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Characters created by George Lucas | HearLore
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Characters created by George Lucas
Obi-Wan KenobiOn the ice planet Hoth, a young Luke Skywalker hears the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Jedi Master instructs him to travel to Dagobah to find Yoda.
Luke SkywalkerGeorge Lucas considered a 60-year-old grizzled war hero as the protagonist for Star Wars in 1977. He also imagined a Jedi Master, a dwarf, and even a woman…
R2-D2George Lucas watched Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film The Hidden Fortress and saw a peasant character named Matashichi. That small, round figure became the visual…
Darth VaderGeorge Lucas hired concept artist Ralph McQuarrie during pre-production of the original Star Wars film in 1975. Lucas asked McQuarrie to depict a very tall…
Stormtrooper (Star Wars)In the opening scene of Star Wars, a squad of white-armored soldiers descends from a transport ship onto the Tantive IV.
C-3PORalph McQuarrie painted a golden humanoid figure in 1976 that drew directly from the female robot in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis.
Princess LeiaGeorge Lucas wrote and refined the Star Wars screenplay over several years, changing Princess Leia's identity multiple times before settling on her final…
Qui-Gon JinnGeorge Lucas created the character Qui-Gon Jinn for the 1999 film The Phantom Menace. He originally envisioned an American actor in the role but ultimately…
PalpatineGeorge Lucas first sketched the character in 1974 under the name Cos Dashit, a young human leading a New Galactic Empire.
Han SoloGeorge Lucas created the Star Wars franchise and both wrote and directed the original Star Wars film. In the earliest version of the screenplay, Solo was an…
Darth MaulGeorge Lucas first imagined Darth Maul as a masked figure, something that could rival the iconic Darth Vader. Early concept art by Iain McCaig showed…
Lando CalrissianGeorge Lucas began writing The Empire Strikes Back in 1978 with a specific character type in mind. He wanted a gambler who would serve as a foil to the rough…
Padmé AmidalaGeorge Lucas first mentioned Padmé Amidala in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. Leia Organa tells Luke Skywalker that she has faint memories of her mother…
Skywalker familyOn the desert world of Tatooine, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn finds a young boy named Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi Skywalker working as slaves for the…