I really liked how the RTS Empire at War handled this. Almost all of Ep IV takes place between missions
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
your protagonist is Capt Antilles and you spend a whole campaign building the Rebellion
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you go through all this crap to discover the Death Star exists and where the plans are
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in the penultimate mission you're supposed to take the DS plans to your leader Bail Organa on Alderaan
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
and then he bursts in w a last minute order "No, you need to give it to my daughter for a secret mission"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
immediately after this mission, your main char just disappears, then Alderaan FUCKIN EXPLODES
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
then out of nowhere Luke appears, becomes your new PC and says "Hey we gotta do this thing"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
cue final mission and Death Star trench run
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"But where's Captain Antilles?" "Dead" "What about this General Kenobi he was looking for" "Also dead"
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"I can't really explain, everyone who knew the backstory is now dead"
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"It's just me, Bail Organa's teenage daughter and, uh, this guy" HAN SOLO: "Hey everyone I'm an asshole"
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