Star Wars: Squadrons - “Hunted” CG Short

The New Republic fleet strikes the Imperial dockyard at Var-Shaa. Pre-order STAR WARS™: Squadrons now to get cosmetic items featured in this short film: www.ea.com/games/starwars/squ...
The Empire’s retreat after a surprise attack marks yet another stumble in the wake of the second Death Star’s destruction. But for one member of Titan Squadron, the battle is far from over. Squadron Leader Varko Grey finds himself as the last TIE pilot on the battlefield, hunted relentlessly by a renegade New Republic X-wing in this standalone STAR WARS: Squadrons story.
Made in collaboration by Motive Studios, Lucasfilm, and ILM, "Hunted" is set before the events of STAR WARS: Squadrons, introducing you to one of the ace pilots who you'll be fighting alongside in the story to unfold.
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons, available October 2, 2020 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, PC on EA.com, Steam, and Epic Games Store, and playable in Virtual Reality (VR) on PlayStation 4 and PC with cross-play support.
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About STAR WARS™: Squadrons:
ALL WINGS REPORT IN - Plan skirmishes with your squadron in the briefing room before taking off to the evolving battlefields across the galaxy. Compete in intense 5v5 multiplayer dogfights or unite with your squadron to tip the scales in monumental fleet battles. Together, you’re the galaxy’s finest.
MASTER LEGENDARY STARFIGHTERS - Take control of different classes of starfighters from both the New Republic and Imperial fleets - including the agile A-wing and the devastating TIE bomber. Modify your ship, divert the power between its systems, and destroy your opponents in strategic space dogfights.
GET IN THE COCKPIT - The cockpit is your home. Use its dashboards to your advantage and - with just a thin hull of metal and glass between you and the perils of space - feel the intensity of combat from a first-person perspective. Take off in thrilling multiplayer modes and a unique single-player STAR WARS™ story, which covers a key campaign near the conclusion of the Galactic Civil War. Immerse yourself in the pilot’s seat completely with the option to play the entirety of STAR WARS™: Squadrons in Virtual Reality (VR) on PSVR and PC.
THE MISSION IS CLEAR - STAR WARS™: Squadrons is a fully self-contained experience from day one, where you earn rewards through play. Climb the ranks and unlock new components like weapons, hulls, engines, shields, and cosmetic items in a clear path for progression that keeps gameplay fresh and engaging.

[@jasonlee2239]

Never thought I'd see the day when the empire gets treated a bit more seriously.

[@Donkey26]

So true

[@corporategunner5972]

Agreed

[@sweetsleeperagent]

This is a story that I've begged for. I want to see members of the Empire either be taken seriously. I hate the Disney polarized form of the Empire: Either bumbling idiots or Evil for the sake of evil. Here we have a pilot that cares about his unit, is smart, ready to sacrifice himself, and wants to see justice delivered.

[@rare_kumiko]

So true! I'm seriously considering getting this game now!

[@sonoftheempire550]

Bro, actually though!!

[@faz818]

Rebel pilot: the war’s over, imp Tie pilot: Call an ambulance...But not for me!

[@tybedingfield7248]

oooooOOOOOOOOOOO

[@couldntfindaname966]

Lol

[@FXTRT1-1]

Shots fvcking FIRED!! literally!!

[@Trapping_ackbar7]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnmZn2SXgJWNidE

[@workdayfiddle]

It’s weird they even have slurs in Star Wars

[@elmatador9086]

Seeing a rebel pilot being treated as a villain was chilling. His visor hiding his eyes was a really cool visual touch.

[@CouragelessOne]

I've always felt like there were no "good guys" in star wars. The rebels killed millions on the death stars and on Starkiller. The Jedi became war mongers, and the Republic slowly grew corrupt.

[@NordRheinWestfale]

@@CouragelessOne The first two are not really a fair comparison since both the Death Star and this Starkiller were both Superweapons that killed billions, but I totally agree with you about the Jedi and the Republic

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@CouragelessOne No. don’t add moral relativism to Star Wars. There are good guys and there are bad guys, that was the intent. The rebels were rebelling from a tyrannical empire ruled by a megalomaniac described as a back he of essential evil, the rebels were good the empire was bad that is it. Also the Jedi were never warmongers?

[@CouragelessOne]

@@michaelterrell5061 I do agree with the fact that it was initially intended to just be bad and good guys. But I do believe something was wrong with the jedi order because of how many jedi turned to the dark side over the course of 13 years

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@CouragelessOne Only a small amount of Jedi truly turned to the dark side, but really it just shows how tempting the dark side(evil/selfishness) is over the light side(good/selflessness).

[@ampthebassplayer]

Wait, the Empire is just...people? Always has been.

[@popcornpony8420]

"click" "Bang!" Crap I missed.

[@patrioticcat5768]

(Blaster shot)

[@90skidcultist]

@AMP *are

[@Kharneth88]

*laugh's in Darktrooper*

[@ShepardCZ]

No, Grey admits in the game that mass murdering innocent people makes him hard.

[@troyvanderwesthuysen2562]

My favorite part is when he doesn't become a rebel

[@NebraskaGangCulture]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYq7lWN5mqZ_gKs

[@ppsarrakis]

we will see..

[@cameronadams1125]

Ha, zing

[@h4dragons152]

@@NebraskaGangCulture that made me uncomfortable

[@NebraskaGangCulture]

@@h4dragons152 im sry bruv

[@mrq6026]

This trailer showed more imperial perspective than all of battlefront 2’s campaign

[@starkiller169]

I wouldn't say that you at least got 30 minutes or an hour

[@darthvader4977]

@@starkiller169 Shut the fuck up, the times as an Imperial/bad guy in the campaign felt empty no matter if there was 30 minutes to an hour.

[@peterbennett1930]

I hope you are referring to the 2017 Bf 2

[@TheRast1234]

Aaaaand 10 seconds from BF2 (when squad sees death star explode) were more emotional than the whole new-new trilogy...

[@jokers101funny9]

🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗠𝗬 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢𝗦 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝚆𝙾𝙽’𝚃 𝚁𝙴𝙶𝚁𝙴𝚃 𝙸𝚃 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmPOeKZtmq52Z9E

[@nahr1441]

Everyone is talking about how good the animation was, but no one is talking about how good the soundtrack was. It was amazing.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Heck yeah! They made the Imperial March sound _heroic!_

[@thegh0st413]

Yeah I wish I could find it and listen just to the score. It’s awesome!

[@ShiftedSounds]

The sound design was incredible as well. i was blown away

[@craigory8123]

i dont think anyone acknowledges the soundtrack in star war games because its always so well done, like its just expected. you know what i mean?

[@TheGuardDuck]

@@craigory8123 I'd say it's because it's either literally just tracks from the original movie, or something intentionally similar, which ends up bland. I've got this game and most of the music is Imitation Williams, and I don't think this piece is anywhere in it. This one, is exceptional.

[@NoshirDalal]

I loved getting to voice Varko Grey, and bring a different perspective to the Imperial side. I remember watching this for the very first time the day this short dropped... I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and that I got to be a part of the Star Wars universe. Hope folks enjoyed playing Star Wars: Squadrons, and a special welcome to my new Imperial pilots. Welcome to Titan Squadron. 😊

[@FrostOps]

This is Titan 3 reporting in. Glad to be apart of Titan Squadron!

