Star Wars: Squadrons - Every Easter Egg, Reference, and Connection in the Game

[@hahabatman]

The Trandoshan pilot Feresk Tssat is voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi in "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels".

[@realitybloom_on_ig]

trublueigslp04 WHAT HOW DID I NOT NO THISSSSS

[@Veldaren]

Speaking of JAT, I'm 99% sure he's providing the voice for the TIE pilots' "commander" behind your back in the Imperial Hangar during the story mode. He's just mumbling non-existing words, but you can hear it's him.

[@JackC92]

I'm amazed by how many voices that man can pull off.

[@henryhammond7393]

Ahhh, I thought he sounded familiar. It’s similar to that voice he did for that lizard guy in The Citadel arc.

[@PerovNigma]

I was reminded of the Trandoshans from the Ahsoka/Chewbacca two-parter whenever he spoke. I wonder if one of the voice cast from there voiced him.

[@demetrinight5924]

I like finally having a good Trandoshan. Like you mentioned in your Old Republic breakdown, almost every one of them has been terrible.

[@fuzzyhead878]

I do too, and I love how he struggles between being the good guy and feeding a mild but still noticeable gambling issue. He kind of reminds me of a certain Weequay pirate we all know.

[@JBTriple8]

and its voiced By James Arnold Taylor My Favorite Voice Actor/Person

[@HegoDamaskll]

What other one besides Bossk has there been?

[@KoalaTContent]

@@HegoDamaskll Many in the Clone Wars show and in video games

[@CorruptPianist]

@@fuzzyhead878 I'm not well versed on species names, but are you talking about the one from Star Wars Starfighter back in, like, 2001?

[@brianmazellan2454]

That Porg statue can be found at a stand at Galaxy’s Edge. The shop owner has many wood carvings on display but none are for sale...

[@andreou5711]

I noticed that too! Once I saw that, I had to get it

[@jurassicmouse038]

Brian Mazellan if you go to Oga’s cantina, you can order a drink called the cliff dweller which comes in a porg tiki mug. The porg carving is supposed to be an unfinished cup.

[@andrewcook3983]

The Imperial Raider first appeared in the Star Wars: X-Wing tabletop miniatures game. It was created by Fantasy Flight Games, in conjunction with LucasFilm.

[@mightythunderfoot]

Gosh, this bothers me more than it should!

[@therealneal9980]

Man, I love how jam packed the game is with references and callbacks. You can really tell it was a labor of love.

[@tywinlannister8015]

Indeed. And it remained that way. No over the top DLC / ridiculous MTX to mess up with what they made. That game is perfect as is.

[@ChrisHanel]

Hey, co-writer of Return of Pink Five here: Pink Squadron cosmetics has been confirmed to be a Pink Five reference by the dev team. :D

[@anasshahid224]

Nice

[@Joseph-oo7pp]

"Her cybernetic replacement shares some similarities with Anakin's, which makes sense because it was clone wars era." I hate being "that guy" but she actually has a protocol droid arm, not unlike C-3PO's. They are much cheaper and less dexterous than the advanced hands Anakin and later Luke had.

[@KillerOrca]

Anakin scratch built his own anyway.

[@JyujinPlus]

I think he meant more that Luke’s hand is almost indistinguishable from a full on human hand, while Gunny and Anakin have more visibly mechanical hands

[@SaladVonBaco]

I love that Lawson is the voice of Wedge.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Lol imagine thrawn telling that governor the painting is fake. “Grand Admiral Thawn, welcome time my system. Would you like to see my prized possession?” “And what might that be?” “See for yourself” [shows him the painting] [thrawn looks at it for 2 seconds] “governor are you making fun of me? That’s a fake. Did you really think I wouldn’t notice?”

[@TheLiamster]

I think the governor, Frisk sold the painting to is governor Pryce from Star Wars Rebels.

