Easter egg (virtual)
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A virtual Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, or computer program.
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The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in western nations and many parts of Europe. The term is believed to originate in the movie Return of the Living Dead, where a military officer uses it as a code word for lost U.S. government containers of zombies created by a chemical spill.
Sometimes, easter egg can also refer to some 'hidden' brief cameo, like the appearance of the Children of the Green Planet and the Millennium Falcon in the prequel trilogy. The number 1138 and "I have a bad feeling about this", as well as name Tuckerizations can also be considered easter eggs.
[edit] Easter eggs in Star Wars movies
- Hip Hop Yoda on the Revenge of the Sith DVD
- DVD Credits with bloopers on The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and the Original Trilogy Bonus Disc DVD's.
- Appearance of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial in The Phantom Menace as one of the Children of the Green Planet
[edit] Other Easter eggs in the Star Wars universe
- Max the rabbit, appearing in Star Wars: Dark Forces, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.
- The Buick, an unlockable ship present in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike and Star Wars: Battle for Naboo video games.
- Santa Claus, a character resembling the holiday character. Santa appears in LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance) and his image is on the cover of Star Wars Adventure Journal 8. A member of an Yoda's species dons his costume in Star Wars: X-wing and he is mentioned in Christmas in the Stars.
- In the demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed the player can find the helmet of RC-1138 (Boss) on a ledge by stacking crates to access the ledge.