[@LoxyLight]

Oh man! Thank you for your talents sir!

[@kwamesmith3214]

I also appreciated your role as Admiral Rampart in Bad Batch. The FORCE is strong with your voice acting. 😊😊🥳🥳

[@raveshaw6161]

i love your Imperial Roles in Star Wars! Rampart and Grey are Awesome Characters which bring depth to the Empire, while most Mainstream Series still treat the Imperials as Faceless Incompetent Morons *cough* Rebels, Mandalorian, and such *cough*.

[@NoshirDalal]

@@raveshaw6161 Well I’m flattered to hear you enjoyed my depictions of Rampart & Grey. Thank you. For the Empire!

[@thedavester6575]

The imperials having more personality and the fact that you want the "bad guy" to live seems like the game is going to have a good story

[@lordvader1672]

There taking lessons from the 501st journal

[@underworldpalacecustoms9889]

EA is finally wising up that not everyone likes the Rebels or Resistance!

[@juice5951]

@@underworldpalacecustoms9889 I actually really liked the rebels but I genuinely prefer the empire

[@underworldpalacecustoms9889]

@@juice5951 me too. I love the Rebels because I grew up with them but the Imperials are just so much more badass

[@thecosmosgames5854]

Good story but he gameplay idk about that

[@timizod5528]

Rebel: “The wars over imp” Tie pilot: “I’m going to do what’s called a pro gamer move”

[@_Charles_LeClerc_]

Lol good meme

[@mathisntmybestsubject8440]

Shows how intelligent and improvisational certain death can make a person because I never would have thought to use a wave against my opponent like that.

[@PsYChOtlC_ShArK]

The war is over imp. Proceeds to keep blasting at tie 2 seconds later

[@user-Jay178]

This is awesome

[@mr.waiyanlin1791]

Imposter

[@Azrel00]

Would watch a movie centered around a TIE fighter pilot.

[@SPIRIT-117]

Make it happen, Disney!

[@lolmom6839]

Take my money Disney! MAKE IT HAPPEN! 💵💵💵

[@joaovictorbombonatodepaula3133]

@Braden LeVois and also does what is right, like Ciena Ree

[@phillipgouthier5525]

I would love to have Soontir Fel brought into the canon.

[@mr.randomperson9900]

I thought he was gonna start a life on the island. But honestly, hopping back in a tie fighter after you almost died in one is way cooler.

[@captainfordo8994]

I can’t imagine being left behind like that it would be so scary

[@dewittbourchier7169]

But also heartwarming that Captain Kerrill sent search and rescue after him.

[@sugdolomar]

@@dewittbourchier7169 I'm hoping she sent a Gozanti with those ties (minus the reaper, that has a hyperdrive)

[@EruseanPug]

I just feel the moment you realize your efforts to save the bomber were worthless. Then all the sudden, you realize you might have a slight chance of getting out the grasp of the incoming Rebel fleet. Once you get over to the hangar, you feel like you just dodged a bullet.. then… boom. It’s gone. It’s not coming back. You didn’t make it in time like you thought. It’s hopeless now. You’re the prey of the Rebel Alliance

[@andregurkenstein9192]

Finally a loyal imperial that fights on even when the odds are against him

[@giorgitsomaia7492]

Yes, thats what we need))

[@PurgeTrooper]

What are you talking about? We never got a game where the main character wasn’t a loyal imperial that changed sides immediately. Oh wait...

[@authentic229.14]

Iden versio *caught* *caught*

[@ondrejm5042]

@@PurgeTrooper You are too young to remember good old TIE Fighter. The best game for Imperial fans.

[@jacktheflash8478]

ShockTrooper ➊ ....

[@Andrew-sh7]

10 minutes later: 795 things you missed in the new trailer

[@heartie1384]

A Kang I’m expecting this from 90 percent of Star Wars you tubers

[@rogeliosanchez8883]

Yeah...

[@blahblah-hw3xg]

Number 184: the main character has a nose that looks a bit like... (insert obscure legends character here)

[@michaelphillips2044]

Just be prepared for bombastic to milk this trailer for the next month

[@heartie1384]

Dark Star hey overwatch is pretty good

[@chr0min0id]

5:20 Finally, a TIE Pilot who takes advantage of his fighter’s Insane maneuverability…

[@AVGyerra22]

It's worth noting that in 5:04 the Interceptor can make a tight turn but the X-Wing struggles to keep up and is forced to take a different route rather than complete the tail chase

[@rocketpack1749]

Exactly! I love how much more nimble and fast the interceptor is.

[@alex-ragnarson3482]

@@rocketpack1749 Well, it sacrifies everything for this manœuvrability... X-wing is still the best, thanks to his versatility

[@d4rktempl4r20]

Which it shouldn't really have in atmosphere, as it would have serious yaw problems, not as bad as a TIE fighter but still a significant impact to lateral movement. Plus that little slide maneuver would of most likely snapped the wings off the pylons

[@tk-909]

@@alex-ragnarson3482defender is way better (sadly not in the game)

[@dankmemer2774]

There’s 2 things I like about this. First, they chose to show this in the perspective of the empire pilot instead of the rebel’s. The rebels were always portrayed as the good guys and the empire were always shown as the bad guys. However, this time, the gave the “bad guy” a face so that we can see the fear and desperation in his eyes and sympathize with him whereas the “good guy” had his eyes covered by the visor and remained stoic the whole time. At the end of the day, both are pilots fighting for what they believe in. The second thing I like is that they chose to show a tie interceptor instead of just an ordinary tie fighter. Tie interceptor pilots are generally more skilled than your typical tie fighter pilots.

[@user-yx2sx7nl1m]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@darthdystopian4550]

I like that they make it hard to see the Rebel pilot's eyes because he's the "bad guy," like in the original trilogy when you never see the TIE pilots' faces to hide their humanity.

[@howdoichangemyusername9802]

It’s easier to kill someone when they don’t have a face.

[@Milkman2199]

That was actually a really smart bit of storytelling. Keep the bloodthirsty rebel pilots eyes hidden but have the imperial pilot remove his helmet. It's the first time we've seen star wars actually treated this way. I hope they keep doing stuff like this, giving us interesting new stories to keep the ip alive. So much potential that is yet unrealized.

[@bigj1905]

At 3:05, notice how the Rebel’s face is in darkness, while the Imperial’s face is in the light, cool symbolism.

[@Milkman2199]

@@bigj1905 Exactly! This was a phenomenal short. They made the Imperial March sound heroic! This is the kind of stuff I want to see.

[@orbaitv5991]

No one is the bad guy in this short. Just people following their own sides and ideology

[@cookiestation4598]

"There have not been such great cinematic shorts like this one since the days of the Old Republic."

[@diegosalazaralvarado7988]

Before the dark times

[@johnlewis2119]

AGREED

[@chancellorpalpatineakathes6130]

Battle of Lola Sayu quote right there lmao

[@JNPollard]

That other tie fighter short was bad ass kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2qqg4yXlJiapNE

[@valkorinkyro4821]

SunOnShine literally unnecessary

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

When Gray pulled that hard turn creating the wall o' water and the Imperial theme started...I LOVED IT!!!! Such a masterful use of music in addition to an amazing scene and bit of storytelling.

