Star Wars is gradually bringing back so many elements of the old Knights of the Old Republic games - is it time to officially declare them canon?
It’s time for Star Wars to consider Knights of the Old Republic canon again. In 2003, BioWare and LucasArts released the hugely influential Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic role-playing video game. Set almost 4,000 years before the prequel trilogy, this introduced players to a time before even the Sith Rule of Two – when Jedi and Sith numbered in their thousands. The setting was wonderfully immersive, and the gameplay was addictive.
In the current era, Lucasfilm’s relationship with the old EU is frankly even more complicated than Lucas’; Legends content is essentially treated as a mine for new concepts and ideas, with Lucasfilm integrating the best of them into their new canon as it takes shape. It’s frankly quite astounding how many elements of KotOR have wound up canon, ranging from characters to ancient Jedi relics.
As delightful as this decision may be, it’s also quite a surprising one. It technically means Lucasfilm is telling Star Wars stories set in two different timelines. Lucasfilm will no doubt be careful not to confuse audiences by causing continuity problems with the KotOR remake; while hardcore fans can be expected to navigate multiple timelines with ease, casual players will be bewildered.
Expanded Universe stories set in the distant past now occupy a strange position. The “Legends” designation is proving more true than anyone expected, because several sourcebooks treat these stories as actual in-universe legends. Describing Ossus, the homeworld of the Jedi in Legends, the Star Wars: Force & Destiny sourcebook Nexus of Power explains:
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