[@_nebulousthoughts]

She dies in an episode of rebels

[@Dayummmsalt]

@@_nebulousthoughts Maybe it was during the events of season 3, we didn't know when frisk joined the rebellion

[@jeremyman6655]

@@_nebulousthoughts Thrawn is also missing as of the end of Rebels tho so it probably is referencing Pryce.

[@ThomasMusings]

Per the companion short story, it was a guy named "Derantus"

[@olioscar]

about the sith eternal emblem being used by the empire: "Oh my! A hex charm. A common emblem of sith loyalists." also I think shen mentions the ja-ves incursion, which is mentioned in battlefront 2 Iden: "remember the ja-ves incursion?" Del: "still haunts my dreams."

[@VictorBalestrin]

21:29 If my memory serves, Sinjir, from the "Aftermath" trilogy, was also a loyalty officer in the ISB.

[@KillerOrca]

He was, yes. Proved very useful to his new team. Also, he was gay, which was pretty cool in my book.

[@owens_bricks]

On the mission where you have to take the Baradium, the station is the same one on Fondor from battlefront 2

[@lol-un6nl]

Its a modular station design and im pretty sure its also the same as the scariff sheild gate

[@ere15xkmc74]

@@lol-un6nl yup. Only difference being that Scarif shieldgate was wepp, a shield gate, so it couldnt house star destroyer

[@RJ-yr5wr]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@jermo1470]

not really a suprise

[@cosmic_hazmat24]

I really love how many connections this game has to other parts of Star Wars. It really makes the world feel alive and I hope more Star Wars content does this in the future.

[@shaunnestor7649]

Here's one small issue: Vonreg shouldn't know Yrica Quell is a traitor. According to Imperial records Tensent got on Pandem Nai, Quell was listed as killed in action. The only time Quell identified herself to the Empire was in their early mission to the Imperial Outpost near the Oridol Cluster, but that station was destroyed with no one left to tell the tale. It's cool that Vonreg knows and hates traitors like Versio and Javes, but she shouldn't know about Quell

[@Darthmaster52]

Thats\'s your main issue

[@goodmind4940]

"it's all fake anyway"

[@chaosfire321]

@@goodmind4940 I mean, this is a lore channel, so pointing out discrepancies should be part and parcel of the whole thing.

[@goodmind4940]

@@chaosfire321 I'm just saying with this attitude from story group there will never be consistent universe, they have given up

[@PerovNigma]

@@goodmind4940 It’s still much more consistent than Legends. Canon haters love to jump on any tiny mistake or retcon and claim that it ruins the entire continuity. This can be easily explained as “Vonreg knew Quell or Shadow Wong while she was on the Empire, and found out that way.”

[@ormapa1206]

I noticed Vonreg and I tough it was very interesting probably she went with Rae Sloane to the unknown regions.

[@110100111000]

20:02 That GNK better be a novelty power bank. Why is Disney choosing to miss out on that marketing opportunity?

[@thomasraemy2416]

In the mission where you have to get the baradium, one of the imperial pilots mentions Jah Bess incursion I think, it was mentioned in the Battlefront II campaign if I'm not wrong...

[@barragethree5047]

It's actually mentioned multiple times, first in Iden's Alliance dossier stating "Survived the Ja-Bess Incursion" and then later in a cutscene

[@JBTriple8]

yes it was gone into more depth it was a slaughter for The Alliance

[@andrewmartinez0317]

Oh on jah?

[@colinmunch]

I'd bet "LT-514" is a little joke from Ea Motive: 514 is the area code for Montreal, where the studio is based.

[@NicD]

Came here to say this. Hello, fellow Quebecer.

[@trevorboyle7644]

Oh boy, here we go! I've been wanting Alex to make this video for a while now!

[@vizprave6721]

Also, the Zavian Abyss is in the Expansions Region where The Battle of Umbara and The Battle of Mimban took place

[@StawKarpi]

Isn't Gunny's arm a protocol droid arm? Looks a lot like 3PO to me.

[@DatBlueVQ]

I thought that too

[@tim-thetoolman-taylor]

SAME!

