EU Pilots being replaced? New pilots?!

By Wiredin, in X-Wing

We have seen some pilot mix up already... what else can we see coming?! Here we go:

REBELLION

X-Wings - Thane is now confirmed. who did he replace? Wedge, Porkins, Luke, Garven, Biggs are confirmed. (8 pilots total including 2 generics, and not including Saw's kit pilots). Would like to see Hera make it into an X-Wing. Any confirmation on Wes Janson??? Leia piloted an X-wing once... please do her justice FFG and give us something useful to honor the most bada**princess in Disney with.

Y-Wings - new pilot, suspected Evaan Verlaine (now the last surviving Y-Wing pilot...is Keyan Farlander out?). Norra now flies a Y. Dutch is confirmed (as is a generic) Good time to add Ezra.

E-Wings - Corran has been confirmed in game by the devs. What happens to E'Than? We have a canon appearance of the E-wing, but nothing reported for pilots.

A-Wings - Jake and Arvel are confirmed. Will we see Tycho? Or will he be replaced by Shera Bey. Good time to add the Rebels cast.

B-Wings - Ten Numb survives. Keyan probably doesn't?

HWK-290 - Will Kyle and Jan return? Or will we see Kanan flying a HWK-290?

K-Wing - obviously not canon. So I assume we will see the same pilots.

YT2400 - What happens to Dash?

yt1300 - Han, Chewie confirmed. Lando probably.

VCX/Phantoms - Probably same pilots we have now

ARC-170 - Rex confirmed.

Z95 - Nothing Spoiled

Imperials

TIE Fighters - Mauler is safe. We get Iden Versio, Gideon Hask, Del Meeko from Infero Squadron books/Battlefront II Game. Scourge now has a last name. Is Howlrunner confirmed? 2 generics are confirmed as well I think.

TIE Interceptor - Soontir Fel is back! Can we assume that Ciena Ree will make an appearance? What about Mr. Moustache from Rebels?

TIE bomber - nothing spoiled to my knoweldge

TIE Phantom - Whisper is in!

TIE Punnisher - nothing spoiled yet

TIE Agressor - nothing spoiled yet

TIE Advanced - Darth Vader, Zertik Strom, and Marek are in. 2 new pilots: Ved Foslo

TIE Advanced Prototype - a generic Inquisitor pilot is confirmed, and has force powers. nothing else known at this time.

TIE Striker - Duchess is in, no other info spoiled to my knowledge.

TIE Reaper - see expansion announcement.

TIE Defender - nothing spoiled yet to my knowledge

Decimator - RAC is confirmed, Oicunn is also in

Lambda - no pilots confirmed yet?

SCUM

Firespray - Boba Fett returns, new pilot Koshka Frost , Krassis Telix

Agressors - looks like IG is alive and well

G-1A Starfighter - I would assume 4-Lom and Zuckuss survive this

HWK-290 - nothing confirmed yet

Jumpmaster - Just Dengar confirmed I think

Kihraxz - Victor Hel is in. Talon Bane is probably back, but not confirmed

Lancer - I assume no changes to pilots, but nothing spoiled

Kimogila - Nothing spoiled yet

M-3A Interceptor - Nothing spoiled yet

Fang Fighter - Kad Solus is in, Fenn is in, new guy Joy Rekkoff

Quadjumper - was it it even included in the conversion kit??

H-6 Bomber - Nym is confirmed to be Scum only. no other pilots confirmed to my knowledge.

Starviper - nothing confirmed yet

YV-666 - Have we had anything spoiled here?

Y-Wing - Nothing spoiled

Z95 - Nothing Spoiled

Edited by Wiredin
16 minutes ago, Khyros said:

I'm going to try to compile all of the pilots we know about thus far. Please let me know if there are more that we know of and from where.

