Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones

***Star Wars***: **Episode II** ***Attack of the Clones*** is a 2002 film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second part of the *Star Wars* prequel trilogy and chronologically the second chapter of the Skywalker saga.

## Use of Aurebesh

### Coruscant signage

While watching Obi-Wan Kenobi and taking aim, Zam Wesell is standing on a balcony in front of several advertising screens displaying a variant of Aurebesh, with no actual meaning. Other, unknown scripts can also be seen.

Green signage above the tunnel that Zam flies into says "NAT".

When Obi-Wan catches Anakin's lightsaber during the speeder chase, various building signs on Coruscant spell out "EINRV".

Outside the Outlander Club, blue holographic neon signs contain Aurebesh characters, which have no actual meaning. Some of the symbols are upside-down, and some are not even Aurebesh.

When Obi-Wan disembarks after parking the XJ-6 airspeeder, a building sign in the background reads "FRANK".

Aurebesh can be seen on the walls of buildings as Jango Fett flies away after killing Zam. One of the walls says "WARREN," and another says "FRANK". An upside-down hologram nearby says "AESE".

### Zam's equipment

The display on Zam's unique goggles (known as electro-goggles in Legends continuity), which she uses to watch Obi-Wan as he hangs from the assassin droid, shows Aurebesh characters, some of which are upside-down. However, they merely produce gibberish when translated.

The scope on Zam's projectile rifle shows some Aurebesh characters. Some are upside-down, while others are mirror-inverted, and they have no actual meaning.

### Droid waitress

The waitress droid in Dex's Diner has a nameplate that reads "FLO". The name is a nod to the character Florence "Flo" Castleberry from the 1970's sitcom *Alice*, itself based on the 1974 film *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore*, which was directed by George Lucas' friend Martin Scorsese.

### Lars family landspeeder

The letters "PM" are painted onto a landspeeder in the garage of the Lars moisture farm.

### Republic transport monitor

Shortly after the rescue from the arena, Mace Windu orders a clone trooper pilot to land in an assembly area. The clone trooper's cockpit monitor shows Aurebesh text that is rotated 90 degrees and has no actual meaning, as well as the Aurebesh characters D and S, although both are upside-down.

## Unseen Aurebesh

Although it it too small to read on-screen, the droids that are installing Padmé Amidala's new window carry the Aurebesh labels "MICK" and "BUFFY".

## See also

 *Star Wars*: Episode II *Attack of the Clones* on Wookieepedia

## References

1. ↑ Coleman, Rob, "Behind the Magic: Dexter's Diner" – *Star Wars Insider* 63 "If you look closely and are fluent in the written form of Basic, otherwise known as Aurebesh, then you might identify this waitress's *[sic]* name, "Flo" as an homage to the character from the classic television show *Alice*." (Facsimile by Google Books, from *Star Wars Insider: The Saga Begins*)
2. ↑  @pabl0hidalgo (Pablo Hidalgo) on X, formerly known as Twitter (January 29, 2022). "And yes, Wanda's name tag says FLO, which is a nod to Flo from 'Alice,' which itself is an adaptation / spin-off of a Martin Scorsese film, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and George and Marty are friends, so it's references within references." (backup link)
3. ↑  @pabl0hidalgo (Pablo Hidalgo) on X, formerly known as Twitter (January 28, 2012). "Too small to read are aurebesh labels on the droids identifying them as "Mick" (installer) and "Buffy" (cleaner)." (backup link)