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Fictional amputees

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • Revolver OcelotHideo Kojima wanted to add Western tones to a character resulting in Ocelot's appearance, which is based on that of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef.
  • Jacen SoloFive minutes after his sister Jaina, Jacen Solo entered the world on Coruscant in 1993. The newborn twins were sent to live at various safe havens under the…
  • 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…
  • Captain AhabAhab stands on the deck of the Pequod, his eye fixed on the horizon. He is fifty-eight years old and has lost a leg to the white whale Moby Dick.