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  "embed": "{\"color\": 1752220, \"title\": \"XCOM Lore - Canon Tiers\", \"author\": {\"name\": \"XCOM Project - Research Division Guideline\", \"icon_url\": \"https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/xcom/images/6/68/XCOM_Shield_Logo.gif\"}, \"fields\": [{\"name\": \"// CANON TIERS //\", \"value\": \"_ _\\nFor the purpose of lore discussion here, we have established the following structure:\\n\\n**Jake Solomon is __S-canon__** -- his comments, tweets, and etc are the main authority in XCOM stuff\\n\\n**Main games (XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2, alongside the War of the Chosen expansion) are __A-canon__**, as they have Jake as the creative director and follow his vision as closely as it can be done within the constraints of game development.\\n\\n**TLP and XCOM: Enemy Within are B-canon**, as they are downloadable content directly related to Jake's own project and approved by him, but don't have him as the creative director.\\n\\n**Books, comics, Chimera Squad, and The Bureau** -- aka spin-offs that use the brand but are made by different people -- **are __C-canon__**. They are spinoffs licensed by 2K/Firaxis but made by different people with different visions of what the franchise is about, and therefore value lore integrity and consistency less than Jake and the main XCOM team does.\\n\\n_ _\", \"inline\": false}, {\"name\": \"// SO HOW DOES IT WORK? //\", \"value\": \"_ _\\nWhen discussing events, the explanation provided by Jake Solomon or the main XCOM games (XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2, and XCOM 2: War of the Chosen) always take precedence.\\n\\nIn the case of any conflict between information, the higher tier medium is considered canon (e.g. TLP trumps books and comics, main games trump TLP, Jake trumps games)\\n\\n_ _\", \"inline\": false}, {\"name\": \"// CANON CRITERIA //\", \"value\": \"_ _\\nTo find out more about what's considered Canon and why, type ``!canon``\\n\\n_ _\", \"inline\": false}], \"footer\": {\"text\": \"INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS CLASSIFIED CONDITION BLACK/XCOM FUNDING COUNCIL/XCOM OPS STAFF EYES ONLY\", \"icon_url\": \"https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/xcom/images/6/68/XCOM_Shield_Logo.gif\"}, \"description\": \"In order to make sense of the XCOM lore and universe as it is handled and licensed by 2K and Firaxis to multiple teams, this community applies a series of Canon Tiers which are maintained and updated by the Research Team.\\n\\n_ _\"}",
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