History VideoGame / StarWarsBattlefrontII2017

* AttackAttackAttack: General Grievous's playstyle amounts to this, as all of his abilities push him forward and he does an higher than average amount of damage per swing. ''Thrust Surge'' has him leap forward to stab a targeted enemy with all four lightsabers, ''Unrelenting Advance'' has him face a single direction to creep forward whilst spinning his lightsabers in a fan motion to parry all incoming front shots and damage anyone in his wake, and ''Claw Rush'' has him crawl on the floor on all his limbs to run over anyone in his way. Unlike the previous two abilities, ''Claw Rush'' can be used to make a hasty escape and has a Star Card that increases its damage resistance, but with the amount of damage and knockback it can inflict on enemy players, you're just as encouraged to use it as a battering ram as much as an escape plan.

* ParryingBullets: Lightsaber-wielding heroes may not have long ranged options, but they can counter long-range laser fire by using their block ability to reflect a good amount of laser fire before overheating the ability. Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren, Rey, General Grievous, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Count Dooku, and Anakin Skywalker have this ability, while the {{Fragile Speedster}}s, Yoda and Darth Maul, are forced to go without it.

** One of Darth Maul's abilities involves him throwing his saber vertically at an enemy, giving the melee-based fighter a decent ranged option.

* YouHaveFailedMe: The Separatist announcer in multiplayer is fond of doing/implying this if the Battle Droids lose.

* BadassBeard: Han grows one after the Battle of Endor, as mentioned in ''Literature/AftermathLifeDebt''. A required NPC will make fun of it and one of the conversations you can overhear will implicitly lampshade this trope.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Whereas Anakin taunts most enemy heroes (Dooku, Grievous, Kylo Sen, etc.), he borderline ''panics'' when facing [[FutureMeScaresMe Darth Vader.]]

** In contrast to bulkier and more defensive lightsaber-wielders, Darth Maul can't block enemy laser fire and has an average 700 health, which makes him vulnerable to heavy enemy fire. He is compensated for this weakness with his amazing speed and his ability to lunge forward in a deadly spin of his lightsaber blades, allowing him to close distance between his ranged opponent and kill anyone that stands between them.

-->'''Ralsius''': This YT-1300 freighter you've got is something, but it's hyperdrive fails 1.22 times more often than the 2400 model.\

-->'''Ralsius''': "This YT-1300 freighter you've got is something, but it's hyperdrive fails 1.22 times more often than the 2400 model."\\
'''Han''' (greatly annoyed): [[GetOut "Chewie, get him out of my cockpit!"]]

** Dark Side characters can choose to do this. [[spoiler: Forcing Zaalbar to kill Mission]] is probably the worst example.

* KickTheDog: Garrick and Moff Raythe [[spoiler:destroying Vardos, a planet loyal to the Empire, just to demonstrate that the Empire is still in control]].

* GunsAkimbo: The ARC Trooper representing the Republic's Infiltrator class wields two DC-17 pistols, replacing the standard aim function with a second firing trigger.

''Star Wars Battlefront II''[[labelnote:*]]Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII'', which came ''before'' the ContinuityReboot[[/labelnote]] is an action first- and third-person shooter video game based on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise as an entry in the [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] and sequel to [[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015 the 2015 Battlefront reboot]]. The game was primarily developed by [[Creator/{{DICE}} EA DICE]] and Motive Studios (with additional work done by Creator/CriterionGames), and published by Creator/ElectronicArts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne on November 17th, 2017.

* BigBadassBattleSequence: The large scale game modes Galactic Assault and Supremacy have large teams of players (20 on each team, with 12 AI controlled fighters in Supremacy) partake in massive battles across the game's maps.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: At several points in the single-player campaign players will briefly switch to Luke, Kylo Ren and other famous ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters for a few missions.

* MotorMouth: Ralsius Paldora, an Imperial defector Han meets on Takodana. He is a patronizing blabbermouth that [[CaptainObvious constantly makes obvious observations about whats going on around him]]. Han quickly gets fed up with him after just a few minutes, with the final straw being him insulting the ''Millennium Falcon''.
-->'''Ralsius''': "This YT-1300 freighter you've got is something, but it's hyperdrive fails 1.22 times more often than the 2400 model."\
'''Han''' (greatly annoyed): [[GetOut "Chewie, get him out of my cockpit!"]]

** The campaign and Starfighter Assault both feature a Rebel attack on the Fondor shipyards, an event that also occurred in the ''Legends'' continuity; specifically, ''[[VideoGame/RogueSquadron Rebel Strike]]'' had Wedge's campaign end with an attack on a cloaking-capable Executor-class under construction at Fondor's shipyards.
** Some of General Grievous's voice lines come from works in the ''Legends'' continuity, such as the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' micro-series ("Make peace with the Force now, for this is your final outing.") and the original ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII Battlefront II]]'' ("[[LovesTheSoundOfScreaming Your screams are like music to my audio receptors]]."
** One of Luke's "Jedi Hero" victory pose has him raise his lightsaber over his head, just as he does in the poster for ''Film/ANewHope''.

** Iden fears that they’ll be thrown into [[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 Sunspot Prison]] if they get caught & arrested by the rebels.

** Admiral Versio's Star Destroyer is called the ''Eviscerator''. The 181[[superscript:st]] was briefly stationed on the ''Eviscerator'' in the first book of the ''Literature/XWingSeries'', though considering how one-note it was, this is probably just a coincidence. Though then again, both Inferno Squad and the 181[[superscript:st]] are squads of elite TIE pilots...

** Heroes (Light Side Hero units): Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, Rey, Finn (DLC), Obi-Wan Kenobi (DLC), Anakin Skywalker (DLC), Yoda's Jedi Interceptor, Han Solo's ''Millennium Falcon'', and Poe Dameron's ''Black One''.
** Villains (Dark Side Hero units): Darth Maul, Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Boba Fett, Bossk, Iden Versio, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma (DLC), General Grievous (DLC), Count Dooku (DLC), Darth Maul's ''Scimitar'', and Boba Fett's ''Slave 1''.

** One of Luke's "Jedi Hero" victory pose has him raise his lightsaber over his head, just as he does in the poster for "A New Hope".

** Some of General Grievous's voice lines come from works in the ''Legends'' continuity, such as the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' micro-series ("Make peace with the Force now, for this is your final outing.") and the original ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII Battlefront II]]'' ("[[LovesTheSoundOfScreaming Your screams are like music to my audio receptors]].".

* AttackAttackAttack: General Grievous's playstyle amounts to this, as all of his abilities push him forward and he does an higher than average amount of damage per swing. ''Thrust Surge'' has him leap forward to stab a targeted enemy with all four lightsabers, ''Unrelenting Advance'' has him creep forward whilst spinning his lightsabers in a fan motion to parry all incoming front shots and damage anyone in his wake, and ''Claw Rush'' has him crawl on the floor on all his limbs to run over anyone in his way. Unlike the previous two abilities, ''Claw Rush'' can be used to make a hasty escape and has a Star Card that increases its damage resistance, but with the amount of damage and knockback it can inflict on enemy players, you're just as encouraged to use it as a battering ram as much as an escape plan.