History Franchise / StarWarsExpandedUniverse

* ''Star Wars Jedi: Survivor'' (2023) -- the sequel to the above game, taking place five years later.

* ''Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi'' (2022) -- an anthology series revolving around various Jedi characters from the Prequel Trilogy.

* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsShatteredEmpire Shattered Empire]]'' (2015) -- a prequel to the events of the ''The Force Awakens'', showcasing Poe Dameron's parents in the immediate after of the Battle of Endor.

** The Skywalker Saga has [[BitchInSheepsClothing Supreme Chancellor Palpatine]], the Jedi High Council, Senator/Viceroy Bail Organa, Ahsoka Tano/Fulcrum and Princess-General Leia Organa.
** The [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic High Republic era]] has the three Jedi Master's; Stellan Gios, Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann.
** The Chiss Ascendancy Trilogy has the Syndicure, Supreme General Ba'kif and Supreme Admiral Ja'fosk, though only Ba'kif tends to share the most scenes with [[TheProtagonist Ziara and Thrawn]].
* BittersweetEnding: Various conflicts, such as the Clone Wars, Galactic Civil War and the unnamed conflict against the First/Final Order, tend to end on these.

** The unnamed war against the First/Final Order ends in a victory for the Resistance following the death of [[TheEmperor Supreme Leader]] Snoke and the [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption and sacrifice]] of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Ben Solo, aka Kyo Ren]] in finally [[FinalDeath ending the threat]] [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[Characters/StarWarsEmperorPalpatine Palpatine]], along with the deaths of various other leading Imperial/FO leaders[[note]]such as Allegiant General Enric Pryde, General Armitage Hux, Captain Phasma, Commander Gideon Hask and the Knights of Ren[[/note]], most of their proxy allies[[note]]such as the Ranc gang under Agent Terex, Jinata Security under Protectorate Gleb, the Ikkrukk First Order sympathisers, Rinnrivin Di's crime cartel and the Amaxine warriors under Arliz Hadrassian[[/note]] and the eradication of the Sith Order & its Sith Eternal cult, as well as the destruction of their entire fleet of Xyston-class Star Destroyers, the Supremacy & Starkiller Base and with multiple simultaneous uprisings against them throughout the known galaxy, but the Resistance still lost several friends and allies along the way[[note]]such as Lor San Tekka, Han Solo, Iden Versio, Admiral Gial Ackbar, Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, Grand Master Luke Skywalker, Admiral Ushos Statura, Archex/Captain Cardinal (CD-0922), Princess-General Leia Organa and Temmin "Snap" Wexley[[/note]], Hosnian Prime and Kijimi were both still destroyed along with the New Republic, various civilisations such as the Aeosian, Tah'Nuhna, Tehar and [[Literature/StarWarsPhasma the Scyre and Claw clans]] were wiped out as were the Skywalker and Solo bloodlines[[note]]Though Rey has since taken the Skywalker name and mantle for herself, with Luke and Leia's blessing[[/note]] and with the final fate of sympathisers such as Senator Carise Sindian are still currently unaccounted for, though on a brighter note, now that the Galaxy is finally free from the long dark shadow of Palpatine and the Sith, along with the possibility that the Jedi Order may finally return again under [[Characters/StarWarsRey Rey]]'s leadership and guidance, the future is looking more hopeful than ever before.

* DecadentCourt: The Imperial Court, full stop. Comprised of the Imperial Government[[note]]Imperial Ruling Council, [[ArmiesAreEvil Joint Chiefs]], the intelligence agencies and various [[AntagonisticGovernor Moffs]][[/note]], [[CorruptPolitician Imperial Senate]] and the numerous Ministries; its members included [[FourStarBadass Grand Admiral]] [[CanonImmigrant Thrawn]], [[StateSec COMPNOR]] Director Armand Isard, Vice Admiral Dodd Rancit, Colonel Wullf Yularen, Minister Pitina Mar-Mas Voor, Director Orson Krennic, Count Denetrius Vidian, Governor Arihnda Pryce, Dr. Cylo and Grand General Cassio Tagge, as well as (presumably) [[TheDreaded the Grand Inquisitor]], Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax and Morgan Elsbeth. It often suffered from constant political infighting and InterserviceRivalry as a result of multiple attempts by many of its members at [[TheStarscream usurping]] [[TheRival each other]] through various means, in order to gain power, influence and the Emperor's favour; much to the pleasure of one of the leaders and only major power-broker within the Court itself: Emperor Palpatine himself.
* TheDon: Major leading male crime figures in the Galactic Underworld include Marlo & Jabba the Hutt (Hutt Clan), (Darth) Maul (Shadow Collective/Crimson Dawn), Marchion Ro (Nihil), Lom Pyke & Marg Krim (Pyke Syndicate), Ziton Moj (Black Sun), Triple-Zero (Son-tuul Pride), Papa Toren (Castell Cabal and Whisper Network), Tasu Leech (Kanjiklub), Shortpaw (Trade Spine League), Rinnrivin Di (The Nikto Cartels), Lorgan Movellan (Red Key Raiders), Terex[[labelnote:*]]Imperial code-designation: TK-603[[/labelnote]] (Ranc Gang) and Gwi (Hidden Hand).

