34+ "Star Wars" Easter Eggs Fans Missed

If there's one movie series we can watch over and over again, it’s Star Wars. Each time we watch the films, we discover new and exciting things.

Screenshot from "Return of the Jedi"

From small symbols to hidden messages to unexpected cameos, these movies have a ton of secrets you’ve probably never noticed before. Lucky for you, we’ve made a list of the most surprising Easter eggs you’ll never be able to unsee in the galaxy far, far away.

The fight between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back is one of the most iconic fights in the series, especially since it’s one of the first where we truly see a difference in their ability and power.

Screenshot from "The Empire Strikes Back"

However, since our eyes are only focused on the way Luke can barely hold his own against the force, we missed the hidden Mickey Mouse that flashes for a moment in the background of the scene—right before Luke is tossed through the window.

In both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, we become acquainted with the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, who easily became a fan favorite. There’s just something about his old Western bounty-hunter personality that makes us love him.

Screenshot from "The Empire Strikes Back"

His popularity probably boils down to the actor who played him in the movies, Jeremy Bulloch, who fooled us all when he donned the Stormtrooper uniform and showed up in Cloud City as a guard who helped to sell out Leia, Chewie, and C3PO.

Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who played Boba Fett, spent a lot of time on the set, even when his usual character wasn’t involved in a scene, or the movie at all.

Screenshot from "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith"

In fact, you might have missed it when Bulloch made a cameo without his usual Boba Fett get-up. Instead, in Revenge of the Sith, he took the skies as Captain Colton, a pilot of the Rebel Blockade Runner, Tantive IV.

The YT-1300 ships were popular during the end of the Galactic period. The Millennium Falcon itself is a YT-1300 ship—and a pretty iconic one at that. But that doesn’t mean these ships didn’t exist before.

Screenshot from “Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones"

In Attack of the Clones, we can see two YT-1300 ships flying in the background when Anakin and Padme arrive on Naboo—which caught us off guard, as we tried to understand the iconic ship's history in the prequel era.

Before George Lucas created and directed the Star Wars series, he made his directorial debut in a science fiction film all the way back in 1971. The film was called THX 1138 and focused on a dystopian world controlled and policed by androids.

Screenshot from "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace"

Even though Star Wars would go on to be much more successful, Lucas never forgot his roots, and in many of the prequel films, you can see the number 1138 referenced many times, like on the side of helmets, or given as coordinates. What a sneaky guy.

When a Stormtrooper falls to his death in A New Hope, fans can hear a very distinctive scream that might sound a bit familiar. This particular scream would go on to be used in over 300 sci-fi and action films—and it's all thanks to Ben Burtt.

Screenshot from "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"

Burtt, the sound director for Star Wars, asked Warner Bros. for the right to use this particular scream—called the Wilhelm scream—which originated in a movie made in the ‘50s. However, it was this specific use in Star Wars that popularized it and made it a must-have in many George Lucas films.