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Is there a good list of which materials are considered canon beyond the films and how definitive is that list? (self.star_wars)

submitted 1 year ago by Varyk to c/[email protected]

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Is it clear which works are considered canon and which ones are not?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I think they missed the Disney shows which are of course canon.

I'm in the minority here, but I consider Obi-wan especially to be primary canon, as necessary as Movies 1-6. They retconned in the emotional core of the whole damn saga with Obi-wan and fully realized Vader's confrontation and resolution. That moment truly bridged the OT and prequels for me like nothing else had.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Disney’s stated policy is that there is no longer primary/secondary canon. There is (at least supposed to be) a storygroup working for Disney to ensure everything they make fits together because everything is equally canon.

In practice, there have already been issues but that’s how it’s supposed to work.

[–] Varyk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good point, thanks. I'm surprised to hear that you're in the minority for the Obi-Wan series being canon, Ewan McGregor is so Obi-Wan to me that I just assumed that show was cannon as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Im not in the minority of acknowledging it being canon, I'm in the minority calling it essential canon. A lot of people hated it for its B story that I personally thought was fine.