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17The ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe is an ExpandedUniverse set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise. It includes shows, novels, and comics that cover many stories in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy.
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19The Expanded Universe underwent a ContinuityReboot on April 25th, 2014 after Creator/{{Disney}}'s acquisition of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}; the original six theatrical films and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' remained canon and became part of (along with serving as the basis) the new ''Star Wars'' Canon as result of being created by or directly involved with Creator/GeorgeLucas while all of the other previous works [[http://starwars.com/news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page.html here]] were declared non-canon. Any new installments created by Lucasfilm since 2014 (unless said otherwise) will be part of the canon as well.
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21Though the old EU continuity is now locked,[[note]]with the exception of the ongoing MMORPG ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''[[/note]] it remains in circulation under the title of '''''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'''''.
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24!!The old Expanded Universe (''Star Wars Legends'')
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26The old Expanded Universe has been formally discontinued; however, Creator/BioWare and Creator/FantasyFlightGames continue to publish new content for respectively ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' and the ''TabletopGame/StarWarsRoleplayingGame''[[note]]Curiously, it contains a hybrid of information from the new Expanded Universe and from ''Legends'', which technically places it into a pseudo-canon category. Fantasy Flight's plot-free tactical games ''TabletopGame/StarWarsArmada'' and ''TabletopGame/XWingMiniatures'' do the same.[[/note]] despite this.
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28Details on the the works that made up the old Expanded Universe, and the tropes contained therein, will be covered '''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends here]]'''.
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30!!The Canon Eras
31'''NOTE''': The franchise bases its chronology around the ''Battle of Yavin 4'' (also known as the destruction of the first Death Star), using the identifiers "Before the Battle of Yavin 4" ('''BBY''') and "After the Battle of Yavin 4" ('''ABY''').
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33* The '''Dawn of the Jedi''' Era (Approximately 25000 BBY - Unknown): The ''Jedi Origins'' film is to be set here.
34* '''The Old Republic''' Era (Unknown - 1000 BBY): The video game ''Knights of the Old Republic Remake'' is set here.
35* '''[[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic The High Republic]]''' Era (382 BBY - 82 BBY): ''The Acolyte'' is set here.
36** The '''Quest of the Jedi''' Era (Phase II) (382 BBY)
37** The '''Light of the Jedi''' Era (Phase I) (232 BBY - Unknown)
38** The '''Trials of the Jedi''' Era (Phase III) (Unknown)
39* The '''Fall of the [[Characters/StarWarsJediOrder Jedi]]''' Era (32 BBY - 19 BBY): The ''Prequel Trilogy'' is set here.
40** The '''End of the Republic''' Era (22 BBY - 19 BBY): The TV show ''The Clone Wars'' is set here.
41* The '''Reign of the [[Characters/StarWarsGalacticEmpire Empire]]''' Era (19 BBY - 5 BBY): The TV shows ''The Bad Batch'' and ''Kenobi'' and the film ''Solo'' are set here.
42* The '''Age of [[Characters/StarWarsRebelAlliance Rebellion]]''' Era (5 BBY - 5 ABY): The ''Original Trilogy'', the film ''Rogue One'', the TV shows ''Andor'' and ''Rebels'', and the ''Aftermath'' book trilogy are set here.
43* '''The [[Characters/StarWarsNewRepublicSenate New Republic]]''' Era (5 ABY - 28 ABY)
44** The '''Foundation of the New Republic''' Era (5 ABY - 15 ABY): ''The Mandalorian'' TV show and its spin-offs are set here.
45** The '''Decline of the New Republic''' Era (Unknown - 28 ABY): The book ''Bloodline'' and the comic book ''The Rise of Kylo Ren'' are set here.
46* The '''Rise of the [[Characters/StarWarsTheFirstOrder First Order]]''' Era (28 ABY - 35 ABY): The ''Sequel Trilogy'' and the TV show ''Resistance'' are set here.
47* The '''New Jedi Order''' Era (50 ABY - Unknown): The ''Rey Skywalker'' film is to be set here.
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49[[foldercontrol]]
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51!!The new Expanded Universe (The Canon)
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53%%Keep every item in chronological order when possible.
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55[[index]]
56
57[[folder:Live-Action Shows]]
58* ''Series/TheAcolyte'' (2024) -- A series set during the final years of the High Republic.
59* ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' (2022) -- A series following exiled Jedi Master Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, set roughly a decade before ''A New Hope''.
60* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' (2022) -- A spy-thriller starring Rebel spy Cassian Andor set five years before the events of ''Rogue One''.
61* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (2019-) -- A action-adventure series focusing on a lone human gunslinger from the nearly-extinct [[ProudWarriorRace Mandalorian]] people and his mysterious adopted child five years after the fall of the Empire.
62* ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' (2021-) -- A series focusing on the legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett during the New Republic Era; it is set shortly after Season 2 of ''The Mandalorian''.
63* ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' (2023) -- A series following Jedi outcast Ahsoka Tano during the New Republic Era, it is set within the timeline of ''The Mandalorian''.
64* ''Lando'' (TBA) -- A series following suave smuggler Lando Calrissian during the Imperial Era.
65[[/folder]]
66
67[[folder:Animated Shows]]
68* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' (2008-2014, [[{{Uncancelled}} 2020]]) -- an {{Interquel}} that presents the events of the eponymous Clone Wars between ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'', with its final arc taking place alongside the events of the latter film.
69* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTalesOfTheJedi'' (2022) -- an anthology series revolving around various Jedi characters from the Prequel Trilogy.
70* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' (2014-2018) -- An indirect sequel to ''The Clone Wars'' that focuses on a group of rebels that becomes part of the greater Rebellion.
71* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' (2018-2020) -- A standalone show set before ''The Force Awakens'', where a Resistance pilot goes undercover to spy on the First Order.
72* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'' (2021-) -- A series following a unique squad of Clone Troopers from "The Bad Batch" arc of ''The Clone Wars'', exploring the immediate aftermath of the war.
73* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsYoungJediAdventures'' (2023-) -- A preschool age series following group of younglings during the High Republic Era.
74[[/folder]]
75
76[[folder:Web Series]]
77* ''WebAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny'' (2017-8) -- a series about the many heroines throughout the saga.
78* ''WebAnimation/StarWarsGalaxyOfAdventures'' (2018-?) -- an animated web series retelling the events of the films.
79* ''WebAnimation/StarWarsGalaxyOfCreatures'' (2021-?) -- an animated webseries focused on the creatures of the galaxy.
80* ''WebAnimation/StarWarsGalacticPals'' (2022) -- Sister series to ''Galaxy of Creatures'', about the care of younglings.
81[[/folder]]
82
83[[folder:Video Games]]
84* ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'' (2019) -- An action/adventure game about a Padawan fighting for survival in the aftermath of Order 66 (''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'').
85* ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor'' (2023) -- the sequel to the above game, taking place five years later.
86* ''VideoGame/StarWarsSecretsOfTheEmpire'' (2017) -- A virtual reality experience created by [[http://www.thevoid.com The Void]], taking place between ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and ''Film/RogueOne''.
87* ''VideoGame/VaderImmortal: A Star Wars VR Series'' (2019) -- An {{episodic|game}} series for virtual reality set between ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and ''Film/RogueOne'' that explores Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar.
88* ''Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions'' (2015) -- A platformer for smartphones.
89* ''[[VideoGame/{{Commander}} Star Wars Commander]]'' (2014) -- A strategy game for smartphones.
90* ''VideoGame/StarWarsSquadrons'' (2020) -- A multiplayer space dogfighting game set during the final days of the Galactic Empire and the rise of the New Republic after the events of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
91* ''VideoGame/StarWarsUprising'' (2015-2016) -- An ActionRPG telling the story of how the Anoat sector rises against the Iron Blockade, the Empire's attempt to control the sector after the destruction of the Death Star II and the death of Emperor Palpatine. Shut down as of late 2016.
92* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015'' (2015-2016) -- DICE's reboot of ''Star Wars: Battlefront''; a multiplayer 20 vs. 20 third/first person shooter. Has no story outside of recreating some of the battles of the original trilogy.
93* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' (2017-2020) -- The sequel to the above, with a story centered around the Empire's Inferno Squad and their participation in the Battle of Endor, Operation Cinder and the Battle of Jakku.
94* ''VideoGame/StarWarsHunters'' (2022) -- A third-person multiplayer shooter for mobile set between ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' and ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
95* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTalesFromTheGalaxysEdge'' (2020-) -- A virtual reality game tying in with ''Galaxy's Edge''.
96* ''Star Wars Outlaws'' (2024) -- An open-world game by Ubisoft taking place between '''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' featuring a young thief named Kay Vess trying to make a living for herself.
97* ''Knights of the Old Republic Remake'' (TBA) -- A remake of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', adapted from ''Legends''.
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99Due to the player-centric nature of these games, most are pseudo-canon unless stated otherwise.
100[[/folder]]
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102[[folder:Books]]
103* ''[[Literature/StarWarsChooseYourDestiny Choose Your Destiny]]'' (2018-) -- A series of choose-your-own-adventure style books and audiobooks.
104* ''[[Literature/StarWarsPathOfDeceit Path of Deceit]]'' (2022) -- The first young adult novel -- and the first story itself -- of ''The High Republic'' Phase II. Focuses on Kevmo Zink, a Padawan who is sent to Dalna with his master to investigate a cult that shuns use of the Force and has been stealing Force artifacts.
105* ''[[Literature/StarWarsQuestForTheHiddenCity Quest for the Hidden City]]'' (2022) -- The first junior novel of the ''High Republic'' Phase II. Focuses on two Jedi, who in the midst of trying to find some missing Pathfinders, are lead to a haunted planet.
106* ''[[Literature/StarWarsConvergence Convergence]]'' (2022) -- The first adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase II. Focuses on two Jedi investigating an assassination that disrupted peace negotiations between two worlds locked in a ForeverWar.
107* ''[[Literature/StarWarsCataclysm Cataclysm]]'' (2023) -- The second adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase II and the sequel to ''Convergence''.
108* ''[[Literature/StarWarsQuestForPlanetX Quest for Planet X]]'' (2023) -- The second junior novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase II and the sequel to ''Quest for the Hidden City''.
109* ''[[Literature/StarWarsPathOfVengeance Path of Vengeance]]'' (2023) -- The second young adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase II and the sequel to ''Path of the Deceit''.
110* ''[[Literature/StarWarsLightOfTheJedi Light of the Jedi]]'' (2021) -- The first adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I.
111* ''[[Literature/StarWarsATestOfCourage A Test of Courage]]'' (2021) -- The first junior novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I -- taking place simultaneously with ''Light of the Jedi''. Focuses on the youngest Jedi Knight and her companions as they are stranded on a jungle moon after the Great Disaster.
112* ''[[Literature/StarWarsIntoTheDark Into the Dark]]'' (2021) -- The first young adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I -- taking place simultaneously with ''Light of the Jedi'' and ''A Test of Courage''. Focuses on Padawan Reath Silas, who in the midst of the Great Disaster -- alongside his Jedi Master and a freighter crew -- find themselves trapped on a seemingly abandoned space station.
113* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheRisingStorm The Rising Storm]]'' (2021) -- The second adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I, serving as a sequel to ''Light of the Jedi''.
114* ''[[Literature/StarWarsRaceToCrashpointTower Race to Crashpoint Tower]]'' (2021) -- The second junior novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I, serving as a connection story to ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicAdventures2021 The High Republic Adventures (2021)]]''. Focuses on Ram Jomaram, a tech-minded Padawan stationed on Valo who finds himself fighting when the Nihil threaten his home during the Republic Fair. Takes place during the Republic Fair in ''The Rising Storm''.
