But don’t worry - women still occupy high positions in Kaminoan society. The mohawk hair remained and the distinction was then set for the men. Prime Minister Lama Su was originally set to be a tall female with the mohawk-style hair but was later finalized as male. The perfect example can be seen in Attack of the Clones with Prime Minister Lama Su and Taun We. Males have a distinct white crest on the crown of their skull and females have completely bald heads. If you’re trying to figure out if a Kaminoan is masculine or feminine, take a look at the top of their heads. After coming up with dozens of different traditional saucer designs, the idea was eventually dropped, but I still think the Tipoca City enclosures give a nice nod to the vintage sci-fi saucer design. It was originally proposed that they ride around in flying saucers, which is pretty on the nose for their design. However, the aiwhas weren’t the original choice for the Kaminoans' mode of transportation. They have a natural sonar that helps them navigate below the water’s surface and while airborne they emit a loud-pitched whistling noise. Both flying and swimming comes equally easy to the winged creatures. Aiwhas are actually useful whether you’re taking to the sky or the sea. Have you ever hopped a ride on an aiwha? If you’re a Kaminoan, these “air whales” will get you wherever you need to be in the waterlogged world. Jango Fett’s apartment set, however, was designed to reflect the sleek, black-and-white look of the stormtroopers with black Plexiglas used throughout the room.Ĥ. But for Ewan McGregor, there wasn’t much to look at as the entire clone facility tour was shot with him alone on blue screen. This was quite different from the more lived-in look of other Star Wars environments.

Just as the creatures borrowed their look from Close Encounters, the interiors would gather inspiration from 2001: A Space Odyssey, with a sterility common in early sci-fi sets. Iain McCaig recalls being surprised by Lucas’ direction for the interior shots. Remember those stark white walls of the cloning facility? The inhabitants actually see colors that not even a visiting Jedi can see (sorry, Obi-Wan). Kaminoans actually have special eyes capable of seeing Ultraviolet light. Those gigantic almond-shaped eyeballs aren’t just for looks. Two different hard hats were made for Taun We, who measured just shy of seven-feet-tall, and Lama Su who was a taller seven-feet six-inches. The hats were basically a hard hat with the addition of a sculpted Kaminoan to the top of it. Similarly to Ahmed Best playing Jar Jar in The Phantom Menace, the actors playing Taun We and Lama Su on Kamino wore special hats to keep the correct eye level with Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett) and Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi). Because the Kaminoans are far removed from galactic affairs, Lama Su mistakenly believes he is fulfilling the order for the Galactic Republic, and is thus unaware of the grave consequences his enterprise will hold for not only the Republic but also for the entire galaxy.How tall is a Kaminoan to be exact? They can range anywhere from nearly seven- to over eight-feet-tall. He has grown an army of 200, 000 troops, trained and ready for combat, with another million in progress. Commissioned by an enigmatic Jedi Master, Lama Su has undertaken the largest human cloning project ever attempted.

STAR WARS 3 3/4” SAGA #10 AOTC LAMA SU AND CLONE YOUTH (HASBRO 2002)Ī tall, lithesome creature, Lama Su is Prime Minister of the storm-shrouded planet Kamino.

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