The latest Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes update is not just another round of background maintenance. It ties together a busy New Republic-flavored week, adds a new farmable character shard location, and fixes a handful of bugs that were quietly making parts of the Holotable more annoying than intended. EA and Capital Games outlined the changes in the official Galaxy of Heroes Update 5-27-2026, with three major kit reveals leading the news section: Colonel Ward, Grogu & Anzellans, and Rotta the Hutt. That is a lot of tiny chaos, Hutt violence, and New Republic paperwork for one update. Three New Kit Reveals Lead the Update The headline news is the trio of new kit reveals, all of which point toward the current shape of Galaxy of Heroes: more New Republic synergy, more Grand Arena pressure, and more extremely specific Star Wars characters becoming surprisingly complicated tactical problems. We have already…
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Colonel Ward Joins Galaxy of Heroes as a New Republic Punisher
The New Republic squad in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is getting another very specific kind of problem-solver: Colonel Ward, a Light Side Support unit built to expose enemies, punish bad targeting, and make counterattacks much nastier. EA and Capital Games have revealed the full kit for Colonel Ward in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, confirming her as a Light Side Support character in the New Republic faction. And she is clearly not here to stand in the back and politely cheer. Colonel Ward is designed to slot into the New Republic squad led by Captain Carson Teva, where her job is to make enemies pay for hiding, attacking the wrong targets, or trying to work around Taunt. A Support Unit Built Around Punishment Ward’s kit is all about pressure through debuffs. Her basic ability, A180 Blaster Pistol, deals Physical damage and inflicts Evasion Down. If it is Ward’s turn,…
Sigourney Weaver Says Colonel Ward Goes Way Back With Leia — and That Suddenly Makes The Mandalorian and Grogu More Interesting
For a while, Colonel Ward felt like one of those Star Wars movie characters who exists mostly as a name, a uniform, and a lot of fan speculation. Sigourney Weaver was in, the trailers showed her looking important, and everyone more or less assumed she would be the serious New Republic authority figure who sends Din Djarin off to deal with a mess. Which, to be fair, still sounds true. But Empire’s new coverage adds one much better detail: Ward apparently has history with Princess Leia. And just like that, she stops feeling like generic “new character in a control room” material and starts feeling like someone with real roots in this era of Star Wars. Colonel Ward Is Not Just Some Random New Republic Officer According to the new Empire details relayed by Jedi News, Weaver says Colonel Ward and Leia “go way back.” That is the kind of…
Empire’s Mandalorian and Grogu Coverage Just Made the Movie Feel a Lot More Real
For a while, The Mandalorian and Grogu has had that slightly weird Star Wars-project energy where everyone knows it exists, everyone knows it is important, but it still somehow feels a little abstract. Not anymore. Empire’s May 2026 issue is a full-on world-exclusive preview, built around new imagery and interviews with Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jeremy Allen White, and it is very clearly the point where this thing stops feeling like “that Mando movie coming at some point” and starts feeling like an actual event. Empire’s issue went on sale March 12, and Lucasfilm’s official film page still has the release date locked for May 22, 2026. Pedro Pascal Apparently Found Out About the Movie the Same Way We Did The funniest detail to come out of the new coverage might be that Pedro Pascal was not sitting on some giant secret master plan all…
Sigourney Weaver Says She “Can’t Wait to Share This Journey” in The Mandalorian and Grogu
Veteran actor Sigourney Weaver is officially embracing the galaxy far, far away. In recent remarks shared online, Weaver expressed her excitement for her role in the upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu, saying she “can’t wait to share this journey with you.” Her comments were made as part of promotional conversations ahead of Star Wars Celebration and various fan events, where cast and crew continue to tease what’s in store when Mando and Grogu make the jump from streaming to the big screen. A Legendary Career Meets a Legendary Galaxy Weaver’s involvement in The Mandalorian and Grogu marks a high-profile addition to the film’s cast. Known for iconic roles in franchises like Alien, Avatar, and Ghostbusters, she brings serious genre pedigree to Star Wars. The upcoming movie — set for release on May 22, 2026 — will unite Din Djarin and Grogu in their first theatrical adventure, with Jon Favreau directing…