Why is the PYKE SYNDICATE on Tatooine? 

Honestly, I think the Pykes lied to both Boba and the other gang, telling each that they’d already payed the other. The gang wipes out the Tusken and Boba wipes out the gang. It’s a win win for them

Pykes are getting more and more important in these new Star wars episodes

Pykes gave me more of a snake/cobra vibes too, in the clone wars etc. but I do admit they kinda look like fish in the Fett series

The Pykes are so high, they think the sands are spice.

I liked everything about the episode except the speeder bike chase. The speed they were moving at felt like a comedy with grandparents trying to do a high speed chase on motorized scooters.

I like that referring to Q'ira as "The Dragon Lady" at the end there, fits her well, especially with the new comics coming out.

Pyke in CW : Cobra. Pyke in Fett series : Gold fish. Pyke in solo : tash can.

Only one tusken raider clan is gone actually as we've seen in the mandalorian there's still plenty of tusken raiders. Don't be surprised if Fett actually recruits them

I still would've preferred if they had designed the Pykes to look and sound more like how they were in TCW series.

My personal theory is that the Pykes know of a Rakatan artefact buried underneat the desert, hence why they bring in so many troops while viewing Boba as a minimal threat. Wishful thinking on my end but if we get something close that'd be a total left field move.

I laughed so hard at the bikes. They look like futuristic mobility scooters to me.

The vespa gang, while kinda cool, doest suit tatooines asthetic. They would be more suited on correlia or coruscant.

Thought I saw Machete listed in one the pics. An training a Rancor... I bet it'll be one hell of a boxer

really think the great equalizer for Boba will be riding a Rancor thru Mos Espa, this symbol may garner him the respect of the populace and underworld to take on the Pykes

The intros are usually my favorite part of these videos when Allen changes it up

I'm glad I'm not the only one that saw shades of Quadrophenia in that one.

Plenty actually. If the Rakatan’s are still a thing, they left a bunch of cool stuff hidden away.

Finally a well crafted video on what is going on. I'm tired of "those other guys" knocking the show because it doesn't have Han, Luke, or lightsabers. The worldbuilding here is actually quite interesting.

The whole aspect of Boba trying to carve out his own criminal empire and become “Don/Daimyo” is one of the most creative/original ideas Disney has had. I just feel like they’re wasting a lot of opportunities here.

Tatooine, in lore, was an outpost of the Rakatan empire when it was lush. It was their technology that triggered the desolation and it's implied in "Knights of the Old Republic" that the sands and perhaps even the planet itself is sentient. The sands behave outside of expected norms but since the planet is largely ignored due to wider conflicts, its goes unnoticed by most of the galaxy. The exceptions being Czerka Corp and now mysteriously, the Pikes. Let's break it down logically, assuming the producers followed the same logic. The Pikes are a GALACTIC syndicate. Their enterprise gains very little from having or not having income from the largely unpopulated planet of Tatooine. Meaning there may be another stream of profit to be revealed that is worthy of their numbers, in person vs by proxy. Did they discover spice? Kyber? The Empires Kyber weapons division needs work. Ancient tech? Maps of lost space lanes? Or maybe they found a plot hole requiring a few episodes to fill.

I wonder if we are going to start seeing elements of the comics coming into the shows. I’m getting a lot of War of the Bounty Hunters/Crimson Reign vibes. I’ve got a feeling as well that the Pykes aren’t the big bads!

Loved the Mass Effect References

Something tells me the Pykes are a red herring. The bigger threat will likely show up somewhere in the last few episodes.

i think the biker mods are meant to show they care about their equipment, which is an important detail for Boba Fett, people who take care of the tools of their trade, even in times of struggle, show they take pride in what they do. You can't pay someone to care or believe. He'll probably focus on building his forces primarily of entirely local factions, those that call the desert planet home, and respect themselves and the other locals.

I really hope we get to see Jabba's treasure horde in his palace, now that we are there living in it.

Did anyone else feel the speeder chase was really slow paced and didn't feel exciting? It was slow and clunky.

Wow, never noticed the cobra thing and now I can't unsee it... as a side note, Yo Joe!

Another great video as usual, great job sir.

i love the mass effect references. two of my favourite sci-fi series

I'm not sure the Twins have given up on Tatooine. They didn't say they relinquished their claim on Jabba's legacy, only that they were going home. Given how many factions there are about to fight over this rock they might not view it as worth the effort for the time being, instead are simply waiting for the dust to settle before they take out who ever survived.

That’s one thing Solo messed up about Kessel!! The air in Legends was barely breathable at all!! You must always wear a O2 supply to get around on the surface!!

Best episode yet!! Super stoked to see Boba ride a rankor into Tatooine. I dont roll with a litter, i role with the Rankor!!

I love the Pykes.

