Meet Rhil Dairo from Star Wars: The High Republic – Exclusive Reveal
The High Republic // NOVEMBER 3, 2021
New concept art, with insight from the artist, puts the face of the everyday hero from Cavan Scott’s novel, The rising storm.
Rhil Dairo is no ordinary journalist. Her dedication to recording information to correct the record inspired her to get a cybernetic implant to stay connected to her faithful droid T-9. Assigned to cover Republic Fair at Valo, standing shoulder to shoulder with Jedi Council member Stellan Gios and Chancellor Lina Soh, she turned a fluff for GoNet into a compelling first-hand coverage of the devastation that followed.
“I have always been fascinated by how news would work in a galaxy, far, far away, from the state-controlled broadcasts of the empire to a more open news service in the time of the Republic,” says author Cavan Scott, who first introduced the character in his novel, Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm. “An event like Republic Fair gave me the chance to explore it more fully. As one of Lina Soh’s great works, the fair would of course have been a media circus, and it also gave me a chance to look at how the public views the Jedi. this time in galactic history, including, of course, High Council poster boy Stellan Gios. “
StarWars.com is excited to share the first look at concept art of the character from Scott’s best-selling novel, part of the second wave of Phase I stories of Star wars: The High Republic.
Scott had a clear vision in mind as he wrote the news writer. “Rhil is a no-nonsense reporter who wants to cut through fluffy pieces to get to the real story,” Scott says. “And most importantly, she is deeply concerned, not only about the events she covers, but the people trapped in the madness of the Nihil attack on Valo.”
To create Dairo’s utilitarian look, artist MinJi Yoon was influenced by another cybernetically enhanced Star wars completely: Lobot from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. “When I designed Rhil, I gave her very functional outfits so she could easily move around the field, and then added some of the more decorative elements from the High Republic era to the crew of her vest, pants and belt,” says Yoon. “Her cybernetic implant is inspired by Lobots from the original trilogy, but with a screen that can project over her eye when needed.”
For Dairo’s ever-present droid, an extension of everything she sees, Yoon sought ground-breaking technology for inspiration. For the VT-9, I referred to parts of old camcorders as the large lens and shooting light, which were combined with the existing technology. Star wars droider. “
Actually, Star wars herself has influenced Yoon since she was a child, and the prequel films were an integral part of her decision to pursue a career in illustration. “I saw the prequel trilogy so many times with my brother when we were kids, and then decided to pursue concept art because of the artwork for those movies,” she says. Still, she could not have imagined that she would ever work on characters from the galaxy far, far away. “I never thought I would actually get to contribute to the world of Star wars“, she admits,” so the opportunity to design for the High Republic is a childhood dream come true! “
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Associate Editor Kristin Baver is the author of the book Skywalker: A family at war, hosted for This week! In Star Wars, and an all-around sci-fi nerd who always has just one more question in an inexhaustible list of curiosities. Sometimes she exclaims “It’s a trap!” even when it is not. Follow her on Twitter @KristinBaver.
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