Star Wars Just Got BAD NEWS...

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]First off, I want to say May the 4th be with you, even though you're probably watching on this on May 5th or later.

[00:00:06]Big big day, obviously, for all Star Wars fans. But, this is going to floor you if you have not seen this news. If it ends up being real, this is the biggest shift we've ever seen in basically any franchise. Welcome to the channel, everybody. Jimmy your Chaos.

[00:00:21]And today, we're going to be talking about Star Wars retconning a third of their basic storyline, the sequel trilogy. Yeah. Getting rid of it.

[00:00:33]As in figuring out a way to where it does not sit in regular canon. I know it sounds far-fetched, it sounds crazy, but I've also seen a lot of comments on past Star Wars videos where a lot of you have actually suggested this. And now, it's at the forefront. So, we're going to dig into it. I read every single comment on every single video, and this isn't just another rumor you scroll past. This is one of those ideas if it actually ever happened, it would completely change how we look at Star Wars moving forward, and it seems to be getting some traction as a rumor. So, drop a like, and here we go. First, shout out to Geeks + Gamers for putting the conversation back on the table because their article is what's fueling this whole discussion right now.

[00:01:13]It has over 1.3 million views on X. Now, whether you agree with them or not, they are tapping into something that's been sitting under the surface for a while.

[00:01:21]The idea is simple on paper, but massive in execution. What if Disney found a way to basically separate the sequel trilogy from the main timeline? Not erase it, not pretend not pretend it never happened, but kind of move it off to the side so future Star Wars stories don't have to be tied to it at all. And when you first hear that, your instinct is probably to go, "There's no way they would ever do that." And it sounds too extreme. You're talking about three major films, billions of dollars, years of canon, characters that were supposed to carry the franchise forward. We have talked and done multiple videos about Rey's next movie, rebuilding the the the Jedi Order. We've talked about all of it. But when you sit with it for a second, it doesn't actually feel as crazy as it should because the bigger question isn't could they do it? The bigger question is why are people even asking for it in the first place, right? As we tap our head and look inquisitive. So, the answer that comes down to something Star Wars that it they've been quietly dealing with ever since The Rise of Skywalker dropped.

[00:02:23]Not necessarily outrage, not backlash, but detachment. Actually, I take that back. There's been plenty of outrage, plenty of backlash. There's There's the true Star Wars fandom that is critical in their opinionated because they're passionate. And then, there's a group out there that just don't know how to act, don't know how to talk, don't know how to be critical, don't know how to give feedback without just going off the deep end. There was a time when Star Wars fans argued non-stop, prequels versus originals, Lucas versus Disney, all of that. But with the sequel trilogy, something different happened. A big chunk of the audience, they didn't just dislike it. They checked out.

[00:02:58]Checked out completely. That's a big problem because if people hate something, yeah, you can win them back.

[00:03:03]If they don't care anymore and they detach and check out, you've got to rebuild from scratch to have any chance of bringing them back to the fold.

[00:03:10]That's really what this conversation is about today. It's not about punishing the sequels or rewriting history. It's about Disney trying to figure out where those emotional connections to Star Wars actually exist. And do they actually exist? I mean, we've been put through the wringer. I mean, we really really have. So, here's where Geeks + Gamers angle gets interesting because they bring up something that a lot of fans forget is already part of canon, the world between worlds.

[00:03:34]So, if you've seen Star Wars Rebels, you know what this is. It's basically a space outside of time where different moments in the timeline connect. And whether people like it or not, that concept is already sitting there like a loaded tool that Lucasfilm could use whenever they want to. So, when people talk about a timeline split or a retcon, they're not just making stuff up.

[00:03:51]They're pointing to something that already exist in universe and saying, "Hey, you could do it this way."

[00:03:57]And that's where this honestly stops being just pure hope fantasy for a lot of people and starts becoming at least technically possible. But possible doesn't always mean smart, right? So, let's talk about it. It gets complicated because if Disney actually went down this road, they wouldn't just be adjusting a single story. They would be sending a very very strong message. They would be saying that a major piece of their own canon that people spent billions of dollars on is flexible. I mean, in all rights, expendable, right? That's a pretty dangerous precedent to set. That could knock over a wall, and things could come tumbling down. Star Wars has always been built on the idea of one continuous saga, even when things were messy, even when people debated what worked and what did not. It all still mattered in the same timeline. The moment you introduce the idea that parts of that timeline can be moved, split, manipulated, reinterpreted reinterpreted, I mean, you change what Star Wars is at the foundational level.

