No surprise, then, that something along these lines has popped up in the Expanded Universe. Starkiller Base - the planet-sized weapon that the First Order control in The Force Awakens - is far from a new concept in Star Wars lore it is, after all, a bigger (and more destructive) Death Star at heart. Starkiller Base Is the Sun Crusher (And Is Also Named After Luke Skywalker) In both new canon and the Expanded Universe, Yavin IV - the moon that was the home for the Rebel Alliance in the original Star Wars movie - became the home base for the new Jedi Order it remains to be seen if Luke returns there in Star Wars: Episode VIII to try again.
Indeed, in the EU timeline, Luke did succeed in his mission, with the Jedi once again rising to prominence throughout the galaxy with Luke as its leader. He was, however, far luckier in the EU, where Jacen managed to go rogue without pushing Luke into exile as a result. Luke Is A Terrible Teacher In Every TimelineĪs can be seen above, Luke’s attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order have unfortunate effects in both the canonical Star Wars saga and the Expanded Universe. In the Expanded Universe, Ben is the son of Luke Skywalker.) (Also worth noting: Kylo Ren’s birth name was Ben, after Ben Kenobi. Jacen was at the heart of many EU stories, including the Young Jedi Knights YA prose series - which, as the name suggests, centered around Luke’s class of new Jedi - and the later Legacy of the Force series, which tells the story of his transformation into Darth Caedus, a Sith Lord at odds with his family and ultimately killed by his twin sister, Jaina. The son of Han Solo and Leia Organa who turned to the Dark Side after being trained by Luke Skywalker? That not only describes Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, but also Jacen Solo, one of three children of Han and Leia in the Expanded Universe chronology. Those involved in the new movies have previously said that the Expanded Universe is “ not off-limits” when it comes to inspiration for the newly established Star Wars canon, and here are some ways in which The Force Awakens proved that to be true. Fans of the Star Wars Expanded Universe - the spinoff novels and comic books that were pushed out of canon last year - might have found Star Wars: The Force Awakens an even more nostalgic experience than the majority of viewers, thanks to a number of “new” concepts in the movie calling back to ideas that were explored in the EU a long time ago.
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