Category: Legends v. New Canon

Editorial, Legends v. New Canon

Canon is a Construct

By Riley Hopkins

—Spoilers for Rebels Episode “Visions And Voices”—

For Star Wars, more than most properties, there is no trickier subject to broach than the concept of canon: what has officially happened within a given mythos. Star Wars Legends fans have to ask, “What is canon now? What isn’t?” New Canon fans wonder, “What is all this old stuff?” For folks who have only been exposed to the Star Wars movie franchise, the large amount of books, television shows, and comics make for a challenging passage into the wider Star Wars universe. After consuming all content beyond the blockbuster films, fans can find themselves asking, “How does this all fit together … should I care?”

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Legends v. New Canon

No True Mando

By Beka Black

It doesn’t make sense for Jango Fett to not be Mandalorian.

There, I said it in one sentence, so if you’re like me and you want to skip the blog post and get straight to the recipe—well…you can’t, because there isn’t a recipe. But you can stop reading right now, because that’s it, that’s the whole point of this article. It just doesn’t make sense for Jango to not be Mandalorian.

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Legends v. New Canon, Star Wars Rebels

Working Blue

By Pranks Paul

—This article will analyze the usage of Grand Admiral Thrawn in the TV show Rebels, and will feature heavy spoilers from Rebels’ third season.  Continue at your own risk. —

Last July, hundreds of Star Wars Celebration attendees around me erupted in cheers when they heard fan-favorite Grand Admiral Thrawn would be returning to new canon.  I was happy for them, but I had a bad feeling about this.  I had grown tired of Thrawn by the end of the Expanded Universe, and I wasn’t sure new canon would be able to rehabilitate the character for me.  This past season of Rebels has led me to think more deeply about the character, but I am still disappointed by his usage in new canon so far.  I’ll first explain who Thrawn is, then move on to how he has been utilized in Rebels.

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