115* ''[[Literature/StarWarsOutOfTheShadows Out of the Shadows]]'' (2021) -- The second young adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I, serving as a sequel to both ''A Test of Courage'' and ''Into the Dark'' and taking place after ''The Rising Storm''.
116* ''[[Literature/StarWarsMissionToDisaster Mission to Disaster]]'' (2022) -- The third and final junior novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I, serving as a sequel to ''A Test of Courage''.
117* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheFallenStar The Fallen Star]]'' (2022) -- The sequel to ''The Rising Storm'' and the third and final adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I.
118* ''[[Literature/StarWarsMidnightHorizon Midnight Horizon]]'' (2022) -- The third and final young adult novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase I, serving as a sequel to ''Out of the Shadows'' and the final arc of ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicAdventures2021 The High Republic Adventures (2021)]]''. Takes place simultaneously with ''The Fallen Star''.
119* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheVowOfSilverDawn The Vow of Silver Dawn]]'' (2020-) -- A Chinese web novel about the padawan Sean during the age of the High Republic.
120* ''[[Literature/StarWarsMasterAndApprentice Master and Apprentice]]'' (2019) -- focusing on Obi-Wan Kenobi's time as Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice.
121* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheLivingForce The Living Force]]'' (2024) -- set shortly before ''The Phantom Menace'', it follows the Jedi Council as they go on a goodwill mission to the planet Kwenn as its Jedi Outpost is set to be decommissioned, only to find their presence challenged and unwelcome as pirates seek to assassinate them.
122* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheGlassAbyss The Glass Abyss]]'' (2024) -- set shortly after ''The Phantom Menace'', it follows Mace Windu grappling with Qui-Gon Jinn's death at Naboo and fullfilling one of the maverick Jedi's last requests.
123* ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensPeril Queen's Peril]]'' (2020) -- covers the very beginning of Padmé Amidala's reign as Queen of Naboo.
124* ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensShadow Queen's Shadow]]'' (2019) -- covers the transition of Padmé Amidala's political career from queen to senator.
125* ''Literature/ThrawnAscendancy'' trilogy:
126** ''[[Literature/StarWarsThrawnAscendancyChaosRising Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising]]'' (2020) -- the origin story of Grand Admiral Thrawn and his career within the Chiss Ascendancy.
127** ''[[Literature/StarWarsThrawnAscendancyGreaterGood Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good]]'' (2021) -- the sequel to ''Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising''.
128** ''[[Literature/StarWarsThrawnAscendancyLesserEvil Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil]]'' (2021) -- the sequel to ''Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good''.
129* ''Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood'' (2022) -- focused on Obi-Wan and Anakin transitioning from Master and Apprentice to Jedi equals in the aftermath of Episode II.
130* ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' (2016) -- a prequel tie-in to ''Rogue One'' centered around the Erso family, Orson Krennic and the early days of the Death Star project before the reign of the Empire.
131* ''Literature/DarkDisciple'' (2015) -- a novel staring Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos that is based on an unproduced story arc of ''The Clone Wars''.
132* ''Literature/AdventuresInWildSpace'' (2016-2017) -- A young readers' series. Milo and Lina Graf, the two children of frontier explorers, go on a journey through Wild Space to find their parents, who have been abducted by Imperial agents.
133* ''[[Literature/StarWarsInquisitorRiseOfTheRedBlade Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade]]'' (2023) -- a novel that focuses on the early days of the Inquisition
134* ''[[Literature/StarWarsAhsoka Ahsoka]]'' (2016) -- focuses on Ahsoka Tano in the early years of the Empire.
135* ''Literature/LordsOfTheSith'' (2015) -- takes place between ''Revenge of the Sith'' and ''Rebels'', detailing how Darth Vader and Darth Sidious take action when a rebellion on Ryloth threatens the newly-established Empire.
136* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' (2014) -- featuring the character from ''A New Hope'', battling a rebel cell, five years after the rise of the Empire.
137* ''[[Literature/StarWarsJediBattleScars Jedi: Battle Scars]]'' (2023) -- an interquel that bridges the gap between ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder Jedi: Fallen Order]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi: Survivor]]''
138* ''[[Literature/StarWarsLandosLuck Lando's Luck]]'' (2018) -- A ''Flight of the Falcon'' young readers' book, focusing on one of Lando and [=L3=]'s adventures.
139* ''[[Literature/StarWarsMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' (2018) -- A prequel to ''Solo'', showing Han and Qi'ra in their youth on Corellia.
140* ''[[Literature/StarWarsCrimsonClimb Crimson Climb]]'' (2023) -- A young adult novel that tells Qi'ra's story between the prologue of ''Solo'' and the rest of the film.
141* ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018) -- The film novelization of ''Film/{{Solo}}'', by Creator/MurLafferty.[[index]]
142* ''Literature/RebelRising'' (2017) -- a young adult prequel tie-in to ''Rogue One'' centered around Jyn Erso during her days as a Partisan.
143* ''Literature/{{Thrawn}}'' (2017) -- the origin story of Grand Admiral Thrawn and his early career with the Empire.
144* ''Literature/ANewDawn'' (2014) -- a prequel to the ''Rebels'' TV series showing how series protagonists Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla met.
145* ''[[Literature/StarWarsLostStars Lost Stars]]'' (2015) -- follows two friends who find themselves on opposing sides over the course of various historical events; from the rise of the Empire to the Battle of Jakku.
146* ''Literature/ServantsOfTheEmpire'' (2014-2015) -- focuses on the adventures of ''Rebels'' character Zare Leonis, as he goes undercover in the Imperial Academy to find out what had truly happened to his missing sister, Dhara.
147* ''Literature/BattlefrontTwilightCompany'' (2015) -- Thematic tie-in to the first ''Battlefront'' game.[[/index]]
148* ''Literature/EzrasGamble'' (2014) -- a prequel to the ''Rebels'' TV series starring Ezra Bridger and bounty hunter Bossk, who team up to find a wanted bounty on Lothal, and end up discovering a conspiracy regarding the local garrison.[[/index]]
149* ''The Rebellion Begins'' (2014) -- the junior novelization of the ''Rebels'' series premiere episode, [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsSparkOfRebellion "Spark of Rebellion"]].
150* ''Star Wars Rebels'' chapter books (2014-2015) -- junior novelizations of ''Rebels'' Season 1.[[index]]
151* ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan'' (2017) -- focuses on the story of Leia Organa as she grows up as royalty under House Organa on Alderaan and subsequently becomes a young leader of the Rebellion.
152* ''Literature/ThrawnAlliances'' (2018) -- A sequel to ''Thrawn'', where the Grand Admiral teams up with Darth Vader.
153* ''Literature/ThrawnTreason'' (2019) -- the third novel focusing on Thrawn. Thrawn comes to odds with Director Krennic and is forced to make an impossible choice between his loyalty to the Empire, or to his homeworld.
154* ''Literature/TheMightyChewbacca'' (2018-?) -- a young reader's series about Chewbacca.
155* ''Literature/GuardiansOfTheWhills'' (2017) -- a middle-grade prequel tie-in to ''Rogue One'' following Chirrut ÃŽmwe and Baze Malbus after the Empire's takeover of Jedha and Saw Gerrera's arrival.[[/index]]
156* ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) -- The film novelization of ''Film/RogueOne'' by Alexander Freed.
157* ''A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy'' (2015) -- The first in a new series of film novelizations, by Alexandra Bracken. Adapts ''Film/ANewHope''.[[index]]
158* ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfView'' (2017) -- An anthology of forty stories from [[POVSequel numerous viewpoints]] of characters present in ''A New Hope'', each story written by a different writer/author in the ''Star Wars'' franchise.
159** ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfViewTheEmpireStrikesBack'' (2020) -- The sequel to the above, focusing on characters from ''The Empire Strikes Back''.
160** ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfViewReturnOfTheJedi'' (2023) -- The third entry in the series, focusing on characters from ''Return of the Jedi''.
161* ''Literature/InfernoSquad'' (2017) -- taking place after ''Rogue One'', from the perspective of an Imperial infiltration squad sent to eliminate the remaining Partisans from the Galaxy for once and for all. A tie-in and prequel to the storyline of ''Battlefront II''.
162* ''Literature/SmugglersRun: A Han Solo Adventure'' (2015) -- Han Solo and Chewbacca fly the ''Millennium Falcon'' on a top-secret mission for the Rebellion. Set between ''A New Hope'' and ''The Empire Strikes Back''.
163* ''Literature/HeirToTheJedi'' (2015) -- Takes place between ''A New Hope'' and ''The Empire Strikes Back'', told by Luke Skywalker in first-person.
164* ''Literature/TheWeaponOfAJedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure'' (2015) -- Set between ''A New Hope'' and ''The Empire Strikes Back'', the story finds Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and R2-D2 stranded on a mysterious planet, and explores Luke’s first-ever duel with a lightsaber.
165* ''The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?'' (2015) -- The second in a new series of film novelizations, by Adam Gidwitz. Adapts ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. [[index]]
166* ''Literature/MovingTarget: A Princess Leia Adventure'' (2015) -- Set between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', the story follows Princess Leia as she leads a ragtag group of rebels on a dangerous mission against the Empire.[[/index]]
167* ''Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!'' (2015) -- The third in a new series of film novelizations, by Tom Angleberger. Adapts ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.[[index]]
168* ''Alphabet Squadron Trilogy'' -- Set after ''Return of the Jedi'', several Rebel pilots flying different classes of starfighters team up to hunt down the infamous Imperial Shadow Wing after the Battle of Endor.
169** ''[[Literature/StarWarsAlphabetSquadron Alphabet Squadron]]'' (2019)
170** ''[[Literature/StarWarsShadowFall Shadow Fall]]'' (2020)
171** ''[[Literature/StarWarsVictorysPrice Victory's Price]]'' (2021)
172* ''[[Literature/StarWarsThePrincessAndTheScoundrel The Princess and the Scoundrel]]'' (2022) -- Takes place in the immediate aftermath of ''Return of the Jedi' as Han and Leia marry and try to embark upon their honeymoon in the wake of the Battle of Endor.
173* ''Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy'':
174** ''[[Literature/StarWarsAftermath Aftermath]]'' (2015) -- Takes place in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Endor while the Rebels consolidate their gains and the Empire struggles to regroup.
175** ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' (2016)
176** ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]'' (2017)
177* ''[[Literature/StarWarsLastShot Last Shot]]'' (2018) -- A prequel to ''Solo'' while jumping to after ''Return of the Jedi'', telling of an encounter Han had with a criminal.
178* ''Literature/PoeDameronFreeFall'' (2020) -- Takes place around 18 ABY when Poe is sixteen years old and focuses on his time with the Spice Runners of Kijimi.
179* ''Literature/ShadowOfTheSith'' (2022) -- Takes place in 21 ABY, concerning Luke and Lando's search for leads on and Exegol and Rey's parents running from the Sith Eternal.
180* ''[[Literature/StarWarsBloodline Bloodline]]'' (2016) -- Set six years before ''The Force Awakens'', centered around Leia's political career in the New Republic before the emergence of the First Order and the founding of the Resistance.[[/index]]
181* ''[[Literature/StarWarsForceCollector Force Collector]]'' (2019) -- Set just before ''The Force Awakens'', a teenager with Force abilities investigates the remnants of the Jedi and the connection they share through the Force.[[index]]
182* ''Literature/BeforeTheAwakening'' (2015) -- Tells a story in the lives of Finn, Rey, and Poe Dameron each before their fateful encounters in the events of ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
183* ''Literature/JoinTheResistance'' (2017-?) -- A series about a ragtag group of new, young Resistance trooper recruits who think they're ready to take on the First Order, but things are not as all cracked up as they seemed to be.
