Hey all,

This past Friday came a huge bit of information…the Trooper class.  A long awaited, and somewhat expected, class has been officially announced on Bioware’s website as well as several new bits of screenshots, concept art, and wallpaper.  As Bioware describes it, the Trooper class is very similar to what one would imagine from your classic “heavy weapons guy” with big guns and heavy armor.

This is the synopsis copied from Bioware’s official site:

“The Trooper is an elite combat specialist in the Republic military armed with heavy blaster rifles and nearly impenetrable armor designed by the military’s top engineers. Trained to beat almost any odds, the Trooper battles deep behind enemy lines to carry out precise, hard hitting strikes against the enemy, with a barrage of blaster-fire and a few carefully aimed firebombs. Even Sith Lords are wise to think twice before engaging in combat with the Trooper—this is what it means to be one of the Republic’s finest”

In addition to that little blurb, Bioware has released a class overview page in the game info section, as they had done previously for their Bounty Hunter announcement.  It is on this page where they go more in to detail about what the Troopers are capable of doing.  

According to Bioware, The Trooper is reliant on his/her rifle, but they also have a couple more surprises up their sleeves.  Evidently the Troopers also excel in the usage of sticky grenades, which, based on their description, operate alot like the ones from HALO.

Although I think everyone was expecting a Trooper class, or something like it, I am truly excited to see the details of this enormous game being fleshed out.  Check out our galleries for the rest of the screenshots, concept art, and wallpapers.