[@impurevessel9390]

You might not recognise me because of the arm

[@Celticway1]

Especially with that little piston connecting the two main parts

[@arvianworkshop7118]

imagine when the new series about searching for ezra is aired we got to see titan squadron

[@lcpunkrawk]

The paint job for New Republic called "Luminous Being" is a reference to Yoda. "Luminous beings are we. Not this crude matter."

[@snazzybob9335]

I wish there was a Corona Squad paint job as a reference to Lost Stars

[@vincentt2309]

Maybe not the good moment?

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Vincent Tétard painfully unfunny

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Vincent Tétard you are aware that corona has other meanings right?

[@tedgruver7618]

NCR Master Race Like the sun for example.

[@valravnsshadow9422]

I want a COOF skin called N-95 and making a reference to the ongoing coof.

[@JOSHCHIMICH]

This game just feels like a legit love letter. It’s not a service. It’s not a slot machine. It’s not a cash grab. It is made by fans for fans AND IT SHOWS. I am loving everything about this game so far ˆ-ˆ

[@ThatWolfFromHyruleGaming]

Damn right. For all the bad EA does (looking at all the sports games and the state of the Sims series), every once in awhile they manage to do something decent. Not good, decent. At least when they know messing up more StarWars games will literally cost them millions, they actually let their developer do what they need to.

[@knucklessammich3875]

@Projekt:Kobra how is it just because there's no white people in the game if that's true that is stupid and it's because there's one gay character in the gamewas it the fact that you just think anything made by Disney's era of Star wars is woke PC communist propaganda

[@mitchyd]

Thank you

[@Enixon869]

​@@knucklessammich3875 What do you mean no white people? Frisk is white as snow! Does he not count as a person just because he's reptilian or something? Typical mammalian bias. to be clear that was a joke, I'd hope it was obvious but... better safe than sorry.

[@Benjy68Kill]

Full of bugs, and a clear lack of content. Only 2 multiplayer mode. No reward for doing the campain mode in a difficulty, nor getting medals ... Too few things to unlock. Gameplay is awesome, but the oeverall game is still disapointing from people backed by EA.

[@liquidlethe]

The 224th on mimban put a huge smile on my face I bet Rogue Squadron has had few appearances because they are saving them for their own story and don't want to restrict what they can do with them.

[@henrikwannheden7114]

This is INSANE! Very good job! I found another: in the cinematics a planet called "Iskalon" is mentioned.. it's a aquatic Legends planet first mentioned in Dark Horse comics from the 80s in the long storyline featuring Shira Brie, Kiro, Dani, the Nagai, and.. Lumiya Dark Lady o the Sith.

[@ZacharyOsterman]

This is one you missed: there are star fighter upgrades from the Czerka foundation. That’s a company that first appeared in Legends in Star Wars Knights of the old republic

[@BWayne-si9ev]

Wildly insightful video with some DEEP cuts. Stuff my 16 year obsessive Star Wars journey has never come across. Thank you!

[@sundhaug92]

14:55 also a reference to Ralph McQuarrie

[@dr.robotnick1888]

Quarrie is also a character

[@The7guys]

The Imperial Intelligence name drop is a huge deal for me, due to the fact that this is the first time it's been recognized in official canon. It's been canon, but this is the first time we've seen it mentioned, separate from the ISB. Imperial Intelligence goes all the way back to SWTOR's Imperial Agent storyline. It's contrast with the ISB is similar to that of the CIA and FBI.

[@KillerOrca]

No Isard though.

[@luclafontaine4330]

Bonus Easter Egg : LT-514, 514 is the regional code for Montreal's phone numbers. Motive is based in Montreal

[@whitrav]

I don't know if it was stated before in the comments, but as you play through the game it becomes obvious that Keo is Force sensitive. This is seen when she says that she can "feel the evil" coming off of the empire and by the observations made by fellow squad mates; that said she can pull off remarkable maneuvers when she raced and in a starfighter.

