Star Wars is home to some of the most iconic weapons, with the lightsaber wielded by the Jedi and the Sith being the most famed and recognizable. But with Star Wars Outlaws set to let us live out our own scoundrel fantasy, Kay Vess will be taking matters into her own hands with something that befits her character perfectly: the blaster gun. After all, as lead gameplay designer Fredrik Thylander asks at developer Massive's studio in Malmo, Sweden: "what would a scoundrel be without a sidearm?".
With the Han Solo archetype inspiring the direction of Outlaws, the blaster gun feels like the obvious choice. I'm reminded of Solo's quote, "hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a blaster at your side", which makes the weapon even more fitting for Kay who doesn't use the Force, or have anything to do with the Jedi. In order to make the blaster unique to Kay, the team worked with LucasFilm to ensure the weapon is an integral tool that you can't, and more crucially, don't want to be without.
