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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…
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…
Kylo RenIn March 2014, the production team for Star Wars: The Force Awakens knew their main antagonist only as Jedi Killer. That name hid a character who had gone…
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…
PalpatineGeorge Lucas first sketched the character in 1974 under the name Cos Dashit, a young human leading a New Galactic Empire.
Grand Admiral ThrawnTimothy Zahn introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn in the 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. This book marked the first appearance of an alien military leader within…
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…
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…
Rey (Star Wars)In 2012, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy invited Michael Arndt to write three screenplays for the Star Wars sequel trilogy.