Star Wars expanded to other media includes all fictional material produced by or officially licensed by it outside of the original. Intended as an enhancement to and extension of the theatrical films produced by, the spin-off material was moderated by Lucasfilm, and Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works.

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This includes an array of derivative Star Wars works produced in conjunction with, between, and after the (1977–1983), (1999–2005), and (2015–2019) of films, and includes, and television series.Non-film material produced prior to 2014 was collectively known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe ( SWEU or EU). It was later rebranded to Star Wars Legends and declared non- to the franchise, with the exception of the CGI-animated. Most are part of the official canon as defined by Lucasfilm. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged. ( June 2019) The Star Wars began with Lucas's 1977 film, which is set 'a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away' and chronicles the attempt by the characters, and the —assisted by the and the and —to thwart the evil plans of and the.

The film was followed by multiple sequel and prequel films.Over time there have been an array of derivative Star Wars works (set in the same continuity as the films), including, and television series, which take place during, between, and after the events of the original trilogy (1977–1983) and prequel trilogy (1999–2005). All non-film material produced prior to 2014 was branded as the Star Wars Expanded Universe (SWEU or EU), and was intended as an enhancement to and extension of the Star Wars theatrical films produced.

The continuity of all Expanded Universe material was moderated by Lucasfilm, and Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works.In October 2012, Lucas sold the Star Wars franchise as well as Lucasfilm (the production company of Star Wars) to. The new Lucasfilm began development of a of films and other works, and in April 2014 announced that it would remove nearly all EU works from Star Wars franchise canon as a means to unhinder the creativity of future media producers. The excised body of work was rebranded as Star Wars Legends, and a new company division, Lucasfilm Story Group, was created to manage the continuity of all forthcoming comics, books, games and other media. The official Star Wars canon was clarified to include the Star Wars theatrical films and the. Works which have since been produced include the, the 2015 film and its 2017 sequel, the 2016 anthology film, the 2017 video game, the 2018 film, and a number of novels and comic book series.Publication history 1976–1991: Early works , 's novelization of the original 1977 film, was released six months before the film in November 1976. Based on of the screenplay, it was by Foster but credited to Lucas.

Lucas commissioned Foster's subsequent 1978 novel as the basis for a potential low-budget sequel to Star Wars if that film proved unsuccessful. Foster's works were followed by the film novelizations by (1980) and by (1983), as well as the two trilogies by (1979–1980), and 1983's by.Running from April 1977 to May 1986, the from met with such strong sales that former Marvel editor-in-chief credited it with saving Marvel financially in 1977 and 1978. Marvel's series became one of the industry's top selling titles in 1979 and 1980.Two spin-off television films focusing on the life of the, creatures introduced in, aired in 1984 and 1985. The 1985 animated television series (released on DVD in 2004 as Star Wars Animated Adventures: Droids) featured the exploits of and, the who have appeared in all the Saga films.

The series takes place between the events which were to be depicted in and the original Star Wars (by then subtitled, A New Hope). In 1986, ' published a comic book based on the cartoon series under the name Star Wars: Droids.

The bi-monthly series ran for eight issues. The American/Canadian animated television series Star Wars: Ewoks aired for two seasons between 1985 and 1986. In 1985, Star Comics published a bi-monthly Ewoks comic, based on the animated series, which ran for two years, ending with issue #14.

Like the TV series, this was aimed towards a younger audience. It was produced along with Droids, which was based on the Droids animated series. began publishing in 1987, and the subsequent ancillary material such as sourcebooks, gamebooks, and adventure modules have been called 'the first publications to expand greatly beyond what was known from the vintage era of the movies'. The material was used as a resource by some novelists that followed. 1991–1999: Thrawn trilogy and expansion The 1991 novel, which reached #1 on the, began what would become a large collection of works set before, between, and especially after the original films. StarWars.com wrote in 2014 that the novel 'jumpstarted a publishing program that endures to this day and formalized the Expanded Universe'.