[@hooptiej]

keo was obnoxious and followed you around like a lost puppy, so glad i skipped all the convos after Keos first little speech.

[@cooltriplets_2]

I really like the Gold Fury imperial helmet!

[@GeekyMedia]

Incredible research went into this.. Great job Alex 👏

[@Mildcat743]

I love Chop's description as a 'belligerent grump'. So apt.

[@m.f6335]

Just a small thing that you missed, Terisa mentions about being in the battle of malastare.

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

Ive only ever seen Wedge with his helmet the majority of the time. Seeing him without just makes it feel so cursed to me for some reason.

[@lilpenpusher]

Maybe it's just me, but I also see a STRONG resemblance of Vonreg with that TIE-Bomber Pilot from the TIE Fighter animated film. She has essentially the same hairstyle, the same scar and seems just as eager for combat as the one in the animation. Just me, or is her visual appearance a nice, gentle hint at one of the greatest star wars fan creations out there?

[@dragondualer]

I’m pretty sure the reb mission where you bomb the listing outpost is a reference to both Death Stars ,ie running the trench and bombing it and flying in to the core to blow it up from the inside and barely escaping

[@TK--mo3jy]

I think its neat they have the option for blue screen tie fighters.

[@chetsevern]

If it weren’t for the spelling of “Sirocco” I would have thought it have been another reference to the Kotor games.

[@PaleRevenant86]

To me it is, and always will be

[@wildquill8455]

ah karabast. I just posted thinking the same.

[@DatBlueVQ]

5:09 No mention of the fact that this mission takes place on a map that's nearly identical to the Fondor Shipyard feautured heavily in Battlefront II, even the interior sections are the same. Yes it's likely a reused asset, and yes if the one at Fondor existed there is likely to be millions of similarly built stations, but I still felt like it was a subtle nod, like the use of the ships like the Corvus.

[@barragethree5047]

Other things: The Chimera hologram shows the underside, possibly in reference to the Marg Sabl maneuver Czerka Corporation The station during the baradium mission is the same as the one at the Battlefront II Fondor map Esseles is taken from Legends, both the planet itself, and Hosk Station being an Esseles-class Space Station The station in the Agent Thorne mission is from Legends I'm pretty sure I heard an alluvial dampners reference at some point The TIE/ln, /in, and /sa all use a different control system than in the movies, where it's just a single stick, but instead use an advanced control system first seen in Iden Versio's TIE in Battlefront II Spoilers!!! The final bit of the Imp campaign where you fly into the Starhawk was really reminiscent of Return of the Jedi

[@ThePhengophobe]

The alluvial dampeners was mentioned after the ISD boarding mission, on the next mission when it had hyperspace troubles.

[@barragethree5047]

@@ThePhengophobe thanks mate ; )

[@ThePhengophobe]

@@barragethree5047 no problem, I remembered it as I played the mission twice trying to get medals.

[@1SilverDollar]

I noticed the advanced controls on the TIE. I guess it can be seen as the Empire slowly realizing the importance of keeping more pilots alive and upgrading their controls. Or maybe Motive used it because it's more visually appealing. Maybe someone can see it as a mix of both. Edits: the sticks also remind me of the Milium Falcon's turret controls.

[@Tuskin38]

You missed one connection. The system where the Overseer flees to, Remitik, is from the TIE Fighter game demo, and only ever appeared in that demo. In that demo it was a rebel supply depot, while it's reverse in this game. Also how could you forget the BFF-1!

[@seekingthe12gates]

These easter eggs make me so happy

[@shimshambam]

I think Havina Vonreg is likely Elrik’s mother.

[@JBTriple8]

yes that adds up also she is making references to Bloodline were the First Order begins it foothold within the New Republic Senate

[@theplanesguy6162]

4:48 I played the story, I explored that area a bit and I happened to find wreckage of an arcquaintance class light cruiser in the wreckage of the veneter

[@unownintendo]

Yessss I’ve been waiting for this

[@kanyewest3733]

I love how this connects with star wars resistence and elrik vonreg was actually a cool character

[@BensBrickDesigns]

First customization I got was the Sentinel helmet. Best rebel helmet.

