List of fanon elements in continuity Occasionally , elements developed by fans make their way into the Expanded Universe . This usually involves popular theories held by fans that are eventually accepted by authors as truth , however are sometimes more specific as ideas or artwork by a fan appearing on web sites or forums . Below is a list of fanon elements that have been included into EU literature and thus have become canon . Fan film . Stacy from " Pink Five " . Stacy , the main character from the " Pink Five " series of fan film s , made an appearance in Timothy Zahn ' s novel " Allegiance " . Fan art . Shaala Doneeta . Adopted by Joe Corroney for use in " CIS Shadowfeed Year ' s Start Fete Day Edition " . Sha ' ala ' s character was based on artwork commissioned by Bryan K . Borgman of a Force adept created for his Star Wars RPG home game in early 2000 . Hsiao vessels . Various vessels created by Ansel Hsiao , including the " Vigil " - class corvette , the " Altor " - class replenishment ship , the " Allegiance " - class battlecruiser , the " Assertor " - class Star Dreadnought , the " Procursator " - class Star Destroyer , the " Bellator " - class dreadnought , and Naval Station " Validusia " , appeared in " The Essential Guide to Warfare " and later entered into the Holocron continuity database . Fan theories . Grievous ' s mask . Adopted by Abel G . Peña for use in " " . The notion that Thrawn might eventually have obtained Grievous ' s mask originated in a forum thread at the Jedi Council . User Charles Phipps , aka Charlemagne19 , posed the question of how Grievous would do tactically against Thrawn , in response to which forumers Mike Cooper and Kyle Hartshorn , aka Rogue _ Follower , posited that it would depend on whether he had seen Kaleesh art ; namely , Grievous ' s mask . Trade Federation founding date . Webmaster Michael Potts extrapolated a founding date of 350 BBY for the Trade Federation based on available information , and was pleasantly surprised to see this time made canonical in " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " . Hand of Judgment . During a conversation he had with Timothy Zahn at the 2004 , Albin Johnson came up with the idea of rogue vigilante stormtroopers . Zahn later included the idea , as the Hand of Judgment , in his novel " Allegiance " . Tràkata . This lightsaber form was a widespread fan concept that was eventually included in the " Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook " . Endor Holocaust . The Endor Holocaust theory was first put forward by Curtis Saxton on his " Star Wars Technical Commentaries " fansite . Saxton claims that it is scientifically inevitable for the holocaust to happen . Some sources , such as " " and the comic " Apocalypse Endor " , mention the theory as in - universe Imperial propaganda or myth . Endor Moon Hoax . The concept that Endor was a rogue moon , formerly orbiting a destroyed gas giant , originated in the and was reproduced in Curtis Saxton ' s " Star Wars Technical Commentaries " article , which elaborated on the gas giant ' s absence . " The Essential Atlas " acknowledged ( and debunked ) the theory , mentioning an in - universe " hoax " which wrongly claimed that the planet was destroyed in a cataclysmic event . Cos Palpatine . Some fans speculated that Palpatine ' s full name was Cos Palpatine , derived from an early version of the " Star Wars " script where his name was originally Cos Dashit . Although Palpatine himself was not granted this name , his father was granted the name " Cosinga Palpatine " in the novel " Darth Plagueis " , which , when shortened , is " Cos Palpatine . " Fan nicknames . Unnamed entities usually acquire fan - made nicknames , and sometimes , these make their way into canon . Jedi Exile . Jedi Exile was a fanon nickname for this nameless character ( called just exile in the game dialogues ) , however this has been adopted in " The New Essential Guide to Droids " , before she was given the name Meetra Surik in " " . Padawan Massacre of Taris . John Jackson Miller identified Wookieepedia as the source of the conjectural name " Padawan Massacre of Taris " , which appeared in . DP20 frigate . The common fan designation of this ship as the " DP - 20 " or " DP20 " was finally canonized in the revised version of " Starships of the Galaxy " . Force kick . The term " Force kick " is a joking reference to a poorly choreographed fighting instance in . This sparked off a minor fad within the Star Wars - oriented part of the YTMND community , in which the term might have originated . Eventually the Force kick was made a canonical mention in " " ( Mentioned as a joke ) and then was fully canonized in " " . Sith Triumvirate . The name " Sith Triumvirate " was first coined for the trio of Darth Traya , Darth Sion and Darth Nihilus by Wookieepedia until authors John Jackson Miller , Rodney Thompson , Sterling Hershey , and Abel G . Peña made the name for the group official in " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " . Fan culture . The 501st Legion . Timothy Zahn , in his novel " Survivor ' s Quest " , named the 501st Legion after the international fan group of the same name . The unit would go on to be featured as Darth Vader ' s personal stormtrooper legion in " " and be the focus of the game " " , as well as being prominently featured in the book " " . The Galactic Federation of Free Alliances . For years , fans have been referring to the " Star Wars " galaxy as the GFFA ; an acronym of " Galaxy Far , Far Away " . When Del Rey set out to create a new galactic government near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War , they christened it the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances as an homage to the fanon term . BBY / ABY calendar system . The BBY system used in many sources to represent dates in the Star Wars timeline originated as an out - of - universe dating system and , after becoming popular , was retconned into an in - universe system used by the New Republic . The Spotts TradeChip Company . This company mentioned in HoloNet News Vol . 