*** The Jedi have a [[ShroudedInMyth semi-mythical]] "Prime Jedi" as their founder.

** Supreme Chancellor Lina Soh during the [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic High Republic era]] and the three Jedi Grand Masters; Grand Masters Lahru, Pra-Tre Vetar and Yoda.

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsQuestForTheHiddenCity'' (2022) -- The first junior novel of the ''High Republic'' Phase II. Focuses on two Jedi, who in the midst of trying to find some missing Pathfinders, are lead to a haunted planet.

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsQuestForPlanetX Quest for Planet X]'' (2023) -- The second junior novel of ''The High Republic'' Phase II and the sequel to ''Quest for the Hidden City''.

* '''[[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic The High Republic]]''' Era (300 BBY - 82 BBY)
** The War against the Nihil (232 BBY - Unknown)

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsLightOfTheJedi Light of the Jedi]]'' (2020) -- A ''High Republic''-era book.
* ''[[Literature/StarWarsATestOfCourage A Test of Courage]]'' (2020) -- A ''The High Republic''-era book. This junior novel focuses on the youngest Jedi Knight and her companions as they are stranded on a jungle moon after the Great Disaster.
* ''[[Literature/StarWarsIntoTheDark Into the Dark]]'' (2020) -- A ''High Republic''-era book.
* ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheRisingStorm The Rising Storm]]'' (2020) -- a ''High Republic''-era book, serving as a sequel to ''Light of the Jedi''.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: ''Tarkin'' reveals Emperor Palpatine's first name is Sheev.
* NGOSuperpower: [[spoiler:Crimson Dawn. The [[ComicBook/StarWarsWaroftheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters arc]] shows that they have [[TheMole spies, informants & sympathisers]] embedded in every major [[TheSyndicate crime syndicate]] and {{Mega Corp}} throughout the Galaxy, as well as in side TheEmpire and [[LaResistance Rebel Alliance]]]].

* ThePurge: Various galactic governments carried these out, wiping out entire organizations, sects and species that they considered inferior or dangerous to their goals, such as what the Separatist Alliance did to the Dathomirian Witches and Mahran during the Clone Wars, the First Galactic Empire to the Jedi Order, Kaminoans, Geonosians, Lasat, Alderaanians, Herglic, Mon Calamari, Nothoiins and Mandalorians before & during the Galactic Civil War and the First Order did population of Parnassos (courtesy of [[SoleSurvivor Phasma]]), both the Tehar and Tah'Nuhna civilization's and Kajimi before and during their unnamed conflict against the Resistance.

* WhatOtherGalaxies: Despite having access to faster-than-light travel (called Hyperspace), the ''Galactic'' Republic and later the Empire act as if nothing exists beyond one single galaxy. In the Expanded Universe, they seem not to care very much about the satellite galaxies of the one they inhabit. {{Justified}} seeing hyperdrive technology is shown as taking a while to get you anywhere. Expanded Universe materials establish that it takes months to get from one side of the galaxy to the other, gravity wells can pull you out and wreck you, and finding safe hyper routes is both very dangerous and very random. For the ones in charge, it would appear foolish to take the risks or spend the logistics of traveling to other galaxies when they have superweapons to build instead. On top of that, hyperspace travel is said to be [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Lightspeed/Legends 100,000 times faster than light speed.]] The diameter of the Milky Way is at least [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way 100,000 light-years,]] meaning it would take at least a year for a ship at this speed to traverse the entire galaxy. The distance between the Milky Way and the next closest galaxy, Andromeda, is approximately [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy 2.5 million light years.]] This makes the travel time via Hyperspace at least 25 years. The galaxy we see in Star Wars is said to be [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_galaxy about the size of the Milky Way]]. However, assuming a distance to the nearest galaxy would be baseless.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kind of a guarantee, since the stories tend to jump around different places and in different parts of the timeline. Lots of unique places and characters may be explored at one point in the timeline (such as the Republic era), but has yet to be covered in later eras. There's also deliberately not showing a topic's past/future to obviously keep up the mystery of what happens to them until a WhamEpisode that answers the question. So of course, this trope generally leads to [[SequelHook seeds later sprouting into something greater]] [[ChekhovsGun later on]].

