With the recent announcement of Disney +’s new Legends-era additions to their Star Wars lineup, one may wonder what this means for the Star Wars Canon continuity. On April 2nd, Disney+ will add the fan-favorite Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series (which leads directly into the opening of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith), the live-action Ewok films, and Ewoks animated series (which, via a retcon, includes the first appearance of a Witch of Dathomir), and the animated portion of the infamous Star Wars: Holiday Special (featuring the debut of Boba Fett). These additions could be a simple acknowledgment of the Legends era of the franchise, but they could also be the first step in a gradual comeback for the Legends continuity.

Star Wars Legends, formerly called the Expanded Universe, was the official continuity of the franchise initially. In addition to the original and prequel trilogies, it included a plethora of comics, novels, and video games, as well as some films and TV shows. In 2014, Lucasfilm renamed the continuity Legends and made it an alternate timeline, allowing the then-upcoming sequel trilogy more creative freedom. The only Legends-era content that carried over to Canon were the original six films and 2008’s CGI animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the latter of which frequently contradicted established continuity, leading many fans to not consider it part of Legends).

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Legends-era print media and video games continue to be published sold, and occasionally remastered. Aside from a one-issue revisit of Marvel’s original Star Wars comics and new additions to 2011’s Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG, no new Legends content has been made since the 2014 rebranding. The continuity’s few films and TV series outside of the original six saga films, however, were noticeably absent from Disney+’s Star Wars lineup. By adding Legends-era material to Disney+, Disney is increasing the scope of their acknowledgment of the original Star Wars continuity, as well as broadening mainstream awareness of Legends. That being said, the simple addition of Legends material to Disney+ will not affect the post-2014 canon continuity.

Star Wars Expanded Universe Legends

Although the 2014 rebranding of the Expanded Universe largely cleaned the slate for Disney’s upcoming films and TV shows, the Legends continuity has had a noticeable influence on the Star Wars canon. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story are both heavily inspired by the Legends-era Han Solo Trilogy of novels. Ben Solo (aka Kylo Ren) has many basic similarities to Jacen Solo (aka Darth Caedus), Han and Leia’s oldest child in Legends. Legends fans who saw Palpatine’s return and new military forces in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker were no doubt reminded of Dark Empire. Fan-favorite Legends characters, such as Asajj Ventress, Thrawn, Beilert Valance, and Durge have counterparts in Canon as well.

It’s possible that these additions, along with the increasing amount of Legends-inspired Canon content, are preceding an eventual revival of the Legends continuity. Fans of the Arrowverse, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and their respective source material are all too familiar with the concept of parallel universes. Lucasfilm may eventually begin making new films, TV shows, and video games set in the Legends continuity, and thanks to the World Between Worlds introduced in Star Wars Rebels, Canon characters could potentially interact with their Legends counterparts. In all likelihood, however, the addition of Legends-era Star Wars material to Disney+ won’t affect canon, but will be little more than an acknowledgment of the bygone era for old fans to enjoy again and new fans to become familiar with.

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