Rebel

X Wing:

  • Wedge Antilles - (All Wings Report In) While you perform an attack, the defender rolls 1 fewer defense die.
  • Luke Skywalker - (X Wing Second Edition) After you become the defender, before dice are rolled, you may recover 1 [Force].
  • Jek Porkins - (X Wing Second Edition) (TC vs. Alex for the ability paraphrased) After gaining a stress token, you may discard the stress token and roll an attack die. On a [Hit], receive 1 facedown damage card.
  • Thane Kyrell - (All Wings Report In) While you perform an attack, you may spend 1 [eye], [hit], or [crit] to look at the defender's facedown damage cards ______________________
  • Garven Dreis - (All Wings Report In) After you spend a focus token, you may choose 1 friendly ship at range 1-3. That ship gains 1 focus token.
  • Biggs Darklighter - (X Wing Unboxing) While another friendly ship at range 0-1 defends, before the Neutralize Results step, if you are in the attack arc, you may suffer 1 [hit] or [crit] damage to cancel 1 matching results.
  • Edrid Two Tubes - (TC vs. Alex) Before you activate, if you are focused, you may perform an action.
  • Red Squadron Veteran - (X Wing Second Edition)
  • Blue Squadron Pilot - (X Wing Unboxing)

Y Wing:

  • Dutch Vander - (All Wings Report In) After you perform _________
  • Norra Wexley - (All Wings Report In) While you defend, if there is an enemy ship at range 0-1, add 1 [evade] result to your dice results.
  • Horton Salm - (All Wings Report In)
  • Gray Squadon Pilot - (All Wings Report In)

A Wing:

  • Jake Farrell - (All Wings Report In) After you perform a [barrel roll] or [boost] action, you may choose a friendly ship at range 0-1. That ship may perform a [focus] action.
  • Green Squadron Pilot - (X Wing 2.0 Teaser Trailer)
  • Arvel Crynyd - (Alex Davy Interview) (paraphrased ability) you may boost into enemies. You may attack enemies you are overlapping.

B Wing:

  • Ten Numb - (All Wings Report In) While you defend or perform an _______________________

Sabine's TIE Fighter:

  • Ezra Bridger - (All Wings Report In) Whiel you defend or perform an attack, if you are stressed, you may spend 1 [force] to change up to 2 of your [eye] results to [evade] or [hit] results.

YT-1300:

  • Lando Calossian - (All Wings Report In)
  • Han Solo - (X Wing 2.0 Teaser Trailer)

U Wing:

  • Bodh_____ - (Presumably Bodhi Rook)
  • Benthic Two Tubes - (TC vs. Alex) After you perform a [focus] action, you may trasnfer 1 of your focus tokens to a friendly ship at R1-2

Imperial

TIE Fighter:

  • Mauler Mithel - (Crush the Rebellion) While you perform an attack at attack range 1, roll 1 additional attack die ____________________________________
  • Gideon Hask - (Crush the Rebellion)
  • Del Meeko - (Crush the Rebellion)
  • Howlrunner - (Crush the Rebellion) While a friendly ship at range 0-1 performs a primary attack, that ship may reroll 1 attack die.
  • Scourge Skutu - (Crush the Rebellion) While you _____________________________________
  • Iden Verbio - (X Wing Second Edition) Before a Freidnly TIE/ln figheter at range 0-1 would suffer 1 or more damage, you may spend 1 [Energy]. If you do, prevent that damage.
  • Obsidian Squadron Pilot - (Crush the Rebellion)
  • Black Squadron Pilot - (X Wing 2.0 Teaser Trailer)

TIE Advanced:

  • Darth Vader - (Crush the Rebellion) (??? Rumor location for ability) After performing an action, you may spend a focus token to take another action.
  • Zertik Storm - (Crush the Rebellion) During the End Phase, you may spend a lock you have on an enemy ship to expose 1 of that ship's damage cards.
  • Ved Foslo - (Crush the Rebellion) While you execute a maneuver, you may execute a maneuver of the same bearing and difficult of a speed 1 higher or lower instead.
  • Maarek Steele - (Crush the Rebellion) While you perform an attack, if the defender would be dealt a faceup damage card, instead draw 3 damage cards, choose 1, and discard the rest.

TIE Bomber:

  • DeathFire - (X Wing 2.0 Teaser Trailer) When you are destroyer, before you are removed, you may perform an ______ and drop or launch 1 device

TIE Phantom:

  • Whisper - (Crush the Rebellion) After you perform an attack that hits, gain 1 evade token.