184* ''[[Literature/StarWarsPhasma Phasma]]'' (2017) -- A novel telling the story of Captain Phasma before the events of ''The Force Awakens''.[[/index]]
185* ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) -- The novelization of [[Film/TheForceAwakens the film of the same name]]. Written by Creator/AlanDeanFoster, ghost writer of the original ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' novelization and writer of ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye'', the very first EU novel (making this a RemakeCameo gig of sorts).[[index]]
186* ''Literature/TalesFromAGalaxyFarFarAwayVolumeOneAliens'' (2016) -- A collection of short stories based around alien characters from ''The Force Awakens''. Four of the stories received a digital release in December 2015, while all six were released in print in April 2016.
187** ''All Creatures Great and Small'' -- Bobbajo tells how he escaped from and destroyed the Death Star.
188** ''A Recipe for Death'' -- When his sous chef turns up dead, the cook at Maz Kanata's castle holds an unusual competition to find the culprit.
189** ''The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku'' -- The Crimson Corsair and his crew race in the hunt for an old Separatist ship after hearing rumors of it housing Count Dooku's treasure.
190** ''The Face of Evil'' -- The Frigosian cryptosurgeons of Takodana give a criminal on the run just what she asks for.
191** ''High Noon on Jakku'' -- On Jakku, faithful droid goes rogue and commits a bank robbery, forcing Constable Zuvio to get to the bottom of things.
192** ''True Love'' -- Unkar Plutt finds love.
193* ''BB-8 on the Run'' (2017) -- A tale about BB-8 on the run on Jakku after the attack on the village of Tuanul and before meeting Rey.
194* ''[[Literature/StarWarsCantoBight Canto Bight]]'' (2017) -- An anthology of four stories, each telling the tale of characters on Canto Bight.[[/index]]
195* ''Literature/TheLegendsOfLukeSkywalker'' (2017) -- A series of tales from people who claimed to have met Luke Skywalker.
196* ''Literature/CobaltSquadron'' (2017) -- Follows Rose, Paige, and other members of Cobalt Squadron during their service to the Resistance.
197* ''[[Literature/StarWarsBlackSpire Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire]]'' (2019) -- Vi Moradi seeks support for the crippled Resistance in [[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu]].
198* ''[[Literature/StarWarsACrashOfFate A Crash of Fate]]'' (2019) -- Also set on [[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge Batuu]], two teens get into trouble and have to go on the run while figuring out their relationship.[[/index]]
199* ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2018) -- The novelization of ''Film/TheLastJedi'', written by Jason Fry.[[index]]
200* ''[[Literature/StarWarsResistanceReborn Resistance Reborn]]'' (2019) -- Finn, Rey, Poe and General Leia struggle to rebuild the Resistance after their defeat by the First Order in ''The Last Jedi''.
201* ''[[Literature/StarWarsSparkOfTheResistance Spark of the Resistance]]'' (2019) -- Rey, Poe and Rose answer a distress call on the distant planet of Minfar.[[/index]]
202* ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2020) -- The novelization of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', written by Rae Carson.
203[[/folder]]
204[[index]]
205
206[[folder:Comics]]
207* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublic The High Republic]]'' (2020-)
208* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheHighRepublicAdventures The High Republic Adventures]]'' (2020-) -- a {{spinoff}} of ''Adventures'' set in the ''High Republic'' era.
209* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures Adventures]]'' (2017-?) -- a series of comics that range from taking place before ''The Phantom Menace'' up to ''The Last Jedi''.
210* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny Forces of Destiny: Adventures]]'' (2018) -- a five-issue SpinOff series of the ''Adventures'' comics and the ''Forces of Destiny'' animated shorts.
211* ''ComicBook/DarthMaul'' (2017) -- a five-issue limited series set before ''The Phantom Menace'' showcasing a younger Darth Maul's descent into the dark side of the Force.
212* ''Probe Droid Problem'' (2017) -- a mini-comic published in ''Darth Maul, Part I'', set during the events of ''The Phantom Menace'', centered around a DRK-1/Sith probe droid used by Darth Maul while on Tatooine. Bundled with ''Droid Dilemma'' and ''[=SaBBoTage=]'' in ''Droids Unplugged #1''.
213* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsObiWanAndAnakin Obi-Wan & Anakin]]'' (2016) -- a five-issue limited series set between ''The Phantom Menace'' and ''Attack of the Clones'' dealing with the early years of Anakin's training in the Jedi Order.
214* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAgeOfRepublic Age of Republic]]'' (2018-2019) -- an eight-issue anthology series with each part focusing on a hero or villain from the Prequel era.
215* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediOfTheRepublic Jedi of the Republic]]'' (2017-?) -- a series of five-issue arcs revolving around different Jedi during the Clone Wars.
216* ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' (2014) -- a four-issue limited series based on an unused story arc of ''The Clone Wars''. This holds the distinction of being the only canonical comic book to not be published by Marvel Comics or IDW.
217* ''[[Comicbook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' (2015-2016) -- a twelve issue series featuring the backstory of one the lead protagonists of ''Rebels'', explaining how the young Jedi was able to go into hiding following Order 66 and was eventually able to strike out as a rebel leader.
218* ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith'' (2017-2018) -- a series exploring Darth Vader's adjustment in the early days of the Empire, transitioning from being a man to the cold and ruthless machine he becomes forever known for.
219* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsJediFallenOrderDarkTemple Dark Temple]]'' (2019) -- A five-issue limited series serving as a prequel to ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder Fallen Order]]'', detailing Cere Junda's transformation from impulsive Padawan to CynicalMentor.[[/index]]
220* ''Star Wars: Thrawn'' (2018) -- a comic series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Thrawn}}''.
221* ''Star Wars: Lost Stars'' (2017) -- a manga webcomic adaptation of ''Literature/LostStars''.[[index]]
222* ''[[Magazine/StarWarsRebelsMagazine Rebels Magazine]]'' comic strips -- (2015-2017) -- a series of twelve-page comics released with every issue, telling stories of the ''Ghost'' crew and others in between episodes of ''Rebels''.
223* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsBeckett Beckett]]'' (2018) -- a oneshot about Tobias Beckett's life as a scoundrel before meeting Han during the events of ''Solo''.
224* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLandoDoubleOrNothing Lando: Double or Nothing]]'' (2018) -- a five-issue limited series exploring what Lando and L3-37 were doing immediately prior to their appearance in ''Solo''.[[/index]]
225* ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' -- a comic adaptation of ''Film/{{Solo}}''[[index]]
226* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsHanSoloImperialCadet Han Solo -- Imperial Cadet]]'' (2018-2019) -- a five-issue limited series set during the three-year time skip in ''Solo'', covering Han's time at the Imperial Flight Academy.
227* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsVaderDarkVisions Vader: Dark Visions]]'' (2019) -- a five-part series about Darth Vader from the point of view of various minor characters.
228* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTargetVader Target Vader]]'' (2019) -- a six-issue limited series about Captain Valance, a cyborg bounty hunter with a vendetta against Vader.
229* ''[[ComicBook/TalesFromVadersCastle Tales from Vader's Castle]]'' (2018) -- a five-part SpinOff from ''Adventures'' about a series of horror stories set in the ''Star Wars'' universe.[[/index]]
230* ''Star Wars: Rogue One'' -- a comic series adaptation of ''Film/RogueOne''.[[index]]
231* ''ComicBook/CassianAndK2SO'' (2017) -- a one-shot special of the ''Rogue One'' comic adaptation, featuring how Cassian met K-2SO.[[/index]]
232* ''Star Wars: The Weapon of a Jedi'' (2017) -- a four-issue comic series adaptation of ''Literature/TheWeaponOfAJedi''.[[index]]
233* ''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' (2019) -- an anthology series with each part focusing on a hero or villain from the Classic era.[[/index]]
234* ''Star Wars: Smuggler's Run'' (2018) -- a limited comic series adaptation of ''Literature/SmugglersRun''.
235* ''Star Wars: Story Before the Force Awakens'' (2015-2016) -- a Korean webcomic that acts as a prequel to, and then adaptation of, the Original Trilogy. Considered BroadStrokes canon by Disney. English version available [[http://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/starwars/list?title_no=544 here.]][[index]]
236* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsPrincessLeia Princess Leia]]'' (2015) -- a five-issue limited series showing Leia Organa's attempt to find and unite all surviving Alderaan refugees following the destruction of the planet.
237* ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015'' (2015-ongoing) -- an ongoing series iitially taking place between ''A New Hope'' and ''The Empire Strikes Back'', shown from the perspective of several different members of the Rebel Alliance. In 2020, a second volume taking place between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' began.
238* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' (2015-2016) -- a series that takes place in the same timeframe as the 2015 ''Star Wars'' comic series, showing how Darth Vader rebounded from his defeat at the Battle of Yavin.
239* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsVaderDown Vader Down]]'' (2015) -- a crossover between the ''Star Wars'' and ''Darth Vader'' series.[[/index]]
240* ''Droid Dilemma'' (2016) -- a mini-comic published in ''Marvel Star Wars #25 -- The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part V'', centered around R2-D2 as he gets caught up in miscellaneous activities in the settling of a temporary rebel base on Reamma in his attempt to meet up with Luke when they're assigned a mission. Bundled with ''Probe Droid Problem'' and ''[=SaBBoTage=]'' in ''Droids Unplugged #1''.
241* ''The Misadventures of Triple-Zero and Beetee'' (2016) -- a mini-comic published in ''Darth Vader 20: End of Games, Part I'', featuring Triple Zero and Beetee, who visit a workshop for supplies on Aphra's behalf, only to turn against the owner when he tries to steal Triple Zero's personality matrix for a high bounty.[[index]]
242* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDoctorAphra Doctor Aphra]]'' (2016-beyond) -- a series that takes place after ''Darth Vader'' Issue #25, centered around Doctor Aphra going into hiding and attempting to return to her life of archaeology, while simultaneously dealing with her debts to Black Krrsantan and keeping her droids under control.
243* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheScreamingCitadel The Screaming Citadel]]'' (2017) -- a crossover between the ''Star Wars'' and ''Doctor Aphra'' series.
244* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLando Lando]]'' (2015) -- a five-issue limited series showing Lando Calrissian before he became Baron Administrator of Cloud City, in which he steals a starship that turns out to be Emperor Palpatine's personal yacht.
245* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsHanSolo Han Solo]]'' (2016) -- a five-issue limited series revolving around Han and Chewbacca on a mission for the Rebellion to investigate the murders of rebel informants, doing so by participating in the Dragon Void Race.
246* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsChewbacca Chewbacca]]'' (2015) -- a five-issue limited series about Chewbacca getting temporarily stranded on a planet while on a mission for the Rebellion, finding himself getting mixed up in the local crisis.
247* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsStormsOfCrait Storms of Crait]]'' (2017) -- a oneshot spin-off of the [[ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015 main comic series]], about Leia and Luke as they come across Crait in their search for a new rebel base after the Battle of Yavin.
248* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsEmpireAscendant Empire Ascendant]]'' (2019) -- a special one-shot crossover between the ''Star Wars'', ''Darth Vader'', ''Doctor Aphra'', and ''Target Vader'' series. It acts as a CrossoverFinale for Marvel's ''Star Wars'' comic series and directly leads into the events of ''The Empire Strikes Back''.
249* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader]]'' (2020-) -- a series following Vader after ''The Empire Strikes Back'', as he hunts down those responsible for hiding his son from him.
250* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsBountyHunters Bounty Hunters]]'' (2020-) -- a series about Valance, Bossk, Boba Fett and other bounty hunters operating in the time period immediately following the events of ''The Empire Strikes Back''.
251* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsWarOfTheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters]]'' (2021) -- a CrisisCrossover between the ''Star Wars'', ''Darth Vader'', ''Bounty Hunters'', and ''Doctor Aphra'' series.
252* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonReign Crimson Reign]]'' (2021-2022) -- A mini-series and sequel to ''War of the Bounty Hunters'' that is part two of a storyline focusing on Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn.
253* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsHiddenEmpire Hidden Empire]]'' (2022-2023) -- A mini-series and sequel to ''Crimson Reign'' that is part three of a storyline focusing on Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn.
254* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsShatteredEmpire Shattered Empire]]'' (2015) -- a prequel to the events of the ''The Force Awakens'', showcasing Poe Dameron's parents in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Endor.
255* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTIEFighter TIE Fighter]]'' (2019) -- a mini-series that follows an elite TIE Fighter squadron known as Shadow Wing that are tasked to protect Imperial points-of-interest.
256* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheRiseOfKyloRen The Rise of Kylo Ren]]'' (2019-?) -- a four-part miniseries that details the backstory of Kylo Ren's fall to the Dark Side. [[/index]]
257* ''Star Wars Special: C-3PO'' (2015) -- a oneshot story explaining how C-3PO got his red arm by ''The Force Awakens''.[[index]]
258* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAgeOfResistance Age of Resistance]]'' (2019) -- an anthology series with each part focusing on a hero or villain from the Sequel era.
259* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsGalaxysEdge Galaxy's Edge]]'' (2019) -- a tie-in miniseries for [[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge the titled theme-land]] at Ride/DisneyThemeParks, where relic dealer Dok-Ondar describes how he acquired some of his rare goods.
260* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsPoeDameron Poe Dameron]]'' (2016-2018) -- a series that follows Poe Dameron and a squadron of Resistance pilots as they search for Lor San Tekka.
261* ''[=SaBBotage=]'' (2016) -- a mini-comic published in ''Poe Dameron #1 -- Black Squadron, Part I'', centered around BB-8 on D'Qar, helping a tech officer confess her feelings to her crush, an X-Wing pilot. Bundled with ''Probe Droid Problem'' and ''Droid Dilemma'' in ''Droids Unplugged #1''.
262* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCaptainPhasma Captain Phasma]]'' (2017) -- a series taking place from the perspective of Captain Phasma at the end of ''The Force Awakens'' to the beginning of ''The Last Jedi''.
263* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDJ DJ]]'' (2018) -- a oneshot about a day in the life of DJ and his backstory, taking place before the events of ''The Last Jedi''.
264* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAllegiance Allegiance]]'' (2019) -- a series about General Leia reaching out to her old allies, the Mon Calamari, for help to rebuild the Resistance after ''The Last Jedi''.
265* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheHalcyonLegacy The Halcyon Legacy]]'' (2022) -- a series taking place at various points in the Star Wars timeline centered on the luxury starcruiser ''Halcyon''.
266[[/folder]]
267
268[[folder:Audio Plays]]
269* ''[[AudioPlay/StarWarsTheBattleOfJedha The Battle of Jedha]]'' (2023) -- an audio book set in ''The High Republic'' Phase II.
270* ''[[AudioPlay/StarWarsTempestRunner Tempest Runner]]'' (2021) -- an audio book set in ''The High Republic'' Phase I, focusing on the Nihil Tempest Runner Lourna Dee and delving into her past.
271* ''[[AudioPlay/StarWarsDookuJediLost Dooku: Jedi Lost]]'' (2019) -- an audio book delving into the hidden past of Count Dooku.
272* ''[[AudioPlay/StarWarsDoctorAphra Doctor Aphra]]'' (2020) -- an audio book retelling the events of archaeologist Doctor Aphra’s assignment with Darth Vader.
273[[/folder]]
274
275[[folder:Multimedia Projects]]
276* ''Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic'' (2020-) -- the golden age of the Jedi and the Republic, taking place 200 years before ''The Phantom Menace''.
277[[/folder]]
278
279[[/index]]
280[[folder:Reference Books]]
281!!!Treated as in-universe material
282* ''Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy'' (2016) -- a worldbuilding guide that explores propaganda used in the conflicts seen up to ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
283* A series of in-universe handbooks where characters have scribbled notes in the margins, continuing from the ''Legends'' releases ''The Jedi Path'', ''Book of Sith'', ''The Bounty Hunter Code'', and ''Imperial Handbook''.
284** ''The Rebel Files'' (2017) -- a series of rebel documents from throughout the Galactic Civil War, spanning from ''Rebels'' to ''Return of the Jedi'', with footnotes written by members of the Resistance in the time leading up to ''The Force Awakens''.
285** ''Smuggler's Guide'' (2018) -- a journal started by Maz Kanata and passed between a number of smugglers, pirates, and other scoundrels over the years, who added their own entries and commented on previous ones.
286* ''Scum and Villainy: Case Files of the Galaxy's Most Notorious'' (2018) -- a selection of documents on various criminals in the galaxy collected by the Divo family over decades.
287* ''Haynes Owner's Workshop Manual'' series; a set of crossovers with the real-life ''Haynes'' series of vehicle manuals. The series started in the ''Legends'' era with ''Millennium Falcon'' and ''Death Star'' manuals.
288** ''YT-1300 Millennium Falcon: Haynes Owner's Workshop Manual'' (2018) -- a new edition of the ''Millennium Falcon'' manual from ''Legends'', updated to include features of the ''Falcon'' that were seen in the sequel films and ''Solo''.
289** ''TIE Fighter: Haynes Owner's Workshop Manual'' (2019)
290** ''Rebel Starfighters: Haynes Owner's Workshop Manual'' (2019)
291
292!!!Guides
293* ''Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide'' (2014) -- provides background details for the main characters and villains of ''Rebels''.
294** ''The Visual Guide: Epic Battles'' (2015) -- a Season 2 edition of the ''Rebels'' Visual Guide.
295* ''Star Wars in 100 Scenes'' -- an illustrated overview of the six films, providing minor details and background info, along with naming many characters who had only been named in ''Legends''.
296* ''Ultimate Star Wars'' -- a guide based on the DK visual dictionaries.
297* ''Ships of the Galaxy'' -- a visual guide dedicated to the many starships in the franchise.
298* ''Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know'' (2015) -- a reference guide that highlights "anecdotal, quirky and obscure facts" about the franchise.
299** ''Updated and Expanded'' (2017)
300* ''Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded'' (2016)
301* ''Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor'' (2017)
302[[/folder]]
303
304[[folder:Short Stories]][[index]]
305* "Literature/KindredSpirits" -- a short story in ''Magazine/StarWarsInsider Magazine 159'' and a tie-in to ''Dark Disciple'' as a prequel, featuring Asajj Ventress having an encounter with the pirate Lassa Rhayme.
306* "Literature/{{Orientation}}" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 157'' that takes place in the middle of ''Literature/LordsOfTheSith'' and features an Imperial officer attempting to assassinate the Emperor.
307* "Literature/TheVoiceOfTheEmpire" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 170'' that ties into ''Catalyst'' and ''Rogue One'' as a prequel, taking place from the perspective of a disillusioned [=HoloNet=] news reporter during the second Empire Day.
308* "Literature/MercyMission" -- a short story in the ''Rise of the Empire'' omnibus that features Hera Syndulla on one of her first missions as a rebel running supplies to her homeworld of Ryloth.
309* "Literature/{{Bottleneck}}" -- a short story in the ''Rise of the Empire'' omnibus that features the first meeting between Grand Moff Tarkin and efficiency expert Count Vidian as they attempt to solve production issues at a vital Imperial factory.
310* "Literature/TK462" -- a short story detailing the life of a stormtrooper, from his childhood to his abrupt death.
311* "[[Literature/StarWarsTheEndOfHistory The End of History]]" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 154'' which follows a member of the Corellian Resistance on the run from the Empire who encounters a man with several Jedi artifacts.
312* "Literature/RebelBluff" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 158'' and a tie-in to ''Rebels'' Season 2 premiere [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal "The Siege of Lothal"]] as a prequel, featuring Lando Calrissian on the planet Lothal pursuing a young woman who steals the pot of a sabacc game he and Vizago were playing.
313* "Literature/OneThousandLevelsDown" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 151'' that takes place on Coruscant shortly after the destruction of Alderaan, following two refugees from the doomed planet in their attempts to escape persecution from the Empire.
314* "[[Literature/StarWarsLastCallAtTheZeroAngle Last Call at the Zero Angle]]" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 156'' which focuses on a group of TIE fighter pilots drinking at the Zero Angle.
315* "Literature/{{Inbrief}}" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 161'' featuring Twilight Company during the battle of Allst Prime.
316* "[[Literature/StarWarsBladeSquadron Blade Squadron]]" -- a two-part short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 149-150'' which focuses on a squadron of B-Wing pilots during the Battle of Endor and their attempt to destroy a Star Destroyer.
317* "Literature/TheLeversOfPower" -- a short story in the ''Rise of the Empire'' omnibus that shows the Battle of Endor from the point of view of Admiral Rae Sloane.
318* "Literature/TurningPoint" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 169'' set after ''Return of the Jedi'' as a tie-in to ''Life Debt'', telling the tale of a tracker named Gorlan Seba, who lived peacefully on the fringes of the Galaxy until the Empire hired him to hunt down rebels.
319* "[[Literature/StarWarsBladeSquadronZeroHour Blade Squadron: Zero Hour]]" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 160''. In the aftermath of the Battle of Endor, Blade Squadron rebuilds while struggling to deal with their own relationships with each other before the Battle of Malastare.
320* "Blade Squadron: Kuat" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 168'' and a tie-in to ''Life Debt''. Blade Squadron leads an assault on Kuat Drive Yards.
321* "Literature/TheLightYouBring" -- a short story on the ''Star Wars Squadrons'' official website that ties into the game as a prequel.
322* "Blade Squadron: Jakku" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 172'' and a tie-in to ''Empire's End'' as a simultaneous episode. Takes place from Blade Squadron's perspective during the Battle of Jakku.
323* "Literature/{{Scorched}}" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 165'' and a tie-in to ''Bloodline'' as a prequel, exploring Greer Sonnel's past with Han before she joined the New Republic and became an ally of Leia's.
324* "Literature/{{Bait}}" -- a short story in ''Star Wars Insider Magazine 162'' that follows big game hunter Grummgar during a hunt on the planet Ithor.
325* "Literature/ThePerfectWeapon" -- Bazine Netal is hired by an unknown employer to retrieve a mysterious package from a retired stormtrooper.
326[[/folder]]
327
328[[folder:Rides]]
329* ''Ride/StarTours: The Adventures Continue'' (2011-present) -- an overhaul of the original ''Star Tours'' ride at Ride/DisneyThemeParks; a civilian transport flight goes wrong when a Rebel or Resistance spy is caught on board. (Whether the original ''Star Tours'' is canon to the current continuity is unclear.)
330* ''Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge'' (2019-present) -- a new addition to [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Walt Disney Studios Park]], the land is set on the remote planet of Batuu, just on the edge of the Outer Rim. Taking place after ''The Last Jedi'', guests can interfere with a battle between the First Order and the Resistance, and they can also take control of the ''Millennium Falcon'', while exploring the many repurposed spaces of the old outpost planet.
331[[/folder]]
332
333[[/index]]
334[[folder:Promotional Material]]
335* ''[=HoloNet=] News'' (2014) -- Imperial propaganda news report shorts on Website/{{Tumblr}} providing background information on Lothal for the then-upcoming show, ''Rebels''.
336* ''The Weapon of a Jedi'' (2015) -- a short animated comic adapting excerpts from ''Literature/TheWeaponOfAJedi'', as part of a promotional campaign by Nestlé.
337* ''Smuggler's Run'' (2015) -- a short animated comic adapting excerpts from ''Literature/SmugglersRun'', as part of a promotional campaign by Nestlé.
