Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first part of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and chronologically the very first chapter of the Skywalker saga.
Use of Aurebesh
Message from R2-D2
A message from R2-D2
When Anakin Skywalker is flying an N-1 starfighter during the Battle of Naboo, a message from R2-D2 reads:
However, Anakin makes it clear that he doesn't want to go back, saying that he is going to stay in the cockpit, like Qui-Gon Jinn told him to do.
The message uses an alternate variant of Aurebesh. Some of the symbols are mirror-inverted, and some other letters have a design that is noticeably different from the original West End Games version of Aurebesh. Also note that for reasons unknown, the letter M in this script is made up of two shapes and looks like a combination of the Aurebesh letters M and I (this can be seen in R2's message, and several pieces of text inside Vader's mask in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith), making "home" look like "homie".
See also
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace on Wookieepedia
References
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Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on X, formerly Twitter: The first bit of translatable Aurebesh to ever appear on-screen. It's sourced (in part) from a West End Games 1994 tabletop miniatures battle game book. (January 20, 2022). (backup link)