STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC Concept Art Reveals Ship Designs And The Jedi's JUSTICE LEAGUE-Style "Watchtower"

Star Wars: The High Republic is going to be the focus of some upcoming comic books and novels, and a Disney+ TV series, and some newly revealed concept art shows off some new ships and the Jedi's base...

By JoshWilding - Dec 14, 2020 03:12 AM EST

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Star Wars: The High Republic is an ambitious publishing initiative which will unfold across a series of novels and comic books. A Disney+ TV series, Acolyte, is also in the works set during that time period (centuries before The Phantom Menace), so everything you see here is likely to factor into that as well.

It's undeniably intriguing, and this newly released concept art - which comes from StarWars.com - shows some unused ideas from the sequels are making it into this era of Star Wars history.

"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," says Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group. "By moving further in time, away from that downfall, we’re able to see the Republic at its height in this storytelling."

"In the Core Worlds especially, that’s reflected in fashion and technology. A lot of the visual exploration in the High Republic is taking what we know, but idealizing it."

By now, you may have spotted the Millennium Falcon below, but that's because the concept art isn't new. "The Legacy Run was derived from an unused design for Han Solo’s freighter in The Force Awakens that I always liked," adds Hidalgo. "There’s a blunt simplicity to it: a flying box of boxes. It tells a story that this isn’t a luxury passenger liner, but it’s all some people can afford."

While the Jedi Temple on Coruscant exists at this point in time, the warriors will have another base called the "Starlight Beacon." This brings back memories of the Justice League's Watchtower from the comic books, and Hidalgo adds that, "The top of the station is a deliberate echo of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, and imagined to be this iridescent monument that shines in the dark."

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Blergh - 12/14/2020, 4:13 AM

Looks really interesting.
However like with everything from the Disney era I'll remain skeptical until I see the full project. So far I only enjoyed The Mandalorian, Rogue One and Episode 7 out of the new era while most of their other projects fell flat (in my opinion).
Granted, Solo was fun but not so much fun I'd forget it's flaws.

Hoping for the best though, the KotoR games are my favourite piece of SW lore

DevilsDreams - 12/14/2020, 7:03 AM

@Blergh - I know what you mean, my hope is that they are going to allow people who actually seem to be fans and understand the source material (i.e. Favreau) to take the lead on some of this, maybe even putting them into a position to oversee the lager picture of what's being produced.

I don't want to see directors hands tied, but the formula for the MCU with Feige overseeing the overall direction and plan for the universe helped keep things on track rather than just leaving individual directors to go at it without any guidence.

InfinitePunches - 12/14/2020, 4:14 AM

They got some of my favorite Star Wars writers to come together to breathe new life into the franchise. Claudia Gray and Charles Soule especially have made some of the best books and comics in canon. New villains. Different dynamic. I honestly think the High Republic stuff is going to be amazing.

patgreyc - 12/14/2020, 4:48 AM

@InfinitePunches - Have to disagree, I’ve found most of their Star Wars work boring and derivative. I’m not 100% sure if it’s because of the confines Disney established, but having them attached is not piquing my interest.

InfinitePunches - 12/14/2020, 5:01 AM

@patgreyc - Did you not like Master and Apprentice? Rael Aveross is probably one of my favorite new-Canon characters.

patgreyc - 12/14/2020, 12:18 PM

@InfinitePunches - Not really. Maybe it’s because I’ve consumed too much Star Wars media over the years.

Nightwing1015 - 12/14/2020, 4:34 AM

It occurred to me recently that the Jedi Order itself probably wouldn't be very large if anything like that really existed.

I can't imagine that so many parents would be willing to just hand their children over to these random monks that show up and never see them again. In reality that'd be most parents worst nightmare.

I guess the only situation where that would happen is it the kid could't control their powers and was somewhat dangerous. But still, I'd imagine even then most parents would never send them away forever. What's in it for them??

Dredd97 - 12/14/2020, 9:45 AM

Seeing this made me sad that we'll probably never see a Satellite era JLA movie...

bkmeijer2 - 12/14/2020, 12:00 PM

I haven't really read into the whole High Republic stuff yet, but isn't the Starlight Beacon going to be the central point of the story? Also, those new ships look sweet

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