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List of references to Star Wars in miscellanea

This is a list of references to Star Wars in miscellanea.

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AdvertisingEdit

  • Several independent T-shirt manufacturers have made T-shirts with graphics illustrating various humorous representations of "Snakes on a plane" for the movie Snakes on a Plane. One, with a cartoon representation of Samuel L. Jackson's character Mace Windu cutting down snakes with a lightsaber, was pulled, presumably for copyright reasons.
  • A advertising poster for an intercultural teacher training at Södertörn University College in Stockholm, Sweden, used the slogan "Socrates, Obi-Wan, and you."
  • An advertisement jingle for EGStoltzfus, a construction company based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a variation on Mad About Me. That jingle had been added to the company's website, along with several others that are a part of their current advertising campaign.
  • For the World Cup, Adidas released a commercial for its Originals line based on the Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina scene.
  • In the commercial of the new Volkswagen Passat 2012 there's a boy dressed as Darth Vader.
  • Spike TV made several Star Wars ads, one of Darth Vader playing golf and cheating with the Force and silencing a protesting golfer with a Force choke. Another of Boba Fett killing two guys for laughing at his name, another of a guy tricking an Ewok into fetching a tennis ball and getting a dart blow to the neck, and finally a Tusken Raider getting reprimanded at work by an irate boss for having sand in his folder: however, the boss quickly changes his tune when 4 other Tuskens poke their heads out from behind neighboring cubicles.
  • Pepsi did a commercial for the release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Yoda in a diner uses the Jedi Mind Trick to convine a man that he doesnt want his cheeseburger (he then levitates it to himself) convinces the man into handing over his fries, and then says he doesnt desire his drink, yet the man breaks free of the trance stating that he wants the Diet Pepsi, briefly fighting with Yoda until he claims it. Yoda then tries to get a Diet Pepsi from a Wookiee but then thinks better of it.
  • Verizon had a commercial where a man must decide on buying R2-D2 or a Spectrum LG phone. He evantually picks the LG Spectrum due to it being cheaper and having an HD Tv screen.
  • A British commercial features Yoda attempting to help a British man to transfer his features to his new phone, but is suprised that Vodaphone does it by itself with no Jedi training. The man's wife then openly wonders if Yoda tastes like wasabi.
  • TomTom GPS has two commercials one with Yoda and one with Darth Vader auditioning for the role of the GPS voice, but both humorously being unable to say the directions without adding their own common sayings and speech patterns.
  • For the 2012 Superbowl, Volkswagen did a commercial featuring a dog getting in shape to take on a new 2012 VW Beetle, and having Doctor Cornelius Evazan watching from the Mos Eisely cantina and remarking that he liked the kid Darth Vader commercial better. Darth Vader then chokes him, until he apologises.
  • Currys PC World has two Star Wars themed commercials, one having Darth Vader visiting ths store in his shuttle, and another with C-3PO and R2-D2 wandering around the store at night interacting with the store's products and appliances.
  • McDonalds released a commercial in 2012 for their Happy Meal, with a new spinning top toy. The commercial has Jedi Younglings training in the Jedi Council room, under the supervision of a Master, including one apprentice that looks like Darth Maul.

Anime and MangaEdit

AppleseedEdit

  • The multipede mecha, which was originally designed to be a grounded crawling mecha is redesigned in the anime movie Appleseed, being attributed with the ability to fly. It is reminiscent of an Imperial probe droid; anime expert Jonathan Clements has theorized that the redesign probably is directly inspired by the probe droid design from Star Wars.

Crayon Shin-chanEdit

  • Episode 27, "Shin Wars", is an entire episode that is a parody of "Star Wars". It stars Shin as Luke (Puke Skypooper), his mother Mitzy as Leia (Princess Labia), his father Hiro as Darth Vader (Darth Bader), a pig as Han Solo (Ham Solo), his baby sister Hima as Jabba the Hutt (Baby the Butt), his grandfather as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ani-Wan Kanblowmi), Principal Ench as Emperor Palpatine (Emperor Principalpatine), his classmates as the Ewoks (Weekoks), and his pet dog Whitey as a combination of R2-D2 and C-3PO (YT-D2).

Dr. SlumpEdit

  • One of Penguin Village's policemen wears a Storm trooper helmet.

