Disney’s Galaxy’s Edge is a remarkable place, designed from top to bottom to bring the world of Star Wars to life. Even the cast members who work there are in on the action, role-playing as residents of the planet Batuu.
The highlight of my first trip to Disney Parks’ largest-ever themed land was a visit to Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities, a combination souvenir shop and Star Wars museum. I was expecting a sort of TGI Friday’s experience, with ephemera bolted haphazardly to the walls. But what I found inside was so much more elaborate and thoughtful than I could have possibly imagined.
I consider myself a pretty knowledgeable fan of the Star Wars universe, both old and new. Nevertheless, many of the items in Dok-Ondar’s collection confounded me. I spent the last few weeks tracking down information about as many of those items as I could find. I’ve read all the comics, studied all the movies, and even dug deep into the abandoned lore from old tabletop and video games. Hopefully my efforts to identify these items enhances your own trip to a galaxy far, far away.
1) The bust of a Kod’yok, an animal native to the planet Vandor. That’s where the Millenium Falcon is taken to be impounded after the events of Marvel’s Star Wars: Lando — Double or Nothing. Later, Han Solo wins the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian in a game of sabacc in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Vandor is also the setting for the train heist seen in that film. Note that you can buy a park-exclusive sabacc set, complete with dice, at the marketplace just up the street from Dok-Ondar’s.
2) The bust of a Tauntaun, which Rebel forces used to patrol the area around Echo Base on the planet Hoth in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Han Solo used the carcass of a dead Tauntaun to keep Luke Skywalker warm while waiting for rescue, which came the following morning when Rogue Squadron’s Zev Senesca found them huddled together inside a temporary survival shelter.
3) A Gamorrean axe of the type seen in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Another axe, in the lower right corner of this same wall below the Anooba, is also of Gamorrean make.
4) The bust of a Corellian hound. Similar hounds were kept by enforcers of Lady Proxima’s criminal organization, the White Worms. Corellian hounds pursued a young Han Solo and Q’ira in their dangerous speeder chase through Corellia’s Coronet City in the movie Solo.
5) A BD-1 Cutter Vibro-AX. Enhanced melee weapons, these were common among Jabba the Hutt’s guards. Lando carried one when disguised as Tamtel Skreej, whose armor he stole prior to embedding inside Jabba’s palace. The weapon was also used by Pagetti Rook, another of Jabba’s guards, to push Luke Skywalker out onto the plank above the sarlacc pit. Rook was a Weequay, a native of the desert world Sriluur, as is Hondo Ohnaka, another central character at Galaxy’s Edge.
6) The bust of a Nexu, a catlike creature native to the planet Cholganna. Fans of the prequel trilogy will recognize these creatures as one of Archduke Poggle the Lesser’s menagerie on Geonosis. It was a Nexu that wounded Senator Padmé Amidala during the climactic battle at the conclusion of that film. Anakin Skywalker eventually dispatched the creature, running it down on the back of a three-horned Reek.
7) The bust of an Anooba, a carnivorous, doglike creature said to be common in the Outer Rim Territories. An Anooba named Marrok was owned by Embo, a bounty hunter who appeared in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels animated series.
8) A Medal of Bravery, commonly referred to as the Yavin Medal. This military decoration dates back to the Clone Wars era of the Galactic Republic. It was awarded to Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in a ceremony at the conclusion of Star Wars: A New Hope. In that film’s official novelization, the commendation was also awarded to Chewbacca. Of note is the fact that the calendar in the Star Wars universe changed following the events in A New Hope. Galactic Standard Time was forever divided into two distinct periods: Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY) and After the Battle of Yavin (ABY).
