Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter Has A Secret George Lucas Connection
Din Djarin gets a refurbished N-1 Starfighter in The Book of Boba Fett, and the vessel’s upgrades reference one of George Lucas’ first films: American Graffiti. After Djarin’s (Pedro Pascal's) first ship, the Razor Crest, is destroyed in The Mandalorian season 2, he seeks a new vehicle, which Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) is all too happy to assist him with. Djarin’s heavily modified N-1 Starfighter harkens back to the bygone cruising culture of early 60s Northern California, as depicted in America Graffiti, though it is hardly the first time that the Star Wars franchise has referenced Lucas’ 1973 film.
N-1 Starfighters made their cinematic debut in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, where the ships were used to great effect against the Trade Federation’s Droid Starfighters. The N-1 fighters continued to prove their effectiveness throughout the Star Wars canon timeline, flown by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) into battle against the Empire in Star Wars: Shattered Empire and fighting the Final Order in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In The Book of Boba Fett, Djarin and Motto heavily modify a scrapped N-1, making it exceptionally fast and providing a protective observation section for Grogu.
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In the Disney Gallery episode for The Book of Boba Fett, Jon Favreau spoke of American Graffiti’s influence on the N-1 Starfighter’s upgrades, saying: “In the '50s or '60s, when George Lucas had set American Graffiti, they were driving around Deuce Coupes or three-window '32 Fords, and they would take those and chop parts off of it and throw on speed modifications. And we wanted to keep that spirit alive, so the idea of creating an N-1 starfighter in a garage with a mechanic
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