Lit One Canon - Merging Legends and the New Canon - TFA spoilers, very much so

The only thing the EU established was that Tython was home world to the Je'daii. These were not the same as the Jedi.

Only the Old Republic game claims that Tython was where the Jedi Order was founded, and even this is just presented as the beliefs of Jedi like Satele Shan, Gnost Dural, etc. In-universe, they could be wrong.

Further in the Disney canon book Star Wars Complete Locations (according to wookieepedia), Tython and Ossus, and Jedha, are mentioned as candidates that in-universe historians think may be where the Jedi started.

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To be fair, TFA already eliminated the early history of the Jedi with Ach-to.

 

Ach-to is home world of the Jedi. Tython is home world of the Je'daii

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Or maybe the point of divergence lies in the times of DOTJ. Maybe in canon the Rakata were successful in conquering the Tython system with survivors fleeing and colonizing Akch-To.

 

A small tangent, but when I see Akch-To, I can't help thinking: "Akch-To, Scene 1."

 

so... anyone try fudging Rogue One together with the Death Star novel?

 

Sinrebirth I can't see how you can continue this quixotic and somewhat foolish project. The more Disney fills in the nucanon the more your going to be twisting straws and having to perform increasingly sophisticated mental gymnastics. I really think you should do as Yoda said and "Let go."

 

Fanfic has worked through worse and the continuity folk at Lucasfilm.

 

I was thinking of proposing another project in which we identify the Legends works that can still fit in canon, and eliminate the works that can't. The list will be trimmed as time goes on inevitably, but some Legends works like, say, Cestus Deception or Approaching Storm, will probably never be affected.

 

I like things like "Snoke existed in Legends, but DE Sheev put an end to his ambitions" but don't care for things like "Jacen and Ben Solo exist in the same universe."

 

I like when things go all out like the fact Caedus was actually a clone of the original Jacen who became Kylo Ren.

 

What about when they fill in pre TPM? That's 25,000 years IU up for grabs.

 

A lot of pre-Battle of Endor Legends works have been overwritten by the new canon beyond any retcon that is reasonably realistic, in my opinion.

Shatterpoint is overwritten by Kanan and Rebels, Dark Disciple wipes out almost all of Dark Horse's Clone Wars run, the new Marvel run overwrites the old Marvel Run and Vader's Quest on how Vader discovers Luke is his son, the old newspaper comics and any material with the Rebels hanging out on Yavin long after ANH is overwritten by new canon showing the Rebels left Yavin 1 day after ANH, etc.

Moving Target stomps all over the Shadows of Empire multimedia project (the game itself only barely makes it due to ironically never featuring Luke's new lightsaber) and annihilates the Tydirium theft stories of the Rogue Squadron game and X-Wing Alliance. Thrawn's Grand Admiral rank pre ANH wipes out his stories including TIE Fighter game. I can only hope the new Thrawn novel at least allows Outbound Flight to remain intact.

 

Dark Disciple also needs a convenient mind wiping for Asajj and Quinlan (and even Dooku). "Poor Quinlan, misplaced his memory again has he?" asks Yoda. Maybe the Jedi put them together with Barriss for a "Revan'ing" session.

 

Quinlan and Ventress didn't know each other in Dark Disciple. Ventress literally chased Quinlan out of Dooku's inner circle back in the Republic comics. She'd know him, as would Dooku.

There probably is a sci-fi way to make it work, but it would stretch my suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

 

Requote from my edit: "There probably is a sci-fi way to make it work, but it would stretch my suspension of disbelief to the breaking point."

Ventress would at least mention their previous interactions etc.