More officially released Star Wars lore & material that was later retconned:
Other similar OT•com threads highlighting previously established Star Wars lore and material having been retconned, ignored, written over, and invalidated… or certain aspects and content being cherrypicked and inserted into canon years later.
• George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist…
• Original Trilogy vs The Prequels: inconsistencies, retcons, plot holes and discrepancies… an unfinished ‘50+ issues’ list.
OT•com threads highlighting & discuss plot holes, discrepancies & contradictions etc - between the OT and later GFFA content:-
‘Plot holes, inconsistencies, contradictions, disconnects, mental gymnastics, stretches etc (Original Trilogy vs later Star Wars)’
…section of the An Index & Help Thread for General Star Wars Discussion
• Pre-PT era lore | an OT & EU scrapbook resource | additional info & sources welcome (2024 info thread)
More threads highlighting Star Wars lore & history - before the Prequel films altered it / introduced new lore…
‘The Star Wars Universe: OT & EU - Life & Lore before the Prequels (the PT ushering in George’s ‘nu-SW rules’ and more retcons)’
…category, in An Index Thread for General Star Wars Discussion, may also be of interest for more information and discussion.
Some other OT•com info threads on EU multimedia projects that are no longer canon (especially Clone Wars):
• Clone Wars | Lucasfilm’s 2002-2007 EU multimedia project (2020 info post)
• Shadows Of The Empire : Lucasfilm’s mid-to-late 1990’s EU multimedia project (2021 info thread)
• The Force Unleashed | Lucasfilm’s 2007-2010 EU multimedia project (2023 info thread)
• Retcons to the EU; Legends & Canon: The 2008 Clone Wars messes up continuity or how Lucas is still destroying Star Wars
^ Some retcons and alterations in 2008’s The Clone Wars - compared to previously established EU content and onscreen Star Wars history. It also contains links to articles on retcons & alterations made by Dave Filoni projects to other creatives’ work in the GFFA; the EU, Legends, Canon, Prequel Trilogy, 2003 Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch, Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, Tales of the Jedi, & Ahsoka.
• Lucasfilm’s claims on canon debunked: The 2008 Clone Wars messes up continuity or how Lucas is still destroying Star Wars
^ An info post chronicling George Lucas’ involvement & contributions with several EU projects (some considered part of his main saga story). This, despite Lucasfilm’s recent baffling attempts trying to downplay or even deny George’s input and contributions in the EU.
• George Lucas & the EU: evidence highlighting GL’s contributions to several EU projects - by xezene, on reddit/StarWarsEU
^ A collection of infographs and posts - with quotes and citations - chronicling George Lucas’ involvement in the Expanded Universe. As well as featuring an impressive array of intriguing and insightful information on the EU in general - by the actual creative talents.
• Lucasfilm clarifies the future of the EU (a 2014 thread; re the 25th April Lucasfilm announcement about the EU; Legends & Canon)
• The Star Wars Expanded Universe: Past, Present, & Future (2014 official Star Wars ‘Legends/Canon’ announcement video)
^ “We now have a story department so that there truly can be one consistent narrative - and that’s always been the dream. I think the idea of aligning the content is actually a really fantastic and exciting opportunity that no other fictional universe could really even support. We’re going to be able to bring fans a unified vision in a way that we’ve never done before. And I think it’s a also sacred trust to be invited to be a part of telling stories inside this universe because it’s so precious to people, and I understand because it’s precious to me.” - Lucasfilm VIPs.
and also from the official Star Wars announcement video on the ‘EU; Past, Present & Future’, linked above…
“It feels real when everything is in line. And I think that is the challenge for all of us going forward with Star Wars. How are we responsible with what was? And how do we still move forward even if things become very different? I think the EU will be a legacy that is mined forever.” - Dave Filoni.
Further discussions on canon can be found in the ‘Canon’ section of An Index for General Star Wars Discussion.
Further discussions on ‘EU: Legends & Canon’ can be found in the ‘Literature’ section of An Index for The Expanded Universe.
Thanks to oojason for letting me copy and use his GL Index Post, for help in the layout of this thread, and many of the RC video links.
The longer ‘info threads’ on here appear to be easier to read in ‘dark side’ theme, rather than the ‘light side’. Is that just me? I’m off to play Republic Commando from start to finish, and after that I’ll give the RC books another read through.