(Credit: EA Games)
The Star Wars universe has a vast number of heroes and villains in its ever-expanding universe, with a number of the characters being playable in the new Star Wars: Battlefront video-game. Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Boba Fett have previously been confirmed to be playable, but now three more iconic Star Wars characters are confirmed.
These characters include Leia Organa, Han Solo and The Emperor.
EA said the following on their press release about the abilities each character will be able to do:
Leia: “It’s clear that Leia is a leader, so in Star Wars Battlefront she’s very much about support play, buffing team members, and holding positions. Furthermore, players spawning close to her will spawn as Alderaan Honor Guards. That said, she’s got a lot of offensive output as well. Just look at the original Star Wars trilogy: you’ll notice that when Leia shoots at stormtroopers, she kills them quickly.”
Solo: “Gameplay-wise, Han Solo is a gunslinger mainly designed for lone wolves and, echoing the beginning of the original Star Wars trilogy, he’s not very dependent on others. Similar to a Rebel trooper, but with a greatly boosted arsenal, Han Solo might be the easiest Hero character to get into. Offensive output, damage, and mobility — that’s what this guy’s about.”
Emperor: “We wanted many different things with the Emperor. We wanted him to be very mobile, but also about deception and fooling people that he’s fragile and weak. As you’ve seen in the original Star Wars trilogy, Palpatine pretends to be a weak old man, when he in fact is extremely powerful. That two-faced side was something we wanted to convey in gameplay and the Emperor’s abilities.”
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to playing as these three characters?
By Ruari Williamson
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