Star Wars Battlefront II Star Wars Battlefront II is a video game created by Electronic Arts and developed by DICE , Motive Studios and Criterion Games . It was released on November 17 , 2017 . The game is a sequel to the 2015 ' s " Star Wars Battlefront " and includes content from all three trilogies , and has 3 times as much content as the original had at launch . Story . The storyline predominantly follows Iden Versio , commander of the Imperial Special Forces unit Inferno Squad . Upon witnessing the destruction of the second Death Star , Versio ' s troops look to her for direction . Versio tells her troops that they will avenge the Emperor . The story spans thirty years , beginning in the waning months of the Galactic Civil War and concluding around the destruction of Starkiller Base . There are segments in the campaign where other characters are playable as well , including Luke Skywalker , Kylo Ren , Lando Calrissian and Prince ss Leia Organa . Plot . Main Story . Escaping from the " Invincible Faith " . Somewhere in space , a U - wing transport carrying a high value prisoner is escorted to the Mon Calamari Security Cruiser " Invincible Faith " by two A - wing interceptors . A rebel officer , having profiled the prisoner , warns the ship ' s captain that she is highly trained in deception , infiltration , and extraction : she ' s special forces . The ship ' s captain interrogates her , identifying her as Iden Versio , commander of Inferno Squad in the Imperial Special Forces . He asks her to hand over an access code for her droid , but she doesn ' t respond . The captain proceeds to implore her to join the Rebel Alliance , warning her that his technician s will slice her droid either way and that the Galactic Empire ' s time has come , to which she replies that he ' s right : the Empire ' s time has come . After he leaves , Iden remotely activates her ID10 seeker droid through her helmet , which shocks the Sullustan rebel technician . Dio sneaks through the " Invincible Faith ' s " ventilation , eventually making it to Iden ' s cell and freeing her from her cuffs . The droid slices open the door while Iden makes contact with Agent Gideon Hask , who asks her if the Rebels have figured out that she wanted to be captured . Iden sneaks past a briefing between key Rebel personnel and Admiral Gial Ackbar , who invites the " Invincible Faith " to join the rest of the Alliance Fleet amassing at Sullust to launch a surprise attack on the second Death Star above Endor , unaware that the Empire has already learned of this and is planning a trap . Iden moves towards the ship ' s communications center , where she erases an intercepted transmission from Moff Raythe that would have informed the Rebellion of the Empire ' s trap . This triggers an alarm , but Iden is able to equip herself with a blaster weapon and makes it to an airlock . She is intercepted by the Imperial raider " Corvus " , which jumps into hyperspace before the " Invincible Faith " can strike back . Iden reunites with Hask and Agent Del Meeko , and tells Hask to send a message to Admiral Garrick Versio : the Emperor ' s plan is safe . She watches over a hologram of the Death Star in orbit of Endor and remarks that the Rebellion will die today . The Emperor ' s trap . The Emperor ' s trap is played out at the Battle of Endor . Nevertheless , the Rebel fleet under Admiral Ackbar ' s command is able to stand its ground . Admiral Versio watches from his Star Destroyer " Eviscerator " as Darth Vader ' s Super Star Destroyer " Executor " is brought down and crashes on the surface of the Death Star II , to which the Admiral calls Admiral Firmus Piett a fool . He tells an Imperial officer to put him in contact with Inferno Squad , which is on Endor ' s surface scouting the Death Star ' s shield generator . Commander Iden Versio informs her father , the Admiral , that the planetary shield generator has been destroyed beyond repair . The Admiral commands her to wipe out the Rebel trooper s there and return to the " Corvus " to prevent the Emperor ' s plan from failing . Agent Meeko covers Commander Versio and Agent Hask as they take on the Rebel troopers , though they are too late to capture the saboteurs . After the Rebels are wiped out , Inferno discusses where they can find nearby TIE fighters when suddenly , the second Death Star explodes . They are overwhelmed with shock and grief , but Iden quickly takes control of the situation and tells her agents that they can grieve later and need to move . Admiral Versio informs Iden that Vice Admiral Rae Sloane , as the highest ranking living commanding officer , has ordered a full retreat , and stresses to Iden that Inferno needs to survive and get off the forest moon . Inferno reinforces a squad of stormtrooper s pinned down by Rebel forces and moves towards Platform 4 with them . Rebel forces are deployed across the forest moon to prevent Imperial troops from escaping and to secure their positions on the moon . Nevertheless , Inferno are able to escape aboard three TIE fighters before the Rebels can sabotage them . Hask makes it to the " Corvus " while Iden and Del fly through the wreckage of the second Death Star , remembering that Inferno was created by Iden ' s father , Admiral Versio , after the destruction of the first Death Star to prevent something like this from happening again . The " Corvus " comes under attack from Rebel starfighter s and bomber s , but Iden and Del fend them off . Iden is privately contacted by her father , who tells her to meet with him on the " Eviscerator " for her next orders while Del and Hask stay behind on the " Corvus " . With the " Corvus " repaired , they jump into hyperspace , fleeing the aggressive Rebel fleet . New orders . The " Eviscerator " and " Corvus " regroup above Vardos in