338* ''[[WebAnimation/StarWarsSquadronsHunted Squadrons - Hunted]]'' (2020) -- a short centered around Varko Grey shortly before the main campaign in ''Squadrons''.
339[[/folder]]
340
341[[folder:Canon-Adjacent]]
342* ''WesternAnimation/LEGOStarWarsTheFreemakerAdventures'' (2016-2017)
343* ''WesternAnimation/LEGOStarWarsAllStars'' (2018)
344* ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'' (2021)
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder:Cancelled Projects]]
348* ''Rangers of the New Republic'' -- A series that would have been set within the timeline of ''The Mandalorian''. Announced to be no longer in development in November 2021, with elements from its planned story integrated into other shows set in the same era.
349[[/folder]]
350
351----
352!!Canon Policy
353
354In April 2014, virtually all of the Expanded Universe was [[AlternateContinuity declared non-canon to the upcoming third trilogy]]. Only the theatrical films, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', and new material released after this point will be considered canon (as listed above). [[SchrodingersCanon However, the old Expanded Universe remains a resource used as a frame of reference for future material, at the discretion of their writers and the new Lucasfilm Story Group.]] In fact, the "new" Expanded Universe is in and of itself a misnomer -- everything from this point on is simply being referred to as being either "Canon" or "''Legends''" in order to reflect the fact that everything is being approved by Lucasfilm.
355
356'''Will contain heavy spoilers for ''Series/TheMandalorian'', ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'', ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015 Marvel Star Wars]]'', and all recently released books. Browse through at your own caution.'''
357
358----
359!Tropes used throughout the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe:
360
361* AnachronicOrder: ''Star Wars'' in general could qualify as the ''king'' of this trope.
362** First, we have the Prequel Trilogy, which were released 16 years after the Original Trilogy.
363** Then, we have ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', which was released after the Prequel Trilogy but takes place between ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith''.
364*** ''The Clone Wars'' actually qualifies ''twice'', at least in the first two and a half seasons. The majority of the episodes featured in the aforementioned seasons were aired and released anachronically -- with two of them taking place ''before'' [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie the pilot movie]].
365** ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' takes place almost fifteen years after Episode III but a few years before Episode IV -- and was released in 2014.
366** The sequel trilogy -- probably the only entries in the franchise post-OT to be aired in proper order, were released in 2015, 2017, and 2019... and the ''Anthology'' films were served as prequels to the original trilogy, and were released in 2016 and 2018.
367** This isn't even getting into the novels, comics, video games, and other media that the franchise has spawned -- not to mention future material.
368* BatFamilyCrossover: ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsWarOfTheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters]]'', the story of which runs through all four ongoing Marvel SW titles and a self-titled miniseries.
369* BigBad: Senator/Supreme Chancellor/[[TheEmperor Emperor]] Sheev Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, in the Skywalker Saga and associated works. TheManBehindTheMan behind other series antagonists such as [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Nute Gunray, Darth Maul]], [[Film/AttackoftheClones Count Dooku]], [[Film/RevengeoftheSith General Grievious]], [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels the Grand Inquisitor, Grand Admiral Thrawn]], [[Film/RogueOne Director Orson Krennic]], [[Film/ANewHope Grand Moff Tarkin]], [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], [[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax]], [[Film/TheForceAwakens Supreme Leader]] [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], [[Film/TheRiseofSkywalker Kylo Ren, the Knights of Ren, Alligiant General Pryde and the Sith Eternal cult]], with supplementary material post-Episode IX also revealing that he and his Sith Eternal cult were also behind numerous notable events post-Battle of Endor, such as the [[MechaMooks Sentinels]], [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX3 the Contingency]], Rax's plan to rebuild TheEmpire out in the Unknown Regions, the [[ReligionofEvil Acolytes of the Beyond]], the creation of [[EvilOverlord Supreme Leader Snoke]] and Ben Solo's fall to the Dark Side.
370* BigBadEnsemble: Notable antagonists include:
371** ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsObiWanAndAnakin Obi-Wan & Anakin]]'' has a BigBadEnsemble between Pran and Gracker, the leaders of two [[MirroringFactions similar, yet opposing, factions]].
372** The ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' has Count Dooku and Darth Sidious, who are secretly pulling the strings of the war on both sides of the conflict.
373** ''Literature/ANewDawn'' has [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Count Denetrius Vidian]]/[[spoiler:Lemuel Tharsa]]
374** ''Literature/EzrasGamble'' has ISB Lieutenant Herdringer[[note]]Actually his subordinate & [[spoiler:killer, ISB Lieutenant Jenkes]][[/note]]
375** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has [[GreaterScopeVillain Emperor Palpatine]] and [[AntagonisticGovernor Grand Moff Tarkin]], along with the WildCard of (Darth) Maul, while [[TheDreaded the Grand Inquisitor]], [[AntagonisticGovernor Governor Arihnda Pryce]] and [[FourStarBadass Grand Admiral]] [[CanonImmigrant Thrawn]] all serve as major villains.
376** ''Literature/StarWarsCatalyst'' and ''Film/RogueOne: A Star Wars Story'' has [[SmallNameBigEgo Director Orson Krennic]]
377** ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'' has [[MadScientist Doctor Cylo]]
378** ''Literature/StarWarsBladeSquadron'' has [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral Jhared Montferrat]]
379** ''VideoGame/StarWarsUprising'' has [[AntagonisticGovernor Governor Adelhard]], with [[SociopathicSoldier Commander Bragh]] as TheHeavy
380** The ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Aftermath Trilogy]]'' has the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Imperial Remnant]] led by [[FourStarBadass Grand Admiral Rae Sloane]], with Fleet Admiral [[ShadowDictator Gallius Rax]] as [[TheManBehindTheMan the man behind the woman]]. In the [[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd final book]], they are in a BigBadEnsemble with [[WellIntentionedExtremist Senator Tolwar Wartol]].
381** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' has Moff Gideon in its first two seasons.
382** The Thrawn Ascendancy has one for each book in the trilogy; General Yiv the Benevolent in [[Literature/StarWarsThrawnAscendancyChaosRising Chaos Rising]] and [[TheHeavy Haplif]] and the Agbui in [[Literature/StarWarsThrawnAscendancyGreaterGood Greater Good]].
383* BigGood: Several throughout the franchise.
384** The Skywalker Saga had [[BitchInSheepsClothing Supreme Chancellor Palpatine]], Jedi Master [[Characters/StarWarsObiWanKenobi Obi-Wan Kenobi]] & Grand Master Yoda during the Prequel Trilogy and [[Characters/StarWarsLeiaOrgana Princess Leia Organa]] during the Original & Prequel Trilogy
385** Phase One of the [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic High Republic era]] has Jedi Master's Stellan Gios, Elzar Mann and especially Avar Kriss
386** The Chiss Ascendancy Trilogy had Supreme General Ba'kif, due to being the highest-ranking Chiss military official with the most scenes with both [[TheProtagonist Ziara and Thrawn]].
387* BittersweetEnding: Various conflicts, such as the Clone Wars, Galactic Civil War and the First/Final Order War tend to end on these.
388** The Clone Wars end with the Galactic Republic triumphant, with many prominent Separatists dead[[note]]Count Dooku, General Grievious, the Separatist Council, Senator Bec Lawise, Admiral Trench and various allies[[/note]], its droid armies disabled and its Navy destroyed, with many worlds now free, but the Jedi Order have been wiped out, entire planets are being strip-mined for valuable resources [[labelnote:*]]such as the Kyber Crystals[[/labelnote]], and [[TheChessmaster Supreme Chancellor Palpatine]] has seized power of the Republic; renaming it the [[TheEmpire First Galactic Empire]], and with Anakin Skywalker by his side[[note]]now fully transformed into the Dark Side monster known as Darth Vader[[/note]], fully intends to rule the galaxy through a mixture of fear, intimidation, propaganda, the military and the Death Star.
389** The Galactic Civil War ends in a Rebel Alliance/New Republic victory, with the deaths of [[TheEmperor Emperor Palpatine]], [[TheDragon Darth Vader]] & [[AntagonisticGovernor Grand Moff Tarkin]], their [[GovernmentInExile leadership at Jakku ]][[labelnote:*]][[TheGeneralissimo Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax]], Adviser Yupe Tashu and Admiral Garrick Versio[[/labelnote]] and most of their other high-ranking imperial leadership[[labelnote:*]]such as the Grand Inquisitor, Joint Chiefs, Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod & various others[[/labelnote]], the [[AmbiguousSituation disappearance]] of [[FourStarBadass Grand Admiral]] [[CanonImmigrant Thrawn]], collapse of the Imperial Government and all associated organisations and with the now [[ZeroPerCentApprovalRating universally despised]] [[CorruptPolitician Grand Vizier]] [[TokenMinority Mas Amedda]] left as the [[PuppetKing nominal leader]] and [[AuthorityInNameOnly figurehead]] of [[CityPlanet Coruscant]] under a [[PuppetState powerless provisional council]] following the the destruction of both Death Stars and failure of the [[ApocalypseHow Contingency]] but the new government still did lose a lot of friends and allies getting there[[note]]such as Senators [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Bail Organa]] and [[FaceHeelTurn Nadea Tural]], [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Kanan Jarrus]], [[Film/RogueOne General Antoc Merrick, Admiral Raddus, Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor]], [[ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015 King Lee-Char and Generals Vanden Willard, Bandwin Cor, Davits Draven & Jan Dodonna]] along with untold billions of sentient beings such as [[ThePurge the Geonosians, Lasat, Alderaanians, Herglic, Mon Calamari, Nothoiins and Mandalorians]][[/note]], Alderaan was still destroyed while untold others[[note]]such as Anoat, Ilum, Jedha and Vardos[[/note]] were left ecologically damaged beyond repair, various other leading Imperials[[note]]such as Grand Moff Randd, [[VideoGame/StarWarsUprising Moff Adelhard]] and [[StateSec COMPNOR]] Director Armand Isard[[/note]] are still currently unaccounted for and the newly created Senate is still suffering from the same political stagnation as its predecessor along with a now openly corrupt Senate Guard, while various other threats, both new and existing, such as surviving [[TheRemnant Imperial Remnants]], growing piracy, rising crime and a growing Dark Side cult calling itself the "Acolytes of the Beyond" are busy terrorising the growing republic; while out in the Unknown Regions, an imperial splinter group led by Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and Commandant Brendol Hux, are busy reforming the empire under a new name: the First Order.
390** The unnamed conflict with the First Order ends in a victory for the Resistance following the death [[AllDeathsFinal final death] of [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[Characters/StarWarsEmperorPalpatine Sheev Palpatine]] following the [[RedemptionEqualsDeath death]] of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Ben Solo, aka Kyo Ren]], along with the rest of the FO's military leaders[[labelnote:*]]Supreme Leader Snoke, Allegiant General Enric Pryde, Admiral Frantis Griss, General Armitage Hux, Captain Phasma, Commander Gideon Hask and the Knights of Ren[[/labelnote]], most of their proxy allies[[labelnote:*]]such as the Ranc gang under Agent Terex, Jinata Security under Protectorate Gleb, the Ikkrukk First Order sympathizers, Rinnrivin Di's crime cartel and the Amaxine warriors under Arliz Hadrassian[[/labelnote]], the eradication of both the Sith Order & the Sith Eternal cult, destruction of the Supremacy & Starkiller Base and with their entire fleet wiped out following multiple simultaneous uprisings against them throughout the known galaxy, but the Resistance still lost several friends and allies along the way[[note]]Han Solo, Iden Versio, Admiral Gial Ackbar, Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, Grand Master Luke Skywalker and Princess-General Leia Organa[[/note]], Hosnian Prime and Kijimi were both still destroyed along with the New Republic, various civilizations[[note]]the Aeosian, Tah'Nuhna, Tehar and [[Literature/StarWarsPhasma the Scyre and Claw clans]][[/note]] were wiped out as were the Skywalker and Solo bloodlines[[note]]Though Rey has since taken the Skywalker name and mantle for herself, with Luke and Leia's blessing[[/note]] and with the final fate of sympathisers such as Senator Carise Sindian are still currently unaccounted for, though on a brighter note, now that the Galaxy is finally free from the long dark shadow of Palpatine and the Sith, along with the possibility that the Jedi Order may finally return again under [[Characters/StarWarsRey Rey]]'s leadership and guidance, the future is looking more hopeful than ever before.
