Questions about whether material is considered to be official within a fictional universe.
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What do we know about the Black Speech of Mordor?
We know the Ring Verse (Ash Nazg . . .), and single words like 'Ghâsh' (Fire). Do we know any more about canonical Black Speech?
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Are all licensed and published Battletech novels considered canon?
Are all professional Battletech novels also part of the official Battletech canon? The two works of whose canon status I'm not certain are "Far Country" and "No Limits", since they ignore fundamental ...
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Dagor Dagorath (sources?)
Does anyone know where can I find the references to the Dagor Dagorath, the last battle at the end of the world in Tolkien's legendarium?
I remember something in the Book of Lost Tales, at the end of ...
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Do male elves have long or short hair?
I've noticed that almost every fan drawing of elves (as well as their portrayals in the movies) show them with long hair, both the men and the women. But did Tolkien ever write anything that proved ...
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Does a general vampire canon actually exist?
We can all more or less agree that there are certain characteristics of vampires that are required to make them "vampires" instead of, say, zombies, but I'm unable to find a general list of vampire ...
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How canonical is information appearing on main starwars.com pages?
We (SFF.SE) sometimes use information from starwars.com site to answer questions.
As a random (well, latest) example:
http://starwars.com/explore/encyclopedia/groups/jedi-temple-guard/
This looks ...
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How 'canon' is the Star Trek Online MMO?
As far as I know there are usually several categorisations of canon for any particular brand. what are the categories for Star Trek and how does the Star Trek Online game fit into those categories?
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Was the coverup of the fall of Harvey Dent from the comics?
In Nolan's Batman movies (2nd and 3rd),
Harvey Dent falls from glory
Batman takes the blame
Commissioner Gordon covers it all up.
Was that whole taking the fall for Dent and coverup from ...
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When did Harry get back the Marauder's Map?
In the book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", Mad-eye Moody
borrows Harry Marauder's Map and it seems nowhere in the book it's mentioned that Harry got it back from him.
Yet, in "Harry ...
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What (if any) is the relationship between Gwyneth and Gwen Cooper?
Watching episode 3, "The Unquiet Dead" of Series 1 of the new Doctor Who, it seemed the parlor maid, Gwyneth, was familiar. A quick Google revealed the actress as Eve Myles, also known for playing ...
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Is there any basis for the Kirk/Uhura flirting?
Other than in the Mirror Universe, is there any basis in prior Star Trek canon for the existence - however one-sided or not - of any "love interest" between Kirk and Uhura?
I'm asking with curiosity ...
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What non-canon elements were added to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Taking into account the Lord of the Rings Appendices and all of Tolkien's other writings (including his letters) I'd like to know what elements of the film were entirely created by Peter Jackson and ...
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Is Galen Marek AKA Starkiller part of the Star Wars canon?
I just wanted to know this. Thank you!
If this is too basic, may I ask where can I find if something is star wars canon or not?
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Does Star Wars G canon always beat C canon?
An answer to this question I posted gave me a curiosity in the opposite direction:
Were there any cases where Star Wars movie (G or T) canon was officially overruled by later Extended Universe canon ...
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How long is the alternate ending of Prometheus, and is it canon?
I just bought my copy of Prometheus on Blu-Ray yesterday and I'm going to watch it tonight. The copy I bought says it has an "alternate ending and beginning". I have two questions about this:
How ...
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Why can Jedi marry in the New Jedi Order?
In the Jedi order before the purge (Order 66) was carried out, Jedi weren't allowed to marry. The attachment that comes with matrimony and love made the potential of turning to the Dark Side a real ...
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Are there any works of fiction canon in the Harry Potter Universe?
There are some works of fiction which treat other works of fiction as canon (for example, the race of E.T. in Star Wars).
Are there any works of fictions (from a different author, of course) which ...
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Are any possible future Star Wars TV series considered T-canon?
According to the official rules, are any possible (assuming there will be any) TV series for Star Wars going to be considered T-canon like "Clone Wars"?
Looking for an official answer based on Lucas ...
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Are there any “C-canon” non-game works that have N-canon facts?
I know the differences between G- and C- and N- canon.
It seems that usually when people talk about C-canon work having non (or N-canon) facts, they refer to non-canon game endings/plots.
Are there ...
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Which level of canonicity does the Star Wars Holiday Special hold, relative to other works?
For instance, it predates everything except the first two movies. Additionally, Han Solo eventually shows up, and Luke and Leia are both there as well.
I will post followup questions regarding the ...
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What does the Clone Wars animated series add to the recent Star Wars Trillogy?
I've just seen a completely epic trailer for some of the Clone Wars animated series. It looks like it fills in
I know this story from research, but it piqued my interest as I had assumed that the ...
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When were lightsaber forms introduced to Star Wars?
I've just read a question about Luke Skywalker learning Form IV from from Yoda. This would have had to happen before Yoda died (maybe).
I don't remember lightsaber combat forms being mentioned in the ...
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What printed materials from Avatar: The Last Airbender are canonical?
What printed materials from the Avatar universe are considered canon?
Here's a quick list of what I've seen out there:
The Promise (Parts 1, 2, 3)
The Lost Adventures
The Lost Scrolls (Air, Water, ...
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Are Futurama comic books canon?
I recently noticed that Futurama has a comic book series. I was wondering if the Futurama comics are events that really happened in the Futurama universe or are they fake events simulated similar to ...
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Who can determine what is 'canon' [closed]
After reading this question:
Can any new information be canon if J.R.R. Tolkien is dead?
It got me to thinking, who has authority to say what is or isn't canon. Normally I would say the original ...