the Jinata system , the homeworld of the Versio family . On the bridge of the " Eviscerator " , Garrick informs his daughter that the Emperor is dead . He shares with his daughter a Messenger droid he has received , which projects a hologram of the dead Emperor ' s final command : to begin at once . When Iden attempts to ask what their target is , the Messenger launches itself at her , telling her she is not verified . Garrick escorts his daughter away from it and hands Inferno ' s next assignments to her , warning her that her orders are unusual but that they are now living in unusual times . The " Corvus " travels to an Imperial shipyard in orbit of Fondor , where they are to provide security for Moff Raythe , who is procuring satellite s essential for Operation : Cinder in his docked Star Destroyer " Dauntless " . However , the shipyard comes under surprise attack from a Rebel fleet . While Del remains on the " Corvus " , Iden and Hask make their way to their TIE fighters and defend the " Dauntless " from CR90 corvette s and Rebel U - wing transports . Iden protects Hask from Rebel starfighters before boarding the Rebel Mon Calamari star cruiser to disable its ion cannon s that are firing on the " Dauntless " . Iden and Hask disable them , though the last explosion nearly sends Iden hurling into space , who is narrowly saved by the cruiser ' s closing gates . They return to their TIE fighters and take to the stars , though are ordered by Moff Raythe to attack the Imperial facility itself in order to free the " Dauntless " from the shipyard ' s jammed clamps . When Iden asks what their target is , Moff Raythe tells her that , now more than ever , power is the only path to peace , and Admiral Versio will take part in cleansing the galaxy clean to remind the people of the galaxy that the Empire is still in control . The " Dauntless " is ultimately freed and opens fire on the Rebel cruiser with its turbolaser s , destroying it . Moff Raythe tells Iden that her father will be proud . Encountering the enemy . After the defense of Fondor , Inferno is granted access to the Emperor ' s Observatory on Pillio , one of many Observatories established by the Emperor across the galaxy for various classified purposes . Agent Del Meeko is sent alone to shut down the Mantle defense system and destroy the Observatory as its contents could be used by the Rebel Alliance against the Empire . Meeko travels to Pillio aboard a single Lambda shuttle with stormtrooper forces , unaware that the new age Jedi Knight and Rebel Commander Luke Skywalker is already there with his astromech R2 - D2 on his own mission to the Observatory . Luke is forced to defend himself when the stormtroopers open fire on him , but encounters Meeko trapped in amber by Pillio ' s native Scritter s . Meeko initially doesn ' t recognize Skywalker but does when the Jedi uses his lightsaber to free him . He doesn ' t understand why an enemy of the Empire would help him , to which Skywalker replies it ' s simply because he asked . Facing a common enemy and mission , Meeko is forced to work with Skywalker to defend themselves against Pillio ' s bugs and locate the Observatory . Despite Skywalker ' s shouts , Meeko hurls a thermal detonator at the bugs , ripping open the cave ' s grounds beneath them . Nevertheless , they reach the Observatory , where Skywalker defends Meeko from the bugs as he shuts down its security systems . After the Mantle defense system is shut down , they are nearly overwhelmed as they run towards the Observatory , but the bugs strangely fly away from it and thus Skywalker and Meeko . Skywalker uses the Force to open the Observatory ' s doors , leaving Meeko as to wonder why the Emperor would create a facility that could only be opened using the Force . Skywalker tells Meeko that he already knows , to which Meeko asks in disbelief if Skywalker is telling him that the man who destroyed the Jedi Order was secretly one of them . Skywalker tells Meeko , however , that , as a boy growing up on Coruscant , he feared the wrong thing . Meeko remarks that the Emperor was only protecting junk , but Skywalker takes interest in a particular compass and asks Meeko if he can keep it . Meeko asks Skywalker why he would let him do that since his orders are to destroy the Observatory and Skywalker is an enemy , to which Skywalker replies simply because he asked . Meeko decides to let Skywalker keep the compass . Skywalker then asks Meeko to reconsider his mission , saying that the Empire has already done enough damage to many innocent worlds . As they depart from the Observatory , Meeko asks Skywalker how they can just walk away and pretend like this never happened . Meeko confesses his growing doubts in the Empire to Skywalker , who tells Meeko that he has a choice . Meeko misinterprets this as a choice between the Empire and the Rebellion , but Skywalker corrects him in that it ' s simply a choice to be better . Skywalker wishes Meeko " may the Force be with you " as he leaves , walking off into the sunset with Meeko watching from behind . Inferno ' s target . Meeko returns to the " Corvus " with Hask and Iden , who informs them that their next assignment is to extract Protectorate Gleb from Vardos . Gleb serves as headmaster of the Future Imperial Leaders Military Preparatory School , raised both Hask and Iden , and also serves as an officer in Jinata Security . Iden is unsure how this relates to Operation : Cinder but states that they must trust the Admiral . However , when they arrive to Vardos , they find the satellites , which are climate disruption array s , being deployed by the " Dauntless " , pointed out by Meeko , in orbit of Vardos . Inferno is shocked to see this , and Hask recalls that they were never informed of their target . An angered Iden confronts