[@darkjediknight2923]

That part was gold

[@mumblecake251]

Having played the game now for a fair while I'm impressed as to how close this cinematic is to the game. It's all there: the Energy distribution, energy dumps to required system, boost, drift turns, counter measures, weapons recharge, etc. I remember the Elite: dangerous launch trailer and then other videos dissecting it: "you can't actually do this", "this is not possible", "oh if only they had included this", etc. Having a game cinematic which actually fully embraces the game is very refreshing.

[@sebbdotexe]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@antonslavik9597]

Just like Prototype with it's cinematic.

[@lazmanariffsulaiman7569]

All the items you mentioned already existed in the old Tie Fighter games though. You wanna slow but don't want to lose energy efficiency? Divert power to weapons and shields from the engines (certain Ties have shields. If not, it's just between engines and weapons) (there were 3 energy bars with limited energy distribution. Average was equal but that was weak all around. You fit the according to your playstyle). So, it's more like they putting elements that already existed in previous iterations into their trailers.

[@mumblecake251]

@@lazmanariffsulaiman7569 I wasn't talking about game features though where except for drift turns you could do more or less everything before. I was talking about a CGI trailer which is faithful to the game it is depicting. Have a look at the launch trailer of elite dangerous ... Except for the ship models it does have nothing to do with the game. This one here is exceptional in is authenticity.

[@jessecox]

This was exactly the kind of hype I needed

[@mikewizz1895]

I agree, This makes me even more excited to play this game when it comes out.

[@CasketRecords]

The Imp is one hell of a space butterfly

[@cyrus425]

Same man

[@sethzimmann9878]

Can’t wait to lose to Jesse Cox on a public server 😂Space butterflies forever

[@tinyfireball1311]

I thought I was as hyped as possible. Nope.!

[@jamesjamozo6964]

Star wars media that doesn't glorify the rebels and shows a competent humanized imperial who doesn't let his men down and keeps on fighting for what he believes is right even if the odds are against him? -F*cking finally!

[@danzansandeev6033]

I know right? I had such high hopes for BF2 story and was so disappointed. I wanna see different perspective, I wanna see what imperials believe in

[@bconroy328]

I am pro rebel but i love it when the empire is shown more humanity and not just generic bad guy

[@plaguemaster308]

@@danzansandeev6033 Squadrons is a fan project turned into a game by motive according to them

[@plaguemaster308]

@@danzansandeev6033 the lead devs are a fan of clone wars as well

[@jakelee5096]

EA isn't all that deep when it comes to writing, fifty bucks says a quarter of the way into the game the main character has a "WAIT MAYBE REBELLION GOOD" moment and switches sides, calling it now.

[@altermarvin21]

Hoping we get a series on Disney+ showing an entire Imperial cast that DOESN'T defect. Like a some troopers going into the Academy or Imperial Navy for a means of living.

[@sonicicecream8159]

So an imperial version of the arc troopers episodes from the clone wars?

[@McCaroni_Sup]

Trails of Cold Steel but Star Wars

[@rsalceda]

SCAR SQUADRON!!!

[@DatTran1]

Well The bad batch ep3 proved that in a way

[@BeeBait]

So like, a video of American troops?

[@schizo6986]

where girls cried: titanic where MEN cried: When the star destroyer boosted without him

[@clonecoric4140]

Where everyone cheered: When the X-wing pilot crashed and died.

[@CorrupToast]

the fact that Grey saved Titan 3 but the X wing pilot killed her

[@LyonPercival]

@@CorrupToast We are her replacement in the game!!!

[@lock8030]

This imperial pilot’s 7 minute story was better than the entire story of the battlefront 2 campaign

[@lukefox718]

@DDDA CREW I've seen the 1 star reviews on fallen order people say the story's shit and then don't list a single bad thing about it lmao

[@snakeboy1912]

EA Battlefront 2 had a campaign?

[@damondgreen2239]

DDDA CREW Fallen Order was Respawn so don’t get too excited.

[@StarLeader44]

@@snakeboy1912 ikr! I almost forgot! XD

[@Zero_Zero_0_0]

To be fair Battlefront 2’s campaign wasn’t THAT bad (at least in my opinion). I mean many people would’ve liked it if the story trailer hadn’t fooled us saying it would be a full imperial campaign only.

[@trufuzeyt1850]

“Wars over. Imp.” “I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move.”

[@alecd8676]

Because or ur profile, I imagined that in a samuel jackson voice lol

[@trufuzeyt1850]

Lol I did myself while writing the comment

[@obi-wankenobi7098]

Hello there master window 😳

[@trufuzeyt1850]

Hello there master kenoboi. Are you getting the game Star Wars squadrons set in the aftermath of the endor moon battle where the second Death Star was blown up, and emperor senate died along with take a seat young Skywalker?

[@alecd8676]

I know I am

[@BigWillyyyyyy]

it's so sad that ea just sorta abandoned this game after launch because it is genuinely some of the most fun I've had in a star wars game in a long while

[@feds6297]

Couldn’t have been monetized like other games unfortunately. They had to just pull the plug. Probably the best Star Wars game ever imo

[@lliamdavis6950]

the PC controls killed it for me. I get that it is intended to be a flight simulator, and that a stick is the way to go, but it really sucked just not being able to fly and shoot with mouse, you had to pick between flying around or being able to kinda aim kinda straight, and it's a shame because the rest of the game was super cool.

[@chr0min0id]

3:50 Can we talk about how the TIE Pilot literally said, “No U” to the enemy missile? *That’s one hell of a countermeasure…*

[@Mazryonh]

Ingame it's good, but you only get two uses of that countermeasure before needing a resupply.

[@deathsinger1192]

*slowly pulls out uno reverse card*

[@ArchangeZ]

This is first Disney era moment where Rebellion looks intimidating. Actually felt bad for the Empire. My beautiful Empire ;-;

[@grassblock8567]

for emperor and empire!

[@gsoto239]

Your empire?

[@nurfadhilahnugraha2614]

Sieg kaiser palpatine

[@rau1488]

@@grassblock8567 You literally have a Jedi Order profile pic

[@pfslender2383]

FOR THE EMPIRE!!!

[@TerraStone]

This is where the fun begins

[@matepolcz]

Hello There, TerraStone (or) General Skywalker!

[@Jim_100]

Oh this is going to be easy!

[@swisswizard7177]

I am excited, that surely is star wars at is best

[@iceydicey77]

Actually the fact is that chronically ahsoka said that line first in clone wars

[@straythrawn7861]

NO ANAKIN, NOT THE KIDS AGAIN’

[@logicaltips4107]

Disney: "Impossible. The TIE Interceptor didn't blame the Empire for the death of the TIE Bomber pilot and instantly defect to the Rebel side."

[@koberyan2880]

This... is licensed by Disney... DISNAE BAD PLEASE LIKE MY COMMENT

[@legomandalorian6487]

5:21 does anybody else think that this version of the Imperial March is awesome?

[@SebsterMS99]

This is perhaps the best Star Wars cinematic I’ve ever seen. If not, perhaps on par with the best of the Old Republic ones.

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

Better than the entire Sequel Trilogy XD

[@yankeenoodles]

@@2KOOLURATOOLGaming ladies and gentlemen we got them

[@phillynation2906]

The Amethyst Wizard well it deserves all the flack it gets, it did nothing original, it just copied and pasted pretty much all of the original trilogy

[@marvelswatcher1765]

It looks beautiful

[@LowResBS240p]

Agreed 100%%%

[@AbsolutelyLego]

TIE fighter sound effects are to this day one of the greatest sound effects ever made.

