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Star Wars Zero Company Has Only One Jedi, and You Can Get Her Killed

Tel-Rea fights with a green lightsaber in Star Wars Zero Company, where she is the game’s only Jedi Operator.

Star Wars Zero Company is giving players exactly one Jedi Operator. One. Not one per squad. Not one waiting in the recruitment menu after payday. One in the entire game. And if you play with permadeath enabled and get her killed, the galaxy will not politely issue a replacement with a slightly different haircut. Tel-Rea is the only Jedi Padawan-class Operator available in Zero Company, according to lead designer James Brawley. His advice to players was wonderfully direct: be careful that nothing unfortunate happens to her. That feels less like a gameplay tip and more like something a nervous parent says before handing over the keys. Tel-Rea Cannot Simply Be Replaced Most battlefield roles in Zero Company can be filled by newly recruited Custom Operators. The game lets players hire additional squad members, adjust their equipment and specializations, and build a roster around whatever tactical disaster they are currently attempting…

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