Captain Phasma
| Captain Phasma | |
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| Star Wars character | |
Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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| First appearance | The Force Awakens (2015) |
| Created by | J. J. Abrams |
| Portrayed by |
Gwendoline Christie (The Force Awakens) |
| Voiced by | Gwendoline Christie (Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens) Ellen Dubin (Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises) |
| Designed by | Michael Kaplan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Stormtrooper commander |
| Affiliation | First Order |
Captain Phasma is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Gwendoline Christie. Introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the first film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Phasma is the commander of the First Order's force of stormtroopers. Christie confirmed that the character would reappear in the next of the trilogy's films, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The character also made an additional appearance in Before the Awakening, an anthology book set before the events of The Force Awakens.
J. J. Abrams created Phasma from an armor design originally developed for Kylo Ren and named her after the 1979 film Phantasm. The character was originally conceived as male before being changed to female. Phasma appeared prominently in promotion and marketing for The Force Awakens, but the character's ultimately minor role in the film was the subject of criticism. Nonetheless, merchandise featuring the character found success and her figure was the bestselling of all Force Awakens action figures on Amazon.co.uk.
The character's creation was inspired by a rejected design for Kylo Ren. Costume designer Michael Kaplan came up with the concept of Kylo being "the Lord of the Stormtroopers, in bright shining silver armor". Kaplan had a strong image in his head of what this concept should look like, which concept artist Dermot Power turned into an illustration. This image, however, was immediately denied by director J. J. Abrams. Later, producer Kathleen Kennedy found the design, reacting positively and calling it "fantastic". Abrams then used the design to create a new character, Phasma. He named Phasma after the 1979 horror film Phantasm because her armor reminded him of the film's spheres. Kaplan intended for the visuals of the First Order to contrast with that of the Resistance, appearing in colors like "black, teal blue, and steel gray", with stormtroopers being updated to be more simplified and modernized while the same iconically. Kaplan designed the character believing it would be "extremely cool" to have a silver armored character in the film.
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