Absurdly Obscure Star Wars Details
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Prepare yourself for some of the most obscure Star Wars trivia that I could find!
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When you're _still_ able to find details from the films after 40+ years, it speaks to the insane level of creativity from the designers.
what details?... this video is useless, he's pushing mistakes made on set as cannon cause he ran out of ideas..
@@StefanScripca oh Boy, the Salty Side is strong in you, but thanks for ruining Star Wars with that toxic behaviour
@@StefanScripca How are any of these "mistakes"? (Other than maybe the human jawa) They're just interesting bits of insight on the production and small details from the films that are normally overlooked.
What the heck do you expect from a video called "Absurdly Obscure Star Wars Details"?
@@StefanScripca, a detail is a detail, whether it was purposeful or otherwise. And the last thing anyone could ever say about EC Henry is “he’s run out of ideas.” Peace. 😊
@@StefanScripca it’s fun Stefan. We’re having fun here analyzing the series we all love coming up with speculations to flesh out the universe regardless of any other story telling that may or may not have addressed this.
The existence of children in the background of Cloud City drives home why Lando did what he did. he is responsible for all of these people, including school children. He didn't hand Han over to save his own skin, but all of these innocent lives.
He wanted to keep Anakin out of there because of his history....you know...the youngling deal...
We knew that even back in the day
@Kolonol1 - 😂
He wasn’t lying when he said he’d gone legit
@@valley_robot yeah well i guess some people didnt get it somehow
"and I hope at least one thing was new to you".... HECK. Literally the entire video was new stuff to me. The level of insanely detailed and obscure knowledge required to make something like this goes WELL beyond "encyclopedic"... I don't even know what it should be called.
Yeah the lambda shuttle I never ever thought it really had lights until this video
Bizzare lore?
Crazy comes to mind, thought that is a broad generalization, maybe a harmless eccentric & specifice obsessiveness disorder. It's entertaining and it always amazes me at how I thought I was into something and then this guy comes along and shows I have a passing interest and a amature level of knowledge on the topic at best.
Same
The Lambda shuttle triple navigation light blink as it leaves the Star Destroyer could be a "form on me" signal to the TIE fighter escorts. Many real world military aircraft have some form of formation specific lighting. Great Video
I was thinking "Stay clear, wings in motion."
@@elibalin Possibly more "Stay clear, wings opening." And then the lights going solid would be "Stay clear, wings closing." Unless we want to say that they have different light patterns for space vs atmospheric operation.
...I wonder what the light pattern was for the shuttles landing on DS2?
@@nekophht There only needs to be one mode either way. The closest real-world analogue seems to be aircraft anti-collision strobes.
The triple light blink could also be about tractor beam release and transition to free flight
Unjammable automated visual communication?
This is peak star wars content right here. Hope we get another one of these soon.
All EC Henry is canon as far as I’m concerned
Prequels would be really interesting
super cool to think about how "canon" it is that Luke switched out his helmet for an imperceptibly different helmet off screen.
I’m not surprised that it’s EC Henry who’s managed to make the only Star Wars “obscure details” video on CZcams actually delivers on the title.
I’m ancient enough to have seen the OT in theaters, and I didn’t know ANY of these. Keep ‘em coming, please.
This is more of a retroactive detail more than anything, but, Jyn Erso's theme shows up in A New Hope and it plays when Luke says he can't get involved, and then it shows up again at the end of Return of the Jedi right as the celebration song begins. I guess its possible Michael Giaccino took inspiration from these little bits from each soundtrack and retroactively made it into Jyn's theme. I like this detail as it feels like a reminder of what the Rogue One crew died for, after all, the official name for that leitmotif is: Jyn Erso & Hope Suite.
