A LEGO Skywalker Saga dev added a sneaky Xenoblade reference

Confirmed

While this is bound to slip by someone’s radar: there’s a fun littleLEGO Skywalker SagaXenobladereference that was “snuck in” by a developer.

A seemingly benign NPC called the “Disco Director” shouting “I’m really feeling it!” felt like an open and shut case for aXenobladereference, which got everyone talking. This waslater confirmed as a direct reference by David Harris, former developer at Traveller’s Tales Games. The kicker? The joke goes a layer further, as it’s spoken dialoguefrom Adam Howden, the English voice actor for Shulk.

LEGO Skywalker Saga Xenoblade reference

A reddit commentsheds some more light into how this all apparently went down:

“I worked on LSWTSS [LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]. When I heard that Adam Howden would be providing his voice to the game, I tried to work in aXenobladereference somewhere. I managed to get this one in on the last puzzle I worked on. I wasn’t in the booth when he was recording, but I had an email from the script editor at the time. He said that Adam was initially unsure about the line, but after being told that it was aXenobladereference, he nailed it. He was happy to hear that it was indeed aXenobladereference. It actually took a long time and a handful of failed attempts before we found a place where we could put it! The Assistant GD was about the only person I knew in the office to have actually playedXenoblade, so he was happy to get it in there. We just had to find the right spot.”

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It’s a wholesome little moment, especially given the connection Howden has with Shulk, and the carefree and silly nature of theLEGOseries itself. If you’re interested,Harris shared a few more references he’s peppered intoLEGOgames over the years.