Star Wars Outlaws 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 Star Wars media to truly embed it between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Previously, there had been the Shadows of the Empire multimedia event to bridge this gap between films, but since Disney acquired the franchise and made most of the "Expanded Universe" stories non-canon, deeming them "Legends," a new story filling this gap has been told through Marvel's Star Wars 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 Empire Strikes Back, the Rebel Alliance is gaining power and, therefore, has...