What are the known Easter eggs in The Force Awakens?
Note: Due to community input, Easter Eggs should be limited to references of the previous Star Wars films, and are meant/confirmed by the writers/directors/etc. to be Easter Eggs. Also, please be aware that this can lead to spoilers.
Answer
Here you go. Easter Eggs, Cameos, and References.
This list has been expanded to include more than just the reference video.
New Hope parallels
- Person stranded on a desert planet destined for more
- Opening scene with storm troopers killing rebels
- Mind tricks and hiding on a large base
- Stormtrooper dressed as a rebel vs rebel dressed as Stormtrooper
- Han Solo "I have a bad feeling about this"
- Trash compactor
- Anakin's lightsaber being stored in Obi-Wan's chest
- Feeling a death from across the galaxy (Leia and Obi-Wan)
- Trench run
- Millenium Falcon
- 12 parsecs
- Floor compartments
- Board game
- Jedi training device
Other Film References
- Millennium Falcon has a new square dish, which replaced the round one lost in RotJ. (Also as mentioned in Heir to the Empire)
- Pulling lightsabers out of snow with the force (ESB)
- Someone falling to their death from a great height (ESB, RotJ)
- Killing monster with a door (RotJ)
- Must drop the shields for the attack to begin (RotJ)
- Pod racers (TPM)
Recurring themes
- Limb loss - in that C3PO has a new arm
- Facial scars
- Jedis in exile
Recurring Non-central Characters / Ships
- Admiral Akbar
- Nien Nunb
- Clone troopers (mentioned)
- Old style X-Wing, Tie-fighter, and Star Destroyer ship wreckage on Jakku
Random References
- Pilot Ello Asty is a reference to Beastie Boys song Hello Nasty and written in Aurebesh on his helmet: "Born to Ill"
- Various voice actors from previous Star Wars cartoons and games
- Various characters and locations named after people related to JJ Abrams or other production crew.
- Poe Dameron is named after Abram's daughter's toy polar bear and his assistant.
- Abrams' father plays a resistance officer Captain Cypress
- Abram's grandfather is references as a Kelvin Ridge
- Michael Giacchino as a Stormtrooper
- Daniel Craig as a Stormtrooper (interacting with Rey)
- Simon Pegg as Unkar Plutt
- Onscreen appearance of R2KT
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