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EDIT: NEWER VERSION AVAILABLE HERE: Star Wars Multiverse Timelines - Version 4

Split timelines have had a long history in the Star Wars Universe. One of, if not the, earliest examples being from the classic FPS Dark Forces 2. The game allowed for a Dark Side and Light Side ending, with the Light Side ending being Canon. This multiple timeline mechanic continues in many subsequent works. This picture tracks them all and unifies Star Wars once again.

#UniteTheFandom

Please let me know if I missed any so I can add them in.

The Primary theory goes like this:

The Original Canon and the Disney Canon share a lot in in common; worlds, characters, and even story. Parallel timelines, similar but different. Some of the critical differences between the two timelines are as follows:

***** Where's My Favorite Character? *****
Key Legends Characters don't seem to exist in Disney Canon. The Dark Side ending of KOTOR 1 (and KOTOR 2 to a lesser extent) results in important figures from those stories either dying or having significantly different lives. Not least of which is the loss of the Shan / Revan Blood line. Satele Shan being one of their known decedents. The theory goes that over the nearly 4000 years between then and the original trillogy, the Revan and Bastila Shan diaspora forms the primary force sensitive aspects of Legends characters such as Kyle Katarn, Coran Horn, Kyp Durron, Mara Jade, ext (Mara also likely having some ancestral connection to KOTOR 2's Mira).

With these characters out of the picture new heroes have to take their place. Often these new heroes share many characteristics of the originals, possibly even being their Alternate selves. Jan Ors is now Jyn Urso, the the force sensitive Katarn line is now Andor from Fest (a planet that first appeared in the same game Kyle Katarn First appeared in).

The Force Unleashed fits best on this side of things as well, as key EU characters such as Mara Jade and Kyle Katarn are never seen despite them being active and in similar positions to Star Killer during this time.

***** The Kessel and Malachor Problem *****
There are a few large issues of planets being being externally different from one canon to another. Kessel, for example, is a full planet in the Disney verse and an oddly shaped planetoid in the original canon. Likewise Malachor V in Disney Canon is a full planet rather than space dust. Both these eventualities can be explained by the Dark Side vs Light Side endings of KOTOR 2. In the Light Side Ending of KOTOR 2, Malachor V (a barely held together collection of planetoids) is hit with the Mass Shadow Generator a second time and destroyed. This does not happen in the Dark Side ending, allowing the planet to eventually heal into what is seen in Rebels. With the success of the Mass Shadow Generator in the Light Side ending, it must have been used again at some point in the future on the Planet of Kessel, turning it into the barren lump it is seen as later in the Legends timeline.

***** Star Maps and Star Eating Super Weapons *****
Two key features of both KOTOR 1 and The Force Awakens. That and Kylo Ren's mask being ripped straight from Revan suggests a possible connection between the First Order, and the Star Forge. Having survived in the Dark Side ending of KOTOR 1, it is possible that a faction of imperials, at some point, discovered the Star Forge it's self, or were lead there by the star maps. Preserved since the days of Revan it might have contained old effects from the ancient sith lord, along with the technology for harvesting a star for power. Who's to say what was at the core of the Star Killer base.

Equip the Star Forge with a Death Star Super Laser and Center Point Stations ability to project massive amounts of energy through hyperspace into other systems and you've pretty much got yourself Starkiller base.

***** Yuuzhan Vong *****
So where are the Yuuzhan Vong in the Disney Timeline then? Destroyed or headed somewhere else. How? KOTOR 1 and 2 have the answers. One of the Easter Eggs in KOTOR 1 is Canderous Ordo describing a run-in a space craft eerily similar to ones that show up in the galaxy again some 4000 years later. I propose, in the Dark Side Timelines of KOTOR 1 and 2, armed with the Knowledge from Canderous and with the aid of Revan and the Exile (instead of having to fight them) the Sith Emperor is able to send a force to investigate this unknown threat. The Yuuzhan Vong, having not been cut from the force yet, would be detectable by force sensitives. In finding the probes the Vong had sent to the galaxy, the Sith Emperor determines where they came from and Destroys as many as he can. 3000 years later, with their probes having not returned from that galaxy, The Yuuzhan Vong might decide to strike out for a different one. If not, on the way to this one they may very well run into a flotilla from the Sith Empire sent towards their galaxy. Though outmatched, all the Sith Flotilla would need to do would be inflict enough damage to slightly hasten the deaths of the world ships. They were already on their last legs in the original Canon, if they were slowed or damaged at all they may not have been able to make it.

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Even with all that, there are a lot of similarities too. See if it sounds familiar:
During a time when the Republic has grown bloated and overly bureaucratic and has ended it's war against the imperial remnant, Han Solo's Son gets tempted to the Dark Side by a secretive Dark Master. Han's Son turns on Luke, killing several of his Jedi and emotionally crippling him to the point where he goes MIA. As a result, the story revolves around a strong female lead aided by an ex-imperial (possible love interest) tasked with bringing down Han's, Darth Vader obsessed Dark Side corrupted son.
Due to The Republic government being less than helpful, a new group of resistance fighters is formed around exceptional leaders like Leia are joined by legendary pilots. Han's Son attempts to take out this new resistance, even attempting to kill his own father.
Early on in the story, they have to deal with a multi-planet destroying Super Weapon powered by a star, which they manage to destroy through a combination of infiltration and an exciting space battle.
That is either the Plot of the legacy era, or the force awakens. Disney build up a lot of good will if they remove the non-canon status of these beloved properties and made them equally valid alternate timelines instead.

