How Does Star Wars Outlaws Tie Into The Comics?

follows an entirely new character in Kay Vess, with a largely original ensemble and story. Still, Massive Entertainment has worked with Lucasfilm to pull from a large pool of other media to truly embed it between and. Previously, there had been the multimedia event to bridge this gap between films, but since Disney acquired the franchise and made most of the "" stories non-canon, deeming them "," a new story filling this gap has been told through Marvel's comics.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Star Wars Outlaws and the Marvel Comics, War of the Bounty Hunters, Crimson Reign, and Hidden Empire.]

Kay's story takes her across the Outer Rim, dealing with some of the most despicable criminal organizations the galaxy has ever seen. After the events of, the Rebel Alliance is gaining power and, therefore, has a significant amount of the Empire's attention. Therefore, many parties see this as an opportunity for a large power grab, which has led to a significant increase in criminal activity across the galaxy.

Star Wars Outlaws focuses on a grimier, seedier side of the universe with a rich, detailed open world that features both new and legacy characters.

One of the major syndicates Kay Vess finds herself working with is the ruthless Crimson Dawn, a syndicate that works largely in the shadows with agents all over the galaxy and serves as a successor to Darth Maul's Shadow Collective, and during the reign of the Empire, Qi'ra assumed full control. While the group was introduced in 2018's due to the movie's underperformance at the box office, Crimson Dawn hasn't been seen in the movies since, with the comics telling its story in the years before its appearance in.

In the 2021 comic arc, Qi’ra and the rest of Crimson Dawn stole Han Solo frozen in carbonite from Boba Fett and attempted to sell him off in an auction. Many assumed, prior to ' release, that the game would cover these events, as the transportation of Solo in carbonite to Jabba's Palace was