This is a classic melody called Dies Irae which has been use by composers (including John Williams quite often) since at least the thirteenth century. Giacchino purposely utilized it throughout Rogue One as a reference to it's frequent use in A New Hope, and to represent the inevitable sacrifice of the protagonists. It's commonly used in classical music and film scores, and throughout the entire Star Wars saga, to represent tragedy or death in general. You can read more about it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_irae
In fact, originally it was used to underscore the Binary Sunset scene, before it was rewritten to incorporate what is now known as the "Force theme":
czcams.com/video/rx19_UxG_YA/video.html
Odds are good. The timeframe of R1 was so close to ANH he sampled it heavily to have continuity. Course the fact that he only had like a month to build the soundtrack probably necessitated that. Whether it did or not, he knocked it out of the friggin park.
@@mertz7305 at least someone tried to do something with continuity...lol
That's a cool detail, definitely have to watch the films again to notice that.
Dude, I just want to say how much I appreciate your kind of Star Wars content. Too much of the conversation around the franchise is overly negative and dramatic or purely unoriginal. You have found so many interesting things and you put so much effort into your content and it shows. Thanks for your videos.
It's because the franchise has been mediocre since 1999.
It's the truth, though. Sometimes the truth hurts.
I think you put too much sugar in your coffee this morning...
But it is always necessary to be grateful for noticing these hidden gems among so much gold as there is in this galactic saga.
Thanks for these data!
8:15 This could mean that the vertical spire of the Nebulon B is modular, and the version of the ship we typically see is actually far heavier and larger than the standard design.
Funny enough, EC Henry's concept for the Imperial Nebulon A would match this "spineless" design very well...
There are also the Nebulon B2 Frigates in some games, with a twin V-shaped spire.
I dont remember what book i read it in but the big spires are basically mobile stations like medical facilities
I always thought it looked like Wedge closed his S-Foils, but was never sure.
Wow. This was pure gold. Please do these for the prequel trilogy as well. Eagle-eyed EC Henry!
I feel like the prequels have a lot less of these minor prop details when everything is digital there's a lot less of a human touch to everything in the world. You're not gonna find an old radio sticker on a clone trooper helmet :/
You won’t find stickers on a helmet of stormtroopers either. Why isn’t OT bashed? Nothing on all identical Ewoks too.
Prequels are filled with details in their showing of alien cultures. It’s just your psychological bias where puppets, matte paintings, random clutter = real; cgi = fake.
@patrick maybe Only, not everything is digital, particularly in The Phantom Menace, which has more in-camera FX work than the OT combined.
Wow. A “Things You Missed In Movie X” video with actual things I missed. You’re awesome.
I remember that bit with the x-wing folding its wings flying through the tunnel! A neat and subtle detail. I'm sure that, if the movie were made today, there would be some useless bit of dialog with Wedge explaining that its a tight fit and to close his S-foils.
Beat me to it.
Didn't Poe perform a similar maneuver when he flew inside Starkiller Base? Without any fanfare?
@@curtisharvey2330 maybe... I've only watched it a couple of times
This reminds me of the old Star Wars Technical Commentaries page. I love it.
I like to imagine that at least a few of these were the result of technical/budget limitations, and weren't intentional at all.
"Yes George, we got the shuttle prop done but the lights act weird when you move the wings"
The human on the sandcrawler fits that category - he's not an actor, he's an f/x tech trying desparately to not be noticed as he scrambles to keep the droid props working - especially the radio controlled Artoo body that hadn't had enough development time to be fully reliable and then got damaged on the flight to Tunisia.
@@davydatwood3158 Yeah, the "human Jawa" is 100% just a techie trying their best not to ruin a shot. The helmets are just props being reused for budget reasons, Luke's helmet changing _is_ a continuity error, etc.
Star Wars fans just _really_ like going out of their way to explain common filmmaking fumbles as somehow being an intentional piece of genius on the part of Lucas/Disney.
"Ehh, keep it. It looks good."
Make as many of these obscure details video as you wish, love this stuff!
Incredible how you watch a film 100 times and there are still new stuff you haven't seen 🤷♂️ Thanks for telling us the symbol on the biker scout I've always wondered what it was 👌
Wait, that Battle of Hoth bit...that explains so much about little details that confused me.
