STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT ALIENS MOVIE
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT ALIENS UPDATE

The film may introduce the aliens as marketing, but Star Wars: Battlefront 2В turns them from background 'action figures' into charactersВ who have impact on the world around them.(Note: This post contains spoilers for the video game вЂњStar Wars: Battlefront IIвЂќ and the beginning scene of вЂњStar Wars: The Last Jedi.вЂќ) The Caphex are the pale, cat-ish aliens who appear simply as set-dressing in the movie, but they're a stealthy force to be reckoned with in-game. Instead of having only a single line of dialogue, the Ovissian in gameВ has a huge minigun - that's a definite improvement. It's a step above a full-blown marketing-only role, but the game still boosts its existence into 'neat' territory. The Ovissian is the big horned alien who gives information to Poe at the beginning of the film. BB-8 was turned into an absolute monster, and The Resistance side had two troop types added - the Ovissian Gunner, and the Caphex Spy - who were both created for The Rise of Skywalker. It wasn't only the bad guys who got some much needed love in that update. Interestingly, the First Order faction did not have an airborne units prior to the introduction of the Jet Trooper. In-game, they're a very viable choice when competing for air superiority. In the movie, they don't get much more screen time than what was shown in trailers. The film uses these flying enemies as mere cannon-fodder for the heroes (not that Stormtroopers should expect anything else in Star Wars) but were shown again and again in the marketing. Similarly, the First Order Jet Trooper was introduced in 'The Rise of Skywalker Update' and goes from comic-relief villain to a genuinely worthy adversary.

STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT ALIENS MOVIE

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Makes Movie Marketing Cool They can activate an ability that reveals the locations of enemies, another that increases their mobility, and one called 'Oppression Grenade.' That name alone is miles more characterization than they received in the film. The Sith Trooper has powers based on quickly stalking about the battlefield. In the game, they're a menacing presence. In the film, they're instantly forgettable.

It's a striking and compelling design, which is probably exactly why this new form of First Order Trooper was circulated as advertisement for The Rise of Skywalker.

The current logo for the game, and the one that most players probably see after the hugely successful Epic Games giveaway, features the blood-red helmet of a Sith Trooper front and center. Sith Troopers became, quite literally, the face of the game.

STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT ALIENS UPDATE

Related: Star Wars: Battlefront 2's New Update Is Its Last But that's just one way the game improved upon the movie.В In that update, BattlefrontВ 2В drasticallyВ built upon those commercial ideas introduced within the film, and turned them into legitimately cool characters.

He looks cool, and doesn't have to spend all his time yelling Rey's name for no apparent reason. Finn, for example, got the 'Resistance Hero' appearance that reflected his new look. It added a new map, several new troop types, and appearances for hero units based on that film. 'The Rise of Skywalker Update' was added to Battlefront 2В near the release of the final movie in the Skywalker Saga, and brought with it a whole host of new content. Star Wars: Battlefront 2takes those otherwise abandoned marketing gimmicks and turns them into some very cool characters. Luckily, the expanded universe is around to pick up the slack. This bait-and-switch is an unfortunate habit for the franchise (though probably a commercially successful one). 'The Knights of Ren' were featured heavily in the early trailers and ads for the films - only toВ be revealedВ to have no significance whatsoever. From new droids who serve little-to-no story purpose, to new aliens who are just as important,В the new trilogy is chock-full of gimmicks clearly meant to increase marketability. The Ewoks are the oft-cited historic example of this trend, though it has certainly carried over into the new trilogy as well. Star Warshas been much maligned for its habit of adding characters to its films for nothing more than marketing reasons.

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