10 Star Wars Secrets Everyone Knows But You

And finishing off with a rather satisfying secret hiding in plain sight that went completely overlooked by the vast majority of folks who filed into cinema screens for the record-breaking return of all things Star Wars in 2015.

Bursting onto The Force Awakens scene like a Stormtrooper possessed, John Boyega's Finn, a.k.a FN-2187, instantly captured fans' attention from the second he was spotted questioning his allegiances to the big bad First Order early on in J.J. Abrams' flick.

However, what most weren't actually quick to spot upon taking an interest in Boyega's troubled trooper was the fact that his original First Order title, before being charmingly re-christened by Poe Dameron, was actually a callback to a particularly adored Princess.

Jumping all the way back to 1977, A New Hope saw Carrie Fisher's Leia being held captive on the Death Star in cell number (you guessed it) 2187. And this initial reference was actually a nod to a short film called 21-87 by Arthur Lipsett which actually inspired George Lucas to create the feature THX-1138 and the concept of the Force as a whole.

In short, 2187 is a rather significant number in this corner of the galaxy.