3. Humans 'R' Us
What species was the Emperor? What about Han Solo? Luke Skywalker? The vast majority of the characters in Star Wars? Well they were human. The idea that humans are the dominant force in the galaxy might seem a bit odd considering the sheer amount of reproduction needed to maintain population superiority over every other species alive combined, but who are we to judge? Maybe in a galaxy far far away they are just that into procreation (who wouldn't be). Or maybe they just didn't have enough costumes in the movies. I get it. But in the videogame industry, where making a character look human is actually more difficult than making a character look alien, why are all of our main characters still human beings? And more importantly, why does the whole galaxy seem to exist in a "as this relates to humans" perspective. You could probably argue that most of the characters end up being human (or at least so close to human that you can barely tell the difference) because people more easily
identify with characters that look like them. Makes sense. Identification theories claim that it is
harder to experience narrative transportation or involvement without that identification, making it less likely for people to finish the game. Logical narrative based market research aside, everything is seen through the human perspective in Star Wars games. What is the main conflict that drives the Star Wars narrative? The Empire vs The Republic/rebels. It's often called the Galactic Civil War. But, wouldn't it just be the human civil war? The Empire is almost all human. Despite being the progeny of a race called the Sith, the Imperials are %100 about the hating non-humans thing. The rebels may have a few alien species here and there but The Republic is about as diverse as a golf tournament crowd. We are always told in the narratives that the conflict between light and dark affects everyone, but it really only seems that way on paper. In the end, the only people really involved in the fighting are the humans. The damn, dirty humans. Sith v Jedi is just a human war - human perspective.