Yoda's Lightsaber Plot Hole Proves Star Wars Fans Misunderstand Continuity
Recently, Star Wars fixed a major plot hole involving Yoda's lightsaber — and the ease with which it was done proves fans completely misunderstand canon and continuity. When Disney acquired Lucasfilm back in 2012, they erased the old Expanded Universe from continuity. That decision came with a promise; that from this point on, everything would be equally canon. Unfortunately, Disney's Star Wars keeps breaking its own continuity, leading to claims Star Wars canon is now meaningless.
Infamously, The Book of Boba Fett raised a major plot hole. One scene saw Jedi Master Luke Skywalker present Grogu with a choice between the way of the Jedi and the way of the Mandalorian — symbolized by choosing between beskar armor and Yoda's lightsaber. The core problem is that previous comics had established Yoda lost his lightsaber after his duel with Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, and it was publicly destroyed by the Empire. But this apparently canon-destroying plot hole was fixed by Charles Soule and Steven Cummings' Star Wars: Crimson Reign #3, in a remarkably simple way; the issue established Yoda had more than one lightsaber.
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The ease with which Star Wars has fixed Yoda's lightsaber plot hole indicates fans completely misunderstand how canon and continuity work in this franchise. It's best to think of continuity as a tapestry that's still in progress; sometimes a thread may seem out of place, but it can always be fixed. What's more, when viewers focus on the individual threads, all too often they forget to take a step back and enjoy the big picture. That's why Yoda's lightsaber plot hole wasn't really as big an issue as many fans
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