Canon " Star Wars " canon was first defined in the first issue of the Lucasfilm magazine , " Star Wars Insider " : To understand and , the overall " Star Wars " saga should be looked at as a set of stories written by many different people which " document " past " events . " Although some stories are more reliable than others , they all are looked upon as part of the overall " history . " It should also be remembered that all of these stories are simply that — stories . There are numerous errors that inevitably arise between the stories simply because different authors have their own ways of telling the story and may not have the time and resources to perfectly align the details . This site deals with non - canon material by putting red text notification above the non - canon items . The situation can be compared to and , or the stories of . The various " Star Wars " tales are a group of separate but linked stories , and are told by many different authors over a period of time . As of April 25 , 2014 , the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six " Star Wars " films , the and , and the stand - alone Dark Horse Comics arc " " . Meanwhile , the Expanded Universe is no longer considered canon and was re - termed as the " Legends " brand . Most " Star Wars " material released after April 25 , 2014 — with some exceptions — is composed in collaboration with the Lucasfilm Story Group , making it part of the " new canon . " Canon and the Expanded Universe . This policy has been further refined and fleshed out over the years . The " Star Wars " website also details the role of canon , Expanded Universe ( or " EU " ) sources , and how they fit into overall " Star Wars " continuity . Christopher Cerasi stated , Lucas Licensing editor Sue Rostoni elaborated further on the place of printed Expanded Universe sources in " Star Wars Gamer 6 " , In a December 6 , 2006 post on the official " Star Wars " forums , Leland Chee ( " keeper " of the Holocron ) made this comment in response to a question regarding whether the aforementioned " foggy window " was a window into the " real " Star Wars " Universe of the Films Only " or the " " Star Wars " Universe of the Films + EU continuity " : In 2008 , Howard Roffman commented on the subject when discussing Lucasfilm ' s marketing plan for the " " TV series : Canon and games . Things are a bit more complicated with the matter of . The overall scenario and documentation ( cutscenes , manuals , strategy guides etc ) are proper EU ( see C - canon below ) . This , however , doesn ' t apply to " game mechanics " and stats . There are , however , some exceptions when an external canon source , such as an encyclopedia or guide , state it as happening , like for example that Brianna joined the Jedi Exile . In the game , Brianna joins the player only in the non - canonical male identity . In that case , the game is inconsistent to the canon and falls under the " game mechanic " logic . George Lucas and " Star Wars " Canon . In the introduction to the 1994 printing of " Splinter of the Mind ' s Eye " , Lucas offered his view on the evolution of the " Star Wars " saga : This quote from an interview in the August / September 1999 issue of " Star Wars Insider " is also notable : In July 2001 , Lucas gave his opinion on the matter of what is canon in " Star Wars " during an interview with " Cinescape " magazine : Further , in an August 2005 interview in " Starlog " magazine : Lucas ' statements in " Starlog " were commented on in a December 7 , 2005 post on the starwars . com forums by Leland Chee , who maintains Lucas Licensing ' s continuity database : A conversation between Lucas and John Knoll in a web diary during the production of showed more of the movie / Expanded Universe relationship : During ShoWest 2008 , Lucas gave an interview where he mentioned the difference between " his world " , " the licensing world " and the " fans ' world " : Another noteworthy exchange between Lucas and an interviewer appeared in the May 2008 edition of " Total Film " magazine : Canon in the Holocron continuity database . In 2000 , Lucas Licensing appointed Leland Chee to create a continuity - tracking database referred to as the Holocron continuity database . The Holocron followed the canon policy that had been in effect for years , but the capabilities of database software allowed each element of a story , rather than the stories as a whole , to be classified . The Holocron ' s database included a field for a single letter ( G , T , C , S , N or D ) representing the level of canonicity of that element ; these letters were since informally applied to the levels of canon themselves : G - canon , T - canon , C - canon , S - canon , N - canon and D - canon . As part of his work with the Holocron , Chee was responsible for the creation of this classification system , and he spent the early stages developing and refining it . It was discontinued with the April 2014 reboot . G , T , C and S together formed the overall " Star Wars " continuity . Each ascending level typically overrode the lower ones ; for example , Boba Fett ' s backstory was radically altered with the release of , forcing the retcon of older source material to fall in line with the new G - canon backstory . However , this was not always absolute , and the resolution of all contradictions was handled on a case - by - case basis . On August 4 , 2004 , when asked if the G and C - levels formed separate and independent canon , Leland Chee responded by stating that both were part of a single canon : In a December 7 , 2005 post , Chee commented on how the Holocron is applied to licensees : In a December 6 , 2006 post , Chee contradicted his original statements regarding the canonicity of the Holocron and how it applied to the Star Wars universe : On a post made on the same day , Mr . Chee stated that : This statement confirms the priority of the " current version of the films " over the original versions , as well as the existence of two separate continuities , the " film only " continuity maintained and followed by George Lucas himself , and the " film + EU " continuity that is used for licensed products . Subsequent questioning over which continuity was " more official " revealed that Mr . Chee favored film + EU continuity , but in the end it was up to the individual fan : 2014 reboot . On April 25 , 2014 , after a year of ownership by the Walt Disney Company , a StarWars . com press release confirmed that the films of the sequel trilogy would not adhere to the post – " " Expanded Universe , with further comments from LucasBooks Senior Editor Jennifer Heddle confirming that the EU as a whole is no longer considered canon . The EU has been re - termed " Legends , " with related publications remaining in print under that banner . Since then , the only previously published material still considered canon are the six original trilogy / prequel trilogy films , the and , and the stand - alone Dark Horse Comics arc " " ; which was based on unproduced scripts from " The Clone Wars " TV series . Most material published after April 25 — such as the " Star Wars Rebels " TV series along with all Marvel Star Wars comic books and novels beginning with " A New Dawn " — is also considered part of the new canon , on account of the creation of the Lucasfilm Story Group , which currently oversees continuity as a whole . Characters under the Legends banner are still available for use as needed , even if events concerning them are no longer canon . Exceptions . The following material , although released after April 25 , 2014 , is not considered canon :