Why is Star Wars the Old Republic not canon?

SWTOR does not affect canon in any way, since it’s set thousands of years before Disney’s Star Wars media. Thankfully, Disney still allows Bioware to run SWTOR, since the game generates so much revenue for Disney and it’s still popular.

Is Disney making Kotor canon?

Is the KOTOR Remake canon in Star Wars? KOTOR Remake is basically a full new game with no involvement from original creators BioWare, so Disney may use this opportunity to make the KOTOR story canon at last. The planet Taris has become full canon.

Why did Disney make the EU non-canon?

To prevent the planned sequel trilogy from being beholden to and restrained by the plotlines of the Expanded Universe works, the choice was made to discard that continuity. On April 25, 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the Expanded Universe material as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canonical to the franchise.

Will Old Republic become canon?

In 2014, Disney rebooted Star Wars canon to make way for the Sequel Trilogy. This meant that all of the Star Wars Expanded Universe stories written before 2014 were relegated to a non-canon continuity known as Legends. The point is that the reboot meant that Knights of the Old Republic was no longer canon.

Is The Old Republic MMO cannon?

One of the questions most commonly asked about the game is whether it is considered canon today? Knights of the Old Republic is officially not canon, however, some of the events from it gets referenced in the canon material.

What is the canon ending of Kotor?

If you’ve played the original, you likely remember KOTOR’s largely buttoned up canon ending: Revan saves Bastila from the dark side, defeats Darth Malak once and for all, and destroys the Star Forge. The game’s final scene is a celebration on Lehon, where Revan is awarded the Cross of Glory just as credits roll.

Is Darth Revan Canon now?

After the refences to the Jedi Crusaders, Disney next brought the name of Revan into modern canon. These are numerically identified, but also given the name of an ancient Sith Lord.” The book mentions legions named after Revan, Andeddu, Tanis, Tenebrous, Phobos and Desolous.

When did Disney make the EU non-canon?

On April 25, 2014, after a year of ownership by the Walt Disney Company, a StarWars.com press release confirmed that the films of the sequel trilogy would not adhere to the post–Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe, with further comments from LucasBooks Senior Editor Jennifer Heddle confirming that the EU as a whole is …

Why is Knights of the Old Republic not in the Star Wars?

“Because Disney now owns Lucasfilm which owns Star Wars, and Disney says Knights of the Old Republic is not canon.” My speculation is that Disney felt there was too much material out there tying up their hands. They needed space to tell new stories (and sell new stuff). So Disney decided to wipe out most of the slate and start afresh in new areas.

Is the Old Republic Canon in Star Wars?

In Star Wars lore, is the Old Republic and the Sith Wars/Mandalorian Wars still considered to be Canon since it has little to nothing to do wi…

Why doesn’t Disney make Star Wars canon?

When Disney got Star Wars, they decided to keep it as it was, which is to say not canon. They could because again it was so far ago that it doesn’t matter. But then they would be tied into the stories that Bioware told and they don’t have any reason to do that.

Does Disney have the right to create new Star Wars films?

Disney has reserved the right to create new films and stories as it sees fit and to place them anywhere in the Star Wars timeline that suits their purposes.