
Following the Disney acquisition, Lucasfilm initiated a Continuity Reboot of the franchise on Apthe six films and Star Wars: The Clone Wars were catalogued and held as the basis of the official Star Wars continuity from then on while all of the other previous works here were declared non-canon and branded as Star Wars Legends.

The internal consistency of this was handled at a high level, with various canon tiers depending relative to the works developed personally by Lucas. The Expanded Universe was always immense, encompassing everything from the silver screen to animation, video games, books, comics, and much more. This site also has made the franchise a Trope Namer for fifty odd tropes, listed here. Though many tropes did not originate with Star Wars, it has popularized dozens of them, to the point numerous modern Space Opera and Sci-Fi works wouldn't look the same without it and contain homages to the franchise. Since its inception, Star Wars has grown into one of the most well-known franchises in pop-culture history (to wit, it is the most cited franchise on this very site). And the films that make up the main "Episodes" are known as the "Skywalker Saga", centering on the Skywalker family and their crucial role in the midst of the two aforementioned conflicts.
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While the franchise's full timeline spans thousands of years of history, the majority of the stories within it are focused on two main conflicts: the rise and fall of the tyrannical Galactic Empire, and the spiritual battle between the "Light" and "Dark" sides of the Force, represented by the noble Warrior Monks of the Jedi Order and the Evil Sorcerers of the Sith Order. The franchise takes place in an ancient, faraway galaxy: a Science Fantasy universe where robots and starships exist alongside mystical sages who draw their powers from a mysterious life-energy known as "the Force". Originally created in 1977 by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is currently owned by Disney since the acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy serving as a producer for all films released under the Disney banner.

Star Wars is a long-running Space Opera mega-franchise.
