When it comes to creating something new within the Star Wars universe, inspiration can sometimes come from the most unexpected of places. For Star Wars Outlaws, developer Massive Entertainment not only brought to life a fresh cast, but it also designed a new ship in collaboration with LucasFilm that we'll be able to fly. Known as the Trailblazer - which lead gameplay designer Fredrick Thylander says is a ship Kay Vess has "permanently borrowed" - features a curved design. While the art team drew from the original trilogy and the '60s and '70s to make the vehicle era-appropriate, the distinctive rounded silhouette was actually influenced by lead concept artist Samuel De Vos' affinity for a particular reptile.
"I was talking to Benedikt [Podlesnigg], the world and art director, about what the main inspiration was for the Trailblazer, and it was actually a turtle," De Vos says. "Somebody was asking me about pets, and then I remembered the only pets I ever had were two turtles. So it's really a full circle moment for me. But you can see a turtle shell; the bottom and the top part of the Trailblazer is really reminiscent of that."
