Star Wars

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

''-The traditional Star Wars movie opener. Forgetting either or both of these important points is a charge.''

Star Wars (CIC: THX-1138-525-GL) is a large continuum focused on a galaxy and the constant fighting and balancing of good and evil in the Force, done primarily through the Jedi and Sith.

Star Wars has six movies, and several different novel series and comic books which build upon its canon. The series has a wiki, which is useful for keeping track of all the EU material.

Movies
The first Star Wars movie, the titular Star Wars (technically, A New Hope, but it was marketed under the former name and has been referred to as either), was released in 1977. It was the brainchild of George Lucas, who prior to it was best known for American Graffiti, and who would also become known later for creating the character of Indiana Jones. It and the two subsequent films, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, follow and chronicle the story of Luke Skywalker, a Tatooine farm-boy who gets involved in the Rebellion against the Empire, while exploring his connection to the legacy of the Jedi Knights, an order of galactic protectors all but stamped out by the Empire, and discovering his abilities in the mystical Force. In the end, the Emperor is slain, and a new era of peace is clearly fast approaching for the galaxy.

In the late Nineties and early Aughties, Lucasfilms released three new movies (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith), collectively called the Prequel Trilogy, as they served as prequels to the original three (this was the plan all along; the original Star Wars was labeled as Episode IV from the beginning). This trilogy detailed the early life of Anakin Skywalker (Luke's father), the events leading up to the creation of the Galactic Empire and the fall of the Jedi, and the rise of the mysterious Sith. Opinion on these movies is very widely split in the fandom; while there is no arguing their canonical status, some people wish that there were.

Expanded Universe
The Expanded Universe is generally considered to have begun in 1978, when Alan Dean Foster, possibly better known for writing the Spellsinger series, published a spin-off novel titled Splinter of the Mind's Eye. However, it didn't really jump into the public eye until the 90's, when Bantam Books published three books by Timothy Zahn; the Thrawn Trilogy.

Since then, the EU has grown to dwarf its mother continuum, encompassing hundreds of novels, video games, and cartoon shows that tell the tale of almost everything that the movies don't. Since nothing gets into the EU without Lucas' approval, the EU is limitedly canon; as long as it doesn't contradict the movies and other "official" sources, it can be considered canon. But there are different levels of canon (as explained in more detail here):
 * G-canon (stuff that comes directly from George Lucas himself, i.e. The Movies)
 * T-canon (the Clone Wars "movie" and TV series)
 * C-canon (most published EU material)
 * S-canon (older EU material, or stuff from older comic books; "pick and choose" canon)
 * Non-canon (AU stories like Infinities)

Agents Native to Star Wars
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 * [[Iodin|Alk'iod'inrokini
 * Brenden Sanderson
 * Bryndan Kern
 * Hul Choka
 * Isolde Van
 * Tira Avrona
 * Cavan Shenn
 * Rilwen Shadowflame
 * Drental Parjir
 * Vander Lorren
 * The Mysterious Somebody
 * Tanar Lok
 * The DIS employed a Wookiee at some point, but he was never named and his fate is currently unknown. It is very likely that he either left the DIS when the SO demanded their surrender, or was killed.

Missions in this Continuum

 * Mission Reports from the Department of Mary Sues, Star Wars Division
 * Darkness Awakened (crossover with Lord of the Rings). Agents Jay and Acacia, Department of Implausible Crossovers.
 * If I Were Her, Agents Beethoven Sonata, Lora Riker, and April Halloway (DMS)