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The Art of Revenge was a weekly feature on Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club that showed artist sketches and renditions of possible scenes, characters, or objects that may have appeared in Revenge of the Sith. Not every idea shown ended up in the final film. Artists whose work was featured include Erik Tiemens, T.J. Frame, and Ryan Church.
List of Art of Revenge entries[]
Note that the feature had a one-week exclusivity period on Hyperspace before becoming more widely available to everyone, the dates in the table below reflect the dates of the original Hyperspace releases, not the free ones.
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| August 16, 2004 | ARC 170, Standing By | Further bridging the designs of the prequel and original trilogy is the Republic's mighty ARC 170 starfighter, with splayed S-foils that should trigger powerful memories in long-time Star Wars fans. This particular illustration was completed by Ryan Church in August of 2002, only a few months after Episode II was released. |  ARC-170, Standing By on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| August 23, 2004 | Sky Trooper In Flight | The many worlds of the Republic need specialized soldiers to defend them, including this elite unit of aerial clone trooper. This design by Warren Fu strongly alludes to the Fett heritage coursing through the clone's veins. | Sky Trooper In Flight on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| August 30, 2004 | Zero-Gee Rescue | An early painting by Ryan Church, completed on Halloween 2002, shows intrepid Jedi Knights and clones working their way through a collapsing enemy ship. | Zero-Gee Rescue on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| September 6, 2004 | Concealing Yet Revealing | Padmé Amidala's wardrobe had to be carefully designed as to hide her impending motherhood to be. This costume design by Warren Fu was approved, but not for the Senator from Naboo. The design was given to one of Bail Organa's assistants instead. | Concealing Yet Revealing on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| September 13, 2004 | What's The Buzz? | The Confederacy releases a new type of anti-starfighter weapon against the Jedi - these spheres unfold into nasty buzz droids. This storyboard-style illustration by Ryan Church helps capture the speed and aggressive doggedness of the spherical pests. | What's the Buzz? on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| September 20, 2004 | Local Help | When on an alien world, Obi-Wan Kenobi asks the natives for help. This sketch from San Jung Lee from March of '03 helps determine the look and feel of a helpful local worker. | Local Help on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| September 27, 2004 | Just When You Thought It Was Safe | Erik Tiemens' painting reveals that super battle droids may be even more of a menace when submerged. This dark and moody image was ultimately cut from the film. | Just When You Thought It Was Safe... on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| October 4, 2004 | Juggernaut Unleashed | The Episode III Art Department turned to many unused and abandoned concepts from the original trilogy, including these wheeled tanks first sketched by Joe Johnston. In this Erik Tiemens painting, the so-called "turbo tank" (also known as a Juggernaut) forms the armored backbone of a clone trooper force. | Juggernaut Unleashed on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| October 11, 2004 | High Culture From The Depths | With the prequel trilogy lacking in elaborate musical numbers, Aaron McBride and the rest of the Art Department were given the task to create visuals for a new spectacular in Episode III. | High Culture from the Depths on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| October 18, 2004 | New Office Space | In Episode III, some of the meetings that take place in Chancellor Palpatine's office are considerably less civil than in previous films. With greater screen time, extensions were required like this anteroom designed by Warren Fu. | New Office Space on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| October 25, 2004 | In The Hot Seat | This species concept was originally envisioned by artist Sang Jun Lee as living on a very hot, very inhospitable world. Later on in the creative process, Director George Lucas decided to place the species in a more lush environment. | In the Hot Seat on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| November 1, 2004 | Red Lightsaber District | Before the script to Episode III had been fleshed out, artist Erik Tiemens envisioned a Jedi and a Sith Master in personal duel while Coruscant burned in the background. | Red Lightsaber District on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| November 8, 2004 | Fiery Doom | In February 2003, Erik Tiemens proposed that after Episode III's opening crawl, the camera pan down to this look at gloomy destruction high above the city-planet of Coruscant. | Fiery Doom on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| November 15, 2004 | Signal Difficulties | In this Art Department concept composite, Obi-Wan Kenobi must make a technical adjustment to some transmission equipment as the regular Jedi Temple IT team is unavailable to assist. | Signal Difficulties on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| November 22, 2004 | Chrome Curves | Artist Alex Jaeger develops the look of a luxury attendant droid -- playfully nicknamed the "Bettie Droid" -- for scenes in Coruscant's upper echelons. | Chrome Curves on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| November 29, 2004 | Nemoidian Foyer | In October 2002, Episode III was to open with quick glimpses of many battles on many different planets to show the galactic scope of the Clone Wars. Here, Ryan Church conceptualized a world then called Cato Neimoidia, a home of the opulent and decadent Neimoidian species. | Neimoidian Foyer on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| December 6, 2004 | What Came First, The Chicken Walker Or...? | This precursor to the Imperial scout walker will allow the clones to survey the battlefield with style and firepower. Concept art by TJ Frame. | What Came First, the Chicken Walker or... ? on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| December 13, 2004 | That 70s Planet | These sleek