A new report hints that Quantic Dream’s upcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars Eclipse, will feature a “athletic 30-something and a member of a human-like race” female lead and introduce a brand-new race into Star Wars canon.
“Materials seen” by podcast Sacred Symbols (£) talk of “Project S” which allegedly includes “some sort of empire called The Zaraan, a race not seen in Star Wars before”.
“Sarah is described as an athletic 30-something and is a member of a human-like race. This race is at the lead of some sort of empire called The Zaraan, a race not seen in Star Wars before,” Sacred Symbols revealed (as transcribed by VGC).
“It prides itself on political and military aggression and similar to what you find elsewhere in Star Wars there’s little differentiation between males and females when it comes to roles and responsibilities.”
An additional “wrinkle”, according to the podcast, is that “when Zaraan marries, their nuptials carry interesting military implications as they become one governing unit that works together”. Consequently, Sarah – who’s described as “a fanatical true believer in the violence and criminality regularly demonstrated by her empire” – and her marriage to “far softer touch” Xendo is a big part of the game’s plot, as “part of the game seems to revolve around these two characters and their relationship”.