Darth Vador has recruited a bounty hunter in the hunt to capture his rouge apprentice. LucasArts has revealed that Boda Fett will appear in The Force Unleashed II. According to LucasArts’ writer Haden Blackman, Boba will play a “small but pivotal role” in the sequel.

“Boba Fett is one of those characters that really resonates with fans,” Blackman said. “There is obviously a lot of fan favorites and it’s a really, really rich universe with tons and tons of characters but Boba Fett is one of those characters that fans just keep asking for more of.”

During the Star Wars Spectacular event earlier on today, LucasArts announced that the The Force Unleashed will be seeing further expansion this Fall through a new downloadable level that’s promises to take players to the famous Tattooine, meeting characters like Boba Fett and Obi-wan Kenobi.

The mission begins at the end of the story of The Force Unleashed and re-imagines the Star Wars Saga as if the Secret Apprentice had killed Darth Vader and taken his place at the Emperor’s side, becoming the most powerful Sith Lord in the universe.

The story picks up as the Emperor sends his new apprentice to the planet Tatooine to dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi – who has been hiding on the planet ever since the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. During their hunt for the reclusive Jedi, players will also explore the depths of Jabba the Hutt’s palace and encounter notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett.

In addition, LucasArts also announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Ultimate Sith Edition, a special new version of the game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself.

Available this holiday season at retail stores, The Ultimate Sith Edition will include all of the original missions found in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed as well as content previously only available via download and an all-new exclusive bonus level.