Dragon Ball: The Path to PowerEdit

  • While searching for the six Dragon Balls stolen by the Red Ribbon Army and to rescue his friends, Goku in his Flying Nimbus engages Red Ribbon soldiers in a jungle speeder bike run very similar to the one in Return of the Jedi.

Dragon Ball ZEdit

  • In Frieza's spaceship, there is a containment pod that uses a liquid with healing properties, similar to a Bacta tank.

Excel SagaEdit

  • Episode 2, "The Woman from Mars", features an opening crawl made in the Star Wars style, in English, with Japanese subtitles on the right:
EPISODE II 
A LONG TIME AGO IN A
GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY...
THERE WERE TWO DOMINATING
POWERS CONTINUOUSLY
FIGHTING A FIERCE WAR WITH
EACH OTHER...... I DON'T
KNOW IF IT IS TRUE OR NOT
AND, HONESTLY, I DON'T
REALLY CARE......
ANYWAY, I, RIKDO KOSHI,
ALLOW "EXCEL SAGA" TO BE
MADE INTO AN ANIMATED
SCIENCE FICTION FILM.
  • Additionally, the Puchuu starship in the same episode resembles a Star Destroyer.

HellsingEdit

  • While searching for a secret terrorist organization known as "Millennium," Walter the butler asks for information from the Star Wars Fan Club in Los Angeles, supposing a connection to the name of the Millennium Falcon.

InuyashaEdit

  • In one episode of the series, Inuyasha, forced to be detained in a hut sealed with magic spells while his wounds heal, is taunted by the shapeshifing kitsune Shippoh, who changes into the form of Inuyasha's love interest, Kagome. Inuyasha responds to this by kicking Shippoh and exclaiming "Laugh it up, fuzzball!"

Mobile Suit GundamEdit

  • Throughout the Gundam series, among the main melee weapons of the mobile suits are "beam sabers", which are very similar to a lightsaber. Sometimes, their activations use the same sounds as, or similar sounds to, a lightsaber.

Gundam F91Edit

  • The crossbone theme song is actually a remix of the Imperial March, since Tomino claimed himself that he really liked Star Wars.

Mobile Suit Gundam SeedEdit

  • The nature of the relationship between the characters Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha (both were twins that were separated at birth and even nearly fall in love with each other in adulthood) is an obvious reference to the relationship of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Plus, Kira even shares other similarities with Luke, such as being impatient, natural born pilots, and even deemed to be powerful in each of their respective series (Kira was designed to be the Ultimate Coordinator, while Luke is the son of Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force). Apart from that, even Cagalli and Leia are similar in many ways, for example, both are princesses who are adopted by royal families, have fiery tempers, and are also willing to fight to bring peace and order to their country/galaxy. Both Kira and Cagali's parents are dead, similar with Luke and Leia.

NarutoEdit

  • The series has a number of similarities with Star Wars in terms of story, characters, character development, etc. For example, the character Sasuke Uchiha's life has a fairly similar development to Anakin's.
  • The ninjas in the series use a power known as chakra and use it akin to the same manner Sith, Jedi, and Dark Jedi use the Force.
  • In the "Land of Tea" story arc, the protagonist Aoi Rokusho uses a sword known as the Sword of the Thunder God, which is used (and sounds) very similar to a lightsaber.
  • The Shadow Imitation Technique of Shikamaru Nara have a sound similar to Blaster
  • One of the Antagonists, Pain, has techniques that work very similarly to Force Push, Force Pull, and Force Repulse.
  • The author has said he has used Chakra as a hook and compared it to The Force directly.
  • In the Fictional Land of Iron there are Samurai Who look Quite Similar to Stormtroopers, Unfortunately they are not fooled by putting on their armor.

Neon Genesis EvangelionEdit

  • In Episode 7: A Human Work, Misato is preparing to enter the radioactive robot, Jet Alone, to try and stop his ceaseless rampage. After almost losing her grip and falling 100' straight off the robot, Misato manages to cling on and crawl back towards the hatch. After opening the hatch and looking far down into the red-hot engine of the robot, Misato utters Obi Wan's phrase, "I have a bad feeling about this."

Pani Poni Dash!Edit

  • In the opening scene of episode 20 there are various characters and vehicles from Episode III that appear in a still frame during the opening narration. Included: a Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor, Yoda, and General Grievous. The episode aired in Japan in November of 2005.

