So!

I've been finding it difficult to do this, when new players ask me about it.

To give them examples of each career in the movies or series, would make it somewhat easier for them to conceptualize their characters. So here's what I've come up with:

Some, like the Consular are really obvious, and some are directly mentioned in the book, like Obi-Wan being a guardian. But like... who could be a Mystic?

Consular - Yoda
Guardian - Obi-Wan
Mystic - ?
Seeker - Ezra maybe? With the animal empathy stuff he keeps pulling off?

Sentinel - Luke (as suggested by the new Sentinel book)

Warrior - Anakin

Let's make a full canon list for each!

Nice idea can we expand it to all 3 lines? Specialisations for bonus points

Mystic: Satele Shan (SW:TOR), Kreia, Master Luminara Unduli... I could probably come up with a few more if I weren't on my way to work.

Seeker: Quinlan Vos

Consular - Sage - Yoda
Guardian - War Leader - Obi-Wan (during TCW)

Mystic - Advisor - Ki-Adi-Mundi

Mystic - Makashi - Dokuu

Seeker - Ataru - Aayla Secura

Seeker - Pathfinder - Ezra (With the animal empathy stuff he keeps pulling off)

Seeker - Executioner - Savage Opress

Sentinel - Shadow/ Shien - Asajj Ventress

Warrior - All specs - Anakin

Yoda is a Consular. Another good example is Luminara Unduli. The Jedi Consular class from The Old Republic would count as well (duh).

Obi-Wan is the dictionary definition of the first three Guardian specializations. Saesee Tiin and Even Piell would also be Guardians. The Jedi Knight class from The Old Republic would count. From Legends, the Armorer specialization is similar to the Jensaarai, the Warden specialization is similar to the Wardens of the Sky, and the Warleader could be likened to the Kilian Rangers, all three groups being Force users.

Mystic would be covered by Mother Talzin and the Dagoyan Masters. You can toss in Dooku and (very tentatively) Palpatine. Personally, aside from Seer, there isn't really a specialization in the Mystic career that really evokes the shamanistic Force users I mentioned, and I don't think Seer quite covers the bases. So, subject to change with the Mystic book. When I started to design the Sith Inquisitor from TOR, I began with Mystic/Seer, but branched quickly.

Seeker would be the Nightsisters from The Clone Wars. Ahsoka is probable. From Legends, the traditional Ithorian Force users would be Seekers; the Gand Findsmen are Seekers. If you wanted to build the pre-The Clone Wars depiction of the Witches of Dathomir, then I would use Seeker as well.

Tera Sinube from The Clone Wars is a Sentinel (an Investigator, to be exact). I would also argue for Plo Koon. From Legends, you could probably say Mara Jade and Kyle Katarn. I'm not totally sold on Luke, though. A Sith assassin character could be a Sentinel, but I'd wait for Endless Vigil to say for sure.

Warrior would be Anakin Skywalker. Kit Fisto (as he was a master of Shii-Cho) and Mace Windu as well. The Sith Warrior from TOR, as well as most other martial Sith characters. Ahsoka is arguable as well (she did learn from Anakin, after all).

I'll tackle the other games as well.

You can probably spit and hit an example of a Bounty Hunter from Star Wars, Boba Fett is obvious. I'm going to stop here, because there are too many examples.

Colonist is tricky, if you keep to the movies only, but I'd probably say the Lars and Watto, and other Tatooinians. I suppose C-3PO can be a Politico?

I'll be honest, I'm kind of drawing a blank with Explorer at the moment. Not to say they don't exist, or that they aren't "Star Wars-y enough," but I don't think you see many examples in the films and television (although there is probably an example in the cartoons, but even I have trouble tracking all of that).

Hired Gun is also kind of tricky, but for different reason. A lot of the characters that are often called "bounty hunters" really operate more like mercenaries, so several of them would probably be Hired Guns. Cad Bane, possibly, as he really blurs the line between Bounty Hunter and Hired Gun. In Legends, I'd say Canderous Ordo, Bowdaar, among others.

C'mon, Smugglers are quite obvious. Wicket and Jar Jar Binks.

