
The Force was chocked full to the brim with Easter Egg references in Rogue One, and we got a list of them.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Easter Eggs include:
• Red Five dies (Luke becomes the new Red Five).
• The two goons from the Mos Eisley Cantina scene bump into Jyn (Cornelius Evazan and Ponda Baba aka Walrus Man).
• C3P-O and R2-D2.
• Warwick Davis plays Weeteef Cyubee.
• Princess Leia (CGI/played by Ingvild Deila).
• Grand Moff Tarkin (CGI/played by Guy Henry).
• Bantha Milk (blue milk) at the Erso home when Galen says he’ll do everything he can to protect the young Jyn.
• Coruscant is seen through blurry windows when Galen tells Jyn he’ll do everything he can to protect her.
• The transport Jyn was rescued from is a variant of the Clone Turbo/Juggernaut Revenge of the Sith tank.
• Two stormtroopers talking about the T-14 becoming obsolete, which is a speedster. Stormtroopers talk about the T-15 in A New Hope when Obi-Wan is sneaking around the Death Star; Luke has a T-16 speedster in A New Hope, and mention is made of a T-17 in The Force Awakens.
• The VT-16 (spider) droid is seen, which is mentioned in A New Hope by Stormtroopers.
• It appears they used old footage/sounds of the X-Wings with the Red and Gold leader.
• Mustafar shown with Darth Vader.
• One of Saw’s men was wearing a Black Scout Trooper helmet.
• The Journal of Whills is mentioned in passing when Chirrut is described as a protector of the Whills instead of a Jedi during the Jedha street skirmish.
• Han Solo directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller play Death Star technicians.
• Director Rian Johnson is thought to have had a cameo.
• Physical version of holo chess at Saw’s place.
• Mention is made of Captain Antilles at the Rebel Base, the guy that helm’s Leia’s ship (no relation to Wedge Antilles).
• Jimmy Smits as Bail Organa confirms he goes back to Alderaan (meaning confirming he dies in A New Hope when the Death Star destroys Alderaan).
• Bail Organa’s Jedi friend is Obi-Wan Kenobi.
• Bail Organa trusts “her” with his life to get Kenboi is his adoptive daughter Princess Leia.
• Jyn’s toys.
• Bib Fortuna at Saw Gerrera’s place.
• Saw Gerrera was in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
• Hammerhead Corvette ship from Star Wars Rebels.
• Star Wars Rebels: Chopper and The Ghost can be seen at Yavin 4.
• Star Wars Rebels: VCX-100 is said over the intercom, which is the model number of the Ghost, and more of Ghost is seen during the battle.
• Star Wars Rebels: Sato’s CR-90, “Liberator,” can be seen in two space battle shots. The clearest one is the shot of the TIEs striking Raddus’ command ship.
• Star Wars Rebels: General Syndulla is called over the intercom on Yavin 4.
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