Henry STAYS as the No. 1 best sci fi easter egg hunter ever
In the first appearance of the Executor in TESB, the Tie Fighters appear to be doing all sorts of wild and dangerous maneuvers, flying way to close to each other in a random or chaotic manner. I always found that strange. In ROTJ during Darth Vader and then the Emperor's arrivals at the second Death Star, the Tie Fighters are staying in formation and following orderly flight paths.
The pilots had too many Deathsticks...
@@totalnerd5674 During the period in between TESB and ROTJ, the pilots went home and rethought their lives.
They were told to fly and look cool because the imperial March was playing
Just fly casual.
Weren't they trying to catch han solo?
Usually when I watch one of these "ten things you didn't notice in Star Wars" I usually know almost 90% of the stuff. This video was 100% things I had never noticed, and I LOVE IT. Your analysis style is very unique, would love more like this
Episode 1 still has some things I didn't know. Take when the crew arrive on Tatooine as an example, in the background there's a Gozanti-Class cruiser flying behind the main cast as they walk into Mos Espa.
The Gozanti's, plus others like the Tecora-Class freighter, would become more common place as a simple background ship during the Clone Wars. Hell, even the Separatists had a few dozen of them during the first episode of the D-Squad Arc of season 5.
So they are also part of Legends then?
@@michaelandreipalon359 Yes.
I think the Jawa one is simply they didn't have enough small extras so they had a normal sized adult squat down and act like one and his arm slipped out the sleeve too far. The original "blue jeans guy".
Not related to the original trilogy, but while in line at the Rise of the Resistance ride at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, I noticed that on the white vests of the Resistance pilot uniforms, there was a bit of Aurebesh text that i had trouble reading until I realized it was upside down so the wearer could read it. It said “pull to inflate” like a real emergency life vest, which just adds another tiny but fantastic bit of detail to the costumes that grounds them in real life.
I love this content, thanks for your hard work!
Threw my backing ($25) into the kickstarter. Looking forward to the results. Great content as always, EC.
It wasn't mentioned in this video here (maybe it's been covered in an earlier video or so obvious it's not worth mentioning) but the full scale starfighters in the Yavin hanger look alot cleaner and with nicer paint than the miniatures used during the battle itself. In the hangar, Luke's X-wing looks practically brand new!
I always thought that was unusual that they gave the new kid a pristine ship. Then Rogue One came out and Red 5 was destroyed at Scarif. Checks out.
@@mertz7305 wtf? Red 5 wasn't destroyed at Scarif....Luke wasn't meant to be Red 5 at all but Rogue 3 changed and when that happened they put him in as 5. Red 2, Wedge...wanted him as Rogue 3 originally, which is funny because on the death star run, the squadron XO took commands from 5...everyone knew Luke was in command and everyone knew he was the only one who had a chance at succeeding.
The real answer to why the ships looked old and battle worn in the battle is because of several things. #1 carbon scoring from 2/3 of the battle that we never got to see...we never got to see Red squadron and Gold Squadron intercept 2 star destroyers and wipe out a huge portion of their fighter compliment while disabling a 3rd star destroyer before it could launch. We never got to see the actual approach to the death star where they had to drop through 2 or 3 waves of fighters. The death star launched a few hundred foghters at them. In reality less than 9 fighters actually made it to the trench itself and only 3 pulled away. 2 X-wings and a Y-wing. Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and Keyan Farlander in the Y-wing...
Disney tried to change the name...but the problem is, the arabesh spells out "Farlander" so nice try Disney but nope!!
@@Kolonol1 You sound like you have some information I don't. Who was Pedrin Gaul?
@@mertz7305 he was red 5 in Disney wars... which Creates a continuity error...
@@Kolonol1 Gotcha. I rule out a lot of Disney, but my head cannon wants to wedge R1 in there. Its just too good a movie to discount.
This is some of the best content I've seen on all of CZcams.
Your ability to find find the smallest, most insignificant details, and make a captivating 10 minute long video about them never ceases to amaze me!
