Is canon or legends better?

Is canon or legends better?

I've seen many threads claiming Legends is better than Canon, but personally I believe canon is best for a couple of main reasons: 1. Continuity: While Legends has a large amount of continuity errors and goofs in connecting the movies, games etc; canon has a perfect continuity: all fact-checked by Lucasfilm.

What is the difference between legends and canon?

In the broadest sense, Legends is made up of the stories written before the Lucasfilm acquisition, and Canon stories were written after.

Will legends ever be canon?

The clear majority of the Expanded Universe was C-canon or S-canon, NOT N-canon. So it's false to claim that Legends was never canon at all, but it's correct that Legends was never hard canon like the films. A lot of people dislike the idea of a hierarchical canon, but in a way you can still look at it like that.

Is Solo legends or canon?

Whether you saw Solo or not, these updates shouldn't be missed. They may be blink-and-you-miss it additions, or details reveal in supplemental materials for the film, but make no mistake: these Star Wars "Legends" are now the franchise's official canon.

Is the Mandalorian canon?

Of course, The Mandalorian is canon Anything released post Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm is considered canon. This includes movies, TV shows, books, and video games.

Who decides Starwars canon?

Lucasfilm Story Group "Star Wars canon is now determined by the Lucasfilm Story Group which @infinata [Pablo Hidalgo] and I are both a part of," Chee tweeted this week. "Story Group has a hand in all facets of Star Wars storytelling, including movies, TV, games, and publishing.

Is Darth nihilus canon?

No, but he could be in the future. I think Lucasfilm/Disney is hesitant to actually contradict the KOTOR stuff, especially while the mmo is still running.

Is Darth Bane canon?

Darth Bane is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. ... Sith and the novels Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Darth Bane: Rule of Two and Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, ceased to be canon, leaving his only canonical appearance the cameo in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Is it true that legends are stronger than canon?

• Claiming that in general, Canon characters are depicted as notably stronger in Legends material. However this is only true in certain cases, and is not true of Legends material as a whole, therefore it cannot be used a dismissal of all Legends material as inaccurate.

Why are Star Wars Legends considered non canon?

• There are other TV shows, books, comics, and other material, that is considered "non-Canon", not a part of, the main, "Canon" universe. These works of fiction have been dubbed "Legends". Legends consists of the Expanded Universe content that has been rendered non-Canon by Disney after their acquisition of Lucasfilms.

How are legends and canon supposed to be treated?

• My proposed means of treating Legends & Canon, and its basis. According to ILS, Legends and Canon should be treated as separate universes, and a clear distinction made between Canon and Legends portrayals of characters, essentially as different characters with different abilities.

Why are legends better than the Expanded Universe?

• Why the Expanded Universe/Legends should by and large be treated as an accurate portrayal of Canon characters. In ILS’ blog he effectively claimed that Legends as a whole provides an inaccurate portrayal of Canon characters abilities. Claiming that in general, Canon characters are depicted as notably stronger in Legends material.