For the Robert A. Heinlein short story collection, see Expanded Universe (Heinlein). The full title of this 1980 collection of stories and essays by Robert A

The term Expanded Universe (sometimes called an Extended Universe) is generally used to denote the 'extension' of a media franchise (i. A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually e. a television show, series of feature films, etc. ) with other media (generally comics and original novels). This typically simply involves new adventures for existing characters already developed within the franchise; however in some case entirely new characters and complex mythology are developed. This is not the same as an adaptation, which is a retelling of the same story, usually on a different medium. An adaptation is a characteristic of an Organism that has been favored by Natural selection and "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Nearly every media franchise with a committed fan base has some form of expanded universe.

Contents 1 Examples 2 Canonicity 2.1 Star Wars 3 See also 4 External links

Examples

Two prominent examples of media franchises with an extended universe are Star Wars and Star Trek - both have a wide range of original novels, comics, video games, and other media that add to the mythology of each universe in different ways. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded In both cases entirely new characters and situations have been developed that exist only within the Expanded Universe media.

Canonicity

Although there are some exceptions, Expanded Universe works are generally not accepted as canon, or part of the 'official' storyline. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series They are generally seen as 'apocrypha'. In some (rare) cases, characters created for an Expanded Universe can become 'adopted' by the canonical works associated with that franchise - one example being Star Wars. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded

Star Wars

Star Wars is unusual in that George Lucas/Lucasfilm have outlined four levels of canon, which includes the Star Wars Expanded Universe, effectively canonizing the continuity established by Star Wars novels and resulting in strong efforts to maintain continuity between the books and the films (see Star Wars canon for details). Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter The Star Wars Expanded Universe encompasses all of the officially licensed fictional background of the Star Wars universe outside of the six feature films This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Star Wars canon consists of the six Star Wars feature films along with all officially licensed non-contradicting spin-off works to the Many elements created in the Star Wars Expanded Universe have made it into the officially released media, such as:

• The Outrider, first seen in the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire videogame and included in the A New Hope special edition
• The double bladed lightsaber, created by Exar Kun, is wielded by Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace
• The character Aayla Secura, who was created for the comics and later appeared in Attack of the Clones and Revenge Of The Sith
• The name of the planet Coruscant, created by Timothy Zahn

See also

• Star Trek Expanded Universe

External links

• List of C-canon elements in the Star Wars films on Wookieepedia

See also List of Star Wars starfighters The following is a list of Fictional Starships cruisers Battleships and other Spacecraft in the Star Wars Shadows of the Empire is a multimedia project created by Lucasfilm Ltd Exar Kun Dark Lord of the Sith is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Darth Maul is a Fictional character in the Star Wars universe and a villain in Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace. Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas. Aayla Secura is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Etymology and naming The word itself originates in the late 15th century from the Latin coruscant- 'vibrating glittering' from the verb coruscare. The Star Trek franchise has produced a large number of novels comic books video games and other materials which are generally considered non-canon.

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