Study art for some upcoming Patreon reward art. When I did the May the 4th be with you Picarto stream I somewhat surprised by the strong interest folks had for seeing me do MLP/ Star Wars crossover art.

Well here's Octavia as bounty hunter in The Mandalorian universe. Her outfit and armor is not based on any specific character from the series, but instead it's a collection design elements I found in my research.

Same is true is for her weaponry. The Mandalorian blaster pistol is heavily influenced by the Bergmann -Schmeisser 1894 No1 pistol. Ian at Forgotten Weapons has done video about both the pistol [Link](https://youtu.be/SGNPqqau-E0) and its appearance in the TV series. [Link](https://youtu.be/JvGa2c3rEuE)

In fact it was the use of actual firearms as design inspirations in the Star Wars universe that really fired my imagination, a long with the awesome space ships designs, and set on the path of being a professional illustrator.

So for Octy's pistol I drew inspiration from another late 19th century, Austrian semi-automatic pistol the 1891 Schonberger-Laumann. [Link](https://youtu.be/AFhU3Dixvnk)