her father aboard the " Eviscerator " , pleading with her father that Vardos and its people are loyal to the Empire . Her father rationalizes that Operation : Cinder will spread fear throughout the galaxy that will allow the Empire to continue its rule by fear in order to control the galaxy and maintain order . Iden continues to try and appeal to her father that Vardos is their home , to which he responds , raising his voice , that the Empire is their home and that they will do as the Emperor commands . Iden says that she will not take orders from dead men , causing her father to assert his authority over her , shouting that she takes orders from him before reminding her that her orders are to extract Protectorate Gleb alone . He dismisses her , though Iden walks off with a bitter face . The Admiral tells an Imperial officer to patch him in with Agent Hask . The " Corvus " lands in an Imperial facility on Vardos , where hurricanes and superstorms are forming from the beams being shot down by the satellites . Iden says that they will find Gleb in the Archive in Kestro . During their walk there , they encounter disgruntled protesting civilians and learn that any aircraft attempting to leave the planet will be shot down . Iden , Del , and Hask debate this turn of events ; Iden notes that the people on Vardos are their people , and that their own troopers are in harm ' s way , while Hask retorts that their fearlessness in the face of the storms shows true discipline , and that Operation : Cinder is a test to prove that they are worthy of what is to come . They eventually make it to the Archive , where they find Gleb and a Rodian agent among a group of civilians . As Hask escorts Gleb and the agent away , orange lightning hits one of the buildings , causing part of its structure to fall , the resulting debris nearly crushing a civilian . With Iden ' s approval , Del tells the civilians to run to the " Corvus " . Hask tries to stop it , but Iden commands him to stand down . Hask reminds Iden and Del that their orders are to extract the Protectorate Gleb alone . Del says he doesn ' t recognize the Empire anymore , and Iden defends him , pointing out that it is the Empire ' s duty to protect civilians from things like Operation : Cinder . When Hask asserts that this is the " new Empire , " Del finally says that he wants no part in this new Empire and will follow his commanding officer . Hask asks Iden if these are her orders , which are treason , and Iden says they are . Hask refuses to lower his weapon and warns that defiance will be the death of them before pointing it at Iden , but she shoots Hask first in his leg , buying time for Iden and Del to escape . Hask contacts Admiral Versio and informs him that Commander Versio and Agent Meeko have abandoned the mission and committed treason . Iden and Del sneak their way through the city , reluctantly shooting Imperial troops who notice them and learning that the Admiral has ordered for their deaths . They manage to steal an AT - AT walker and use it to take out the anti - air batteries across the city , eventually destroying a satellite array that disables all anti - air batteries across the sector . Del pilots the AT - AT to the " Corvus " while Iden shoots at Imperial forces firing at them , including AT - ST scout walkers , Imperial stormtroopers , and another AT - AT . She manages to blow up the barricade at the Imperial facility where the " Corvus " is docked , but a bolt of lightning disables the AT - AT . Iden and Del regroup with their crew , who are under fire from Imperial troops and cover them as the Imperial raider ' s ramp is lowered and the refugees get on board . The lightning storm protects them from an advancing AT - AT walker , and they are able to escape as scout walkers arrive to the facility . They evade the " Eviscerator " and the " Dauntless " and jump into hyperspace . Meanwhile , Agent Hask returns to the " Eviscerator " with Protectorate Gleb and her agent , reporting to Admiral Versio , who congratulates Hask on the " success " of his mission and promotes him to Commander . Combating Cinder . In the Vorpal Nebula in the Outer Rim Territories , Iden and Del discuss the situation , not knowing where to go next . Iden notes that some of their crew stayed loyal with them and is helping protect the refugees , who are frightened and confused but safe , while Del makes repairs to his droid . Del tells Iden to leave with the " Corvus " and let him stay alone in a TIE fighter , sending a general distress call to the Rebellion , but Iden refuses to abandon him . Ultimately , they decide to surrender to the Rebel Alliance , sending a general distress transmission which is intercepted by Danger Leader Shriv Suurgav . After the " Restoration " captures the " Corvus " and her crew , General Lando Calrissian arrives and confronts Iden and Del . He thanks them for the intel they provided on Operation : Cinder and offers them two X - wing starfighters to start a new life . Calrissian learns that Operation : Cinder is targeting Naboo , the homeworld of the Emperor himself . Iden and Del warn that the Empire is changing and so are its tactics . Calrissian gives them a choice of fighting with them against Operation : Cinder or running away . Though not wanting to join the Rebellion , Iden and Del reluctantly agree to help combat Operation : Cinder . Calrissian arrives above Naboo with his fleet and Danger Squadron , which Iden and Del have temporarily joined under the call signs Danger Five and Danger Six , reinforcing Prince ss Leia Organa who is already there with a host of Rebel troopers and fighting in the stars in N - 1 starfighter s against Imperial forces led by Captain Lerr Duvat and the climate disruption array satellites . Iden , Del , Shriv , and Danger Squadron