New Star Wars Disney EU (Spoilers)
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New Star Wars Disney EU (Spoilers)
So far in the new canon there has been the six movies released so far, The Clone Wars tv show (aired from 2008-2012), The Star Wars Rebels tv show (which is currently in season 1), Star Wars comic line (currently has two issues out), Darth Vader comic line (just released first issue this month), two novels out so far in A New Dawn, and Tarkin.
This new canon is one cohesive storyline that fits together with the six movies out so far and the coming trilogy set to be released later this year. If no one else has an interest in posting here that is fine I'll just keep it here to update for myself so I can keep track of what is going on as time goes on.
THe Clone Wars tv show takes place inbetween Episode II-III. In Star Wars timeline chronology it happened from 22-19 BBY (BBY stands for Before Battle of Yavin which was the name of the battle where the first Death Star was destroyed in A New Hope). It covers Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi's time in the Clone Wars along with Anakin Skywalker's Padawan Ahsoka Tano.
The first work released going by order of the timeline so far after this was the book Tarkin. Tarkin takes place about 15 BBY. It's main point is that Tarkin and Darth Vader are forced to work together to hunt down a small group of Rebels that was discovered. They do and the book was mainly about giving the character of Tarkin further development.
Next work released was A New Dawn. A New Dawn takes place about 10 BBY and is a precuroser to the Rebels tv show. In it Kannan Jarrus is introduced to us. Kannan was a padawan at the time of order 66 and survived by going in hiding. He meets up with Herra Syndulla. Herra is a late teens/early twenties Revolutionist who has become very bitter towards the Empire after many people on her planet were killed by them (her uncle was a character in The Clone Wars show who helped Anakin and Obi Wan out in a particular battle). After the events that take place in the book happen Hera asks Kannan to join her as her goal is to try to get a movement started (and having an old Jedi around wouldn't be too bad).
Star Wars Rebels takes place about five years later in 5BBY. They are just currently in season 1 and Kannan and Herra have brought together a group of five members. They are centered in a small planet in the outer rim named Lothal. They take on jobs by their definition that create problems for the Empire and profit for them. Their hopes as of now is that they will one day encounter others who are doing the same thing they are doing and that they can become the start of something larger. Tarkin has acknowledged in the show that their are Rebel Cells spread out all through the Galaxay but they lack the one thing that could make them a real threat to the Empire. Unity.
Next one is the Star Wars comic, This just ahead to right after the Battle of Yavin which would be the start of 1ABY. The Death Star has recently been destroyed and The Empire is heading towards Cymoon 1. Cymoon 1 had a weapons factory that was important to the Empire and they were going there to negotiate with Jabba the Hut over it. The Rebel Alliance found out about this and intercepted Jabba's envoy on the way there. Luke, Han, Leia, and Chewie take over the vessel and launch a surprise attack at the factory in hopes of destroying it. Vader arrives while doing so though and stops the Rebels before they were able to destroy the factory. Vader encounters Luke and takes Luke's lightsaber before he is able to run away. Vader notices that that was his his own lightsaber given to this pilot by Obi Wan (he still does not know Luke by name yet and still only by the pilot that was at the Battle of Yavin). His interest though is peaked by how this boy got a hold of his lightsaber from the days when he was Anakin Skywalker.
That covers the first two issues and I will update as the series continues.
Next is the Darth Vader comic series. This takes place simultaneously along with the regular Star Wars comic line but follows Darth Vader around instead of the Rebel Alliance. The first issue was Darth Vader and the Emperor talking about the events from Cymoon 1. The Emperor told Vader to go directly to Jabba's Palace to finish the negotiations. A cyborg type of individual stepped into the Emperor's office while Vader was leaving. Vader asked about who this was and the Emperor basically told him it was none of his business. After dealing with Jabba Vader was shown talking to a couple bounty hunters (one infact being Boba Fett) telling them to get information about this individual the Emperor was talking to.
To be continued.
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