Star Wars canon in its current form is broken, but there is a way to potentially fix it using a system from the now-bygone Legends continuity. Since 1977, Star Wars has been a transmedia franchise, with numerous original stories supplementing the live-action films in other mediums. Until its rebranding as Legends (and designation as an alternate continuity), the Expanded Universe managed to keep a generally tidy timeline, maintaining respect for established lore and occasional retcons to avoid contradictions. The current canon thus far has had a far less consistent timeline, necessitating the revival of a Legends-era tier system to partially mitigate the issue.