TIE Striker:

  • Duchess - (Crush the Rebellion) You may choose not to use your Adaptive Ailerons. You may use your adaptive Ailerons even while stressed. __________________________

TIE Interceptor:

  • Tu_______ (Presumably Turr Phenrir) - (X Wing 2.0 Teaser Trailer)
  • Soontir Fel - (Alex Davy Interview?) (ability paraphrased) You may get a focus token if you have an enemy in your deadeye arc.

VT-49 Decimator:

  • Rear Admiral Chiraneau - (Crush the Rebellion) While you perform an attack, if you are reinforced and the defender is in the [forward half] ____________________________________

TIE Reaper:

  • Captain Feroph - (TC vs. Alex) While you defend, if the attacker does not have any green tokens, you may change 1 of your [eye]/blank results to an [evade].

Gunboat:

  • Rho Squadron Pilot - (X Wing 2.0 Teaser Trailer)

Lambda:

  • Lieutenant Sai - (Crush the Rebellion)

TIE Punisher

  • "R______ (Presumably Redline) - (Crush the Rebellion)

Scum and Villainy

IG-2000:

  • IG-88A - (Become Infamous) At the start of the Engagement Phase, you may choose 1 friendly ship with [calculate] on its action bar at range 1-3. If you do, transfer 1 of your calculate tokens to it.

Jumpmaster 5000:

  • Dengar - (Become Infamous) After you defend, if the attacker _______________

Firespray-31:

  • Koshka Frost - (Become Infamous) While you defend or perform an attack, if the enemy ship is stressed, you may reroll 1 of your dice.
  • Boba Fett - (Become Infamous) While you defend or perform an attack, you may reroll 1 of your dice for each enemy ship at Range 0-1
  • Krassis Trelix - (Become Infamous) You can perform [front arc] special attacks from your [rear arc].
  • Emon Azzameen - (Become Infamous)
  • Bounty____ - (Become Infamous) (NOTE: This could actually be for any medium sized ship, but I'm assuming it's Bounty Hunter, which is the same name as the generic Firespray in V1.0, so it's logical to be a generic FS31)

Kihraxz Fighter:

  • Viktor Hel - (Become Infamous) After you defend, if you did not roll exactly 2 defense dice, the attacker gains 1 stress token.
  • Fenn Rau - (Become Infamous) While you defend or perform an attack, if the attack range is 1, you may roll 1 additional die.
  • Joy Rekkoff - (Become Infamous) While you perform an attack, you may spend 1 [charge] from an equipped [torpedo] upgrade. If you do, the defender rolls 1 fewer defense die.
  • Kad Solus
  • Cartel Marauder - (Become Infamous)

Protectorate Starfighter:

  • Kad Solus - (Become Infamous) After you fully ex__________________

Shadowcaster:

  • __enport Hunter - (Become Infamous)

Quadjumper:

  • Jakku Gunrunner - (Become Infamous)

3 minutes ago, Wiredin said:

We have seen some pilot mix up already... what else can we see coming?! Here we go:

REBELLION

Y-Wings - new pilot, suspected Evaan Verlaine

E-Wings - Corran has been confirmed

yt1300 - Chewie confirmed.

ARC-170 - Rex confirmed.

Imperials

TIE Advanced Prototype - a generic Inquisitor pilot is confirmed, and has force powers. nothing else known at this time.

SCUM

H-6 Bomber - Nym is confirmed to be Scum only. no other pilots confirmed to my knowledge.

Can you provide info on where these have been confirmed?

7 minutes ago, Wiredin said:

YT2400 - What happens to Dash?

This is a big factor in my mind. Where is Dash!?! He IS the YT-2400 pilot for Star Wars lore, even if he will never appear in the Disney version.

Edited by Jadotch
3 minutes ago, Khyros said:

Can you provide info on where these have been confirmed?

yea, most of it is from the live stream yesterday or spoiled images.

The Y-Wing pilot is based on the pilot card fan.

2 minutes ago, Jadotch said:

This is a big factor in my mind. Where is Dash!?! He is the YT-2400 pilot.

agreed. I suspect we will see Mart Mattin be a YT pilot... but I'm curious if Dash will return. And if he does return... I bet he won't have the same pilot ability.

