A key attack on the clone site secretly debuted in Star Wars two years before the film

A key location in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones premiered two years before the film in a Star Wars Property of legends. After Zam Wesell's death, Obi-Wan Kenobi visited Dexter Jettster, an old friend who helped him trace Wesell's murder weapon – a Kamino sabredart – to Jango Fett. Dex's Diner is one of the most exclusive places in the Star Wars films, taking inspiration from classic diners of the 1950s and 60s and perhaps reminding viewers America Graphite.

Although this was something entirely new to audiences at the time, it actually made its first appearance elsewhere before the release of Attack of the Clones. In 2002, Star Wars Legends was known as the Expanded Universe and was the official canon of the franchise. The Expanded Universe sometimes introduced elements into books, comics, and more that would be used or adapted into live-action projects, such as the Star Wars films. This was the case with Dex's Diner.

Dex's Diner debuted two years before Attack of the Clones

Despite having made its live-action debut in 2002, Dex's Diner first appeared in Jude Watson's 2000 novel Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter. In its first appearance, however, the diner was known as Didi and Astri's Café, with the father-daughter duo of Didi and Astri Oddo being the original owners of the diner. As shown in Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Mission novels, Didi and Astri were friendly to the Jedi and valuable sources of underworld knowledge. Both Obi-Wan and his mentor Qui-Gon Jinn were frequent visitors to the restaurant during Didi and Astri's ownership.

Dex became a vital part of Obi-Wan's story (in Canon & Legends)

Didi and Astri would end up selling the diner to Dexter Jettster, owner of the Besalisk Donut Stand and another friend of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Fascinatingly, Dexter himself debuted in the Legends continuity as wellfirst appearing in Jude Watson Jedi Mission: Trail of the Jedipublished just a month before Attack of the Clones. Having been a prospector, smuggler, fighter, and arms dealer before purchasing Didi and Astri's Café, Dexter quickly became an invaluable informant for the Jedi, as well as the restaurant's original owners.

The Besalisk species has a slightly shorter lifespan than that of a human in the original Legends continuity, but their modern canon counterparts can live for several centuries. The most recent version of Dexter Jettster has a remarkable story before the events of Star Wars prequels, with Dexter serving Maz Kanata as a member of his pirate crew at one point. Decades later Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesJettster would aid the Rebellion during the Coruscant civil war following the death of Emperor Palpatine.