Boba Phat

Boba Phat is an underground character that publicly debuted in 2007 at Star Wars Celebration IV, although he was first spotted wearing the costume as early as 1998 at private parties.

Also known as "Pimpin' Boba Fett", "Drunk Boba Fett", "Ol' Dirty Boba Phat", "Leisure Suit Boba Fett", or "Lounge Boba Fett", the character has been seen at Comic-Con and numerous Star Wars-related events. The character refers to himself as an "Intergalactic Booty Hunter" and is seen wearing a royal blue polyester leisure suit with ascot, an elaborate rhinestone ring carrying a plastic goblet filled with a mysterious purple liquid.

Internet, documentary & print popularity
Boba Phat has been featured in numerous viral videos, as well as a number of Star Wars fan photos across the internet. Boba Phat is commented on by celebrities such as Fanboys (2009 film) star Kristen Bell, artists such as Marvel Comics' J. Scott Campbell, and musicians such as The Go-Go's rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin.

He is featured in several noteworthy videos, making appearances at Star Wars Celebration IV, as well as each year at Comic-Con. He appeared at San Diego Comic-Con 2009, and its subsequent release of video footage onto the World Wide Web.

Boba Phat photos and videos continue to pop up across the internet from fans as well as a multitude of media sources as a result of his prominence at San Diego Comic-Con 2009. LA Weekly featured a photograph of him under which they refer to him as their "perennial favorite Star Wars cosplayer, Pimpin' Boba Fett".

While the 2009 convention attendance ranged anywhere from 125,000 to 140,000 people, Boba Phat appealed to KSWB-TV Fox 5 San Diego, which featured him in 2 photographs in an image gallery entitled 'Monsters and Aliens at Comic-Con 2009'.

Additionally, he was approached by Metromix Los Angeles, to whom he provided an independent interview, and was also included in several of their video montages displaying notable cosplayers appearing at the San Diego convention.

Boba Phat was featured in "Crashing the Con", a documentary about notable cosplayers at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.

Most recently, he was videotaped and interviewed providing a testimonial intended to be used in an upcoming Lucasfilm milestone — the launch of the all-new Star Wars Stories Project.

On October 2, 2009, officially declared "Stan Lee day" by City of Long Beach mayor Bob Foste, Boba Phat was again spotted at the inaugural Long Beach Comic Con after Stan Lee cut the opening ribbon, and was featured in both an article and photo on the cover of the Long Beach Press-Telegram the following day.

On October 8, 2009, Boba Phat was featured in The Daily Titan newspaper, both print & online.