“You, like your father, are now MINE.”
No doubt that iconic quote will be repeated over and over in the heads of gamers as they mow down scores of Rebel troops playing as the Emperor in next month’s Star Wars Battlefront II. Sheev Palpatine will have several methods of attacking his enemies, from Sith lightning to summoning a dark aura of Force energy that affects foes in two different ways. Check out all the details copied below as well as a quick gameplay video posted on Twitter that gives us a little taste of Sheev in action.
Battlefront II arrives on November 17 and can be pre-ordered here for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
At close range, the Emperor is especially potent, wrecking groups of enemies with his area effect attacks. The heart of the Emperor’s arsenal is his signature Force lightning. The iconic bolts of purple-blue energy fired from his hands serve both as the Emperor’s standard attack and as the basis for his special offensive abilities.
The Emperor’s chain lightning is among his most terrifying and potent attacks. A bolt of lightning strikes a nearby foe, then spreads to strike another, and another. Used against tightly packed squads, this power is a potent equalizer, shifting the balance of power in seconds.
The Emperor can also summon a dark aura of Force energy to surround his body. Any opponent caught within it suffers a twofold effect: the aura deals damage and it slows any enemy unfortunate enough to come into contact.
Finally, the Emperor can completely lock down groups of nearby enemies with Electrocute, catching them in an immobilizing area of energy and rendering them vulnerable to the Emperor’s allies.
Rule the battlefield as the Emperor in Star Wars Battlefront II: https://t.co/wnsSKfCsK7 pic.twitter.com/mgKEJbsF2j
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 23, 2017