It introduced, among others, the popular characters and, and was followed by the sequels (1992) and (1993). This so-called ' is widely credited with revitalizing the Star Wars franchise. In The Secret History of Star Wars, Michael Kaminski suggests that this renewed interest was a factor in Lucas's decision to create the.Around this same time, acquired the Star Wars license and launched a number of series set after the original film trilogy, including the popular sequence (1991–1995). In 1993, Dark Horse published, expanding the fictional universe to the time of the, 4000 years before the films.

The series spawned many other productions, including books and comics, and a popular online role-playing game. In 1994, Lucas Licensing's Allan Kausch and Sue Rostoni discussed the relationship between Lucas' creations and the derivative works by other authors:Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. These works spin out of George Lucas' original stories, the rest are written by other writers. However, between us, we've read everything, and much of it is taken into account in the overall continuity. The entire catalog of published works comprises a vast history—with many off-shoots, variations and tangents—like any other well-developed mythology.The 1996 novel, set in the as-yet-unexplored time period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, was part of a multimedia campaign that included a comic book series and.In 1999, Star Wars book publishing moved from to. A new series set 25 to 30 years after the original films, (1999–2003), was written by multiple authors and introduced a new threat: the, a powerful alien race attempting to invade and conquer the entire galaxy.

The first novel in the series, 's, killed off popular character. 1999–2014: Prequel trilogy and renewed interest Before 1999, the bulk of Expanded Universe storytelling explored the time periods either after Return of the Jedi or long before A New Hope (i.e. Lucasfilm specifically prohibited development of the time period shortly before the original trilogy—including the rise of the and the personal histories of and —to avoid conflict with Lucas's own plans for a potential prequel trilogy. Lucas eventually released (1999), (2002), and (2005), punctuated by the 2003 animated series, which explored the in more detail. Subsequent novels, comics, and games were set before, concurrent with, and after the events of these works.Lucas brought some minor elements from the Expanded Universe into the film continuity.

Dash Rendar's Outrider from Shadows of the Empire appeared in the Special Edition release of A New Hope. He also used, the New Republic capital planet created by Zahn in the Thrawn trilogy, in his prequel trilogy of films and the Special Edition of.

The character, introduced in 2000 in the comic book series, appeared in Attack of the Clones. Holocron database and canonicity. 'Holocron' redirects here. For The Clone Wars episode, see. For the Rebels episode, see.Originally, Lucasfilm tracked the storylines and content of the Expanded Universe in. In 2000, Leland Chee was hired as Continuity Database Administrator for Lucas Licensing, and implemented a database called the Holocron, a term used within the fictional Star Wars universe for 'ancient repositories of knowledge and wisdom'. Lucasfilm's Holocron consists of over 55,000 entries for franchise characters, locations, species, and vehicles.As of 2004, over 1,100 Star Wars titles had been published, including novels, comics, non-fiction, and magazines.

Then-president of Lucas Licensing, Howard Roffman, estimated that there were more than 65 million Star Wars books in print. He said, 'The books are a way of extending the fantasy of Star Wars. The movies have had a really profound effect on a couple of generations. Star Wars has become a cultural touchpoint, and our fans are avidly interested in exploring more stories.' The animated television series ran from 2008 to 2014 and was set between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. This new series grew from earlier lore, such as Anakin having been knighted early in the war, and revealed that he was assigned a Padawan learner,. Due to being constantly asked, Lucas discussed ideas for a several times after the conclusion of the prequel trilogy, but denied any intent to make it after completing the prequel trilogy.Regarding the Holocron database in 2012, Chee said: 'What sets Star Wars apart from other franchises is that we develop a singular continuity across all forms of media, whether it be the films, TV series, video games, novels and comics, and the Holocron is a key component to Lucasfilm being able to do this.'

The Holocron was divided into five levels of canon (in order of precedence):. G-canon was ' George Lucas canon': Episodes I–VI (the released films at that time) overrode the lower levels of canonicity, even when referencing elements introduced in other media. In the words of Leland Chee: 'George's view of the universe is his view.

He's not beholden to what's gone before.' . T-canon was Television canon: The canonicity level comprising the animated film and television series of the same name, which Lucas co-created.