[@JahnDavis2734]

It's absolutely the most iconic sci-fi ship sound effect ever. Everyone recognizes it immediately.

[@nicosool7169]

Ever heard of the Ju87 Stuka Scream?

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

_Top 10 Sounds you might hear before death_

[@Xiox321]

@@nicosool7169 A lot of people think that's just the normal sound a plane makes when it dives. The Tie Fighter however...

[@je0719]

scared the shit out of me as a little kid

[@Desolaytore]

People seem to constantly forget the Empire use to be the Republic.

[@Pattmore]

I never forgot I’d anything it’s some sense why imperials think what they’re doing is right When it’s literally messed up

[@CarlaLR74]

So the X Wing pilot looks menacing. That’s a new twist and I like it.

[@Bobamelius]

The X-Wing is a scary-ass opponent when you're driving the cheapest possible piece of hardware designed to be completely expendable.

[@freddman0135]

well... is like fliying a german third reich messerschmit against a fucking F14 super tomcat

[@williamnixon3994]

@@freddman0135 If it were a TIE/LN (Line) Fighter, I'd say yes, but the TIE/IN (Interceptor) Would be moreso a comparison between the F-4 Phantom and the MiG-21; the F-4 can do it all, but the MiG-21 is cheap, it's fast as fffuuuuuck, and it can still tangle with even the best fighters (granted, the MiG-21 desperately needs modernization to current standards to be at all effective against modern fighters, but c'mon, it's the empire, of course they'd be keeping their stuff modern and applying incremental upgrades to it's systems to maintain combat relevance)

[@TheKenji2221]

​@@Bobamelius I doubt you know much about the Empire to call the Interceptor "cheap" and "expendable" XD

[@walterdayrit675]

Wasn't that Wedge Antilles who got killed?

[@harreepottah3186]

I mean, why not making a film with this kind of storyline? I’d 100% watch it

[@gregorylumban-gaol3889]

Time and money, don’t think Disney would want a film like this humanizing Imperials.

[@laughingkuma]

@@gregorylumban-gaol3889 They almost did with the recent turd of a trilogy. Such an absolute waste of the universe and story, all for the sake of pandering.

[@enskje]

@@gregorylumban-gaol3889 Correct. The Empire was from the first Star Wars film supposed to be the Evil Overlord that the heroes had to defeat. They where not supposed to be viewed as complex or caring. Lucas even deleted a scene from episode 6 where an Imperial questions the destruction of the Moon of Endor because they have troops present. The Empire is supposed to be Evil, and the Rebels are supposed to be good. They new movies made a few points out of this, and many fans hated it. Understandable it was a change from the baseline of the orignal Star Wars universe of Good vs Evil.

[@gregorylumban-gaol3889]

barunedpat That’s because times have now changed. Back then during the original trilogy, rebels were seen as heroes by the mass. But these days, rebels are seen as evil who practice terrorism. We are now the Empire. That’s why now more Star Wars fans have sympathized with the Empire. It’s also a nice change getting different perspectives. It should be gray, not black and white.

[@HiddenPalm]

@@enskje No. Star Wars is more complicated than that. The original trilogy was about redemption. You even see it in the the original script, where Vader joined forces with the rebels to stand against imperialism and for honor. The prequels was about the rise of fascism, imperialism and the long road towards evil paved with good intentions. War. The Sequels was about the roots and the balance between the light and the dark. Family and truth, intertwined with a revisit to standing up against imperialism and again, redemption. Star Wars was never just about good and evil. It was the hero's journey drowning in complexity and always ahead of it's time. Always.

[@spark1400]

I think one of the things I like most about this is how, on his radar, the imperial ships (the “bad guys") are blue and the rebel ships (the “good guys) are red. Really drives home the point that, from their own point of view, the imperials are the heroes of this story.

[@zqfmgb4335]

Indeed, and if one looks closely enough, one might notice that the Imperials are not killing themselves, a truly shocking and nuanced element which shows that they believe their existence to be a good thing.

[@spark1400]

@@zqfmgb4335 hardy har har

[@rome0075]

I love how EA can make good cinematic trailer but can't make a game live for at least 5 years

[@alalalala57]

I love how they reverse the storytelling techniques of making the Rebel the emotionless, near-faceless enemy, thereby dehumanizing him the same way those techniques dehumanized Imperials in the original trilogy. They also made the Imperials have the squadron camaraderie chatter and command tension, humanizing them in return.

[@deathsticksaddict7756]

I like to think this detail is kind of a callback to the Tarkin comic. Tarkin challenges a young imperial to fight him in order to "toughen" him up and set an example to the rest of the imperials. But the young man hesitates and after showing him his scars all around his body Tarkin says to him, "You think you can opt out? We're fighting for survival against rebel traitors who would murder each and every one of us in our sleep and dance on our graves. Now stand up and fight or I'll kill you where you squat." It's this type of thinking and propaganda that was taught to every loyal imperial and we finally get to see it in the perspective of a tie fighter pilot. I guess a bit of it in BF2 too. You can really tell that Grey thinks these rebels fight without honor and they're ruthless.

[@silkyjohnson4208]

@@deathsticksaddict7756 i mean they had some evidence to back that up as well, the rank and file would see the rebels as crazy terrorists.

[@hanshaperle6075]

@Roman Bellic Alderaan wants to chat with you or the other planet the new Deathstar destroyed.

[@aidenboyle3573]

Why did that guy sound like Hask?

[@andresamaya6187]

@Roman Bellic Bro...2 billion people deliberately killed on Alderaan, the brutal treatment they had with the Wookies, the imperials looking down on non-human species (SW equivalent to racism) child soldiers (although this was just Gallius Rax on the fall of the Empire, it wasn't a widespread practice) plus, the death star was a military station crewed by military personnel, although I'm all in for humanizing Imperial soldiers and pilots without them deserting, as they are the lesser echelon, but the Empire was in general unredeemable

[@archmagosdeciuskronen1501]

FINALLY. A GENUINE IMPERIAL LOYALIST THAT DOESN'T TURN TO THE DAMNED REBELLION!

[@liamdalemon1525]

I got to say, that moment when Grey's cockpit got shot and he took off his helmet was pretty cool. it showed that the pilots in the ships aren't just droids or something like that, they are actual people with their own faces and their own lives who are fighting for what they believe in. everyone has their own story and from the empire's point of view, the rebels were the ones breaking the peace, and if they wanted a war, *THEN* *SO* *BE* *IT!*

[@themandalorian6999]

For the empire comrade

[@alvarosanchez5970]

yeah, too sad that when you finally play the game, you discovere that a lot of characters were imperials. Sincerally, the game is really fun, but the story mode is very disapointed. All characters are really forgetable except from grey and shen and the content of the game is very poor (like 6 multiplayer maps and 4 spaceships on each team). Still waiting for a clone wars game instead of the "new republic´s age"

[@titan_tanker]

As much as I liked the Empire, I’m not that edgy to ignore how they’re wrong. Sure, having some cool-badass moments for the said character as an Imperial is awesome but for Iden Versio’s case, she did the right thing. Turning to the Light Side/Rebels has always been the entire point of Star Wars story since the Original

[@randallsanchez3161]

@@titan_tanker The Empire was never wrong. The Empire was the legal government of the Galaxy. Voted in by Senators who were voted in by the people. The Rebels were literally terrorists trying to topple the legal government without the support of the people. Many of the plots Disney created to make the Empire look worse often were nonsensical. Why would an Empire shoot itself in the foot by plundering from itself? The only thing that made sense was anger over the destruction of Alderran but even that should have been easy for media to explain away before the Death Star was announced. They would simply make the Rebels sound like Alex Jones.

