| | You should stick to new Canon if... | | :--- | :--- | | You wanted Luke to rebuild the Jedi successfully. | You prefer a unified, company-managed timeline. | | You love military sci-fi (X-wings, commandos). | You hate reading 100+ books to get a full arc. | | You enjoy complex villains like Thrawn. | You find 1990s cheese (glowrocks, psychic wolves) off-putting. | | You don't mind permanent character deaths. | You need every story to "count" toward future films. |
For every Thrawn , there's a Children of the Jedi (bizarre sentient planet plot) or The Crystal Star (Waru, a interdimensional pasta monster). The 1990s EU was notorious for overpowered villains and magic crystals that solved everything. star wars legends
Legends wasn't afraid to take massive risks. In the New Jedi Order series, an alien race from another galaxy called the invaded, bringing a biological technology that was "invisible" to the Force. This 19-book saga featured the deaths of major movie characters and fundamentally changed the stakes of the franchise. 4. The Legacy Era | | You should stick to new Canon if