help Leia and the Rebel and Naboo pilot s take out the climate disruption arrays , then cover their Y - wing bombers as they make bombing runs on the Star Destroyer " Torment " . With the " Torment " s shields disabled , the " Restoration " opens fire on it , destroying it . However , Idel and Del noticed that some Imperial troops transports and TIE are able to evacuate the Star Destroyer but , instead of retreating to the nearest safe zone , per standard protocol , they headed toward Theed , the capital of Naboo . Danger Squadron makes its way towards Theed , where Iden , Del , and Shriv help reinforce the Rebel troops there fighting in battle against the Imperial forces . They split up to reactivate power relays that can be used to activate Theed ' s defense system : an ionic pulse that spreads across the city from the royal palace , which was installed shortly before the Clone Wars after the Invasion of Naboo by the battle droid army of the Trade Federation . Leia and her troops covers Del as they make their way across the city with Del wiring the power relays back online . With the power relays online , they make their way to the central street where Rebel forces battle against stormtroopers and an advancing AT - AT walker . Leia and her troops cover Del as he reactivates the defense system in the palace , falling back as the stormtroopers push their line . Del is able to get the system online , and the Rebel forces fall back inside the palace as the ionic pulse is detonated , disabling the Imperial forces ' blasters , walkers , and starfighters . Rebel troops rush out , and the Imperial forces surrender . Princess Leia confronts Iden and Del after the battle in the royal palace , having learned that they are Inferno Squad from General Calrissian . Leia notes that watching them in battle , this fight against the Empire means something more to them than trying to run away . Iden says that there is no excuse for the damage they ' ve done against the Rebel Alliance , and would like to continue fighting with them if they would allow them to , having realized they have been fighting for the wrong side this whole time . Leia says that people like Iden and Del give the galaxy hope , and hope is the reason that they will triumph over the Empire . She then welcomes them to the New Republic . Tracking a missing general . Months later , Leia Organa , now a Senator in the Galactic Senate on Chandrila , reaches out to Iden Versio , who leads Inferno Squad in the New Republic military . Leia tells Iden that she has tracked down a missing general of theirs to Takodana , and asks that she find Han Solo . In Maz Kanata ' s castle , Han tells Maz Kanata that he has learned of an Imperial turncoat , Ralsius Paldora , who has valuable information for the Republic and how to liberate the Wookiee s back on Kashyyyk , who were held hostage by Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck and his faction . Solo eventually finds Paldora , a statistician , who has hidden away his intel in data cube s in Takodana ' s forests . Paldora tells Solo that he gathered his information from a man named Rax , an Imperial officer consolidating much of the fractured Empire . As they leave , they spot Imperial forces arriving on the planet , forcing Solo and Paldora to fight their way through the forests . They make their way to the " Millennium Falcon " with Chewbacca , Solo ' s Wookiee copilot , and fight in the skies against an Imperial light cruiser and TIE fighters with the aid of Inferno Squad . Solo successfully destroys it , sinking it to the bottom of Nymeve Lake , and extracts Paldora off the planet . On the " Corvus " , Solo contacts Leia and thanks Inferno for the help . Operations in the Anoat sector . Iden learns from Paldora ' s intel that her father has been running operations on Bespin and Sullust in the Anoat sector , which is under heavy lockdown by Governor Adelhard and his faction . She and Del contact Senator Organa and ask for authorization to sabotage her father ' s operations and potentially capture him . Leia notes that she is not their commanding officer , but Del fears that Fleet command will not approve of a mission that could be deemed too personal . Understanding , Leia shares her approval with Iden and Del to pursue their mission . The two fly alone to Chinook Station in the clouds of Bespin , which is being used for refueling Admiral Versio ' s Imperial fleet , hoping to sabotage it and capture Gideon Hask , who they ' ve learned is there as well . They infiltrate the station , wearing stormtrooper armor as disguise . However , when they reach the top of the platform , they learn that Hask has set them in a trap . They try to go after him , but his Star Destroyer is able to escape , and alarms are triggered across Chinook Station , forcing them to fight their way out . Unable to reach their X - wing fighters , Iden reluctantly agrees to hijack a cloud car with Del . They use the cloud car to attack the fueling sites at Chinook Station ; the explosion causes a chain reaction that brings down three Star Destroyers still docked there . Though Chinook Station is destroyed , thus crippling Admiral Versio ' s fleet ' s fueling source , Hask and Admiral Versio are able to escape . Sometime later , Lando and Shriv , the latter now a member of Inferno Squad , undertake the mission to an abandoned Imperial weapons depot on Sullust hoping to capture the weapons for the New Republic . However , when they arrive , they find that , despite Sullust being liberated , which Shriv had been part of , Imperial forces have recaptured the weapons depot and are using it for arms manufacturing . Lando decides that their best course of action is to destroy the weapons depot instead . Lando reaches the control center while he sends Shriv