R2-D2 for Technician, probably also Chewbacca. The Jawas. Numerous others from The Clone Wars. Numerous others from Legends. I'd say Rey, if she wasn't a Force sensitive.

Actually, Wicket might be an example of an Explorer. That is kind of worrying.

Ace: Wedge Antilles, Poe Dameron. If nothing else, Star Wars has enough examples of Aces to last quite a long time.

Commander: Ackbar and the other Rebel generals (sounds like a groovy band name).

Diplomat: Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Padme. The books say Leia. I suppose C-3PO fits here better than Colonist. Numerous others from Legends.

Engineer: Depending on when and where, R2. There are other examples in Legends, but not many we see on screen.

Soldier: Zeb, probably. Finn, probably. We see a lot of Rebel soldiers on screen, but they go nameless.

Spy: We don't see many examples, but they exist. The "many Bothans" mentioned in RotJ. I'm thinking some of the special ops clone troopers. Rogue One might provide examples.

Smuggler - Gambler - Lando

Smuggler - Charmer X-Spec Pilot - Han

Commander - Commodore - Admiral Ackbar

Commander - Squadron Leader - Cpt. Veers

Commander - Tactican - General Carlist Rieekan

Soldier - in different specs- Cody, Fives, Rex, Hardcase, and so on (during TCW)

Hired Gun - Soldier - Rex, Wollfe (during "Rebels")

Hired Gun - Enforcer X-Spec Gun-Slinger - CAD BANE

Collonist - Performer- (Jarjar) Binks the clown.

Collonist - Entrepreneu X-Spec (poor) Gambler - Wattoo

Collonist - Doctor - 2-1B

Collonist - Politico X-Spec Scholar - C-3PO

I'd contend that Han is not a Charmer, as it seems to be a running theme that he quickly makes more enemies where he goes than friends. Lando, though, would be.

I could see Lando as a combination Gambler, Charmer, and Entrepreneur. Or maybe Vizago would be another good entrepreneur.

Since Watto's business is mostly legitimate, he could be a Trader.

I'd say Anakin isn't quite the warrior. He's more like Shadow or something. I know it has pilot spec in it. But still.

Kit Fisto is more like the Warrior specc, after all he is the master of Form 1 and maybe Mace Windu as well, he seems like aggressor type.

Anakin is a Warrior who uses form V Djem-So or Shein as its known in this game he also used Ataru as shown in both episodes 2 and 3 where he loses limbs both times. His style is mostly to attack through raw strength which Falling Avalanche in Shein does wonderfully. So he starts with warrior gets Form V then when he becomes Vader sprinkles in some Makashi after having to adapt from not being able to to preform any of Ataru's flips any more. Kit Fisto is straight the Warrior with all Specs.

Obi-Wan is the Guatdian who picked up Fated Duel and just never stopped using it. He has two with Vader. One with grievous. Surprisingly the Duel of fates is not a Fated Duel, cause Qui-Gon was there.

As for the other three special abilities for the FAD classes I don't know who would have those.

The Emperor and Yoda are Consulars, since they both like using the force mid fight, both of them are real good at talking but yoda has Ataru as well as Niman.

I guess Luke would be a Sentinel with artisan, and Shein and Starfigher Ace. I would have thought he'd be a Guardiam like Obi-Wan but Luke is on the cover of Endless Vigil.

Mystic Dooku and Qui-gon Dooku for being a Makashi Duelist and Qui-gon for laying the ground work for how to become a force ghost.

Seeker I don't know.

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

Ok so let's see what we have so far:

Consular/Healer - Yaddle, Shaak Ti, Jocasta Nu, Rig Nema

Consular/Niman Disciple - Yoda, Palpatine, Yarael Poof

Consular/Sage - Yoda, Palpatine, Eeth Koth

Guardian/Protector - Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon Jinn, Ima-Gun Di

