FLOAT 100 · Sneakers · No. 58
Nike Dunk Low Pro SB 'Jedi / Star Wars'
Nike never said the word 'Star Wars,' never licensed the film and filed the shoe under its color, Baroque Brown, yet every collector knows this 2004 skate shoe by one name: the Jedi.
- Year
- 2004
- Maker
- Nike SB
- By price in sneakers
- 41 of 100
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- Nike Dunk Low Pro SB; Nike SB's archive calls it 'Baroque Brown'
- Nickname
- 'Jedi,' also 'Yoda'
- Style code
- 304292-222
- Colorway
- Khaki/Baroque Brown-Safari
- Released
- May 2004, per Nike SB's archive; one release database says June 2004
- Box
- Nike SB silver box
- Inspiration
- The colors of Yoda, the Jedi Master of The Empire Strikes Back, with neon green accents that read as a lightsaber
- License
- None: the Star Wars link was a nod, not an official collaboration
- Retail price
- $65, per two release databases; one resale marketplace lists $100
- Distribution
- Nike SB accounts only, per one release database
The silver box years
Nike formed its skateboarding division, Nike SB, in 2002 and built it on the Dunk, a basketball shoe from the 1980s refitted for skaters. One sneaker site's history of the line calls 2002 the start of 'a new wave' in sneaker culture, and says that by 2003 and 2004 the brand had begun to 'explode,' with collaborations, the city series of Paris, Tokyo, London and the New York 'Pigeon,' and team-manager designs for skate labels.
Those early pairs came in a silver box, and collectors still sort SB Dunks by box color. The Jedi belongs to that silver box era; one history of the line lists it among the 2004 silver box releases beside pairs such as the Carhartt. According to one release database, it was sold only through Nike SB accounts.
An auction-house description credits former Nike executive Sandy Bodecker as the man behind the effort, building what it calls one of Nike's most beloved divisions.
A Jedi Master in suede
Nike SB's own description never names a film. It says only that the shoe proved 'inspiration isn't limited to one source, space, time, or galaxy,' and points to its most expressive features: neon contrast stitching across the upper and matching neon laces and accents.
Collectors and sneaker writers have no doubt who it is. Release coverage and resale listings say the palette borrows the tattered robes and green skin of Yoda, the Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker on the planet Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back. The neon green on the laces, tongue and heel is widely read as a lightsaber. One retrospective of Star Wars sneakers says the theme 'played off the colors of Yoda and the planet Dagobah.'
That same retrospective makes a point worth keeping: none of Nike's SB Dunks were actually licensed. The Jedi is a fan's tribute stitched in suede, not a Lucasfilm product, which is part of its appeal. There is no logo, no character, no official tie-in, only color.
Yoda first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, a puppet built by Stuart Freeborn and performed and voiced by Frank Oz. Critics were taken with him; Vincent Canby of The New York Times called him 'the hit of the movie.' A younger Yoda returned in the prequel trilogy that began with The Phantom Menace in 1999, five years before this shoe.
How to read the shoe
The Jedi is a Dunk Low Pro SB, style code 304292-222, colorway Khaki/Baroque Brown-Safari. Look for a tan and brown upper with neon green contrast stitching, neon laces and a neon tongue and heel. One resale listing notes a gum rubber outsole and Zoom Air.
Sources disagree on the release month. Nike SB's archive and one release database say May 2004, and one resale shop gives May 1, 2004; another long-running release database says June 2004. Two release databases give the retail price as $65; one resale marketplace lists $100.
Because these pairs are more than 20 years old, one seller warns that sneakers made 10 or more years before sale may show signs of age and should not be worn, so condition matters as much as size.
What a Jedi costs now
On October 1, 2026, a new pair was listed at $1,078 on one resale platform. On a second, the lowest ask across sizes was $2,500, and the most recent sale shown there was $2,199, with no date or size given. A U.S. size 10 pair described as new in box was offered at a fixed price of $2,000 by an auction house's buy-now store.
The spread is wide, which is typical for a 2004 shoe whose surviving pairs vary in size, wear and box condition.
The numbers
- Style code
- 304292-222
- Colorway
- Khaki/Baroque Brown-Safari
- Release
- May 2004 per Nike SB's archive; one source says June 2004
- Retail price
- $65 per two release databases; one marketplace lists $100
- Release type
- Nike SB accounts only, per one release database
- Production
- Not published
Timeline
Yoda debuts in The Empire Strikes Back, performed and voiced by Frank Oz.
A younger Yoda appears in The Phantom Menace, the first prequel.
Nike forms its skateboarding division, Nike SB, built around the Dunk.
A one-off Nike SB charity Dunk, cut into quarters, sells for more than $30,000, with proceeds to skatepark causes.
Nike SB releases the Dunk Low Pro SB in Khaki/Baroque Brown-Safari, soon nicknamed the 'Jedi' (one release database says June 2004).
Nike SB's first Medicom Toy Dunk releases, offered only to registered Medicom members.
Jeff Staple's 'Pigeon' Dunk release in New York draws police and front-page news.
A sneaker site revisits the Jedi in its 'Sneaker Talk' series, giving retail as $65.
New pairs are listed from $1,078 to $2,500.
The world in 2004
NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars.
Mark Zuckerberg launched 'TheFacebook' for Harvard students.
The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse was revealed on 60 Minutes II.
Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage, following a ruling of its Supreme Judicial Court.
Former president Ronald Reagan died at his home.
The Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series.
George W. Bush was re-elected president.
Price record
| Date | Price | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | $65 | Asking price, not a saleRetail price per two release databases; one resale marketplace lists $100. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1,078 | Asking price, not a saleListed price for a new pair on a resale platform. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $2,000 | Asking price, not a saleFixed-price offer for a new-in-box U.S. size 10 pair. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $2,500 | Asking price, not a saleLowest ask across sizes on a second resale marketplace; the most recent sale shown there was $2,199, with no date or size. |
This is an asking price, not a sale. It is what a seller wanted on the date shown. Asking prices often sit above what buyers pay, but an ask is not a ceiling: a sale can land on either side of it. It is not a value.
By reference price, Nike Dunk Low Pro SB 'Jedi / Star Wars' is number 41 of 100 in the sneakers entries of the FLOAT 100. 22 of those 100 rest on a realized sale; the rest carry an asking price or a guide value, and each page says which. Rank within the FLOAT 100 itself (58 here) is editorial: how much an object defines its field, not price alone.
Did you know
- Nike's own archive files the shoe as 'Baroque Brown' and only hints at a galaxy.
- None of Nike's early SB Dunks with film themes were licensed; the Jedi is an unofficial tribute.
- The neon green laces, tongue and heel are read as a lightsaber.
- Yoda was a puppet built by Stuart Freeborn and performed by Frank Oz.
- Collectors also call the shoe the 'Yoda.'
How this page is made
- The figure
- One reference price, shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. An asking price, an estimate and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- The story
- Researched from published records and checked fact by fact. Updated Oct 1, 2026.
- Archive
- Oct 5, 2026