to look for a means of transport in order to escape . Lando causes the lava in the weapons depot to overflow and escapes with Shriv aboard an AT - ST scout walker , but they are unable to make it to an Imperial shuttle in time for escape . As the lava rises , Lando and Shriv climb to the top of their AT - ST walker . Shriv sarcastically remarks to Lando that if he dies today , he ' s glad Lando will too . However , just in the nick of time , Iden arrives with the " Corvus " and saves them from the overflowing lava . Showdown at Jakku . Admiral Ackbar has ordered all Republic forces to Jakku in the Western Reaches , where the Imperial Army and Imperial Navy have been reconvened , consolidated from Imperial fleets by Rax , among them her father ' s . The expected showdown is believed to possibly mean the end of the Galactic Civil War . The Republic Navy arrives , initiating the Battle of Jakku , while soldiers of the New Republic army are landed on the desert surface of Jakku . In the skies of Jakku , the " Corvus " receives a large number of distress calls from their sector . Iden and Shriv make their way to two X - wing starfighters while Del holds the " Corvus " and directs them towards the sources of the distress calls . They first land at a crashed Star Destroyer , where TIE bombers are deploying from and being used to harass Republic troops in the sector . Iden and Shriv fight against the stormtroopers defending the Star Destroyer and take it out before taking off to the skies again . They reinforce Captain Lindsey and his troops on the ground , who is on the march to Carbon Ridge to take out a mysterious Imperial research facility but has been intercepted by two AT - AT walkers and Imperial forces . Iden uses binoculars to indicate to the Starhawk " Unity " the coordinates of the AT - AT walkers so that it can launch orbital bombardments on them . The AT - AT walkers are taken out , and Inferno helps Lindsey and his troops take out the Imperial troops attacking them , allowing them to continue their advance to Carbon Ridge . Iden and Shriv return to their X - wings and make it back to the " Corvus " , but they fall under attack from Imperial forces led by Hask , who pilots a TIE inteceptor . Iden shoots him down , seemingly killing him , and decides to go after her father after spotting the " Eviscerator " , disabling communications with Del and the " Corvus " . She crash lands on top of the " Eviscerator " and fights her way through Imperial stormtroopers , making her way through a hole punched in the " Eviscerator " . As she makes her way to an elevator to the Star Destroyer ' s bridge , she hears an Imperial officer give a command to retreat to Counselor Rax and Admiral Versio order for evacuation before being cut off , learning that her father is still here . On the bridge , Admiral Versio gives the go for his right hand Imperial officer to leave while Iden confronts her father , telling him that he doesn ' t have to go down with the Empire . Garrick declines his daughter ' s rescue attempt . He tells her that Rax expects him to leave to , but he has also refused him . Garrick explains how he ' s given his life to the Empire and can scarcely believe that all that ' s left of it is being destroyed here . A Republic escort frigate crashes near the bridge of the " Eviscerator " , and Garrick falls into his daughter ' s hand but ultimately lets go . He tells his daughter that she is strong and urges her to find peace in her life as he resolves to go down with his ship . Realizing she cannot convince her father and seeking to get back to Del , Iden runs off as the " Eviscerator " begins to plummet to Jakku ' s sandy plains , the Star Destroyer exploding around her . She makes her way to an escape pod and launches towards Jakku . Iden regains consciousness as Del finds her escape pod and lifts it open . He tells Iden that the battle is over , and that they have won . The two embrace and kiss as Shriv arrives with Dio . He then directs Iden and Del over a sandy hill , where they watch over the wreckage of the Imperial fleet . Decades later . Thirty years later , an " Upsilon " - class command shuttle arrives to Pillio , which has become dry and arid . The dark warrior Kylo Ren disembarks from his command shuttle with stormtroopers of the First Order and meets with Protectorate Gleb and Jinata Security , who have captured the " Corvus " and taken its crew prisoner . On the bridge of the " Corvus " , Kylo confronts a hurt and collapsed Del Meeko , who sarcastically says that if Kylo wanted to hire his ship , he could have just asked . Kylo interrogates Del over information regarding the map to Skywalker , which Del plays dumb with , leading to Kylo to infiltrate his mind with the Force . Kylo experiences Del ' s memories , from his time as a shoretrooper on Scarif during the Battle of Scarif to the formation of Inferno Squad , to the Battle of Endor , where Kylo notes that Del and Iden are married now and have a daughter and that it was Iden who turned him into a traitor , to Del ' s encounter with Skywalker on Pillio , which Kylo notes is where Del found faith , to a fight on Vardos involving Jinata Security troopers and First Order stormtroopers . Kylo notes that Vardos is where their " family " was torn apart as he slices through Iden , Del , and Hask in their Inferno uniforms . Kylo mocks Del as a coward , and continues to press him for where Lor San Tekka of the Church of the Force took the map to Skywalker , the last Jedi , all the while mentally torturing him . Finally , Del tells Kylo that San Tekka took it to Bayora . Kylo lets go and leaves Del to Gideon Hask , who is now a First Order officer . Hask continues to call Del a coward and expresses his " disappointment " in him for abandoning his post as a soldier , trading it in for a simple life of fatherhood and hauling cargo on the " Corvus " . Del remarks that everyone changes , including Hask himself , who " used to be dead . " Hask then hints at his intentions to kill Iden . Del pleads with Hask not to go after Iden , calling him by his first name , warning his former friend that it will not end well for him . Hask , however , takes out his blaster pistol and repeatedly shoots Del , killing him . Outside the " Corvus " on Pillio , an angered Hask confronts Gleb over her failure to keep Project Resurrection confidential , reminding her that the First Order helped Jinata Security rebuild Vardos and maintain control over the Jinata system . Gleb tells Hask it was an honest mistake , and says that they will relocate the Pillio operation and triple efforts on Athulla . Hask says that he will leave some of his men behind to assure this goes through . Before leaving , he turns to Gleb and tells her to bury the bodies of Del Meeko and his crew but to leave the " Corvus " intact . Gleb warns that this will allow Iden to track it and lead her to Pillio , to which Hask replies that he is counting on it . Resurrection DLC . Mission to Athulla . Iden Versio and her daughter , Zay , practice maneuvers in their X - wing starfighter s at Kiara ' s comet cluster in the Hartaga system . Iden receives a message from the " Corvus " , which she assumes is from her husband and Zay ' s father , Del Meeko . Instead Shriv Suurgav tells Iden he needs to see her , and will send coordinates to meet . Iden and Zay dock with the " Corvus " at Pillio . Shriv tells them that he was sent by General Organa to investigate rumors of a First Order operation called Project : Resurrection , which the Resistance suspects is responsible for a number of people disappearing . Shriv ' s scanners picked up the " Corvus " on the surface of Pillio , and found the ship abandoned and the planet strip - mined . He found no sign of Del , but checked the ship ' s logs to find that before Pillio he had visited Athulla , a planet on the edge of the Jinata system . The " Corvus " arrives at an asteroid field surrounding Athulla , where they are contacted by an Athullan expecting Del , who was investigating Jinata Security kidnapping families from their planet . The signal is jammed by the J - Sec Nebulon - B frigate " Opportunity " , captained by Leema Kai . Kai orders the " Corvus " to surrender , but Iden and Zay destroy all of the frigate ' s transport and starfighter escorts , then disable its engines . Leema Kai attacks them in his modified N - 1 starfighter which can launch ion mine s . Iden destroys Kai ' s fighter , killing him , and the " Opportunity " surrenders after Zay threatens to fire a barrage of concussion missiles at the ship as a bluff . The frigate ' s crew tell Shriv that Project : Resurrection is run by Protectorate Gleb from Jinata Security headquarters on Vardos . Return to Vardos . The " Corvus " arrives at Iden ' s homeworld of Vardos — once an Imperial utopia , but now an ash - strewn wasteland due to the effects of decades earlier . Iden orders Zay to stay aboard the " Corvus " , while she and Shriv confront Gleb at the Archive building . As they make their way through the ruins of Kestro , they see lights streaking through the sky — the destruction of the Hosnian system by the First Order ' s Starkiller Base . Entering the Archive , Iden finds Gleb dead on the floor . Gideon Hask steps out of the shadows , saying the Protectorate had outlived her usefulness to Project Resurrection and the First Order . Iden accuses them of kidnapping children , but Hask refers to Resurrection as " rescuing " children , and forging them into an army for the First Order . Shriv says the Senate will not allow it , but Hask informs them that the Senate and the Hosnian system have been destroyed . He tells Iden that on this great day , he chose to be with her where it all began — the defection of Inferno Squad from the Empire at the Vardos Archive . Hask gloats that he is at last getting his revenge for Iden ' s actions that day — first by killing Del , and then her daughter . He gestures outside , where a Star Destroyer opens fire on the " Corvus " , destroying it . Hask orders his squad of Stormtroopers to interrogate Iden and Shriv for information on the Resistance . As they are escorted outside , a Jinata Security officer throws a thermal detonator at the troopers , allowing Iden to disarm and incapacitate them . With J - Sec and the First Order occupied with fighting each other , Iden orders her droid Dio to slice a relay station to detect the homing beacons from the " Corvus " escape pod s . They locate two pods but both are empty , however Dio picks up a third beacon , where they find Zay has set up a sniper ' s nest to defend herself . After clearing the area of First Order and J - Sec troops , Iden tells Zay that her father is dead — she blames herself for not joining the Resistance earlier , and resolves to board Hask ' s Star Destroyer , the " Retribution " , to kill him . Shriv and Zay assure her it isn ' t her fault , and Shriv welcomes Iden to the Resistance . Aboard the " Retribution " . Iden , Zay and Shriv steal two TIE fighters and join a squadron in formation around the capital ship . When the " Retribution " asks why they haven ' t remained on Vardos as ordered , they open fire on the other TIEs and engage them in a dogfight . Dio ' s scan picks up a weak spot on a heat sink near the ship ' s aft engines , which Iden destroys allowing them to fly inside its superstructure . As they fly inside , " Retribution " jumps into hyperspace , causing their ships to crash . Iden and Zay locate a computer terminal , which Dio slices to reveal details of Project Resurrection : the abduction of thousands of