As Iain McCaig notes in “The Artwork of Star Wars: Assault of the Clones,” the concept behind his darkish aspect model of Padmé Amidala was to encourage younger girls. The darkish aspect was dominated by males on the time, with characters like “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” favourite Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman) — who always flirts with Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), creating one of many galaxy’s weirdest ships — and “Star Wars” Legends icon Darth Talon being exceptions fairly than guidelines. Thus, he put quite a lot of work into the character’s design, making her seem elegant but terrifying.
When taking a look at McCaig’s tackle the Darkish Queen, there’s some resemblance to Padmé’s intricate “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” queen of Naboo look. Initially is the face paint, which feels much more sinister than regal on this context. Surrounding her painted face is lengthy, wavy hair that seems extra unruly and twisted than her neatly original royal coiffure from the 1999 movie. She additionally wears a small crown and has adopted piercing Sith eyes, driving dwelling her devotion to the darkish aspect.
With the storytelling potentialities seemingly limitless within the “Star Wars” universe, maybe sometime followers will see this Sith Padmé Amidala flourish in some type or vogue.