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Star Wars: Absolutely Everything
You Need to Know

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Publication information

Publisher

DK Publishing

Release date

September 4,2015^[1]

Type

Hardcover
Paperback

Pages

200

ISBN

9781465437853

Series

Journey toStar Wars: The Force Awakens^[2]

Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know is aDorling Kindersley reference title and part of theJourney toStar Wars: The Force Awakens initiative.^[2] The 200-page title was published onSeptember 4,2015 and provides facts about theStar Wars universe such as the oldestJedi and a list of all owners of theMillennium Falcon.

While the title was written in part by one of the same writers asUltimate Star Wars,Adam Bray, the two projects are described as being "very different." Readers will find "very little common information between the two" as "Absolutely Everything highlights anecdotal, quirky and obscure facts."^[3] OnOctober 3,2017, the title was followed byStar Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded.

Publisher's summary[]

Star Wars®: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know explores the world ofStar Wars through lively lists, interesting facts, and questions and answers via a highly engaging infographic design. Whether it's a chart of who is the oldest Jedi, a list of all the owners of theMillennium Falcon, or a diagram showing all the Jedi Yoda has trained, this guide will excite readers of all ages and provide facts they never knew about the Star Wars Galaxy.

Continuity[]

While information from this reference is treated ascanon forHolocron purposes,^[4] the book also contains the following disclaimer in the back:

In 2014 Lucasfilm reclassified what is considered canon in theStar Wars universe.Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know draws mostly upon information from the Expanded Universe that Lucasfilm now considers to be "Legends"―that is, stories beyond the original six films and the TV showsStar Wars: The Clone Wars andStar Wars Rebels.

For example, page 186 refers to Palpatine's execution and cloning ofBevel Lemelisk, confirmed to be non-canon byPablo Hidalgo of theLucasfilm Story Group.^[5]

Continuity[]

Padmé Amidala is established to have stepped down fromruling Naboo in24 BBY. However, the novelQueen's Shadow later stated that she stepped down in28 BBY.^[6]
Adi Gallia'shomeworld is said to beCoruscant, as inStar Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded.^[7] However,Ultimate Star Wars saysTholoth is her homeworld.^[8]
Ahsoka Tano is said to have been "almost expelled" from theJedi Order, whereas she actually was expelled for a short time, as seen in theStar Wars: The Clone Wars episode "The Wrong Jedi."^[9] She is also mistakenly described as "a rebelJedi."
Luke Skywalker is mistakenly described as being nineteenyears of age when he started his training with Yoda when in actuality, he was twenty-two at the time.
TheLucrehulk-class Battleship is said to have a capacity of 139,000B1-series battle droids, whileStar Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles states that it can carry 329,000.^[10]
Qui-Gon Jinn is said to be the first and most famous ofDooku's apprentices, but according toMaster & Apprentice,Rael Averross was aPadawan of Dooku before Jinn.^[11]