“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is finally coming to Disney+. Below are all the subtle (or not-so-subtle) easter eggs and related references in “Star Wars” Episode 1.
Ewan McGregor was last seen in a galaxy far, far away in 2005’s “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”.
Audience perceptions of the George Lucas prequel trilogy have improved significantly over the past 17 years, which is why McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi return is increasingly likely.
Following the live-action version of “Star Wars,” the TV version of “The Mandalorian,” and “The Book of Boba Fett,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is now available on Disney+.
The story is about 10 years after Jedi Knight fought Darth Vader on Mustafar, and 9 years before “Star Wars”.
The beginning of the story seems to be telling us that these 9 years will come at some cost.
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As seen in the first episode, Obi-Wan Kenobi watches over the teenage Luke Skywalker from a distance, while he lives alone on Tatooine, escaping the ever-increasing pursuit and control of the Empire by living as low-key as possible.
The first episode of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” offers a thrilling introduction to this untold chapter in Star Wars history and cleverly sets the stage for another Jedi-Darth Vader duel.
The episode, simply titled “Part I,” pays homage to fans of a series of “Star Wars” elements and even looks back at a lot of content from the prequel trilogy at the start.
Even viewers who haven’t fully watched the prequel trilogy can get a general idea of why the protagonist started in this series through flashbacks.
The second half of the first episode turned mostly to Princess Leia. The pacing of the story is still very tight, with Leia being kidnapped and Obi-Wan unable to escape and seems to have to intervene himself.
What awaits him in front may be the many traps set by the enemy. Below are the related Easter eggs we found in the first episode.
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“Obi-Wan Kenobi” begins with a flashback to “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” where the Jedi Temple is attacked.
A Jedi Knight named Minus Velti died heroically from the onslaught of clone troopers, and she protected several young Jedi. Palpatine’s Order 66 echoes in the background.
This scene is very reminiscent of the prequel trilogy and adds another tragic angle to The Purge.
Lightsaber Class Junior Jedi Helmet
In the flashback above, the clunky helmets the kids wore were featured in Yoda’s lightsaber training in “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones”.
The helmet was designed to improve the apprentice’s reflexes in a blind state by restricting their vision, an idea that stemmed from Obi-Wan’s first training with Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”.
Alien Species and Robots in Episode 1
As a “Star Wars” work, it is foreseeable that there will be a large number of easter eggs scattered in the form of familiar biological species and robots.
“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” features a lot of Jawas and red R2 droids roaming the Tatooine, while Obi-Wan himself rides an Eopie, a sort of camel-like creature in “Star Wars: Episode” First appeared in I – The Phantom Menace”.
As Obi-Wan crosses the desert, a Scurrier (sort of like a kangaroo) appears, and Breha Organa compares her daughter to a “glor-ag,” a creature from “Star Wars” “lore”.
Later in the episode, Leia expresses her gratitude to a silver droid named YO (C-3YO), while her father remembers chasing “Pergil” — the hyperspace creature — in “Star Wars Rebels.”
The young and lively Leia also admitted that she would rather be eaten by a Jacob than apologise to her annoying cousin.
The green pirate behind to help hijack Princess Leia appears to be Falleen.
Wine glasses from “Star Wars”
When Rupert Friend’s Grand Inquisitor walks into a Tatooine tavern to ask about the local Jedi Knight, most of the drinks in the tavern are served in thick, translucent white mugs.
These items were first used in “Star Wars” – most memorably in the Mos Eisley Tavern.
Reva is Third Sister
In the first episode, the Grand Inquisitor calls his assistant Reva the Third Sister.
In “Star Wars Rebels”, usually only the Inquisitors are referred to as “brothers” and “sisters”, but the episodes make Reva seem like an exception.
The Return of the Force Theme by John Williams
John Williams’ “The Force Theme” debuted in “Star Wars” and has since grown into the “Star Wars” franchise, and even one of the most famous works in movie history.
The “Obi-Wan Kenobi” soundtrack pays homage to Williams by incorporating “Force themed” melodies and hints.
When Ewan McGregor first appeared, the rhythm slowed down, changing the playing slightly, and then at the end Obi-Wan rediscovered his Jedi will to a more familiar rhythm.
The soundtrack for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” was composed by Natalie Ann Holt, who expertly incorporates old elements into the new.
Tetha mentions Anchorhead in “Star Wars”
Apparently, Obi-Wan Kenobi must smell weird, because Jedi’s Jawas friend Tetha said, “I can smell you in Anchorhead.”
This Tatooine outpost was first mentioned by Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”. Tetha also mentioned the sea of dunes – most notably the Sarlaac Pit by Hutt Jabba.
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s gift is reserved for “Star Wars”
After surreptitiously observing Luke Skywalker with a telescope, Obi-Wan decided to give the kid a gift, buying a starship toy from JawasTetha.
This toy does look familiar, and that’s because — it’s the spaceship toy that actor Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker played with at the beginning of “Star Wars”.
A mysterious Jedi lightsaber belt
In addition to the children’s toys and stolen vaporizer parts, Tetha’s collection includes a Jedi lightsaber belt.
