Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 2 Easter Eggs & Star Wars References Explained
This article contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2.
The second episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi is absolutely packed with Star Wars Easter eggs and call-outs. George Lucas' prequel trilogy was controversial when it was first released, but the movies' reputations have improved as the years have passed — in part because the generation of children who grew up with them has come of age. That means the return of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show is one of the most exciting developments in Star Wars since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.
The show is set ten years into the Dark Times, the era when the Empire ruled the galaxy. It sees McGregor's Obi-Wan lured out of his Tatooine exile when Princess Leia is kidnapped; the Inquisitors have no idea she's Anakin Skywalker's daughter, and instead simply intend to use her as bait. Their plan is a success, and in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2 the aged Jedi Master struggles to keep both himself and Leia alive as his enemies close in.
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The bulk of Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2 is set on the planet Daiyu, a world that hasn't been seen on screen before. But, unsurprisingly, it's also packed with Easter eggs and Star Wars references. Some of them serve simply as amusing details, but others are woven in to avoid continuity errors.
When Obi-Wan Kenobi arrives on Daiyu, he discovers a veteran clone trooper begging for credits. It's easy to miss, but the clone trooper appears to be wearing the armor of the 501st, the battalion led by Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano during the Clone Wars. The clone trooper is, of course, played by Temeura Morrison — the actor who played Jango Fett in
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