The Bus Came Back / Star Wars

• Weazel (Warwick Davis), one of the people to watch Anakin Skywalker win the Boonta Eve Classic, is now a member of Enfys' gang in Solo.
• Darth Maul, who seemingly dies at the end of The Phantom Menace and does not reappear at all throughout the rest of the prequel trilogy or sequel trilogy. He is finally brought back at the end of Solo NINETEEN years later, with new robotic legs and a new profession as a crime boss. Somewhat averted for fans who kept up with the animated series outside of the films, as he had already returned for Star Wars: The Clone Wars much earlier.
• Palpatine himself is revealed to be alive in The Rise of Skywalker.
• The Mandalorian:
  • From Star Wars in general:
    • Boba Fett himself is revealed to be alive in Episode 9, and makes a full return in Episode 14 to reclaim his armor.
    • Bo-Katan Kryze returns after her most recent appearance in The Clone Wars, and Rebels revealing she survived the Great Purge and is working towards finding Moff Gideon. She's later recruited in Chapter 16 to help save Grogu.
    • Ahsoka Tano reappears following Ezra's rescuing of her in Rebels and the final season of The Clone Wars, searching for Grand Admiral Thrawn.
    • Luke Skywalker himself comes in to rescue Mando and his allies from the Dark Troopers in Chapter 16, bringing R2-D2 along with him. This is only a year after his last appearance in The Rise of Skywalker, but his first appearance as a young man in live action in 37 years since Return of the Jedi.
  • From the show itself:
    • The Mythrol whom Mando captured in Episode 1 returns in Episode 12, spending his time paying off his debt by working for Greef.
    • Fennec Shand, who was last seen in Episode 5, is revealed to have survived thanks to Boba Fett himself.
    • Koska Reeves, a member of Bo-Katan's Night Owls, is recruited alongside her leader to help rescue Grogu.
    • Mayfeld, who was captured and imprisoned in Episode 6, is brought back in Episode 15 to help rescue Grogu.