The story of the Martez parents’ death during the prison escape of Ziro the Hutt references the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Hunt for Ziro" -- but from an unseen perspective.
The Pykes' torture droid is a similar model to 8D8, who was seen punishing other droids in Jabba’s palace in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Another droid in the same series as the Pykes' torture droid can actually be seen up close and personal by Star Wars fans: look for 8D-J8, turning the spit of cooked meat at Ronto Roasters, in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
The Ithorian that Trace frees is based on original Kenner action figure design. Many other Kenner-inspired background aliens can be spotted throughout this arc.
