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Is Exar Kun Canon or not?

Yeah, he was mentioned in a sourcebook..

Kun is currently not canon.


The Art of Solo mentioned that Dryden's desk was made from stone that he had "plundered from the Sith temple of Exar Kun":
https://i.imgur.com/JHlODeO.jpg

But when Matt Martin was asked about it, he just referred back to what Solo: The Official Guide had to say:
https://i.imgur.com/VDIbxFl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/D2Kfa5v.jpg
"Dryden's desk contains a slab of obsidian stone that he plundered from a Sith temple." -- No mention of Kun. Martin also went on to say that we shouldn't rely on story material from the Art books too much.

Leland Chee was also asked the same question:
https://i.imgur.com/96LK5a5.jpg
Firm "no."


That being said, now that many other ancient Sith have been canonized by the RoS VD and whatnot, I'm sure Kun will indeed pop-up in canon at some point.