Star Wars canon
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Star Wars canon is the official continuity of stories, characters, and events recognized by Lucasfilm as forming the cohesive narrative universe of the Star Wars franchise.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Wars canon canonical | 12 |
| Star Wars Canon continuity | 1 |
| Star Wars canon continuity | 1 |
| Star Wars canon novels | 1 |
| Star Wars stories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4209264 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Wars canon Context triple: [Star Wars Rebels, partOf, Star Wars canon]
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A.
Star Wars Legends
Star Wars Legends is the non-canonical collection of Star Wars stories, books, comics, and other media that expanded the original films’ universe before Disney’s 2014 continuity reset.
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B.
Star Wars novels
Star Wars novels are a collection of officially licensed books that expand the stories, characters, and universe of the Star Wars franchise beyond the films.
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C.
Star Wars
Star Wars was the popular nickname for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, a Cold War-era missile defense program proposed by President Ronald Reagan that envisioned space-based systems to protect against nuclear attacks.
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Star Wars
Star Wars is a landmark science-fiction franchise set in a distant galaxy, renowned for its epic space opera storytelling, iconic characters, and groundbreaking visual effects.
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E.
Tales of the Jedi
Tales of the Jedi is a Star Wars comic book series set in the ancient Old Republic era, exploring the origins and conflicts of the Jedi and Sith long before the films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Wars canon Target entity description: Star Wars canon is the official continuity of stories, characters, and events recognized by Lucasfilm as forming the cohesive narrative universe of the Star Wars franchise.
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A.
Star Wars Legends
Star Wars Legends is the non-canonical collection of Star Wars stories, books, comics, and other media that expanded the original films’ universe before Disney’s 2014 continuity reset.
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B.
Star Wars novels
Star Wars novels are a collection of officially licensed books that expand the stories, characters, and universe of the Star Wars franchise beyond the films.
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C.
Star Wars
Star Wars was the popular nickname for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, a Cold War-era missile defense program proposed by President Ronald Reagan that envisioned space-based systems to protect against nuclear attacks.
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D.
Star Wars
Star Wars is a landmark science-fiction franchise set in a distant galaxy, renowned for its epic space opera storytelling, iconic characters, and groundbreaking visual effects.
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E.
Tales of the Jedi
Tales of the Jedi is a Star Wars comic book series set in the ancient Old Republic era, exploring the origins and conflicts of the Jedi and Sith long before the films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Wars continuity
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fictional continuity ⓘ narrative universe ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Lucasfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToFictionalUniverse |
galaxyFarFarAway
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surface form:
Star Wars galaxy
|
| appliesToWork |
Star Wars comics
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Star Wars films NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars novels ONNED1 ⓘ Star Wars reference books ⓘ Star Wars television series ⓘ Star Wars video games ⓘ |
| definesInclusionOf |
Star Wars characters
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Star Wars events ⓘ Star Wars locations ⓘ Star Wars timeline ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars timelines
|
| excludes | Star Wars Legends continuity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsChronologySystem |
After the Battle of Yavin
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Before the Battle of Yavin ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Ahsoka (TV series)
NERFINISHED
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Andor ⓘ
surface form:
Andor (TV series)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series) ⓘ Star Wars Rebels NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars Resistance ⓘ Star Wars spin-off films ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars anthology films
Star Wars original trilogy ⓘ Star Wars prequel trilogy ONNED1 ⓘ Star Wars sequel trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi ⓘ Star Wars: The Bad Batch NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 film) ONNED1 ⓘ Star Wars: Visions ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars: Visions (selected elements)
The Book of Boba Fett ONNED1 ⓘ The Mandalorian ONNED1 ⓘ canon Star Wars comics ⓘ canon Star Wars novels ⓘ |
| hasEditorialStandard | consistency across media ⓘ |
| hasGoal | maintain cohesive narrative continuity ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 2014-04-25 ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
fan debates
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official reference guides ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Lucasfilm
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Lucasfilm Story Group ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Lucasfilm
ONNED1
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The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Wars franchise ONNED1 ⓘ |
| replaced | Star Wars Expanded Universe continuity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPolicy | story group approval ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Star Wars canon Description of subject: Star Wars canon is the official continuity of stories, characters, and events recognized by Lucasfilm as forming the cohesive narrative universe of the Star Wars franchise.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Star Wars stories
this entity surface form:
Star Wars canon continuity
this entity surface form:
Star Wars canon novels