Summary
- Disney's Star Wars movie department has had hits and misses, with Solo: A Star Wars Story falling short commercially.
- Despite this, Star Wars Outlaws will feature a key character named Qi'ra from Solo, essentially making it a spiritual successor to the film.
- The upcoming game will also include the in-universe card game Sabacc, tying it even more closely to the world of Solo.
Disney's tenure with the Star Wars franchise has been a bit of a mixed bag, and that's true for all of its departments. On the gaming side, Disney's shutdown of LucasArts was heartbreaking, and its early partnership with EA didn't yield great Star Wars experiences at first, but now games like Respawn's Star Wars Jedi series have tipped the scales back into balance, and hopefully Star Wars Outlaws will be able to tip them even further into the green.
But nowhere is Disney's mixed tenure with Star Wars more obvious than its movie department. While Disney has produced disappointing duds like Rise of Skywalker, it's also produced movies like Rogue One, a new fan-favorite. Unfortunately, Solo: A Star Wars Story finds itself in the former camp, being a disappointment not just for fans but for Disney as well, with it being a fairly well-known commercial failure. But despite its reception and infamy, Solo: A Star Wars Story is about to find itself being referenced quite heavily in Star Wars Outlaws.
Star Wars Outlaws' Solo Movie Connections Explained
Star Wars Outlaws Is Set to Feature a Major Solo Movie Character
Finally set to explore Star Wars' sprawling criminal underworld, it's only natural for fans to expect some big cameos from Star Wars Outlaws. From scoundrels like Lando Calrissian, to bounty hunters like Boba Fett, Star Wars Outlaws has no shortage of iconic franchise low-lives and villains to pick and choose from, but the ones it's already chosen are rather interesting. While Jabba the Hutt has become a core part of Outlaws' marketing, there's one other character cameo that Ubisoft is keeping fairly quiet about, and that's Crimson Dawn's Qi'ra.
Introduced and last seen in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Qi'ra grew up on Corellia alongside beloved smuggler Han Solo. After the duo's plan to escape their criminal lives failed, Qi'ra was sold into slavery, eventually becoming a trusted ally of Crimson Dawn's Dryden Vos. After Vos' death in Solo, Qi'ra reveals that it's actually Darth Maul running Crimson Dawn behind the scenes, and that's the last fans saw of Qi'ra on screen up until now.
Set between the events of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Outlaws will see players take control of smuggler Kay Vess as she plans the greatest heist the galaxy has ever seen. Along the way, she'll have to make allegiances with the galaxy's major criminal syndicates, and Crimson Dawn is one such faction. While Qi'ra's role in Star Wars Outlaws' story hasn't been confirmed yet, it seems likely that at this point in the timeline, she's in charge of Crimson Dawn, with Maul having died back on Tatooine a few years before A New Hope. In the comics, Qi'ra becomes leader of the Crimson Dawn around this time, with one of her first acts as leader being a plot to steal Han Solo's Carbonite-encased body from Jabba the Hutt.
Game Informer's editor Brian Shea confirmed that Star Wars Outlaws' Qi'ra will not be played by Emilia Clarke.
Star Wars Outlaws Might Also Feature a Card Game Seen in Solo
In a recent ESRB leak, it was seemingly confirmed that Star Wars Outlaws will feature a playable version of the in-universe card game known as Sabacc. Though Sabacc has appeared countless times in Star Wars media over the last few decades, its biggest on-screen appearance was in Solo: A Star Wars Story, where Han Solo manages to win the Millennium Falcon from Lando.
Star Wars Outlaws
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 75 /100 Critics Rec: 68%
- Released
- August 30, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Violence, Simulated Gambling, Mild Language
- Developer(s)
- Massive Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Ubisoft, Lucasfilm Games
- Engine
- Snowdrop
- Franchise
- Star Wars
WHERE TO PLAY
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game and explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life. Fight, steal, & outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted. If you’re willing to take the risk, the galaxy is full of opportunity.
DISCOVER A GALAXY OF OPPORTUNITY
Explore distinct planets with bustling cities and cantinas before racing across sprawling outdoor landscapes on your speeder. Each planet brings new adventures, unique challenges, and enticing rewards if you’re willing to take the risk.
EXPERIENCE AN ORIGINAL SCOUNDREL STORY
Live the high-stakes lifestyle of an outlaw. With Nix by your side, turn any situation to your advantage: fight with your blaster, overcome enemies with stealth and gadgets, or find the right moments to distract enemies and gain the upper hand.
EMBARK ON HIGH-STAKES MISSIONS
Take on high-risk, high-reward missions from the galaxy’s crime syndicates. Steal valuable goods, infiltrate secret locations, and outwit enemies as one of the galaxy’s most wanted. Every choice you make influences your ever-changing reputation.
JUMP INTO THE PILOT SEAT
Pilot your ship, The Trailblazer, as you engage in thrilling dogfights with The Empire and other foes, finding the right opportunities to chase, evade, and attack to get the upper hand.
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Action-Adventure
