Obi-Wan Kenobi has finally swooped onto Disney+. Say "hello there" to all of the Star Wars Easter eggs and references found in episode 1.

Caution: spoilers ahead for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1

Here are all of the subtle (and not so subtle) Star Wars Easter eggs and references from Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1. Ewan McGregor's last appearance in the galaxy far, far away came via 2005's Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Over the past 17 years, audience opinion regarding George Lucas' prequel trilogy has dramatically improved (maybe not for Jar-Jar, but still...), and McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi comeback began looking inevitable.

Following The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett in the live-action Star Wars TV stakes, Obi-Wan Kenobi has now premiered on Disney+ with a one-two punch. The story catches up with our Jedi-in-hiding 10 years after battling Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar, but still 9 years out from A New Hope. Something tells us those 9 years will take their toll... Watching over Luke Skywalker from afar, Obi-Wan Kenobi lives alone on Tatooine keeping the lowest profile possible to elude the Empire's ever-tightening grasp.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1 is a thrilling introduction to this untold chapter in Star Wars history, and neatly sets up the Jedi's coming rematch against Darth Vader. The episode - simply titled "Part I" - also launches a volley of Star Wars nods for fans to enjoy. These are the Obi-Wan Kenobi Easter eggs we found in episode 1.

Obi-Wan Kenobi's Disney+ premiere opens with a flashback to the Jedi Temple massacre from Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. A previously unseen Jedi called Minas Velti dies valiantly protecting a class of younglings from the clone trooper onslaught. Palpatine's "Order 66" command can be heard echoing in the background. The scene adds another tragic perspective to the Jedi Purge.

The bulky helmets worn by Obi Wan-Kenobi's younglings in this flashback were previously seen during Yoda's lightsaber training session in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. The idea is to enhance a padawan's reflexes by limiting their sight, and derives from Obi-Wan's first training session with Luke Skywalker in A New Hope.

Predictably, there are plenty of Obi-Wan Kenobi Easter eggs scattered in the form of familiar species and droids. "Part I" includes plenty of Jawas and a red-colored R2 unit roaming Tatooine, while Kenobi himself rides an Eopie - first seen in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. A Scurrier appears as Obi-Wan crosses the desert, then Breha Organa compares her daughter to a "Glor'ag" - a creature from Star Wars' Legends canon. Later in the episode, Leia thanks a silver protocol droid called YO (C-3YO?) while her father remembers chasing purrgil - hyperspace creatures from Star Wars Rebels. The feisty young Leia also admits she'd rather be digested by a jakobeast - first included in the Dawn of Rebellion source book - than apologize to her obnoxious cousin. The green pirate who helps kidnap Leia seems to be a Falleen.

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When Rupert Friend's Grand Inquisitor rolls into a Tatooine saloon demanding information on the local Jedi situation, most of the establishment's beverages are being drunk from chunky translucent white beaker cups. These props were first used in A New Hope - most memorably during the Mos Eisley cantina sequence.

After shaking down the saloon goe awry, the Grand Inquisitor refers to his assistant Reva as the "Third Sister" in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1. Inquisitors are typically known by their "brother" and "sister" titles in Star Wars Rebels, but trailer footage made Reva seem like an exception.

John Williams' "Force Theme" debuted in A New Hope and has evolved into one of the most famous compositions in Star Wars, nay, movie history. Obi-Wan Kenobi's score pays tribute to Williams by incorporating strains and allusions to the "Force Theme" - a slower, slightly altered rendition the first time Ewan McGregor appears, then a more familiar reprisal towards the end once Obi-Wan rediscovers his heroism. Obi-Wan Kenobi's soundtrack is composed by Natalie Holt, who expertly weaves touches of old into the newness.

Obi-Wan Kenobi smells funny, apparently. The Jedi's Jawa friend, Teeka, says, "I could smell you from Anchorhead." This Tatooine outpost  town was first mentioned by Luke Skywalker in A New Hope. Teeka also name-drops the Dune Sea - mostly known for harboring Jabba the Hutt's infamous Sarlacc pit.

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After secretly watching Luke Skywalker through binoculars, Obi-Wan decides to send the child a gift (it's not as bad as it sounds) and purchases a starship toy from Teeka the light-fingered Jawa. If the plaything looks familiar, there's a good reason - this is the very same spacecraft toy Mark Hamill's probably-too-old Luke Skywalker plays with at the beginning of A New Hope.

