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- ReferenceKanan, the Breakfast Club rebel
S1E1, "Spark of Rebellion": Kanan's cocky attitude came from Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club. Filoni used his character in the detention scene as a model.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA helmet made for Kylo Ren
S2E10, "The Future of the Force": the Fifth Brother's helmet was originally designed for Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens. It didn't make the film and ended up on the Inquisitor.
source ↗ - ReferenceThree stances, one strike
S3E20, "Twin Suns": in the duel with Maul, Obi-Wan changes his guard three times: the one from his youth, the one from A New Hope and finally Qui-Gon's. It's bait for Maul to repeat the strike that killed Qui-Gon. Filoni drew on the samurai Kyuzo from Seven Samurai.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesLuke with Ezra's body
S3E20, "Twin Suns": the silhouette of young Luke at the Lars farm, at the end of the episode, reuses Ezra's animation model.
source ↗ - ReferenceVoices from the whole saga
S4E13, "A World Between Worlds": inside the portal, Ezra hears real lines from Yoda, Obi-Wan, Leia and Anakin taken from films and series. Some come from films set well after Rebels.
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