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Random as a Blaster

by: Aa-Ron Jinn

date posted: Feb 23, 2006 8:46 PM | updated: Feb 23, 2006 8:47 PM

Thank You Pablo Hidalgo

I loved Star Wars: Tales comics. Ever since they first came out, I always wondered one thing. What stories were "in universe" or continuity, and which stories were what we now call "infinities"? I know that the last few issues were clearly labeled as to which stories were and were not in continuity, but that wasn't the case for the first 20 or so issues. Then came the trade paper back Star Wars: Visionaries. When the announcement for this comic came out, it said that some of the stories would be in continuity. When I bought the book though there was no indication in the table of contents which stories were continuity. My main interest was the first story, the one with Darth Maul coming back and fighting Obi-Wan on Tatooine. My basic rule of thumb for Tales and Visionaries stories, to decide if they are in Star Wars continuity, is the following: if the story fits into and doesn't grossly contradict established continuity, then in is part of the Star Wars story.

The thing about the Visionaries Darth Maul story was...it didn't contradict anything as far as I could tell. It was a cool story, but it was such a stretch. Did Darth Maul somehow survive being cut in half? I mean it was in the movie, but we did see Boba Fett fall into the Sarlacc pit in the movie, and we all know that wasn't his end. So Maul survived and came back to face Obi one last time, only to be shot in the face by Owen Lars. Ok. I guess I can live with that...but I'm still skeptical...wait...what's Pablo say there?

Star Wars Insider, Issue 85, Ask the Master. In response to a question about the Darth Maul Visionaries story and another Tales story and where they fit into the Star Wars timeline, Pablo says this: "Both tales that you describe are "Infinities," meaning they exist outside Star Wars continuity."

That would have been nice to know before. So I guess that answers that. Thanks Pablo. One down, so many more to go. Did Darth Vader really kill the Dark woman after Mara Jade located her? Did Mace Windu really find his lightsaber crystals on the planet Hurikane after fighting stone aliens? Did Luke really fight an assassin droid while training on Dagobah? Was there really a Jedi named Tu'Ala at Geonosis? We may never know for sure...

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	Rive Caedo Rive's Uncharted Settlements
date Posted: Feb 23, 2006 9:11 PM It's a wiki, so the level of authority is far from absolute, but this appears to be correct. http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/List_of_Tales_stories_with_elements_of_continuity So it'll at least tell you the ones before issue 20 that are entirely within canon.

Pabawan
Fragments from the Mind's Eye

date Posted: Feb 23, 2006 9:31 PM

I can't really take credit for it -- it's not my answer, I'm just the guy who gets to tell it.

As far as the other Tales, Leland Chee will tell you it's handled on a case-by-case basis. And just because a story may be branded as Infinities, there's always the possibilities that elements from it may actually exist in SW continuity, but not necessarily in the way it's presented.

I liken it to Batman the Animated Series. It's a different continuity from the rest of Batman lore, but if the Joker appears in the cartoon, it doesn't mean he ceases to exist elsewhere.

ph

	Darth Kevinmhk
date Posted: Feb 24, 2006 8:46 AM Dark Woman's death seems to have Essential Guides to backup, thus canon. Mace's crystal and Luke vs droid i cant be sure

	Aa-Ron Jinn Random as a Blaster
date Posted: Feb 24, 2006 9:10 AM Thanks for the comment Pablo. What about the other stories I listed at the bottom? Any confirmation from Leland on the continuity status of them? Should I just send the question to the "Ask the Master" column, and try to get answers that way?

	Darth Kore Somewhere Far Far away...
date Posted: Feb 24, 2006 10:10 AM Did Luke really fight an assassin droid while training on Dagobah? according to the ultimate visual guide, this is continuity.

	Borma Feng The Crack of Doom!
date Posted: Feb 25, 2006 12:57 PM Mace's crystal is disputed, since he carries a blue-bladed lightsaber during the events of TPM (see Acts of War, Twlight, Jedi Power Battles) before switching to his purple sabre prior to AotC. Unfortunately, newer material set before AotC sees Mace wielding a purple sabre, in keeping with his latter style, but foregoing the earlier material I mentioned.

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