Description
EDIT: NEWER VERSION AVAILABLE HERE: Star Wars Multiverse Timelines - Version 4

Split timelines have had a long history in the Star Wars Universe. One of, if not the, earliest examples being from the classic FPS Dark Forces 2. The game allowed for a Dark Side and Light Side ending, with the Light Side ending being Canon. This multiple timeline mechanic continues in many subsequent works. This picture tracks them all and unifies Star Wars once again.

#UniteTheFandom

Please let me know if I missed any so I can add them in.

The Primary theory goes like this:

The Original Canon and the Disney Canon share a lot in in common; worlds, characters, and even story. Parallel timelines, similar but different. Some of the critical differences between the two timelines are as follows:

***** Where's My Favorite Character? *****
Key Legends Characters don't seem to exist in Disney Canon. The Dark Side ending of KOTOR 1 (and KOTOR 2 to a lesser extent) results in important figures from those stories either dying or having significantly different lives. Not least of which is the loss of the Shan / Revan Blood line. Satele Shan being one of their known decedents. The theory goes that over the nearly 4000 years between then and the original trillogy, the Revan and Bastila Shan diaspora forms the primary force sensitive aspects of Legends characters such as Kyle Katarn, Coran Horn, Kyp Durron, Mara Jade, ext (Mara also likely having some ancestral connection to KOTOR 2's Mira).

With these characters out of the picture new heroes have to take their place. Often these new heroes share many characteristics of the originals, possibly even being their Alternate selves. Jan Ors is now Jyn Urso, the the force sensitive Katarn line is now Andor from Fest (a planet that first appeared in the same game Kyle Katarn First appeared in).

The Force Unleashed fits best on this side of things as well, as key EU characters such as Mara Jade and Kyle Katarn are never seen despite them being active and in similar positions to Star Killer during this time.

***** The Kessel and Malachor Problem *****
There are a few large issues of planets being being externally different from one canon to another. Kessel, for example, is a full planet in the Disney verse and an oddly shaped planetoid in the original canon. Likewise Malachor V in Disney Canon is a full planet rather than space dust. Both these eventualities can be explained by the Dark Side vs Light Side endings of KOTOR 2. In the Light Side Ending of KOTOR 2, Malachor V (a barely held together collection of planetoids) is hit with the Mass Shadow Generator a second time and destroyed. This does not happen in the Dark Side ending, allowing the planet to eventually heal into what is seen in Rebels. With the success of the Mass Shadow Generator in the Light Side ending, it must have been used again at some point in the future on the Planet of Kessel, turning it into the barren lump it is seen as later in the Legends timeline.

***** Star Maps and Star Eating Super Weapons *****
Two key features of both KOTOR 1 and The Force Awakens. That and Kylo Ren's mask being ripped straight from Revan suggests a possible connection between the First Order, and the Star Forge. Having survived in the Dark Side ending of KOTOR 1, it is possible that a faction of imperials, at some point, discovered the Star Forge it's self, or were lead there by the star maps. Preserved since the days of Revan it might have contained old effects from the ancient sith lord, along with the technology for harvesting a star for power. Who's to say what was at the core of the Star Killer base.

Equip the Star Forge with a Death Star Super Laser and Center Point Stations ability to project massive amounts of energy through hyperspace into other systems and you've pretty much got yourself Starkiller base.

***** Yuuzhan Vong *****
So where are the Yuuzhan Vong in the Disney Timeline then? Destroyed or headed somewhere else. How? KOTOR 1 and 2 have the answers. One of the Easter Eggs in KOTOR 1 is Canderous Ordo describing a run-in a space craft eerily similar to ones that show up in the galaxy again some 4000 years later. I propose, in the Dark Side Timelines of KOTOR 1 and 2, armed with the Knowledge from Canderous and with the aid of Revan and the Exile (instead of having to fight them) the Sith Emperor is able to send a force to investigate this unknown threat. The Yuuzhan Vong, having not been cut from the force yet, would be detectable by force sensitives. In finding the probes the Vong had sent to the galaxy, the Sith Emperor determines where they came from and Destroys as many as he can. 3000 years later, with their probes having not returned from that galaxy, The Yuuzhan Vong might decide to strike out for a different one. If not, on the way to this one they may very well run into a flotilla from the Sith Empire sent towards their galaxy. Though outmatched, all the Sith Flotilla would need to do would be inflict enough damage to slightly hasten the deaths of the world ships. They were already on their last legs in the original Canon, if they were slowed or damaged at all they may not have been able to make it.

******************************

Even with all that, there are a lot of similarities too. See if it sounds familiar:
During a time when the Republic has grown bloated and overly bureaucratic and has ended it's war against the imperial remnant, Han Solo's Son gets tempted to the Dark Side by a secretive Dark Master. Han's Son turns on Luke, killing several of his Jedi and emotionally crippling him to the point where he goes MIA. As a result, the story revolves around a strong female lead aided by an ex-imperial (possible love interest) tasked with bringing down Han's, Darth Vader obsessed Dark Side corrupted son.
Due to The Republic government being less than helpful, a new group of resistance fighters is formed around exceptional leaders like Leia are joined by legendary pilots. Han's Son attempts to take out this new resistance, even attempting to kill his own father.
Early on in the story, they have to deal with a multi-planet destroying Super Weapon powered by a star, which they manage to destroy through a combination of infiltration and an exciting space battle.
That is either the Plot of the legacy era, or the force awakens. Disney build up a lot of good will if they remove the non-canon status of these beloved properties and made them equally valid alternate timelines instead.