[@FireheartSamurai]

I like how Vanessa Marshal came back to do the motion capture & voice work for Hera Syndulla. And it’s cool to see Dennis Lawson recently open up coming back to Star Wars. I’m surprised that this game didn’t mention Chopper, Jacen Syndulla, & the Ghost.

[@Cybermat47]

Well, it does mention Chopper with a cosmetic.

[@DigiPen92]

FireheartSamurai I don't think Jacen Syndulla would be existed in the Squadron's timeline yet since the Rebel ending showed it's after the Empire fallen.

[@pukenukem2745]

@@DigiPen92 Jacen was born before Yavin, so he'd only be 6 or so years old.

[@uncommonsense4084]

Very comprehensive, nice work!

[@verovia1712]

what i don't understand for both the attacks on mon calla and hosnien prime were the fact there wasn't a home fleet stationed there, hosnien prime would make sense to not have one since it doesn't have a huge shipyard like mon cala.

[@pithecophaga1688]

You truly are a star wars professor! Nice video!

[@connorhansen1640]

I think Thrawn Alliances said that the 1st legion was a special detachment of the 501st that was directly under Vader's command and was his personal guard/retinue of stormtroopers, but I could be wrong.

[@crazychips123]

My favourite line was when wedge said were gonna need some of that skywalker luck. Genuinely made me go ahhhh wedge!!

[@TheStrayCryptid]

I’m still playing this game.

[@chaosfire321]

Man I love those new TIE pilot helmets. I'm seeing some Death Trooper inspiration in a few of them.

[@TheBenjaman]

Also see a bit of episode 3 clone pilot in them too

[@avalonttebayo18]

22 minutes of easter eggs, damn

[@EllieMiller510]

I love how the description for the Gonk droid is just “Gonk. Gonk. Gonk.”

[@itstitanictime2002]

I think you might have missed the fact that when Gunny mentions the Imperial Invasion of Mimban, She could be referencing the Solo movie with the scenes of imperial invasion

[@anasshahid224]

Star Wars Squadrons was a lot of fun, highly underrated, I enjoyed the single player campaign, story was great, the graphics were amazing, I feel it came right about the same time as New Generation consoles were coming out as a result many people overlooked it, still I would recommend it to any Star Wars fan.

[@justforlaugh1014]

501st were still operational and under Vader's command in Galactic Civil War as seen in A certain point of view on Tantive 4 and in battlefront Twilight company on hoth. The 1st legion were essentially the elite of the elite.

[@darmansbar7900]

Shen talks about the Ja-Bess incursion mentioned in Battlefront II

[@delarkaBCN]

oh man, i needed this vid

[@samborn7120]

Comprehensive! Thank you!

[@jacobberg373]

I was actually surprised that the Sith Eternal Hex crest actually appeared in the game, just found that interesting and also makes confident that Star Wars never abandons any of its movies no matter what

[@Tuskin38]

The Phoenix emblem isn't from Rebels, it's from Rogue One, on one of the pilot helmets. The lore behind it does state it was designed by Sabine though IIRC.

[@themelon_1785]

I’d really want an imperial search for thrawn as it might show that thrawn was a legend in the empire and other officers acknowledged it

[@tristynbishop6158]

the guy who plays Titan Leader is also the guy who voiced the vice admiral who helped end the cloning program (btw I used to play "Squadrons" before I got so stuck at one of the levels before uninstalling it out of frustration)

[@244balls]

Admiral Rampart

[@tristynbishop6158]

​@@244ballsyep (sorry for the late response) and his name's Noshir Dalal (according to IMDB, he was born in NYC to a Parsi dad and a mom from Japan, and if you don't know who Parsi people are, they're ethnic Persians who fled to India when the Arabs conquered what is modern-day Iran thousands of years ago, they're the ethnic group that Farrokh "Freddie Mercury" Bulsara of "Queen" belongs to)

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

You forgot to mention that Hera is indeed, wearing her outfit from Rebels. Its not super obvious.