5 minutes ago, Jadotch said:

This is a big factor in my mind. Where is Dash!?! He IS the YT-2400 pilot for Star Wars lore, even if he will never appear in the Disney version.

Well, the actual Outrider has made a few cameos, plus there's already a few non-canon characters confirmed already such as Corran Horn.

14 minutes ago, Wiredin said:

TIE Advanced - Darth Vader and Marek are in. 2 new pilots: Ved Foslo and Zertik Strom

Zertik Strom is an existing TIE Advanced pilot in 1st edition.

I think Wes Janson will eventually be in, even if he isn't in an initial release. He is a canon pilot, not strictly EU. But yeah, I expect a lot of EU pilots to be left out in favor of canon pilots where there now exists a canon pilot for a ship (Evaan replacing Keyan, etc). EU only ships will still keep the EU pilots I'd expect.

What happens to Dash? He hangs out with Violet.

11 minutes ago, Indy_com said:

Well, the actual Outrider has made a few cameos, plus there's already a few non-canon characters confirmed already such as Corran Horn.

It will be interesting if they use the Rebels YT-2400 model instead of the EU model for 2.0.

Warning: DO NOT google Koshka Frost from a work computer. NSFW .

That is all.

1 minute ago, Jadotch said:

It will be interesting if they use the Rebels YT-2400 model instead of the EU model for 2.0.

The Outrider appeared in the special edition of A New Hope whilst the Falcon was leaving Mos Eaisly.

1 minute ago, Yakostovian said:

Warning: DO NOT google Koshka Frost from a work computer. NSFW .

That is all.

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3 minutes ago, Yakostovian said:

Warning: DO NOT google Koshka Frost  from a work computer. NSFW .

That is all.

Wow.

Bets on that name getting changed before release?

2 minutes ago, Firespray-32 said:

Wow.

Bets on that name getting changed before release?

90% likely would be my guess.

I was just trying to find the Firespray pilot by that name in EU. It happens to be the stage surnames of a couple of actors .

3 minutes ago, Firespray-32 said:

Wow.

Bets on that name getting changed before release?

Did some designer try to come up with a unique name and end up Freudian slipping the name of a favorite porn star they forgot about?

Also, looks like Juno Eclipse did not make it, her pilot ability was given to Ved Foslo in the TIE Advanced.

1 minute ago, Firespray-32 said:

Wow.

Bets on that name getting changed before release?

Considering Koshka Frost isn't mentioned anywhere on Wookieepedia, how about replacing them with Kath Scarlet?

Just now, kris40k said:

Did some designer try to come up with a unique name and end up Freudian slipping the name of a favorite porn star they forgot about?

Also, looks like Juno Eclipse did not make it, her pilot ability was given to Ved Foslo in the TIE Advanced.

Apparently it's from one of the RPG books. Those probably don't get vetted as hard.

It'll be interesting to see if the TIE punisher elite generic also gets renamed. That's also from TFU.

1 minute ago, kris40k said:

Also, looks like Juno Eclipse did not make it, her pilot ability was given to Ved Foslo in the TIE Advanced.

It's a hint for a future "Rogue Shadow" expansion.

12 minutes ago, Yakostovian said:

Warning: DO NOT google Koshka Frost from a work computer. NSFW .

That is all.

challenge accepted

oh dang.

Considering Koshka Frost isn't mentioned anywhere on Wookieepedia, how about replacing them with Kath Scarlet?

If the Firespray blister follows the same pattern as the Rebel and Imperial ones (update and rerelease the 1.0 content, then add two new pilots) then there are two Firespray pilots currently unaccounted for. My money's on a generic pilot and Kath Scarlet.

1 minute ago, Firespray-32 said:

Apparently it's from one of the RPG books. Those probably don't get vetted as hard.

It'll be interesting to see if the TIE punisher elite generic also gets renamed. That's also from TFU.

Ahh, so do we know which author to tease endlessly on social media yet?

1 minute ago, Indy_com said:

It's a hint for a future "Rogue Shadow" expansion.

We can hope ?

Just now, kris40k said:

Ahh, so do we know which author to tease endlessly on social media yet?

If you intend to call them out for this error on Facebook, then you'll have to join the queue of people waiting to complain about the state of their PR.