Star Wars is an incredibly expansive universe, one of the largest in all of entertainment media. There are thousands of worlds, characters, and creatures to learn about that an entire lifetime wouldn't be enough. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm for over $4 billion in 2012, years upon years of new films began development, not to mention all the supplemental books, television shows, games, and other materials. But to have a clean slate, the company decided to restructure their canon.