Jude Law's Skeleton Crew character alias features an Easter egg that goes all the way back to a forgotten 1977 Star Wars comic

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Crimson Jack has a long history

Jude Law in Skeleton Crew
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In Skeleton Crew episode 3, we learn that Jude Law's mysterious Star Wars character, named Jod, also goes by the alias Crimson Jack. As it turns out, that's a name with a long history in the galaxy far, far away.

In fact, as StarWars.com points out in a trivia breakdown of episode 3, it was first used in a Marvel Star Wars comic from 1977. "A more modern version of Crimson Jack has appeared in recent comics, who bears no resemblance to Jod, indicating Jod has a habit of not being who he says he is," the site adds.

That might not come as a huge surprise, considering that, when Jod first meets Wim, Neel, KB, and Fern, he pretends to be a Jedi. If he's still lying about his identity, that might mean he has another secret to hide – could he be a survivor of Order 66? Of course, it's entirely possible that Jod is actually just a serial liar, or that he's on the run from his old pirate gang and using a range of aliases to stay safe. Time will tell.

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Molly Edwards
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I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.