Hunters of the Outer Rim

Hunters of the Outer Rim was a competitive sporting show hosted within the Grand Arena on the planet Vespaara that saw various warriors from across the galaxy engage in combat. Contestants, known as "Hunters", fought in teams to earn both fortune and glory while cheered on by enthusiastic audiences. During the New Republic Era, the tournament hosted a revolving cast of several individuals, including the dark side warrior Rieve and the Mandalorian stalwart Aran Tal, as "hunters." Tal joined the competition in 9 ABY,Star Wars: Timelines while Rieve joined around that same year.Hunters: Battle for the Arena takes place after the fall of the Galactic Empire, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 5 ABY. In the story, Rieve is around 21 years old, but in a flashback, which takes place during the Imperial Era, she is 16 years old. So the novel cannot take place more than five years after the fall of the Empire. As it also takes place after Aran Tal joined the Hunters of the Outer Rim, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 9 ABY, the book must be set around that year.
==Behind the scenes==
Hunters of the Outer Rim first appeared in the canon video game Star Wars: Hunters, which was developed by NaturalMotion's BossAlien and published by Zynga on November 16, 2021, as a soft-launch to select countries, before the global release on June 4, 2024. During an interview, Design Director Scott Warner revealed that many elements, such as arena personalities and varying arena environments, from Hunters of the Outer Rim were influenced by professional wrestling.
==Appearances==
*Hunters: Battle for the Arena 
*Star Wars: Hunters 
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*Star Wars: The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Sporting events