After more than half a century, regardless of whether it’s deemed canon or not, Star Wars lore has become quite overwhelming to try to parse, especially when consuming it across movies, TV shows, video games, and comic books altogether. Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord’s Sam Witwer perhaps said it best when he referred to understanding Star Wars lore as if you’re hearing a story around a campfire, and yet fans will always get more out of any Star Wars story if they’re able to comprehend how substantial one piece of iconography is to the overall lore of the franchise in general.
For example, fans who are unfamiliar with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will have sadly had Andor’s incredible Easter egg fly over their heads as swiftly as an X-Wing or TIE Fighter. And, if it wasn’t for fans’ knowledge of lore dating back to the origins of Star Wars itself, the new playable character in a popular mobile Star Wars game would lack substance.
Per Twitter/X, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has added a playable character inspired by Ralph McQuarrie’s original 1975 concept art for Deak Starkiller, the character that wouldn’t become Luke Skywalker until the middle...
