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But now, thanks to george lucas turning the force from ancient magic into space amoebas, never has it been easier to reflect on just how ballnumbingly odd the science and logic of this soontobe expanded universe really is. This post primarily covers material from after the announcement by disney and lucasfilm that the original expanded universe would. The star wars expanded universe is dumb and should be. The legendary star wars expanded universe turns a new page. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. As fans, we demand that disney give us the same fuzzyfeeling, space operatic awesomeness of the original trilogy, and less of the brainnumbing, toyshilling, candycolored fever dream that was the prequels. Nov 18, 2015 the star wars expanded universe is dumb and should be forgotten. The old republic ramps up the action and brings readers facetoface for the first time with a sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the orders dark lordsdarth malgus, the mysterious, masked sith of the wildly popular deceived and hope game trailers. Originally thought to be cancelled, the republic trooper the old republic figure was exclusively released through italys gazzetta store via an online subscription. The expanded universe underwent a continuity reboot on april 25th, 2014. You will completely forget that this is the same universe the fat bastard lucas claims is supposedly for children. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. It provides a description and star wars roleplaying game stats for an advanced recon commando. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fatal alliance.
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With the divisive release of return of skywalker, it seems like many fans of star wars are looking for better stories of the great star wars universe. Return of the jedi includes a prominent speeder bike chase. As such, id like to make a big post detailing the best stories in the expanded universe, and ill rate them here. George lucas was doing his dishes thousands of miles away.
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Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. Tropes h to p star wars the old republic tv tropes. Republic commando, this set features delta squad, a crack clone trooper commando unit, as they battle the trade. Star wars legends the old republic ebook written by sean williams. The star wars expanded universe adds several lightsaber types, including short and dualphase adjustable length weapons. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. In a flash, literally decades of stories from its expanded universe were nixed. Understanding the star wars universe will be easier than ever now since all. They describe, for instance, the sorry career of the stormtrooper who gets. And if you want to stay as faithful to the inuniverse timeline as possible, consult s. When he created star wars, george lucas built a universe that sparked the imagination, and inspired others to create. So far, few sets have been released under the subtheme, with sets based on star wars.
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