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SomeStarfieldplayers are noticing a strange resemblance between one of the game’s equippable backpacks and Admiral Ackbar fromStar Wars. Many comparisons can be drawn between Bethesda’s latest first-person RPG and the iconicStar Warsfranchise, as both properties are set in far-off galaxies filled with different planets and alien life forms for players to discover. Some fans have even noticed the similarities between theoutfits players can equip inStarfieldand the poncho famously worn byStar Wars Jedi: Survivorhero Cal Kestis.
The comparisons betweenStarfieldandStar Warshave only grown stronger thanks to the former’s ship-customization feature, which has allowed players to explore the universe in replica versions of famous craft like the Rebellion’s Y-Wing starfighter and the Trade Federation’s infamous Vulture Droids. One modder took things even further by replacingStarfield’sUC police officers with the armoredImperial Stormtroopers of the originalStar Warstrilogy- and promises to one day convert the opposing Freestar Collective into the Rebel Alliance.
Meanwhile, one ofStarfield’s most recent and bizarreStar Warsreferences seems to have been a complete accident. Reddit user martywolfman recently posted a screenshot of a backpack that players canoutfit their customizableStarfieldcharacterwith to theStarfieldsubreddit - which they think looks suspiciously like the iconic Rebel leader Admiral Ackbar. Sure enough, the backpack features an oval-like shape with two cylinders sticking out of the sides that resemble Ackbar’s squid-like Mon Calamari face, something that other users have noticed as well.
Admiral Gial Ackbar first appeared inReturn of the Jedias the Rebel commander leading the attack on the second Death Star. Despite his limited screen time, he remains a fan favorite due to his memorable design, rumbling voice, and often-repeated quote “It’s a trap.” He has been featured inseveralStar Warsvideo gamesover the years, and even appeared in a series of commercials to promote 2003’sRogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike.
Admiral Ackbar would also make appearances in laterStar Warsbooks, cartoons, and movies leading up to his controversial offscreen death inThe Last Jedi. He may have made the ultimate sacrifice to save the galaxy from the First Order, but it seems Ackbar can show up in the strangest of places - namely in the form of a common backpack players can equip inStarfield. While the supposed resemblance between the pack and Ackbar is likely a complete coincidence, it serves as another fun connection betweenStarfieldandStar Warsthat commemorates one of the Galaxy Far, Far Away’s most quoted military leaders.
Starfieldis available on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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