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''' | '''Canon''', is material that is officially accepted as part of the [[Parahumans]] story; either by being written within the story, or by being approved by the author. The opposite, '''non-canon''' is material not officially accepted as part of the [[Parahumans]] story. Non-canon could be speculation, fan fiction, or fan theories. | ||
<!--==Canon in the Holocron continuity database== | |||
In 2000, [[w:c:starwars:Lucas Licensing|Lucas Licensing]] appointed [[w:c:starwars:Leland Chee|Leland Chee]] to create a continuity-tracking database. In 2018 a busybody decided to copy it, badly. | |||
W1 - Worm Rewrite Canon - The canon that is to come, spoken in whispers. | |||
W2 - Worm - While technically the highest canon it can be contradicted by other elements. | |||
Q - Quest Canon characters and concepts that work within the world of [[Parahumans]] but may not have taken that form as seen in Quest. | |||
B - Babble Canon is canon that Wildbow lays down in the IRC and Discord and comments on things in the Parahumans vs. | |||
N - dredded and feared | |||
[[w:c:starwars:Canon#Canon in the Holocron continuity_database|Stages of Canon]] | |||
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. | |||
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G, T, C and S together formed the overall ''Star Wars'' continuity. Each ascending level typically overrides lower ones; for example, [Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett's]] backstory was radically altered with the release of [Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']], 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. | |||
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*'''G-canon''' was '''George Lucas Canon'''; the six Episodes and any statements by George Lucas (including unpublished production notes from him or his production department that are never seen by the public). Elements originating with Lucas in the movie novelizations, reference books, and other sources were also G-canon, though anything created by the authors of those sources was C-canon. When the films were [List of changes in Star Wars re-releases|changed]], the newest editions were deemed to take canonical precedence over older ones, as they corrected mistakes, improved consistency between the two trilogies, and expressed Lucas's current vision of the ''Star Wars'' universe most closely. The deleted scenes included on the DVDs were also considered G-canon (when they didn't conflict with the movie).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070319051650/http://blogs.starwars.com/holocron/33 StarWars.com: Blogs - Keeper of the Holocron's Blog (archive.org link)]</ref> | |||
*'''T-canon''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1348 StarWars.com message board - Holocron continuity database thread]</ref> or '''Television Canon'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=01755]</ref>, referred to the canon level comprising the feature film ''[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' and the television show ''[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''. (It would have also included the ultimately unproduced [Star Wars: Underworld|''Star Wars'' live-action TV series]].)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1838]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1840]</ref> It was devised more recently in order to define a status above the C-Level canon, as confirmed by Chee.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=01779 StarWars.com message board - Holocron continuity database thread]</ref> | |||
*'''C-canon''' was '''Continuity Canon''', consisting of all recent works (and many older works) released under the name of ''Star Wars'': books, comics, games, cartoons, non-theatrical films, and more. Games were a special case, as generally only the stories were C-canon, while things like stats and gameplay may not have been;<ref name="LCG">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=552 Leland Chee (Tasty Taste) on RPG/game info vs. story info]</ref> they also offered non-canonical options to the player, such as choosing female gender for a canonically male character. C-canon elements have appeared in the movies, making them G-canon; examples include the name "[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]]," [Swoop/Legends|swoop bikes]], [Quinlan Vos/Legends|Quinlan Vos]], [Aayla Secura/Legends|Aayla Secura]], [YT-2400 light freighter/Legends|YT-2400]] freighters and [Action VI transport]]s. | |||
*'''S-canon''' was '''Secondary Canon'''; the materials were available to be used or ignored as needed by authors. This included mostly older works, such as much of the [Star Wars (Marvel)|original Marvel ''Star Wars'']] comics, that predated a consistent effort to maintain continuity; it also contained certain elements of a few otherwise N-canon stories, and other things that "may not fit just right." Many formerly S-canon elements were elevated to C-canon through their inclusion in more recent works by continuity-minded authors, while many other older works (such as ''[The Han Solo Adventures]]'') were accounted for in continuity from the start despite their age, and thus were always C-canon. | |||
*'''N''' was '''Non-Canon'''. What-if stories (such as stories published under the [Infinities]] 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 Lucasfilm. 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. | |||
On [https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=165 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: | |||
:"''There is one overall continuity.''" | |||
In a [https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=525 December 7, 2005 post], Chee commented on how the Holocron is applied to licensees: | |||
:"''The Holocron comes into play for anything official being developed for books, games, websites, and merchandise. For anything beyond that, it is simply a reference tool.''" | |||
In a [https://web.archive.org/web/20070227204935/http://forums.starwars.com:80/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1050 December 6, 2006 post], Chee contradicted his original statements regarding the canonicity of the Holocron and how it applied to the Star Wars universe: | |||
:"''The only relevant official continuities are the current versions of the films alone, and the combined current version of the films along with whatever else we've got in the Holocron. You're never going to know what George's view of the universe beyond the films at any given time because it is constantly evolving.''" | |||
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: | |||
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Revision as of 22:40, June 7, 2018
Canon, is material that is officially accepted as part of the Parahumans story; either by being written within the story, or by being approved by the author. The opposite, non-canon is material not officially accepted as part of the Parahumans story. Non-canon could be speculation, fan fiction, or fan theories.