"There's some nice welding here." "Only Imperial Welders are so precise."

My guess on those weird Death Star uniforms is that they’re civilian contractors wearing Imperial-issued work wear. Even a secret project like the Death Star would need technical expertise to build, that the Empire’s military wouldn’t necessarily have. These tech reps and contractors wouldn’t hold rank and would no doubt have limited access throughout the station. These two guys were probably on their way to the galley for some lunch or something.

Just more things I can say to my friends to convince them that I'm a living Star Wars encyclopedia

nothing better to start my day with than to fill it with completely useless Star Wars facts - more please!

I kinda love the use of denim jeans in Star Wars; it makes sense that rugged frontier people like Han or that random lady would wear pants made from this material since it was originally meant for hard manual labor before it became a fashion staple.

Also, it's really fun to see people in elegant robes like Leia run around next to guys in blue jeans and dingy, loose-fitting shirts like Han.

Fan idea regarding the unique Imperial uniforms: they're Death Star issued only, compared to the standard Imperial Navy uniforms. The lack of prominent rank bars or other visually identifying details from the rank and file perhaps hinting at the top secret nature of the Death Star; where they're stationed. And of course they go out of service when the Death Star goes boom, and by the time of the second DS, to save time and resources, the Empire just keeps the standard issue Navy uniforms.

The welding stormtrooper is one of my favorite parts of Return of the Jedi. Something subtle that I wish the movie had more of.

The huge reactor chamber of the Death Star II has always impressed me since I first saw it in 1983.  It is huge, sterile, stark, and dangerous, all at the same time.

0:35 On the Jeans Lady, George Lucas once called Star Wars: A New Hope "The most expensive low-budget movie ever made!," and it really shows.

Fun fact about the A280 rifles, they were stolen by a former BlasTech employee who defected to the Alliance. Said employee, Corporal Janse, would later be a part of the Rebel Strike Team on Endor.

this is my favorite thing about star wars. fans keep finding new things and it just makes watching the movies again that much more enjoyable. i like to imagine that part of the rebellion's whole mo was hitting imperial supply chains to steal weapons, ships, and equipment, so they end up with a ton of gear that active duty imperials are using, evening the odds. absolutely love how deep and rich this world is, often incidentally because the production team thought, "this glove looks cool, let's use it for the shot," and boom we have a high galactic easter egg that adds to the lore.

I'm going to throw out wild headcanon and say that the as-of-yet unnamed Imperial uniform is something akin to an Imperial logistics personnel. A couple of VERY obscure sources mention an Imperial logistics department, and every base/ship we see in further media would not have the same kind of logistical upkeep requirements of a fully operational Death Star. They seem more proper than say, a technician uniform which is designed for utility, but they are far more casual than that of an actual officer, so a function somewhere in-between these two posts would make the most sense.

2:12 my head canon is that these are garrison uniforms for the non storm troopers who are stationed on the Deatg Star or something like official off work uniforms. Something a bit more relaxed to show your off duty and to be left alone or something

one of my favorite hard to spot details, are the stormtroopers with specialized space-suit armor when the Millenium falcon is landing on the death star.

It makes absolute sense that the A280/A295 blasters would be seen in Imperial hands. Various Expanded Universe sources have hinted and depicted those traditionally "Rebel" weapons in the hands of Imperial troops, but it's nice to see confirmation in the film, even if only in the background. It always surprises me when people are surprised to learn that basically all the blasters used by the Rebels are stolen from the Empire. They're rebelling from within. The only manufacturers of military-grade small arms are manufacturing them for... the military. And the Rebels famously make a habit of raiding Imperial convoys and warehouses for supplies.
Another tiny piece of evidence that shows how well thought out the world-building (galaxy-building?) for Star Wars is.

Nice details. This sort of reminds me of the fan theory that "Clothes Buttons don't exist in Star Wars because 'advanced' 'velcro' 'binder' 'stuff", when you can see lots of buttons on clothing in backgrounds. Buttons exist in Star Wars, it's okay, promise.

1:09  yup… we saw he was in the Empire, if you consider Solo canon… and he was a thief so… yeah I’m not surprised he got those headphones

0:38 Luke is ALSO wearing denim! His pants on Tattooine are Levis, bleached, and with the back pockets removed. Denim is apparently a popular clothing material in the Star Wars universe!

I love the scene with the guy using a datapad at 3:27 because Vader had just berated the entire bridge, they're all scared and tense, except this guy who is seemingly too distracted playing Candy Crush on this thing to even realize his boss is there.

I’ve always loved that little detail of the Tie Interceptor getting destroyed from realistic pilot error. And it shows how zealous they are in their duty (except when entering the reactor, you can tell both of them do not want to risk hitting the core).