Leia, Han and Emperor Palpatine Join Star Wars Battlefront

Following the Star Wars Battlefront Beta and just before the launch of the game in November, Sony have revealed that Princess Leia, Han Solo and the Emperor will be Heroes and Villains in the new shooting game.

Here are some of the details:

Leia is a leader, so in Star Wars Battlefront she’s very much about support play, buffing team members and holding positions. Players spawning close to her will spawn as Alderaan Honour Guards.

She also has a hard-hitting, boosted blaster shot, Trooper Bane which is designed to be fired in single bursts. Now, A stormtrooper will get killed in one blast by Trooper Bane, and against Villains it will both deal a lot of damage and temporarily stun them.

Han Solo is a gunslinger and has three useful abilities to even out the odds fighting the Empire and the first one is called Rapid Fire. Active for a few seconds, this lets Han fire his Blaster as fast you can pull the trigger, without having to worry about overheating. Rapid Fire is also really good for when villains like Darth Vader approach.

Lucky Shot, Han’s second power, is a “build up and release” power that hits really hard and is effective against vehicles. Lucky Shot works for infantry as well and is mighty enough to break Darth Vader’s block.

And finally the Shoulder Charge power which is an offensive and defensive move and can be used to quickly get into battles — but also out of them.

Emperor Palpatine’s main attack is the iconic Force Lightning, which does a lot of damage to troops within reach. The lightning also comes in the more powerful Chain Lightning form, which is an area of effect ability dealing damage to enemies around you in all directions.

Another power is called Force Dash which means he’ll move extremely fast in his current direction, which can be a real nasty surprise for Rebel soldiers.

In contrast to these abilities, Palpatine is also the Empire team’s support Villain, capable of providing power-ups for others and himself. Thanks to his command of the Empire, Palpatine can use the Imperial Resources ability to hand out power-ups to teammates and health boosts to other Villains.

Which of these Heroes and Villains are you excited for?

Source – Playstation Blog