Puni Puni PoemyEdit

The space station from Puni Puni Poemy... unmentionable things happen there
  • This raunchy and eclectic anime parody series features a giant moon-sized spaceship patterned after the Death Star and a computer-generated homage to the trench run from A New Hope.

Sailor MoonEdit

  • In the episode "The Culture Fest is for Me?! Queen Rei Sings with Passion" (North American title "Raye's Day In The Spotlight"), the characters of Ail and An (Alan and Anne) take part in a fashion show. During the fashion show, they pose while wielding lightsaber-style weapons.

SlayersEdit

  • One of the protaganists, Gourry uses a weapon called the Sword of Light. It's basicly a sword hilt with a blade of energy that can be extended and retracted just like a lightsaber. It also makes sounds similar to a lightsaber when active.

Sonic XEdit

  • The name of a robot of Dr. Eggman "E-11" is identical of the name of stormtrooper's E-11 blaster rifle.
  • The Dialect of E-77 is similar of R2-D2.
  • The X-tornado is developed from the X-wing.

Tenchi MuyoEdit

  • The main protagonist, Tenchi Masaki, comes into possession of the Tenchi-ken ('Sword Tenchi' in the English language version), a sword hilt with an extendable energy blade. Also there are few other characters such Ryoko and Kagato who are capable of producing generating similar energy blades from their hands. These blades have the same activation sound effect as lightsabers in the Star Wars universe.
  • The Jurai's space vessels mirror the Mon Calamari cruisers that the Rebels use during Return of the Jedi.

Urusei YatsuraEdit

  • Star Wars gags abound in the series, especially episode 89, "Lum and Ataru, a Night Alone," where after Lum announces her intentions to actually sleep with Ataru (although she means platonically, a nuance that escapes everyone else), the other main male characters go into a lengthy hallucination sequence which is one long parody of Return of the Jedi set to the TV show's first ending theme.
  • Further in one of the opening sequences for the show, the character "Sakuranbo" (Cherry) appears dressed as Darth Vader.

Yu Yu HakushoEdit

  • This whole series seems to be greatly influenced by "Star Wars". Luke Skywalker and Yusuke Urameshi have so much in common. Both are arrogant punks who glamor and boast big when it comes to fighting but lack the much needed discipline to pull off a win for themselves alone. Both these guys have an elderly sensei with green skin who's much shorter than they are, but is lightning on their feet and kill with vicious intelligence and great command of the battle. After Yusuke achieves the much-needed powers to defeat a major enemy, Toguro, Genkai dies on him, same as Yoda did on Luke. Luke's major enemy would be Palpatine. Also Yusuke goes up against his evil father, Raizen in battle, same way Luke fights against his evil father, Darth Vader. Both fathers die on their sons.

BooksEdit

Captain UnderpantsEdit

  • In the forward comic of book 3, The title is "The Phantom Principal", a take-off of "The Phantom Menace"
  • In book 5, on of the comics is started off with "A far time ago, in a Galaxy long, long away." This is a take-off of "A Long time ago , in a Galaxy far, far away.

Diary of a Wimpy KidEdit

  • In Book 3, Greg tries to use the Force to get the television remote.

Anita Blake: Vampire HunterEdit

  • In book 7 is mentioned Darth Vader's breathing.

The 39 CluesEdit

  • Dan's inhaler makes him feel like Darth Cahill. Darth Vader is referenced a number of times. Luke Skywalker is mentioned in Book 11: Vespers Rising.

Mind-Rain: Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies SeriesEdit

  • Chewbacca is named as one of the "greatest sidekicks".

ComicsEdit

Astonishing X-MenEdit

  • In #21, while freezing in an ice storm, Hank says "You're amoral, you're abrasive, and right now you're looking at me like I'm a tauntaun." Agent Brand replies "You can stop whining. I don't need your guts to keep me warm."
  • In #22, on spotting the giant orbiting weapon targeting Earth, Hank says "You know, I thought I'd have a lot more fun if I ever had to say this…" "Say what?" "That's no moon…"

Baby BluesEdit

  • In the title frame of a Sunday strip, Wanda is shown in a Jedi Cloak, doing a Jedi Mind Trick on her husband.

