10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Star Wars: The Clone Wars

In the early development of The Clone Wars, Lucas said he didn't want certain characters appearing in the film or the series. These primarily included Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett and Han Solo. Although the former three were all eventually added to the show, everyone's favourite rebel smuggler never made an appearance.

However, that doesn't mean his legacy strayed too far. Captain Rex, for example, bears a small scar on his chin as reference to a similar cut on Solo actor Harrison Ford. Also, in a less direct reference to the famed pilot, a Season Three arc sees some of our favourites freezing themselves in carbonite.

The fact that the carbonite freezing was a success during this dangerous mission gives us insight into how Darth Vader knew it would work on Solo years later.

Whether this was direct foreshadowing or not, it nonetheless remains a nice little nod to one of the original trilogies' most iconic moments, and one the canon's very best figures.