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Dates are given in the Common Republic Calendar (CRC), along with 'Battle of Yavin' (BY) dates in parentheses.
BBY dates indicate how many years before the Battle of Yavin an event took place. The Battle of Yavin was the climax
to the original movie Star Wars, a.k.a. Episode IV, wherein Luke blows up the Death Star. ABY dates indicate
how many years after the Battle of Yavin an event took place. This BY system allows one to easily place any event in
relation to Episode IV, for the sake of easy comprehension. CRC dates are a more recent invention which make
the work of SW historians in charting events easier. Episode IV was released in 1977, so the CRC date of 7977 was
attached to the events in that film. As the Republic in its various forms is a bit more than 25,000 years old in the era
of the films and shows, it is possible that CRC dates drop the first numeral, and the actual year in that film is 27977,
however this has not been established in supplementary material. BBY and ABY dates do not work exactly the same
way as BC and AD dates do, as on Earth there was no year 0 in the Christian calendar. The CRC year 7977 is considered
to be the year 0 in the BY calendar, with the first six months being 0 BBY and the last six months being 0 ABY, divided
by Episode IV and the Battle of Yavin at the halfway point in the year. CRC dates have recently been seen on screens
in disney material, and thus are part of expanded canon. BY dates are not known to be used 'in universe', but are
traditionally favored by SW fans as the primary calendar. It is therefore most helpful to list both dates in each instance.

Items are coded generally, with worlds in white, people in beige, droids in brown, and objects in grey.
People are also often coded with specific colors, related to their affiliation to an organization or other concept.


The Galaxy
Information in 'The Galaxy' section comes primarily from canon, heavily reliant on supplementary information for background
details. Worlds are considered to be canon if they were seen or mentioned in canon material. Additionally, some other worlds
are considered to be canon by inference, if they are essential to a piece of supplementary material. An organization or company
cannot be headquartered on a world which does not exist, and a species' homeworld must also exist. The evidence of this in
canon is the existence of that race or organization. As a result, a few dozen worlds are considered to be inferred as canon.
Most other planets from legends and maps are assumed to exist, however they are not listed unless they have been made canon.

Worlds that have been seen in canon, such as Bogden shown below, are displayed using the best image available, aiming to show
as much of the world as possible. The world's coordinates on the galactic grid are displayed in the top, right corner, if they are
known. This allows one to easily locate a world's relative position on any map of the galaxy which displays the galactic grid.
Worlds that are mentioned in canon but which have not been seen in canon, like Balith, are displayed using a placeholder icon
which states that it is "not yet seen", unless there is an image of any kind available from legends or other non-canon material.
The planets shown are all canon, but the images used to represent them are not necessarily from canon material. Worlds which
are inferred to exist, such as Champala, are also shown using the placeholder or a non-canon image. Champala has neither been
seen nor mentioned in canon, however Mas Amedda has been. Supplementary material indicates that he is the Senate member
from Champala, that his species is Chagrian, and that Chagrians are aboriginal to the planet Champala. Therefore, Champala
is twice confirmed to exist in canon, as there must be a Champala or there would be no Chagrians and no Senate delegation.


The Force
Information in 'The Force' section comes almost entirely from canon and supplementary material, in particular George Lucas'
off-screen explanations. The only exception is the ancient history of the Jedi and the Sith, which comes almost entirely from
legendary material, as noted in that section. Listed Jedi and Sith, as well as other individuals and groups, temples, and other
items are only those seen, mentioned, or implied in canon material, and only if given names within canon or in supplements.

Jedi, Sith, and other Force users are colored according to which aspect of the Force they are most closely associated with.
In the case of those who utilize lightsabers, this is indicated by the color of the crystal they use in their personal saber.


The Military-Industrial Complex
Information in 'The Military-Industrial Complex' section comes primarily from canon, heavily reliant on supplementary information
for background details. Technology is considered to be canon if seen or mentioned in canon material. Companies are considered to
be canon if seen or mentioned in canon material, or if their products have been seen in canon. Product-company associations and
background comes primarily from supplementary material or legends, and can be considered accurate in lieu of canon information.
Information about the galactic trade guilds themselves comes primarily from canon and associated supplementary material.

Organizations and companies are coded in beige, as are individuals, however some individuals are coded with another color to show
their affiliation with another organization. Technology is coded in grey, except for droids and intelligent tech, which are coded in brown.


