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While Xizor himself remains a Legend for the time being, his species, the Falleen, have since been reintroduced to the Star Wars canon via Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Legacy of the Force is tricky, because The Force Awakens and the new Star Wars films appear to have already gone in a similar direction.
But in the ‘90s, the Star Wars Expanded Universe picked up steam and revived interest in new Star Wars stories years before George Lucas got around to making the prequel trilogy.