Exploring the Star Wars Easter Egg in Oblivion Remastered

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Alright, so Oblivion Remastered just kinda popped up out of nowhere, didn’t it? And, bam! Folks are just lapping it up. Like, four million players already. Mind-blowing. The Elder Scrolls series—people just keep coming back, don’t they? Some of the old-timers, wandering around Cyrodiil again. And the newbies diving in? Must be wild discovering what we veterans used to gab about.

So, open-world games, right? Always packed with these little nuggets, Easter eggs, they call ‘em. Like hidden jokes or nods, you know? There’s this one—oh man, talk of the town—it’s from Star Wars, of all the things. Anakin Skywalker’s crispy remains lounging by some lava lake near the first Oblivion gate. Dark humor? Maybe, but if you know, you know. It’s subtle and sneaky-like. If you’re clueless about Star Wars, you’re probably just thinking, “Oh, neat, lava scene,” and moving on.

Okay, so Star Wars nuts are buzzing over this Easter egg. It’s nodding to a biggie moment in the movies. Remember Episode 3? Obi-Wan trouncing Anakin on Mustafar, with all the lava drama? In the flick, poor Anakin’s just kinda lying there, minus a few limbs, catching fire. In Oblivion, he’s half-sinking in lava, same pose and everything. Ah, nostalgia.

This throwback isn’t new or anything. It was in the original Oblivion, too. Sith came out a year before the game, back in the day. Fresh in everyone’s minds, I guess. Oh, and speaking of Easter eggs, the remaster didn’t forget the classics. Plus, it tossed in some fresh ones. Like, peep Skyrim’s Throat of the World from the Frostback Mountains. Bruma’s got a view now. Random, but cool.

Right, so finding this Star Wars nod? Players hit a bug sometimes—Oblivion gates randomly opening up before the Kvatch stuff. Fun times. But when you do hit the Kvatch one—yep, that’s the biggie—they’ve got this bridge there. Scurry west along that lava pool and, boom, there he is: Anakin’s charred imitation, posing like it’s drawing from Episode 3. Creepy but cool.

Kinda neat that Oblivion Remastered snuck this in. Shows the creators are pop culture junkies too. It’s like a little time capsule. Newbies get a chuckle from the memes it sparks, and us oldies? Well, it’s like catching up with an old buddy who hasn’t changed a bit, jank and all. Pure Oblivion essence right there.