The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6 - Star Wars Easter Eggs and References You May Have Missed! 

The whole “not our problem” “The whole planet is at risk” back and forth reminds me of Phantom Menace and the Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan’s conversations with the Boss Nass and the Gungans.

I love the parallels between Grogu and Cal Cestis. Both somewhat forgot what they could do with the force as a result of the trauma they lived through with order 66. makes sense to me that they would face similar consequences. Ahsoka was older then but even she struggled a bit in the Ahsoka Novel if i remember correctly

The Order 66 flashback reminded me A LOT of Din's flashbacks to the Super Battled Droids attacking his home. Especially how the clones in the end take aim at Grogu, similar to go the SBD stared down Din before the Mandalorians arrived.

The symbolic dichotomies are interesting: To accept the Way of an aggressive warrior tradition, Grogu is given armor; and to follow the teachings of a peaceful order, he's given a weapon.

Love Dawson's portrayal as Ahsoka when it comes to body language. There was one moment where Ahsoka had her arms crossed and when she spoke afterward, she waved one of her hands - it's a gesture that's so reminiscent of animated Ahsoka because she did that a lot. Don't think it's a coincidence. I really appreciate the attention to detail here.

Since RotS established Yoda as a lightsaber user when needed, I would find it very hard to believe that he wouldn't construct a new one during his exile just in case Vader or someone else found him. And Luke most likely found that one in Yoda's hut after he passed and decided to keep it to train the next generation of Jedi.

Easter Egg, the actor playing the bartender in Freetown also played the bartender/henchmen Dan Dority in Deadwood where Timothy Olyphant was also the Sheriff.

Din’s reaction to Ahsoka staring at him from behind was the same as when Luke met Yoda for the first time: drawing his gun out. Grogu’s decision between Yoda’s lightsaber and Mando’s gift is the same as when Luke had to abandon Yoda to save Han and Leia (keep training or go back to your friends)

Every line Ahsoka says in this show and the Mandalorian has so much weight to it because you know she's speaking from experience.

I'd guess that "Barriss' crest" on the doors relates to force healing in some way. Maybe that's the healing ward of the temple, and Grogu was involved with that group of Jedi, since he knows how to do it in Mando S1. I've heard in the comics that Barriss had that skill..? I could be wrong, though.

Seeing live-action clones again was glorious!

If my memory is still correct the first time I heard of stim shots were in "The Empire Strikes Back" radio drama where Han gives them to Luke in the shelter after he pulls him out of the Tauntaun.

Grogu flashback is so well done. It was so very dark and gritty.

I loved the references in this episode. Luke making multiple references to Yoda for Grogu is awesome

So I've been introducing Mando and Book to my family, who are only casual Star Wars fans at best that watched only the movies before, and even then just once with only vague memories. Seeing all these Easter eggs in the past two shows to the animation and prequels and all that have now actually gotten them interested. They're most especially interested in checking out Clone Wars, Bad Batch and Rebels after all the stuff with Mandalore, Ahsoka, the Darksaber, and Cad Bane.

As you mentioned Dorian Kingi, I think mention of Luke's body and face-double Graham Hamilton is worth considering too, especially since his facial features match Hamill's so closely that the deepfake technology "adheres" to the face geometry more convincingly.

Perhaps in the chaos of order 66 Barriss was able to escape prison and went to her quarters, where she saved Grogu. It's convoluted but I just want her to return, I really liked her character.

The explosion of the sanctuary, with the droid saying they forgot their ice-cream maker, is a reference to the first scene in The Untouchables, where a little girl tries to warn a mobster that he forgot his briefcase right before exploding.

I'm just taking this episode as confirmation that Yoda owned multiple lightsabers, which is not surprising given how long he was alive and it's not uncommon for Jedi at all. Plus Matt Martin from Lucasfilm has thrown that suggestion out there in the past so I'm taking this as canonizing his tweet. And Cad Bane's appearance was FANTASTIC! Seriously they nailed it, even down to getting Corey Burton back to voice him. I also wondered if they were the same blasters he had in TCW and Bad Batch, I wasn't sure. I know he looked paler but that can easily be put up to aging, he's been around for a long time, same for the sharper teeth. That could just be his age. I can't wait to see him showdown with Boba and Fennec, both of whom he has history with, he even had history with Jango, this is like THE cameo. In fact, everyone who appeared in this episode had a connection to Boba in some form, even tangentially. Luke, Cobb, Cad Bane, even Ahsoka has history with him, she arrested him during the Clone Wars with Plo Koon so I like that it's still themed around him, even if these characters didn't interact with him or actively partake in his story I wonder if that icon could be the symbol for Jedi healers or something, Barriss was one (at least in Legends) so that could have been the inspiration for her face tattoos. I highly doubt she had anything to do with saving Grogu

