I'll argue against KotOR 2's story another time, but I'm pretty sure it never got declared non-canon.Irridium said:
Lucasfilm Makes It Official: Star Wars: Expanded Universe Is Dead
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The latest eu attempts were to bring all questionable continuity back in with minimal changes. Even Black fleet crisis. Swtor considers kotor 2 cannon.Irridium said:
But if they do destroy the eu, I see no reason to buy any new novels or comicd. They're just more expensive fan fictions now.
I have to question the wisdom of this decision. Why would they purposefully risk alienating the fan base that have kept Star Wars alive?
Lucas himself has said that Force Unleashed is part of the official canon.Ukomba said:
Well, the realities split after Luke Skywalker Prime traveled back in time, you see...
Let's face it. The "prequel trilogy" did a pretty mediocre job of linking itself to the "original trilogy" anyway. If you've continued to believe in a guiding hand that bound the Star Wars universe and all its related works into a completely coherent over-arcing vision in the face of that, I applaud you for managing to hold on to a child-like sense of wonder and suspension of disbelief.
I've seen some things in the EU that were kind of neat, and I've seen some that had me rolling my eyes for their one-upsmanship and/or failure to grasp what seemed to me to be fairly essential themes of the universe. (Grey Jedi?!) Overall, the official blessing or dismissal of the current owners of the franchise seems a rather abstract point to get contentious about right now.
Let's face it. The "prequel trilogy" did a pretty mediocre job of linking itself to the "original trilogy" anyway. If you've continued to believe in a guiding hand that bound the Star Wars universe and all its related works into a completely coherent over-arcing vision in the face of that, I applaud you for managing to hold on to a child-like sense of wonder and suspension of disbelief.
I've seen some things in the EU that were kind of neat, and I've seen some that had me rolling my eyes for their one-upsmanship and/or failure to grasp what seemed to me to be fairly essential themes of the universe. (Grey Jedi?!) Overall, the official blessing or dismissal of the current owners of the franchise seems a rather abstract point to get contentious about right now.
Good-bye Jacen, Jaina, Anakin, Zekk, Tenel Ka, Raynar, Mara Jade, Kyle, Kyp, Wraith Squadron, Rogue Squadron, Allana, Ben, Tahiri, Vestara (before Ben had a chance to end you), and so many other characters that I grew up with.
I don't care if this was the logical thing. I don't care if everyone saw it coming. I don't care if it was impossible to get the EU to work with the new movies. And I don't care that some of these character will probably be reworked into the new universe. This still makes me sad and a little upset.
I don't care if this was the logical thing. I don't care if everyone saw it coming. I don't care if it was impossible to get the EU to work with the new movies. And I don't care that some of these character will probably be reworked into the new universe. This still makes me sad and a little upset.
Y'know, usually I go along with the reasoning that what the officially sanctioned writers say is the official canon no matter how much the more unreasonable fans ***** and moan about it. Case in point: Episodes 1-3. Like it or not, those are canon no matter how much the fans with their rose-coloured goggles whinge about it.*
But on the other hand, this effectively means there is no Kyle Katarn... unless they keep him in the new canon.
I'll still (somewhat begrudgingly) accept that these changes will now become official canon, but I really hope they keep Kyle Katarn.
Mind you, I figure that the past Extended Universe is now an alternate reality while its former place in canon is going to be taken up by whatever the Lucasfilm guys come up with. After all, fans will still have access to the EU materials, books, games, etc that have already been made.
But on the other hand, this effectively means there is no Kyle Katarn... unless they keep him in the new canon.
I'll still (somewhat begrudgingly) accept that these changes will now become official canon, but I really hope they keep Kyle Katarn.
Mind you, I figure that the past Extended Universe is now an alternate reality while its former place in canon is going to be taken up by whatever the Lucasfilm guys come up with. After all, fans will still have access to the EU materials, books, games, etc that have already been made.
What I mean is: even though I accept it as canon (as I rightly should), I may or may not dislike it. I remember one person on here saying that he rejects "Moffat's silly reasoning" regarding the War Doctor, but here's the thing: whatever the creator and his writers say, goes. It's canon. Deal with it. You can still choose to hate it, that's your right, but you don't get the option of choosing whether or not it's canon. That's not how it works.
Soooooo, who cares? SW has been raped so hard it's a miracle some old fans still believe it can actually be good. Let small children have fun with their lego sets and move on please.
I like the EU novels. You've got a mix of good and bad stuff, but I'm a geek and I like Star Wars. What i'm not too keen on from this story is the bit about future works being linked to the official canon they're creating with the next trilogy. Call me crazy, but I'd rather not have my Star Wars books linked to what present-day Hollywood is capable of creating.
well, there's going to be a backlash of epic proportions with this. The Star Wars EU is GIGANTIC and has been going on for DECADES. I can't imagine how many people are going to lose their minds over this.