darklordoftech

Fang Zei said:

darklordoftech said:

They wanted to kill Luke, but Lucas wouldn't let them.

Which is exactly why it would be total BS to just throw out the EU now. The big three are still alive in the books. Why else would Lucas be saving them if not to give at least one of them a dramatic death in the ST?

I guess there's certain things that Lucas doesn't want written about his characters, canon or not. 

Empire's End. Palpatine deserves a far better ending.

They wanted to kill Luke, but Lucas wouldn't let them.

imperialscum said:

did they even say they are discarding all EU

yes

https://twitter.com/jenheddle/status/459804317357076480

DuracellEnergizer said:

If Wookieepedia's going to divide their articles to distinguish the old EU from the NuEU, they should go all out and also divide their articles to distinguish pre-TPM EU from TPM+ EU.

Jaster Mereel, better known as Boba Fett, was a Journeyman Protector and later a Bounty Hunter.

Dark Lord of the Sith is a title that was somehow passed down from Exar Kun to Darth Vader.

By the way, this post made me think of you, Duracell: http://boards.theforce.net/threads/official-sequel-trilogy-expanded-universe-discussion-thread.50006159/page-430#post-51482861

Armies of Sith. 

I can't wait to learn about how the Sith were founded almost 2000 years before TPM and about Palpatine's life in ancient times. I want to learn about the TRUE history of the galaxy.

Jaitea said:

Darth Maul....back from the dead....with Robo-Legs is canon

 The canon nazis deserve it. They've bullied me so much on TFN.

DominicCobb said:

I don't see how this is anything but good. All I care about, really, is the new films. If they had to fit with old canon, that would have sucked, plain and simple. No creative freedom there. This is much better.

And new EU stories will not be 110% canon. The thing they're saying about every new thing having the same continuity for the first time is just them making the new EU seem better than the old EU. I imagine them having as much bearing on the new films as the old EU had on the old films.

And anyway, old EU stories will still be in print (they're not rewriting history like someone we know), and new content can and might still take inspiration from them.

Wins all around, I think.

 This. Completely and absolutely.

TheBoost said: Darth Bane's Pair o' Siths, leading to Darth Vader

Is this the entire list now?

If the EU is dead, Plagueis might not have ever existed, and if Plagueis never existed, he can't be the villain of episodes 7-9. 

KilroyMcFadden said:

If the folks at TFN don't like it, then there is a pretty good chance it is a good thing.

Correct.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I loathe the whole notion of "official" canon, so consider me one of those people who aren't pleased with the idea of making the films and the NuEU 110% compatible with one another. Continuity should be an option, not a prerequisite.

Seconded.

SilverWook said:

Not funny.

You had no problem with a post about prequel fans murdering Simon Pegg.

Tobar said:

Really curious as to how TFN is reacting to this. 

http://boards.theforce.net/threads/disney-wars-episode-7-and-the-eu-old-eu-rebranded-as-legends-rebels-starts-new-continuity.50004776/page-499

Tomorrow's news: Iger murdered by EU fans.

What Tim said. I'm so haply to say goodbye to Caedus and Krayt.

Do http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Typhojem and http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Immortal_gods_of_the_Sith count?

DuracellEnergizer said:

"canon war"

I find those hilarious. The passion with which they'll flame each other over whether or not something is canon is quite a sight.

generalfrevious said:

they permanently ban people now for preferring the OT over the PT.

Pretty much. What we call "preferring the OT" they call "trolling". They also call preferring the OT over the EU "trolling". 

An inconsistency exists over whether or not the great schism that spawned the Sith was the First Great Schism.

TheBoost said:

darklordoftech said:

Darth Bane concept art for The Clone Wars:

http://starwars.com/img/explore/the-clone-wars/slideshow/ep613/conceptart/darth-bane-clone-wars-613.jpg

 Kinda neat, but why doesn't it line up with the other images/toys/covers we've seen of him? 

I wouldn't have cared, but wouldn't a lot of people complain at great length if that had happened?

I guess GL thought the orbalisks looked silly.

The fact that Leia wasn't supposed to be Luke's sister yet heard Luke's call for help (as well as the fact that Luke calls out to her in the first place) in ESB definitely supports the idea that anyone can use The Force.

Change "Wars do not make one great" to "Wars make one wonderful" and have all of the training that Yoda gives Luke be about saber combat.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I've heard that Lucas was a big fan of Dark Empire, so I wouldn't be surprised if he got the idea from there.

A very intriguing theory. I'll never look at Dark Empire the same way again.