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What's The Story? was an exclusive feature on the Star Wars fan club website, Star Wars Hyperspace. It gave Hyperspace members a chance to leave their mark on the Star Wars Expanded Universe by allowing them to provide the backstory for certain aspects of the saga; usually obscure background characters or vehicles from the films. Winning entries became official Star Wars lore: published in the Databank and added to the Holocron continuity database. This feature was launched June 24, 2005 and concluded on January 4, 2008, as first hinted by Pablo Hidalgo of Lucas Online.[1][2] The feature began with the backstory for Tannon Praji, a character from the (then) recently released Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and, somewhat appropriately, the final entry was Bane Malar, a character from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, chronologically the final Star Wars film.

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[edit] The process

  • The submission form was regularly updated presenting a new subject for fans to write about, originally weekly, then in a fortnightly period and finally on the first Friday of every month. Entries were be based on the information and criteria given, and all had to be under 2000 characters in length.
  • Every submission received was read by a panel of judges, with the best marked as finalists. Pablo Hidalgo then selected the winning entry, or merged several entries and edited them into the final product. The Databank was updated with five or six winners at a time or, sometimes, individually.

[edit] List of entries and authors

Round (Entry) Subject Author(s) Author(s) real name(s) respectively Databank
10 (6)[3] Bane MalarcaledreEdward M. ErdelacLink
10 (5)[3] Pontifex Maxiron AgolergaSompeetalayTim VeekhovenLink
10 (4)[3] Teckla MinnauShadowcultistEvan BurgerLink
10 (3)[3] Slyther BushforbjSarekJohn HazlettLink
10 (2)[3] Seib NodCaptain YossarianBenjamin Christopher Norton DaweLink
10 (1)[3] Okie DokesGrand Admiral Sean8UnknownLink
9 (9)[3] Theomet Danlé winstonvalleyjedi Unknown Link
9 (8)[4] YoxgitcaledreEdward M. ErdelacLink
9 (7)[4] Janus Greejatusvader_of_bastTimothy S. MaddocksLink
9 (6)[4] Niai FiesoexarxanSander de LangeLink
9 (5)[4] Willrow HoodCaptain YossarianBenjamin Christopher Norton DaweLink
9 (4)[4] Tian Chyleryoda's waiter, the fragrant wookiee (provided name)Timothy Carlsson, Ian Tapley (provided name)Link
9 (3)[4] Mini-Huvicko/Yuzabi Dowser binary hydromech droidcaledreEdward M. ErdelacLink
9 (2)[4] Pello ScrambasDarth NTMAidan HennessyLink
9 (1)[4] Lushros DofineAdmiralD'orl001James Lord

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8 (6) Augara Jowil nawaraven104 Chad Finke Link
8 (5) Eddicus-class planetary shuttle JMMC James McFadden Link
8 (4) Krayt's Honor KenobiDX67 UnknownLink
8 (3) Teyora Rekab Valin Kenobi Nathan O'Keefe Link
8 (2) Rolo droid nob01Neil BakerLink
8 (1) Antidar Williams the fragrant wookiee Ian Tapley Link
7 (5) Myhr Rho Captain Yossarian Benjamin Christopher Norton Dawe Link
7 (4) Y'bith ShadowCultist Evan Burger Link
7 (3) Nar Hida NarbFlick Gregory Walker Link
7 (2) Cebann Veekan DJ Maul: Got Feet?, Bubba1227 (species name) Tommy Mac, Bob Vitas (species name) Link
7 (1) Nobot Jedi Flaherty Shaun Flaherty Link
6 (6) Onara Kuat Darth NTM Aidan Hennessy Link
6 (5) Covert Ops clone trooper[5]
6 (4) Braha'tok-class gunship Ello137 Unknown Link
6 (3) Cane Adiss jSarek John Hazlett Link
6 (2) 3B6-RA-7 TalonCard86 Adrick Tolliver Link
6 (1) Dusty Duck Hedec Ga Greg Mitchell Link
5 (6) DC0052 Intergalactic speeder Nathan (ChronoRadio) and The Dark Moose Nathan Butler, Withheld Link
5 (5) Utapau Shadow Trooper Maso Tirag Sam D. Garito

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5 (4) Wam "Blam" Lufba Sompeetalay Tim Veekhoven