Cable & DeadpoolEdit

  • In issue 35, Deadpool accuses Cable of using "some kind of Jedi mind trick thingie" on him after he spent most of the day arguing with hallucinations of all the people he had killed.

Calvin and HobbesEdit

  • When Calvin's mom makes Calvin an onion suit for a school play and asks how good it is, Calvin replies "Jabba the Hutt meets Rudolf the Reindeer, I dunno."

Dark ClawEdit

  • The comic "Dark Claw Adventures" briefly features a character called "Agent THX 1138".

DilbertEdit

  • In the May 13 2009 strip titled "Wally Dabbles in Crime", Wally is telling Dilbert how many think that crime is a bad thing, but it depends on the role models, and says "I lean toward governors, bankers, athletes and Sith Lords."
  • In the April 26, 2010 Strip Dilbert states "I cannot meet your arbitrary deadline, so the Engeneer's code requires me to Kill myself with a Lightsaber. But as they haven't been Invented yet. The best I can do is annoy myself with a Flashlight"

Doctor WhoEdit

The Family CircusEdit

  • On September 13, 2009, a TIE fighter, an AT-AT, and possibly an AT-ST are seen as members of Billy's toys.

FoxTrotEdit

  • In the January 18, 2009 Sunday edition of the daily comic strip, Jason has a dream where he finds himself on Hoth, then Tatooine, back and forth again, in response to the thermostat changes that night.
  • In one strip, Jason dresses as George Lucas for Halloween. His costume is repeatedly mistaken for that of a lumberjack.
  • In one strip, Jason and Marcus dress up in Star Wars costumes to go watch the entire Star Wars trilogy three times in a row, which Peter thinks is crazy.
  • In one strip, Jason warns Paige and Peter that his Death Snow Star will be operational in a few minutes.
  • In a Sunday strip, Jason says that looking at the stars in the night sky makes him feel like he is in the Millennium Falcon cockpit.
  • In one Sunday strip, Jason plays with his Star Wars action figures. His landspeeder toy gets eaten by his iguana.

Get FuzzyEdit

  • During a 2007 storyline, Bucky tried to convert Rob's old Star Wars toys into statues of himself.
  • On June 7, 2009, Rob received an unopened Jawa action figure which was subsequently devoured by his dog, Satchel.
  • In one Sunday strip, Bucky comes up with several city names that are combinations of cities in Canada and names in Star Wars, such as Newfoundlando and Dartmouth Vader.

Green LanternEdit

Grimm Fairy TalesEdit

  • In issue 33, the main character's son wears a Boba Fett t-shirt and plays with an X-wing starfighter.

Guiding Light

  • In the first issue, Mr. Spaulding tells Iron Man that "We don't need his stormtroopers terrifying this city!"

Jump StartEdit

  • In the May 30, 2008 strip of the daily comic, the character Doctor Appleby is being filmed by his classmate, Sunny. Sunny stops filming to ask what music is playing in the background, to which Doctor Appleby enthusiastically replies, "Darth Vader's theme song! Ya like it?"

The League of Extraordinary GentlemenEdit

Outer OrbitEdit

  • In issue 2, Krunk says to Quinn, "I have you now," while chasing him in a spacecraft.

Pearls Before SwineEdit

  • In between the panels of the August 2, 2010 daily strip, it reads "Stephan Pastis played with Star Wars figurines until he was 16 years old."
  • For the December 29, 2010 installment of the daily strip, Rat finds Pig sprawled on the floor and inquires to why he is covered in Han Solo figures. Pig replies that he is part of Pigita's art piece. Rat comments that it's a stupid idea and why Pigita would do something like that, to which Pig says, "I don't know... I guess she can't keep her Hans off me." The strip concludes with Rat standing on Stephen Pastis's desk, holding a baseball bat, saying, "Prepare for a disturbance in the Force."

RobinEdit

RockyEdit

  • In one comic featured in the first volume of the albums published in Sweden, Rocky and his friend Mange walk by a movie theater were some Star Wars fans are queuing to get tickets for The Phantom Menace. When asked if he has seen it, Rocky expresses his dislike for the Star Wars franchise. As a payback, Mange tricks the fans into gluing a Darth Vader helmet onto his head.
  • In a comic published in the eight volume of the Swedish albums, Rocky's friend Rippo tells Rocky and their other friend Flavio about his classmates at the university. According to Rippo, they've just gone through boot camp and during this time acquired a "firm grip." Rippo angrily wonders if these people, instead of hurting his hand every time they shake hands, can't just crush his head like Darth Vader.
  • In a comic presented in the eleventh volume of the Swedish albums, Rocky and Rippo are discussing false ID's. In a somewhat exaggerated attempt to explain the difficulty in forging modern ID's, Rippo exclaims that they come with a hologram of Princess Leia that tells you your social security number, and that you'd have to be Steven Spielberg to forge one of those.

