The somewhat elongated shape of the Mandalorian helmets in this episode were inspired by the Boba Fett animation model used by Nelvana in the making of The Star Wars Holiday Special and Droids television series.

Elements of Boba Fett's helmet shape and chest hexagon can be found repeated throughout the Mandalorian architecture.

The high-tech and sterile environs of Mandalore were in some ways inspired by THX 1138. The repeated cube imagery extends to the cubist painting seen in the various Mandalorian spaces, including an epic painting done in the style of Picasso's famous Guernica.

Duchess Satine and her royal guards were inspired by abandoned design concepts for Episode I. Satine was based on a Queen Amidala illustration by Iain McCaig, while the guards were a Sith exploration also by McCaig.