Talk:Timeline of canon media

TCW comics
I have a question: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (graphic novellas) and the Star Wars Comic UK Clone wars Volume 5-7-...) are considered canon? Because they all output during the Clone Wars and is technically not contradise between with.
 * Everything that is not listed here is either non-canon, or has yet to be commented upon by officials. --Imperialles 10:57, May 2, 2014 (UTC)

Darth Maul Shadow Conspiracy
Shouldn't The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy be removed from the list? The twitter post it uses as a source says that Darth Maul&mdash;Son of Dathomir is canon and doesn't say if Shadow Conspiracy is canon or not. DarthRevan1173 (Long live Lord Revan) 02:48, May 3, 2014 (UTC)
 * Although my area of expertise is Legends books and short stories, I havent heard anything indicating that Shadow Conspiracy is Canon. It may be "based" on episodes of TCW, but there are differences between the book and the episodes. Therefore until we hear otherwise it does not belong on this list. --ExarKunLives (talk) 04:00, May 3, 2014 (UTC)

Ezra's Gamble - Source?
Isn't SW: A New Dawn supposed to be the first canon novel? Where was it stated that this one is canon? Patsoumas1995 (talk) 17:03, May 4, 2014 (UTC) OK, so shouldn't the rest of the Rebels tie-ins be added in the timeline? Patsoumas1995 (talk) 18:49, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * AS posted on Star Wars Books Facebook page. "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. STAR WARS: A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller. Our very first official canon novel set solidly in the legendary "Dark Times" between Episodes III and IV, A NEW DAWN will introduce readers to two main characters from the upcoming Star Wars: Rebels animated series—Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla—and will feature jacket art by Doug Wheatley, as well as a foreword by Dave Filoni, one of the executive producers of The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels. It goes on sale September 2, 2014. Head over to StarWars.com for the official announcement from Lucasfilm about the legacy of the Expanded Universe and its place as the newly-branded Star Wars: Legends line. And keep checking our Facebook page throughout the day for more exciting news. "--ExarKunLives (talk) 18:29, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * It's part of the Rebels metaseries, which is canon. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  17:06, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * But wouldn't the TCW tie-ins, which are confirmed to be non-canon, fall in the same category then? Patsoumas1995 (talk) 17:36, May 4, 2014 (UTC)
 * Nothing released prior to the anouncement linked above is part of the new canon. --ExarKunLives (talk) 18:29, May 4, 2014 (UTC)

The movies' novelizations: canon, but "not too much"
We have to be cautious about the movie novelizations, it seems. We'll have to remember that Del Rey posted this on Twitter 15 days ago: "To clarify, movie novelizations are canon where they align with what is seen on screen in the 6 films and the Clone Wars animated movie." In other words, they're not really canon after all. That probably means anything that isn't seen/mentioned in the film isn't canon either. -- Lelal Mekha  (Audience Room) 20:32, May 14, 2014 (UTC)
 * Correct. It would be better to add a little qualifying note next to each novelization clarifying this. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 20:34, May 14, 2014 (UTC)
 * However... that's a pretty pointless official statement, is it not? -- Lelal Mekha  Old Republic military symbol.svg(Audience Room) 20:40, May 14, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it basically means they aren't canon at all. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 20:41, May 14, 2014 (UTC)
 * I really don't understand where they're going with statements like that. It doesn't even let us keep harmless pieces of background information that do not even contradict the movies, things like Luke Skywalker's dog or the walking barnacles of Alderaan. -- Lelal Mekha  Old Republic military symbol.svg(Audience Room) 20:42, May 14, 2014 (UTC)

TCW years 22-19 BBY
I have reason to believe that the dates for The Clone Wars go like this: Cat and Mouse to The Zillo Beast Strikes Back is 22 BBY. Senate Spy to Hostage Crisis is 21 BBY. Heroes on Both Sides to The Wrong Jedi is 20 BBY. The Lost Missions and Son of Dathomir is 19 BBY. I get the dates from Padme stating that Anakin had been away from Coruscant for an extended amount of time in Senate Spy despite The Zillo Beast Strikes Back right before it chronologically. In Heroes on Both Sides, we see the change in appearance for Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka. Finally the information learned in The Lost Missions (such as the knowledge that Dooku was Tyranus) is not known in the first 13 chapters of Labyrinth of Evil. I'd like to change that after I get approval so long as it is not too speculative. Have a dark side-filled day! --DarthZac14 (talk) 21:45, May 14, 2014 (UTC)