[@_steamfunk_2271]

The empire: "I may be a villain in your story, but I'm a hero in mine"

[@sauronthedarklordofmordor2990]

Finally, imperial soldiers who are not useless and are also human, if the villain is not powerful, it diminishes any victory of the hero. That's the way it should always be.

[@Basedlocation]

Who said we are the villians and not the terrorists ?

[@timshottakes4673]

5:20 the imperial march with a heroic spin. Ooooooooh that’s good.

[@vatonage1599]

A tune to make the Emperor proud, if he wasn't obliterated.

[@talbertobarbossa75]

The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[@eduardoalves7631]

The music is on point in every trailer until now, same with the sound design.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

For the empire

[@Im_Ish]

I also loved the heroic misdirect at 1:54

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

That was amazing. I'd love to watch an entire series with this graphics

[@seamus2059]

Hell Yeah for the Empire

[@geois4u33]

They might as well consider it since the last Star Wars Movies were dreadful. Star Wars is like the DC Universe while Star Trek been kicking ass as of late as if they were like Marvel. At least in CG they wouldn't worry about crappy light saber fight scenes that will lead to someone get cut in half or losing a limb or two. Just voice it and let the CG animation do the rest. One of the few things EA got it right.

[@coffeeman4324]

@@geois4u33 Star trek does have issues though. Star trek Lower decks is a bit dreadful

[@EpicShadow228]

@@coffeeman4324 Discovery as well...

[@geois4u33]

Coffee Man is that the main series to Star Trek?

[@chr0min0id]

1:08 “We’re not handing the enemy one more Destroyer, Captain…” **Shows destroyed Destroyer in the background** God I love this short film!

[@lukas9031]

Wasn’t that Captain Kerill because her flagship is the Overseer

[@lliamdavis6950]

@@lukas9031 yep!

[@nickbowling9383]

What I really like is that they make him sympathetic without being good. The Empire is evil and the Rebellion is good, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have interesting characters on both sides.

[@Whydoineedahandlepissoff]

Both sides have their negatives and positives, neither good or bad.

[@seileen1234]

@@Whydoineedahandlepissoff lmao

[@milkybuutter6956]

Finally a actual person who doesn't change at the first sight of losing, a loyalist

[@thegunslinger966]

Unlike Finn XD

[@rennac3152]

@@thegunslinger966 And Iden versio

[@claritycontrol1530]

It always like too much for us to actually get a story from the perspective of the Empire.

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@claritycontrol1530 This is why I love SWTOR. Granted, it's not the Galactic Empire but the Sith Empire, but I love that you can actually experience several full storylines from the villain's perspective.

[@cato_sicarius]

@@rennac3152 in my opinion idens was understandable because they destoryed and genocided her homeworld if that was earth what would you do

[@theginger7148]

As brilliant as this entire thing is, what strikes me the most are the little details. The way the Captain follows orders without any protest and abandons the attack run, it’s perfectly in character with a squadron leader. They need to enforce rigid discipline to have any chance of surviving - given the lackluster state of Imperial fighter tactics - and he probably wouldn’t want to commit any of his pilots to a run where they’ll be under fire from at least two warships the entire way. Then the captain of the Overseer (I assume that’s who she is) actually having a sensible strategy and choosing to preserve her remaining assets and retreat rather than fight against terrible odds. And when Grey (I think that’s his name?) goes to rescue the TIE bomber, it shows the kind of bond that starfighter pilots have. The Rebels and the Empire probably had very similar ideals in that regard, considering the insanity of taking cheap fighters into space and trying to destroy warships. The scene in the wreckage with Grey powering down all his systems is fantastic. There’s not a “power off” switch for every system, he has to individually deactivate everything and rely on what looks to be passive radar (since it isn’t constantly pinging). This is great, passive radar wouldn’t be picked up like active radar would on sensors, so it makes sense. Then the TIE Interceptor starts failing, and the pilot doesn’t seem immediately worried. He’s calm due to extensive training, experience, and the fact that his life support systems don’t require a fully-sealed cockpit unlike the X-Wing. The descent through atmosphere is gorgeous, especially the bow wake. And the quick transition into atmospheric dogfighting is equally stunning. It’s reminiscent of modern dogfights when they’re WVR. Shows off the maneuverability advantage of the Interceptor too, as well as the speed advantage. The water trails from the ion engines are great. They’re spiraling like trails from an actual jet engine, unlike those seen in The Force Awakens. Beautiful stuff. Finally, the way that the TIE slowly tips down when power is lost, and how it just flies to pieces upon contact with the water. And how the Captain looks like he expects to die. It’s so accurate, which is something that you rarely see from Star Wars. The TIE doesn’t just drop and start spinning, it falls forward gradually because it has to have been designed for atmosphere as well as vacuum. And without a FBW system to keep it stable, aerodynamics takes hold. As a final note, it makes me so happy to see that the writers/CG artists chose to keep both the eyes of both the TIE and X-Wing pilots covered until the end. A lot of media will try and humanize one side while demonizing the other just by showing or not showing eyes. As an easy example, having the visors of Rebel pilots in the OT be see-through while the Imperials used fully-enclosed helmets. By putting both pilots here on the same field, the viewer is left to judge them in more unbiased way. To see them both as pilots fighting for their respective sides. Edit: Rewatched it, forgot something. The Rebel pilot taunting/insulting the Imperial pilot - who stays silent - again makes total sense. The Captain is focusing only on keeping his Interceptor up and surviving, plus he’s been trained to essentially act without emotions in combat. The Rebel is a lot more...shall we say, open with his feelings. And obviously he’d despise his opponent, so the spite works perfectly

[@joshuabasco9234]

Amazing analysis my guy

[@rayet2680]

kind of like what star wars rebels did with all the imperials

[@cryo5329]

All of these details just make me love this cinematic even more

[@NST_Binky]

You rly think we wouldn’t notice you’re George Lucas?

[@kadeewtf6200]

One I like is the rebel pilot referring to imperials as imps, it's an expression that I don't remember hearing in the movies, only in the comics, makes me hopeful that they will use other things from the comics as well.

[@cinematicgoodness7325]

4:18-4:22 is my favorite shot in this entire short. I just love the handheld look of the camera in this entire dogfight. Such a badass short.

[@abderahmanelaib7363]

"The war is over IMP" this gives you goosebumps.

[@AkatsukiBoss13]

It's amazing that they managed to completely reverse the Rebel/Imperial dichotomy in a seven minute trailer like this. A desperate, underdog Empire being driving back by the victorious New Republic. An X-wing pilot coming across like a vindictive asshole chasing after a wounded foe that can't escape anyway while the TIE pilot is the hero, trying and failing to save a wingman at risk to his own life before taking on and defeating the X-wing pilot. And even if Squadrons is a complete and utter failure (which I don't think it will be) it did give us this awesome trailer. My hats off to all the people that have worked on Squadrons and this trailer.

[@stealthnuke1]

Well it make sense, after years being hunted mercilessly. The hunted becomes merciless hunters.