Think about it for a sec, Grogu is one day gonna be jumping around like a jumping spider on acid, just like Yoda did. Absolutely wild

its one of the more simple "Easter eggs", but it kinda touched my heart when Mando saw R2D2 and greeted him with "Hello friend", a direct 180⁰ from hating droids and a nod to his continued evolution 😇

Max Rebo is eternal! You can't kill him of you tried

Yoda's lightsaber not being destroyed apparently isn't a new "retcon". I was was confused as well when we saw the saber, but apparently it already appeared in Yoda's Hutt in cross sections (although yes, those aren't the most reliable). And actually, I would prefer this story. For Yoda to build a new saber after Revenge of the Sith or for his destroyed one to be fake and only then swearing off his usage of the weapon seems very right. Instead of having him not use his saber because he fled from Palpatine, having him personally choose not to use it anymore makes for great storytelling. Either way, I loved seeing it again so even if we never get an explanation, I'm happy.

I’ve interpreted the “retcon” of Yoda’s lightsaber exactly as you did: a replica was made since Palpatine knew Yoda had escaped and wanted to assert power by showing “proof” of Yoda’s death

I think the scene where Luke gives Grogu the choice between the chainmail and the lightsaber is a reference to Shogun Assassin (Lone Wolf and Cub), where the character Ogami Itto gives his infant son the choice between a ball and a sword. It's visually pretty similar, and those films had to have been a big influence on The Mandalorian.

Anyone else notice that R2 droid with Mando?

I gotta be honest. I dont get what so many people are complaining about with cad banes design. He looks near perfect, his mouth is just a little too high. This isnt even comparable to how they massacred the design of the pykes. (I am still salty about the pykes, but i guess that is beacause i am the only person in the world who cares about such menial thing as the design of the pykes.)

I wouldn’t trust that Palpatine guy, either. Maz Kanata probably found the lightsaber, and stashed it away in her basement. I seriously doubt if Yoda lived on Dagobah for two decades without a lightsaber.

"I'm starting to think we shouldn't trust that Palpatine guy."

I like Cob Vanth, I don't think Cad killed him. He'll be back.

I mean, they gave us close-ups of all the individual musicians present before the Sanctuary explosion. (Which is kinda funny, that they probably did it for that exact reason 😄). Surely, even the galaxy's greatest artist can't perform every day & night? No Max was harmed in the making of this show.

Pretty sure there was like zero Easter eggs. This comment was brought to you by sarcasm.

I think there actually was already a discrepancy with Yoda’s lightsaber. In his story in the first “From A Certain Point Of View” book, I believe it mentions that he had it hidden under a rock somewhere on Dagobah (at one of his two huts possibly?)

That chain mail will be the reason why Grogu survives Kylo Ren's attack years later.

I hope Alex gets to see Cobb Vanth wilding out in the desert in the tiny beskar mesh shirt and Bane’s hat, maybe nothing else, spinning the Darksaber around like a glow stick. It’s only right. It’ll be the post-credits scene. lol

Here’s one you missed. Boba Fett makes a cameo

Two separate explosions and Max Reebo happens to walk away from them both? What’s next, we find out he just finished a gig on the Death Star prior to the Rebel attack? Time for us sheeple to wake up. 🙃

Even the appearence of the Planet (Moon, actually), kinda greeny, resembles that of Ajan Kloss (just check out wookiepedia and compare it to the scene in which the N1 is approaching it).

Palpatine definitely seems vindictive enough in victory to make a fake lightsaber just to burn.

Heads up that stims may also be a reference to KOTOR (which pre-dates Fallen Order), where you could use various stimulants that looked like a hypodermic needle to enhance your strength, dexterity, or whatever.

Maybe Luke went to Dok Ondar's to get Yoda's lightsaber, at least a replica

Matt Martin said because he's 900 years Yoda might have had more than one lightsaber over the course of his life. He also said Yoda clearly didn't leave Coruscant with the saber he used against Sheev but that could just be what he thinks and that can easily be ignored because sometimes good storytelling requires you to do that sort of thing. As long as you have a reason why and if you can think of a good in universe explanation then it dosen't matter. My headcanon is that Yoda recovered his saber after he lost it and we just didn't see it on him when he was escaping the senate building and the one Mas Amedda had could have been a near perfect replica from Yoda's quarters.

