(just tossing in some ideas)

Repainted Tie Fighter: (because different paint jobs are cool)

With cards along these lines: (cost I'll leave out. Needs thorough testing)

Academy squad upgrade; granting an ability to each and every AP you use.

(a try to make it more 'imperial' or; faceless horde but still a small or cool advantage.)

-"Combat experience"

All AP get a token which allows them to re roll ONE blank green die ONCE per combat.

-"Raw recruits" (brave but inexperienced)

All AP get a token which allows them to ignore the first stress they receive in the game. K-turns excepted.

(lack of experience made soldiers often braver in combat, this wears off quickly )

The options for 'single tie figters' are nearly limitless.

I would *love* to see tons (well; dozens) of them. All unique.

So no 'doubling up' of a specific upgrade.

We have them, they are called Elite Pilot Talents, and they even have an icon.

What Hexis said.

That was my first impression, and then I let it sink in what the difference is between EPTs and what he's really talking about, and that's why all I did was post the photos. But the truth is, unless a pilot is also a mechanic, they aren't going to have a modification for the ship like +2 shields (which I think is excessive), but some racial differences between species could lead to some advantages and disadvantages that aren't Elite Pilot Talents per say, in effect there isn't going to be much of an implementation difference, they are just creating a whole other theme for a new vein of modifiers like EPTs. And they can call it something else but it's going to amount to doubling the number of EPT type modifiers a pilot has. It going to be like giving every pilot in your squad the Prototype Veteran modification without needing to be an A-wing or 2+ higher in pilot skill.

Also I wonder where they're going to draw he line...

This is the list of sentient Star Wars Species: