| | After Jack helped Shannon through an asthma attack by simply talking to her calmly, Hurley said, "Wow, man. That was awesome. I mean, that was like a... Jedi moment", a reference to the Jedi mind trick. ("Confidence Man") |
| | While on the raft, Michael and Jin argued about the flare in two different languages (English and Korean), just like Han Solo and Chewbacca. Sawyer then said, "Hey, Han, you and Chewie want to slow down a second and talk to me here?" ("Exodus, Part 2") |
| | "Chewie" was Chewbacca's nickname throughout the Star Wars series. Sawyer referred to Jin as "Chewie" twice more. ("Orientation") ("Abandoned") |
| | Sawyer once called Hurley "Jabba". ("Fire + Water") |
| | Hurley's imaginary friend Dave made a reference to movie special effects. After Hurley made a comment about the photo Dr. Brooks showed him, Dave said, "What, do you think they really blew up the Death Star?" ("Dave") |
| | When Jack and Kate went out to The Line to trade Ben for Walt, they became caught in a net trap created by Rousseau. In Return of the Jedi when Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and C-3PO are caught in a similar trap set by the Ewoks. ("S.O.S.") |
| | While attempting to rescue Karl from Room 23, Sawyer played a trick on Aldo that he called the "old Wookiee prisoner gag". ("Not in Portland") In Star Wars, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker dress up as stormtroopers and Chewie impersonates a prisoner in order to infiltrate Detention Block AA 23 where Princess Leia was being held. |
| | Sawyer once referred to Ben as "Yoda". ("Confirmed Dead") |
| | Jack accidentally stepped on Aaron's toy Millennium Falcon. ("Something Nice Back Home") |
| | In 1977, Star Wars had just opened in theaters, so while living in that year with the DHARMA Initiative, Hurley decided to write the script to The Empire Strikes Back, "with a couple of improvements", and send it to Star Wars creator George Lucas to make life easier, because "Ewoks suck, dude." ("Some Like It Hoth") |
| | Hurley compared Jacob to Obi-Wan Kenobi in how, although dead, he appeared when he chose to do so. ("Lighthouse") |
| | Sawyer pointed out that Sayid had turned to "the dark side". When Hurley suggested they try and bring Sayid back from the dark side "like Anakin", Sawyer responded in confusion, "Who the hell's Anakin?" ("The Last Recruit") |
| | Hurley said Jacob was "worse than Yoda," in how he was vague about what exactly was going on when he gave Jack the job of protecting the island. Then before the group splits up, he says, "I've got a bad feeling about this," referencing a well known phrase in the Star Wars series. ("The End") |
| | Indirect references |
| | Ben's character shares a number of similarities Darth Vader/Anakin: |
| | Anakin Skywalker spent his adolescence determined to reunite with a lost mother; similarly, Ben was first tempted away from the DHARMA Initiative by a vision of his lost mother. ("The Man Behind the Curtain") |
| | Darth Vader defected from the Jedi to the Sith and was instrumental in the Jedi purge; similarly, Ben defected from the DHARMA Initiative to the Others and was instrumental in the Purge of his former people. ("The Man Behind the Curtain") |
| | Both commanded great power, yet carried out orders from a higher authority, Darth Vader from the Emperor and Ben from Jacob. |
| | Both characters chose redemptive paths at decisive moments, Darth Vader in the destruction of the Emperor and Ben in his choice of siding with Jacob's followers over Locke. ("Dr. Linus") |
| | Sawyer, in many ways, is a Han Solo-esque character throughout the series; they are both wisecracking, self-interested, ladies'-man, antihero, reformed criminals. |
| | Michael seemed to understand Jin, even though Jin spoke Korean, in much the same way that Han Solo understood Chewbacca, even though he spoke in his native Wookiee language of otherwise unintelligible, animal-like grunts and roars. ("Exodus, Part 1") ("Exodus, Part 2") |
| | Ben tried to convince John to kill his own father; the Emperor tried to coerce Luke Skywalker into killing his own father in Return of the Jedi. ("The Brig") |
| | Ben confessed to Ilana that at the moment he stabbed Jacob he had succumbed to anger and fear, hallmarks of the dark side. ("Dr. Linus") |
| | Sawyer killed Anthony Cooper by choking him from behind with a chain, the same way Princess Leia killed Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi. ("The Brig") Both scenes are very similiar in the art direction (lighting, set dressing/design, and camera placement). |
| | Jack and Claire are siblings, but did not learn this until later in the series, much like Luke and Leia. |
| | Charlotte's first scene on the Island showed her unconscious, suspended upside down with her arms over her head, visually similar to Luke in the wampa cave in The Empire Strikes Back. ("Confirmed Dead") |
| | The Man in Black removed Ben's leg iron with a slight gesture, much like how Emperor Palpatine un-cuffed Luke in Return of the Jedi. In both cases a weapon was also made accessible in a bid for violence, yet both characters chose not to kill. ("Dr. Linus") |
| | Shared dialogue |
| | While talking about moving to the caves, Sawyer said, "Well, that's the real trick, isn't it?" In Star Wars, Han Solo said this exact same line to Obi-Wan Kenobi when discussing the need to avoid Imperial entanglements on the Millenium Falcon's trip to Alderaan. ("House of the Rising Sun") |
| | When Charlie re-entered the cave to help Jack, he told Jack, "I'm here to rescue you", just as Luke says to Leia in the Death Star in A New Hope. ("The Moth") Faraday later said the same thing to Jack and Kate, shortly after he parachuted onto the Island. ("Confirmed Dead") |
| | When Sayid told Sawyer he found his boar situation funny, Sawyer replied, "Laugh it up, Mohammed", which may be a reference to Han's line, "Laugh it up, Fuzzball", in Empire Strikes Back. ("Outlaws") |
| | While they were working on the raft, Michael ran over to Jin, gesturing and shouting, "No, no! This one goes there, that one goes there!" In The Empire Strikes Back, Han said this to Chewie while they were repairing the Millennium Falcon on Hoth. ("Exodus, Part 1") |
| | Both Jack and Kate at various times said, "Here we go again"; C3PO said the same thing when leaving the forest moon of Endor in Return of the Jedi. ("Greatest Hits") |
| | On the way to the Temple, and just prior to a shooting ambush, Karl told Alex, "I've got a bad feeling about this". This phrase is repeated throughout the Star Wars saga, heard eight times in the six films. ("Meet Kevin Johnson") |
| | After being tortured by Dogen, Sayid said, "They didn't ask me any questions." In The Empire Strikes Back, after being tortured by Darth Vader, Han Solo tells Princess Leia, "They never even asked me any questions." ("What Kate Does") |
| | Kate skeptically asked Sawyer about the Ajira plane: "Who's going to fly it?" Han Solo posed a similar question to Luke Skywalker in A New Hope when Luke entreated Ben to decline Han Solo's services as pilot. ("Recon") |
| | In The End, Hurley said one of the most repeated lines in the Star Wars franchise: "I've got a bad feeling about this". |
| | Luke and Leia are both separately raised to believe their father is a dead, then later in life they find out that their father is alive and evil. John was lead to believe his father was dead, until he found out his father was alive and criminal. |
| | Luke and Leia are long-lost siblings who go through most of the story not knowing their connection. Jack and Claire are half-siblings who did not know they were related even though they were trapped on the island together. |
| | Luke Skywalker is raised by his uncle and aunt; Aaron is being raised by his uncle and aunt-to-be (Jack and Kate). |
| | Billy Dee Williams played Mr. LaShade in the "Expose" TV series. ("Exposé") He is most famous for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars series. |
| | In the DVD audio commentary, writers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz noted that the color scheme of Mr. LaShade's suit was intentionally made the same as Lando's costume in The Empire Strikes Back. ("Exposé") |
| | Bai Ling played Achara. ("Stranger in a Strange Land") She also played senator Bana Breemu in The Revenge of The Sith. Although most scenes with her character were cut and may only be seen on the DVD Disk 2 Deleted Scenes Section, she still appears on-screen, in the background, with no lines. |
| | Wayne Pygram played Isaac of Uluru. ("S.O.S.") He also had a small roll as Governor Tarkin The Revenge of The Sith. |