RunawaysEdit

Sally ForthEdit

  • On June 5, 2009, Ted Forth reveals his dream of his and Sally's mortgage being paid off by the eventual sale of his unopened Boba Fett action figure.
  • On July 5, 2009, Ted Forth compares sparklers to safer versions of lightsabers.

The SandmanEdit

Secret Asian ManEdit

A strip is written regarding the Jedi census phenomenon, and a clone trooper appears in a Halloween strip.

Sonic the HedgehogEdit

  • The Death Egg is obviously a tribute to the Death Star in both appearance and name.
  • Issue 113's cover was a reference to the Attack of the Clones poster.

ThunderboltsEdit

  • In issue #130 of May 2009, while attempting to escape an attack by the Thunderbolts, Deadpool happens upon closed doors, yelling "Open the blast doors! Open the blast doors!"

Ultimate X-MenEdit

  • In issue #46, Cyclops recalls his father buying him The Empire Strikes Back when he was 7 years old.
  • In issue #48 and #49, the X-Men's stealth jet is called the "X-Wing".

X-Men: Phoenix - WarsongEdit

  • In the first issue, the Three-In-One, using their telepathic powers in a similar manner to the Jedi Mind Trick, make a fellow student at the Xavier Institute say "These aren't the droids you are looking for".

Y: The Last ManEdit

  • In issue 4, the main character, Yorick, when sent to locate Dr. Mann, an expert on cloning, grumbles about "dragging me to some Attack-of-the-Clones doctor." On the next page, he says that he and his sister are "like Luke and Leia...um, minus the French kissing."
  • In issue 6, Yorick asks Dr. Mann why she couldn't "you know, scrape a few cells from my cheek and do your Clone War experiments without me." Mann (whose mother was Chinese) later says that she gave herself a new last name after Mann's Chinese Theatre.
  • In issue 14, Yorick cries out, "It's a trap!"
  • In issue 27, when in San Francisco, Yorick says, "No wonder the Federation of Planets put their headquarters here." Agent 355 asks if "That's some kind of dumb Star Wars reference, right?" to which Yorick responds, "You wound me."
  • In issue 45, Yorick explains that "you're experiencing my master plan. Our new pal didn't really betray us. She just used me as leverage to gain the bad guys' trust. A classic Lando!"

MagazinesEdit

Amazing StoriesEdit

Issue 605 celebrated the release of the original trilogy on DVD.

Mad MagazineEdit

  • It would parody Star Wars and all the other episodes in its issues, plus release Super Specials that were nothing but Star Wars parody.

CityArts SeattleEdit

  • The August 2011 issue featured an article titled Game Changers, about female geeks and feminism in geek culture. The article prominently referenced slave Leia, Return of the Jedi, and Star Wars and other science fiction in general.

Sports IllustratedEdit

Throughout the magazine's history, there are several references to Star Wars, namely about the fans being nerds.

StarburstEdit

Issue 249 contained an interview with Gary Kurtz, who went behind the scenes of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. It also contained a photo preview of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

TV GuideEdit

A 2005 issue contained a preview of Revenge of the Sith, and a holographic cover of Leia/Padmé.

Vanity FairEdit

The February, 2005 issue contained an interview with George Lucas that went behind the scenes of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It also contained a four-page foldout with several actors and characters from both trilogies.

Major websitesEdit

Homestar RunnerEdit

  • In the Strong Bad Email "Greeting Cards", one of the cards read "Thinking of you...and how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are."
  • In the Halloween special "Halloween Potion-ma-jig", Homestar Runner thought Bubs, dressed as Apollo Creed from Rocky, was dressed as Lando Calrissian--a reference to the resemblance between Billy Dee Williams and Carl Weathers.
  • In the Strong Bad Email "what i want, Strong bad says to Talon Jendro, "Where'd you get that name? George Lucas?"

