Star Wars' Dathomir Canon Changes Are Fixing A Clone Wars Mistake
The Star Wars canon continuity is rolling back on its reimagining of the planet Dathomir. Dathomir was introduced in the Legends continuity during the Star Wars franchise’s renaissance of Legends material in the 1990s, but the world was significantly changed in canon’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, resulting in a far more uniform and far less interesting version of the Force-rich planet. The Clone Wars’ reimagined depiction of Dathomir was featured in Jedi: Fallen Order as well, but recent canon material, such as The Book of Boba Fett, appears to be gradually bringing Dathomir and its population of witches back to its Legends-era depiction.
The Star Wars franchise has two major timelines: canon and Legends. The latter was previously called the Expanded Universe, and its rebranding as the alternate Legends timeline came in 2014, in preparation for the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Legends is overall more in tune with the characterizations and storylines of the original and prequel trilogies than canon and has far fewer continuity issues, but 2008’s The Clone Wars (not to be confused with the 2003 micro series) created numerous contradictions in the Legends timeline, despite being a deservedly beloved TV series. Since Legends comprehensively depicted the Clone Wars-era before the 2008 series, many fans consider the newer Clone Wars series to only be part of the post-2014 canon timeline.
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In The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 3: The Secrets of Mos Espa,” Boba Fett is gifted a rancor by Jabba the Hutt’s cousins, The Twins. As he bonds with his new adoptee, the rancor’s keeper references Dathomir and its witches with Legends-era terminology, which, when
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