Keep ‘Star Wars’ history straight with this timeline
EARLIEST
BY RICK BENTLEY
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A
s the “Star Wars”
universe continues
to grow in a galaxy of
theaters not that far away, it’s
getting a little difficult to keep
up on when events have taken
place with so many movies
and TV productions. The
new “Rogue One: A Star Wars
Story” is the latest
offering, which takes place
before events of “Star Wars:
Episode IV – A New Hope.”
Here’s a timeline of some
of the major “Star Wars” films
and TV shows, presented in
the order events occurred in
the franchise, not in the order
of release. Please note, there
are some spoilers if you have
not seen all of the
productions.
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“Star Wars: Episode II – Attack
of the Clones” (2002)
“Star Wars: Episode I –
The Phantom Menace”
(1999)
Despite the training in the Force,
Obi-Wan Kenobi can’t keep Anakin
Skywalker from being drawn toward
the Dark Side.
The Sith begin their plan of
revenge against the Jedi. A
young slave named Anakin
Skywalker shows his pod
racing skills and an interest
in Queen Amidala.
Luke Skywalker is shown
his Jedi abilities by
Obi-Wan Kenobi. Those
skills come in handy when
he must save Princess
Leia (with the help of Han
Solo) and use the plans to
destroy the Death Star.
Anakin Skywalker gives into the dark
side and becomes Darth Vader. His wife,
Padme Amidale, gives birth to twins:
Luke and Leia.
Events in this animated
offering take place 14 years
after “Revenge of the Sith.”
A ragtag group of rebels
aboard the starship Ghost
carries out covert actions
against the Empire.
“Rogue One: A Star Wars
Story” (2016)
“Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures
of R2-D2 and C-3P0” (1985)
Group of unlikely heroes is
sent on a mission to steal
the plans for a weapon that
can wipe out a planet: the
Death Star.
The two droids work for four different
masters before meeting Luke Skywalker in
this animated series.
Han Solo
accompanies
Chewbacca on a
trip to his home
planet to
celebrate Life
Day. Boba Fett
makes his first
appearance.
Animated series follows
siblings collecting space
junk to build new ships.
They do this while
avoiding the Empire and
Darth Vader.
“Caravan of Courage: An Ewok
Adventure” (1984)
“Star Wars: Ewoks”
(1985)
The made-for-TV movies follows siblings
stranded on Endor and how the Ewoks
come to their rescue.
It’s been 30 years
since the defeat of
the Empire. But, the
First Order is
creating new
problems. Luke
Skywalker is missing
and Han Solo dies.
“Star Wars
Holiday
Special” (1978)
“LEGO Star Wars:
The Freemaker
Adventures” (2016)
Darth Vader leads
the hunt for Luke
Skywalker. Once they
come together, Luke
discovers Darth Vader
is his father.
“Star Wars:
Episode VII The
Force Awakens”
(2015)
This animated television
series is set during the three
years between “Attack of the
Clones” and “Revenge of the
Sith.” Grievous and Dooku
cause trouble for the Jedi.
“Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge
of the Sith” (2005)
“Star Wars Rebels”
(2014)
“Star Wars:
Episode V – The
Empire Strikes
Back” (1980)
“Star Wars: Episode IV
– A New Hope” (1977)
“Star Wars: The Clone
Wars” (2008)
Animated tales of life on
the forest moon of Endor
before the battle with
the Empire that turned
the fuzzy creatures into
heroes.
“Ewoks: The Battle
for Endor” (1985)
Another made-for-TV
movie that takes place
six months after events
of “Caravan of Courage.”
A young girl joins the
Ewoks to help protect
their village.
“LEGO Star Wars: Droid
Tales” (2015)
LATEST
Rebels celebrate events of
“Return of the Jedi” by
getting R2-D2 and C-3PO to
share stories of their days
during the Clone Wars.
Animated TV series.
“Star Wars:
Episode
VI – Return
of the Jedi”
(1983)
A second
attempt to
build a Death
Star is stopped
by Luke, Leia,
Han and a
group of
Ewoks. Darth
Vader dies.