The Mandalorian: 10 Facts You Didn't Know About The Razor Crest

10. It Was Designed By One Of Lucasfilm's Most Storied Creators

The Razor Crest was designed by Doug Chiang, one of Lucasfilm's longest-serving employees, who has been with the company since 1989 and is currently vice-president and executive creative director of the company.

Chiang started with Industrial Light and Magic (Lucasfilm's effects company), working on dozens of notable sci-fi and fantasy films of the late '80s and early '90s. He left ILM in 1995 to start working directly with Lucasfilm on Phantom Menace and Shadows of the Empire, and has bounced back and forth between the two companies, having design and creation involvement in every major Star Wars property since.

When Favreau approached him, Chiang says he 'jumped' at the chance to design a completely new ship. Favreau gave him very few specifics, saying he wanted aspects of 'World War 2', 'military', and 'well-used.'

Chiang went back to original trilogy's grittier, lived-in look for his inspiration, keeping in mind how old the ship was supposed to be and not wanting the cleaner, brighter look of the more recent movies for Din Djarin's ride.

As a result, the Razor Crest has much more in common with the heavy, bulky ships of Episode IV and Empire than the sleeker craft in Force Awakens or Rise of Skywalker.