391* BroadStrokes: Creators within the new continuity (many of whom also wrote for the "old" EU) often take the broader details of previous EU works by themselves or others in this sense. For instance, the novel ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' by James Luceno clearly takes the broader plots of his previous three novels[[labelnote:*]] ''Darth Plagueis'', ''Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader'' and ''Cloak Of Deception''[[/labelnote]] as still having happened, and ''[[Comicbook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' makes some veiled references to the events of the novel ''[[Literature/{{Shatterpoint}} Shatterpoint]]''[[labelnote:*]] It's possible it didn't happen exactly as in the novel though -- after the events therein, it seems doubtful anyone would trust Depa Billaba with a padawan[[/labelnote]]. And in general, while the post-Endor slate has been wiped clean, there also seems to be less need or desire to retcon Prequel-era material.
392* CanonImmigrant: Any new works that are influenced by works that were made in the ''Legends'' continuity utilize this trope, reworking old characters (and iconic ships) into the new setting. (Perhaps the most obvious example is that many background characters only given names by the ''Legends'' continuity have kept their names, and in many cases their backstories, in newer works.) See the individual pages for more.
393* ChekhovsGunman: Remember Rae Sloane, that one Imperial officer that was a major character in ''Literature/ANewDawn'' and she started appearing in a bunch of other works, and then ended up being a major character in the ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Aftermath Trilogy]]''? She becomes the founder of the New Order [[DragonAscendant after killing Rax]], as he wanted to kill the Empire instead of keeping it alive.
394* ContinuityLockout: Not official and necessary, but it's been widely accepted among fans that you'll get more mileage if you read/watch certain material in a particular order for [[ArcWelding a connecting plot]].
395** For Saw, Jyn, and the Partisans: ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' [=->=] ''Literature/RebelRising'' [=->=] ''Literature/GuardiansOfTheWhills'' [=->=] ''Literature/InfernoSquad''. This assumes you've already watched ''Film/RogueOne'', but if you haven't, it is advised you watch it after ''Catalyst''. It is most effective to read ''Rogue One'' novelization right before or right after ''Rebel Rising'' (and of course, after watching the movie). The comic book adaptation adds a couple of new scenes, but is not necessary. ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' episodes "Ghosts of Geonosis" and "In the Name of the Rebellion" feature Saw and the Partisans, and they are also a MinorMajorCharacter in ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan''.
396** For Leia: You can read ''[[Literature/StarWarsBloodline Bloodline]]'' and ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan'' in either order, the former taking place when Leia is older, the latter when Leia is a teenager. While both books have the benefit of being written by the same author, however, ''Bloodline'' was written first. ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' episode "A Princess on Lothal" and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny Forces of Destiny]]'' episode "Bounty of Trouble" are related to ''Princess of Alderaan'', but are not necessary. Of course, this is assuming you've watched all the movies up to ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
397** The ''Tales from Wild Space'' section of the ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures Adventures]]'' comics have background from ''Literature/AdventuresInWildSpace'', which in turn is majorly tied to a piece of backstory of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''.
398** Averted for the most part with ''[[Literature/StarWarsThrawn Thrawn]]'', which, despite being a {{prequel}} to ''Rebels'', can fit easily in the ''Legends'' continuity. The assumption being made here is that you're reading ''Thrawn'' because either you're a newcomer that is curious to learn the backstory of this new character thanks to ''[[GatewaySeries Rebels]]'', or you're an old Thrawn fan and you just want to learn what's going on with him in this new continuity. Thrawn does get namedropped in ''Empire's End'' with possible {{Foreshadowing}}, though it does not serve much at the moment.
399** As it is ''Rebels'' tie-in material, you'll be more inclined to read ''Literature/ServantsOfTheEmpire'' if you are a fan of ''Rebels'' or at least watch ''Rebels''.
400** For Kanan: Similarly, you'll be more inclined to read ''Literature/ANewDawn'' and ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' if you're a viewer of ''Rebels''. ''A New Dawn'' can be read at any time, though it seems to be more effective if read at least after Season 1 of ''Rebels''. ''Kanan'' delves into Kanan's backstory, but similarly, it also seems more effective if read after Season 1 of ''Rebels'' (and after reading ''A New Dawn'').
401** For Imperials[=/=]First Order: ''Literature/{{Tarkin}}'' and ''[[Literature/StarWarsThrawn Thrawn]]'' in either order (though again, ''Tarkin'' was written first), with ''Catalyst'' and the ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Aftermath Trilogy]]'' being readable at any time.
402*** For Brendol Hux: ''Literature/ServantsOfTheEmpire'' [=->=] ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Aftermath Trilogy]]'' (he does not appear in the first book, however) [=>=] ''[[Literature/StarWarsPhasma Phasma]]''. This assumes that you've at least watched ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' at first.
403*** For Captain Phasma: After watching ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' but before ''Film/TheLastJedi'', read ''[[Literature/StarWarsPhasma Phasma]]'', then ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCaptainPhasma Captain Phasma]]''.
404** For Ahsoka: Assuming you've watched all the movies currently released (or just the Original and Prequel Trilogies) and ''The Clone Wars'' (which is probably the only reason why you know of Ahsoka), watch ''Rebels'', then read ''[[Literature/StarWarsAhsoka Ahsoka]]'' (which is an interquel between ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Rebels'').
405** For Inquisitors: Same as the advice given about the Ahsoka plotlines, except read ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith'' after reading the ''Ahsoka'' novel.
406* ContinuityPorn: Again, king of the trope. ''Star Wars'' has so many [[CallBack Call Backs]], [[CallForward Call Forwards]], [[ContinuityNod Continuity Nods]], [[MythologyGag Mythology Gags]], and [[InternalHomage Internal Homages]] you could spend hours listing them all. In fact, it's safe to say ''Star Wars'' has more of them than any other franchise.
407%%* ContinuityReboot: A massive one, as detailed by the description above.
408* ADayInTheLimelight: The ''Leia'' limited series expands upon how she responded to Alderaan's destruction, and what she did immediately after ''A New Hope''.
409* DecadentCourt: The Imperial Court, full stop. Comprised of the Imperial Ruling Council, [[ArmiesAreEvil Joint Chiefs]], the various intelligence agencies and the [[AntagonisticGovernor Moffs]], along with members of the [[CorruptPolitician Imperial Senate]] and numerous Ministries; its members included [[FourStarBadass Grand Admiral]] [[CanonImmigrant Thrawn]], [[StateSec COMPNOR]] Director Armand Isard, Vice Admiral Dodd Rancit, Colonel Wullf Yularen, Minister Pitina Mar-Mas Voor, Director Orson Krennic, Count Denetrius Vidian, Governor Arihnda Pryce, Dr. Cylo and Grand General Cassio Tagge, as well as (presumably) [[TheDreaded the Grand Inquisitor]], Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax and Morgan Elsbeth. It often suffered from constant political infighting and InterserviceRivalry as a result of multiple attempts by many of its members at [[TheStarscream usurping]] [[TheRival each other]] through various means, in order to gain power, influence and the Emperor's favour; much to the pleasure of one of the leaders and only major power-broker within the Court itself: Emperor Palpatine himself.
410* TheDon: Major leading male crime figures in the Galactic Underworld include Marlo & Jabba the Hutt, (Darth) Maul, Marchion Ro (Nihil), Lom Pyke, Marg Krim, Ziton Moj, Yonak, Triple-Zero, Papa Toren, Tasu Leech, Shortpaw, Rinnrivin Di, Lorgan Movellan, Terex and Gwi.
411* EarthShatteringKaboom: Alderaan during Emperor Palpatine's reign and thirty years later, the Hosnian System, which subsequently signalled the start of the First Order conflict, followed by Kijimi a year later by the Final Order.
412* EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw: The Inquistorius, a division of [[StateSec Imperial Intelligence]] composed of [[MagicKnight Force sensitive operatives]]. Their mission is to [[MutantDraftBoard recruit or kill]] any latent Force sensitives they can find, they answer only to [[TheDragon Darth Vader]] himself, and they are allowed to requisition any Imperial resources they deem necessary for their task.
413* EliteMooks: While the [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy Imperial Stormtroopers]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain B1-Battle Droids]] have cemented their status as CannonFodder, they have several close relatives who are competent enough to give the heroes [[NotSoHarmlessVillain a rough time]].
414** ''The Phantom Menace'' introduces the [[TheDreaded Droidekas / Destroyer Droids]]. They come equipped with energy shields that make them [[ImmuneToBullets immune to blaster fire]] and [[MoreDakka rapid-fire blasters]]. They're so effective that [[CerebusSyndrome they can send Jedi Masters running]].
415** ''Attack of the Clones'' introduces the [[NewAndImproved B2-Super Battle Droids]], essentially [[HeavilyArmoredMook heavily-armoured]] versions of the B1s.
416** ''The Clone Wars'' introduces the [[TheDreaded Commando Droids]]. While they're nowhere near as lethal as Droidekas or Magnaguards, they can prove a problem for clone troopers, especially in large numbers.
417** ''Rebels'' introduces [[KnightOfCerebus the Inquisitorius]], a group of darksiders tasked with hunting down survivors of Order 66. While they're no match for Ahsoka or Maul, they're effective enough to be a genuine threat to Padawans and Knights.
418** ''Rogue One'' introduces us to the [[DoomTroops Death Troopers]] -- aka stormtroopers that can actually shoot straight. Even though all six of them die by the end of the film, they've [[PyrrhicVictory claimed many times that number in Rebel lives]].
419** And in ''The Force Awakens'', we get the First Order Stormtroopers. They're [[TookALevelInBadass remarkably better shots than their Imperial counterparts]] -- in fact, they're equipped with riot gear that lets them deflect lightsaber attacks.
420* TheEmpire: Several, such as the [[TheEmpire First Galactic Empire]], [[ShroudedinMyth Chiss Ascendancy]] and [[OutsideContextVillain Grysk Hegemony]], while the Nikardun Destiny, a militant power, was shaping up to be this before their [[DecapitatedArmy military forces subsequently fell apart]] thanks to Thrawn.
421* EnemyCivilWar: The Galactic Empire undergoes one after the Emperor's death, thanks to a growing New Republic, defecting Imperials, and rogue Moffs and officers becoming warlords or declaring themselves Emperor, which resulted in both the Imperial Army and Imperial Navy abandoning Coruscant, and leading to the ISB (or Imperial Security Bureau) usurping control from Grand Vizier Mas Amedda and heavily defending the isolated capital, with the planet slowly descending into a battleground against the New Republic supported insurgents and the de facto leaders of the planet. Meanwhile, the leaders of the Imperial Army and Imperial Navy (Grand General Kenner Loring and Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax, respectively), the two biggest factions within the [[TheRemnant empire]] go through their own CivilWar with each other, all whilst fighting off the New Republic forces.
422* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Numerous characters has noted that they felt cold in the presence of the Dark Side:
423** The first time this trope is in ''The Empire Strikes Back'', when Luke describes the cave on Dagobah as cold.
