Lucasfilm set the record straight on the canon status of a fan-favorite Jedi from the Legends universe of Star Wars. The Star Wars Expanded Universe introduced many iconic characters that later joined the main canon, such as Grand Admiral Thrawn, Darth Revan, and, most recently, HK-47. Despite that, fans have been clamoring for Mara Jade, a strong-willed Jedi Master and the wife of Luke Skywalker from the Legends era, to eventually appear in the canon timeline, but it has yet to happen in any form of media. During the Writing the Star Wars Universe panel at Megacon 2026 last March (via Popverse), Star Wars: Bloodline author Claudia Gray and Mara Jade creator Timothy Zahn revealed that Lucasfilm repeatedly told them and other Star Wars authors that they cannot bring Mara Jade into canon: Claudia Gray: "A couple of times I was like, ‘Really? Really, no Mara Jade?’ And they were like, ‘Nope.'" Read full article on The Direct.