9) A statue from Jedha’s Temple of the Kyber, acquired by Dok-Ondar personally with the help of Hondo Ohnaka in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #3, a five-issue arc from Marvel. According to that comic, Dok-Ondar snuck into the temple during the early Imperial era. The statue was guarded by members of the Church of the Force known as the Guardians of the Whills — among them Chirrut Îmwe himself. Dok-Ondar prevails upon Îmwe to allow him to make off with the piece, one of 2,303 similar artifacts located throughout the temple. While Dok-Ondar may be lying, he claims that his parents were both gardeners and were killed over a related “archeological secret” when he was young. In the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jedha and the Temple of the Kyber were destroyed. That makes this statue the last of its type.
10) A selection of infantry and pilot helmets worn by members of the Rebellion and the Resistance. On the top shelf are helmets for A-Wing and X-Wing pilots. On the next shelf down, on the left side, is an infantry helmet in the style of the ones worn by the Rebel Pathfinders. These commandos accompanied General Solo in the assault on the shield generator on the forest moon of Endor. Also on that shelf is a Y-Wing pilot helmet of the style briefly seen in Return of the Jedi. On the third shelf down is a B-Wing bomber pilot helmet. Next to it is a white helmet common to the fleet troopers who served on board the Tantive IV, Princess Leia’s vessel seen at the end of Rogue One and the beginning of A New Hope. On the bottom shelf there’s an Imperial scout trooper helmet that appears to have once been owned by Ezra Bridger, with painted markings applied by Mandalorian Sabine Wren. Next to it is a Resistance-era helmet of unknown origin. Its distinctive feature is a central starbird located in the middle of the forehead, while the earcups are reminiscent of the helmets worn by bomber crews in the opening scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. One interesting note is that this display features helmets that would have been worn by both of Poe Dameron’s parents. His mother, Shara Bey, piloted an A-Wing for the Rebellion, while his father, Kes Dameron, was a member of the Pathfinders. Both fought in the Battle of Endor.
11) Statues depicting two of the Four Sages of Dwartii, ancient philosophers from the Sith pantheon. On the left stands Sistros, cloaked and hooded. On the right stands Braata, who herself encouraged followers to study the dark side of the Force. A larger-than-life-sized version of Sistros once stood in the office of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine on Coruscant, while figures representing all four of the sages appeared in the Star Wars Galaxies MMO. Guests can purchase versions of these statues from the Disney Parks store inside Dok-Ondar’s.
12) Helmets worn by Jedi younglings, prior to the Clone Wars, at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
13) A Sketto, a blood-sucking, reptile-like mammal native to Tatooine. They first appeared in the Star Wars: Bounty Hunter video game, released in 2002.
14) A helmet in the style of one worn by the Seventh Sister, a notorious Inquisitor during and after the Clone Wars. Following the issue of Order 66, she spent years hunting and killing Jedi. She has appeared in the Rebels animated series, and even hunted Ahsoka Tano. She’s known for her unique double-bladed lightsaber featuring an intricate, circular guard around its hilt.
15) I asked a cast member what these transparent documents are, and they told me that from time to time Dok-Ondar will loan out some of his collection. These documents tell him what’s missing, and contain details on who those items were loaned to. My bet is that they get filled out with kit from the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, before the year is out.
16) An unknown Sith helmet. It’s unclear what era this item belongs to. Some guests report that cast members have attributed the helmet to Lord Momin, an ancient Sith and a sculptor. The artifact played a big role in Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader comic series, specifically the Fortress Vader story arc, written by Charles Soule. In that arc, the helmet possess multiple individuals before finally settling on an unsuspecting Mustafarian. Once granted consciousness, Momin himself uses that vessel to design Fortress Vader, also known as Darth Vader’s Castle. Alternately, the helmet could belong to the Sith Acolyte enemies introduced with the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO.
17) A helmet worn by a member of Emperor Palpatine’s Imperial Royal Guard, also known as the Imperial Guard. These soldiers appeared in Palpatine’s traveling retinue during Return of the Jedi and later inside his throne room on the second Death Star.
18) A Mythosaur skull, long the symbol of the Mandalore. Mythosaurs were massive dragonlike creatures. As tradition holds, it was Mandalore the First who killed off the first Mythosaurs on the planet Mandalore, eventually driving the entire species to extinction.
