<p>Another Bantha herd of Star Wars rumors have stampeded the web in what may be our best guesses at just who&#8217;s pulling the strings behind the first chapter of J.J. Abrams&#8217; new universe.</p>
<p>In the rather illustrious work of art above, some industrious souls uncovered what looks like a look at our heroine battling a (very) apparently evil guy wielding a lightsaber. (Probably a Sith?&#8230;) Some estimate our leading lady with the blue saber&#8217;s our very own Daisy Ridley, who <em>might</em> or <em>might not</em> be Han Solo and Princess Leia&#8217;s daughter, the afore mentioned Kira Solo according to reports. There&#8217;s no word of a brother in that equation, nor any guess as to what his name would be (Kyle, Kaden, maybe?).</p>
<p>Taking a closer look at the probably mad man with the red saber in hand, he&#8217;s apparently initiating some form of a classic force-choke on her from behind along with some other individual by his side, and quite possibly an apprentice. John Boyega or Adam Driver&#8217;s characters have been called into question as such.</p>
<figure id="attachment_67912" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67912" style="width: 636px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065421/Star-Wars-VII-Cyborg-Vader-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="wp-image-67912 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065421/Star-Wars-VII-Cyborg-Vader-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Star Wars VII Cyborg Vader BagoGames" width="636" height="417" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67912" class="wp-caption-text">Our hooded cyborg character, taking a gander at Vader&#8217;s crusty remains.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Courtesy of the Internet&#8217;s snoops, we&#8217;ve also gotten a peak at the concept art of that same presumed villain in question. Sporting a cyborg hand, a Doctor Doom mask, and what some are surmising is a scraggly old man beard, the dark figure is holding the burnt husk of Darth Vader&#8217;s mask in his hands, Hamlet style. Did he know Vader all too well, or is he just waiting to sell it on eBay?</p>
<p>We&#8217;re not sure either way, but according to a few astute Star Wars theorists, his/her/its scraggly visage might match the same hobo beard Mark Hamill&#8217;s been rocking these past few months as you can see below. Could Luke Skywalker have turned decades later?</p>
<figure id="attachment_67921" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67921" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065348/Mark-Hamill-Beard-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="wp-image-67921 size-medium" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065348/Mark-Hamill-Beard-BagoGames-300x200.jpg" alt="Mark Hamill Beard BagoGames" width="300" height="200" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67921" class="wp-caption-text">Villain, eh? Mark Hamill? Hmm&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<p>You can also look no further than Darth Malgus for another similarly garbed cyborg, starring villain of 2011&#8217;s Star Wars: The Old Republic from EA and Bioware for reference.<a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065339/Darth-Malgus-Face-BagoGames.png"><img class="alignright wp-image-67924 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065339/Darth-Malgus-Face-BagoGames-150x150.png" alt="Darth Malgus Face BagoGames" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>An unlikely candidate given the chronological distance: The Old Republic was set over two millennia prior to Episode VII, but since former &#8220;canon&#8221; narrative was tossed out the window, there&#8217;s influences to be had from anywhere in the Star Wars lore.</p>
<p>The notion would fall in line with what Lucasfilm had exposed as &#8220;taking inspiration&#8221; from any and all previous Expanded Universe materials this past April per the announcement of the canon switch-up.</p>
<p>Of lesser note, a throne room of sorts is also present in the collection of concept art reminiscent of the original concept art for<em> Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi</em>&#8216;s intended throne room for Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader&#8217;s duel with Luke Skywalker.</p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065327/Star-Wars-Lava-Throne-Room-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignnone wp-image-67925 size-medium" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065327/Star-Wars-Lava-Throne-Room-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Star Wars Lava Throne Room BagoGames" width="300" height="123" /></a><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065403/Star-Wars-VII-Throneroom-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-67915" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065403/Star-Wars-VII-Throneroom-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Star Wars VII Throneroom BagoGames" width="300" height="125" /></a></p>
<p>That concept art, which you can see to your left, certainly mirrors the newest one on the right, both with a hooded figure of some malcontent sitting on it before some unwitting guest.</p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065409/Star-Wars-VII-Tatooine-Speeder-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignleft wp-image-67914 size-medium" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065409/Star-Wars-VII-Tatooine-Speeder-BagoGames-300x119.jpg" alt="Star Wars VII Tatooine Speeder BagoGames" width="300" height="119" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065433/Star-Wars-VII-AT-AT-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-67910" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065433/Star-Wars-VII-AT-AT-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Star Wars VII AT-AT BagoGames" width="300" height="135" /></a></p>
<p>Among the planetary art gallery on the left is a planet that&#8217;s remarkably Tatooine-ish in this writer&#8217;s eyes; speeder-vehicle, homestead, and all. the higher-res graphics even suggest it&#8217;s a CG image unlike the ones above and complete with some impressive lighting effects fem both the desert and the speeder.</p>
<p>The right pic promotes what looks like a makeshift shelter from a faller AT-AT walker whose foot was previewed earlier this year in the film&#8217;s first set-photo. The home/base of sorts genuinely testifies to the &#8220;lived in&#8221; feel that Lucasfilm and intended to return to in making Episode VII akin to the Original Trilogy. Junk and debris cover a modest abode maybe all too similar to a certain Jedi hermit&#8217;s ingenuity from a movie long ago.</p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065441/qnommvqfez1b6db2e0yb.jpg"><img class="alignnone wp-image-67909 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065441/qnommvqfez1b6db2e0yb-150x150.jpg" alt="qnommvqfez1b6db2e0yb" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065416/Star-Wars-VII-Chrometrooper-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-67913" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065416/Star-Wars-VII-Chrometrooper-BagoGames.jpg" alt="Star Wars VII Chrometrooper BagoGames" width="300" height="155" /></a><a href="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065427/Star-Wars-VII-Cantina-Cyborg-BagoGames.jpg"><img class="alignnone wp-image-67911 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05065427/Star-Wars-VII-Cantina-Cyborg-BagoGames-150x150.jpg" alt="Star Wars VII Cantina Cyborg BagoGames" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>And it looks like we&#8217;ve got even more friends along for the ride if any of the concept art proves true. Everyone&#8217;s favorite Wookie looks like he got a big booboo of some kind, with a shiny metal arm standing in place of a furrier one.</p>
<p>Further, the fan-dubbed &#8220;Chrome Trooper&#8221; in the center falls in line with recent art depicting the assumed Imperial soldiers with their long-rumored capes and silver armor. The cloaked ones allegedly serve the Sith as a private (and Force wielding) security team while the rest serve as basic foot soldiers.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the gentleman on the far right looks to be a bounty hunter type that calls up images of Dengar. Probably not much more than a background extra, but one you know will flood your local Walmart&#8217;s shelves when you&#8217;re looking for the Han Solo figures you can&#8217;t seem to find.</p>
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<p><em>Star Wars: Episode VII</em>, as it&#8217;s titled for now, releases <strong>Dec. 18th, 2015</strong> in theaters and IMAX. The J.J. Abrams (<em>Cloverfield</em>, <em>Star Trek: Into Darkness</em>) directed sci-fi epic stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, Domhall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita N&#8217;yongo, and Max Von Sydow.</p>
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<p><strong>Via</strong> <a href="http://io9.com/its-a-bantha-hoard-of-awesome-star-wars-episode-vii-co-1646786940">i09</a></p>

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Star Wars Episode VII Reveals Its Villain?
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By Tim Gruver
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- Tags: Adam DriverDisneyHarrison FordJ.J. AbramsKylo RenOscar IsaacStar Wars
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