children to train as Stormtroopers , the construction of hundreds of capital ships in the Unknown Regions , and the plans for a First Order Dreadnaught . After Dio has downloaded the plans , Iden resolves to rip the ship out of hyperspace . She sends Shriv to find them a means of escape , then she and Zay plant ion detonator s on the " Retribution " hyperdrive generators . As Iden places the last charge on the backup generator , Hask appears and holds Zay at gunpoint . Iden drops her weapon , and as Hask shoots at her , Zay knocks him off balance . Hask throws Zay off the platform , but she is caught by Iden . Zay hands her mother a blaster , and she shoots Hask who falls to his death . Iden and Zay detonate the charges , destroying the hyperdrive and forcing the " Retribution " to drop out of lightspeed within view of Starkiller Base . Iden collapses and Zay realizes she has been critically wounded . She promises to get help , but Iden is resigned to her fate , telling her daughter as she dies that they fight so that others may live , and that if they die , it had better be for the same reason . As Zay looks sadly out into space , Starkiller Base explodes , creating a new star . Zay , Dio and Shriv arrive at the base on D ' Qar in a commandeered Special Forces TIE Fighter , where they are nearly shot down by a Resistance patrol . After Shriv confirms their identity , Zay is contacted by General Organa , who tells them the First Order is on its way to D ' Qar , and assigns them an urgent mission to seek help and reinforcements from their allies in the Outer Rim . Zay and Shriv accept the mission , and jump to lightspeed . . . Gameplay . Overview . The game returns to the roots of the classic Battlefront games , using a class - based system for infantry troopers with each class having a shared progression system , but with equipment differing depending on faction . The trooper classes offered are Officer , Assault , Heavy , and Specialist . More vehicles are included for all factions , including Tauntaun s and the AT - RT . Space battles also return with new starship s . Vehicles are also to be a part of a new customization and progression system . Vehicles , heroes , and reinforcements are able to purchased in matches by gaining Battle Points through play rather than picking up a token as it was with the previous game . Playable hero and villain characters from the films have been expanded upon , with players able to customize skills to their liking . Creative Director Bernd Diemer stated that he wanted the heroes to have more depth rather than feeling like a momentary power up . The game also features . Initially , these loot crates , which could be purchased with money , contained game altering abilities , but due to receiving heavy criticism , microtransactions were temporarily disabled at launch . On March 16 , 2018 , microtransactions were confirmed to be returning , albeit for cosmetic items only , which could be directly purchased while loot boxes would only contain in - game currency and other cosmetics , such as emotes . Progression is now entirely linear ; playing as a particular class allows players to upgrade its abilities and unlock new ones . Development . The game ' s development was revealed in an interview with an EA executive in 2016 . More information , including its development by DICE and Motive Studios , was revealed during EA ' s Livestream during E3 2016 . The game ' s development is a collaboration between DICE , who are developing the multiplayer , Motive Studios , who are developing the single player mode , and Criterion Software , who are developing the vehicle and flight controls . The game will include content from all three film trilogies . A goal of the game ' s story is to humanize the Empire in ways that haven ' t been seen before . On April 12 , 2017 a teaser trailer was leaked giving confirmation that the game would include content from all three main " Star Wars " eras , a single player campaign , and heroes such as Kylo Ren , Rey , Darth Maul , and Yoda . EA premiered this trailer the following day during their panel at 2017 ' s Celebration Orlando . A gameplay trailer for the game was released on June 10 , 2017 during the Battlefront II panel at E3 2017 . The singleplayer trailer was released in October 2017 , with a preview on The Star Wars Show . < ref name = " Star Wars Show 10 / 18 " > < / ref > While working on the game , the development team notably consulted Emil Fortune ' s reference book " " . Additionally , the team worked with Lucasfilm Ltd . ' s Story Group on the campaign and characters , including making sure Luke Skywalker ' s character arc was consistent , and keeping the game in line with other " Star Wars " visuals , according to Game Director Mark Thompson . Release . In April 2017 during the presentation at Star Wars Celebration , it was confirmed that the game would be released on November 17 , 2017 and November 14 for those pre ordering the Deluxe Elite Trooper Edition . An open beta was held from October 4 to October 11 . Reception . Pre Release . When the game was announced it was received with mostly positive reaction by most fans , largely because of the inclusion of all three cinematic eras , a singleplayer campaign , and improved gameplay from the previous reboot of the series . However , after the open beta , the game has received criticism for the use of loot boxes and crates , with many players worried over the supposed introduction of a " pay to win " system and random progression not tied to player skill . The game , alongside EA itself , was lambasted for locking Heroes and making players " grind " large amounts , some estimated to be around 40 hours to unlock a single character , which in turn would encourage the purchases of Loot crates to make it easier for the player to unlock them . When EA responded to the criticism on Reddit , their comment received several hundred thousand downvotes , more than any other Reddit comment by magnitudes . After the huge backlash and reception of the loot crate system , EA and DICE temporarily removed micro transactions temporarily from the game on launch to focus on refining the loot crate system for another time . Post Release . The game was met with mixed to positive reception from critics averaging out around 6 . 