Debex Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The Battle of Yavin? Ive read a lot of the Star Wars novels and at the start they all state how many years before or after they are to the Battle of Yavin. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiashia Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It basicly just sets the time frame, the Battle of Yavin is essentually the destruction of the first battle star, or in easy terms, the movies time frames. The vast history future around star wars spans thousands of years, so knowing if it was before or after the movies gives you a period of history perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Hawk-X Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 That is when Jesus came to Yavin and walked on water and taught wookies not to eat of the evil democrat fruit tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siyko Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 That is when Jesus came to Yavin and walked on water and taught wookies not to eat of the evil democrat fruit tree. Wookies don't live on Yavin you nub hahaha. That being said, I'm sure spacejesus could have summoned them there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoiDxReapeR Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 In the thrawn trilogy they wrought the date/calendar change off as "why do new governments always bring in a new calendar" I believe it was Luke who said it near the beginning of the first book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhudian Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Because the battle of Yavin is the first story in the Star Wars setting that we got to experience in the real world. Most people who were born before 1990 think of A New Hope as "the beginning" of the Star Wars universe; everything outside the classic trilogy is either backstory, filler story, or follow-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lividcalm Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Because the battle of Yavin is the first story in the Star Wars setting that we got to experience in the real world. Most people who were born before 1990 think of A New Hope as "the beginning" of the Star Wars universe; everything outside the classic trilogy is either crap, junk, or garbage Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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