Star Wars: Skeleton Crew already proves it knows the lore better than The Acolyte by including a 27-year-old swear word for the first time on screen.

A new Star Wars show is in town and it seems to be better received than The Acolyte. The Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set in a new planet albeit reportedly in the same time frame as The Mandalorian. It stars Jude Law in the lead role along with a batch of young actors who go on an adventure across the galaxy.

The show has multiple easter eggs that are bound to be fun for the fans but one especially has already made it historic. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew became the first show in the franchise to include the curse word ‘Kriff’ on screen. The swear word has only been used in the books and its first recorded use was twenty-seven years ago.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Debuts the Curse Word ‘Kriff’

A still from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Credits: Lucasfilm

Before George Lucas handed over the reins of the Star Wars franchise to Disney in 2012, he had hand-crafted the lore of the franchise with multiple species, planets, and hard systems of world-building. The franchise had its own politics, nobility, animals, ecosystems, and of course, languages. All of it was built on by subsequent writers who tackled the franchise.

The most recent addition to the franchise has been the Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which is already being well-received by fans and critics alike (a huge step up after the whole The Acolyte debacle). The kid-centered show seems to be impressing fans with not just its adventure genre storytelling but also its inclusion of various Easter Eggs.

Port Brogo in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Credits: Lucasfilm

The lore of Star Wars gives its creators plenty of material to geek out on and the Skeleton Crew has already shown how much it respects the lore. Among others, it recently recorded the first use of the curse word ‘Kriff’ on screen. The moment sees the children visit Port Brogo in the second episode, and forget to pay for their food, at which point the cook says,

What do you think this is, a kriffing charity?

The word ‘kriff’ was first used in the Star Wars Legends novel Visions of the Future, which came out 27 years ago. The word was reportedly created by Timothy Zahn by apparently flipping the letters ‘f’ and ‘k’ in the word ‘frikkin’ (via Star Wars Wiki). The word has been used in multiple books and games since then but never in a film or show.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Creators Included a Great Reference to the Original in the Credits

The credits of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Credits: Lucasfilm

When a creator really loves the material they are working on, it shows. The latest Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was created by the MCU Spider-Man trilogy director Jon Watts and Christopher Ford and the duo have geeked out with the show. They have included several small details that allude to the lore of the franchise.

One such detail is the credits, which appear in the traditional blue font from the original films. When asked about the decision to pay homage even in the credits, Ford said (via Cinema Blend),

We were trying to think of the question of, like, what’s that kind of, ‘I can’t believe this is happening’ moment. And what we were saying is, ‘It just keeps happening.’ That’s the thing. It’s not just one. It’s all the ways. And the credits, obviously, were one of the last things we were doing. And it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh. Another insane moment where I can’t believe that’s real.’

Watts and Ford were reportedly trying out different ways in which they could pay homage even in the credits when ILM’s VFX supervisor John Knoll reportedly suggested the classic blue font.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is available to stream on Disney+.