Something AwfulEdit

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate DestinyEdit

YTMNDEdit

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged SeriesEdit

  • The ending of Episode 3, "My Cards Will Go On," features a short clip of Admiral Ackbar holding up a "trap card," and shouting, "It's a trap!"
  • Episode 15, "Card Wars," parodies several lines from the films, and even opens with a parody of the opening crawl.
CARD GAMES
EPISODE XV
DUEL OF FATES 
It is a period of civil war.
Yugi Moto, having lost a
children's card game, has gone
all emo.

Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba has
infiltrated Pegasus's castle
(again) in a desperate attempt
to rescue his far more appealing
younger brother.

Unbeknownst to either of them,
George Lucas is planning a Super
Special Awesome Edition of
Yu-Gi-Oh where they'll both be
replaced by dancing CGI monkeys.

In America.
  • In episode 46, Marik and Bakura duel with lightsabers until they decided to play a children's card game.
  • In Episode 47, when the blimp is about to crash into the sea, some of the music is playing.
  • In episode 48, when Tea ends up in the virtual world, she asks "Ok, so how did I wind up on Tatooine?"
  • In episode 51, just as Tristian is about to get killed, Serenity tells Tristian that she loves him, to whic Tristian replies "I know"
  • In episode 52, "Tristian (really Nesbitt in disguise), during a fight with Seto, says "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the guy kicking your ass with a stick. The irony-"

ThatGuyWithTheGlassesEdit

Nostalgia CriticEdit

  • In his He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special review, after expressing his shock at the fact He-Man has a Christmas Special. He said he wouldn't be surprised if there was a Star Wars Christmas Special, Yoda then told him "You will be, you will be".
  • In his Top 11 Christmas Special review when Number 11 was The Star Wars Christmas Special he denied it's existence saying "no Human could be that idiotically cruel", Yoda then laughed at him. Number 8 was The Star Wars Christmas Special as well and got the Nostalgia Critic annoyed, persisting that it didn't exist while Yoda laughed at him. At the end of the review the Nostalgia Critic asked Yoda what he was laughing at and received a package from a weird looking mailman, he was shocked to find that it was the Star Wars Christmas Special, he then impersonated Luke Skywalker finding out that Darth Vader was his father.
  • The Next Week, the Nostalgia Critic reviewed The Star Wars Holiday Special.
  • In his Lost in Space review he commented that the alien monkey, Blarp, looked like Jar Jar Binks' aborted fetus.

GitHubEdit

  • The 404 Not Found page has a figure resembling Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope with what appears to be a landspeeder and Tattooine in the background. The figure's speech bubble says "This is not the web page you are looking for.", an obvious reference to the famous scene in Episode IV.

NovelsEdit

Alex Rider seriesEdit

  • In Point Blanc, one of the characters James Spritz wears an old Star Wars t-shirt.
  • In Ark Angel, the protagonist Alex Rider recalls watching Harrison Ford in the Original Trilogy while making his way through a zero-gravity space station called Ark Angel. He realizes that wading through space is different from the films' depiction.

Angels & DemonsEdit

  • In Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, the scholar Robert Langdon is brought to Geneva, Switzerland to investigate the murder of a scientist, which has religious, symbological overtones. While discussing a top secret experiment with two scientists, the director says, "You mean God?" to which the other responds, "God, Buddha, The Force, Yahweh, the singularity, the unicity point -- call it whatever you like -- the result is the same."

BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time TrapEdit

  • In this book there is a conversation between a mercenary leader, The Shadowed One, and one of his mercenaries, a female called Lariska. The Shadowed One orders her to punish a member of his organization, Triglax, because he held back payment intended for TSO. When Lariska asks TSO whether she should remove Triglax's hands during the torture, he says no and explains this with "I think enough hands have been removed this year." Author Greg Farshtey wanted this to be an allusion to the extensive hand-losses during lightsaber combat in Star Wars, as seen in Episode III (released in 2005, the same year the book was released) in the fights between Anakin and Dooku and Obi-Wan and Vader.

A Brief History of the Paradox Philosophy and the Labyrinths of the MindEdit

  • On page 163 author Roy Sorensen, in reference to the Manichees, compares their leader's teachings of Christian philosophy with that of Yoda's teachings of the Force.

