The Star W💯ars universe is no stranger to the "what if" scenarios proposed by fans. What if the sides were flipped and Luke was a Sith? What if Leia had been the one to receive Jedi training instead of her brother? What if General Grievous wasn't 99% metal? Welꦡl wonder no more, because from the long-ago cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 4 has surfaced, and it's sure to scratch your alternate universe itch.

And no, that's not a typo - this is allegedly concept art from Star Wars Battlefront 4, despite the fact that Star Wars Battlefront 3 never saw the light of day. How can that be? Pretty simple, really: as development on Battlefront 3 was coming to a close, teams were tasked with laying the groundwork for what was thought to be an inevitable sequel. That proved to be a fatal gamble when the shutdown of LucasArts put a damper on future p💛lans, and developer Free Radical was closed shortly thereafter.

Back to the pictures: there are few concrete details about the direction BF4's plot would've t𝄹aken, but you can tell it would've dramatically altered the way we see some of Star Wars' greatest heroes and villains. For example, here's a Dark Side version of young Obi-Wan, as well as the absolute beast he would become as a grizzled old man:

And here's a look at what the great hero Luke Skywalker would l🀅ook🧜 like as a Sith:

The concept🧔 artists also imagined several takes on Vader, including two versions of a "redeemed" Sith Lord and even what he'd look like if he usurped Palpatine as Emperor:

Darth Maul, meanwhile, could've made for quite the dashing good guy if he didn't have tattoos all over his f🌞ace:

Side characters also got their due; Mace Windu looks cool as hell, corrupted(?) by some sort of🌄 purple crystal in one inc🤪arnation:

While here we see what General Grievous looked like under his mask (and before🔥 he was turned into a cyborg):

Had Han Solo not rescued everyone's favorite walking carpet, Che♛wbacca would be a little more prone to pulling off your arms - and scalp:

But really, the character that seems to have go꧂tten more attention t💫han anyone else is Leia. Concept art envisions her both as a Jedi and as a Sith:

It really is too bad that we'll never see these twisted versions of established characters in Battlefront 4 or likely any other media. But, maybe it'll give you the inspiration to write your own Star Wars fanfic? Hey, if "what if Obi-Wan, but evil" can look as cool as he does, why not giv𝔉e it a try?

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