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5 (3) Corla Metonae The2ndQuest Billy Buehler Link
5 (2) Ottegru Grey Nex: the T is Hott!!, magicofmyth2, Valin Kenobi (name) Zack Bossan, unknown, Nathan O'Keefe (name)

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5 (1) Silya Shessaun Twi'LekEntertainer, with some elements by ShadowCultist, Master Starkeiller and Hedec Ga Unknown, with Evan Burger, Withheld, and Greg Mitchell

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4 (6) BesGas Three Fisty Fiham Tyler Fisher Link
4 (5) Nem Bees Lord Hydronium Kyle Jewhurst Link
4 (4) Bal'demnic Arf Maul Arthur Papadam Link
4 (3) E-3PO The Phantom Calamari, ejmacki, Fisty Fiham (introductory text) Unknown, Unknown, Tyler Fisher (introductory text) Link
4 (2) Wol Cabasshite ejmacki Unknown Link
4 (1) Olana Chion the fragrant wookiee, Master Starkeiller, The2ndquest (finishing touches) Ian Tapley, Withheld, Billy Buehler (finishing touches) Link
3 (6) Tzizvvt Sompeetalay Tim VeekhovenLink
3 (5) Barrow Oicunn Jedi Master Daniele F, jawajames1 (provided first name only) Daniele F., James Floyd (provided first name only)Link
3 (4) Diva Shaliqua nelwyn53100, Valin Kenobi Unknown, Nathan O'Keefe Link
3 (3) Acros-Krik NarbFlick Gregory Walker Link
3 (2) Melee jarjarsmeagol, Ghent_the_Slicer, Cockroach King FS, jawajames1 Alex Dishal, Unknown, Unknown, James Floyd Link
3 (1) Leektar Hecko Tenton, Arf Maul Andrew Gilbertson, Arthur Papadam Link
2 (6) Narglatch XJ-2 airspeeder Master Devwi UnknownLink
2 (5) Yavid Valin Kenobi Nathan O'Keefe Link
2 (4) Pax Bonkik javajawas Ashley Sharpe Link
2 (3) Kalyn Farnmir Captain Yossarian Benjamin Christopher Norton Dawe Link
2 (2) Romeo Treblanc Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi, Captain Yossarian (also provided name) Aaron Sinner, Benjamin Christopher Norton Dawe (also provided name) Link
2 (1) Grizz Frix Kast Morben Paul CelerLink
1 (6) UT-AT The2ndquest, The Dark Moose Billy Buehler, Withheld Link
1 (5) Swilla Corey Sompeetalay Tim Veekhoven Link
1 (4) Janu Godalhi TalonCard86, gohan316427, General Tarfful Adrick Tolliver, Unknown, Unknown Link
1 (3) Magaloof NarbFlick Gregory WalkerLink
1 (2) Rango Tel Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi, Captain Daultay Dofine (provided name only) Aaron Sinner, Unknown (provided name only) Link
1 (1) Tannon Praji Nex: The T is Hott!! Zack Bossan Link

[edit] Later EU appearances and references

A list of What's The Story? aspects that have since appeared in new Expanded Universe material.

[edit] Direct references

[edit] References within other WTS entries

[edit] Entries reprinted in Star Wars Insider

[edit] Indirect references

[edit] Cut references

[edit] Minor elements introduced

Other elements introduced (or first identified) into continuity through What's The Story? include:

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ "What is (and isn't) Hyperspace? - LucasOnline Star Wars Blog
  2. ↑ Webstrip Chatter at Celebration IV
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 These entries were published along with a retrospective after the competition had finished.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Round 9 databank entries were released individually, rather than a group as were previous rounds.
  5. ↑ Was not published. To quote Pablo Hidalgo: "A winning entry was selected, but it became apparent that projects in the works tread too closely to the lore being established in the CO troopers, that the call was made to pull it. Better that than introduce an instant-continuity error." It is unknown if the entry will ever be published in the future.You must be logged into Star Wars Hyperspace to viewWhats the Story? Discussion and Analysis thread on StarWars.com The winning entry was not entered into the Holocron continuity database in any form, and Lucasfilm Ltd. has not revealed who was the writer of the entry.Holocron continuity database questions thread on StarWars.com
  6. ↑ Star Wars Insider discussion thread on TheForce.net

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