Aside from kids' toys and stolen vaporator parts, Teeka's salvaged wares include a Jedi lightsaber belt. These leather accessories were worn by most Jedi during the Star Wars prequel era, including Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Anakin Skywalker. This particular garment was taken from the ship of Nari - a Jedi introduced in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1

Like Star Wars fans during the 2000s, Obi-Wan Kenobi is having nightmares about the prequel trilogy. These flashbacks include the lightsaber battle on Mustafar, Anakin Skywalker breaking bad, Kenobi's "you were my brother, Anakin" line, Qui-Gon Jinn's death, swashbuckling missions from Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Anakin's burning body, Yoda, Padmé, the birth of the Skywalker twins, and Jake Lloyd's young Anakin piloting a starfighter.

Spying on young Luke Skywalker from afar, Obi-Wan notices how like his father the child truly is. Luke wears pilot's goggles very similar his wheezy old man, and plays around pretending to be a starfighter in the same optimistic way little Annie did. When Leia appears later in the episode, she's also preoccupied by the sky and starships, avoiding official functions to spot vessels flying to and from Alderaan. Both kids continue the spirit of Anakin.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi meets a fellow escaped Jedi called Nari, who shows his lightsaber as proof of friendship. Rivaling post-ROTJ Luke Skywalker in terms of Jedi acting like dicks, Obi-Wan advises Nari to bury the weapon deep in Tatooine's sands, and "Part I" later reveals Kenobi already did exactly that upon beginning his Tatooine exile. The image of Anakin's lightsaber being consigned to the desert foreshadows the blade's ultimate fate, with Rey burying it in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

In Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Natalie Portman's Padmé Amidala used a body double decoy to evade assassination, with a handmaiden called Sabé (played by Keira Knightley) standing in for the Naboo Queen. It's like mother, like daughter in a great Obi-Wan Kenobi Easter egg, as Leia asks a young friend (possible a Pau'an?) to take her place for a ceremonial event on Alderaan.

The young Leia proffers two obscure Star Wars Easter eggs in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1, mentioning both "Aquilian rangers" and "Merson pirates." The Aquilae system was introduced to Star Wars lore by Han Solo in A New Hope but Aquilae rangers were mentioned in an early George Lucas script back when Luke's surname was still Starkiller. The Merson rangers hail from a 1977 Star Wars comic book published by Marvel.

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Retrieving her daughter from the forest, Breha Organa tells Leia, "If you behaved as well as you climb, you'd be a senator already." This line foreshadows Leia's future in the Star Wars original and sequel trilogies, where she's officially known as Senator Organa.

Owen Lars is less than pleased about Obi-Wan's attempt to give little Luke a starship toy, throwing the unwanted gift at the Jedi's feet. This moment echoes a scene from Marvel's Star Wars comic books, specifically 2016's Star Wars Vol. 2 #15 where Kenobi sends Owen supplies and equipment under the pretense of Jawa freebies. The gift aside, Owen blaming Kenobi for Anakin Skywalker's death in "Part I" broadly follows this same comic confrontation.

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When Sung Kang's Fifth Brother slams down a bounty for Nari on a nearby Tatooine stall, the small projection disc is very similar to the devices used by bounty hunters like Din Djarin in The Mandalorian, even down to the red writing.

During the Organas' party on Alderaan, a shiny, golden protocol droid can be spotted chatting to guests in the background. This is almost certainly our old friend C-3PO, and as the festivities begin to wind down, an astromech identical to R2-D2 is then shown serving drinks to guests. Following the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the iconic droid pairing accompanied Leia to Alderaan, so it makes sense they're loitering around the planet's royal functions. If it seems strange C-3PO and R2-D2 aren't together during this event, that's likely because the former's memories were wiped.

When he's not slapping some bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea apparently kidnaps princesses for the Empire.

With Leia taken by criminals, the Organas call upon Obi-Wan Kenobi for help. The distressed couple don't quite say, "Help us Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope," but the transmission isn't far off. The message is intentionally close to Leia's iconic A New Hope recording in both its wording and delivery, similar to how Spider-Man movies find various ways of recycling the "with great power comes great responsibility" speech.

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Resolving to rescue Princess Leia after all, Obi-Wan Kenobi returns to the patch of desert where he buried his lightsaber and lifts the box from the sand - revealing two blades inside. One is his own; the other belonged to Anakin Skywalker, and was evidently taken from Mustafar after Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - a two-for-one Obi-Wan Kenobi Easter egg.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi continues Wednesday on Disney+.

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