Originally posted by Autokrat
In the publishing world, a book flap is designed to be over the top. In fact, as part of the manuscript submission process, any writer is required to write their own dust jacket blurb to prove they can pitch their story.
The quote I mentioned earlier is still canon though, and Caedus is also > Vader based on feats.
Originally posted by Nephthys
You do realise that simply stating that somethings canon doesn't actually make it canon, right? 😐
It was stated on the inside flap of the hardcover version of LOTF: Invincible (I'd guess that it would be on the back cover of the paperback version of LOTF: Invincible as well). SW books that aren't what-if scenarios are considered to be canon. The inside flap of a book (if the book has one) is part of the book. And again, feat wise Caedus is still > Vader.
Well:
Are the entries in the Holocron sorted as canonical & non-canonical? Are there various degrees of "officialness"?
The database does indeed have a canon field for each individual entry and for sources, though the canon level of the entry would overide the canon level of the source since it factors in other sources associated with that entry. When determining canon levels for individual entries, anything in the films and from George Lucas (including unpublished internal notes that we might receive from him or from the film production department) is considered "G" canon. A new level we recently added is "T" canon, comprising of the theatrical release of The Clone Wars and the television series, in addition to the planned live-action television series. Next we have what we call continuity "C" canon which is pretty much everything else from the EU. There is a secondary "S" continuity classification used for older published materials created when there was less attention to making everything in the EU fit with everything else in the EU. But, if it is referenced in something else it becomes "C". Similarly, any "C" canon entry that makes it into the films can become "G" canon. Lastly there is non-continuity "N" which we rarely use except in the case of a blatant contradiction. Any contradictions that arise are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
and what is everything else?
Well, from his very next entry:
The Holocron is an internal database maintained by Lucas Licensing that tracks all the fictional elements created for the Star Wars universe. The database includes material from the films, books, comics, videogames, trading cards, roleplaying games, websites, toys, cartoons, and just about every officially sanctioned fictional element of the Star Wars universe