Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide

Star Wars:
The Ultimate Visual Guide

Publisher's summary[]

The first fully illustrated guide to all sixStar Wars movies!

Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide is the definitive companion to George Lucas's space fantasy, revealing the full story of the epic battle between good and evil a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Packed with more than 1,000 images, including movie stills and comic-book art, this is the must-have book for allStar Wars fans!

• The history of the Star Wars galaxy
• Key characters, technology, droids, aliens, and locations
• Behind-the-scenes information on the making of the movies
• Collectibles and merchandise
• Full-color illustrations from theStar Wars Expanded Universe
• Comics, novels, and video games

With a foreword by Ian McDiarmid

Contents[]

• Foreword
• Introduction
• A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY…
  • Galactic History
  • The Galaxy
  • Special Technology
  • TheJedi Order
  • TheSith
• THEOLD REPUBLIC
  • Great Sith War
  • Ascension of theDark Lords
  • Keepers of the Peace
  • A Democratic Republic
  • Master andApprentice
  • Blockade of Naboo
  • TheChosen One?
  • Battle of Naboo
  • The Decaying Republic
  • Rise of theSeparatists
  • TheClone Army
  • Tragedy onTatooine
  • First Battle of Geonosis
• THECLONE WARS
  • Battles and Campaigns
  • Kidnapped!
  • Power of theDark Side
  • TheJedi Purge
  • Dark Lord Reborn
• THE DARK TIMES
  • Empire of Evil
  • Imperial Might
  • Rogues and Villains
  • TheDeath Star
• THECIVIL WAR
  • Leia'sMission
  • Luke's Destiny
  • AJedi inExile
  • Passage toAlderaan
  • "Now, I am the Master"
  • Battle of Yavin
  • Encounter onMimban
  • Battle of Hoth
  • AJedi in Training
  • "No Disintegrations"
  • Betrayal in the Clouds
  • Shadows of the Empire
  • Prisoners ofJabba theHutt
  • "There is Another"
  • Battle of Endor
• A NEW ERA
  • TheNew Republic
  • Empire Reborn
  • TheNew Jedi Order
• BEHIND THE SCENES
  • George Lucas
  • TheStar Wars Saga
  • Designing the galaxy
  • Visual Effects
  • Model-making
  • Movie Posters
• EXPANDING THE UNIVERSE
  • Merchandise
  • Continuing the Saga
  • Star Wars Publishing
  • Video Games
• Star Wars Timeline
• Index
• Acknowledgments

Release and reception[]

ASpecial Edition of the book was published onMarch 19,2007. It includes an updated comic book section, more features onStar Wars merchandise, and a small bit on theStar Wars Celebration.

Arevised Ultimate Visual Guide was published onApril 30,2012.

Continuity[]

• The locations of theplanets fromRevenge of the Sith andStar Wars: Clone Wars were finalized in the book.
• The book references the short stories "Slippery Slope" and "First Impressions" fromStar Wars Tales Volume 4 and "A Jedi's Weapon" fromStar Wars Tales Volume 3 thus making them canon.
• In the "Ascension of the Dark Lords" section on page 27, there are multiple inconsistencies withStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords:
  • It displays a portrait of MasterAtris but says it isBrianna.
  • It says thatDarth Sion is the apprentice toDarth Nihilus, while in the game, both Sion and Nihilus were apprentices ofDarth Traya.
  • It says thatVisas Marr is aJedi. She was, for a time, aSith apprentice, though she was redeemed by theJedi Exile afterward.She is the apprentice to Nihilus, not Sion. The same mistake is done in theStar Wars Miniatures setChampions of the Force, when her name appears to be plainly aJedi Sentinel.
  • It tries to explain that the picture ofMira fighting aSith assassin is occurring at theSith academy onKorriban, even though the picture is clearly of Mira fighting a Sith Assassin onNar Shaddaa (although Sith Assassins never appear on Nar Shaddaa in-game).
  • TheJedi Council memberAdi Gallia is described as beinghuman when she is, in fact aTholothian.
  • TheEmperor's Royal Guard are discribed as "Red Guards."

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Cover

The Japanese cover

Appearances[]

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Sources[]

• DK: The Ultimate inStar Wars Guides onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• A Look InsideStar Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• Compiling theUltimate Guide onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars the Ultimate Visual Guide onDorling Kindersley'sofficial United States website(original link is obsolete)