Another thing of note is that Luke's outfit has changed. It was exactly the same as it was in Return of the Jedi in the Mando finale, but now it's more like traditional Jedi robes, but in black. He does still have his brown cloak in the artwork in the credits, though 😉. He has a tunic, inner tunic and tabards (I can tell if it's the same shawl tabard he had in ROTJ rather than the prequels, though). He strips down to his inner tunic when he running around with Grogu on his back 😊.

Screencrush pointed out that in the Age of Rebellion comic shows Yoda reconstructing a lightsaber.

If Barriss DID save Grogu, she's going to be played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. She's got the fight choreography experience, is a wonderful actress, and I think would be an excellent adversary or even a redemptive storyline in Ahsoka.

It was established previously in a guidebook that Yoda had constructed a new lightsaber before he went into his voluntary exile - still *feels* like a retcon though with how impactful the Lightsaber Burning scene is.

The Jedi defending the temple were targeting clone officers first in order to break the chain of command. Knowing this, Commander Appo took off the arrow design from his helmet before storming the Jedi temple, in order to not differentiate himself from the other clones and show his higher rank. So it could’ve very well been Appo in that scene.

There’s another comic that shows Yoda making a new saber. Screen Crush covered it.

The stone hut being built looks like it's the center of the Jedi temple burning I'm Last Jedi. I'd say it's definitely the same planet/school

Q/A: they reminded everyone of Cad bane in Bad Batch before his live action appearance. What are the odds of Hondo appearing in bat batch S2 before then appearing in Live Action?

There is this very obscure reference with the character Din Djarin, who is the protagonist of a show called The Mandalorian. People seem to miss that one since its so well hidden

I also absolutely adore Alex’s man-crush on Cobb.

They're obviously setting up Max Rebo as the Big Bad behind the Pikes and Crimson Dawn. The Hutts left before things between Max and Boba got messy. I want to believe Salacious Crumb also survived the destruction of Jabbas sail barge at the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon and is currently biding his time until this all blows over.

I like your video. You explain so much, except for just one thing; where is Todo 360, Cad Bane’s droid? I am sure he is around somewhere but you should make a video about where he is now. Because I would love to see if he turned on Bane and joined the bad batch. But that’s only a suggestion. I would love to see what you think. Anyway, I hope you make this video to answer my question and may the force be with you.

Splendid video, with this stated, you had mentioned that Luke having Yoda's lightsaber is a possible retcon to the Darth Vader comics. However, during the course of the Age of Rebellion comic line, the Yoda issue states that Yoda, indeed, has a lightsaber on Dagobah

In the age of republic book Yoda finds and reconstructed his old lightsaber, there's room to believe Luke found it in his belongings

This episode was beautiful

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Could grogu have been saved by shakk ti? We never saw her death on screen. So could the use her?

I hope Garsa Whip isn’t dead

Stims are also used in the Old Republic MMORPG, so there’s a precedent outside of JFO as well.

My question is how would Grogu not know who Yoda was already if he was already in training at the Jedi temple, hard not to notice the only other member of the species. Just hazarding a guess we will find the two related.

Max Rebo was in the Lego Holiday Special

Max Rebo is definitely alive, and I think a number of people also survived the explosion. This is becoming a trope in Star Wars, but if you did not see the death actually happen on screen, then they are not dead. Maul was cut in half and fell down a shaft and he survived, Palpatine was thrown down a shaft and he survived, Gregor was blown up with Rydonium and he survived, Cad Bane took a blaster bolt to the head and he survived, and Echo got blown up and was dead for years but then turned up as a cyborg! Basically, you need to see the character die on screen, no cutaways, and confirmation of the body at this point.

I dont think thats yodas lightsaber in the comics. I think its grogu's after all its has a round ball on the bottom and Yodas doesnt have that in live action

Thanks for the video! Great episode. Just wanted to point out that stims were first introduced in KOTOR, although they were referred to as battle stimulants.

Wouldn’t Barriss’ quarters be across from her Master Luminara? They both have that symbol in their tattoos just in different places.

Grogu’s chain mail has much less beskar steel than Mando’s spear. I hope the armorer gave him back his change.

The Pykes dropping off the camtono bomb in Garsa's cantina was a direct copy of Al Capone's henchmen dropping of a briefcase bomb in a diner in The Untouchables.

