Summary

  • Wookipedia updated Ki-Adi-Mundi's page for accuracy, sparking a backlash from some parts of the fandom.
  • This has even led to death threats against Wookipedia editors.
  • #WeStandWithWookipedia trends as fans the wiki against unfair backlash.

Wookipedia, the official Star Wars wiki, has come under fire after making an edit to Ki-Adi-Mundi's canon page based on Ki-Adi-Mundi's cameo in The Acolyte has turned into a source of controversy based on his date of birth.

Wookipedia, the official Star Wars wiki, updated its page on Ki-Adi-Mundi to reflect the fact he's canonically alive during The Acolyte, 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. The editors on the site were shocked at the strength of the backlash, with some even receiving death threats.

At time of writing, #WeStandWithWookipedia is trending on Twitter as of the fandom rally around the celebrated Star Wars wiki.

Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and Mae Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) in The Acolyte
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Has Star Wars Canon Even Changed After The Acolyte Episode 4?

A Cerean Jedi, possibly Ki-Adi-Mundi, in The Acolyte

Ki-Adi-Mundi's age was previously established in only two sources: a 1999 CD-ROM released after Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and 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 current backlash against The 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 from other parts of the fandom. The hashtag #WeStandWithWookipedia is trending, shared by fans, influencers, and even some of the best Star Wars authors. 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 of one of their own.