Star Wars Exec Explains How Boba Fett Armor Influenced Clone Troopers
Lucasfilm Vice President Doug Chiang explains how Boba Fett's armor influenced Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' Clone Trooper design. The Clone Troopers were introduced as predecessors to the original Star Wars trilogy's Imperial Stormtroopers. Chiang currently serves as Vice President and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm, having first worked on theStar Wars franchise in 1995.
Developed as part of Palpatine's (Ian McDiarmid) plot to eradicate the Jedi Order and reorganize the Galactic Republic as he saw fit, the Clone Troopers were introduced in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Created by the cloners of Kamino, the Clone Army was developed from the genetic template of the bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison), who would also request his own unaltered clone that he would raise as his son, Boba (Portrayed by Daniel Logan in Attack of the Clones). While Attack of the Clones' ending would be a foreboding moment for the Jedi, later media would flesh out the Clones as defined individual characters, endearing them to a generation of fans. In celebration of the film's anniversary, Chiang explained the origins of the Clone Trooper's armor.
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During the Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 (Shared by the Disneyland Experience YouTube channel), Chiang explained how he developed the design for the Clone Troopers during the film's early production stages when asked by host and Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein. Building upon George Lucas' idea of Jango being the template, Chiang combined elements of Boba's armor, such as the T visor, with the Stormtrooper armor, creating a clear line of
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