19) An incense burner also known as a Sith Chalice, an object commonly used during initiation and meditation. A chalice much like this one was recovered from ruins on Yavin 4 and given to Palpatine, and was later displayed in his office on Coruscant. Chalices are available for sale from the Disney Parks store inside Dok-Ondar’s.
20) A traditional Kaleesh mask. Red-skinned humanoid aliens, only rarely do they show their actual faces. General Grievous is the most well-known member of their species. He appeared in the Clone Wars animated series before showing up in the prequel films, fighting Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
21) Busts of Darth Maul and the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine. They’re available for sale in the shop.
22) A terrarium said to hold Felucian Fireflies. Felucia was seen in Revenge of the Sith. The planet was seen briefly following the issue of Order 66, and was the site for the murder of Twi’lek Jedi Aayla Secura. This container, which is assembled in a leaded glass style, holds plants indigenous to Felucia that are similar to maquettes modeled by George Miller.
23) A sculpture from the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Exactly who this statue depicts is unclear. A maquette of the statue appears in a short featurette, included as an extra in the Blu-ray release of the collected Star Wars films, inside the office of Lucasfilm’s practical model supervisor Brian Gernand. It can be seen in a single scene, through the windows of the Council Spire, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda do a walk-and-talk in Revenge of the Sith. It also appeared in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game. Seen in those contexts, it appears to be the same size and scale as the statue out front of Dok-Ondar’s. It’s made from a fictional material known as bronzium.
24) An Ithorian gravestone. A smaller version of this gravestone was shown at Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Chicago. From the placard accompanying that piece:
Rumor has it that this shrine is not only an ancient spiritual relic of Ithor, the home planet of Dok-Ondar’s race, but also the gravestone for Dok-Ondar’s parents, who died suddenly for reasons unknown. Ithorians are renowned for their pacifist nature and a spirituality that is closely linked to their stewardship of nature, specifically plant-life. This could explain the impetus for the inscription at the base of the pillar which reads, “We Wither to Bloom.”
Marvel’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #4 confirms that story, showing a scene where Dok-Ondar touches the stone saying “I haven’t forgotten you, mother and father.”
25) One of a pair of SE-14r repeating blaster pistols. This sidearm was used most recently by Lando in the movie Solo, but his was completely chrome-plated, including the grip. These are both standard versions that date back to early press photos of the stormtroopers in the original A New Hope. They were also among the weapons fielded by the death troopers in Rogue One. A similar weapon, an SC-14C, was drawn on Luke Skywalker by Dr. Cornelius Evazan in the Mos Eisley Cantina. The second in this pair is listed below, as item 37.
26) The core component of a modular weapon system called the BlasTech A-180. Configured as a sidearm, it’s the same weapon used by Jyn Erso in Rogue One. While not shown on screen, the A-180 could also be configured as a rifle or as an ion launcher.
27) The BlasTech E-11 blaster rifle, the traditional weapon of stormtroopers. This model appears complete, and includes the rail-mounted, range-finding optics and the rarely used three-position stock.
28) A DL-44 heavy blaster, made famous by Han Solo. The “broomhandle” grip is indicative of the real-life C96 Mauser pistol that the original prop is made from. Recently, the movie Solo gave the iconic weapon a more detailed backstory. Around the campfire before the train heist, Tobias Beckett can be seen breaking down a larger rifle. He removes a long barrel extension and a cumbersome buttstock and leaves the scope on, to reveal the classic DL-44 silhouette. So not only is this pistol Han’s signature weapon, but it’s also canonically his first.
29) The core component of the A280-CFE blaster system. CFE stands for “covert field edition.” The weapon was famously used by Capt. Cassian Andor in Rogue One. Like the DL-44 and the A-180, the A280-CFE is a modular system. The base unit shown here is the core of the weapon. Stripped of nearly all of its accessories, it’s small enough to be worn on the hip. But it also accepts attachments to convert it into an assault rifle and a sniper rifle. The prop is based on a modern AR-15 receiver and pistol-style grip.