Let me add a defense Plan for boba: Since the pykes try to get on Tatooine by PT, it'll be imperative for boba to close up Tatooine's space Ports. By archieving that he'll also cut off supply lanes to the pyke forces, and essentially make them rely on the Population to get their supplys. Since I assume the common pyke grunt won't be able/willing to trade with in-house suppliers, which will either put them(the suppliers) in danger, which is more likely, or get themselves (the pykes) killed. Since diffrent alternative routes of supply, such air supply Drops or irregular supply deliveries outside of town centres/spaceports, leave those Transports unprotected and in a Prime Position to get bombarded from above/additional uncertainty if those deliveries reach their intended destination, I could imagine that the pykes might even fold, especially if boba presents his ability to to Interrupt even irregular supply runs.

Bro I’m high and straight up thought my brain broke when I saw the first couple seconds of the video I had to rewatch it a couple times to make sure the video was edited like that 😂 can’t be doin that to me haha

Excellent prognostication.....🤔✌🤘

Well in SWTOR there was some Rakata artifacts so maybe they'll bring some more Legends lore back

I love the mass effect references

Love the series so far. There's a few things I don't like but overall I approve of the direction the show is going.

Have actually been wondering about this for some time.

Man this video is amazing.

Finally! A useful Star Wars cat on RU-vid. Great interpretation.

Love the Max Headroom intro moment😏😁🤣 At least now I know where Kano got his OG start with the mods lol

The spice must flow. Desert Power!

I agree, I think Boba will duke it out with the pykes until the season finale when crimson dawn shows up to leave us on a cliffhanger of sorts.

Pyke: the spice must flow!

thank you for being the only SW channel NOT mad at boba's swoop gang! Some took it pretty hard...too hard.

Someone's been playing mass effect legendary edition, and I approve heavily

I found your channel after watching you on China Uncensored: To Hobbiton and Back Again. That was pretty funny. I just finished this episode of The Book of Boba Fett and enjoyed your insight here. It's cool to know some background on these characters now. Good stuff. I liked and subscribed.

Yes! I'm not the only one that loves the Mod-Gang Vibe his new Homies have! :D

I was hoping bobas tribe of tuskans would help but now I know they're all dead i hope he can unite some other tribes

I hope they continue the show exactly like it's been going. I miss just having a show to watch with long low budget seasons. Day to day shit, I know nobody liked agents of shield etc but dude, I hate waiting a year for like 10 episodes... That being said I love older Boba, Fennec is legendary and I hope he gets some guards or troops soon.

People getting upset about the mod kids is hilarious, go watch American Graffiti. George Lucas would LOVE this aesthetic

Awesome theory.👍

The mass effect reference 🥰🥰

The Pyke Syndicate is clearly there for the Polynesian Spa. There are no words

I appreciated the Max Headroom style intro

Plus it would feel like a wasted opportunity for a big time cameo of epic proportion!!!

very nicely done, very well done indeed... :) and, will we really see the coming of The Dawn in this series? I have been debating that myself from the very beginning, Qi'ra's arm is long but will we see her show her hand in this series is the question I keep asking myself as well....

I’m excited for the Rancor. He’ll go into town saying I’m the new Dymyo (or however you spell it). “I’m sorry, I didn’t see your litter”. No, but did you see me riding in on a BLOODY RANCOR! I’m in charge God damn it.

It be cool to see Qi’ra again. Her character was underrated in solo.

Like the theory and anything concerning the area around Kessel, it would be great if someone could explain what’s in the Pit there.

Seeing the pykes in the clone wars made me think of cobras as well with a middle eastern vibe, which looked awesome. Even the way they talk sounds almost serpent like and untrustworthy. The ones from the book of boba... not so much. Don't get me wrong I like their design.. until they take off the masks and all I am thinking is gray aliens mixed with fish. I also really hope Boba gets a better squad. I'm sorry but a bunch of Gen Z looking kids on scooters with some dollar tree cybernetics was not badass at all or worthy of the Fett legacy. I want the Fett from season 2 going all out on storm troopers. I want that Jango style calculated ruthlessness. As Anakin said: aggressive negotiations. I don't want him to turn into Vizsla. But I also don't want a reformed mando following the latest anger management book by Mon Mothma. He needs a crew worthy of the Fett name. Fen is so far the only one. And while some changes are okay, he needs to remember who he is and why he is known across the galaxy.

Sick video

Multiple times characters have mentioned water on Tatooine; one mention could be viewed as historical background to put the legacy of the Sand People into perspective. But mentioning water twice...I think some type of grotto will be found, possibly containing something that was lost a long time ago. Or just a source of fresh clean water. Unless the Pikes found a vein spice on the planet.

They like their water staying well hydrated is essential.

im interested to see what boba's new Geek Squad and their mega mobility scooters will become later on in the series

The bikes look so weird lol. Great video and love your content

i hope this stays small scale, this doesn't need to be a massive conflict nor should it be

Yep

Amazing intro

I dubbed the 4 who went with Bobba the Power Ranger squad, but was sad when i realized the green bike shouldve been pink to match Bobba's green suit

I'm so glad Alan called those kids the cyberpunks.

I think that was a hell of an apology gift and on top of that a Rancor!