The Dresden FilesEdit

  • In the novel Small Favor while observing a construct made by Mab, one of the Winter Queens, Harry Dresden thinks that the human shapes are the size of the old Star Wars action figures. Later in the novel he thinks about hating "...feeling like Han Solo in a world of Jedi." Out loud he says to his companion that he, Harry, is suppose to be the Jedi. Not long after he calls his dog Chewie when he growls in warning.
  • In the following novel, Turn Coat, during a conversation between Harry Dresden and Thomas Raith, Harry says "I'm not asking her to deactivate the tractor beam, rescue the princess, and escaped to the fourth moon of Yavin." During a battle later in the novel he thinks that the red, green and blue blasts of fire remind him of a scene in a Star Wars movie. He also starts calling his apprentice Molly Carpenter a padawan. Towards the end of the novel Molly calls him Obi-Wan after he explains part of his strategy to solve the case he is working on.
  • In the novel Changes, Harry Dresden imitates Yoda's voice and lines when speaking to his apprentice, Molly Carpenter, about not needing her weapons. Molly responds with the quip that there other things to reference than Star Wars. Harry is then described as narrowing his "...eyes in Muppetly wisdom." A clear reference to Yoda. After being magically dressed he comments about looking ".. like the Games Workshop version of a Jedi Knight." When traveling through the Ways, paths through another dimension, he describes some beams of light as making the Death Star lasers look weak. During a difficult battle he asks himself what would Yoda do before sending several falling pounds of rock at his opponent.

Good OmensEdit

  • The Antichrist has a squadron of model X-wings hanging from the ceiling of his room.
  • The Antichrist's childhood gang is said to enjoy playing a game "based on a highly successful film series with lasers, robots, and a princess who wore her hair like a pair of stereo headphones." Darth Vader's helmet is also compared to a coal scuttle.
  • In one part of the book, a pepperpot-shaped beeping alien robot lands, and it is debated whether it more closely resembles R2-D2 or a Dalek.

Hellbound SnowballsEdit

  • Sissy is seen to wave her hand "subtly like a Jedi" early in the book.
  • Chapter 18 is titled "If You Strike Me Down, I Shall Become More Powerful Than You Could Possibly Imagine." Echoing the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi moments before he is killed in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader.
  • When Jan fails to tempt Connor toward committing murder he muses about the possibility of tempting Connor's love interest instead, mirroring a similar threat by Darth Vader to turn Leia Organa to the Dark side of the Force.
  • Connor shouts, "That's not true! That's impossible!" This is Luke Skywalker's reaction when he learns that Darth Vader is his father.

Kasabian: Sound, Movement & EmpireEdit

  • In this unofficial biography about the successful British band Kasabian one of the chapters is titled "Not That Long Ago, In A Cowshed Far, Far Away", though the mentioned cowshed has nothing to do with Kasabian.
  • Later in the book, it is mentioned that the lead singer, Tom Meighan, was interviewed by starwars.com following a gig, where he had worn a T-shirt featuring Darth Vader.
  • The last chapter is called "A New Hope", a reference to episode IV.

Mortal EnginesEdit

  • In Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve, the novel opens with a chase scene between the Traction City of London and the town of Salthook, paralleling the pursuit between Darth Vader's Imperial-class Star Destroyer Devastator and Leia Organa's CR90 Corvette Tantive IV. As with Tantive IV, Salthook is soon captured and torn apart by London.
  • In a parallel with Luke Skywalker's first encounter with Han Solo's Millennium Falcon at Mos Eisley, one of the main characters Tom Natsworthy describes the aviatrix Anna Fang's airship Jenny Haniver as "made of junk!". Fang replies by commenting that her airship was "built from bits of the finest airships that ever flew".

The Musashi FlexEdit

  • In The Musashi Flex by Steve Perry, which is a prequel to his Matador book series, Teräs Käsi, is mentioned briefly as one of the fighting styles used by the main character of the novel. Later in the novel, John Williams' music is mentioned as well.

Net ForceEdit

ScarecrowEdit

The SignEdit

  • In Raymond Khoury's The Sign from 2009 a mysterious "sign" appears without warning over the Antartic ice shelf, in front of a TV crew. Now several groups of people try to figure out what it is.
  • Gracie (the TV reporter): After going directly from the ice shelf to the desert, she muses that "she has stepped on to Tatoonie.
  • Casba (the genius): Being overweight (by a lot) and a geek, whith an unpronouncable name, he is affectionally referred to as "Jabba" by his friends.