30) A pair of Ryyk blades, melee weapons common among Kashyyyk’s Wookiees. They’re adapted from a kind of tool used to clear brush, and are often used in pairs. The handles are traditionally made of wrapped hide.
31) A pair of DLT-19D heavy blaster rifles used by Imperial death troopers in Rogue One. This is the weapon that killed Chirrut Îmwe.
32) A Westar-34 blaster pistol. The hollowed-out grip makes this a dead ringer for one of a pair of sidearms used by Jango Fett, father of Boba Fett, as depicted in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
33) A matched pair of BlasTech EC-17 hold-out blaster pistols. Fans of Return of the Jedi will recognize these as the standard-issue sidearm of Imperial scout troopers, colloquially known as “speeder bike troops.”
34) The DDC Defender blaster pistol, the sidearm used aboard the Tantive IV by Princess Leia in A New Hope. Also known as the Defender sporting blaster pistol, it was manufactured by Drearian Defense Conglomerate. The prop is based on an obscure Russian-made target shooting pistol called the Margolin, or the MCM.
35) Two highly modified E-11D blaster rifles, with furniture indicative of Imperial death troopers. These weapons were seen in Rogue One.
36) An ELG-3A hold-out blaster similar to the weapon wielded by Queen Padme Amidala and her handmaidens in the Battle of Naboo, as depicted in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
37) The second in a pair of SE-14r repeating blaster pistols. See item 25, above, for a description.
38) A Mandalorian’s helmet, as shown in previews for The Mandalorian, an upcoming live-action television series headed exclusively to Disney Plus streaming service. It’s presumably made of beskar, a super-strong metal native to the planet Mandalore. The material is likely to be a major plot point in the program. Note that the helmet is unusual in that it’s completely unadorned; Mandalorians traditionally paint their armor to uniquely represent themselves on the battlefield.
39) An Amban phase-pulse rifle, a two-pronged medium-range weapon. According to The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, the exotic rifle will appear in the show. A similar weapon first appeared in an in-fiction cartoon that aired on the planet Kashyyyk during the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. That cartoon was the first appearance of Boba Fett, who used the Amban phase-pulse rifle to scare off a Panna dragon that was threatening Luke Skywalker.
40) An urn which may contain the ashes of a blue Snaggletooth, a reference to a rare action figure. The in-fiction alien this Easter egg is based on is called Zutton, a Snivvian who appeared as a background character in the Mos Eisley spaceport in A New Hope. In that film, Zutton was on the short side and dressed in red. Meanwhile, Kenner’s action figure was tall and blue. To this day it remains one of the most sought-after Star Wars collectibles, just behind the rocket-firing Boba Fett. Walt Disney Imagineering’s head prop master and set dresser, Eric Baker, had a blue Snaggletooth as a child, so he created and placed this prop inside Dok-Ondar’s as a tribute to his favorite Star Wars toy. The chevron on the urn matches the action figure’s belt buckle.
41) A standard all-white clone trooper helmet. Like everything else that dates to the Clone Wars at Galaxy’s Edge, this prop is extremely weathered.
42) A staff festooned with shrunken heads. At the top is a small humanoid skull of unknown origin. Below that, on the right side, is the skull of an Advozse, with its signature cranial horn. The species was introduced in A New Hope inside the Mos Eisley cantina. Below that, on the left side, is the shrunken head of a Duros. These blue-skinned aliens have piercing red eyes and large craniums, and were also introduced inside the cantina. The final head, on the bottom right, appears to be that of a Tognath. Fans will remember that species for Edrio and Benthic “Two Tubes,” aliens who first appeared in Rogue One as part of Saw Gerrera’s Partisan fighters. Benthic also appeared in Solo, as one of Enfys Nest’s marauders, the Cloud-Riders. Edrio died when the first Death Star destroyed the city of Jedha in Rogue One.