The Historical Eras
Information in the 'Republic Era', 'Imperial Era', and 'New Republic Era' sections comes primarily from canon, with some detail and
background information sourced from supplementary material. Individuals, technology, locations, and other highlighted items are
only those seen in canon which were also positively identified in canon or in supplementary material. The details of 'The Clone Wars'
article and 'The Galactic Civil War' article are derived and inferred from canon, with a slightly heavier reliance on supplements for
additional background or to fill in missing pieces of information.

An individual or item's affiliation with a particular state is coded by color, with that state's insignia in the lower, left corner.


Continuity & Analysis
Information in the 'Continuity & Analysis' pages for films and episodes of shows are original observations and analysis created
by CloneIntel, with background research derived from supplementary material or cloned from other sources. All text is original
and not taken from any other site. Direct quotations are all from SW canon, except those which are explanations by George
Lucas or other creators, which are cited as such. Information is considered canon if it is directly seen or stated in the canon
material, or if it can be positively inferred from the canon material. The notes are arranged in approximate order to their
appearance as a subject in the material being reviewed. The 'continuity' section focuses on in-universe mechanics, filmmaking
concerns, character continuity, and compatibility with other canon material. The 'analysis' section focuses on big-picture
takeaways and larger conceptual extrapolations suggested by the material on its own and in the context of other canon.
The 'further analysis' section provides links to quality resources elsewhere on the internet relevant to the discussed material.
Specific kinds of notes are highlighted to distinguish them from regular continuity information, coded by color:


'Questions' are questions raised by the material, which are consequential enough to warrant mention. These are often
positive reflections on the continuity effects of possible answers, and speculations about what seems most likely based
on other canon. The other kind of question often raised by the material is due to a conceptual or continuity issue that
has been potentially introduced, but which is not certainly a continuity issue due to whatever missing information is
in question. A brief attempt to answer each question is made, or to provide some of the most likely explanations.



The 'Out-of-Date Events' brackets identify the date of out-of-date scenes and the time difference from the main events.
SW storytelling is supposed to be linear, allowing a complex story in a completely alien setting to be engrossing
and easy to follow. George Lucas purposely avoided using flashbacks or time jumps, and made the continuity of story
from one known character, event, or location, to another as a central pillar of SW material. Disney SW contains
an ever-increasing amount of non-linear storytelling, necessitating highlighting continuity notes which take place
at a different date in-universe than the primary material being reviewed. These are usually prologues to episodes
or films, which are set years apart from the main story.



The 'Time Skip' brackets indicate when the notes are returning to the time of the main story or jumping far ahead,
and indicate both the amount of time which has been covered, and any change in scene location.



The other variety of 'Non-Linear Storytelling' increasingly being used is the 'Flashback'. These are usually brief, so notes
about continuity can be contained within the brackets. More extensive flashbacks are noted by this tag when they
begin, and the 'Time Skip' tag is used to indicate when the notes have returned to the time of the main story.



'From Deleted Scenes' notes are points of canon continuity which could be established from a particular deleted scene.
These notes are specially highlighted with brackets since information which can be gleaned from deleted scenes should
be considered semi-canonical, unless it causes continuity issues with the actual material or other canon. Unless a scene
was rendered impossible by the final version, or contradicts later canon of sufficient authority, it is considered that it
did happen in the universe. Nevertheless, it cannot be considered as definitively canon as the material it was left out of.



'Animation Error' notes are used for two kinds of continuity errors. The first are straightforward animation errors
which are noticeable enough to disrupt the realism of the story, or significant enough to continuity to warrant mention.
These are almost always unintentional mistakes which got past quality control, but nevertheless raise continuity
issues. The second kind are continuity errors introduced by incorrect details which the animators considered to be
trivial, but which are known to be wrong from other canon. These were either missed by continuity monitors at
Lucasfilm, or more likely the creators with oversight over the project were equally clueless as to their meaning. These
errors almost exclusively appear in the many animated SW series, including all those that George Lucas produced.



'Continuity Issue' notes indicate continuity problems raised by the material, which are often potential continuity errors
which might possibly have an explanation which isn't ridiculous, incredibly unlikely, or both. Other continuity issues
are problems created by the material which disrupt canon in an unhelpful or dangerous way, without completely
violating established canon. Continuity issues can be downgraded to questions, or upgraded to continuity errors,
if other canon information comes to light which provides further insight. Some attempt at explaining why each
issue was introduced is usually offered, however this is only speculation.



'Continuity Error' notes indicate continuity problems raised by the material which have no acceptable explanation.
The important details of why each error cannot be reconciled with canon or continuity are relayed. In most cases,
continuity errors should not be 'fixed' by later material, and instead should be moved past and not repeated in future.