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8/6/2012 10:29:38 PM
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What is the LARGEST fictional universe?
I wanna say it's Star Wars, due to the ridiculous amount of canon and content released on an annual basis, but that's one of the few really big ones I'm familiar with. There's just SO MUCH STUFF. You could spend weeks browsing Wookiepedia if you had nothing to do.
Now, this is about sheer vastness and time encompassed, not success or pop-culture presence. For example, Harry Potter is very well-known, but puny in comparison to a universe as defined and expanded-on as the Elder Scrolls.
In fact, TES is noteworthy (in my eyes) because it's very large for such a young franchise. This can be credited to in-game books and the open-world nature, I think.
But what would YOU say is the BIGGEST universe? Remember, non-canon content doesn't count, and neither do crossovers or alternate realities (sorry, comics).
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Star Wars no contest
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Tolkien universe.
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4 RepliesStar Wars easily ranks high on the list. Disregarding everything past the ROTE era, AND not including SWTOR, Star Wars already blimps most science fiction universes out there, [b]Including Warhammer 40K[/b]. If we take all of Star Wars into account, even the BTR era, except for Infinities, it easily lands high on the list.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Onlinemph [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Terror Q [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] wildnuke [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SpongyMallard7 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thirty Three Star Wars[/quote] think of all the books.[/quote] Which are a tiny amount compared to franchises like 40k and DW. seriously, Star Wars is no where near the largest.[/quote] 40K has thin lines of canon. I'm aware of 40k's size too, but I said Star Wars because of that.[/quote] Everything is cannon except for old codices.[/quote] Yes, but almost everyone can add to it.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Terror Q [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] wildnuke [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SpongyMallard7 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thirty Three Star Wars[/quote] think of all the books.[/quote] Which are a tiny amount compared to franchises like 40k and DW. seriously, Star Wars is no where near the largest.[/quote] 40K has thin lines of canon. I'm aware of 40k's size too, but I said Star Wars because of that.[/quote] Everything is cannon except for old codices.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] wildnuke [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SpongyMallard7 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thirty Three Star Wars[/quote] think of all the books.[/quote] Which are a tiny amount compared to franchises like 40k and DW. seriously, Star Wars is no where near the largest.[/quote] 40K has thin lines of canon. I'm aware of 40k's size too, but I said Star Wars because of that. [Edited on 08.06.2012 3:27 PM PDT]
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Warhammer, hands down. The games alone cover two entire eras, there's a -blam!-load of books and the background and fluff is mindblowingly massive.
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Lord of the Rings puts Star Wars to shame. I mean, Tolkien freaking developed his own languages and dialects for the different creatures; doesn't get much more developed than that.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SpongyMallard7 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thirty Three Star Wars[/quote] think of all the books.[/quote] Which are a tiny amount compared to franchises like 40k and DW. seriously, Star Wars is no where near the largest.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thirty Three Star Wars[/quote] think of all the books.
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Star Wars!!! <3
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Warhammer 40k
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Shiro2809 TIL that fantasy books/games/comics/etc... aren't fictional... [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] wildnuke [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] XxJakeMasterxX The largest one I know of is Star Wars. It's ridiculous how much is behind that universe. Edit: Now that I've read that post a few posts above me I have to go with Marvel. Seriously all those comics...[/quote] Marvel and DC are more in the fantasy category.[/quote][/quote] Was going to edit that, though it said largest sci-fi. Since the OP only contains this in one universe though they're not the largest. My bad though.
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either warhammer, star wars, or star trek. i don't know numbers, but those are the biggest i can think of
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TIL that fantasy books/games/comics/etc... aren't fictional... [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] wildnuke [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] XxJakeMasterxX The largest one I know of is Star Wars. It's ridiculous how much is behind that universe. Edit: Now that I've read that post a few posts above me I have to go with Marvel. Seriously all those comics...[/quote] Marvel and DC are more in the fantasy category.[/quote]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Water Beetle The Star Wars universe needs to die. It had its time, now it's clear that George Lucas or whoever desperately wants a dying animal to live.[/quote]Lucas may be committing some sick crimes against the franchise (god damned cartoons) but the EU authors are generally pretty good.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Terror Q [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jew man man Either; Star Wars Lord of the Rings Mass Effect Warcraft or Warhammer[/quote] Mass Effect?[/quote] Mass Effect has a few Novels and Comics to its name. Edit: Although thinking about it, it's probably only the same size as Halo's universe. [Edited on 08.06.2012 3:14 PM PDT]
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Star wars by far. The sheer amount of books they have is near mind boggling.
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I thought this was gong to be on the size of universes, but since it's not, Star Wars.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jew man man Either; Star Wars Lord of the Rings Mass Effect Warcraft or Warhammer[/quote] Mass Effect?
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Star Wars.
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Either; Star Wars Lord of the Rings Mass Effect Warcraft or Warhammer
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The Star Wars universe needs to die. It had its time, now it's clear that George Lucas or whoever desperately wants a dying animal to live.
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How is Star Wars larger than Doctor Who,Star Trek,40k, and others?
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Easily Star Wars.
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Star Wars
