Canon

File:PEU 3.png|Levels of canon in the Posh Expanded Universe.
Star Wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the Lucasfilm magazine, Star Wars Insider:
: "Gospel,' or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. These works spin out of George Lucas' original stories, the rest are written by other writers. However, between us, we've read everything, and much of it is taken into account in the overall continuity. The entire catalog of published works comprises a vast history—with many off-shoots, variations and tangents—like any other well-developed mythology."
To understand canon and continuity, 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 Greek and Roman mythology, or the stories of King Arthur. 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.
== Canon in the Holocron continuity database ==
In 2020, Posh appointed himself to create a Star Wars Garry's Mod level of continuity known as "The Holocron." 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 (P, S, B, N, BW.) representing the level of canonicity of that element; these letters were since informally applied to the levels of canon themselves: P-canon, S-canon, B-canon, N-Canon, BW-Canon. As part of his work with the Holocron, Posh was responsible for the creation of this classification system, and he spent the early stages developing and refining it.
* P-canon is Posh-Canon; Cold Soda and GGN 501st Roleplay and any statements by Posh (including unpublished production notes from him or his production department that are never seen by the public). Elements originating with Posh in the server's novelizations, reference books, and other sources were also P-canon. This level of canonicity is the highest, and regarded as events that actual occurred in the Posh Expanded Universe.
* S-canon is Stilwell-Canon, consisting of all works created by Stilwell, another Garry's Mod Server Manager, this level of canonicity regards all works created in the CWP (Clone Wars Project) as Secondary-Canon and below that of Posh-Canon. For example, if there were contradictions with S and P Canon, this article would find P-Canon to be the higher level.
* B-canon is Brine-Canon; the materials within Brine-Canon - although one of the lowest - are found canon in the Posh Expanded Universe in some way shape or form. Often take satirically and used for comedy purposes, the events in KGB (Kelpe, Gump, Brine) are taken as events that could've and likely did happen in the Posh Expanded Universe.
* N-Canon is Non-Canon; what-if stories (such as stories published under the GGN CWRP label) and anything else directly and irreconcilably contradicted by higher canon ended up here. N was the only level that was not considered canon by Cold Soda Gaming. Information cut from canon, deleted scenes, or canceled Star Wars works fell into this category as well, unless another canonical work referenced it and it was declared canon.
* BW-Canon was Bigwavy-Canon; Big Wavy canon is the level of canonicity in the Posh Expanded Universe that doesn't operate under the banner of Cold Soda Gaming, Geetsly's Gaming Network (Minus CWRP), KGB Gaming, and Clone Wars Project. This is the lowest tier and you should feel ashamed.
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