Warcraft: War of the Ancients, Book 2: The Demon SoulEdit

World War ZEdit

  • Gavin Blaire (a female aircraft pilot) complains about losing the opportunity to fly "the closest thing to an X-wing" due to a shortage of fuel.

RestaurantsEdit

Big BoyEdit

SportsEdit

CricketEdit

  • At many ovals, including Bellerive Oval (Tasmania, Australia) The Imperial March and other Music by John Williams is played between the overs.

Major League BaseballEdit

  • In many sports arenas and stadiums (including Yankee Stadium) John Williams's themes to Star Wars are often played. At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees are always introduced one by one accompanied by the Award Ceremony theme from A New Hope, while the opposing team is always introduced with the Imperial March.
  • During the 2004 Major League Playoffs, the legendary rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox brought Star Wars into the mix when the Red Sox began to call the Yankees the "Evil Empire", an obvious reference to the Galactic Empire.[source?]
  • 2007 New York Mets backup catcher Ramon Castro uses the Imperial March as his walk-up music before coming to bat.

National Football LeagueEdit

  • The Imperial March is often used by such teams as the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers, both considered dark and evil to other teams. Various Raiders fans will come to the game as Darth Vader. In addition, Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is sometimes known as the Darth Vader of the NFL.
  • As a promotion for the release of the original Star Wars films on DVD, Imperial Stormtroopers and Darth Vader both made appearances at an Oakland Raiders home game in week three of the 2004 NFL season. An amusing moment came when Raiders owner Davis and Vader met and shook hands.
  • After an incredible season in 2004, then-Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper was asked if he could have another MVP-like season. Culpepper responded by saying he felt like a Jedi Knight.

CyclingEdit

  • In the 2006 edition of Tour de France, German cyclist Jens Voigt's friend and roommate throughout the race, the American Bobby Julich, was forced to abandon due to a crash. Voigt should now share hotel room with Luxembourger Fränk Schleck. Voigt commented: "I room with Fränk now, he's my new Padawan, and I show him how to use the Force."

WWE Monday Night RawEdit

VideoEdit

  • HISHE or How It Should Have Ended is a web video series that portrays humorous ways a movie could have ended, by employing logic or simplifying situations that were deemed too ridiculous. A Return of the Jedi video was made showing how the gang could have blown Jabba the Hutt and his entourage up with thermal detonators eliminating the need for a risky plan, touched up on the fact that the Death Star II was more vunerable, and that Shuttle Tydirium might be noticed missing. Later it also shows the Stormtroopers showing hysteria for not being able to shoot correctly and being killed by harmless Ewoks, Darth Vader being overjoyed that he had a daughter and attacking the Emperor for lying to him. He then appears in spirit form as the maimed and armless Anakin Skywalker, then switching from his older form, his young adult form, and his child form much to the chagrin of Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Mace Windu and Qui-Gon Jinn appear as ghosts (but no Padmé Amidala) and all the Younglings that Anakin killed, prompting Yoda to note that the situation was awkward. As a funny sidenote, Han Solo still blind from his carbon freezing stint remarks he may be missing something worthwhile to look at, which is Leia in a revealing metal bikini.
  • Palpatine looks for a job-This was a humorous video created by G4TV, that starts off with an Imperial spokesperson talking about the recent events post-Battle of Endor while newsclips flash by on the screen. He informs the auidence that Darth Vader is dead and that the Emperor is in a secure location. The clip then cuts to Palpatine alive and well, in a job office called TempCorp, looking for a new job. The interviewer is impressed with Palpatine's reseme, and asks him if he likes dogs. Palpatine hesitantly replies yes, and installs an invisible doggy fence in a couple's yard, throwing a bone and causing the dog to be fried and killed. Palpatine then tries to be a therapist, goading his young angry patient into killing his father and whole family, electrocuting a client over the phone as a telemarketer, and denying a plane landing as a air traffic controller, causing the plane to crash. Evantually, the interviewer cannot take Palpatine's destructive path and kicks him out. Declaring that every single person at TempCorp is an "Enemy of the Republic", the interviewer angrily chases him off the premises.

See alsoEdit

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