And finally, they changed their stances and famously stated the canon hierarchy levels, regarding the holocron database. Even then, G-level canon remained "gospel" above everything else. There is no such thing as a case by case basis. There is G-level, there is everything else.

Credits to canonwars.com for archiving the quotes. So, while George Lucas stated a long time ago that there was his universe, and the EU which is essentially a parallel universe (which has nothing to do with his universe), and stated the very same thing again in a recent interview, those in charge of the EU have been changing their stances bit by bit.

I wonder how those who complain about Lucas supposedly contradicting himself regarding a lot of things (a myth), would feel about those in charge of the EU doing the same

So the question is, how exactly can there be a case by case basis, when the EU material's validity is determined by whether it does or does not contradict G-level canon?

The "case by case basis" regarding the possibility of C-level canon overtaking G-level canon is a complete contradiction of statements made earlier regarding canon.

"'Gospel', or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelisations. These works spin out of George Lucas' original stories, the rest are written by other writers. However, between us, we've read everything, and much of it is taken into account in the overall continuity. The entire catalog of published works comprises a vast history -- with many off-shoots, variations and tangents -- like any other well-developed mythology." - Stated by Sue Rostoni in 1994.

So we have G-level canon which is gospel. Everything else falls below, not just some cases.

In the intro to Rebel Assault, there's a video montage with a voiceover that mirrors what's going on in the video; for example, when it starts talking about Darth Vader, it shows Vader, etc. At one point it mentions the first victory of the Rebellion (since it's copying the ANH opening crawl verbatim I'm assuming it means the Battle of Toprawa) while showing a space battle. Can we assume this is the Toprawa battle we're seeing?

This question continually comes up, and the answer is always the same.

Hi Tasty, I've got a slightly convoluted question about the Holocron, canon policy and George Lucas. In a recent interview, Mr. Lucas was asked the following question:

"Do you think you'd have other people continue the Star Wars saga past Episode VI or turn some of the other material into films?"

To which he replied:

"But there's no story past Episode VI, there's just no story. It's a certain story about Anakin Skywalker and once Anakin Skywalker dies, that's kind of the end of the story. There is no story about Luke Skywalker, I mean apart from the books. But there's three worlds: There's my world that I made up, there's the licensing world that's the books, the comics, all that kind of stuff, the games, which is their world, and then there's the fans' world, which is also very rich in imagination, but they don't always mesh. All I'm in charge of is my world. I can't be in charge of those other people's world, because I can't keep up with it."

I can think of a couple of instances of G-canon being trumped --- in Episode II, Lucas establishes that the Republic has only existed for a thousand years. The EU then says "Well, here's what Palpatine really meant..."

I also think it highly probable that Lucas intended for Anakin to be C-3PO's original, original maker, but the EU established that he rebuilt a discarded Threepio from the trash.

DarthMRN:

*No? I know Tasty has claimed so somewhere. Can you think of an example where it wasn't?

EDIT: Come to think of it, I also remember reading somewhere that the case-by-case applies regardless of source. Hmm. We'll go with that one then.*

Here is where Tasty revealed that, while important, G-canon doesn't always trump and contradictions are always dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

However, if you can think of an example of G being refused, I'd still like to know.

Tasty mentions Boba Fett's survival and recruited stormtroopers here.

Agreed, but we have G-canon setting a precedent. It's a perfectly good possibility.

Even G-canon isn't an automatic trump card.

There was a question mark behind my uppermost sentence, if you didn't notice.

I did, but I read it rhetorically, rather than literally. My mistake.

While T-canon will get priority in conflicts, everything is handled on a case-by-case basis. There is no trumping.

Undoubtedly T-level canon would be above C-level, primarily because of George Lucas's increased involvement. The secondary reason is that the the potential audience for the theatrical release and television run is likely to be many times greater than the rest of the EU combined.