Possible Continuity Error?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2002-10-04 08:24pm

I was just re-reading Dark Force Rising, and noticed that the Noghri said that the Emperor and Vader first came to them forty-four years before the time the novel takes place. Darth Vader didn't even exist until 28 years before the novel took place, nor did the Empire; am I just missing something, or is this a serious continuity error?

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-10-04 09:51pm

Probably an error with the Prequels. One thing I won't dog the EU about stuff like that, mainly because it started before Lucas decided to begin the prequels. However, yes, that and numerous other facts are out because of the movies. Oh well.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-10-04 09:52pm

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:Probably an error with the Prequels. One thing I won't dog the EU about stuff like that, mainly because it started before Lucas decided to begin the prequels. However, yes, that and numerous other facts are out because of the movies. Oh well.

Including things we know from the Original Trilogy.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2002-10-04 10:00pm

I just did some research on this; in the Essential Guide to Aliens, it is explained that the Noghri were not familiar with how to convert Noghri years to galactic standard years, so they were wrong. A cheap explanation, but it works. Also it says that Leia was too stressed out to realize that they were wrong. Another cheap excuse.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-10-04 11:27pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:
DG_Cal_Wright wrote:Probably an error with the Prequels. One thing I won't dog the EU about stuff like that, mainly because it started before Lucas decided to begin the prequels. However, yes, that and numerous other facts are out because of the movies. Oh well.
Including things we know from the Original Trilogy.

Care to elaborate?

Tychu · Post by **Tychu** » 2002-10-06 11:16pm

a Real Life answer is that Lucas and many other pop culture artists and their stories tell us that if a prequel is made some somethings that have occured before in thier sagas must be sacraficed.

In SW answer form, when the Empire was born and the Emperors New Order was up and running strong as ever, he had all the calander system redone and made a new timeline of the New Order that will calculate the years. Some time and years of less sentient beings calanders may have been lost or more added in some ways.

And my i remind you that the time line in which we calculate from is based on before and after A New Hope. Kinda shows how simple minded us Earthligns are.

taz · Post by **taz** » 2002-10-07 08:14am

Its' a sad fact that, because GL didn't write the EU himself, the writer's visions of the Universe is somewhat different.

AL · Post by AL » 2002-10-09 07:58pm

taz wrote:Its' a sad fact that, because GL didn't write the EU himself, the writer's visions of the Universe is somewhat different.

Perhaps way different.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-09 09:32pm

AL wrote:
taz wrote:Its' a sad fact that, because GL didn't write the EU himself, the writer's visions of the Universe is somewhat different.
Perhaps way different.

Or in KJA's case usually dead wrong.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-10-09 10:37pm

I heard that in the Essential Chronology it's explained that the Noghri stated the length of time in native years, which are shorter than the Standard Year.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-09 10:50pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I heard that in the Essential Chronology it's explained that the Noghri stated the length of time in native years, which are shorter than the Standard Year.

But Leia out have figured that out. And it was also stated in standard years.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2002-10-11 06:48am

Perhaps our imperial friends..... timetravelled!!!

eek!!!