfolk not to interfere with the Syndicate's business.
The Showdown in Freetown first appeared in "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger," the sixth episode of the live action television series The Book of Boba Fett, which was written by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, directed by Filoni, and aired on Disney+ on February 2, 2022. It was first identified by an artistic recreation of the showdown by artist sold by Acme Archives Direct.
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