Obi-Wan Episode 3 Has an Easter Egg in High Republic

Obi Wan Episode 3 is overwhelmed with all kinds of callbacks to an era star Wars Prequels, where Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) has to confront the shocking fact that Anakin Skywalker is now hunting down the galaxy as Darth Vader. However, one scene in Obi Wan The third part recalls far beyond the early days of the Skywalker saga – it goes back to the era of the High Republic!

(Warning: Obi-Wan Episode 3 Spoilers Follow!)

In “Part III”, Obi-Wan and the young Princess Leia attempt to infiltrate the mining planet Mabuzu and reach Aldran before the Empire (more specifically Darth Vader and his investigators) can locate them. The mission begins as a secret job, where Ben and Leah pretend to be farmers and his daughter (respectively). This plan crashes into a wall when they reach an imperial checkpoint, where the identity of Obi-Wan is revealed by an imperial device called Prob Droid. The only reason why Obi-Wan and Leia escape from the checkpoint is with the help of an imperial double agent, Tala (Indira Varma).

Tala turns out to have a safe house in the back of a mechanic’s shop, where she’s been helping transport vulnerable people like Jedi or Force Sensitives to safe places outside the world. Tala’s safe house is inscribed with the names and badges of several people who have passed – including this notable seal:

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(Photo: Lucasfilm)

The look and design of Star Wars: The High Republic line has evolved as the series approaches the next wave of content, but that’s the specific seal we’re seeing in Obi Wan Directly related to the logo design seen on some High Republic merchandise associated with the series’ first book, Jedi light:

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(Photo: Lucasfilm)

Supreme Republic Occupies a very wide range of star Wars Chronology: Begins 200 years before the Skywalker Saga (Light of Jedi) and ends near the events of the Prequel Trilogy (via TV series) the assistant). Why there would be a High Republic logo inscribed on Tala’s safe house is anyone’s guess, as the need to go underground and avoid Empire is much more recent.

So he said, star Wars He was finding different ways to connect The High Republic to the era of the original trilogy – largely through star Wars Caricature. on condition the assistant It will be the first live action series set in The High Republic, it won’t be out of reach for star Wars TV Universe to start connecting these connections together as well.

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