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Jake, Rio and Zapf: Arednnian evolution, from Solo: A Star Wars Story to The Mandalorian and Grogu

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As the world gets used to the fact that Martin Scorsese has joined the galaxy far, far away as the voice of an elder Ardennian running a food stand on what appears to be Coruscant, the artist who designed the species – Jake Lunt Davies – takes a look at the evolution of the Ardennians, from Solo: A Star Wars Story, when two characters were merged to bring to life Rio Durrant, the ill-fated pilot voiced by The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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As the world gets used to the fact that Martin Scorsese has joined the galaxy far, far away as the voice of an elder Ardennian running a food stand on what appears to be Coruscant, the artist who designed the species – Jake Lunt Davies – takes a look at the evolution of the Ardennians, from Solo: A Star Wars Story, when two characters were merged to bring to life Rio Durrant, the ill-fated pilot voiced by The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau.

SourceJake Lunt Davies
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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