10 Moments In Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker That Surprised Us All

The Return Of The Jedi

There were all sorts of theories about fan favorite characters returning in Rise and, you know what, many of them turned out to be true. We may not have got to glimpse them in the flesh, but one epic scene saw numerous familiar stars turn up for a brief vocal cameo. In total, there were a whopping 10 of them!

When all hope seems lost and Rey is losing her battle with the Emperor, she hears many of the Jedi who have come before her, offering her words of encouragement. Jedi Knights from the prequels, the Original Trilogy and even animated series The Clone Wars and Rebels can be heard.

Here’s a complete list of the cameos:

• Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker (Prequels)
• Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Originals/Prequels)
• Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn (Prequels)
• Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu (Prequels)
• Frank Oz as Yoda (Originals, Prequels, Sequels)
• Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars, Rebels)
• Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan Jarrus (Rebels)
• Olivia d’Abo as Luminara Unduli (The Clone Wars)
• Jennifer Hale as Aayla Secura (The Clone Wars)
• Angelique Perrin as Adi Gallia (The Clone Wars)

This was an excellent way for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to draw the whole franchise together for this last installment in the Skywalker saga, providing us with a cameo-fest that was both surprising and wholly satisfying.