In "The Last One Standing", Daniel Keys Moran developed a backstory for Fett in which he was once named Jaster Mereel, a "Journeyman Protector" lawman who was convicted of treason. His backstory was depicted differently in "Attack of the Clones", leading to the Dark Horse comic "" (2003) retconning Mereel to Jango's mentor. A young-adult book series called "Boba Fett" (2002–2004) depicts Fett's roots as a bounty hunter during the Clone Wars, when he takes his father's ship and begins working for Jabba the Hutt.