During the “Star Wars: Episode III” era, most Jedi Knights including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon jinn and Darth Vader wore these leather accessories.
This particular belt is from the Jedi Nari introduced in the first episode.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” Nightmare Flashback
Like Star Wars fans in the early 2000s, Obi-Wan Kenobi relives the nightmares of the prequel trilogy.
These flashbacks include the lightsaber battle on Mustapha, Darth Vader’s lore, Kenobi’s “You are my brother, Anakin”, Qui-Gon jinn’s death, Anakin’s burning body, Yoda, Padmé, The birth of the Skywalker twins, Jake Lloyd as a kid’s version of Anakin driving a racing car and more.
Luke and Leia Skywalker are both Anakin’s shadows
Obi-Wan supervises young Luke Skywalker from a distance, noticing how similar the child is to his father, Anakin.
Luke wears aviator goggles and, like little Anakin once, optimistically pretends to be a starfighter pilot.
When Leia shows up later in the episode, she’s also drawn to the sky and the starship, both children who have inherited Anakin’s nature and can see Anakin’s shadow.
Burying lightsabers at Tatooine heralds Rey’s approach
Obi-Wan·Kenobi meets a Jedi Knight Nari on the run, and Nari shows off his lightsaber as proof.
While Obi-Wan suggests that Nari bury the weapon deep in the sand of Tatooine, the episode concludes by revealing that Obi-Wan did exactly that himself when he began his Tatooine exile.
The image of Anakin’s lightsaber being buried in the desert foreshadows the sword’s ultimate fate, and Rey eventually buries it in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”.
Little Leia imitates Padmé’s stand-in trick
In “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”, Natalie Portman’s Padmé Amidala uses a double to evade an assassination, and the maid Sabe (Keira Knightley) is a double for Queen Naboo.
Leia also asked a teenage friend (probably a Boan) to take her place at an event in Alderaan.
Leia provides two “Star Wars” easter eggs
In the first episode, a young Leia offers two little-known “Star Wars” easter eggs, in which she mentions “Aquilian Ranger” and “Merson Pirates”.
Han Solo in “Star Wars” introduced the Falcon into the “Star Wars” lore, and the Falcon Ranger was also mentioned in George Lucas’ early script, when Luke was still called the Starkiller.
The Merson Pirates are from Marvel’s “Star Wars” comic book published in 1977.
Paved the way for Leia’s career future
Breha Organa picked up her daughter from the woods and told Leia: “If you act like you climb trees, you’re already a senator.”
The line heralded Leia’s future in the “Star Wars” original and sequel trilogy, and she was later officially named Senator Organa.
Owen Lars’ reaction to gift draws on ‘Star Wars’ comic
Obi-Wan tries to give little Luke a starship toy, and Owen Lars is not too happy, returning the gift and throwing it at Obi-Wan’s feet. The scene echoes scenes from Marvel’s “Star Wars” comic books.
In 2016’s “Star Wars” Volume 15, Kenobi sent Owen supplies and equipment in the name of Jawas Freebies.
Gifts aside, in the first episode, Owen blamed Kenobi for Darth Vader’s death, following roughly the same comic plot.
Fifth Brother used “The Mandalorian” bounty equipment
When Sung Kang’s Fifth Brother (Fifth Brother) drops a bounty for Jedi Nari at the nearby Tatooine booth, that little projection plate is very similar to the equipment used by moderate bounty hunters in “The Mandalorian,” even Even the red font looks alike.
C – cameo by 3po and R2-D2
At the Organa party event on Alderaan, a glittering gold protocol robot can be seen chatting with guests backstage.
This is almost certainly our old friend C-3PO, and as the event drew to a close, a mechanic identical to R2-D2 showed up to serve drinks to the guests.
After the “Star Wars: Episode III” trilogy, the iconic robot duo accompanied Leia to Alderaan, so it’s normal for them to be present at this kind of event on the planet.
It’s just that C-3PO and R2-D2 aren’t together at this event, which seems odd, most likely because C-3PO’s memory has been wiped.
Leia’s hijacker is the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
The actor is Michael Balzary, the bass player of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Not long in the first episode, he apparently helped the Empire hijack little Princess Leia.
Organa’s SOS replicates Leia’s message from “Star Wars”
After Leia is taken away by her captors, the Organa family turns to Obi-Wan Kenobi for help.
The distressed couple said, “Save us Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are our only hope,”
The wording and expression of this sentence is intended to be close to the message sent to Obi-Wan by Leia’s iconic “Star Wars”, and the message itself is a bit like “With great power comes great responsibility” in “Spider-Man 3” talk.
The origin of the two lightsabers
To save Princess Leia, Obi-Wan·Kenobi returned to the desert where the lightsabers were buried and dug a box out of the sand with two swords in it.
One is his own and the other belongs to Darth Vader, which he apparently took from Mustafar after “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”, which is an obvious Easter egg.
Since the time is short, and this time it is a two-episode series, it is a bit rushed. If you find any interesting Easter eggs on TV, you can tell me and everyone in the message!
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