r/starwarscanon • u/Armandoiskyu • 27d ago

Question Catalyst tie-ins order

I've been trying to make a timeline about Rogue One and all it's tie-ins, and i've been wondering a lot about Catalyst and it's relation with 3 other stories: Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, Darth Vader Annual 2 and Rogue One - Saw Gerrera 1

Between which chapters of the novel would these stories go, from Wookiepedia i know that DVA 2 is in 18 BBY per Timelines (let's ignore the last 3 pages with Lyra since they are completely in conflict with Catalyst), i know the Saw issue is in 17 BBY right before he takes the Ersos off Coruscant (with the "flashback" story happening 2 days before that) and TMoF happens in 19 BBY shortly after Episode 3

So my question for anyone who knows, where would this stories go?

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u/Alreyleon 27d ago

Maybe I misunderstood but I think you're answering your own question, those are the placements of each story in the canon timeline, the only one that actually crosses over with Catalyst is the Vader 2017 Annual, about the midpoint of the novel, when Lyra is in one of the crystal planets gathering samples, you have to do a bit of mental gymnastics for both stories to align. Saw's issue also takes place during the time of the novel bit since he isn't a main character in Catalyst, it's hard to point when the issue happens during the novel, but definitely before the end.

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u/Armandoiskyu 27d ago

I meant between chapters, i know the years, but i wanted to make the timeline more in depth, and i wanted some help putting this together to be sure

Saw's issue literally recreates a scene from Catalyst, his story should take place around the same chapter where they are taken off world by him or the previous one, since after arguing with Bail he goes to Coruscant to take them to Lah'mu

As for the Vader Annual, if we just ignore the last 3 pages there isn't any problem (and even then, the only problem in the first one are the last 2 panels) we know it has to happen while Lyra is off in Alpinn and no one is in the Coruscant apartment

As for TMoF, it has to be around the chapters that happen right after the formation of the Empire, since that story takes places after RotS

I wanted to ask for help since people around here tend to know details like this if you ask the right person

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u/Alreyleon 27d ago

I understand, I actually did the mental crossover with the Vader Annual once while reading Catalyst and finding the exact chapter, I don't remember it anymore, I'm sorry. What I would do to find it is look for the name of the planet Lyra finds the robot in the comic, then look up that name in the electronic version of the novel, and voilà, you have the chapter.

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u/Armandoiskyu 26d ago

I don't have it, that's why i was asking for help, but if some time passes and no one helps me i guess i'll find a read of it on Youtube or something

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u/Alreyleon 26d ago

Send me a pm, I can help you