424** On ''Rebels'', Ezra felt cold after [[EvilMeScaresMe his brush with the Dark Side]]. Later, both him and Kanan also described the presence of [[TheDreaded Vader]] as such.
425** In ''Shattered Empire'', Leia felt cold when entering the hangar of the Royal Palace of Theed, sensing the lingering presence of Darth Maul.
426* FantasticMedicinalBodilyProduct: Both bacta and kolto -- potent healing fluids central to the galaxy's medical industries -- are derived from secretions of specific species.
427* {{Flanderization}}: Happened to a lot of species and characters DependingOnTheWriter. A notable example is the Cantina Biths from the original ''AwesomeMusic/StarWars'', who instead of being a band who happen to be Biths, possibly from the same planet (and thus, logically, the same species) they are members of an entire race of 1-dimensional musicians.
428** [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Hutts]] are another example; as [[FatBastard Jabba]] in the films is an example of the 'ruthless Hutts', the Expanded Universe banks on the fact that the Hutts are all gangsters.
429*** Likewise, Jabba himself is frequently only characterized by his vicious greed and gluttony.
430** On the other hand, both above examples and many more are subverted or even averted completely in different media, again DependingOnTheWriter; there are even writers who have created Sith Biths and Jedi Hutts, even if such examples are almost universally accepted as JumpingTheShark.
431* FounderOfTheKingdom: Various governments and organizations throughout the franchise. Notable examples include:
432** The Jedi with their [[ShroudedInMyth semi-mythical]] "Prime Jedi" as their founder.
433** The Galactic Empire was founded by Palpatine, who was eventually seen as a lionized founder figure for the Empire and its successors. The Final Order was likewise founded by Emperor Palpatine by merging the First Order with the forces of his Sith Eternal cult.
434* GalacticSuperpower: The High Republic, Separatist Alliance, Galactic Empire and First Order, with the ancient Sith Empire(s) also being alluded to as being this in the past, along with several regional powers such as Shu-Torun, Anoat, Mon Cala, the Corporate Sector Authority, Hutt Space, Pantora, Mandalorian Space and Zygerria. The Unknown Regions had the Chiss Ascendancy, Paataatus Hiveborn, Grysk Hegemony and (very briefly) the Nikardun Destiny.
435* GreaterScopeParagon: Notable major forces of good include any Supreme Chancellor or Jedi Grand Master
436** Supreme Chancellor Lina Soh during Phase One of the [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic High Republic era]] and the three Jedi Grand Masters; Lahru, Pra-Tre Vetar and Yoda.
437** Patriarch Mitth'oor'akiord surprisingly turns out to be this in the Ascendancy Trilogy.
438** Senator-in-exile/Chancellor Mon Mothma throughout most of the Skywalker Saga[[note]]''Film/RogueOne'', the Original Trilogy, [[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Aftermath Trilogy]][[/note]], while hjmthe Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker was seen as this by the Resistance, until [[Film/TheLastJedi his death on Ahch-To whilst aiding the Resistance during the Battle of Crait]].
439* GreaterScopeVillain: The Dark Side in general
440** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' has (Darth) Maul, as leader of the Crimson Dawn.
441** The Grysk Hegemony are shown to be this by the Chiss Ascendency, as revealed in ''Literature/ThrawnAlliances''.
442* KilledOffForReal: The franchise isn't especially shy about killing off major characters, and almost every major work sees one or more main cast members die off before its end.
443* LingeringSocialTensions: The official name of the Rebellion in the original trilogy was "the Alliance to Restore the Republic". Season 3 of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' and ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' show that, after overthrowing the Empire, the Rebels did [[ExactWords exactly this]], corrupt and ineffective government and all: like its predecessor, the New Republic abolished its regular military and is leaving the Outer Rim to fend for itself, and is doing a terrible job de-radicalizing FormerRegimePersonnel to boot, while Luke Skywalker uncritically repeats the personnel management mistakes of the prequel-era Jedi, [[DoomedByCanon setting the stage for their canonical fall to the First Order]].
444* LoopholeAbuse: After the Galactic Concordance was signed, Sienar were told they couldn't make ships for the First Order. Their solution? Create a subsidiary that wasn't beholden to the treaty, and get right back to work.
445* TheMilkyWayIsTheOnlyWay: Despite having access to faster-than-light travel (called Hyperspace), the ''Galactic'' Republic and later the Empire act as if nothing exists beyond one single galaxy. In the Expanded Universe, they seem not to care very much about the satellite galaxies of the one they inhabit. {{Justified}} seeing hyperdrive technology is shown as taking a while to get you anywhere. Expanded Universe materials establish that it takes months to get from one side of the galaxy to the other, gravity wells can pull you out and wreck you, and finding safe hyper routes is both very dangerous and very random. For the ones in charge, it would appear foolish to take the risks or spend the logistics of traveling to other galaxies when they have superweapons to build instead. On top of that, hyperspace travel is said to be [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Lightspeed/Legends 100,000 times faster than light speed.]] The diameter of the Milky Way is at least [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way 100,000 light-years,]] meaning it would take at least a year for a ship at this speed to traverse the entire galaxy. The distance between the Milky Way and the next closest galaxy, Andromeda, is approximately [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy 2.5 million light years.]] This makes the travel time via Hyperspace at least 25 years. The galaxy we see in Star Wars is said to be [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_galaxy about the size of the Milky Way]]. However, assuming a distance to the nearest galaxy would be baseless.
446* NamedByTheAdaptation: Tarkin reveals Emperor Palpatine's first name is Sheev.
447* NGOSuperpower: [[spoiler:Crimson Dawn. The [[ComicBook/StarWarsWaroftheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters arc]] shows that they have [[TheMole spies, informants & sympathisers]] embedded in every major [[TheSyndicate crime syndicate]] and {{Mega Corp}} throughout the Galaxy, as well as inside TheEmpire and [[LaResistance Rebel Alliance]]]].
448* PoseOfSilence: A lampshade is hung on this when C-3PO leans over in an "overly conspiratorial" fashion in a novel.
449* ProtagonistTitle: ''Tarkin'', ''Princess Leia'', ''Ahsoka'', ''Chewbacca'', ''Han Solo'', ''Kanan'', ''Poe Dameron'', ''C3-PO'', ''Darth Vader'', ''Doctor Aphra'', ''Lando'', ''Obi-Wan & Anakin'', ''Darth Maul'', ''TK-462'', ''Thrawn'', ''Darth Maul''[[note]]A series title that was carried over from ''Legends''[[/note]], and ''Twilight Company''. Technically, you could also count ''Rogue One'' and ''Rebels''.
450* ThePurge: Various galactic governments carried these out, wiping out entire organizations, sects and species that they considered inferior or dangerous to their goals, such as what the Separatist Alliance did to the Dathomirian Witches and Mahran during the Clone Wars, the First Galactic Empire to the Jedi Order, Kaminoans, Geonosians, Lasat, Alderaanians, Herglic, Mon Calamari, Nothoiins and Mandalorians before & during the Galactic Civil War and the First Order did the population of Parnassos (courtesy of [[SoleSurvivor Phasma]]), both the Tehar and Tah'Nuhna civilization's and Kajimi before and during their unnamed conflict against the Resistance.
451* OutcastRefuge: New Alderaan was established as a safeworld by the Rebel Alliance to protect surviving Alderaanians from the Empire, who was targeting them for destruction in order to complete the genocide against them. Alderaanian survior Janray Tessime relocated to New Alderaan and helped tend to the civilian population there.
452* TheQueenpin: Major leading female crime figures in the Galactic Underworld include Maz Kanata (An Unnamed pirate/smuggling syndicate), Mama the Hutt (Hutt Clan/Desilijic Tiure clan), Zorii Bliss (Spice Runners of Kijimi), Lady Proxima (White Worms), Qi'ra (Crimson Dawn) and Xev Xrexus (Xrexus Cartel).
453* RebelLeader: Several throughout galactic history, such as
454** During the Twilight era of the Galactic Republic, there were:
455*** The Confederacy of Independent Systems, or Separatist Alliance as it was more commonly known, which was led by Count Dooku, the Separatist Parliament, Darth Sidious[[note]]Secretly[[/note]], General Grievous and a Council consisting of various corporate backers[[note]]which included Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation, Archduke Poggle the Lesser of Geonosis, Magistrate Passel Argente of the Corporate Alliance, Presidente Shu Mai of the Commerce Guild, Chairman San Hill of the [=InterGalactic=] Banking Clan, Emir Wat Tambor of the Techno Union, Senator Po Nudo representing the Hyper-Communications Cartel & Senator Tikkes[[/note]].
456*** The Onderon Rebels/Partisans which was led by Captain Saw Gerrera along with Steela Gerrera & Lux Bonteri and later by Benthic and Edrio "Two Tubes".
457*** The Free Ryloth Movement led by General Cham Syndulla alongside his wife, Eleni Syndulla and friend, Gobi Glie. He would later be joined by his eventual second-in-command and second love, Isval.
458*** The Mandalore Resistance/Nite Owls which had Lady Bo-Katan Kryze as their founder/leader.
459** The Imperial era had the following:
460*** The Wookiee Underground which was led by General Tarfful.
461*** The early Mon Cala Resistance which was led by King Lee-Char and the failed Jedi Padawan, Ferren Barr, along with Mayor/Admiral Raddus and then-Commander Gial Ackbar.
462*** An [[Literature/StarWarsTarkin unnamed insurgency group]] that had Berch Teller as their founder/leader.
463*** The Batonn Insurgency led by Nevil Cygni, aka "Nightswan".
464*** The Cloud-Riders led by Enfys Nest.
465*** The Lothal Insurgency led by their former governor, Ryder Azadi.
466*** The Rebel Network, which was led by Senator/Viceroy Bail Organa, Queen Breha Organa, Princess Leia Organa, Ahsoka Tano/Fulcrum, Captain Alexsandr Kallus/Fulcrum II, General Jan Dodonna of the Massassi Unit, Commander Jun Sato of the Phoenix Squadron and Senator-in-exile Mon Mothma.
467*** The Alliance to Restore the Republic, or Rebel Alliance as it was more commonly known, was led by Senator/Chancellor Mon Mothma, Viceroy Bail Organa, a Council consisting of Senator's Nower Jebel, Tynnra Pamlo & Vasp Vaspar and Alliance High Command, which is comprised of various military commanders & officers, most notably Admiral's Raddus & Gial Ackbar[[labelnote:*]]Fleet Command[[/labelnote]], General Jan Dodonna[[labelnote:*]]Sector Command[[/labelnote]], General Antoc Merrick[[labelnote:*]]Starfighter Command[[[/labelnote]], General's Airen Cracken & Davits Draven[[labelnote:*]]Intelligence Service[[[/labelnote]] and General Crix Madine[[labelnote:*]]Special Forces[[/labelnote]].
468*** The [[TheSyndicate Crimson Dawn syndicate]] ''of all organizations'', which, at the time both the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Underworld saw them declare their war against Palpatine and [[TheEmpire Galactic empire]], was led by [[TheQueenpin Lady Qi'ra]], [[CoDragons Margo and "the Archivist" (aka Madelin Sun)]]
469*** The Uprising, which was led by "The Smuggler", Riley, Voras the Hutt, Deathstick, Shortpaw, Her Majesty, Sir Corto Belrake and rebel leaders such as Tam Bastion and presumably Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian as well.
470*** So far, the New Republic era has the Resistance, which was led by Princess-General Leia Organa along with Admiral's Gial Ackbar & Ushos Statura, Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, Major/General Caluan Ematt, Yendor, C-3PO and later, the newly promoted General Poe Dameron.
471* RecursiveReality: Apparently. [[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w9OyZ On this design sheet]] for an episode of ''The Clone Wars'', there's a holomovie called ''Space Wars'', which features a story being told "long long ago in a galaxy far far away" with a superweapon that totally isn't the Death Star.
