Here are all of the Star Wars Easter eggs to be found in episode 6 of The Mandalorian. The past two adventures of the soon-to-be iconic pairing of Mando and Baby Yoda have been relatively self-contained vignettes, jetting off to a planet, causing some trouble, and then leaving before the Empire and the bounty hunters' guild can catch up. Last week took the action to the famous planet of Tatooine, where fans were treated to a selection of nods to both the original and prequel Star Wars movie trilogies, including the return of Pit Droids and shots that deliberately mirrored A New Hope.

In the Mandalorian's most recent adventure, "The Prisoner," the eponymous bounty hunter visits an old friend by the name of Malk, whose crew Mando apparently used to run with back in the old days. Accepting a prison breakout job, Mando and his ship are dragged into an increasingly troublesome mission that eventually turns into a fight for survival against a band of morally bankrupt cutthroats. Baby Yoda meanwhile, plays hide and seek with Moss from The IT Crowd.

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Although "The Prisoner" doesn't visit a well-known Star Wars planet like last week's offering, there are still plenty of fascinating Easter eggs and references to uncover, from sly cameos and fan in-jokes to returning alien species and allusions to the original trilogy. These are all the hidden treasures from The Mandalorian's latest installment.

Everyone Knows Stormtroopers Can't Aim

The Mandalorian Stormtrooper

The Mandalorian had already alluded to the famous joke that the Empire's Stormtroopers possess terrible aiming skills, when the first shot fired by one of the soldiers in the series directly hit its mark. In "The Prisoner," Bill Burr's Mayfeld reveals himself to be an ex-Imperial Sharpshooter, and Mando responds by joking that the title doesn't exactly mean much, referencing the famous joke about Stormtroopers being unable to hit anything with their blasters. This confirms that the real-world gag is now part of the Star Wars mythology. Mayfeld goes on to explain that he wasn't actually one of the Empire's Stormtroopers, proving that even the bad guys know their infantry are useless when it comes to marksmanship.

Canto Bight & Alzoc III Planet References

Last Jedi Canto Bight Master Codebreaker Gambling

This week's episode of The Mandalorian contains two major references to planets in the wider Star Wars universe. Firstly, Bill Burr's Mayfeld compares his robotic pal to a slot machine on Canto Bight. This is the casino planet introduced in The Last Jedi where Rose and Finn embark on a largely pointless side mission, and the nod provides one of The Mandalorian's sparse references to the Star Wars sequel trilogy. In a further connection to The Last Jedi's Canto Bight sequence, the Razorcrest is used to jam the code of the New Republic prison ship. A second planet mentioned is Alzoc III, one of the outer rim territories that was made canon by the Last Shot novel by Daniel José Older. According to Xi'an, the Mandalorian participated in a job that turned ugly on this planet.

Familiar Droids & Aliens

Mando, Burg, and Mayfeld walking together and talking

As with all episodes of The Mandalorian, there are plenty of recognizable droids and aliens from throughout Star Wars mythology lurking around. Burg, one of Malk's boys assigned to the prison breakout mission, is a Devaronian, a species that was first glimpsed in the famous Mos Eisley scene of the original Star Wars movie. Once inside the prison, one cell contains a familiar furry Ardennian, the same species as Rio Durant from Solo. Voiced by Richard Ayoade, Zero is credited as a Q9 droid, a type of unit seen previously in the franchise, but the new design is extremely different, suggesting the link may be accidental. Elsewhere in the prison, Rebel droids in the style of R1-G4 patrol the corridors, as do the MSE droids seen working on the Death Star. Although not an alien, or indeed a droid, an Imperial officer can also be spotted languishing in another of the cells.

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"Thought You'd Be Bigger"

Chewbacca, Han, Leia, and Luke attempt to escaep the Death Star in A New Hope

When Burg first meets the Mandalorian, he insults the bounty hunter by saying he expected such storied warriors to be bigger in stature. This feels like a deliberate callback to the moment Princess Leia first claps eyes on Luke Skywalker while he's dressed as a Stormtrooper and drops the immortal line, "aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper." Although the language is reversed, both examples involve characters assuming someone else would be bigger purely because of their fearsome reputation.

Gunguns Are Still The Punchline

Following the release of The Phantom Menace in 1999, Jar Jar Binks became a dirty name among Star Wars fans. The goofy character was derided as a symbol of everything wrong with the prequel trilogy; a computer-generated abomination that was designed to shift toys and please children. Fortunately, Gunguns are a joke in the Star Wars universe too now, thanks to The Mandalorian. When Mando refuses to lift his helmet, Mayfeld asks whether he looks like a Gungun underneath, saying that would explain why he doesn't wish to reveal his face. Burr also culturally appropriates a mock Gungun accent. As with the Stormtrooper aim gag, this scene makes a previous real-life joke canon.

