6. The Droids - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The first of several Star Wars references on this list (showing just what an effect its had on popular culture, if nothing else) is one of the most high profile. When Indys retrieving the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders Of The Lost Ark, you can clearly see R2-D2 and C-3PO amongst the hieroglyphs in the background. Given the influence George Lucas had on the Indy series its not too surprising to see the duo pop up and is often chalked up as a simple easter egg, but when coupled with a non-canon (not officially part of the Star Wars story) comic book it suddenly creates a fascinating fan theory. In the short tale Into The Great Unknown Han and Chewie make a blind hyperspace jump and end up in a galaxy not so far away, eventually crash landing on Earth. Clashing with some Native Americans, Han is killed, leaving Chewie to become a Big Foot-like legend. Whats of real interest is the ending, where Indiana Jones and Short Round discover the Millennium Falcon and Solos remains, providing a link between the two mythologies. Could R2 and 3PO have had a similar misadventure and (in a case similar to Endor) become ingrained in Egyptian culture?