PLEASE... I BEG YOU, MORE OF THESE
i simply love your videos
4:56 civilian on the far right *definitely* has a full sized electric ice cream maker tucked under his arm. Humorously, this was a cutting edge piece of kitchen tech back in the 70’s!
Dear Henry, when I kind of fed up with Star Wars, I just have to watch one of your videos and BAM! thanks to the excitement omnipresent in your videos rekindles my love for Star Wars. THANK YOU!
Love to see more episodes like this - also the exhaust port reuse blew my mind
I always loved the star wars card games, where they would make cards out of EVERYTHING and throw in extra lore about all the things
The Luke helmet thing and reversed Hoth shot were totally new to me! Mind-blowing indeed! I really hope you do more videos like this!
We are giving ILM and the incredible SW production crew the flowers they deserve
All of this stuff is new to me. The Nebulon-B thing actually fits in perfectly with my headcanon, where the ship is very modular. I really hope that your Kickstarter is successful. I've already put in, but there's still a long way to go. Best of luck!
Wow. Great video. Never noticed the most of this. My favorite detail are the IG "heads" in the cantina.
Which are, apparently, parts from the internal workings of jet fighter engines!!.
He really said no droids
ECHenry deserves so many more followers
ooh, more prequel focused content please! 🥺🙏
The Ewok/Ben Hur horns play two separate tones that are a perfect fifth apart.
The opening notes to the John Williams Star Wars theme are also a perfect fifth (after the perfect fourth).
Listen to the Bill Murray version and you can hear the interval when he sings the words "Star Wars"
As a serious SF/ high fantasy nerd, I love such in-depth details! As one with photosensitive eyes and poor vision, I deeply appreciate you for your efforts and your diligence.
I’ve always particularly loved this he flashing lights on the shuttle ever since I was a kid as it reminded me of late night flights I’d taken with my family. The shuttle always felt so real. Such a cool design.
Wow, thanks for these tidbits I hadn't noticed in 45 years!
One thing I wondered was whether younger viewers got the in-joke of the strange sound Chewy makes when he swings from the trees in Endor, which the Wookies in ROTS also make as they swing- It's the call Johnny Weissmuller's vine-swinging Tarzan always used to announce himself in the old 1940's movies!
This is incredible content. I've been watching this for over 40 years and still finding new details. Amazing!!
I’m convinced I have dementia and your me. This is how I watch Star Wars. Love this
More, more, MORE details and trivia!!!! THANK YOU EC!!!
I would love a 8 movie (6+Rogue+Solo) non-directors Commentary from you on Star Wars
As a long-time Star Wars fan I really appreciated all of the work you put into your video. Thank you and May The Force Be With You!
I could watch hours of this. Please keep it up.
I think it's criminal that you have less than a million subs. Great video as always.
This was awesome, I love these little details. I'd enjoy another couple of videos like this!
This was an awesome watch, thanks for really diving deep into the lore of this beloved franchise I would love to see more!
Everything in all of your videos is new to me. Never noticed any of these details and that's why I love these videos.
A prequels one would be sweet
Han proving that he is the best pilot in the galaxy by being one of the few that does use the turn signals xd
Love the video. I've been reading SW trivia for 40 years, and I learned some new stuff, especially on the helmet text. Nice work!
This is how I watch Star Trek ☺🖖 In TAS last week I noticed something I had never seen before in an exposed conduit...a Type B electrical socket (American standard plug)
Wow, amazing stuff! Glad I came across your channel! 👍
Wow finally a star wars video that isn’t just clickbait bs! Actually learned something new.
More of these, yes!!!! This was fascinating! Props man!
Judah Ben-Hur, "I'll Try Spinning, That's A Good Trick!"
Please breakdown and restore the Towani family cruiser that's crashed in the Ewok movie!! I believe they used some ESB models they had laying around to make it!! A back story and reconstruction would be awesome!!!
This videos was awesome! I’d love to see more videos covering the numerous small and seemingly unnoticeable details. I literally didn’t notice any of the details you discussed.
Henry, your vids are always awesome. Well done!
