Full Series Starkiller in Rebels

The real reason they better not retcon Starkiller creating the Alliance (as infuriating as that plotline was to some) is because the Starkiller-Alliance plotline is LUCAS CANON. It came from George Lucas. Directly. Ex-Cathedra.

If Rebels retcons it, then they're basically saying "Yes, we can retcon Lucas material in Star Wars, and we will. If you don't like it, feel free to play a nice game of hide and go **** yourself".

And once that line has been crossed, ANYTHING ever seen in Star Wars is potentially on the chopping block. Try to think of the most sacred thing... I dunno, Vader being Luke's father. None of it is safe.

That is the reason why the Starkiller Rebel Alliance continuity must be preserved in Rebels. If it isn't, Rebels loses all credibility and IMHO would qualify as a self-retcon.

 

It would also contradict RoTS. The ending laid potential seeds for the origin of the Rebel Alliance; I always interpreted the ending as Bail Organa being the father of the Rebel Alliance and Leia succeeding him in ANH.

TCW was canceled for political reasons. It was a giant middle finger to the Cartoon Network.

 

I find this post very peculiar in this day and age.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Retconned

 

Wow this show could completely destroy Prequel Canon. I'll reserve judgement though. And why couldn't Disney have just aired TCW on Disney XD? Did CN have full possession of the airing rights?

 

I'm not sure, but the decision to pull TCW was very sudden and one of the first things Disney decided to do. IMHO, it's pure politics.

I, too, will reserve my judgment. I am looking forward to the idea of a series set during the Dark Times, but I have my fears.

 

Oh for sure. Until proven otherwise, any Star Wars is good Star Wars

 

Who gives a ****? In my eyes Lucas has diqualified himself long ago. Funnily enough, he is the one who retcons "Lucas material" all the time.

The OT is safe because it's the OT, not because of Lucas. Oh wait, the OT isn't safe because of him...

 

I think the movies are safe in this case because to Lucas, I'm quite sure that the Starkiller Rebel Alliance thing came from him saying something like "so this is just for some video game, right?". Official canon aside, I really doubt he thought it mattered much. I still think Rebels would be better off redoing that whole plot line, and would end up seeming more in sync with the movies if it did.

 

Pablo tweets about TFU

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   Cad Bane ‏@A_Targaryen
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   @infinata is the start of the Rebel Alliance from TFU considered canon with the Rebels storyline? Or is TFU not canon at all?
   
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   Pablo Hidalgo ‏@infinata
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   @A_Targaryen no. The TFU version isn't canon. The season 5 Clone Wars stuff is.

 

YES! YES! YES! Which means the ending to TFU2 is gone as well! YES!

 

Ah, but I wanted to watch a show about Vader stalking Juno Eclipse and being the enemy of true love.

 

I might have been a bit premature so who knows. That would be interesting.

 

Calling her "the woman!" attaining the perfect combinations of villain tropes being a large ham and politically incorrect.

 

I question the sanity and taste of anyone who thinks TFU's actual events and origins for the Rebels should hold any water besides a toilet bowl's. Let it burn.

Besides, Ol' George keeps going back and re-editing his "original vision" right? Who the hell cares at this point?

 

Pablo's comment notwithstanding, GL himself said TFU was canon. I don't think Disney has the power to retcon stuff declared canon by GL.

So if Rebels totally ignores TFU and shows a different origin of the alliance, what we'll end up with isn't a retcon, it's just a mess. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object, and everyone suffers as epic carnage spreads around.

Unless they do something like "...and then Vader woke up. And he was like "you know master, I just had the weirdest dream... There was this guy called Galen Marek, and...""

 

Of course they have the power, George Lucas is only creative consultant and 2% in stocks don't buy him everything. You think Disney entered some slave-master agreement where they have to ask for permission? Not so.

 

Disney didn't. GL himself did. From The Essential Reader's Guide (bolding mine):

 

What explanation was that? The Onderon thing?

Ok then. Lucas retconned himself. It wouldn't be the first time.

At least this one isn't remotely as painful as the Greedo idiocy.

 

Best. Retcon. Ever.

(Also, is it weird to anyone else that they're retconning material on Twitter before a contradiction has arisen? I swear this should be a profound change in what "really" is canon in LFL's eyes, but I guess not.)

 

TFU was so 2008, TCW Season 5 Onderon arc is the story now.

 

It doesn't seem as if that part of the story came from Lucas, but that he merely approved it (as the excerpt I posted above indicated).

 

Yes, lets pretend the official Lucasfilm person knows less about Lucasfilm policy than we fans do. This is an absolutely reasonable position to take.

 

Slice of canon turmoil is delicious.

 

Ahsoka will become the new starkiller.