Tera Sinube's design is based on an abandoned alien concept illustrated for Episode I Senators. Although Tera appeared previously in "Grievous Intrigue," he and the younglings seen in that episode were designed for this episode, which was produced first.

Nack Movers is a Trandoshan, using the same basic character model as Gha Nachkt from Season One.

Among the Aurebesh signs spotted around Coruscant are Star Tours posters suggesting trips to Glee Anselm, a distinctive "Soda" advertisement, a poster for a musical act called Stargazer and a performer named "Dasha Sigweed".

The Rodian working the door at the Spider Arms hostel is peeling a fruit that's been seen to be native to Rodia in Season One.

When Ahsoka is researching underworld thieves, she poses on a mugshot of Brea Tonnika, one of the Tonnika sisters seen in the cantina in Episode IV.