

Here's the new design for the starfighters that the Jedi are cruising around in during this time period: A lot of the visual exploration in the High Republic is taking what we know, but idealizing it."

In the Core Worlds especially, that's reflected in fashion and technology. By moving further in time, away from that downfall, we're able to see the Republic at its height in this storytelling. On top of that, they had a chance to create new vehicles for the villainous marauders known as the Nihil, and they were even able to use some ideas originally created for the Star Wars sequel trilogy that didn't make it to the big screen.įor the general vibe of the new vehicles, Lucasfilm Story Group's Pablo Hidalgo explained to : "We all found a lot of inspiration in how the prequels opened up a more refined era of the galaxy, but by virtue of those films' proximity to the originals, it had to start showing early signs of corruption.

So with this new era, they've also refined the look of the the Republic a bit. But even though it's set two centuries before the sequel, Lucasfilm concept artists have taken inspiration for Star Wars: The High Republic vehicles and ships from how the prequesl reimagined the saga's aesthetic by going in a more elegant and refined direction.
