Star Wars Confirms Qi’ra Will Return

Ubisoft is remaining tight-lipped regarding concrete «Star Wars: Outlaws» details and hasn’t revealed how Qi’ra will factor into Kay Vess’ (González) journey. It’s fair to assume, based on the game’s open-world structure, that Vess will seek out Qi’ra for various missions related to the Crimson Dawn faction. Bringing Qi’ra back is an inspired choice, as the character’s only post-«Solo» appearances have been in novels, comic books, and the animated series «Star Wars Forces of Destiny.» 

While Qi’ra returning to the galaxy far, far away is exciting, it is disappointing that «Star Wars: Outlaws» couldn’t bring back Emilia Clarke for the role. Creatives have continued to expand Clarke’s character in other projects and it will be interesting to see how the folks behind the game tackle Qi’ra’s presence. The character’s arc set up in «Solo» was never really fulfilled, as we saw her teaming up with Maul (Ray Park) at the end of the flick. Seeing as «Outlaws» features Han Solo in carbonite, Qi’ra may have a (twisted) reunion with her old beau.

However, it isn’t that surprising that Clarke isn’t returning. The «Game of Thrones» star has had horrible luck with franchises in the past and is probably okay with leaving the Star Wars character behind. 

«Star Wars: Outlaws» hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows on August 30.