The Local Crime Bosses of Tatooine #62 Purple - 2022 Topps Book of Boba Fett Parallel
Pack-Opening Night at the Shop
Few scenes in The Book of Boba Fett hit quite like that council table moment -- Boba Fett staring down a room full of Tatooine crime bosses who are used to getting their way. When Topps captured that energy in card #62 of the 2022 The Book of Boba Fett base set, it landed exactly as it should: crowded, tense, and dripping with the kind of low-life Star Wars underworld flavor I live for. 🃏
The Purple parallel of this card is one of those satisfying pulls from a hobby pack -- short-printed enough to feel special (roughly 1:4 packs), but without serial-number pressure. The card displays the gathering of Tatooine's local syndicate bosses including the Klatooinian captain, Dokk Strassi the Trandoshan, and the Aqualish crime lord -- a rogue's gallery that Boba must either inherit or conquer as he carves out his new role as Daimyo. Topps framed the scene with that signature deep-space purple chromium tint that gives the card an almost holographic depth, making the assembled underworld figures pop against the sandy Tatooine interior lighting.
The Card
Card #62 sits in the 100-card base set for 2022 Topps The Book of Boba Fett, and the Purple parallel is one of the more accessible short-prints in the product's parallel rainbow -- above Blue but below the numbered tiers (Red /99, Green /75, Bronze /50, Silver /25, Gold /10, and the ultra-rare 1-of-1 Black and Metal). That positioning makes it a great entry point for set builders or franchise fans who want something more than a straight base card without chasing serial numbers. The photography here captures the political tension of the scene -- multiple figures in frame, a wide angle that communicates power dynamics, and that characteristic Tatooine warm-amber palette contrasting against the purple foil treatment.
- Set: 2022 Topps Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (base)
- Card number: #62
- Card title: The Local Crime Bosses of Tatooine
- Parallel: Purple (short print, no serial number)
- Scene: Chapter 2, "The Tribes of Tatooine" / Chapter 3 crime boss council
Lore Depth
The crime bosses of Tatooine are not throwaway background characters -- they represent decades of Star Wars underworld mythology layered under the sands of Mos Espa and Mos Eisley. Boba Fett's challenge in the series is to transition from feared bounty hunter to respected crime lord, and the scene this card captures is his first real test of that ambition. Each boss controls a different district and a different slice of Tatooine's shadow economy. Getting them in a room together -- and keeping them there -- is a political achievement in its own right.
"Boba didn't just inherit Jabba's throne. He had to earn respect from every crime boss who saw him as a temporary placeholder. Card #62 captures that moment of reckoning -- and in Purple foil, it feels appropriately uneasy."
Collector Notes
This card fits a wide audience in the hobby. Character collectors who focus on the Star Wars criminal underworld will want this for the ensemble value -- it is one of the few cards in the set that depicts multiple crime bosses together rather than isolating a single figure. Set builders chasing the full parallel rainbow will target the Purple as a mid-difficulty pull in the tier structure. Autograph chasers may overlook it, but display collectors will appreciate the wide-format scene composition.
For display purposes, a standard toploading sleeve keeps the foil surface pristine, and an Ultra Pro one-touch magnetic holder is the ideal case for showing off the Purple chromium sheen at its best. If you are slotting this into a binder alongside other Boba Fett parallels, Ultra Pro Pro-Binder pages for standard-size cards are the go-to for protecting the foil edges.
HAVE or NEED? If you are working through the full 2022 Topps Boba Fett parallel rainbow, the Purple is a satisfying mid-tier milestone. If this one is still on your want list, eBay is where most of the action is for singles from this set.
