All Star Wars References In Rogue One

Saw Gerrera is a character fromStar Wars: Clone Warsa show you don't need to watch to grasp events inRogue Oneor the mainStar Warscanon. Seeing a direct link between Saw Gerrera and the television chapters of the saga is neat, even if he seems pointless in the movie.Rogue OneThe fifth season of the Cartoon Network series showed the chapters relegated to television.Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: The Clone WarsGerrera worked with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to fight the Separatist Army on his home world, Onderon. After his sister died in a battle, he became a tough warrior, wrecking the Empire with his gang. Then, he got robot legs!

If you think you can jump into the new Star Wars universe without thinking about pod races or Hayden Christensen, you are wrong.Star WarsBail Organa, Princess Leia's adoptive father and First Chairman and Viceroy of Alderaan, exists in the Star Wars universe without pod races or Hayden Christensen.Rogue OneBail Organa reminds you the prequels happened and you cannot change that.

If you reference the original series, reference an early draft of A New Hope.A New HopeThe story saw the narrative device of being told by aliens named "The Whills?" The Whills appear in various Star Wars media forms, like novelizations, that aren't needed to enjoy the main product.Star WarsThese novelizations aren't necessary to enjoy the main product. Rogue One provides this.Rogue OneFrom Rogue One, we know the Whills were a mystical order of Force-sensitive mystics who stop Kyber crystals from misuse—an idea never mentioned again.

Princess Leia's original face appears at the film's end talking about "a new hope." Does this count as a reference if it is the film's most obvious moment?

All spaceship fans were excited to see The Ghost (a VCX-100 Light Freighter) from Star Wars Rebels show up in the final battle over Scarif.Star Wars RebelsA ship model from a lesser-known version of the franchise appears in the main canon during the final battle over Scarif. It might not be Hera Syndulla's ship, but seeing a ship model is cool.

When did blue milk become the Boba Fett of the Star Wars continued universe?Star WarsSeeing this reference to A New Hope is not a big deal. Blue milk is shown in the first shots of the movie. No one has time for it while the Imperial Army captures Galen Erso to build their Death Star.A New HopeOne of the first shots lovingly centers on a pitcher of blue milk. The Imperial Army tries to capture Galen Erso to build their Death Star; no one has time for blue milk.

Underground pod houses offer a neat callback toA New HopeUnderground pod homes show a sustainable living method for farmers on backwater planets. Viewers get little time with the homes, but they look cool for the short time they appear on screen.

A film set near the timeline of A New Hope seems silly in retrospect.A New HopeThe film avoids the same jungle moon base as the original. Mon Mothma and her green maps get brief screen time, but this reminds viewers things won't stay grim forever.

Jyn, Cassian, and K-2SO search for Saw Gerrera on a desert planet. They bump into Evazan and Ponda Baba, two aliens who fit right into a hive of scum and villainy.This happens in A New Hope’s famed cantina scene.The scene also appears in Rogue One.This appears in Rogue One.Evazan threatened Luke at the bar; Ponda lost his arm to Obi-Wan. This galaxy is small.

Argue all you want, but the AT-AT walker is the coolest Imperial walker. Seeing them stretch their legs in a jungle battle, even if the movie lacks, is nice.This takes place in Star Wars.The jungle battle occurs even if the movie isn't great.

Jyn meets Saw Gerrera for the first time in ten years. The rest of his men play a familiar game: they use a chessboard identical to the Millennium Falcon's, but it is not a hologram.

Two major moments in the film feature characters dropping famous Star Wars quotes. On Yavin IV, characters share lines. During the moments before the final battle on Scarif, characters also drop quotes. A Mon Calamari soldier, who resembles Admiral Ackbar, tells the Rebellion members Galen Erso's message is "a trap." Before Jyn, Cassian, and K-2SO enter the Imperial base, K-2 states he "has a bad feeling about this." A "that's no moon" quote could have created an original series hat trick.

Orson Krennic, Director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial Military, wants to complain to Darth Vader about Jimmy Smits reminding audiences the prequels happened.He complains about Grand Moff Tarkin bullying him.He takes a ship to a planet that looks like Mustafar, where Obi-Wan left him to die.This occurs in Episode VI: Revenge of the Sith.This action feels like keeping pictures of an ex after a breakup, trying to burn off limbs.

On Yavin IV, Bail Organa and Mon Mothma discuss the Death Star plans. They set up the next movie. Mothma asks Organa how he gets the plans to Obi-Wan; he says he gives them to someone he trusts—his daughter, Leia. Before the scene ends, he talks to Captain Antilles, who has C-3PO and R2-D2 at the start of A New Hope.This takes place in A New Hope.This is why they are on a ship with Leia; viewers should watch the original trilogy now.

This is a nod toA New HopeRogue One features heroes dressing as Imperial baddies to sneak into a base and cause trouble for the Empire. Jyn dresses as a Death Trooper; Cassian dresses as a garlic-stuffed olive.Imperial officer, and K2 is already an Imperial bot, so he needs no costume.When Jyn and the group leave Yavin IV for the Imperial base holding the Death Star plans, the audience briefly sees R2-D2 and C-3PO. This moment makes everyone in the theater scream.

As Jyn and the crew leave Yavin IV for the Imperial base holding the Death Star plans, the audience briefly sees R2-D2 and C-3PO. This scene makes everyone in the theater scream.

Lucas obsessed over strange sci-fi stuff, like figures in towers with science batons while ships launch. This builds the world and feels very odd.When the X-wings take off from Yavin IV to fight the Death Star, it is neat.As the crew leaves Yavin IV for Galen Erso, a white-helmeted Rebel soldier watches their ship through binoculars on a watchtower. This shot comes from.The X-wings launch from Yavin IV to fight the Death Star. Neat!

Krennic arrives on Vader's planet. He must remove the Sith Lord's mutilated body from a Bacta vat before dressing him in his plastic costume. Bacta is the healing liquid that last fixed Vader’s son, Luke, after he slept in a Wampa.The end of Rogue One shows a blockade runner flying above Tatooine, trying to escape Darth Vader's Star Destroyer. This scene begins A New Hope.. The scene includes people saying things like, "Make sure the escape pods are prepped," and Princess Leia gets the Death Star plans in case viewers are unsure which movie to watch next.

After Jyn, Cassian, and the group send the Death Star plans to the Rebels, the audience sees a 3D vector graphic of the plans appear on a screen. Filmmakers used a direct recreation of the graphic from the pre-strike briefing.Star Wars Men's Rebel Classic Graphic T-ShirtLEGO Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Millennium Falcon 75257Star Wars: Galactic Baking: The Official Cookbook of Sweet and Savory Treats From Tatooine, Hoth, and BeyondThe original design shows the laser firing depression on the ship's equator, not the northern hemisphere.

The end ofRogue OneA blockade runner flies over Tatooine, trying to escape Darth Vader's Star Destroyer. This starts A New Hope.A New HopePeople in this scene say things like, "Make sure the escape pods are prepped." Someone hands the Death Star plans to Princess Leia in case you aren't sure which movie to watch next.

Funko Pop! Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Child Vinyl Bobblehead

Star Wars Men's Rebel Classic Graphic T-Shirt

LEGO Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Millennium Falcon 75257

Star Wars: Galactic Baking: The Official Cookbook of Sweet and Savory Treats From Tatooine, Hoth, and Beyond