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McQuarrie's painting of two characters dueling with "laser swords." One of them, Darth Vader, looks essentially the same as he would in the films. The other is an early version of Luke Skywalker, who the scripts referred to as "Deak Starkiller" at the time the painting was made. Both laser swords are white, and both characters are wearing breathing apparatus that would allow them to operate in a vacuum.

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McQuarrie's painting of two characters dueling with "laser swords." One of them, Darth Vader, looks essentially the same as he would in the films. The other is an early version of Luke Skywalker, who the scripts referred to as "Deak Starkiller" at the time the painting was made. Both laser swords are white, and both characters are wearing breathing apparatus that would allow them to operate in a vacuum.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jun-2023 15:20:15 UTC Robert McNees
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A lot of iconic character design came out of McQuarrie playing with the characters in those early paintings!
The idea of a villain moving between ships in space suggested the need for some sort of breathing apparatus. This resulted in the masked Darth Vader design.
Image: Ralph McQuarrie

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