#umbara

An entire Umbaran alphabet was designed for use in these episodes. Illustration by Chris Glenn.

Clone Captain Rex and his troops in the underbrush lighting concept.

Lighting concept of the destruction of the Separatist supply ship.

Inspiration for the pressure-suited Umbaran soldiers include the Zentraedi from Robotech and the Sardaukar from David Lynch's Dune. The helmets feed the Umbarans a potent gas mixture that keeps them amped up for combat, increasing their reflexes and aggression. From a production point of a view, such a helmet allowed a single animation model to be created for the military, while keeping the soldiers living, breathing non-droid opponents for the clones.

Umbaran MHC attack lighting concept.

Umbaran crawler tank attack lighting concept.

Explosion in the wilderness lighting concept.

Destruction of the crawler tank lighting concept.