The Pyke Syndicate are actually Tlielaxu there to introduce Sand Trout into Tatooine's ecosystem in the hopes they will grow into Sand Worms for Spice Melange cultivation.

Next time on Book of Boba Fett: A bald man with PTSD and facial scarring from that one time he fell into the mouth of a stationary predator fights the evil space fish-snake-alien drug cartel

The live-action Pykes look like fish. The CG animated Pykes look badass

8:05 great mass effect reference

Currently only on 0:02 seconds. I remember hearing once that the metal Phrik was present on Tatooine, it’s a lightsaber resistant metal, even stronger than Beskar and Cortosis

Points for the Commander Sheppard reference

I think the Pykes aren't the real puppeteer here, they are certainly interested in the trade route, and that's their price to get in on going to Tatooine, if i may venture further i think either Admiral Thrawn or Zombie Palpatine are the possible candidates to be pulling strings. As for Palpatine, he needs the route to secure materials for the ships we saw on Ep IX (like it or not it is canon), and Admiral Thrawn seems to have a plan different from the Empire at the end of Rebels, and for what we saw in The Mandalorian, he is rallying forces and allies somehow.

Who else is now just inlove with the series bc he got a pet rancor and Danny. Like this is gonna be the best series ever.

When Boba was going to collect from the Pykes, i was like "It's a trap"

Love to see a video on the Tagg industrial empire?

I like the Cmdr Shepard reference. He’s gonna have to

Cool

Has anyone noticed that Mando's favorite three robots and his Mac./Gurukus sitter walking buy, as Foba Fett passes the Storm troopers helmets..?..../episode 3 Far-Out stuff

Please make a video where the galactic republic with the jedi attack earth

Don't be surprise we will get Din Djarin, Bo Katan and others back as cameo appearances in BoBF... I have spoken !

I feel like it's simply just spice. They were running spice when Bobba was running with the Tuskuns. I imagine that there might even be spice on tattoine.

Good analysis as I like the Star Wars economic and political concepts used and the importance of trade routes. I felt the Hutts would benefit by taking over Tatooine because by doing so they would block any alternative free routes and people using either lanes would have to pay tribute giving the Hutts a monopoly. Think of it as a singular country owning the Suez Canal and the Horn of Africa. Either way ships would have to pay for passage to the same entity which ever route they take. Or think of a toll gate place at every corner of all roads that lead to the same place, people would have to pay either way. Similar concepts can be applied to the Hutts owning tatooine

Considering that the Sith had some of their outposts on Tatooine, something incredible powerful, such as a Sith holocron.

Not sure why everyone hated this episode. I loved it!

Hey Alan I am subscribed and have all notifications turned on do you think you could do a video about the backstory of the galactic Star cruiser hotel? Also keep up the great work

idk - I think there's just a lot of questions - and if they don't get answered convincingly it could really hurt the series. Like why did the Pykes fly coach to Tatooine? Why wasn't Boba ready for them at the space port? If they're really using it as a hub - why use suborbital transport at all? There doesn't seem to be any convincing reason to ship spice across the dune sea other than plot convenience. And your point of why the Hutts wouldn't want Tat - doesn't make a whole lot of sense, if they want to force spice through their territory so they can tax it - they either have to kill the alternatives or integrate them. Tatooine has been a backwater forever because there isn't anything on the planet worth anything to anybody. I assumed that Jabba's palace was there because it was out of the way - because there's basically nothing else on the planet. It was a retreat because he wanted it to be one, and he drew on his criminal interstellar empire to build and maintain it.

It'd be funny to leave a goldfish on a pillow, Godfather style, next to the Pike Syndicates Leader's sleeping head. And leave a note that is spelled out in Goldfish (the snack), "TONIGHT YOU SLEEP WIT' DA FISHES..."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"He's going to have to Commander Shepherd the hell out of them." Boba to one of the leaders: "Report back to Slave 1, we'll bang, ok?"

By definition, the truest high ground possible to defend against a determined ground assault is air superiority. Since there is no cover against air strikes on the approach to Boba's palace, somehow Boba needs an air force, and fast. Slave One dropping seismic charges against an exposed ground force would be awesome! Also, Tuskens have shown to be useless against standoff weapons in great numbers. They may pop up from the sand and ambush an assault force but as a standing army they are no good against what off world attackers will bring in (and they are dead meat from the air). Boba will need a lot of firepower if he cannot find a way to stop a Pyke invasion. It will be interesting to see what Favreau will come up with, but a nice callback would be a stash of battle droids Jabba has had in a bunker from way back (think of the cellar scene when the vampire survivors find and arm up in "From Dusk till Dawn") or perhaps Mandorlians that Din and Bo have been rallying for a battle for Mandalore come in to help Boba out when the situation gets dire for their guy. Also ...maybe the fledgling New Republic shows up? Can't wait to see what they do but somehow Boba is gonna have to muster up a lot more friends than just angry Tuskens and some moisture farmers, and fast!

The Pykes are after the spice! He who controls the spice controls the universe!

Hold on this means Bounty Hunters War will break out very soon.