C-canon was Continuity canon: Most of the material from the Expanded Universe including books, comics, and video games. The creation of stories that introduced radical changes in the continuity, like video game (which introduced 's ), required Lucas's approval, and he spent hours explaining the character relationships to the developers. S-canon was Secondary canon: Any element introduced in Continuity canon that was contradicted by other material. The Legends label is featured on reprints of Expanded Universe works that fall outside of the franchise canon.In October 2012, acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. Subsequently, Lucasfilm formed the ' Star Wars Story Group', which was established to keep track of and define the canon and unify the films, comics, and other media.

Among its members are Chee, Kiri Hart,. To prevent a planned sequel trilogy from being beholden to and restrained by the plotlines of the Expanded Universe works, the choice was made to discard that continuity. In particular, Chee said that the death of Chewbacca in Vector Prime was a key factor in the decision. Among other significant things wiped out were all post- Return of the Jedi events, such as the existence of characters like Luke Skywalker's wife, Han Solo and Leia's children, Boba Fett's survival, and the Yuzhaan Vong species.

Also erased were the Ewoks movies for television, the 2003's Clone Wars animated series by Gendy Tartakovsky, and videogame originated characters like Darth Vader's apprentice Starkiller, Knights of the Old Republic set thousand years before the films, Shadows of the Empire's, and ex-stormtrooper turned Jedi.In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the Expanded Universe material as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canonical to the franchise. Chee said in a 2014 post that a 'primary goal' of the Story Group would be to replace the previous hierarchical canon (of the Holocron) with one cohesive one. The company's focus would be shifted towards a restructured Star Wars canon based on new material.

2014–present: The sequel trilogy and anthology films Lucasfilm explained that the only preexisting works to be considered canonical within the franchise would be the primary episodic films, and the 2008. The announcement called these works 'the immovable objects of Star Wars history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align.' It was also made clear that a planned Star Wars sequel trilogy, and subsequent works developed within the restructured canon, would not be based on Legends material but could possibly draw from it. The first new canonical novel was by, published in September 2014, acting as a prologue to the animated series Star Wars Rebels, which released a month later. Began publishing a series of Star Wars comic book titles in January 2015.was released in December 2015, and marked the beginning of the sequel trilogy of films.

There was some minor fan backlash against the restructured canon, with one group successfully campaigning to buy a billboard pleading for Lucasfilm to continue the original non-canon Expanded Universe separately from the canon. While defending the restructured canon, Rebels supervising director listened to the complaints, and addressed them by reintroducing popular Legends character, Thrawn into the canon in the 2016 third season of the -animated television series (with original creator, Zhan, returning to write canonical novels about the character).

Since his previous work in 2008's The Clone Wars, Filoni had previously used multiple characters and elements from Legends works in his series. Filoni explained how Lucas incorporated Expanded Universe elements into the prequels, 'Special Editions', and The Clone Wars. Saying, he would followed Lucas's viewpoint and example, in considering the films and television as the main canon, while being open-minded towards incorporating Legends elements into the canon. Albeit reworked to fit into the reworked canon timeline, while being careful to not turn it into an altogether different thing.After The Force Awakens, multiple films have been released, including spin-offs in 2016 and, in 2018; as well as the second sequel trilogy film, in 2017, and the upcoming third sequel film, in 2019.

The new expanded universe has continued to grow since then, including dozens of novels; comics from Marvel and IDW; and new games like. In addition, multiple new series have been announced, including, an anime-inspired television series which premiered in fall 2018;, a post- live-action series written by which will premiere in late 2019 on the Disney streaming service; and a final season of The Clone Wars animated series, which will also be released on the streaming service.' S Star Wars: Armada, a released on March 27, 2015, has mixed elements of both Star Wars Legends and the current canon (including the latter's expanded universe). As an homage to Legends, starfighter command upgrade cards in Armada are named after the main characters from the flight simulator series. Armada has added expansion packs for additional vessels, such as Admiral Raddus's MC75 Star Cruiser from Rogue One that was released under Disney ownership of Lucasfilm, and Grand Admiral Thrawn's Star Destroyer Chimera from the new expanded universe. Fantasy Flight's, which was released in 2012 prior to Lucasfilm's rebranding, initially drew its expansions from Legends such as the TIE Phantom (from ), while later additions were inspired by the new canon such as the TIE/fo Fighter and TIE Silencer (both from ).

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