ST Official Sequel Trilogy / Legends / Expanded Universe discussion thread

This was just a continuity error. Happens in movies all the time. I'm sure George would have liked to have remembered the line correctly in which case Palpatine would've said "generations". From an in universe POV, I'm inclined to think that Palpatine just made a simple human error & slip of the tongue. Not a big deal. I'm sure GL would have a laugh that a minor continuity error has sent so many fans into a debate.

 

Well, Bane actually gets a BIG mention in TCW Season 6 (THE LOST MISSIONS) when Yoda is learning how to eventually become a force ghost when he dies, and goes to Moraban (Korriban; thanks George!) he sees Bane\s tomb, and an illusion of the man himself, they speak about the rule of two and why Bane was inportant. So he still did what he did to stop the Sith from murdering each other and he still looks like he did...and that's in the new continuity since TCW stuff counts. So while the novels are out, his story is still very much present. Which is cool, as I always liked it.

 

Him looking like he did - doesn't actually contradict the novels. He lost the Orbalisk Armor about 10 years before he actually died.

That said - the nature of Bane's story may change.

 

Yeah, a generation is 25 years so a thousand generations would be approximately 25,000 years., also the age of the Republic is mentioned in precise terms the Ep. III novel. As the films and Clone Wars are now the only things that are canon, I would assume that the tie-in novels are as well. As for Palpatine's statement in Ep. II, he was always assumed to be referring to the Ruusan Reformation or possibly to the Republic's brief Dark Age.

 

I have to say that I would be happy if the Karpyshan novels are thrown out. They completely mischaracterized Bane and misunderstood the logic behind the Rule of Two.

I've always seen it this way as well. He said "stood", not "existed" or "formed". France has "stood" since the end of WWII, but it's existed for much longer.

 

So the fact is you have an opinion that has no basis in fact?

 

The starwars comic series that will be ending this year is not canon, but the 4 issue story arc that will tell the un-produced darth maul story from clonewars season 6 is. Do I have that right?

 

I believe so.

 

Mr. Bean! I love that guy.

 

Ahem, that's Blackadder thanks

 

He'll always be Mr. Bean to me, just like Ford will always be Han solo, Dr Richard Kimble & Indiana Jones are secondary .

 

Just wanted to stop by and say that I love the idea of Star Wars Legends.
First of all, that label sounds lovely.
Second, now all stories that fall into that category are equally valid as legends of the GFFA. None of them are confirmed "true" and that makes them all enjoyable on the same mythical level.
Third, there'll be no question regarding the canonicity of future material. It's all going to be 100% "true" (unless it's released with a Legends label on it), which makes things a lot simpler.
Fourth, we can now expect ANYTHING from the new movies!

I love Star Wars

 

but if you just read two novels how can you tell that 'the stories were all over the place'

 

I'm happy to say goodbye to the TORtanic. Hopefully in the future the Bendu symbol won't be misused.

 

I don't think he looked like he did in the EU. His armour was different to how his special armour was depicted in the EU. I thought the CW series made him look a lot more "beastly" if anything.

 

From http://www.starwars7news.com/2014/04/lucasfilm-confirms-all-future-star-wars.html:

Long live The Old Republic era!

 

Games technically have always been canon.

 

From the new cast info Domhnall gleeson could be Luke's son and Daisy Ridley could be han/leia daughter. Curious that there seems to be no actress to play Luke's wife.

 

If they are going to mine from the EU, then maybe Mara dies, leaving Luke and his son? It explains the Red hair. Daisy Ridley's character is no doubt their daughter,

 

If we go by that logic (Daisy sitting between Harrison and Carrie suggesting she's their daugther in the film), wouldn't Domhnall be sitting next to Mark?

 

The fact that you have to explain it in such painstaking fashion proves you are not employing the simplest explanation.

What's easier? That convoluted, 200-word explanation you gave above or this one: Obi-Wan wasn't meant to be taken literally. 200 words versus 7 words? I think the 7 words are simpler.

If you believe it was a continuity error - and you may certainly be right - then that only supports the point that Lucas didn't have some sort of elaborate backstory of the Old Republic floating around inside his head.

 

so wouldn't this make Jedi Academy cannon and thus Jaden Korr and Kyle Katarn's characters cannon?