Star Wars Journeys Canonicity
Is there anything that has confirmed that Star Wars Journeys is canon? It's been released in the gray area period before any other new canon has come out, so I'm not certain that it is to be considered canon. Tainb&#39;ocu&#39;chulainn (talk) 13:20, May 28, 2014 (UTC)


 * Its an exact adaptation of the film, for one. Secondly, Lucasfilm has stated that all games released after the EU "reboot" are canon. Dentface (talk) 16:28, June 28, 2014 (UTC)

Galactic Standard Calendar
The Galactic Standard Calendar is no longer canon, but we're using it here for our timeline. Should we be? ProfessorTofty (talk) 20:10, May 30, 2014 (UTC)

Blade Squadron canonocity
Do we have a valid source stating that the short story Blade Squadron is indeed canon and not legends? DarthRevan1173 (Long live Lord Revan) 03:30, May 31, 2014 (UTC)
 * For the time being, we only have that report from the fan website Lightsaber Rattling. Granted, this is not much, but the picture they provide looks enough like a genuine extract from a preview of SW Insider 150. At any rate, the issue will be released on June 10; if it turns out the whole thing was bogus, it won't be long until we can fix this all. -- Lelal Mekha  Old Republic military symbol.svg(Audience Room) 08:47, May 31, 2014 (UTC)

Release Dates
Hi All,

First of all thanks for the up-keep and work you have done on this page, it is a really useful tool. As a user of the site I just have a suggestion. Would it be possible to add an extra column in for the date of release? I would find it very useful and I am certain others would as well. The amount of Star Wars Canon media is going to go ballistic over the next few years with all the Film tie-ins, Rebels tie-ins, potential new TV shows and new Computer Games. I can envisage this page becoming a bit overwhelming and the ability to sort by release date would become even more useful.

If I had any skill or knowledge I would attempt to do this myself. Also, I wouldn't want to step on anybody's toes.

82.33.46.36 13:15, July 3, 2014 (UTC)

Is anyone opposed to this? We could just rename the now blank "year" column for release dates, since the canon timeline doesn't go by BBY/ABY. -- 19:52, July 15, 2014 (UTC)
 * I do not think I would be in favor of adding the release dates to the timeline. It's primary purpose is as an in-universe relative timeline. As there will almost certainly be a canonical dating system in the (hopefully near) future, replacing the "Year" column would make for a messy situation whenever that comes out. I'd be more inclined to add a column to the right, but there is already a lot of info jammed onto this page already, and I do not think it would serve very well. Release dates can already be found on individual article pages, the OOU year pages (ex. 2014) and at one time on List of Star Wars media, but that last doesn't seem to have been updated recently. Tainb&#39;ocu&#39;chulainn (talk) 20:40, July 15, 2014 (UTC)

What about using the Rebels Lothal Year? In the absence of anything else, it gives us the dates we need, cf. Ezra Bridger. --Morbus Iff (talk) 20:11, July 25, 2014 (UTC)

Rebels Episode Novelizations
If The Rebellion Begins by Michael Kogge is on this list, then shouldn't Rise of the Rebels releasing Aug 5 2014 and Droids in Distress releasing Nov 18, 2014 be on there as well? All three books are episode novelizations, so shouldn't they all be on the list?--Macewindu1999 (talk) 19:25, July 25, 2014 (UTC)macewindu1999
 * I'd say so. There's a bunch of young reader books coming out in two weeks too which are "adventures". --Morbus Iff (talk) 20:09, July 25, 2014 (UTC)
 * I, however, wouldn't add those young reader books to the list because they are pretty much just depicting scenes, and wouldn't add anything to canon, but I would add any chapter books that come out.--72.94.62.242 20:29, July 25, 2014 (UTC)macewindu1999