Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' Podracing Easter Egg & Its Legends Origin Explained
An easily-missed podracer Easter egg inStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clonesis one of many connections between the movies and the non-movie materials of theStar WarsLegends continuity. Although the modernStar Warscanon is the franchise’s current continuity,Legends (formerly called the Expanded Universe)was the franchise’s official canon from 1977 to 2014, with some of theStar Warsmoviesincluding direct connections to Legends-era materials. This is especially prevalent in the prequel trilogy. The planet Coruscant is featured prominently throughout the prequels, and while early concepts of an ecumenopolis were planned for the original trilogy, Timothy Zahn’s depiction of the planet and the name Coruscant were used in the films, keeping the continuity consistent....