Lego Star Wars is based on the Star Wars saga and franchise. The product line focuses directly on the Star Wars characters from the films and TV series, with the exception of a few special characters.

The designers revealed the Force Ghost minifigures as a result of changes to the company's transparent plastic. Creative Lead Jens Kronvold Frederiksen: “The reason for not doing this was that the minifigures are made of many different types of plastic, because they need to have different capabilities and characteristics,” explains Design Director Michael Lee Stockwell. "Some have to be flexible, some have to use coupling force and all that," and continued, "So, for example, the hands are made of a different material than the heads."

The designers explained that the Mandalorian Starfighter (set number: LEGO 75316 ) is a good example of how they decide which sets to produce. Frederiksen explained, "If it's something that's shown in more places, then there's a good chance it's popular," and continued, "We did the same thing when making stuff from The Clone War s. We always thought that the best set of [vehicles] was both from the prequel films, but also from The Clone Wars, [because] we make more people happy."

The designers explained the minifigure design process and how they feel responsible for their accuracy. Lego Star Wars designer Madison O'Neil explained , "Part of that is just trying to fit these details in. The leg print, the arm print, wherever we can, that's something new that we're starting to be able to do a little bit with. a little more of that is great to have the capacity to do that. We work within the parameters that we have within the business that everyone has, and we just try to do the very best that we can."

Some minifigures appear repeatedly in multiple LEGO sets, while others can be very rare, greatly increasing their resale value. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are the most prominent minifigures, while battle droids are, by number, one of the most common minifigures in all of Lego. The first Lego Star Wars minifigures ever released were Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi from LEGO 7110 "Landspeeder". Tan OOM Battleroids are the first LEGO Star Wars minifigure by production code (sw0001a) and have only four different unique designs, all of which are just differently oriented arms and an extra back plate. LEGO changed the skin color from yellow to a more natural skin color between 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 the yellow skin color was discontinued in the LEGO Star Wars line. In 2019, the number of LEGO Star Wars minifigures exceeded 1,000, with Battlefront II protagonist Iden Versio carrying the code sw1000.

In addition to the regular minifigure scale sets, Lego has released 37 sets for the Ultimate Collector Series. These models are often significantly larger, more detailed, and more intended for display purposes than other sets. They also often cost more than regular Lego sets. Many of them are equipped with an information board and often a display stand. The largest of these is LEGO 75192 , the 2017 UCS version of the Millennium Falcon, complete with ten minifigures. At 7,541 pieces, it is the largest Lego Star Wars set ever released; and the fifth largest set of any collection ever released commercially. On June 5, 2015, a sealed box of the older 2007 Millennium Falcon Lego set (#10179) was auctioned at online auction house Catawiki for €. 5,000 euros (US$5556.5 at the time), making it the most expensive Lego set ever. In 2021, AT-AT (set number: LEGO 75313) was released on November 26, 2021. In 2022, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder (set number: LEGO 75341 ) was released on May 1, 2022. The Razor Crest (set number: LEGO 75331 ) was released on October 3, 2022 In 2023, X-wing Starfighter (set number: LEGO 75355 ) was released on May 1, 2023. In September 2023, the Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser (set number: LEGO 75367 ) was released on October 1, 2023.

In 2020, Lego released three brick-built helmets of select iconic characters from the Star Wars universe. They are LEGO 75277 Boba Fett , LEGO 75276 Stormtrooper and LEGO 75274 TIE Fighter Pilot . Intended for display, nameplates of the helmets' characters are included. In March 2021, Lego announced that it will release the LEGO 75304 Darth Vader and LEGO 75305 Scout Trooper helmets on April 26, 2021.

In February 2022, Lego announced that it will release the LEGO 75327 Luke Skywalker (Red Five) , LEGO 75328 The Mandalorian and LEGO 75343 Dark Trooper helmets on March 1, 2022.

In January 2023, Lego announced that it will release the LEGO 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) , LEGO 75349 Captain Rex and LEGO 75350 Clone Commander Cody helmets on March 1, 2023.

The designer video for Imperial Probe Droid (set number: LEGO 75306 ) explains some of the challenges involved in creating the robot model. Lego designer Jan Neergaard Olesen explained: "It's the first model I've made completely in 3D, we have a program that we use and this was the first model where I spent a lot of time building in 3D at home," and continued: "But the thing is, in 3D programs you don't have gravity and with a model like this, which has a very high pivot point, it's going to present some challenges."

On August 1, 2020, LEGO released the 31200 Star Wars The Sith under the theme Lego Art. Comprised of 3,406 pieces, it allows builders to recreate any of the three Star Wars villains (Darth Maul, Kylo Ren and Darth Vader) in a mosaic-like format using Lego 1x1 studs.

LEGO Brick Sketches set from StarWars are: 40391 First Order Stormtrooper and 40431 BB-8 have been released as part of the Lego Brick Sketches theme.

Perhaps one of the most iconic vehicles in Star Wars history – along with the Millennium Falcon, X-wing and TIE Fighter – the AT-AT stands as an imitable symbol of the Empire's military might. And in 1980, when Star Wars hype was through the roof (not for the last time), it was one of the first images to greet audiences in a post-Episode IV landscape.

That early debut in the first Star Wars sequel helped cement the AT-AT in the minds of moviegoers, but it wouldn't have been the same without the walker's intimidating physical presence. Towering high above the snowy ground below, the AT-AT was designed “as much for psychological effect” as for tactical advantage – at least according to the Star Wars Databank – and that feels obvious just looking at the massive, mechanical quadruped.

Recreating these qualities in LEGO form is no small feat, but so far most brick-built walkers released since 2003's 4483 AT-AT have been surprisingly successful at capturing the vehicle's imposing character. The price point established for playset scale AT-ATs over the past twenty years has proven to be near perfect at delivering a model usable for LEGO Snowspeeders (with a little imagination), without breaking the bank.

If you're interested in completely blowing your LEGO budget on a single, monstrous AT-AT, it sounds like the rumored UCS version will be able to fill that gap. But in doing so, he must overcome the other inherent challenge of designing a LEGO AT-AT: ensuring it can stand on all fours and support the weight of its enormous body and head.

This is not such a big problem for the approximately 1,200 walkers. But when you increase the number of parts to almost 7,000 pieces, as with 75313 AT-AT, things get much trickier – and indeed stability is widely considered the main obstacle for any UCS AT-AT, which explains why it takes more than twenty years before the first one hits the shelves. Fortunately, it's a problem that the LEGO Group has managed to solve for 75313 AT-AT...