Atha Prime was going to be the new bad guy for the Rebels to fight.
While most of the non-movie concepts from this period were Kenner designs, this one was based on an early, unused design for the Emperor's Royal Guard from Return of the Jedi. In fact, this illustration is a near-copy of an original drawing by Nilo Rodis-Jamero, which can be seen in The Art of Return of the Jedi. The Rodis-Jamero design was once again resurrected as the Imperial Sentinel for Dark Horse Comics' Dark Empire comic book in 1993, and again for an Expanded Universe Imperial Sentinel action figure from 1998.
Another image of this artwork can be seen here.
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