Lucasfilm Animation Turns 20 With an Epic Who's Who Poster

Lucasfilm Animation is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a sprawling poster that gathers 152 characters and an armada of iconic ships from across every animated Star Wars series. StarWars.com is taking fans inside the art, which was first unveiled at Star Wars Celebration Japan.

There is no realistic scenario in which Mother Talzin and Opeepit would ever share a room — but that is exactly the joy of Lucasfilm Animation's 20th Anniversary poster. In celebration of two decades of boundary-pushing animated storytelling, StarWars.com is giving fans a closer look at the epic poster art first unveiled at Star Wars Celebration Japan.

152 Characters, Countless Eras, One Big Family Photo

The poster assembles a staggering 152 characters and a fleet of the most iconic starships from every corner of animated Star Wars — plus, yes, a purrgil. The finished piece is styled after the legendary Lucasfilm team photos traditionally taken to commemorate the end of a production or another major milestone, giving the whole thing a warmly nostalgic, behind-the-scenes feel.

Every Animated Era Represented

What makes the art so special is just how comprehensive it is. The team dug deep across all of their work, including:

That breadth is exactly why deep-cut picks like Mother Talzin, the Nightsister leader from The Clone Wars, end up rubbing elbows with Opeepit, one of the more obscure names on the list. It is a love letter to every creative team and fan who has ever championed animated Star Wars.

Looking Ahead to Maul – Shadow Lord

The timing is not accidental. With Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord arriving on Disney+ later this year, Lucasfilm Animation is closing out one era while opening the next. The 20th anniversary poster is a reminder of just how much storytelling the studio has packed into two decades — and how much more is still to come.

What This Means for Star Wars Fans

For longtime animation fans, this poster is a quiz, a scrapbook, and a thank-you card all in one. Every era since 2005 has depended on Lucasfilm Animation to shape Star Wars in ways that film alone never could, from the tragedy of Ahsoka Tano's exit in The Clone Wars to the found family of the Ghost crew in Rebels. Twenty years in, the studio's signature visual language has become just as important to the franchise as blasters and lightsabers — and this poster makes that case better than any retrospective article ever could.