472* RiteOfPassageNameChange: With the Gand species. From Wookieepedia: "Gand society placed heavy importance on the achievements of an individual and held that an individual had no name, and thus no worth, until he or she proved otherwise. The speech patterns of Gands utilized third-person self-reference within each level of identity earned. Young or unproven Gands were all called "Gand," as they were considered merely aspects of the same whole. Major accomplishments earned the use of a family surname."
473* SacredScripture: The Church of the Force revers the Journal of the Whills.
474* SchrodingersCanon:
475** ''Propaganda'' mentions that there was a "Dark age" of the Galaxy, during which there was a Jedi-Sith war, which included at least two Battles of Coruscant; one of the Sith taking it over, with a later one of the Jedi Order liberating Coruscant from the Sith. In ''Legends'', you could argue that it began with the Sacking of Coruscant, where the Sith Empire took Coruscant, forcing the Jedi Order to flee to Tython. It wouldn't be until about ''two-thousand and a half'' years later that at the end of the New Sith Wars (also known as the Jedi-Sith War) that the Jedi were able to retake Coruscant. There was also a Cold War between the Jedi and Sith after the Sacking of Coruscant and the Jedi returning to Tython. In addition, said the Jedi-Sith War is also said in both canons to have resulted in Darth Bane creating the Rule of Two, which helps enforce the idea that the events alluded to by the New Expanded Universe may be the same ones from ''Legends''.
476** The online Encyclopedia (the precursor to the Databank before the ''Star Wars'' website was overhauled; it is no longer accessible) states that the Hundred-Year Darkness from a thousand years before the main era was started by a rogue Jedi exiled by the Jedi High Council, as he believed that the right way to go about things is tapping into the dark side, resulting in the birth of the Sith with the help of his followers. In ''Legends'', the Jedi is named Ajunta Pall, [[MadScientist who was dabbling around in alchemy]] and [[PlayingGod discovered how to create and shape life while doing so]]. The Jedi High Council was [[EverybodyHasStandards so disturbed by this]] that they shunned his discoveries for being dark sided and tried to destroy his work, much to the anger of him and his followers, setting off the war. At the end of the Hundred-Year Darkness, Pall and his followers were exiled from Republic space... [[NiceJobBreakingItHero though this proved to be a bad choice]], as they ended up finding the Sith species on Korriban and things went from there.
477** Inquisitors were originally part of ''Legends'' canon, via various Star Wars Role-Playing games, before being used in other ''Legends'' material, before being officially re-canonized as the main antagonists of ''Star Wars: Rebels''.
478* SerialEscalation: Each generation of the franchise tries to outdo the previous in terms of special effects, characterization, and sheer awesomeness.
479** ''A New Hope'' was TheHerosJourney by way of SpaceOpera, with some Japanese and Western elements blended in. ''The Empire Strikes Back'' introduced lots of tragic elements, and helped flesh out the mythology a bit more. ''Return of the Jedi'' acted as a GrandFinale for the Original Trilogy with strong themes of redemption and a good sense of closure ([[SeriesFauxnale at least at the time]]).
480** ''The Phantom Menace'' was little more than the groundwork for the following five films, yet had significantly better special effects than had been seen in the series to date; it also introduced Anakin as a young, unassuming protagonist who was thrust into extreme circumstances. ''Attack of the Clones'' introduced much darker elements, as well as expanded upon the roles of a Jedi Knight and Padawan Apprentice. ''Revenge of the Sith'' turned the dark elements up to eleven, and simultaneously gave us some of the most expansive battles (both literal and spiritual) the series had seen up to that point.
481** ''The Force Awakens'' was a retread of ''A New Hope'', but with several elements from across the franchise and pumped up on steroids.
482** This could also be seen in the series' trademark weapon, lightsabers. The original weapons were simple, single-bladed swords with blades of plasma or lasers, [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on who you ask]]. The sword fights in these films were equally simple -- [[FridgeBrilliance probably because knowledge of how to wield them had long since been lost]]. ''The Phantom Menace'' introduced us to [[DoubleWeapon double-bladed]] lightsabers, while simultaneously portraying Jedi and Sith wielding the weapons extremely competently. ''Attack of the Clones'' introduced lightsabers with curved hilts wielded by an OldMaster, only for ''Revenge of the Sith'' to one-up this by giving us a cyborg who ''quadruple''-wielded his. ''The Clone Wars'' then went ahead and gave us animated saber duels, with one of its [[ArcVillain arc villains]] DualWielding double-bladed lightsabers. [[ExaggeratedTrope It still wasn't enough]]. ''Rebels'' gave us the Inquisitorius, whose double-bladed lightsabers can [[WeaponTwirling spin on an axis]], while ''The Force Awakens'' gave us crossguard-sabers with unstable blades, wielded by a PsychopathicManchild with a flair for the dramatic. And now, the Season 2 finale of ''Rebels'' has shown us there is still more to come, with the revelation that the aforementioned inquisitors can use their spinning lightsabers to ''fly''. It's anyone's guess what the franchise's most iconic weapon will be capable of next.
483* SoleSurvivor: Numerous massacres and purges throughout Galactic history had at least one member survive. Some of the more notable ones include:
484** The Dathomirian Massacre saw [[Characters/StarWarsAsajjVentress Asajj Ventress]], Mother Talzin, Merrin, Shelish/ Jhas Krill, Jerserra and Morgan Elsbeth all survive.
485** The [[ThePurge Great Jedi Purge]] included Grand Master Yoda, Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, former Padawan Ahsoka Tano, Jedi Knight Caleb Dume/Kanan Jarrus and the Temple Guard member known as "The Sentinel". Other known survivors included Chief Librarian Jocasta Nu, Master Taron Malicos, Master Quinlan Vos, Master Kirak Infil'a, Jedi Knight Cal Kestis, former Knight Cere Junda and former Padawans Ferren Barr and [[spoiler:[[Series/TheMandalorian Grogu (aka The Child)]]]].
486* SparedByTheAdaptation: The major ones are General Cassio Tagge[[note]]who would later die thanks to Darth Vader[[/note]], Admiral Ackbar[[note]]only to be unfortunately killed off in ''The Last Jedi''[[/note]], Chewbacca and [[spoiler:Mon Mothma]], who have all escaped their original EU fates.
487* StateSec: Several, such as:
488** COMPNOR (Commission for the Preservation of the New Order), which is basically the Empire's equivalent of the SS. It has an executive committee, its own military and intelligence wings, a social engineering agency, and its own youth group. The Imperial Security Bureau, one branch, has the responsibility of, among other things, rooting out spies and traitors in the Imperial ranks, as well as hunting down rebel cells.
489** [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation In some ways]], the Jedi act this way given the allegiance to the Republic as opposed to simply the Light Side of the Force. In addition, their level of power gives them a fearsome reputation that they are willing to use to their advantage in both ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' and ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' as "keepers of the peace".
490** ''Rebels'' features the Inquisitorius; a secret division consisting of dark side Force-sensitive agents tasked by Emperor Palpatine to hunt down the remaining Jedi. The Imperial Security Bureau also makes an appearance in the form of Agent Kallus.
491** We find out in ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsPoeDameron Poe Dameron]]'' that the Imperial successor state, the First Order, has a successor agency to the ISB called the First Order Security Bureau.
492* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As with the old EU, the new EU makes it painstakingly clear that just because the Rebels blew up a major Imperial space station, destroyed a good portion of their fleet, and killed the Emperor and his most prominent subordinate doesn't mean that the entire Galactic Empire collapsed overnight.
493* TheSyndicate: Various crime empires have flourished throughout the history of the Galaxy, from the rise of the Hutt Clan and Maz Kanata's unnamed pirate/smuggling syndicate pre-Galactic Republic through to the brief periods of rule of the Zygerrian Slave Empire, Nihil, Xrexus Cartel, Black Sun, Pyke Syndicate and various others, until the twilight days of the Republic, when the Pykes, Hutts, Black Sun and Mandalorian Death Watch banded together to form the Shadow Collective under the leadership of (Darth) Maul, for mutual protection, survival, profits and as part of Maul's revenge plot against his former Master, Darth Sidious.
494** The Imperial era saw the rise of the five Syndicates[[labelnote:*]]Pyke Syndicate, Black Sun, Crimson Dawn, Crymorah syndicate, Hutt Clan and an unofficial sixth member, the Son-tuul Pride[[/labelnote]], along with other, smaller criminal groups such as the Hidden Hand, Zann Consortium, Trade Spine League, Mourner's Wail Syndicate, Unbroken Clan and the Castell Cabal.
495** By the end of the Imperial era and during the formative years of the New Republic, the major criminal groups were Black Sun, Crymorah Syndicate and Crimson Dawn.
496** The major power players in the criminal underworld during the New Republic era and (possibly) beyond are Black Sun, Droid Gotra, Guavian Death Gang, Kanjiklub and the Red Key Raiders.
497* UngovernableGalaxy: Even to superpowers such as the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire, the Galaxy still proves to be quite ungovernable. Even before Palpatine carried out his master plan, the Republic was crumbling due to corruption, while the Empire kept somewhat better control of its territory at the cost of vastly increased military expenditure, curtailed rights, and ensuing rebellions. Even with its military might, the Empire was still unable to stamp out the seemingly thousands of crime syndicates that flourished in the galaxy; some space was even ruled by crime lords. The Empire was also unable to exterminate the Rebels or crack down on Rebel sympathizers. After all, it is very difficult to track down offenders in the vast void of space.
498* VillainDecay: As referenced in various {{expanded universe}} works such as [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]], [[Film/RogueOne Rogue One]], [[ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015 Marvel's Star Wars]], [[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017 Battlefront II]] and the [[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Aftermath Trilogy]], the [[TheEmpire First Galactic Empire]] now suffers from this in the new canon, thanks to a combination of TheEmperor's management skills and DecadentCourt, [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS4E14FamilyReunionAndFarewellPartII liberation of Lothal]] (which saw [[spoiler:the death of Governor Arihnda Pryce, destruction of the Seventh Fleet, and [[AmbiguousSituation disappearance]] of [[FourStarBadass Grand]] [[TheHeavy Admiral]] [[CanonImmigrant Thrawn]]]]), [[ApocalypseHow Operation Cinder]], and subsequent mass defections, warlord-ism, imperial pretenders, constant [[EnemyCivilWar civil war]], and the [[StateSec ISB]] usurping control of [[CityPlanet Coruscant]] from the [[DecadentCourt Ruling Council]], following [[Film/ReturnoftheJedi the Emperor's death]], destruction of both [[SpaceBase Death Stars]], and [[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd loss of fleets]] at Jakku that eventually saw their [[SoleSurvivor sole surviving legitimate ruler]], [[CorruptPolitician Grand Vizier]] [[TokenMinority Mas Amedda]], willingly sign the [[PeaceConference Galactic Concordance]], which finally signaled the end of its 24-year military rule.
499* VillainEpisode:
500** ''Lords of the Sith'', starring Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine.
501** ''Tarkin'', starring the titular Grand Moff.
502** The ''Darth Vader'' comic, starring... well, guess.
503** ''Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir'', which picks up where ''The Clone Wars'' left Maul. Also features Darth Sidious and Mother Talzin.
504* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kind of a guarantee, since the stories tend to jump around different places and in different parts of the timeline. Lots of unique places and characters may be explored at one point in the timeline (such as the Republic era), but has yet to be covered in later eras. There's also deliberately not showing a topic's past/future to obviously keep up the mystery of what happens to them until a WhamEpisode answers the question. So of course, this trope generally leads to [[SequelHook seeds later sprouting into something greater]] [[ChekhovsGun later on]].

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