A model of airspeeder was used on the casino planet Cantonica during the reign of the Galactic Empire. The airspeeder was piloted by an integrated astromech droid and had seats for four passengers.[1]
In 3 ABY,[2] the thief Kay Vess rode in one such airspeeder along with the rebel spy Dennion, a human and a Sullustan on their way to the Westhill cliffs to rob the Westhill Palace on Cantonica.[1] Later that same year, Vess rode in another of airspeeders while traveling to the Westhill cliffs with her mother Riko Vess, the Rodian droidsmith Gedeek Obaz and the Twi'lek rebel Asara Deyn in an second attempt to rob the palace after the first attempt failed.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Airspeeder model was created for the 2024 video game, Star Wars Outlaws, developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft.[1] The airspeeder was designed for the game by concept artist Arnaud Kleindienst under lead concept artist Samuel De Vos, assoicate art directors Marthe Jonkers, Gerard Miley, and art director Benedikt Podlesnigg. Modeling for the airspeeder was done by Fredrik Andersson and Pablo Gallego[3] with additional work from Yi JianJun and Qiu Chenq.[4] The speeder's design was influnced by a simplified version of classic landspeeder with 1950s inspired flourishes and references to airspeeders seen in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[5]
Concept art gallery
![Concept art by Arnaud Kleindienst[3]](/starwars/wiki/File:CantoBightAirspeeder-Concept-ArnaudKleindienst.jpg "CantoBightAirspeeder-Concept-ArnaudKleindienst.jpg (268 KB)")
![Render of the airspeeder by Yi JianJun[4]](/starwars/wiki/File:CantoBightAirspeeder-Render-YiJianJun.jpg "CantoBightAirspeeder-Render-YiJianJun.jpg (311 KB)")
![Render of the airspeeder by Fredrik Andersson[6]](/starwars/wiki/File:CantoBightAirspeeder-Render-FredrikAndersson.jpg "CantoBightAirspeeder-Render-FredrikAndersson.jpg (164 KB)")
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars Outlaws
- ↑
Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arnaud Kleindienst on ArtStation: Vehicles Misc (September 30, 2024): "Various concept design of vehicles I had the chance to work on. Big thanks to the concept art team for feedback and support! Check out Fredrik and Pablo's work on the final assets" (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yi JianJun on ArtStation: Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws Civilian Air Speeder (December 2, 2024): "I am honored to be involved in the production of Ubisoft's Star Wars series Outlaws. My main responsibilities are to coordinate and review the preliminary specifications of various production stages in the vehicle tasks that Shanghai Studio participated in, as well as to complete and modify some vehicles." (backup link)
- ↑ The Art of Star Wars: Outlaws
- ↑ Fredrik Andersson on ArtStation: Star Wars Outlaws - Vehicles (September 30, 2024): "In this post I'm showcasing a selection of the vehicles I collaborated on with the vehicle art team. For these assets, my work was focused around providing direction for visuals and art asset setup. A big shout out to Qiu Chen Qi and the vehicle team for the amazing work put into these assets!" (backup link)
