1138 is a number that appears in products that are related to George Lucas and his works. This recurrent in-joke in Star Wars films and LucasArts computer games originates in Lucas' short student film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was later reworked into his first theatrical release, THX 1138. The number appears in several Star Wars productions in honor of the director's previous works.
Many elements in Star Wars include 1138 in their names, and it is a frequent easter egg in Star Wars products:
- In the film , when an Imperial officer questions Luke Skywalker and Han Solo about Chewbacca, Luke attempts to fool him by claiming it is a "Prisoner transfer from Cell Block 1138."
- In the film , shortly before the Battle of Hoth, GeneralRieekan orders Rogues 10 and 11 to Station .
- In , is inscribed on the side of Boushh's helmet.
- In , the identification number is printed on the back of the comlink booster pack of the B1 battle droid that Jar Jar pushes over the droid control ship is shut down. The number is written in Trade Federation Script, but can easily be deciphered even without a guide.
- In , is printed on the back of the booster back of a B1 battle droid that is firing at opposing Jedi while Mace Windu deflects a blaster shot into a OOM command battle droid during the Battle of Geonosis. This number is also written in Trade Federation Script, but is easily deciphered without a guide. The numbers are officially identified in Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition.
- Though never stated in the film, the script for identifies Clone Marshal Commander Bacara, one of the clones that shoots downKi-Adi-Mundi on Mygeeto, as CC-1138. This made its way into Star Wars Legends reference books such as The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia. Bacara's designation was confirmed as canon in the Databank on StarWars.com.
- During the attack on the Jakku village in , there is a First Order stormtrooper called FN-3181 (not referred to by name in the film itself but is identified in the credits), which is 1138 rearranged.
- is printed on the side of the shuttle ferry in the Andor episode "Reckoning."
- In the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Innocents of Ryloth," when Obi-Wan Kenobi operates the proton cannon, the Aurebesh in the upper left corner of the screen reads ": Y: ".
- In "Liberty on Ryloth," a Republic display includes the Aurebesh text " Y .
- In "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back," the side of the platform the beast is on at the beginning of the episode reads "1381", which is 1138 rearranged.
- In "Clone Cadets," Clone CommanderColt gives orders to test the Domino Squad in the Citadel Challenge in version variable .
- In "The Citadel," the cargo shuttle used by the Jedi is named "".
- In the episode "The Summit," a sensor technician identifies the sensor that Tech had temporarily disables as sensor .
- In the Star Wars Rebels episode "Rebel Resolve," the Imperial officer's monitor contains a prisoner list written in Aurebesh. The first prisoner listed is "LADYM'ARSHNGTON" • "TK-".
- In the non-canon animated special LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales, Graballa the Hutt is pursued into the toilet by an axe-wielding battle droid named B-14961138815.
- In the non-canon animated special LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation, the sunscreen used by Darth Sidious says "SPF 1138" in Aurebesh.
- In Star Wars: TIE Fighter the player has to inspect in Mission One of Battle Three a set of suspicious-looking containers labeled 6A, 7D, B, 9D and 40D.
- In Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power Campaigns, there is a CR90 corvette called 1138.
- In Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, during the Battle of Calamari mission, a pilot says "Fighters inbound on -decimal-."
- In Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, the Imperial stormtrooper unit answers " ready, sir!" when selected.
- In Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, is the designation of an automated hauler that Kyle Katarn flies to the Cairn Installation in the Lenico Belt. On the 19th mission, the code needed to contact Rogue Squadron is in Aurebesh.
- In Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, Spacestation 1138 is a Trade Federation prison.
- In Star Wars: Obi-Wan, there is a Jedi Templelightsabertrainingdroid known as .
- In Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, the access code for one of the laboratories in the Geonosian Bio-Lab on Yavin 4 is 0. A stormtrooper located in the DathomirQuarantine Zone had the identification number .
- In Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, in single player campaign mode, on Endor, the player pilots a stolen AT-ST. During the mission, the main path divides in two. If the player proceeds down the path on the right, they'll have to destroy a few enemy AT-STs along the way. One of them will shout "Unit what are you doing?!!" just as the player opens fire on them.
- In the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando, clone trooperBoss is designated RC-. During the Prosecutor stage of the game, Republic CommandoScorch is taken to the assault ship's detention block and is held in cell 2187.
- In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Galen Marek is referred to as "Subject " during the escape from the Empirical. In Cloud City the ship that Rahm Kota stands by at the end has in it.
- In Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, in campaign mode, on Endor, the player to destroy an AT-AT. The pilot's name is .
- In the sequel Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Talus Haroon 10- is the clearance code to dock on the Salvation. As is the Roman numeral for , you basically have alus aroon
- In Star Wars: The Old Republic, Section 1138 is a law that is a part of the Galactic Republic Charter. Many panel displays have the same basic block of generic tech chatter streaming across them in Aurebesh font. One frequently found block of such streaming text translates to "ALL SYSTEMS ACTIVE, RECHARGE POWER-CELL AT FULL POWER PROCEED AFTER SHUT-DOWN, WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED."
