Solo: A Star Wars Story - 52 Easter Eggs & References Explained

By Jack Pooley / May 25, 2018

7. The Lightsaber Streak Continues

Though it seemed like Rogue One was going to be the first Star Wars movie not to feature a lightsaber being ignited, that glorious piece of Darth Vader fan service actually kept the saber streak firmly in tact.

Solo, with its lack of Jedi and Sith shenanigans, felt like a guaranteed combo-breaker for the franchise, but hilariously, it also took splendid advantage of fan service to get a saber ignition in the mix.

At the end of Darth Maul's monologue, he ignites his saber - basically for no reason other than it looking extremely cool - making the series' saber streak a cool 10-0.