skin-tight designs of Alderaanian culture have a retro-feel to them, helping join the generation-spanning styles of the prequel and original trilogy. Designs by Sang Jun Lee. | That 70s Planet on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| December 27, 2004 | That Sinkhole Feeling | This sinkhole on Utapau erupts into a massive battle in a concept painting by Erik Tiemens. | That Sinkhole Feeling on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| January 3, 2005 | On The Right Track | The Confederacy of Independent Systems adds this new hybrid of walker and tank droid technology to its ranks during the Clone Wars. Ryan Church sketched this design in June of 2002. | On the Right Track on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| January 10, 2005 | Droid Hell | In early explorations of the planet Mustafar, it was once proposed to be the planet where "droids go to die," as C-3PO realizes in these storyboards by Iain McCaig. | Droid Hell on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| January 17, 2005 | Clone Mover | Artist Feng Zhu studies the design of this Utapaun interior environment -- a personal high speed elevator meant to traverse the depths of the sink hole environment. At the time of this piece, Utapau was known only as "sink world." | Clone Mover on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| January 24, 2005 | Splitting The Enemy | From aboard a Separatist cruiser, Anakin Skywalker witnesses a neighboring Republic ship split in two from the stresses of the space battle in this drawing by Alex Jaeger. | Splitting the Enemy on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| January 31, 2005 | Head Of The Separatists | This early exploration of General Grievous by artist Iain McCaig imagined the leader of the Separatist army as a disembodied alien head, trailing a number of prehensile tentacles. | Head of the Separatists on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| February 7, 2005 | Crystal Worms | Thin ice is not the only danger on the crystalline world of Mygeeto, as this poor Jedi can testify in a painting by Sang Jun Lee. | Crystal Worms on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| February 14, 2005 | Lagoon Trooper | Artist Warren Fu equips the Republic clone troopers for combat in a murky lagoon in this development sketch from November of 2002. | Lagoon Trooper on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| February 21, 2005 | Bridging The Gap | The cities of Cato-Neimoidia sit atop massive bridges that span immense gaps, as detailed here by Ryan Church. | Bridging the Gap on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| February 28, 2005 | Hammer Time | Artist Derek Thompson explored the warriors of the galaxy by illustrating familiar alien cultures during wartime. Here, the Ithorians -- or Hammerheads -- are ready to defend their homeworld and colonies. | Hammer Time on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| March 7, 2005 | Ashen Skies | Ryan Church's painting of Mygeeto sees it as an ash-covered planet, as the Jedi lead their clone forces against the relentless Separatist tri-droids. | Ashen Skies on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| March 14, 2005 | Likeable Lizard | Mike Murnane studies possible coloration and scale patterns in this piece depicting a female lizard native to Utapau. | Likeable Lizard on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| March 21, 2005 | Tantive Touchdown | TJ Frame rendered this rare view of the classic Alderaan star cruiser -- the Rebel blockade runner -- with landing gear and boarding lift extended. General Grievous' starfighter provides a sense of scale. | Tantive Touchdown on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| March 28, 2005 | Taking It To The Top | This painting by Ryan Church establishes the Supreme Chancellor's holding office, located underneath the massive Senate rotunda. Palpatine's commanding podium extends upwards from the center of this chamber. | Taking It To The Top on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| April 4, 2005 | Submerged Super Threat | Tenacious super battle droids tread volatile starship fuel in this moody painting by Erik Tiemens. | Submerged Super Threat on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| April 11, 2005 | Dragon Pen | A cluttered pen for varactyls and dactillions, the most common reptilian mounts on Utapau, bustles with activity in this painting by Ryan Church. | Dragon Pen on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| April 18, 2005 | Slippery Slope | Erik Tiemens develops a possible set design for a dangerous slope on the fiery world of Mustafar. | Slippery Slope on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| April 25, 2005 | Mustafar Must-Reads | These studies by Erik Tiemens depict a number of vital display screens seen in the Mustafar Control Room. | Mustafar Must-Reads on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| May 2, 2005 | Mustafar Collection Plant | Concept artist TJ Frame rendered this bird's-eye view of the enormous Mustafar collection facility. Views such as these were instrumental in planning out the action of the film's epic lightsaber duel. | Mustafar Collection Plant on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| May 9, 2005 | Long-Legged Walkers | This exploration of the crystalline Mygeeto environment by Ryan Church includes a new generation of AT-TE walkers -- these ones features longer legs, like their AT-AT cousins. | Long-Legged Walkers on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| May 16, 2005 | The Look Of Lizards | These color studies by artist Robert Barnes push just how colorful Obi-Wan's loyal lizard mount, Boga, can be. | The Look of Lizards on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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| May 23, 2005 | Rystáll's Return | Rystáll, a backup singer and dancer original seen in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi, returns to Episode III in a cameo appearance in the Opera House. This wardrobe was designed by Sang Jun Lee. | Rystáll's Return on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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External links[]
Introducing The Art of Revenge on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- Art of Revenge on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)