43) A Z-6 jetpack, the same style of jetpack worn by Boba Fett. There are a few of them elsewhere inside Galaxy’s Edge, including inside a container and a crate across from the entrance to Oga’s Cantina.
44) An IG-series droid, likely to be Dok-Ondar’s own security droid. Known as BK-86, a droid with similar markings across its neck and upper torso was featured in Marvel’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #4. It’s unknown if this is actually his body, but it’s definitely not the body of IG-88, a bounty hunter first introduced in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
45) A set of musical instruments similar to the ones played by Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, a group of Bith musicians who played at the cantina on Mos Eisley during A New Hope. The large silver instrument on the left is called a kloo horn. The shorter gold instrument to the right of it is called a double jocimer.
46) A bust of Yadle, a member of the Jedi Council prior to the Clone Wars, who first appeared in The Phantom Menace. She’s the same species as Yoda, which remains unnamed throughout all of Star Wars lore.
47) An Ommni box, another musical instrument. The same kind of instrument was played by Tech M’or, a member of Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes.
48) Two very different items in close proximity. The first, a chindinkalu flute, is the same type of musical instrument played by Droopy McCool as part of the Max Rebo Band. First seen in Return of the Jedi, his role was minimized in the specialized version of that film.
48) The second item is a unique style of helmet worn by Imperial Fleet Troopers on board the first Death Star. The reflective black bucket is easily identified by the repeating circular pattern on the forehead. A similar helmet was worn by Agent Terex as an embellishment on top of his standard stormtrooper helmet. Previously known by his Imperial stormtrooper designator as unit number TK-603, according to Marvel’s Star Wars: Poe Dameron comics, Terex fought in the Battle of Jakku before going on to become a crime lord. He would later be employed by the First Order and participate in the events leading up to the murder of explorer Lor San Tekka in The Force Awakens. The same style of helmet was also worn by Korso as part of his disguise during the battle of Mimban. A member of Tobias Beckett’s gang, his part in the film Solo was ultimately cut. He only appears in the novelization.
49) One of several musical instruments on display that are similar to those played by the Shag Kava Band, seen inside Maz Kanata’s castle on the planet Takodana in The Force Awakens. The guitarlike item shown here is called a seven-string hallikset. It may have belonged to a character named Sudswater Dillifay Glon.
50) Another musical instrument from the Star Wars canon. This one is called a bandfill, just like the one played by Nalan Cheel in Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes in A New Hope.
51) A helmet of the style worn by Boushh, an Ubese bounty hunter who operated during the Imperial era. Princess Leia used Boushh’s armor and identity to infiltrate Jabba the Hutt’s palace in Return of the Jedi, eventually threatening the crime lord with a thermal detonator. Later, she would use the outfit to sneak through the throne room at night to free Han Solo from carbonite. Leia’s first attempt to pose as the bounty hunter was recently chronicled in Marvel’s Star Wars: Age of Rebellion — Princess Leia #1.
52) A pair of gaderffii sticks, colloquially known as a gaffi stick. The traditional melee weapon of the Tusken Raiders, it was used to knock a young Luke Skywalker unconscious in Star Wars: A New Hope.
53, 54) A pair of jeweled masks and coverings common to Tatooine’s female Tusken Raiders, colloquially known as Sand People. These items were seen in Attack of the Clones. During Anakin Skywalker’s ill-fated quest to rescue his mother, Shmi Skywalker, he falls into a fit of rage and massacres all of the Tuskens he finds holding her hostage in a desert encampment, even the women and children.
55) A Twi’lek kalikori, a totem common to that species. It’s a family heirloom passed down through generations within a single family unit. The artifact was introduced into the fiction in Star Wars Rebels, where Hera Syndulla’s kalikori was held hostage for a time by Grand Admiral Thrawn. A character from the expanded universe, Thrawn was created by author Timothy Zahn for his novel Heir to the Empire in 1991. He’s among the few characters from the pre-Disney period to be revived in the new Star Wars canon. Thrawn, like Dok-Ondar, is known to be a collector of antiquities.