Guardian/Peacekeeper - Obi-Wan, Saesee Tiin, Even Piell

Guardian/Soresu Defender - Obi-Wan, Coleman Trebor

Mystic/Advisor - Ki-Adi-Mundi, Dagoyan Masters

Mystic/Makashi Duelist - Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus

Mystic/Seer - Qui-Gon Jinn, Mother Talzin, Satele Shan, Luminara Unduli

Seeker/Ataru Striker - Aayla Secura, Darth Maul, Ahsoka Tano, Yoda, Satele Shan

Seeker/Hunter - Kanan Jarru, Quinlan Vos, Aayla Secura, Sifo Dyas

Seeker/Pathfinder - Ezra (With the animal empathy stuff he keeps pulling off), Depa Bilaba

Seeker/Executioner - Savage Opress

Sentinel/Artisan - Luke

Sentinel/Shadow - Assajj Ventress, Plo Koon, Barriss Offee

Sentinel/Shien Expert - Assajj Ventress, Adi Gallia

Sentinel/Investigator - Tera Sinube <- is this a confirmed Sentinel spec?

Warrior/Aggressor - Anakin, Mace Windu, Pong Krell

Warrior/Shii-Cho Knight - Anakin, Kit Fisto

Warrior/Starfighter Ace - Anakin, Kit Fisto

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

The book says that Luke was and always will be an Ace.

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

The book says that Luke was and always will be an Ace.

Then why is he on the cover of the Sentinel book?

I'd honestly say he's more a Hotshot then Ace, but hey.

Just like Annakin starts off as a Rigger.

Baterax Endless Vigil which is At the printer, was revealed to have three new specs for sentinels Investigator Racer and Sentry.

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

The book says that Luke was and always will be an Ace.

Then why is he on the cover of the Sentinel book?

Good question. The answer may be forthcoming when the book drops, but for now, who knows but the art team?

Speaking of Endless Vigil, Investigator isone of the specializations.

I'd honestly say he's more a Hotshot then Ace, but hey.

Just like Annakin starts off as a Rigger.

Ace is the career. Hotshot is the specialization.

The thing about Anakin and Luke, is that the Force is a major part of their character, right from the beginning. Anakin is a brilliant pilot and mechanic, but a lot of that is implied to be via the Force. It just seems that Warrior fits his character overall (possibly better/worse after the Warrior book), while certain Sentinel specializations work as supplements for the character only. The progression of Luke is harder to pin down, as there are various paths that can capture it. A short term look may be Ace > Emergent > other Force specs. A longer-term look leans more towards starting as a Force career, as resurrecting the Jedi eventually overshadows other pursuits.

Racer!!! I love it!

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

The book says that Luke was and always will be an Ace.

Then why is he on the cover of the Sentinel book?

I can't say, but I can tell you what the text of the AoR Core tells me, and it's pretty explicit that Luke is an Ace.

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

The book says that Luke was and always will be an Ace.

Then why is he on the cover of the Sentinel book?

I can't say, but I can tell you what the text of the AoR Core tells me, and it's pretty explicit that Luke is an Ace.

He couldn't -just- be an Ace though, right. He'd have at least one spec from FaD.

Luke use the Shien lightsaber style so that probably why he is on the cover.

Using Movies only:

Mystic - Palpatine, shows signs of Seer and Advisor (to Anakin)

Consular - Yoda or Qui-Gon, both showed Sage like leanings, a place for Niman as well.

Guardian - Obi-Wan, pretty much was written around him

Warrior - Anakin, Shii-Cho may not be his calling card, but Starfighter Ace and Aggressor is.

Sentinel - A case can be made for Luke, at least on the Artisan and Shien side of things.

Seeker - Pathfinder, Ataru, and Hunter, plus Executioner, Warden, and Hermit: This one is tough. Yoda has the Hermit and Ataru. Aayla Secura could be Ataru and Pathfinder (but was enough shown?). Seekers weren't really shown in the movies. I could make a case for Darth Maul being Shadow, Ataru, and Executioner.

I make the argument that Luke probably would have started as the Explorer: Fringer class, and picked up Force Sensitive Emergent, then broke into FaD classes.

The book says that Luke was and always will be an Ace.

Then why is he on the cover of the Sentinel book?

I can't say, but I can tell you what the text of the AoR Core tells me, and it's pretty explicit that Luke is an Ace.

He couldn't -just- be an Ace though, right. He'd have at least one spec from FaD.