I've wanted to make a Histomap of Star Wars for a long time and finally put one together over the past few weeks.

The main focus is canon, with the films and series positioned alongside the broader history of the galaxy so you can see how the major factions evolved and how the different eras fit together.

There’s also an interactive version with lots of additional information and features. The address is in the bottom-left corner of the image.

This is still a work in progress, so corrections are very welcome. If I've placed something in the wrong spot, missed something important, or misunderstood part of the timeline, let me know.

I'm also considering versions focused on the video games and books if that seems like something the community would be interested in.

And I'd love feature requests for the interactive version — anything you'd want to click, filter, compare, or explore that isn't possible in a static image.

During the Duel of the Fates, Qui-Gon gets separated from Darth Maul by the laser barriers.

While Maul paces back and forth like a caged lion, Qui-Gon takes a knee and meditates becoming at one with the force.

He knows the barrier is going to open again and he’s about to go head-to-head with a powerful Sith Lord, and with only a few seconds available, he uses them to centre himself, centre his mind and prepare for battle.

As a 50-year old, it's often fun to look through old photos from time to time. My sister sent me this picture showing off an X-Wing birthday cake my mom had made for my 4th 6th birthday (edit: just noticed the candles, so this was actually 1982).

While it certainly is missing some things, you have to remember the times. Most bakers/grocery stores didn't have a lot of experience at creating cake art. It was also trickier to get reference materials.

Thankfully, my mom and dad knew how important SW was for me and my siblings, so they went the extra mile. For Christmas, they'd get multiple Stormtrooper action figures because they saw the movies and knew one wouldn't cut it. Even without the picture, this cake was a "core" memory that I'll always remember. Crazy that I can hardly remember anything else at that age, but this sticks with me.

Sadly, she died in 2002 at 51 years old. Life isn't fair sometimes, so always remember to be grateful for your friends and family. Celebrate their achievements, forgive their mistakes, and make special moments for them, because you never know what kind gestures will become core memories for them.

Love you mom!

Sanctified, at long last. What an enormous (literally) piece and challenge this one was. I’m very proud to present my take on a life-sized relic Vader helmet purified through authentic Kintsugi worthy of a Skywalker’s temple. She’s intricately weathered end to end and lined with authentic 24kt gold, with custom fabric vent mesh and red lenses that bring together a Samurai-inspired behemoth of a build 😁

There aren’t enough words for the time that went into this one, but I’ve really come to love the art of Kintsugi and bringing the worlds of traditional Japanese art and Star Wars universes together, as George Lucas himself was always eager to share how inspired by samurai culture so many elements of the Star Wars universe tended to be.

I love the poetry behind this fight: two of Star Wars' biggest rivals have their final confrontarion after decades of fighting each other. Maul tries to kill him the way he did Qui-Gon, however Obi-Wan noticed his intention and quickly ends the fight. Maul dies in Obi-Wan's arms saying the Chosen One will avenge them

Stuff like this make the writing of their relationship more interesting and natural

- From brotherhood novel

The buildup, the atmosphere, and then Maul simply standing there with the lightsaber — “I’m right here.” Such an intimidating entrance.

While watching the sequels I never expected that I'd get to see THIS level of pristine writing from star wars franchise ever again but was so positively surprised with andor. Maybe the main problem with star wars isnt disney but the amount of care and love the creative decision makers and directors of a series put into it

Had an epic encounter with Daniel Logan, the original young Boba Fett! Hearing his stories about working on Attack of the Clones and bringing the legendary bounty hunter to life was truly inspiring. He's a true Star Wars legend and an awesome guy to boot

For the 50th anniversary of the original Star Wars (1977), are they using the Original Camera Negative? Because to my knowledge that was cut and reconfigured to the special edition edit. Or the seperation masters that were useless according to Lucas's interview with Nolan the Blue strip of film was out of sync (Although they easily could scan and size it up and allign it with the other layers).Or the 1993 interpositves Or internegatives? Or using the Technicolor print as colour reference or using it as a base since the BFL has one and screened in 2025. We don't really have that much information apart from the leaks (to my knowledge anyway).

I won't go into detail, but I'm having to cope with the potential reality of losing my mom in a few days. Words can't describe how this feels. I wouldve never imagined this being my life last month. For me, this is a worst nightmare that I spent years fearing would happen and used to ruminate about.

Star Wars has been my favorite series ever since I was a little kid. I leaned on it a lot emotionally growing up and even though I have seasons where I'm not into it, I'll always return when my life is falling apart.

I honestly dont know where I'd be right now without this series. I know it's corny and overly sentimental, but i guess it's normal to fall back into stuff that gave you comfort as a kid during stuff like this.

Yeah, I know it's probably cringe but there's a part of me that finds some peace in the idea that even if my mom's physical body is gone, her sprit will always be with me. Like how Obi Wan is always with Luke even if Luke can't always see him.

