It’s not precisely that the old EU and canon overlap, but that the entire old EU has been thrown out. Within the fresh slate of new canon there are elements that are picked up and re-canonized, though they are changed to fit into the new canon.
Classic EU characters, ships, planets, etc might appear but that doesn’t imply the old stories they are associated with are also canon.
Oh yes, of course! I meant to say, I believe there were still a few legends EU books that released after the buyout when much else of the old continuity had already ceased
I get what you’re saying now. I actually double checked myself and the buyout happened in 2012, but the erasure of the old EU happened after 2014.
So there was slightly over two year period where Disney owned Star Wars with the old EU in place. A few books and things released then. Those few Disney released old EU stories were still turned into Legends like the rest of pre-Disney EU.
It’s not precisely that the old EU and canon overlap, but that the entire old EU has been thrown out. Within the fresh slate of new canon there are elements that are picked up and re-canonized, though they are changed to fit into the new canon.
Classic EU characters, ships, planets, etc might appear but that doesn’t imply the old stories they are associated with are also canon.
Oh yes, of course! I meant to say, I believe there were still a few legends EU books that released after the buyout when much else of the old continuity had already ceased
I get what you’re saying now. I actually double checked myself and the buyout happened in 2012, but the erasure of the old EU happened after 2014.
So there was slightly over two year period where Disney owned Star Wars with the old EU in place. A few books and things released then. Those few Disney released old EU stories were still turned into Legends like the rest of pre-Disney EU.