The fires of internet anger about the move have been stoked in part by Mark Anthony Austin, the actor who wore Boba Fett's costume in 1997's Special Edition of "Star Wars IV: A New Hope." He posted to Twitter, "My ship will forever be Slave1. Nothing. Not even #disney can or will change that. This is the way." He criticized the change in other posts, saying in one that the DMV didn't allow him to use the words "SLAVE 1" on his vanity license plate, which he understood, but he no longer loves Disney as a result of this particular transgression.
Even though another Twitter user derided him as "the extra who stood in Boba Fett's armor for ten seconds," and others have also dismissed his credentials, he's not alone in the sentiment. @MistaJ86_ said, "It's an absolute joke that people would even consider renaming it." @danjam888 said, "#Slave1 – Always was, Always will be." @GrumpyGamer72 said, "This is #slave1 it is Boba Fett's Starship respect the lore and the franchise."
Some users pointed out that the name came from Jango Fett, who was enslaved himself and named the ship after his experience, although others noted that the explanations of the name might have been an after-the-fact explanation for, as @benb183 termed it, "a wild a** name for a spaceship." Others were confused by the connotations. "It wasn't even used in a bad way. In regards to a ship, the term 'slave' refers to being able to control it remotely without being in the cockpit. I learned that through Legends btw," said @BestofFett.