[@christophersmelser5289]

With the rookie voice the character will say sometimes at the beginning of a match “I am really craving a wronto rap right now.” A reference to galaxys edge where you can buy and eat a wronto rap

[@user-Jay178]

Great video and love this

[@StuartLugsden]

I was hoping to see some MC85’s

[@ArkaSaurusRex218]

In the trailer, there is an MC95 on the left of the new republic fleet.

[@twadechartier]

8:20 hmmmm I wonder why we got a subtle mention of Rogue Squadron 😊

[@Kevin-bj2hb]

These easter eggs go so deep into the lore that I have no idea what any of them mean

[@iampotatogaming1686]

I'm probably wrong about this, but a earlier model of the Bulk frater (I spelt that wrong), appeared in Star Wars the Clone Wars as well. From what I remember, the first episode of the predecessor's appearance was the 6th episode of season 1 "Downfall of a Droid." The smuggler that retrieves R2 flies a similar version of the ship.

[@muzzamemes3657]

btw some of the imperial helmet molds very closly resemble the clone pilot helmets from revenge of the sith and the phase 2 helmets from clone wars

[@brycevo]

This is awesome. I can't wait to play it soon

[@delarkaBCN]

EVERYBODY LOVES GONKS

[@omega1123]

Good eye on Star Wars Galaxies content. Also, Royal Guard Interceptors were unlockable in SWG albeit with an additional set of small winglets on both sides of the vessel. And the coastal helmet. It's also reminiscent of the Imperial Ace helmet again unlockable in Star Wars Galaxies after maxing their pilot career in the Imperial Navy. Whether or not that was a coincidence though, I'm not sure.

[@PhazonX]

Helmets like the Obsidian Reaper borrow their geometry from the helmets worn by Clone Pilots seen in Episode III, in the same way that regular TIE Pilot helmets borrow geometry from the Rebel X-wing Pilots.

[@Straswa]

Great vid, so many easter eggs!

[@suckonthis9098]

I don’t want any spoilers but I can’t stop watching

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Looks like a great game with a lot of fun details. Thanks!

[@scarypanda19]

I'm not sure what you mean about the Alphabet Squadron emblem not being the same. As far as I can tell, its the same as every picture I can find for their emblem online, including the patch that was included as a pre order offer for the book, save for it not being enclosed in a circle. Unless I'm missing something here?

[@BleedingUranium]

16:04 Are the Heavy Leather Gloves meant to be the same ones used in A New Hope? They look the part more than the default gloves.

[@kafros13]

The Fortune of Fondor helmet reminds me of the Cylon Centurion model from the first Cylon War in Battlestar Galactica

[@SkriptzSome]

Special Operations imperial helmet does not look like Inferno Squad one. Except for the fact it has red accents, but still nowhere near of those from Inferno. Actually it's Elite Security helmet is way closer to Inferno Squad ;)

[@aamj0050]

Take a shot every time he said Star Wars Rebels. Finish your drink every time skystrike academy is mentioned. Waterfall your drink every time he says Sabine Wren. I’m guessing the team at Motive liked that episode.

[@Varagon7403]

I was waiting for this...

[@generalgrievous4267]

There is an imperial helmet that you can wear that is similar to the one Han wore in the deleted scene in solo of him being kicked out of the navy

[@garypfeiffer3489]

I find your explained findings exhausting

[@eternal5930]

Shen: I really hate Rebels they crippled me and now I can barely speak. Sol: Did you ever hear the Tragedy of The Imperial Senate?

[@mr.deathrider]

In the Y-Wing, the Czerka Seeker Mine is a reference to legends Czerka Corporations from the KotOR games

[@ianskiver6246]

Mistral squad is a callback to the group “The Mistral”, mentioned in the Thrawn Duology

[@dovahfett5919]

Man those new Imperial helmet designs look so cool to me