{"id":42772,"date":"2025-04-23T03:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/42772\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T03:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:20:09","slug":"5-the-clone-wars-era-characters-who-should-appear-in-star-wars-zero-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/42772\/","title":{"rendered":"5 The Clone Wars Era Characters Who Should Appear in Star Wars Zero Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Electronic Arts revealed that it is working<\/a> with developer Bit Reactor for Star Wars Zero Company, fans were understandably excited. After all, the fledgling studio is made up of veterans from hit strategy games like XCOM and Civilization. With Zero Company revealed as an XCOM-like set toward the end of the Clone Wars era, that hype went through the roof. Details about Star Wars Zero Company are still relatively light, but we know it stars a new character named Hawks, who is a former Republic officer. They\u2019re leading a rag-tag band of heroes on what seems like an impossible mission. Bit Reactor will likely stick to new characters for the main cast, but we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see a few fan-favorite Clone Wars characters pop up. <\/p>\n

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Since we don\u2019t know exactly when Star Wars Zero Company takes place, we don\u2019t know which characters from The Clone Wars will still be alive. With that in mind, we\u2019ve tried to pick characters who made it through that era of Star Wars history. Unfortunately, that means characters who might fit well, like Savage Opress and Fives, won\u2019t be included below. Here\u2019s who we hope makes an appearance in Star Wars Zero Company.<\/p>\n

The Bad Batch<\/p>\n

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It might be slightly cheating to include the entire Bad Batch here, but they have to be top contenders to feature in Zero Company. In some ways, it\u2019s surprising that this isn\u2019t just a Bad Batch game, given how easily that group would slot into an XCOM-like strategy game. <\/p>\n

That said, while we\u2019re not getting the Bad Batch game some fans might be dreaming of, they should still pop up in Zero Company. Whether it\u2019s a mission where the Batch joins your crew or you\u2019re racing against them to complete an objective, Bit Reactor shouldn\u2019t pass up this perfect opportunity.<\/p>\n

Cad Bane<\/p>\n

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As a bounty hunter, Bane can fill any role the developers need. If Bit Reactor wants a compelling boss fight against a known character, he pulls that off easily. If they want an uneasy alliance that ends with a double-cross, Bane would do that in his sleep.<\/p>\n

Plus, his kit of abilities would be a blast to try out in turn-based combat. In the initial reveal trailer, we see characters jet-packing around and using gear to gain an advantage. Bane\u2019s skill as a top-of-the-line bounty hunter could take that to the next level.<\/p>\n

Rex<\/p>\n

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Force-users like Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi probably aren\u2019t popping up in Zero Company. It\u2019s possible, but Bit Reactor seems more interested in telling a brand-new story, which likely means the cameos will feature lesser-known characters.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, Rex is a great option as an important Clone Wars character who isn\u2019t an incredibly powerful Jedi. Don\u2019t get us wrong, Rex packs a punch, but his popping up wouldn\u2019t be as big of a game-changer as the Jedi mentioned above.<\/p>\n

Hondo Ohnaka<\/p>\n

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Hondo is kind of like Cad Bane in that it\u2019s easy to imagine him showing up anywhere in the galaxy and offering a \u201chelping hand\u201d to Hawks and crew. Now, that assist is just as likely to end with Hawks in a jail cell as it is to finish positively, making Hondo a character Bit Reactor could have a lot of fun with in its storytelling.<\/p>\n

If nothing else, Hondo would provide some comedic relief with his free-wheeling deals and oddly powerful charisma. Bit Reactor could even have the Weequay pirate join your party alongside Bane for even more antics.<\/p>\n

Darth Maul<\/p>\n

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We know we said Bit Reactor would likely skip over powerful Force users, but we\u2019re making an exception for Maul. He\u2019s one of the Star Wars characters who gained the most from The Clone Wars, so if the developers want a Jedi or Sith character to play off of, he\u2019s the best bet.<\/p>\n

Plus, Maul is getting a new animated series<\/a> called Shadow Lord. Like Zero Company, the show is scheduled to launch in 2026. Bit Reactor and Electronic Arts would be smart to have a little cross-promotion between the two, driving fans to play and watch both. You don\u2019t always get such an easy crossover opportunity, so the publisher should take advantage of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Electronic Arts revealed that it is working with developer Bit Reactor for Star Wars Zero Company, fans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[15255,77,4167,3943,23925,23926,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-42772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-electronic-arts","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-list-feature","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-star-wars-gaming","13":"tag-star-wars-zero-company","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114385126954204554","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}