There was no one like a Kevin Feige (let alone a George Lucas or Dave Filoni) in charge there making sure that there was at least some loose connection to the existing lore and proper continuity. At least “Solo: A Star Wars Story” had that going for it.
Sort of. There was nothing in the existing film lore to suggest that [REDACTED](1) was a total [REDACTED](2)
(1) The one that looked like photos of Tafari Makonnen as a young man, before he became His Imperial Majesty the King of Kings of Ethiopia, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God. (More commonly called Haile Selassie.)
(2) Um.