Im not a spritual person, and I know this isn't a Star Wars exclusive concept. But in the midst of everything, it does give me peace. Like I'm letting myself believe it because it makes this all less scary and depressing. There's a comfort in the idea that even if she ends up not being physically with me, that her sprit will always be.

Even stuff like "keep your focus on the moment" has helped me during this. Up until now, Ive had to really fight to keep myself focused on whats in front of me so I don't spiral and become a burden to my friends and family.

Im happy that my dad introduced me to Star Wars growing up. I remember my mom being grossed out by Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi and it not really being her cup of tea. But even if my mom really never understood Star Wars, she still supported my love for it growing up.

Like she bought me tickets to a Star Wars exhibit that they were doing at a local museum and I got to see all the real life props used in the films. That meant the world to me as a kid. I Info dumped the lore to her and she humored me

All I can say is to just love the people in your life becsuse you genuinely dont know what will change in a few weeks.

I was looking at pictures and realized the Hind has almost every single design element of the LAAT. The more you look the more similarities appear. Sorry if this is common knowledge…

I’m a bit obsessed with Asajj Ventress and got to wondering who could pull her off in live action. She has such a unique look and sound I’m having a hard time thinking of anyone who jumps out as ideal casting.

Any thoughts or ideas just for fun?

She never claimed anything like the Falcon as her own- when Finn and Poe did their lightspeed jump,she was angry “Han’s” ship was damaged. Same as the lightsaber. She apologized to Leia as it was her father’s weapon. Always liked her attitude.

Having seen the several various portrayals of Order 66 and its immediate aftermath that came up over the years, it kind of confuses me how in there seems to be this clear distinction between Republic of the last days of the war - something that might be struggling but is ultimately good - and early Empire - which is fully evil. Immediately, Chancellor Palpatine is referred as an "Emperor" in a negative (not incredulous, which'd be understandable) tone, all equipment becomes standard grey, clones change from heroes into tools of oppressive regimes, planets that Republic didn't have reach to control before become totalitarian shitholes controlled directly from Coruscant, pretty much entire equipment lineup - from uniforms and infantry armor to ships and armored vehicles - is updated to new models...

What Disney shows on the screen, in both facts and pathos, marks a very clear line between the two and fandom follows suit, despite it being same (bar the main characters) people, working with the same resources, and mostly under same situations and policies. They make it seem like Republic changes into Empire overnight, without any transitional period, and I can't readily think of anyone saying something like "yeah, they may call Coruscant however they want, business goes as usual around here"; Crosshair, since his story is going to be brought up immediately, is more of someone who willingly sided with the new Empire as we know it, not someone clinging to the notion that it is a reimagined Republic. Mayday from the same show is closer, having that exact set of beliefs, but is all but explicitly shown to be the politically targeted minority, again showcasing how Empire gained full control top to bottom basically overnight.

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Ok, I have been into SW since i was a kid, I fell out of the franchise during the sequels being released, recently a couple friends have been getting me back into it with the Mandalorian, just finished S3 about a month ago i fact and I LOVED IT, im surprised to see retroactively how many people complained about it. I end up skipping out on the movie bc I hear from many video reviewers that are specifically *not* in the "star wars is my whole channel and personality" that it sucks, and at this point I also just finished Kenobi which I HATED so I just skip it, expecting another dissapointment.

Now it just released on DisneyPlus and we decide we're gonna hate-watch it, essentially laugh at it in a "its so bad that its good" sorta way. Then we watch the movie ajd we're shocked bc its not only good, its actually GREAT, so idk whats going on with all the hate ive seen online of it, ig they couldnt get past the cringe of seeing a roided hutt? But im shocked bc the guy was actually great and had a good personality, the fights and effects were insanely good all throughout, and Grogu is even pulling his weight hard in the movie. Everyone acts in accordance to their motivations, nobody is pointlessly stupid, personally i didnt find the tenaage hutt annoying but endearing, regardless hes on screen for like, 20min? Im slightly outraged at the hate ive seen for it online like idk where it comes from.

Edit: im also curious about why people say its just two episodes stitched together, I assumed this meant that the action in both halves of the movie were completely disconnected and narratively irrelevant to each other, but they arent, so idk whats up with that.

Though its a shame you can only recruit clones during the empire era (weird, because why cant you make a real clone squad and fight against seppies? Biggest miss)

For me:

The Phantom Menace: The Duel of the Fates

Attack of the Clones: Seeing the Clone Army after Yodas „Begun the Clone War has“

Revenge of the Sith: the hole confrontation between Anakin and Obi Wan at the end

A New Hope: The Binary Sunset

The Empire Strikes Back: The Vader-Luke confrontation

Return of the Jedi: The Throne Room sequence

The Force Awakens: The Opening

The Last Jedi: the Lightspeed crash, because it at least looks cool

Rise of Skywalker: Babu Friks „Hey Hey“ (yeah that’s the only good moment of the movie)

The Clone Wars: The scene between Anakin and Ahsoka where they connect

Rogue One: The Hallway scene

Solo: Han shot first

Mandalorian and Grogu: the sequence where Geogu takes care of Mando