I can't believe I never noticed Wedge closing those s-foils.
Okay this guy is awesome! Been watching some of your ship videos. Keep it up! This was great!!!
love these, great work, Mr Henry.
Dude, I am loving this, do loads of vids ! Thanks
Heck yes, I want to see more! The title of this video is exactly why I come to this channel.
Great video man! I'd love to see more videos like this.
obscure details in Jabba's Palace would be amazing
The starfighter sequence in the Battle of Yavin also has a lot of continuity errors, specifically with the X-Wing Luke is flying. The X-Wing he hops into in the Yavin hangar has a solid red stripe on the side, but in battle he is flying an X-Wing with a broken stripe as well as two wing stripes (Red 2) or five wing stripes (Red 5). The canopy color (your escape pod) also varies from light blue to gray. What makes the X-Wing inconsistency really interesting to me is that a lot of the scenes were added in the special edition, and someone I guess decided NOT to make the markings match the original versions.
They also re-used the "fly-by" 2-second clip in the trench like 4 times in quick succession towards the end when it's Luke versus the TIE fighters.
I love when star wars feels like a real setting with real procedural details and everyday grounded technology. Loved the heck out of Andor for that. I wish more of the disney era would go with this vibe rather than the Marvel Movie superhero vibe.
Love it! Hope you make more on the OT and the PT. I knew maybe half of what’s here, and usually chalk it up to non-narrative reasons, but this video was well thought through and presented.
I'd like to think I've been a fairly big Star Wars fan my whole life (30+ years) And I did not notice any of these prior to this video. You rock!
You level of attention noticing geekdom is highly appreciated by a fellow geek who loves the minute details to add an extra touch of realism to sci-fi/sci- fa.
Great job again.
Absolutely, i would *love* to see more of these videos, i’m crazy about small details like these!
YES! More videos like this would be amazing!!
I'm so beyond supportive and excited about that 😆
Great video! I immediately subscribed. Keep em coming!
Great video. Always great to see this fantastic details.
Love this.
More videos on the trivia please!
So crazy how ahead of it’s time the care for consistency and authenticity was on those first three movies. Today having entire teams of concept artists, designers and art directors is commonplace but back then it was really unique to have brought together so many core passionate people.
The only example I can think of where you had the right people at the right place is The Matrix, District 9 and more recently Max Max: Fury Road.
This video really put a smile on my face. You're incredible!
awesome stuff! i could watch these for hours!
Always enjoy the details you bring to light from Star Wars! God Bless!
Thank you for doing this! Because I would never spend my time I actually going through a movie it’s tedious at you, I have certainly missed a whole lot! And when your duties it breaks it down for me, thank you! Good work
All of this was new to me. Thank you!
The fact that we still find details in all of the movies after all those years is amusing to me.
Another fun fact about Jedi: the animal Chewie goes after on Endor is literally just the rear end of a white tailed deer with eyes glued on the hide.
please do more of this series!!! LOVE IT!!!!!1
Brilliant video, please more trivia!
There's actually a link between Star Wars and Ben Hur.
The original Storm Trooper boots were made by Anello & Davide, the same company that made the sandals in Ben Hur (also they were responsible for the icon "Beatles boots" as worn by The Beatles (obvs)).
I loved this so much,every video you make is so fantastic,I will definitely donate as soon as I can!
The Star Wars Galaxy is endlessly fascinating!
This was fantastic! I'd love to see more
When i came across your video i thought "Here goes another video with the same old shit!" But i was pleasantly surprised at the minute details you noticed! Great job!
That was wonderful. Thanks for sharing these details! I'm so fascinated and mystified by star wars and the feeling it evoked especially in the Lucas films. These little details help in the constant unraveling of that magic.
I _think_ I am accurate on this:
*_The knitted scarf was a gift to the extra from his grandmother the day before shooting._*
*_I could ask someone who could ask someone, as I believe this Norwegian extra has mentioned this._*
This was a lot of fun. Thanks for all the time and effort. Look forward to more! 😎👍