Star Wars creator George Lucas on set in 1999. Lucas famously regarded the licensed Star Wars novels, comics, and games as a separate “parallel universe” distinct from his film saga. Over the decades, as the Star Wars Expanded Universe (EU) grew into a vast collection of offshoot stories, Lucas consistently maintained that his movies (and later his own TV projects) were the only true canon of the Star Wars narrative. The books, comics, and games were enjoyable spin-offs – but in Lucas’s view, they did not represent “what is really going on” in his Star Wars world. Early Expansion: A Tale of Two Universes After Return of the Jedi in 1983, Star Wars continued in print with novels, comics, and games. By 1991, Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire and other works launched a new wave of storytelling beyond the films. From the start, Lucasfilm Licensing tried to keep these…
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A Thrawn-Worthy Welcome: 2K Frontend Loading Screen Mod for Battlefront II
If your Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017) menu still greets you with the same tired background, it’s time to give Grand Admiral Thrawn the stage he deserves. The Thrawn Trilogy 2K Frontend Loading Screen mod swaps the stock game menu art for a stunning, high-resolution visual tribute to Timothy Zahn’s legendary Expanded Universe trilogy—now Legends canon, but still very much alive in the hearts of fans. Whether you’re an old-school reader who met Thrawn on the pages of Heir to the Empire or a recent recruit who caught him in Star Wars Rebels, this mod turns your game’s first impression into an instant lore drop. Download the mod here What This Mod Does Instead of generic loading visuals, you’ll now be greeted by a 2K resolution artwork inspired by the Thrawn Trilogy era. The clean, crisp imagery is optimized for modern screens, meaning you’ll get a sharp, cinematic-quality splash every…
SWTOR: Facebook Livestream with Author Timothy Zahn
This Thursday, December 7th at 2PM PST / 10PM GMT, BioWare will be holding a Live chat on Facebook with Star Wars author Timothy Zahn who contributed to crafting the latest storyline in SWTOR ‘A Traitor Among the Chiss’ update! While Timothy Zahn has been writing science fiction for over thirty years, many Star Wars fans know him best as the author of eleven Star Wars novels, including Star Wars: Thrawn released in April and before that the Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy – all telling the story of Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn, one of the most cunning and ruthless Chiss warriors in the history of the Galactic Empire. The Star Wars: The Old Republic team had the exciting opportunity to collaborate with Timothy to develop the story for the newest ‘A Traitor Among the Chiss’ Flashpoint and are thrilled to have him as our special Facebook livestream guest. Tune in to hear his…
Timothy Zahn AMA has some interesting points on Canon and Lore
Reddit is known for its AMAs (ask me anything). These sessions can be fun and interesting, all depending on who is getting asked the questions. There was an interesting one recently with Timothy Zahn, Star Wars novelist and author of Blackcollar. While this AMA didn’t specifically address SWTOR, there were some very interesting points brought up, especially about story and lore and if you have not seen it yet, we suggest you head over and give it a read. Here are some snippets: Hey Mr. Zahn! HUGE fan of your work. A lot of my love for Star Wars stems from your work. But I have to ask, how do you feel about Lucasfilm declaring most expanded universe works (i.e. your works) as “non-canon”? I wasn’t going to address this topic. But since so many of you have asked: What the “non-canon” announcement by LFL means is that they aren’t…