Jango Fett’s Extended Death Scene Is Even More Brutal & Gross

The arena scene in “Attack of the Clones” is loaded with incident, and it featured more on-screen Jedi lightsaber action than any “Star Wars” film, before or since. Robot warriors are sliced into ribbons, guns are fired, and giant murder monsters maraud about the scene, killing indiscriminately. It would have been a bloodbath, only robots don’t bleed and lightsabers instantly cauterize wounds. Mace Windu, at a crucial point in the fray, charges at Jango Fett. Jango fires his space-pistol at Mace Windu, but the Jedi blocks the blasts with his lightsaber, swinging the weapon wildly.

In the theatrical cut of “Clones,” Mace swings his sword once, slicing the gun Jango was holding, and then again to remove his head. Hi headless body slumps to the ground. Boba Fett, it’s worth noting, witnesses his father’s death. In the original cut, however, there were more … well, cuts. After Mace sliced Jango’s gun, Jango took a step back to evade further violence. Mace, however, spins his lightsaber, cutting a gash in Jango’s right leg. His leg isn’t severed, but the wound looks to cut as deep at the bone. Not content, Mace swings his sword again, cutting into Jango’s left shoulder. This takes his arm clean off.

The dismembered Jango doesn’t have time to react before Mace severs his head. It’s a brutal act of violence for a character that has displayed very few personality traits up to this point.

The theatrical cut lasts a total of maybe five seconds. The longer version adds an additional second. A lot can happen in that short span.

The publically-sourced restoration and re-cutting of “Star Wars” is, of course, a cottage industry unto itself. This kind of editing and FX tinkering is common online. Fans of violence can thank StayBombastic for the time and energy that went into adding that extra second of footage. It made a brutal scene just a skosh more exciting.

If you’re interested in other fan edits of “Attack of the Clones,” there are many renditions of the film on FanEdit.com.