History VideoGame / StarWarsBattlefrontII2017

** Darth Vader cannot run as fast as other characters, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies or escaping from hordes of enemies firing from all directions. His lightsaber swings are slower than most other saber users as well, making it easier for them to be dodged or countered. On the plus side, he has the highest health count at 800 (though General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker would later make it a three way tie), can block blaster shots efficiently, gains a temporary 200 health buff with his Focused Rage ability, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his base health by 150 HP, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active.[[/labelnote]].

** Darth Maul is a playable Hero on the Separatists over ten in universe years after his defeat by Obi Wan Kenobi. Even after his return during the Clone Wars, he never aligned himself with the Seperatists. Even more egregious is his appearance on Imperial side in the OT-era maps, despite Maul having died a couple years before the events of ''Film/ANewHope'' and having been an enemy of the Empire in the years leading up to that.

* Many Enforcer units have abilities that let them gain health on their own, and one of the Officer class's abilities lets him heal himself and any nearby allies with an inspiring shout.

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: During the Han Solo level, the defecting Imperial statistician notes that on average, stormtroopers only land about 77% of their shots.
* ImproperlyPlacedFirearms: In universe. When picking a loadout before a match, every class and every side can pick weapons from any era and faction. This means a Clone Trooper can go into battle with First Order weapons that were built 50 years later in the timeline.

** Darth Vader cannot run as fast as other characters, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies or escaping from hordes of enemies. His lightsaber swings are slower than most other saber users as well. On the plus side he has the highest health count at 800 (though General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker would later make it a three way tie), can block blaster shots efficiently, gains a temporary 200 health buff with his Focused Rage ability, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his health by 150 HP, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active.[[/labelnote]].

** Darth Vader cannot run as fast as other characters and is overall slow, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies, but he has the highest health count at 800 (though General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker would later make it a three way tie), can block blaster shots efficiently, gains a temporary 200 health buff with his Focused Rage ability, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his health by 150 HP, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active.[[/labelnote]].

** Darth Maul is a playable Hero on the Separatists over ten in universe years after his defeat by Obi Wan Kenobi. Even more egregious is his appearance on Imperial side in the Tatooine map, 40 in universe years after his defeat.

** The Officer class specializes in this, using a collection of slow-firing, high damage pistols that can bring down regular units in a handful of shots.

** The Kachirho Beach map that takes place on Kashyyyk has a Venator-class Star Destroyer parked near the Wookie village, and the ship's interior becomes the final stage for a Galactic Assault map if the Separatist Alliance pushes past the Juggernaut tanks and beats the Republic forces back into the ship.

* BattleshipRaid: Most Starfighter Assault maps invariably feature a large capital ship that attacking forces must neutralize in the final phase in order to win, or else they run out of lives. Said capital ship usually has a set of objectives that must be destroyed to create a temporary opening at the ship's weakest point.
** On the Fondor Shipyards map, Rebel fighters must dive into the shipyard's ''corridors'' in order to destroy a set of generators in the second phase. If successful, they then have to disable the couplings holding the Star Destroyer, before proceeding to shoot the ship's underbelly for a limited period of time.
** After disabling tractor beams and backside antenna generators, the Lucrehulk-class battleship over Ryloth requires Republic players to disable the shield generator towers, exposing the core inside of the centresphere.
** The Kamino Research Facility features ''two'' Venator-class Star Destroyers for the Separatists to take down. The first one must be neutralized by destroying its bridge early into the match, while the second one in the last phase requires players to damage its ventral beam weapon, then go for its engines. If successful, the ending cutscene has the second Venator crash into the first one, which relocated itself nearby.
** If the Imperials get to the final phase on the Death Star Debris map, they have to attack a Mon Calamari cruiser, disabling its sensors and then shooting down its engines.
** The Resurgent-class Star Destroyer on the Unknown Regions map has the Resistance attack the ship's front generators, then switch to a phase where they shoot down evacuating transports. The third phases gets back to business by targeting the Star Destroyer's command deck. Take too long to damage the bridge, and the generators shielding it get located further back on the ship.
** Unrelated to Starfighter Assault; in the third campaign mission, Iden boards a rebel ship ''in the middle of a dogfight''. She's later joined by Hask and Meeko, and they ''demolish'' it from the inside.

** In contrast to bulkier and more defensive lightsaber-wielders, Darth Maul is this. He has 700 health, which is tied with Yoda as the lowest HP in the game for a saber user, and, until a 2019 patch, didn't have the ability to block enemy attacks. Even after he was given a block, he has relatively poor blocking stamina. All of this makes him vulnerable to damage. He is compensated for these weaknesses with his amazing speed, high offensive stamina 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. His low health can be mitigated somewhat via a star card that gives him damage reduction from blaster shots.