[@AkatsukiBoss13]

@@stealthnuke1 I'm not saying it doesn't make sense. Just that it's amazing that we would actually get to see such a reversal like that. Usually they tend not to show the Empire in such situations or the Rebels/NR behaving like that.

[@stealthnuke1]

@@AkatsukiBoss13 well I'm not objecting either... More of a confirmation..

[@ferstrike2385]

Doubt it will a failure saw some gameplay already and I’m pretty sold lmfao

[@CinematicCaptures]

A CG short in collaboration with ILM? Can't wait!

[@bernardbercik8729]

Omg I am subbed to you! Love your videos

[@CinematicCaptures]

@@bernardbercik8729 Appreciate that!

[@Neelreel]

Your stuff rocks dude

[@codestercf]

What is a CG

[@sc_art5408]

Yeah, this is going to be good!

[@weesamexpress6730]

The X wing prowling around gave me chills

[@Mio248]

3:26 That’s pretty cool. Star Wars movies don’t usually show when aircrafts enter the planet’s atmosphere. I’m glad they added that little detail that can make a big difference in space anatomy.

[@charles-olivierdenis6633]

The X-Wing not having the same re-entry effect is also pretty interesting, since that ship has a shield that, in addition to doing what you'd expect it to do, also significantly reduces atmospheric drag. The Interceptor doesn't have that sort of shielding and therefore legitimately burns in the atmosphere like, well, everything that exists in the real world. In-universe consistency is just as important as realism.

[@dynestis2875]

Space does not have anatomy XD

[@harbour2118]

​@@charles-olivierdenis6633that just makes this short even better, the tension knowing the imperial's fighter isnt as capable as the X wing, but managed to beat the odds

[@SNOWSOS]

It's about time they humanize the other side. I tired of all this Jedi and Republic are always the good guys and always win.

[@shadow-squid4872]

Charlie Vetsworth Dude why the hell are you so hostile towards him over a fictional army? Calm the hell down. Besides, the Empire weren’t exactly good considering how they blew up an entire planet full of millions of innocents all because they wanted to make a point, I don’t exactly remember the Rebels slaughtering millions of innocents

[@SNOWSOS]

@Charlie Vetsworth conservative? I assume you've never read any of the star wars books, the Jedi you consider the good guys are willing to let entire planets fall because it isn't their place to protect people but keep balance.

[@bigslurpee2078]

@Charlie Vetsworth "Clearly I'm the kind and tolerant one because I call people pieces of shit for saying they want a different perspective" also, why sensor Fuck but not Shit? Seems kinda pointless.

[@praetorian9823]

SNOW SOS or the Sith genocide... but they don’t speak of that do they?

[@seamus2059]

@@praetorian9823 Na Jedi Genocide in Russan is greater than the entirety of the Empire

[@WoofWoofWolffe]

Wow this CGI Short really makes you feel for the Imperial Pilots. An extremely fulfilling watch! Bravo! 👏

[@DarthEnderX]

Those poor space Nazis are losing everything they hold dear!

[@TheRebelTitan55]

Hey Wolffe!!

[@Gerardo-kr2bl]

Hey woofie

[@skinnyskittle6066]

Hey Wolffe.

[@ryguy8245]

Love your Chanel

[@Zazume_]

We NEED another game like this. The singleplayer campaign of Squadrons was amazing.

[@thesneesh1534]

Here 7 months later. Still love this game to death. Wish it had gotten more support. Hopefully we get a sequel

[@Garlly34]

That's one badass pilot. I love how we see sorrow when a fellow imperial dies. Dissapointment when he's left behind. Skill and determination to survive. Even moments where the rebel pilot seems like the antagonist. Just, lovely.

[@necromorph1109]

You remember good writing? I remember.

[@lulzalfest]

And what's great is according to his official bio, he has a husband. Representation!

[@Garlly34]

@@lulzalfest Awesome!

[@TheFunwichHorror]

That's cause the rebel pilot *is* the antagonist, in this case. Remember, antagonist doesn't always have to be the "bad guy", it's simply the character or thing that opposes the main character.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

The Rebels ARE the damn problem. They are space ISIS, “Rogue One” proves it. (The First Order just sucked, so go Resistance!!)

[@srgamesalot]

4:41 “...We lost something.” “Not to worry; we’re still flying half a ship”

[@jon700]

Another happy landing

[@AVGyerra22]

*Explosion*

[@BasedHorrigan]

No wonder Luke and Han wanted to become Ace Imperial Pilots, that guy is bad ass.

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

Thanks for nothing Uncle Owen.

[@xtralargegamer7167]

Coming back to this trailer makes me realize how many features in the game they revealed to us. Stuff like being able to shoot missiles out of the sky, drifting, and the HUD. Man this game had so much potential

[@eoftar3192]

I'm actually surprised that they showed more human face of the Empire.

[@kirbit5909]

Ikr

[@zacarribuffet8882]

So far the only other stormtrooper face that’s been shown is Finn

[@colinsmith5373]

@@zacarribuffet8882 I'm still mad they didn't develop Finn as the face of troopers. We had all the story potential of humanizing Troopers, because if he's human under there then that hammers home that SO IS EVERY OTHER MOOK CASUALLY GUNNED DOWN, because war is awful and it's Star Wars... but him turning on the men he was raised alongside because what they were doing was WRONG was never really emphasized, he just shed the armor and oh cool he's a rebel now. They didn't even give him any kind of character arc; TFA set things up perfectly for him to be that lens through which we could see troopers as something other than guilt-free cannon fodder, but instead his personality just reverted to "haha, he's a coward" the very next movie.

[@clairemadeinheaven]

@@colinsmith5373 haha finn go REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYY!!

[@kikietmeme79]

Human face? What do you call human dude? The face of slaves, submission, conquer free people? I am surprised that they reverse the side, like rebells are bad killers, and empire are "humans" that just do their job.

[@JohnnyPineapplenumb1]

Never thought I would be happy to see an X-Wing crash. Absolutely genius.

[@rorigomercury2176]

Is ARC -170 not x wing

[@william_brobrine8975]

@@rorigomercury2176 umm what? The rebel is flying an X-wing idk what your talking about

[@480JD]

Someone never played "TIE Fighter" from the 90's.

[@isaiahlee2902]

2:41 and 2:57 never thought I'd feel fear from the sight and presence of an X-wing

[@MCLARENracerful]

Rorigo Mercury You clearly have your era ships mixed up

[@raptorshinryu]

To this day, this cinematic intended as marketing for a video game is the best piece of linear Star Wars content to come out of the Disney acquisition.

[@BroLuk83]

This 7 minutes was the best Star Wars since The Old Republic trailer.

[@StaySqueezy12]

I was thinking same thing. Best star wars short I've seen since the SWTOR stuff.

[@MrStrangermoon]

staring music ans scene felt like last kotor trailers.

[@tacktful]

ikr!

[@orbaitv5991]

For CGI trailers? Sure but the best star wars since then is the Mandalorian

[@StaySqueezy12]

@@orbaitv5991 We're talking cgi shorts/trailers.

[@medicburdy7791]

"Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story." - John Barth

[@Spo8]

Nah I'm more of a supporting character.

[@medicburdy7791]

@@Spo8 I mean, Fair I guess.

[@kirbit5909]

@@medicburdy7791 Nah I'm more of the villain, cuz I have a tendency to screw myself over.

