NewGuy01
The novels are, not sure about the rest.
Zenwolf
It's weird with the novels, as I recall they are canon...but they aren't canon unless it matches with the scene in the movie. Meaning the context that goes deeper into a fight or scene within the movie, isn't canon.I think some better clarification is needed tbh.
ares834
Nope. None of it's canon.
FreshestSlice
Novels are canon unless the movies contradict them.
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ares834
Novels are canon when they align with the movies. Which means basically they aren't.
To be clear: I was wondering whether this thinking is a restatement (of the straight interpretation) of the old policy or derived from a definitive post-Disney development?
Historically the use of novel- or guidebook-exclusive material, even that which is ostensibly contradictory of the film/show depiction of a given thing - e.g. the depiction of Mace Windu's Vaapad, to whom belonged the advantage when Anakin vs Dooku in the TCW "movie," Grievous and handspeed, etc. - has been at least begrudgingly accepted in varying capacities by lots of/most people here (depending on the constituency at any given time). I want to know if the arguments in favor (Stover said GL line-edited the novel, Leland or GL said this and that, imposition by medium w/ respect to speeds depicted, etc.) have been overruled by fiat (or, I guess, better arguments) or if that debate is still going to be happening. What consensus there is in your responses so far indicates that there hasn't been any explicit new word on the matter.
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