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Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 21d

Since this Star Wars Hunters thread is going to be very long, I'm going to make a shorter thread with quoted posts where you can jump in where you want if there's a specific character you want to read about.

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Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

Imara Vex, the Bounty Hunter

Imara Vex, Bounty Hunter, holding her Firestorm Rifle over her shoulder.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

Forgot to mention, Ralph McQuarrie's helmet concept was resurrected for The Clone Wars in the character of bounty hunter Rako Hardeen in Season 4, Episode 15 "Deception".

Rako Hardeen in armor from The Clone Wars.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The next Legendary costume for Imara Vex is Identity Assertion. This is a helmetless version of her Fortress Annihilation costume, complete with a headset with rangefinder inspired by the one on Jango and Boba Fett’s helmets.

Side view of Imara Vex's Identity Assertion costume showing the headset/rangefinder.

Jango Fett's helmet from Attack of the Clones showing the rangefinder on the side of his helmet.

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Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The weapon wrap for this costume is called Wampa’s Nightmare Rifle. This is modeled on the BlasTech DLT-20A blaster rifle carried by snowtroopers at the Battle of Hoth (I don’t think this is shown in film) and also carried by IG-88 during the bounty hunter scene on the Executor.

Imara Vex's Wampa’s Nightmare Rifle weapon wrap.

BlasTech DLT-20A blaster rifle from Star Wars Battlefront.

Publicity shot of IG-88 from The Empire Strikes Back showing his DLT-20A blaster rifle.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

From the name, it can be assumed that the collar is made from wampa fur.

The wampa that Luke cut the arm off of in The Empire Strikes Back.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

Her backpack resembles the life support pack worn by the pilots as well.

Back view of Imara Vex's Wampa’s Worst Nightmare costume showing the life support backpack.

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Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

Imara Vex’s next Legendary costume is Hoth-themed and is amusingly called Wampa’s Worst Nightmare. She wears a helmet patterned after an AT-AT pilot from The Empire Strikes Back, even including the black/gold “buttons” on her chest armor.

Imara Vex's Wampa’s Worst Nightmare costume.

AT-AT pilot uniform from The Empire Strikes Back.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The sandviper is a creature native to the planet Ord Cestus which made its first appearance in the 2004 Clone Wars novel The Cestus Deception by Steven Barnes. I love obscure references like this.

Cover to The Cestus Deception by Steven Barnes.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The weapon's description reveals how valuable it was to Imara during those six months in the desert:

"My rifle saw me through. Its deadly strike brought the credits in... eventually."

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The weapon wrap for this costume is the interestingly named Desert Sandviper. It has a unique shape and is wrapped in brown bindings. If anyone can identify this as an existing Star Wars weapon, please let me know!

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

I’m not sure if this is meant to reference anything, but the costume description reads:

“I was stuck on that rock for six months, almost had to sell my helmet to survive.”

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

On her back, you can see her helmet dangling from her backpack along with what looks like a white gauntlet, and a rocket similar to Jango and Boba Fett’s MM9 rockets.

Back view of Imara Vex's Desert Isolation costume showing her helmet hanging from her backpack.

Jango Fett's MM9 mini concussion rocket launcher from Attack of the Clones.

Illustration of Boba Fett firing his MM9 rocket from the Star Wars Destiny Boba Fett Starter Set card "Wrist Rockets".

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

Next we have the Desert Isolation costume. Another helmetless costume, this sees Imara dressed in desert attire, with a scarf pulled up over her head and a visor covering her eyes.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The weapon wrap for this costume has the very cool name of Glimmershot Prototype. I can’t find whether this is any type of reference, and its covering doesn’t have a special symbol like the Fortress Dustbowl rifle does.

Imara Vex's Glimmershot Prototype weapon wrap.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The game files refer to this costume as “Prototype V2”.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The next Legendary costume for Imara Vex is Fortress Annihilation. This is a palette swap of the Cityworld Prototype costume, adding greys and mauve into the mix. I don’t know if this specific color scheme references anything though.

Imara Vex's Fortress Annihilation costume.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

I feel like I’ve seen this “I K” symbol in concept art somewhere but it’s escaping me. If anyone has an idea, please let me know! It also appears on her right shoulder pad, easier to spot in the texture file.

View of Imara Vex's shoulder showing the "I K" symbol.

Texture file for the Cityworld Prototype costume showing the "I K" symbol on her shoulder pad.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The weapon wrap for this costume has an intriguing name, Fortress Dustbowl. It features a large white covering on the blaster with a symbol in yellow.

Imara Vex's Fortress Dustbowl weapon wrap.

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Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The game files refer to this costume as “Prototype”.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

It’s hard to make out but on her backpack, there are Aurebesh letters reading “NX”. Easier to see on the costume’s texture file.

Back view of Imara Vex's Cityworld Prototype costume showing the Aurebesh on her backpack.

Aurebesh letters reading NX on the backpack.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

It even includes the little opposite shoulder mounted device the prototype Boba Fett wears.

Sideshow Collectibles Ralph McQuarrie Boba Fett statue.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The actual character design seems to be based on the 2007 Hasbro Concept Boba Fett action figure and the Collector’s Edition Sideshow Collectibles Ralph McQuarrie Boba Fett statue, which combined the variant helmet design with the full body armor.

Collector’s Edition Sideshow Collectibles Ralph McQuarrie Boba Fett statue.

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

Next up for Imara, we have the Cityworld Prototype costume. This is a reference to two pieces of Ralph McQuarrie concept art of Boba Fett for The Empire Strikes Back.

Imara Vex's Cityworld Prototype costume.

Boba Fett helmet concept art by Ralph McQuarrie for The Empire Strikes Back.

Boba Fett armor concept art by Ralph McQuarrie for The Empire Strikes Back wearing a helmet similar to the final version we see in the film.

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Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The description for this weapon wrap implies that maybe this didn’t belong to Imara originally after all:

“Sometimes it gets hectic, sometimes you lose your blaster, sometimes you have to take someone else’s.”

Shane • Star Wars 5W @starwars5w.bsky.social · 12h

The weapon wrap for Imara Vex’s Endor costume is called the Endor A280C Custom. Imara’s version has a smaller scope and is further modified with a double barrel on the front.

Imara Vex's Endor A280C Custom weapon wrap.

A280C blaster rifle from Star Wars Battlefront.

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