5 to a 7 or 74 on , with most critics pointing out the improvement over the first game with content , but criticizing the story and the progression system calling it convoluted and messy . A few critics also pointed out the plethora bugs and glitches infecting the game at launch , which appeared predominantly in the Xbox One version . On the other hand , reaction from players and fans was almost universally negative , with Metacritic user scores below 1 ( out of 10 ) for all three versions , in large part due to the progression system . During this time , Mat Everett left the role of community manager due to the backlash , and Ben Walke stepped into the role . The game faced heavy criticism for its economic and progression system due to being tied with microtransactions that allowed players to purchase a certain amount of " crystals , " an in - game currency , in order to then purchase loot crates that could be used to randomly unlock and upgrade Star Cards . Furthermore , the game received criticism for the high amount of " credits , " another in - game currency , it cost in order to purchase hero and villain characters to play as , which would take hundreds of hours of grinding in order to obtain . The fallout from the microtransactions scandal was massive enough to attract attention from mainstream news outlets such as and " " . Disney and Lucasfilm have also publicly sided with gamers and criticized EA over the latter ' s handling of the game . Along with reportedly having the potential to harm the game ' s sales prospects , the incident also further hurt EA ' s public image ; EA ' s shares on Wall Street dropped by 2 . 5 % on launch day . In response to the criticism , microtransactions were immediately disabled at launch , albeit temporarily . The cost to purchase heroes was also lowered by 75 % . On March 16 , 2018 , developer DICE announced microtransactions would be returning in April , which can only be used to purchase cosmetic items ; the progression system was redesigned in order to be linear , and was released on March 21 . Government responses . EA ' s incorporation of loot boxes into the " Battlefront II " game has also attracted the attention of several governments . On November 15 , the Belgian Gaming Commission announced that it would be investigating whether the inclusion of loot boxes constituted gambling . In response , EA denied allegations that their loot boxes constituted gambling , asserting they were part of a " fun and fair game experience . " On November 22 , the Belgian Gambling Commission ruled that EA ' s microtransactions constituted a form of gambling . The also regarded the " mixing of gaming and gambling as dangerous " for the mental health of children and called for a ban on gaming loot boxes throughout the European Union . In response to the Belgian Gambling Commission ' s investigation , the Dutch Gambling Commission also announced their own investigation into micro - transactions in " Battlefront II " . EA ' s practices also drew criticism from United States officials . In a video statement , Hawaiian State Representative described " Battlefront II " as " a Star Wars - themed online casino designed to lure kids into spending money " and announced his intention to introduce legislation banning such practices in his state . Another Hawaiian State Representative Sean Quinlan likened online gambling in the game to encouraging children to smoke . In addition , gambling regulators in South Korea , Singapore , Australia , and the United Kingdom have also expressed disapproval of Electronic Arts ' incorporation of loot boxes into gaming products including " Battlefront II " . Editions . There are two editions of the game available : the Standard edition and the Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition . The Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition will include Rey and Kylo Ren " The Last Jedi " skins , early access to the game , and game upgrades for weapons and Heroes . Downloadable content . DICE hinted that the game will not include a season pass , unlike the previous game , instead they wanted to find a better alternative in order to avoid " fragmenting " the community of players . It was confirmed during EA Play 2017 that there would not be a season pass ; rather , all downloadable content will be free for all players and will be included in events called Seasons . " The Last Jedi " Season . The first Season expansion , " The Last Jedi " Season was released on December 5 and is centered around , the eighth film in the " Star Wars " saga which was released on December 15 , 2017 . It features a space map over D ' Qar , the new planet Crait , Resistance hero Finn and First Order villain Captain Phasma . Battlefront II Resurrection . " The Last Jedi " Season also featured a campaign addition available December 13 , named " Battlefront II : Resurrection " , which details Commander Iden Versio ' s journey during the First Order ' s rise to power and contains three chapters . " Han Solo " Season . On May 3 , EA published an announcement in Twitter , saying that the second season in the game will be a season . Future content . According to Dennis Brännvall , the game ' s Design Director , " " content will be added to the game at some point in the future .