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Was Smallville (the show) ever considered canon in the DC universe
I recently read this question:
Has Superman ever been attacked by changing our sun?
which asks about something that has not, to my knowledge, happened in any Superman comics, but did happen on ...
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Does any verse have an equivalent of the “Keeper of the Holocron” from Star Wars? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How did large universes keep track of canon, before the advent of Wikis?
Lucas Licensing has a position called "Keeper of the Holocron" which is in charge of maintaining ...
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Is Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated TV series canon?
According to wikipedia, it falls into T-canon. But following source notes lead to dead links. I have been told by some that it is not canon, and others say it is. Can anyone provide current sources ...
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Why were the colours of Wolverine's costume yellow and blue?
After a little Google search, I couldn't find a canonical answer regarding why Wolverine used to wear those colours. Is it maybe because Wolverine just likes those colours?
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The Doctor is Half Human?
Is the concept of The Doctor being half-human (as mentioned in the 1996 movie) ever mentioned again, and confirmed to be part of the universe's canon?
Or was this thrown away in the 2005 series, and ...
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What evidence exists supporting that Roddenberry thought of TOS as non-canon?
I've seen some people claiming (and some repeating it) that Gene Roddenberry intended TOS to be excluded from Star Trek canon after making the first episodes of TNG.
I failed to find any evidence ...
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Are things shown but not named in Star Wars movies still G-level canon?
If an alien of a certain species is shown (but never named, or does anything) in Star Wars movie, and then given a name/backstory/whatnot in a C-level book, is that alien species (and the facts about ...
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Are the Adventure Time comics canon?
Is the Adventure Time comic from KaBOOM! canon with the television show?
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Can Wolverine swim?
I am talking about of Wolverine with adamantium.
I don't know the weight of Wolverine, but is Wolverine with adamantium bones rather heavier than with calcium bones?
If some one have a canonical ...
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Why does John Connor say “It's worse” during the first mission of Terminator Salvation?
In the first mission we see John Connor and other resistance fighters carrying out at the start of Terminator Salvation, he has a discussion with a fighter:
Fighter: "It's just as you said."
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Was the episode “The Doctor's Wife” (S06E04) canonical?
In the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife" (season 6, episode 4), written by guest writer Neil Gaiman, the character 'House' places the TARDIS matrix in the body of a human woman, which allows the ...
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Did George Lucas use any of the expanded universe material in the prequel trilogy?
One of my friend says the name 'Coruscant' was first used by Timothy Zahn in his Thawn trilogy series. Lucas liked the idea so much that he used this name for the galactic capital.
Is this true?
Is ...
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Why does Harry's eye twitch?
Throughout the Harry Potter movie series, Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, has an odd eye twitch. He seems to blink his right eye slightly before his left. This happens consistently throughout every ...
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What exactly constitutes a Holy Ground in Highlander canon?
What exactly constitutes a Holy Ground in Highlander canon?
Most that I recall seem to be Christian burial places, but some were non-christian burial places.
But pretty much ANY place is a burial ...
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Are the magnetic fields of a lightsabre Canon?
One widely held explanation of how lightsabres work is that they are a sword shaped line of plasma confined by a strong magnetic field. Is this theory founded in anything form the Star wars EU? And if ...
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Are There Levels of Canon in Star Trek, Like in Star Wars?
Star Wars has different levels of canon and explanations for each level (movies, books, games and so on).
From what I've seen in Star Trek, there seems to be one level of canon: If it was on screen ...
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Are there official canon rules for DC comics superheroes, especially Superman?
Superman franchise includes DC comics, as well as movies, TV cartoons and TV series.
Are they all owned by DC?
Are there specific rules as to keeping to/preserving canon on assorted properties ...
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Are Doctor Who and Star Trek: the Next Generation canon-compatible?
IDW Publishing are bringing out a comic, Assimilation2, set in ST:TNG (presumably the TNG in the timeline prior to the events of the 2009 movie) featuring the 11th Doctor.
Is the canon of these two ...
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What is the official position of JKR franchise on “canonicity” of facts in Harry Potter universe?
We know that there are multiplicity of different works/sources in Harry Potter Universe:
HP books 1-7
Associated JKR books (Beedle the Bard, QTTA, HP Prequel story, Magical Beasts)
HP Movies 1-7
JKR ...
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Are J.K. Rowling interviews Harry Potter canon? What happens to canon if there's a discrepancy with the book?
It seems that a lot of Harry Potter questions (including my last one) are answered based on tidbits of info that J.K. Rowling provided in various interviews.
I have two related questions (I'll post ...
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Are the Second Foundation trilogy and the Caliban trilogy considered Foundation canon?
So, as far as I know, there are several series approved by Asimov or his estate for the Foundation series, including the Second Foundation Trilogy and the Caliban Trilogy.
Of the ...
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Do the authors of Star Trek Expanded Universe books attempt to stay consistent with each other?
To what extent do the main authors of Star Trek EU novels (Peter David, Kieth R. A. Candido, etc) attempt to maintain some level of "consistency" with each other? Do they keep track of each others ...
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How did large universes keep track of canon, before the advent of Wikis?
Something pretty unique to Fantasy and Science Fiction is the existence of huge scale universes. Canonical listings of information abound these days. It is very easy to research new books in, say, the ...
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What is the exact information in SW canon regarding the speed of traversing the entire galaxy?
An excellent answer by @Daniel Bingham for " Was the Millennium Falcon too slow? " stated:
Even with a well traveled hyperspace route the fastest ships, such as the Millennium Falcon, would take ...
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Is the Gremlins Board Game considered canon?
In the instruction insert within the Gremlins board game, there is a short narrative that exposes further plot elements in the Gremlins universe. Whilst the author of the narrative isn't referenced, ...