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsThePrincessAndTheScoundrel The Princess and the Soundrel]]'' (2022) -- Takes place in the immediate aftermath of ''Return of the Jedi' as Han and Leia marry and try to embark upon their honeymoon in the wake of the Battle of Endor.

** ''The Phantom Menace'' was little more than the groundwork for the following five films, yet had significantly better special effects than had been seen in the series to date; it also introduced Anakin as a young, unassuming protagonist who was thrust into extreme circumstances. ''Attack of the Clones'' introduced much darker elements, as well as expanded upon the roles of a Jedi Knight and Padawan Apprentice. ''Revenge of the Sith'' turned the dark elements UpToEleven, and simultaneously gave us some of the most expansive battles (both literal and spiritual) the series had seen up to that point.
** ''The Force Awakens'' was a retread of ''A New Hope'', but with several elements from across the franchise and [[UpToEleven pumped up on steroids]].

** The unnamed war against the First/Final Order ends in a victory for the Resistance following the death of [[TheEmperor Supreme Leader]] Snoke and the [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption and sacrifice]] of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Ben Solo, aka Kyo Ren]] in finally [[FinalDeath ending the threat]] [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[Characters/StarWarsEmperorPalpatine Palpatine]], along with the deaths of various other leading Imperial/FO leaders[[note]]such as Allegiant General Enric Pryde, General Armitage Hux, Captain Phasma, Commander Gideon Hask and the Knights of Ren[[/note]], most of their proxy allies[[note]]such as the Ranc gang under Agent Terex, Jinata Security under Protectorate Gleb, the Ikkrukk First Order sympathisers, Rinnrivin Di's crime cartel and the Amaxine warriors under Arliz Hadrassian[[/note]] and the eradication of the Sith Order & its Sith Eternal cult, as well as the destruction of their entire fleet of Xyston-class Star Destroyers, the Supremacy & Starkiller Base and with multiple simultaneous uprisings against them throughout the known galaxy, but the Resistance still lost several friends and allies along the way[[note]]such as Lor San Tekka, Han Solo, Iden Versio, Admiral Gial Ackbar, Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, Grand Master Luke Skywalker, Admiral Ushos Statura, Archex/Captain Cardinal (CD-0922), Princess-General Leia Organa and Temmin "Snap" Wexley[[/note]], Hosnian Prime and Kijimi were both still destroyed along with the New Republic, various civilisations such as the Aeosian, Tah'Nuhna, Tehar and [[Literature/StarWarsPhasma the Scyre and Claw clans]] were wiped out as were the Skywalker and Solo bloodlines[[note]]Though Rey has since taken the Skywalker name and mantle for herself[[/note]] and with the final fate of sympathisers such as Senator Carise Sindian are still currently unaccounted for, though on a brighter note, now that the Galaxy is finally free from the long dark shadow of Palpatine and the Sith, along with the possibility that the Jedi Order may finally return again under [[Characters/StarWarsRey Rey]]'s leadership and guidance, the future is looking more hopeful than ever before.

* '''Franchise/TheHighRepublic''' Era (300 BBY - 82 BBY)

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' (2008-2014, [[{{Uncancelled}} 2020]]) -- an {{Interquel}} that presents the events of the eponymous Clone Wars between ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith''.

Though the old EU continuity is now locked[[labelnote:*]]with the exception of the ongoing MMORPG ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''[[/labelnote]], it remains in circulation under the title of '''''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'''''.

* ''Andor'' (2022) -- A spy-thriller starring Rebel spy Cassian Andor set five years before the events of ''Rogue One''.

* ''Literature/BeforeTheAwakening'' (2015) -- Tells a story in the lives of Finn, Rey, and Poe Dameron each before their fateful encounters in the events of ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.[[/index]]

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsPhasma Phasma]]'' (2017) -- A novel telling the story of Captain Phasma before the events of ''The Force Awakens''.

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsLastShot Last Shot]]'' (2018) -- A prequel to ''Solo'' while jumping to after ''Return of the Jedi'', telling of an encounter Han had with a criminal.[[/index]]
* ''Literature/PoeDameronFreeFall'' (2020) -- Takes place around 18 ABY when Poe is sixteen years old and focuses on his time with the Spice Runners of Kijimi.
* ''[[Literature/StarWarsBloodline Bloodline]]'' (2016) -- Set six years before ''The Force Awakens'', centered around Leia's political career in the New Republic before the emergence of the First Order and the founding of the Resistance.
* ''[[Literature/StarWarsForceCollector Force Collector]]'' (2019) -- Set just before ''The Force Awakens'', a teenager with Force abilities investigates the remnants of the Jedi and the connection they share through the Force.

* ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTheHalcyonLegacy The Halcyon Legacy]]' (2022) -- a series taking place at various points in the Star Wars timeline centered on the luxury starcruiser ''Halcyon''.

* ''Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood]]'' (2022) -- focused on Obi-Wan and Anakin transitioning from Master and Apprentice to Jedi equals in the aftermath of Episode II.

* ''Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood'' (2022) -- focused on Obi-Wan and Anakin transitioning from Master and Apprentice to Jedi equals in the aftermath of Episode II.

* ''[[Literature/StarWarsBrotherhood]]'' (2022) -- focused on Obi-Wan and Anakin transitioning from Master and Apprentice to Jedi equals in the aftermath of Episode II.

*** The [[TheSyndicate Crimson Dawn syndicate]] ''of all organizations'', which, at the time both the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Underworld saw them declare their war against [[OverarchingVillain Palpatine]] and [[TheEmpire Galactic empire]], was led by [[TheQueenpin Lady Qi'ra]], [[CoDragons Margo and "the Archivist" (aka Madelin Sun)]]

* TheSyndicate: Various crime empires have flourished throughout the history of the Galaxy, from the rise of the Hutt Clan and Maz Kanata's unnamed pirate/smuggling syndicate pre-Galactic Republic through to the brief periods of rule of the Zygerrian Slave Empire, Nihil, Xrexus Cartel, Black Sun, Pyke Syndicate and various others, until the twilight days of the Republic, when the Pykes, Hutts, Black Sun and Mandalorian Death Watch banded together to form the Shadow Collective under the leadership of (Darth) Maul, for mutual protection, survival, profits and as part of Maul's revenge plot against his former Master, [[OverarchingVillain Darth Sidious]].

* ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' (2022) -- A series following exiled-Jedi Master Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, set roughly a decade before ''A New Hope''.

** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' has Moff [[DarthVaderClone Gideon]] in its first two seasons.

* OverarchingVillain: The Skywalker Saga has Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, while the Thrawn: Ascendancy Trilogy and High Republic sub-franchise has "Jixtus" and Marchion Ro respectively.
** Senator/Supreme Chancellor/[[TheEmperor Emperor]] Sheev Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, in the Skywalker Saga and associated works, TheManBehindTheMan behind other series antagonists such as [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Nute Gunray, Darth Maul]], [[Film/AttackoftheClones Count Dooku]], [[Film/RevengeoftheSith General Grievious]], [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels the Grand Inquisitor, Grand Admiral Thrawn]], [[Film/RogueOne Director Orson Krennic]], [[Film/ANewHope Grand Moff Tarkin]], [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]], [[Literature/StarWarsTheAftermathTrilogy Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax]], [[Film/TheForceAwakens Supreme Leader]] [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]], [[Film/TheRiseofSkywalker Kylo Ren, the Knights of Ren, Alligiant General Pryde and the Sith Eternal cult]], with supplementary material post-Episode IX also revealing that he and his Sith Eternal cult were also behind numerous notable events post-Battle of Endor, such as the [[MechaMooks Sentinels]], [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX3 the Contingency]], Rax's plan to rebuild TheEmpire out in the Unknown Regions, the [[ReligionofEvil Acolytes of the Beyond]], the creation of [[EvilOverlord Supreme Leader Snoke]] and Ben Solo's fall to the Dark Side.
** [[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic Marchion Ro]], who quickly cemented himself as the greatest active threat to the Galaxy, after having [[Literature/StarWarsLightoftheJedi secretly orchestrated the Great Disaster, murdered his father's supposed killer, manipulated the Nihil into declaring them their overall leader following the death of one of their own]], allied himself with the series' other major villains, [[BotanicalAbomination the Drengir]], [[Literature/StarWarsTheRisingStorm publicly attacked the High Republic on Valo and sucessfully unleashed]] [[EldritchAbomination the Great Leveller]] on the Jedi.
** The Ascendancy Trilogy and associated works has the [[OutsideContextVillain Grysk Hegemony]], particularly their agent, "Jixtus", who was secretly nudging the Nikardun Destiny under General Yiv the Benevolent on their warpath as well as being directly in charge of Haplif's FalseFlagOperation within the Chiss Ascendancy.