531 50 released a set of Jedi trading holograms that the Jedi Council denounced as " random and arbitrary ; " among such ' facts ' Coleman Trebor said " " They have Master Yoda ' s species listed as Lannik , and his midi - chlorian count at 4 million . That ' s just ridiculous " " . This , combined with the company ' s CEO ' s defense of the data only containing " minor inaccuracies . . . created using the best information available " seems to be a reference to SuperShadow . Spotts is also in reference to the popular Topps trading card manufacturers . Fanfiction . " " mentions how Aayla Secura " " entered the folkloric cycles of several primitive cultures , where she often was merged with local historical figures or goddess - characters . . . Even today , educated immigrants from those cultures will write fictive cycles about her , some of them amazingly prurient . " " Fan letter . Firmus Piett was not originally intended to appear in " " , and was not in the script . However , during the filming , a fan mail convinced George Lucas to include him . R2 - KT . The droid R2 - KT was created by a member of the 501st Legion fan organization , and it eventually was given an appearance in " " television series . Han shot first . The " Han shot first " observation which became a motto of purist fans has been referenced as an in - joke in official Star Wars media . For example , in the game " " it is possible , while playing as Han Solo , to hear the enemy troops exclaim , " It ' s Solo , and he ' s shooting first - that ' s not fair ! " . In the novel " " , Boba Fett remarks that Han should learn to shoot first . In " " ( Star Wars Insider 89 ) , an in - universe report states that Han " is prone to ' shooting first ' . " There are several other references in the New Jedi Order time period and beyond where Leia makes remarks about Han always shooting first . Characters named after fans . On occasion , authors name their characters after Star Wars fans that are well known in the community . Mistaken identity . When an author or artist un - intentionally implements a fan idea , due to mistakenly believing it to already be canon . Cygnus Spaceworks . Apparently originating in " " , a series of fan - made blueprints for the " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle , Cygnus Spaceworks has been mentioned in such references as " " and " The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels " as the manufacturer of " Lambda " - class shuttles and similar vessels . A reference to the Unification Wars in " " may also be inspired by the same source . " Imperator " - class Star Destroyer . In " " , it was stated that the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer was initially designated " Imperator " - class , and this term has been repeated in subsequent sources with reference to the earliest years of the Empire . Like the name of Cygnus Spaceworks , this term derives from a set of old , and apparently fan - made blueprints , hull - plans for a " Star Destroyer - Imperator Class " . As a matter of trivia , it is worth mentioning in this context that the Marvel Star Wars comics did use a distinct designation for Star Destroyers ; but this was " " Star Destroyer " - class Battle Cruiser " . K ' Kruhk ' s lightsaber . Adopted by Jan Duursema for use in " " . The design for K ' Kruhk ' s lightsaber was developed by a fan and displayed on his website . Artist Jan Duursema implemented the design into her own work , mistakenly thinking that the design was from a canon source . Sian Jeisel . Jeisel ' s first name was the result of a misunderstanding . Jan Duursema ' s daughter , Sian , dressed as Jeisel for Celebration III . A photograph of her from that event was captioned " Sian Jeisel " ; fans confused this as the character ' s full name , rather than the name of the person in the costume followed by what the costume portrayed . This confusion apparently led to " The New Essential Guide to Alien Species " using this name in text , making it official . Official invitations . When Lucasfilm specifically invites fans to provide input into the Star Wars universe . While these elements were technically never " fanon " , they were created by the fans and deserve mention here . The Fantastic Technology Contest . For the book " Galladinium ' s Fantastic Technology " , West End Games and the Role Playing Game Association held a contest allowing players of to submit various examples of technology ; winning entries were included in the book . Out of about seventy - five submissions , nearly half were included in the book , with first place going to Michael Zebrowski for his Repulsor grappling gun . Design An Alien contest . " Star Wars Galaxy " magazine held a contest inviting fans to submit artwork and descriptions of original Star Wars aliens . These winning alien designs were published in " Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7 " . Clone Wars Jedi poll . For the " " animated series , Cartoon Network held an online poll which allowed viewers to pick which of three Jedi would be featured in an upcoming episode . The winning choice , Voolvif Monn , appeared in episodes 20 and 22 . The two other choices , Foul Moudama and Roron Corobb , appeared later in the series . Episode III : You Pick the Droid Color . members were invited to vote for the color scheme of R4 - G9 appearing in . What ' s The Story ? . A monthly invitation for members of to provide a backstory for a certain element of the films or EU . While the main subject already exists in the universe , fans are able to introduce additional new elements in their entries . Winning entries are published in the Databank . Darth Who ? - - Name the Newest Sith Lord ! Members of StarWars . com were given the chance to give Jacen Solo his Sith name : Darth _ _ _ _ _ . Five fan - submitted names were nominated : Darth Acheron , Darth Caedus ( which was the winner ) , Darth Judicar , Darth Paxis and Darth Taral . Voting concluded on February 27th , 2007 , and the winning submission was included in the novel , from Del Rey publishing . " " canon icity . The LucasArts website held a poll to determine how " " would be fit into continuity . The options were :