The Razorcrest Ship Hatch

Razorcrest Hatch in The Mandalorian

When heading down from the Razorcrest to the prison, the motley crew of hired goons drop through a circular hatch to access the roof of the neighboring ship. This is very similar to the hatch seen on the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back when Leia rescues a hands-free Luke from Cloud City following his climactic battle with Darth Vader. Even the shape and movement of the hatch's segments is consistent with that seen on the Falcon.

A Trip To Sesame Street

Ismael Cruz Cordova as Mando in Sesame Street

In a considerably more meta reference, the actor who plays Qin, the object of this week's rescue mission, has a connection to The Mandalorian due to previous acting work on Sesame Street, of all shows. Ismael Cruz Cordova played a character on the long-running educational series in 2013 - a character by the name of Mando. It would be premature to suggest that the actor was cast purely for this reason, but a glance over his resume might've convinced The Mandalorian's casting team that Cordova was destined for the role.

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Original Trilogy Set Design

Luke, Han and Chewbacca disguise as stormtroopers in order to rescue Princess Leia Death Star in Star Wars A New Hope

In a glorious throwback to the original Star Wars trilogy, the New Republic's prison ship is clearly designed to stay in keeping with the decor of the 1970s and 1980s films. The control room in particular is filled with chunky red flashing buttons, retro-style display units and early sci-fi style consoles. The ship's corridors also hark back to the long spacecraft halls seen in A New Hope. Elsewhere in the episode, the structure of Malk's station shares a passing resemblance to the floating buildings on Cloud City, with the wide pan body and long, trailing tail. Lastly, the New Republic ship features many spinning ports that resemble the ones R2-D2 routinely plugs into when trying to hack Death Stars or find out the whereabouts of his allies.

Matt Lanter Cameo

Matt Lanter cameo in The Mandalorian

The buttons and switches aren't the only neat Easter eggs in the prison ship's control room, the guard inside is portrayed by none other than Matt Lanter, widely known for voicing Anakin Skywalker in The Clone Wars. Lanter, albeit perhaps not his face, has been an integral part of the Star Wars franchise for many years, and this short but effective cameo is a neat way of allowing the actor to feature in a live-action capacity after many years of being considered the definitive Anakin Skywalker by Clone Wars fans. Also making its triumphant return is the long Rebel Alliance helmet design from the original trilogy, and the episode even makes a gag about how ridiculous the headgear looks.

Luke's Rancor Move

A rancor roaring in anger in Star Wars

While locked in combat with Burg, the Mandalorian finds himself outgunned in terms of brute strength, so decides to outwit his much larger opponent. Mando positions Burg in the door frame of the control room, destroys the switch panel, and allows the door to come crashing down upon his opponent's head, toppling Burg by using the environment as a weapon. This is the exact same strategy Luke Skywalker uses in Return of the Jedi when confronted with the Rancor in Jabba's palace.

The Magnaguard Fighter & X-Wing Ships

X-Wings head for the Death Star in Star Wars.

Several familiar spacecraft appear in episode 6 of The Mandalorian. First is what appears to be a MagnaGuard Fighter coming out of the floor of Malk's station. These ships were used by the Confederacy during the Clone Wars and debuted in 2005's Revenge of the Sith. Malk appears to have got his hands on one and instructs the pilot to follow and kill Mando after the bounty hunter leaves. Almost immediately after, some far more recognizable craft appear - a trio of X-Wing fighters straight from the New Republic.

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Rebel Cameos

Dave Filoni The Mandalorian cameo

In addition to the ships themselves, those piloting them also count as major Star Wars Easter eggs. The three pilots seen in the cockpits of the X-Wings are played by Dave Filoni, Deborah Chow and Rick Famuyiwa, three of the directors working on The Mandalorian. Previously the Star Wars sequel trilogy has used X-Wing pilots to drop in small cameo roles, and it's also worth noting that the cockpit shots themselves were identical to those seen in the original movies.

This Week's Western Reference Is...

Three gunmen square off in a circle in The Good The Bad And The Ugly

The Mandalorian continues to drop references to classic Western movies and this week it was the turn of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. In the prison control room scene, a standoff ensues between Mando, Mayfeld and Matt Lanter's guard. All three turn their guns on each other in a triangle, unsure of whom they can trust. Although this trope has been used ad nauseum in film and TV over the decades, it's perhaps best known as the climax of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, where the three titular characters eye each other suspiciously, hands hovering over their respective pistols.

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The Mandalorian continues December 18th on Disney+.