[@medicburdy7791]

@@kirbit5909 Also fair.

[@sovalouX]

Lol

[@danielbonilla3195]

2:31 I love how that X-Wing is searching menacingly through the wreckage, even though the rebels are the good ones

[@user-mc8xt1iq7c]

the rebels are the good guys?

[@Rtas_vadum2917]

@@user-mc8xt1iq7cyes

[@Nazgul1606]

​@@user-mc8xt1iq7cGood and Evil everywhere, Republic or Empire it doesnt change.

[@ELCarnerojrLFDO]

Shh, play dead!

[@Heheheha695]

When the bad guys become the good guys and the good guys become the bad. The story was truly emotional, the captain should be awarded the medal of honor for disobeying orders just to "leave no man behind" TRULY AWESOME

[@nilok7]

*Electronic Arts* "Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time..."

[@STEVE-hd9ly]

❤️⸂⸂⸜👊⸝⸃⸃👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aordooR-qLOab7s

[@lilComm1e]

@@STEVE-hd9ly wat da faq

[@Megalotron]

Anybody else get chills when they hear a orchestrally triumphant Imperial March when a Imp beats the odds? Nothing like it am I right?

[@CrowderHatingConservative]

Indeed.

[@dimenzed]

It was GLORIOUS! All hail the Empire!

[@Megalotron]

@@dimenzed The Empire provides and protects.

[@themandalorian6999]

GLORY TO THE EMPIRE!!

[@user-kb9mv5lh8h]

yes

[@rou8390]

The Tie bomber that gets shot down had the call sign Titan-3. That’s the player’s call sign in the campaign. Nice little touch

[@liamdalemon1525]

I guess that explains why the position was open... that's kind of unsettling to think about

[@v12ts.gaming]

And also the X-Wing that Grey took down is presumably Vanguard-5 before you stepped in.

[@darkjediknight2923]

Now THIS is Star Wars. Whoever made this should have been given the honour of making Star Wars saga sequels. So many feels, a proper story and context. Very impressive visual quality and soundtrack as well. Imperials were the good guys all along!

[@zDqvid]

“The wars over IMP” *dies*

[@mathisntmybestsubject8440]

"Well, it's over for *ONE* of us..."

[@Jamesjones-hi5qu]

@Stxr KillerX flys into mountain

[@manuel5570]

I thought he said SIMP

[@user-or5ip7cm5u]

oneTopbbloveyou.link

[@tias6215]

PickedMedal lol

[@Sudupe16]

I've never rooted for an imperial so much.

[@ayoutubechannel1413]

Im glad they went for the Imperial This time instead of the cliche “Imperial Bad” Crap

[@funnysonicman]

Yeah this was really creative with its storytelling, I love it lol

[@straythrawn7861]

“FOR EMPIRE AND EMPEROR!” “TEN THOUSAND SYSTEMS RELY ON US!”

[@rommepomme13]

Šᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛ † † Well the Empire is bad

[@rommepomme13]

Šᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛ † † But im also really happy with this since the empire is more badass

[@LoreFreak]

This short is one of the best shorts ever made. The game mechanics are portrayed in a superb manner while also everything feels really authentic to the IP. Usually these CG shorts are made to incentivize pre-orders and sales, I feel like so many people were sold after seeing "Hunted", every creative involved deserves a raise. :D

[@18videowatcher41]

I love how this shows just how skilled some Imperial pilots can be. Also, you’ve gotta admire their loyalty and dedication, even if we know it’s misplaced.

[@nervousquirrel]

Why didn’t they do shit like this... in the MOVIES.

[@markdillon5494]

Too expensive

[@HtHNightwolf]

Rogue One was the only one that tried.

[@paprskomet]

@@markdillon5494 It is definitely not because of "too expensive".

[@riderofthemark6661]

@@markdillon5494 Nothing is too expensive for Disney...

[@cj-3810]

Mark Dillon how? CG isn’t expensive nor is shoving an actor in a cockpit set

[@Del-Dokan]

Everyone: We weren't expecting a CGI short with a compelling story that makes us empathize with a Tie Pilot in less than 7 minutes. EA: *ThAt'S tHe pOiNt SeRgEanT*

[@seamus2059]

For the Empire, This is the way

[@lucasslattery3491]

I almost thought they were gonna pull the "Oh, the Empire *IS* bad..." thing when they had him sitting in the sand.

[@plaguemaster308]

When EA can do it in 7 minutes and Disney cant do it in 3 movies :/ (Opinion)

[@480JD]

Theres a TIE Fighter short animated in anime style that shows an Imperial customs patrol defending an Imperial sector from Rebel smugglers.

[@GODzbleach]

@@lucasslattery3491 I mean they still can they might have him turn like bf2

[@PaiSAMSEN]

So that's why the player's designation in game is Titan-3. The previous Titan-3 died here. Made you wonder if that X-wing pilot was Vanguard-5 or not.

[@north7764]

No, Vanguard’s color is green. The X-Wing here is a standard New Republic Defense Fleet fighter.

[@PaiSAMSEN]

Ah. Make sense.

[@CorrupToast]

@@north7764 i played the full campaign and watched rouge one so maybe there are more vanguard squadrons. or they changed the color scheme

[@naurorasen8063]

pretty sure this is after the campaign, as we see here (MAJOR SPOILERS INCOMING) Sols bomber TIE seems to have been shot and destroyed, so i dont think this is before the whole story

[@agaprabowo7260]

@@naurorasen8063 this is before the campaign, bcoz in the campaign they mention battle of var shaa

[@kn1ght722]

Still one of the greatest Star Wars cinematics I have ever seen. The visuals, music, and script shows Star Wars as an actual war with wins, loses, and struggles for both sides. It's fantastic, the team that made this deserve an applause.

[@chriscarrete5303]

I'm dying for a Starfighter tv series of this quality.

[@glennappiah5230]

I'd would love to see it let's hope it will happen

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@glennappiah5230 Or a Rogue Squadron series! Or heck, both. Or a mixture.

[@chuckchuck4016]

Vietnam style in the jungles of kashyyk

[@chriscarrete5303]

@@chuckchuck4016 hell yes... 😁😁😁

[@diadokhoi5722]

I doubt they can do a tv show with this level of production

[@rhpiggy123]

We all knew that Tie Bomber was never going to survive to the end.

[@NebraskaGangCulture]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYq7lWN5mqZ_gKs

[@bl00dix82]

Well our Charakter needs a Spot in Titan squadron

[@thelonious2213]

It's a fairly sturdy ship and it's just as nimble as an X-Wing. But of course, it's the same case as Red Five.

[@atownicpepperoni7217]

NEBRASKA GANG CULTURE Pretty much it yeah

[@straythrawn7861]

Why do bombers never survive, lol

[@springlockstudio9836]

Those dope-ass Old Republic trailers: *My true successor*

[@emperorpalpatine6800]

I loved the part when the imperial march came in at 5:20.

[@knutup2976]

Bad Guys finally having an heroic theme and action in Star Wars is absolute GOAT, it’s just too good at 5:22 !

[@xxcaptninjaxx4301]

Knutup ever played battlefront 2005 campaign you can as played 501st legion in empire.

[@moneybaglifts1944]

@@xxcaptninjaxx4301 He means in the Modern Era of Star Wars

[@kainoctis7724]

If the Galactic Empire was a thing, do you honestly think they'd lose to a bunch a peasants.