- In Kinect Star Wars, the main reactor of the Nihilist is on Level .
- In the tutorial for the browser game Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid, the score in the top left corner is 00.
- In the world-building game Disney Magic Kingdoms, there is a First Order stormtrooper called KT-1138.
- In the novelization of A New Hope, is the designation of the stormtrooper referred to as TK-421 in the movie.
- In The Lost City of the Jedi, an illustration shows a droid stenciled with the designation "" on its side.
- In Queen of the Empire, upon their arrival at Hologram Fun World, Han, Leia and the droids are greeted by thrilling music that emanates from ,THX Ultrasound Speakers.
- In Jedi Search, the code that Wedge Antilles uses to deactivate a construction droid is "SGW 0027." Each letter and number in the code is once removed from "THX 1138."
- In the novel Shadows of the Empire, Bothan spies find schematics for Death Star II in "sector T-Hard-Xenon" of a stolen computer. Also, a Black Sun guard named Thix is in charge of monitoring "sector ."
- In Star Wars Missions 3: Attack on Delrakkin, there is an Imperial pilot named 2249--1138 with one added to each digit.
- In Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, I-5YQ informs Lorn Pavan that his bank fraud plan would be in violation of "communication protocols —" but is cut off before he can say the inevitable eight.
- In The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo, when reaching Dontamo, Solace informs Oryon that Ferus Olin's ship is on YZ coordinates , 1999, 2300.
- The novel Death Star introduces a storage room aboard the Death Star with the designation 3181, which is 1138 rearranged.
- In Republic Commando: True Colors, chapter 14, as Darman is going in search of fellow clone trooperFi in the med bay, the med droid says that Fi is in "B eight, tank one-one-three," or Bay , tank.
- In The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates, it is stated that Cleaver has been trying to meditate for 46 hours, minutes and seconds.
- In the novel The Force Unleashed II, chapter 8, Rahm Kota's authorization code to land on the Salvation is "alus aroon ." As is the Roman numeral for , you basically have alus aroon .
- In Gambler's World, a newspaper comic strip later collected in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures,Imperial officers are scrambling to respond to a priority " alert".
- Luke Skywalker finds himself trapped in section "" while infiltrating the Tarkin superweapon in Star Wars 52: To Take The Tarkin.
- In Shadow Stalker, there is an Imperial stormtrooper known as .
- In the comic story "Three Against the Galaxy," published in Star Wars Tales 3, there is a tunnel called .
- In the comic issue Republic 47, there is a droid model called a THX servant droid.
- In Republic 68, there is a bioweapon identified as trihexalophine1138.
- In non-canon Infinities comic story Fett Club, featured in Star Wars Tales 24, Fett Club's address is "."
- In the comic Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, chapter 8, Rahm Kota's authorization code to land on the Salvation is "alus aroon 10-." As is the Roman numeral for , you basically have alus aroon .
- In the comic short story "Bane vs ...Bane?," published in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.46, there is a docking bay called Docking bay TH X-11-38.
- In the Legends short story "Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd," originally published online by Hyperspace, there is a book called One Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Wonders of the Ancient Galaxy.
- In the Legends guide book Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide, there is a battle droid known as .
- In The Isis Coordinates, one successful outcome of the story is the Imperial Star DestroyerDesolator colliding with a star named G-138.
- In Wanted by Cracken, a wanted poster for Qan Gindoch shows the number 9573C25N printed on his mugshot.
- In Heroes & Rogues, a character sheet for an "ISB Investigations Specialist" contains a quote by "Specialist 1138."
- In "Special Ops: The Art of Infiltration," an article published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 17, a cancelled issue of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Patrol 1138 is a five-man patrol of Imperialsoldiers.
- In the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook on all pages you can find number the 1138.
- In the online article Destabilization, there is a HoloNet node called "tee-aitch-dot-ex-one-dot-one-dot-three-dot-eight", or .
- Block 1138 Sable was a room block on the Errant Venture in the roleplaying sourcebook Scum and Villainy.
- Though not stated in the film itself, the stilt-legged airspeeder that is parked outside the Mos Eisley cantina in , is referred to as a "Void Spider THX 1138" in Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
- Although it is not stated in the film, the Young Jedi Collectible Card Game states that one of the Vulture Droids that attacks the Republic space cruiser at the beginning of The Phantom Menace is named DFS-1138.
- In the simulator theme park Star Tours, a public address announcer can be heard warning the owner of a landspeeder named , saying that the vehicle is parked in a no-hover area.
- Spaceport THX1138 is a terminal for Star Tours and other travel agencies in the simulator ride theme park Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.Star Tours Flight 1138 is a flight itinerary to Chandrila.
- An e-card released on StarWars.com for Father's Day says Jango Fett has messages.