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==Soft-Canon== :''[http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Memory Beta is the soft-canon counterpart to Memory Alpha] [[File:J'Ula.png|thumb|J'Ula, the first character from the comics to appear in Star Trek Online]] For ''Star Trek'', canon is defined as anything that has appeared "on screen" - the television series and movies. Anything besides that is part of the expanded universe; sometimes referred to as "soft-canon". This includes novels, reference books, video games, and related materials. These stories can and do tend to contradict each other from time to time, and have often been contradicted by television episodes and films. Star Trek Online has made use of some soft-canon as the basis of generating its own lore. Early examples include [[Mackenzie Calhoun]], the [[Multi-Mission Surveillance Explorer|''Vesta''-class]] and the [[Captain's Table]]. Much of the [[Romulan]] backstory from [[Path to 2409]] and elaborated with Season Seven also draws from the ''{{MAlpha|Rihannsu}}'' line of novels. However, it diverges significantly in order to establish Star Trek Online's own [[chronology]]. The first two chapters of the [[Accolade/Lore#Volume_1|Path to 2409]] reference elements from the TNG relaunch and Titan novel series, which had been in publication for several years at the time the game launched. The first instance of a character established in soft-canon becoming a central part of Star Trek: Online is [[J'Ula]], [[T'Kuvma]]'s sister who debuted in the Discovery comics ''{{MAlpha|Star Trek: Discovery - The Light of Kahless, Issue 1|The Light of Kahless}}'' before being introduced as the main antagonist in [[Age of Discovery]]. Later, in 2019, the [[Somerville Intel Science Vessel]] was taken directly from official comics. A different instance of soft-canon is [[sector space]]; when it was was first designed, and especially when it was overhauled to bring about a single Alpha and Beta Quadrant, the developers took canon locations as closely as possible from {{MBeta|Star Charts|Star Trek: Star Charts}}, which is an atlas of all Star Trek locations. Once again however they did diverge slightly where they needed to for the game, and the Star Charts themselves clash with some on-screen canon.
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