' new story trailer provided the best look at Kay Vess' adventure yet, explaining her motives while introducing some of her allies and enemies as she attempts to navigate the Outer Rim's criminal underworld. Many elements of the wider universe were also teased through this new footage, from iconic creatures to characters who haven't been seen on-screen in years.
is set in an era that hasn't been visited in gaming in almost 30 years, being set between and . Therefore, it seems like Massive Entertainment has taken the opportunity to establish some of the newer storylines from recent comics through its game, while also incorporating nods to moments that all fans will know and love from the original trilogy of films.
While the Hutts, Pykes, and a new clan called the Ashiga were previously confirmed to be in, the Crimson Dawn is mentioned by name during Sliro's meeting with the Outer Rim's major organizations at the start of the trailer — which can be found on Ubisoft's Youtube channel. At this moment, the camera pans across a character who could be Qi'ra, the face of Crimson Dawn during this time, who was introduced in 2018's.
Qi'ra and the Crimson Dawn's role in would make perfect sense, as the recent canon Marvel comic stories show that they played a significant role during this era, initiating the Syndicate War by using agents to cause rifts between the various criminal factions across the galaxy.
The Ashiga — which has been created for — did not seem to be present during this meeting, but it's known that this syndicate is situated on the frozen planet Kijimi, which was introduced in, and Kay meets with them later in the trailer.
Kay can be seen standing in Jabba's palace looking at a frozen Han Solo encased in Carbonite, which may let on more about ' timeline than viewers may first think. While it's already well known that the game takes place between and, the reveal trailer showed Solo's Carbonite being transported across Tatooine, suggesting that players may
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