[@doogle2923]

This is literally the first time I felt bad when a TIE pilot died and the first time I felt happy over an X-wing pilot's death

[@custodianguard749]

@Another Monke the tie bomber

[@redfireball7858]

I've always liked the bad guys better in starwars. And since the game has come out I'm glad that it wasn't one of those games were you defect to the Rebellion 3 missions in.

[@acepilotx2733]

I’m always sad when a beautiful tie dies

[@wistals3deniks]

My first Star wars game was Star Wars: TIE Fighter. From a young age I knew the empire was the good side fighting against the evil rebels.

[@kirbit5909]

@John smith Wdym?

[@ramblinnernd5905]

I thought Grey was cool especially with his backstory of being a police officer from Parkella. Knowing that he was working in a bribed force where bad guys could always pay their way out he couldn’t truly pin any criminal with crimes they commit. Joining the Empire allowed him to rightfully deliver justice when his local force wouldn’t. It’s very refreshing to see a positive perspective of the Empire. I’d love to see more. (That scene in Kenobi part 3 with the stormtrooper squad and Freck was so wholesome!)

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

Peace and Order

[@ramblinnernd5905]

@@cocobunitacobuni8738 Hell yeah brother!

[@themandalorian6999]

Long live the Empire

[@dencamp6685]

Long Live The Empire.

[@brambo3011]

*EA prematurely ends support for Battlefront 2* Me: “War’s not over. Not for me.” tbh tho that trailer was fire and I am SO looking forward to Squadrons! Please give it post-launch support and more eras!

[@Ashibi_Sakimari]

*The ashes of the inferno...*

[@toolizawesome]

Only mode I played in BF2 was Starfighter Assault. This game is made for me and yes I've seen the gameplay mechanics.

[@davindestroyer]

TwT

[@user-or5ip7cm5u]

oneTopbbloveyou.link

[@theOneandOnlyhomieG]

@@toolizawesome i hope they add the option for 3rd person. I loved bf2 starfigther mechanics. I never played in 1st person tho.

[@generalzow]

"War's over, Imp" wAr'S oVeR, iMp

[@bradykenny5485]

Joe Halligan shut up imp

[@dencamp6685]

Not for me. I will avenge The Emperor.

[@bmxer_dsm]

Basically the Tie’s reaction haha

[@bradykenny5485]

Empire just give the hell up

[@dencamp6685]

NEVER!

[@chr0min0id]

0:37 If you look at Grey’s control panel, you can see that he pours most of his power into speed rather than offense. This is probably because he knows that his Interceptor has a better chance of surviving if it keeps moving…

[@thedeep3759]

Its a shame this game is dead tho me and my mate were trying to find a match to play against bots and we literally can’t takes more than 10 minutes so we given up on this game its complete dogsh*t if u ask me theres no reason to buy this game anymore especially when you want to play multiplayer against bots.

[@patrioticcat5768]

@@thedeep3759 ironic because this week my buddy lent me his psvr and I got my jotas yesterday and today I've been going hard trying to learn the controls. Damn thing is harder than AI thought and I can't find a good control scheme to save my life. I love squadron and play it at least once a month. I'm awful at the game but damn do I love flying. Wish we have a star war vr trucker game where you can pilot multiple ships and do jobs.

[@thedeep3759]

@@patrioticcat5768 weird my mate was on console I was on pc glad it supports crossplay but i can hardly see anyone playing it i really like the game but finding a match is horrendous.

[@michaelgiertz-rath7994]

I like the fact the Imperials aren't displayed as ruthless vilains anymore. They still have their share of bad people in the game. However, both sides (Rebs and Imps) are displayed in grey-in-grey instead in light-and-dark. Which makes it easier to sympathize with the Imps and root for the Rebs at the same time. Overall the trailer is very cool. The game itself feels like a worthy successor to ol X-Wing / Tie-Fighter games two decades ago. Still wish for a mission editor 'though.

[@partytor11]

Yikes, my guy the Imperials are just space Nazis, they're not supposed to be sympathetic. It's good to have stories that explore why people fall into the trappings of fascism, and what makes fascists tick, but to uncritically sympathise with the space-fascist Imperium is to have completely lost the point of why they're the villains.

[@michaelgiertz-rath7994]

@@partytor11 In a different vid (one that tried to explore an Empire without Palpatine) I wrote down some lines how such Empire would resemble Prussia / the Kaiserreich (1871 - 1918). Not the nicest place to live but no fascists either. That's the "good Empire". Also even in the Third Reich you had a fair share of good people that didn't murder inocents left and right. The overall idea however is bad and it promoted an awful lot of bad people to wrong places.

[@duncanthomson7894]

The rebel's x-wing looks as though it has the cavern angels paintwork on it, so he's definitely in that greyer portion of the rebellion

[@bobafett9348]

@@partytor11 Imperialism does not equal fascism pleb

[@90skidcultist]

@Boba Fett. Let’s see. Enslavement, blown up a planet, promoted human superiority, genocide , rule of terror, no rights at all, etc. so if the Empire isn’t fascist... what are they? Elaborate.

[@inarencommander4663]

Imperial Pilot: Oh! Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance! *BUT NOT FOR ME!*

[@nortron_zero8994]

Ace Combat players hearing "MISSILE. MISSILE. MISSILE".

[@geraltofrivia323]

PULL UP. PULL UP. *PULL UP.*

[@LtCmderPasternak]

You're a man of culture, my fellow Ace.

[@daniyarsadykov3385]

WARNING. SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION WARNING SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION

[@SGTcz90cz]

@@hammerofdavey Just notch it, bro.

[@isaiahlee2902]

There's even a canyon run in this short.

[@itsjuztt.alightskin]

If Tie Defender , Tie-striker and B-wing are added, the game is perfect

[@Kream_Komi]

TIE Fighter-Bombers? Btw one of your wishes became a reality

[@itsjuztt.alightskin]

@@Kream_Komi starwars.fandom.com/wiki/TIE/D_Defender

[@johnshottenkirk161]

2 minutes til this game is playable... CAN. NOT. WAIT.

[@primecoconut4204]

5:20 I just love how the Imperial March theme gets an uplifting tone for once instead of the typical Star Wars heroic theme in the scene where the X-Wing crashed to that rock. It's as if the Empire is saying "I'm not gonna die here, Rebel scum!"

[@straythrawn7861]

Exactly, it’s perfect, I kinda want a complete version of it, fingers crossed maybe we’ll get one in the actual game

[@damiansaucedo9951]

Wars over, Imp! "Yah..... For you."

[@mattboesch8907]

I always love the militaristic theme they used in one of the trailers for Rogue One. That was my favorite rendition of the I.M.

[@shirolee]

AGREED!!

[@ii-vadersfist-ii501st3]

we need more cinematics like this across everything in star wars lmao

[@libebcnofne100]

@Monika Tramp thank you Monika Tramp Very Cool

[@jaqueble7516]

Yes! They should even do like Legends material!

[@funnysonicman]

Jaqueble It’d be cool if they made a CG short for Jedi Fallen Order, I’d watch the heck outta that lol

[@ii-vadersfist-ii501st3]

Nah no more jefi stuff we need to see shxt from the empires view, I want to see a with for once not all about the jedi

[@libebcnofne100]

@Marina Stephani Thank you Maria Very Cool