[00:04:56]It's not a single story anymore. It's options. And once you open that can of worms, I don't know if you can close it.

[00:05:04]I mean, let's continue to talk about the fan base here, right? Because this is where things could get really really messy really quick. If Disney announced tomorrow that the sequel trilogy was being shifted into some alternate timeline or reworked in any way, you would see immediate reaction. And it would not be unified. There is a group of fans that would absolutely love it. A lot of you would probably love it, no question. They've been asking for something like this for years. To them, this would feel like a course correction, like the franchise finally listened to them. But there's another group that would feel completely burnt by it. Because regardless of how you feel about the sequels, there are people who are who connected with those characters, who liked Rey, who liked Kylo Ren, who accepted that this is the ending of the Skywalker saga, even though it's probably not. I myself said I like Rey as the character. I just think she was poorly written. So, if you suddenly say, "Hey, that story isn't really the main path anymore." It technically doesn't matter. You're telling all those fans that their investment emotionally, financially, mentally, spiritually, whatever, it doesn't matter the same way.

[00:06:00]That's a tough pill to swallow as a fan.

[00:06:02]And then, there's the third group, the one nobody ever talks about, the people who just moved on. They moved on.

[00:06:10]They're not arguing online. They're not defending or attacking anything. They're just not paying attention to Star Wars anymore. And that is the group Disney actually needs to win back. Now, this is where your comparison to what other franchises are doing really comes into play, right? Because what this rumor is suggesting feels a lot like a soft reset strategy to me. That's the vibe I'm getting. Not a hard reboot where everything is wiped clean, not a direct continuation, something in the middle. A way to say maybe we're moving forward, but we're not going to be getting boxed in with what came before. We've seen versions of this in other franchises. When things get too complicated or too divisive, they look for a narrative escape hatch.

[00:06:45]They do. And the multiverse, or in Star Wars' case, something like the world between worlds, it's that escape hatch. But again, Star Wars has never really operated like that before. And if it starts now, it's not a small shift. That's a complete evolution of how the franchise is tell stories. And I go back to the multiverse. I'm talking about Marvel. Am I wrong in thinking that Doomsday is basically retconning or moving aside phases four to six and reconnecting to the end of Endgame with the legacy uh Infinity Saga, right? Right? All the other stuff, maybe it happened, maybe it didn't, but it doesn't necessarily matter. We're going to connect back to that. It's kind of the same vibe, right?

[00:07:21]I mean, uh even if this rumor never happens, the direction is pointing toward it, right?

[00:07:26]I mean, look at what Star Wars has been doing lately. The projects that are getting the most attention and praise aren't tied heavily to the sequel era at all. They're either set before it, around the original trilogy, or they're completely disconnected from it. There's a reason for that. It's not accidental.

[00:07:38]It's Disney testing where the audience still shows up. And right now, the answer does not seem to be continue the sequel storyline. So, if they don't do a full timeline split, what would actually happen? Something quieter, maybe something less dramatic, but intentional. They let the sequel or the sequel trilogy exist, but they stop building the future around it. They tell new stories in different eras and introduce new characters, explore different parts of the galaxy, slowly shift the center of Star Wars away from the Skywalker center. No announcement, no big retcon, just distance. And honestly, that's probably the smartest play because it avoids alienating either side to aggressively while still giving them room to reshape the future. But make no mistake here, my friends. If they ever did pull the trigger on what we're talking about, if they actually used a concept like the world between worlds to reshape the timeline in a major way, that's not a new chapter. That would be Star Wars acknowledging in a very real way that it's willing to rewrite its own path to survive. It's willing to rewrite to to cover up its mistakes. That's That's crazy. That is really really crazy. So, let me know. Do you think it's realistic or not? I mean, do you think it's a good idea? Do you think it's a terrible idea? The fact this conversation is happening and you and me are talking about it right now is wild.

[00:08:47]Star Wars is at a crossroads, we know.

[00:08:49]So, let me know what you think.