Loose Lips

Loose Lips was a piece of unauthorized artwork created by an unknown artist. It could be found in Imperial Military industrial facilities at Kuat, Scarif, and Fondor. Though unapproved by the Galactic Empire, it enjoyed a forbidden popularity among Imperial engineers. The poster's design had an Imperial officer carrying rolls of design specs only to be suddenly halted by Darth Vader grabbing his mouth to silence them from offscreen, with the words "Loose Lips" appearing above the officer's head, and "Bring Down Starships" being on the officer's tunic. According to legend, Vader tracked down and executed the original artist for a lack of respect.
==Behind the scenes==
This image was created by Cliff Chiang. It was originally made for 2010 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 5, a 2010 series of Legends trading cards by Topps. A print was displayed in Pinewood Studios to warn people against leaking spoilers during production of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. It would later be used by Jennifer Corbett to warn against spoilers for The Bad Batch Season 3.
The caption "Loose lips bring down starships" is similar to "Loose Lips Might Sink Ships", a real-life slogan coined by the United States Office of War Information during World War II, which appeared on wartime propaganda posters as part of a campaign aiming to limit the possibility of people inadvertently giving useful information to enemy spies. When creating a set of propaganda posters for the animated series Star Wars Rebels, Lucasfilm Animation concept designer Amy Beth Christenson made a poster titled "Loose lips Might Sink Ships", featuring the Executor crashing into Death Star II. However, it did not fit into the style and time period of the series, and the idea was scrapped.
==Sources==
*Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy 
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Empire propaganda
Category:Paintings and posters