Star Wars EU: True Canon vs. Legends Canon

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

My take is that the Rebel pilots are in the last version of flight gear Republic Navy pilots wore and that in the ten or so years since the declaration of Empire, entire squadrons had defected.

Regarding the "Rebel Fleet Trooper", my reasoning is that, after the Emperor dissolved the Imperial Senate, Republican Senators (the ones we saw in the deleted scene from ROTS plotting rebellion, and others who came to agree with them over the years of Palpatine's tyrrany) had made their way to the Alliance's primary base, with their still-loyal Senatorial Guard retinues. I consider the green-uniformed Rebels to be the ones in Alliance uniform in the award scene. Remember, at the time, they wouldn't know Leia had been captured, that the Falcon was leading the Death Star to Yavin, etc.

In the years after the victory immediately prior to that film, the destruction of Alderaan, and the Rebels, in turn, destroying the Death Star, they had to have gained legitimacy in the eyes of the galaxtic populace, especially away from the Core. With more recruits and more resources, they'd be able to come up with a proper uniform. The stuff on Hoth would be their cold-weather gear, the tan fatigues Luke wore would be, essentially, BDUs for (at least) Pilots, and, for all we know, the uniform we see in Jedi could have been adopted about the same time as the "Class A". New uniforms for a new Republic.

--Jonah

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I just think it was generic military equipment that maybe a lot of people used. According to Lucas that mission was the first official mission where the Rebel Alliance took credit. So there wasn't really anything identifying a Rebel Alliance soldier. They were Rebel Fleet Troopers, but maybe they were just wearing generic equipment.

 

[seelsa73]

I just looked at Wookieepedia's canon policy and apparently they aren't changing with the times. They're mixing new canon with legends. I suppose its easier that way, but will get confusing for those trying to follow along. I say put a Legends section above the behind the scenes one, or better yet create a new wiki altogether.

 

[Solo4114]

Eh, I wouldn't count on Wookieepedia for anything other than info from the films and clone wars, and perhaps general background info.

Stuff like the ships, general history of the manufacturers, weapon names...basically, a lot of the old West End Games RPG source material, that stuff will probably be retained. It's less likely to conflict with things than, say, Luke having fathered a kid with a character who now never appears.

Clone Wars, Rebels, and the movies are all still in, obviously.

 

[Tom Starkiller]

Ninjas have never had a 'Ninja Temple the size of the Vatican and been major figureheads in world politics. If they had they would defiantly be well remembered 20yrs after their existence.

Nah, you just wouldn't have been able to see it.

There must have had to have been a huge mis-information campaign. Look at real world media and the way that so many people so blindly hang on to every word of it. The Empire must have had an equivalent of the Daily Mail and Fox News somewhere.

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

As far as the BBY/ABY dating system, I'm thinking in today's terms. Folks in this & last generation cite some things as Pre-9/11, & Post-9/11. It was a date that everyone remembers & gives a common reference point for everyone. It was something that changed society as a whole.

Now, applying the same idea to the SW Universe, you basically have the government attacked, & dealt a significant blow by a terrorist organization (At least that's how I'm sure it was portrayed in the HoloNet news broadcasts). Unless there's future conflicting info, this is the first major blow the Rebellion delivers to the Empire. On this day, if you're the Empire, you sit up & take notice. If you're against them, you celebrate a victory. Either way, I'm quite sure life in that galaxy changed significantly on that day..It was a turning point, no matter who you were, so it would make sense for it to be a point to date from.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

A day that will live in infamy...?

--Jonah

 

[Victor3]

I feel like they've started to address the reference date via Rebels. They gave us the episode "Empire Day," where the Imperial forces stage a parade to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Palpatine's speech at the founding of the Empire. Complete with a peppy Imperial March!
It's unveiled that this is also Ezra's (and likely Luke & Leia's) birthday.

Logically, the end of Episode 3 is a good in&out-of universe point with which to measure dates. Birth of the Empire, birth of the twins and the birth (more or less) of Vader. From a fan standpoint though, time before or after that awesome first movie is easy to relate to.

 

[Riceball]

I always took the whole before and after Yavin thing as a rearranging of the calendar with the Battle of Yavin marking the beginning of the new calendar of the New Republic. It's not a really good point to start at thought since while it marks the beginning of the end of the Empire a better and more accurate start date really should have the Battle of Endor since that marked the death of the Emperor and a little closer to the start of the New Republic.

On the Imperial side it's entirely possible that the Emperor redid the calendar some time around Ep. III with the fall of the Old Republic and him officially declaring himself Emperor. This is certainly not without precedence as numerous empires and nations have changed their calendars based on the ascension of a new ruler, the beginning of their nation, or some other notable and significant event. The modern Western calendar is a prime example of that, some time after Christianity took a hold (possibly after the Emperor Constantine) the calendar was divided into AD & BC with AD being the supposed birth year of ****** thus marking the beginning of the new calendar.

 

[DARTH ANIBAL]

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[seelsa73]

Sabacc is canon...cool.

 

[seelsa73]

Reposted from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens thread.

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Color me excited! Can't wait till they start this up. I'm really getting into the new continuity. I've read everything so far, including the comics, which is big for me because I've never been one for comics. I just love SW so much and now that everything published going forward is canon, I just want to soak it all up. This is a fantastic time to be a Star Wars fan.