Fives's harried conversation with Krell via comlink while Hardcase accidentally blasts apart the airbase hangar is a nod to Han Solo's attempt to stall an incoming call to Detention Block AA-23 in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Though the scenes are clearly the same in tone, they do not share any of the same dialogue. The closest it gets is Krell's demand for Fives' CT number, rather than "operating number."














