A Discussion from the Authors

And an introduction to Star Wars Rewrite

(for the latter, scroll down to the Structure section)

(Note: if you would like to start the story proper, please skip to the next chapter which will take you to the Prologue)

Hi, I'm JSailer!

And I'm Cale.

And we are the primary writers of Star Wars Rewrite: The Force Awakens. If you are reading this, then you've no doubt found our story here on FanFiction or on the Youtube page. Before you begin reading or listening to the story, we kind of figured having this here would be a good idea to generally say why we're doing this and what we're going to do with this verse of ours moving forward.

Now, we did post a similar section here, but we had a lot of folks complain that it had devolved into a rant. So, we're altering it a bit to be a bit more concise to and the point. So, with that bit of house keeping out of the way, Cale would you like to start us off?

Well, where to begin than with the sequel trilogy movies. Short answer, we don't like them. Long answer WEEEEE DOOOOOON'T LIIIIIIKE THEEEEM.

Cale, you've become a little pale over there. You okay? You turning into a ghost or something? Do I need to call the Winchester brothers?

In all seriousness, we find the sequel trilogy films to be rather insulting to the fans, both new and old. Granted, I'd say TFA was a bit more respectful than the movie made by the round headed idiot, but even that was just retreading water with no real development of the universe or telling how we got here.

Indeed. For us, it largely comes down to the three things. First, we don't like the lack of a properly developed world that is both exciting and provides a good foundation for this verse to grow. TFA does not do this. It drops us thirty years after the fact with very little to work with besides a giant, unanswered mystery box of how things got so bad. Yes, there were some books that did bring some insight, but the movies should have still given some answers, or at least told it in a way that you didn't need to read a book to understand how things got this way. In addition to this, the universe is set up to where there really can't be any interesting stories to tell as the movie kills off NJO, the NR, and settles for a repeat of the OT without the openness for non-movie expansion.

Look, you may hate the Prequel movies, but you cannot deny it created a great EU.

Second, we didn't like the lack of development for the characters, and the lack of respect for the the old characters. It came out in interviews that Abrams didn't want to bring Luke Skywalker out because he kept stealing the scene as it were from the new characters, so that's why Luke was stuck on an island with nothing to do in TFA, other than to look haunted. All I have to really say is ya should have taken the hint Abrams! If you can't make your characters compelling enough to compete with a great character, than there is something wrong with your characters! Sorry you take over.

That's okay. You're absolutely correct. We need not look any further than that infamous line from the next movie over "Let the Past die, kill it if you have to" in order to understand the thought process of these plebeians.

And that brings us to number 3, and I will keep this one brief. We vehemently despise that Star Wars got co-opted as a political platform. Yes, Star Wars had politics as a centerpiece before, but that was on topics that were timeless. Government and society turned evil, lawlessness in the galaxy, good guys fighting for freedom against the tyranny of the few, Heroes being Heroes. These are things that have existed since the early days of storytelling, and do not need to be tied to any point in history.

Instead, the new movies have interjected them with current, charged politics that date the movies badly. Forty years from then, we can still understand what the OT was about. Twenty years, we can still understand where the PT's were coming from. But ST? Are people going to understand why gender politics were in this movie?

But I digress.

Well, With that out of the way, let's talk about what we plan to do with this version of the story, and this version of the Star Wars EU.

The Structure of the Rewrite verse

1. With some exceptions, everything that happens pre-Legends (ie, before Disney's take over) RotS happens in this verse. For example, KotOR, both Clone Wars and the Bane Trilogy are still canon, but stories such as Dark Disciple will not be canon here (it ruins both Quinlan Vos' original story in the Dark Horse comics and kills off Asajj Ventress in a really stupid way).

2. The post-RotS era will be entirely separate from both Canon and Legends but will use material from both where we see fit. For example, we will use characters from Legends in conjunction with their Canon counterparts (ie, you will see Kyp Duron with Kanan Jarrus or Ahsoka with Kyle Katarn).

3. Characters who have shown to have died or went down some specific path in either Legends or Canon may not have died or gone down said path (such as Asajj Ventress' death, A'Shard Hett's fall to the Dark Side, or Shaak Ti being killed for whatever time it is. Yes, she will not die in verse... at least not in the stupid ways she dies!)

4. While we may use Canon characters, such as Rey, Poe, Finn and Kylo Ren, they will not be the same as their Canon counterparts. Instead, hopefully, they will receive far greater characterization and satisfying arcs. (Let's get this out of the way. Rey was not sold for drinking money, and she does not spontaneously get superpowers for no goddamn reason, so get both out your head when you eventually meet her in this story).

5. While we may use Canon storylines, they will be heavily altered. So, while we may use specific scenes from the movie and a similar act structure, the overall mood, point, character arcs, and even general plot will be different or bear only a passing resemblance to its original source material. (The same could be said for Legends Storylines in this verse.)

6. Aside from rewriting stories and movies from the Canon verse, we are also looking to create a broader EU (Expanded Universe not to be confused with the European Union) with original stories and characters, with a main emphasis on the Dark Times, Post-Jakku, and Sequel Trilogy Eras, and even beyond. As such, we have recruited a handful of other writers to help us do this once we get to a certain point of comfortable completion with TFA, and we're on the lookout for more.

7. Above all, we aim to create good stories that can act as alternative to both Legends and Canon (depending on which you don't like for whatever reason). These stories will feel like Star Wars, yes, but they will also be objectively good, and this is not a boast. This is what we want to do, and will hold to this contract.

Alright, I don't see anything else to add here. Cale?

No, I think we said everything that needs to be said. Well there is one thing to possibly add. We hope you enjoy our story.

Likewise. Please like and review our chapters as you see fit. This will greatly help us improve the quality of the stories moving forward. Alright, I believe this concludes this introduction section.

Indeed, I hope you all enjoyed this discussion and would like to contribute to this timeline. We would like to try and keep it consistent with itself as much as it can be. Any closing statements from you, Jacob?

May the Force and the God-Emperor be with you. Live long and prosper. And as always *puts on sunglasses and imitates a Russian accent* have nice day.