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Rogue One Villain Easter Egg Honors A Star Wars: A New Hope Character
By WITNEY SEIBOLD
The villain of "Rogue One" is an Imperial weapons developer named Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn), who has his own personal bodyguards, and he even has his own unique uniform.
Unlike the usual gray and black uniforms that the Empire officers typically wear, Krennic's is pure white, letting him stand out in the darkened Imperial interiors.
The uniform was designed by Glyn Dillon, who revealed that Krennic's costume was a direct reference to a single background character in the original "Star Wars."
In "The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" Dillon explained that in the original film, there’s a quick view of a character next to Tarkin named Wulff Yularin.
The white uniform indicates that Yularin has attained the rank of Grand Admiral. It seems Dillon didn’t much care about Yularin’s backstory, but thought that the outfit was cool.