56) A gold statue of a Gungan, native to Naboo. The provenance of this relic is unknown. Naboo itself was long ago home to an ancient spacefaring civilization called the Elders. They created a series of sacred spaces below the surface of the planet, which eventually became known as the Gungan Caves. Several gold statues were known to exist there, but none of them were actually of Gungans.
57) The Sword of Kashyun, a major plot point in Marvel’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge series. The artifact was retrieved from an ancient temple on the Sith homeworld, Moraband, by Dr. Chelli Aphra. Dr. Aphra, of course, was first introduced into the Star Wars canon via Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #3 in 2015 before being spun off into her own series. She remains one of the fandom’s most popular female characters, alongside Mara Jade, to never appear on either the big or the small screen. Dok-Ondar alternately says that he plans to sell the item and that it holds symbolic significance for him. It may or may not be part of the mystery surrounding his parent’s murder.
58) A suit of blast armor of a type worn by the palace guard during the Battle of Naboo, as depicted in The Phantom Menace.
59) The Ark of the Covenant, a holy relic mentioned in the Old Testament said to house the stone tablets of the original Ten Commandments. You can just make out the edges of it to the left and right of the buff-colored crate sitting in front of it. The golden vault was retrieved by Dr. Henry Jones Jr. in Raiders of the Lost Ark. There’s a long history of Easter eggs shared between Indiana Jones and Star Wars attractions at Disneyland and Disney World. For instance, there’s a crate inside the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland that says it should be delivered to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
60) An Ewok headdress and medicine bag. These items appear to be the same ones worn by Logray, the chief shaman of the Bright Tree tribe, who fought alongside the Rebellion in Return of the Jedi.
61) Infantry helmets of a type worn by Rebel troops during the Battle of Scarif, as depicted in Rogue One.
62) A collection of Imperial helmets. Starting with the top row and moving left to right, we have a tank trooper helmet (Rogue One), an AT-AT driver helmet (The Empire Strikes Back), and a shore trooper helmet (Rogue One). On the second row, there’s an Imperial ground crew helmet (Rogue One) of the type used by Jyn Erso to infiltrate the Imperial base on Scarif and steal the Death Star plans, a bog-standard stormtrooper helmet, and a mud trooper helmet (Solo).
63) A relic depicting a Togruta. One famous Togruta was Ahsoka Tano, of course, who played a large part in the long-running Clone Wars cartoon series. Shaak Ti was another well-known Togruta, who was a member of the last Jedi Council. She was cut down by Anakin Skywalker himself while she meditated at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in Revenge of the Sith.
64) A soft, brimmed hat with ear flaps and the yellow-tinged goggles common to Rebel troopers fighting in the Battle of Hoth.
65) A stuffed Wampa, a carnivorous creature native to the planet Hoth. In The Empire Strikes Back, a Wampa attacks, kills, and eats Luke Skywalker’s Tauntaun. In an early version of the script, a collection of the gigantic creatures invades Echo Base, contributing to the chaos during Vader’s assault.
66) An infant Sarlacc. This creature was retrieved at Dok-Ondar’s request by Han Solo and Chewbacca in Marvel’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #1.
67) This sculpture, depicting ancient Jedi in battle against an unknown alien race, was prominently displayed inside Palpatine’s office on Coruscant. At the time, it was whole. How it was broken into four pieces, only to make its way to Dok-Ondar, is unknown.
This story would not have been possible without the Wookieepedia, which remains the leading fan-made authority on Star Wars lore. It’s now helpfully divided into sections covering the universe’s lore pre- and post-Disney acquisition. Other sources include the Star Wars Show and Disney Parks. Last, but not least, thanks to the loremasters and game designers at Fantasy Flight Games and Wizards of the Coast, who have both handled the Star Wars role-playing and tabletop games over the years.