I’m assuming the scene where Grogu has to choose chain mail or lightsaber is a reference to Lone Wolf and Cub. There’s a scene where the child must choose either a toy or a weapon.

I get this is one of Luke’s first students but as it stands he seems like a terrible teacher at this point 😂

Seeing Coruscant in modern film - especially the Jedi Temple - just makes me so unbelievably happy.

The bombing of the Sanctuary also heralds an Easter egg not from the Star Wars universe, but The Untouchables. The protocol droid’s calling after the Pykes that they had forgotten their cash box (I forget what it’s actually called) made me immediately think of the “Mister, you forgot your briefcase.” scene from Untouchables. Of course after each of these lines were delivered (barely) both establishments blew up! Again not a Star Wars Easter egg but an interesting one nonetheless.

The lightsaber Yoda kept in his hut has already been revealed in SW Complete Locations back in 2016, so this isn't a retcon. The explanation given was that Yoda had more than one lightsaber.

There is a slightly obscure easter egg towards the end: when Din mentions that he might know of a way to find footsoldiers you can see a man in green Mandalorian armor. He’s Boba Fett and it’s a reference to the title of the show.

Luke was searching for the First Jedi Temple In TFA, so, probably he hadn’t been to Ach’to yet.

I don't really like that the whole giving someone someone else's lightsaber thing. Finding your own crystal and forging your relationship with and through the force should be a pivotal moment. Not, you're related to this force user so you should have the symbol of your connection to the force be an Earthly attachment. Also I'd like Grogu to try and take out Boba Fett after taking off his helmet because he looks like a trooper.

7:53 What, Not trust that Palpatine guy? Are you kidding me? That’s an outrageous idea! He seems so nice and cheerful all the time especially with all the scars.

Not sure it was done on purpose, but the droid picking up the ice cream maker and calling out to the Pikes reminded me of the movie The Untouchables, where the guy leaves his bag behind and a little girl tries to get his attention right before it blows up. Soon as they got up and walked away I was like "Oh, that's a bomb."

The symbol on the door could be a symbol for Mirialan Jedi’s quarters, and it’d make sense for Luminara to be across the hall from Bariss.

Max Rebo is force sensitive. but only uses it to sense when to get out of a place before it explodes.

@0:50 I have a man crush on Luke in this episode! Can we just admire how amazing he looks?! God, I stopped the episode 5 times on those few seconds.

You had to find a way to mention Biggs lol. Also that issue of Marvel star wars in 1977 is oddly prophetic

Poe Dameron: Somehow Yoda’s lightsaber has returned

No mention to the reference of Cade Bane's "Lawrence of Arabia" style arrival

It may be Barris' quarters, after all she is rumoured (and it's heavily leaked) that she's going to be in the Ashoka series.

Appo didn't have the arrow on his helmet when he first appeared in Revenge of the Sith. That was added in the Clone Wars as a reference to Avatar, but it must have been painted over or he got a new helmet by Revenge of the Sith.

I think it would make sense if the symbol was used for padawan dormitories - it would make sense for Grogu to have been in a youth section of the temple given his (relative) age and position.

Max Rebo has been spending years and years building up a resistance to explosion damage.

The bombing of the Sanctuary reminds me of the opening to "The Untouchables" where the gangsters use a suitcase bomb to blow up a store. "Hey! You forgot your....." *BOOM*

6:29 - Stims were also in both _Knights of the Old Republic_ games, predating _Jedi Fallen Order_ by well over a decade, though instead of directly healing a user, stims in KotOR boost strength, dexterity, or constitution.

I want Max Rebo to join up with Boba Fett and get revenge for losing the gig, man.

Nobody noticed that the bar blowing up was a tribute to The Untouchables

Great episode love all the easter eggs

You don't trust Palpatine? It's treason, then...

Wasn't there something that yoda rebuilt his saber in the age of rebellion comic?

Great new Jedi temple. I hope it doesn't get destroyed or something...

Max Rebo survived because he is in the holiday special

In ANH, wasn’t the training robot already on the Falcon when Obiwan and Luke came in? I don’t think Obiwan carried it all the way from his home to the ship. So in that case it wasn’t a “Jedi” thing, instead it was something Han kept for who knows what. Maybe a tool to keep nasty animals off his ship. Just curious

It's cin drallig that was protecting grogu with his 2 padawans the lightsaber that rolled up to the camera is the lightsaber of his student Bene