This is the droid they're looking for, apparently.
(Image credit: Ubisoft)
Unless you've been living under a rock (on Tatooine, of course), you've no doubt heard that the big news from this week's Ubisoft Forward event was the announcement of Star Wars Outlaws, the first open-world game from a galaxy far, far away.
While the idea of a GTA-esque Star Wars game has fans excited, there's one particular piece of character design that's proving particularly notable. The hero art for the game features what can only be described, it seems, as a hot droid. What a time to be alive. (Looking for inspiration? Check out the best character design tutorials.)
(Image credit: Ubisoft)
Named ND-5 (sexy, I know), the droid marks quite the departure from the likes of C3PO and R2D2. Here we have a tall, brooding, husky-voiced robot in a trench coat who looks like he's (sorry, it's) stepped straight off the set of a 1950s film noir.
Star Wars fans are already familiar with commando droids, but not ones that shop at Urban Outfitters, wear low-slung holsters and, somehow, feature a prominent metallic six pack. If the responses on Twitter are anything to go by, fans simply aren't sure how to feel. Even the official Star Wars account is confused.
every Star Wars game of the last decade went out of their way to make the droid companions all cute and tiny and Ubisoft went “what if we made him really hot” https://t.co/lPDjPMSEviJune 12, 2023
NOT THE OFFICIAL STAR WARS TWITTER REPLYING TO SOMEONE THINKING THE NEW DROID IS HOT https://t.co/vfKlXEE9BbJune 13, 2023
the official star wars account discovering the copious amounts of thirst for a new droid in a new open world star wars game was not on my 2023 bingo card, but im here for it https://t.co/o1laJf6EGgJune 12, 2023
People: "omg new Ubisoft Massive Star Wars game!!"My friend group: *collectively agrees on the fact that this droid is hot* pic.twitter.com/aHjl8docVVJune 11, 2023
As for the game itself, a preview (above) of the open-world gameplay was revealed yesterday, and it looks seriously impressive. It'll be a treat for Star Wars fans to explore the galaxy with such freedom and in such next-generation graphics. And did we mention the droid's hot, too?
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Daniel John is Senior News Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of art, design, branding and lifestyle tech (which often translates to tech made by Apple). He joined in 2020 after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more.