** In contrast to bulkier and more defensive lightsaber-wielders, Darth Maul is this. He has an average 700 health and, until a 2019 patch, couldn't block enemy attacks. Even after he was given a block, he has relatively poor blocking stamina. All of this makes him vulnerable to damage. He is compensated for this weakness with his amazing speed, high offensive stamina 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. His low health can be mitigated somewhat via a star card that gives him damage reduction from blaster shots.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Multiplayer is as non-canon as it can get; it's possible to play as Kylo or Rey 50 years before they became active Force users, play as Darth Vader fighting against the Republic when he's currently on their side, play as Boba Fett 30 years after he's been eaten by the Sarlacc, etc. At the very least, Hero units who are active during a specific era cost less Battle Points to use (6000 vs. 8000 for Heroes not belonging to a given era).

** In contrast to bulkier and more defensive lightsaber-wielders, Darth Maul is this. He has an average 700 health and, until a 2019 patch, couldn't block enemy attacks. Even after he was given a block, he has relatively poor blocking stamina. All of this makes him vulnerable to damage. 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. His low health can be mitigated somewhat via a star card that gives him reduced damage from blaster shots.

** In contrast to bulkier and more defensive lightsaber-wielders, Darth Maul is this. He has an average 700 health and, until a 2019 patch, couldn't block enemy attacks. Even once he was given a block, he has relatively poor blocking stamina. All of this makes him vulnerable to damage. 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. His low health can be mitigated somewhat via a star card that gives him reduced damage from blaster shots.

** In contrast to bulkier and more defensive lightsaber-wielders, Darth Maul (at launch) 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.

** One of Darth Maul's abilities involves him throwing his saber vertically (Until a patch made him throw it horizontally) at an enemy, giving the melee-based fighter a decent ranged option.
** Darth Vader can make up for his lack of ranged attacked by throwing his LaserBlade horizontally through any enemies in his way. It travels more slowly than Maul's, but does more damage.

** Darth Vader cannot run as fast as other characters and is overall slow, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies, but he has the highest health count at 800 (though General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker would later make it a three way tie), can block blaster shots efficiently, gains a large chunk of temporary health with his Focused Rage ability, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his health by 150 HP, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active (as well as temporarily adding 200 HP for the buff's duration)[[/labelnote]].

** One of Darth Maul's abilities involves him throwing his saber vertically at an enemy, giving the melee-based fighter a decent ranged option. (Until a patch made him throw it horizontally).
** Darth Vader can make up for his lack of ranged attacked by throwing his LaserBlade horizontally through any enemies in his way.

** On a non-hero related note, the Enforcer class characters fall under this category: They sturdy, hard use hard hitting explosives, and can even boost their rate of fire amount of health they have, but they all have slow movement speed with no way to catch up with other classes.

** Darth Vader cannot run as fast as other characters and is overall slow, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies, but he has the highest health count at 800 (though General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker would later make it a three way tie), can block blaster shots efficiently, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his health by 150 HP, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active (as well as temporarily adding 200 HP for the buff's duration)[[/labelnote]].

* AwesomeYetImpractical: Darth Maul's pre-2019 Furious throw. It's cool to watch Maul throw his double-bladed lightsaber at an enemy and it would be a one-hit kill when it connected, but due to the saber being thrown vertically, it had a very small hitbox, making it hard for even for expert players to hit an enemy with it. Luckily, a patch was released that changed it to a horizontal throw like Darth Vader's, though the damage was nerfed to compensate. Even with the damage nerf, it's still more effective at getting kills.

* DevelopersForesight: Heroes have dialogue lines for encountering all the other heroes in the game, even those from other eras, for use in crossover modes like Heroes vs. Villains.
* ADogNamedDog: Inferno Squad’s seeker droid is just referred to as 'droid', as the Empire discourages attachment. Later on, despite circumstances allowing Inferno Squad to name it something else, they continue to call it 'the Droid', though the 'the' part appears to affirm that it is ''their'' droid rather than just a replaceable droid.
** Subverted in the Resurrection campaign, where the droid is named Dio.

* EasterEgg: In the tutorial mission for single-player, as you exit your cell, one of the first rebel officers you have to defeat in order to get past undetected is a man telling off a jailed prisoner. That prisoner is [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOSCASqLsE Matt the Radar Technician]]]].

** Darth Vader cannot run as fast as other Hero units and is overall slow, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies, but he has the highest health count at 800 (though General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker would later make it a three way tie, can block blaster shots efficiently, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his health by a flat amount, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active (as well as temporarily increasing health for the buff's duration)[[/labelnote]].

** Boba Fett has the lowest health count at 500, but his rechargeable jetpack means he can hover around the battlefield and pelt enemies with his impressive arsenal, with only the most accurate players being able to shoot him down.

** Darth Vader cannot sprint like many Hero units and is overall slow, meaning he has trouble closing the gap against nimbler enemies, but he has the highest health count at 900, can block blaster shots efficiently, deals heavy damage with his lightsaber strikes ([[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks even thrown ones]]), and has multiple Star Cards that increase his bulk [[labelnote:*]]One card decreases the stamina drain while deflecting shots, another increases his health by a flat amount, and a third reduces the damage taken while Focused Rage is active (as well as temporarily increasing health for the buff's duration)[[/labelnote]].

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