Originally posted by Ushgarakso are you saying it is all non canon?
No, DA, we alreeady said... the EU is simply incorrect here. The EU is often at great risk of being totally overwiritten by the films- Boba Fett's origins being a case in point.So all that stuff about the Emperor returning... that's all bull. Pretend it never happened.
Originally posted by Darth AvisHe said that to reply to your argument of Anakin not being the chosen one because the EU continued the story of Star Wars by bringing back the sith.
so are you saying it is all non canon?
Originally posted by Darth Avis
so are you saying it is all non canon?
Even at the absolute best, if nothing in the films contradicted it at all, it wouldn't be canon (meaning film canon), no. It would only be canonical inside the EU itserlf.
As it is, it contradicts the films, and so is therefore, like the Boba Fett background, actually void even within the EU.
I'm going to take Rex's point and redirect it, essentially restating my original point.
There was no written out prophecy. It never specified if Anakin would destroy the Sith forever, for a day, or just period. Anakin DID destroy the Sith, for a period of time, meaning he might have fullfillen the prophecy. How so? Because THE SITH WERE DESTROYED. Now, turn that might into a "DID." How am I certain that Anakin fulfilled the prophecy?
Because Lucas said so. So, it would appear that, if you want to take the "ALL EU IS BULLSHIT" road that all EU is bullshit and Anakin fulfilled the prophecy, or if you like the EU, you could say that Anakin fulfilled the prophecy which was to destroy the Sith, for at least some period of time.
Dude EU after ROTJ is bullshit. Just a bunch of fanboys that have to bring their fav. character back to life to make him seem stronger (Palp. and Boba for starters) and the EU made it now Lucas. Lucas had Anakin destroying the sith and Palp. died and so did Boba. Lucas had Anakin kill Palp. The Sith were destroyed and Anakin is the chosen one. Is it that hard to understand
Except Palpatine coming back as a clone doesn't mean Palpatine wasn't dead in the first place.
There was a complete absence of Sith in the galaxy, at least for some period of time. It's not like the Palpatine clone was born the moment the original Palpatine died, right?
Besides, some EU is closer to canon than others. (IE, doesn't contradict things the movies say, etc.)
As long as there is no contradiction to the movies, EU is as canon as EU can get.
Dark Empire contradicts the movies many times. In fact, Lucas stepped in when it was noted that Palpatine told Luke that he had died several times prior to the Battle of Endor. He put in his two cents, saying that Palpatine was merely bluffing to make Luke think he was invincible, whereas the...erm, author, would it be? of the comic book had intended that Palpatine was to be taken literally.
Lucas overrules, of course.
And Palpatine was very much alive, if you think about it; he didn't have power, but his soul and life essence was still alive, and made it to Byss after traveling through space for so many years.