Summary
Wookipedia, the officialStar Warswiki, has come under fire after making an edit to Ki-Adi-Mundi’s canon page based onThe Acolyte. Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi is hardly the most famous character in theStar Warsfranchise; the Cerean Jedi has only a handful of lines, and his most notable moment in canon was ordering a flavorless slushie in John Jackson Miller’s tremendous bookThe Living Force. ButKi-Adi-Mundi’s cameo inThe Acolytehas turned into a source of controversy based on his date of birth.
Wookipedia, the officialStar Warswiki, updated its page on Ki-Adi-Mundi to reflect the fact he’s canonically alive duringThe Acolyte, 100 years beforeStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. The editors on the site were shocked at the strength of the backlash, withsome even receiving death threats.
At time of writing, #WeStandWithWookipedia is trending on Twitter as members of the fandom rally around the celebratedStar Warswiki.
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Has Star Wars Canon Even Changed After The Acolyte Episode 4?
Ki-Adi-Mundi’s agewas previously established in only two sources: a 1999 CD-ROM released afterStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceand a 2013 trading card. George Lucas himself contradicted some of the contents of the CD-ROM when he changed Ki-Adi-Mundi’s lightsaber color in later movies, and both were rendered non-canon by Disney in 2014.In canon, Ki-Adi-Mundi’s age has never been specified.
The problem is less with the change of canon than the currentbacklash againstThe Acolyte, which has even seen a review-bombing campaign on Rotten Tomatoes. Wookipedia is simply the latest target; all the site’s editors have actually done is update the information on the canon character page, but that simple act has unfortunately received a backlash. Some trolls have taken to sharing images of Ki-Adi-Mundi’s Legends page, carefully edited to remove the “Legends” banner - which certainly illustrates that this whole debate isn’t in good faith.
Thankfully, the editors at Wookipedia have received a great deal of support from other parts of the fandom. The hashtag #WeStandWithWookipedia is trending, shared by fans, influencers, and even some of the bestStar Warsauthors. While it’s disappointing to see Wookipedia targeted with such unreasonable behavior, it’s nonetheless heartening to see how the fandom is coming together in support of one of their own.
