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The costume design for Star Wars: The Acolyte’s main villain was partly inspired by Elden Ring, according to showrunner Leslye Headland.
In an interview with Inverse, Headland talks about the choice to make Qimir, AKA The Stranger, an armor-less Sith badass. Headland recalled instances where she was playing Elden Ring and the players she summoned weren’t wearing any armor, which she views as
The main villain in Star Wars: The Acolyte was partly inspired by naked Elden Ring players like Let Me Solo Her:
