New Galactic Map

[Tristyn]

Just imagine theSW universe only comprised of those planets

 

[Brandon Rhea]

That's a very small amount of canon planets in this map, its like Disney is declaring all the other planets non-canon

They're not declaring all of the other planets non-canon. Pablo Hidalgo, who is a member of the Lucasfilm Story Group, also wrote the book that that map is appearing in - The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary. He explained that the Visual Dictionaries have historically only had a limited amount of planets on their maps, and generally only include ones that are somehow relevant to the topic of the book.

The first time there was really a comprehensive map of the galaxy was in The Essential Atlas, which came out in 2009 - when the franchise was 32 years old. So having a limited map is nothing new, and the author of The Essential Atlas (Jason Fry) even said that Lucasfilm is basically keeping the galaxy as it was in Legends. So it's safe to assume that most planets are still being considered canon, even if they haven't officially been stated as canon yet.

 

[Mr.BossMan]

They're not declaring all of the other planets non-canon. Pablo Hidalgo, who is a member of the Lucasfilm Story Group, also wrote the book that that map is appearing in - The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary. He explained that the Visual Dictionaries have historically only had a limited amount of planets on their maps, and generally only include ones that are somehow relevant to the topic of the book.

The first time there was really a comprehensive map of the galaxy was in The Essential Atlas, which came out in 2009 - when the franchise was 32 years old. So having a limited map is nothing new, and the author of The Essential Atlas (Jason Fry) even said that Lucasfilm is basically keeping the galaxy as it was in Legends. So it's safe to assume that most planets are still being considered canon, even if they haven't officially been stated as canon yet.

That's good.

Because that doesn't look like enough planets for 3,951 people to share. Got to have some breathing room you know?

 

[Tristyn]

We only have like 30 active members :(

 

[Vulpes]

This definitely isn't ALL of the planets that are canon, just it gives us our first visual of where they all sit in the galaxy. Remember that all planets shown on The Clone Wars and Rebels, along with all of the comics that came out in 2015, and Novels since September of last year are all considered canon.

Some of those are new to the lore, and some are borrowed from the Legends continuity. Irregardless, there is definitely an abundance of planets already, with more coming out with every other book, comic, and TV episode.

 

[Jax Vos]

Theory that's been floating around: Starkiller Base, an ice world, is located in the same spot as Ilum always was. Could the Starkiller weapon have been built on Ilum, and does its power come from all of the kyber crystals that were on Ilum?

Very depressing thoughts here...especially because of the end...

 

[Tristyn]

Watch the movie and find out