Paul Blackthorne, best known as Quentin Lance on CWâs âArrow,â has confirmed on Twitter that he has a role in âStar Wars: Battlefront II,â Electronic Arts' upcoming first-person shooter set in the âStar Warsâ universe. Blackthorne revealed little more than his characterâs name and affiliation: Gideon Hask of the Inferno Squadron. Only time will tell the character's motivations and allegiances.
âBattlefront IIâ is the follow-up to 2015's âStar Wars: Battlefront,â also published by EA. The first game was a multiplayer first-person shooter that pitted players against each other in locations from the âStar Warsâ universe. Players could pilot vehicles from the seriesâ expansive line of starships and all-terrain vehicles, and even adopt the likeness and powers of iconic characters like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
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âBattlefront IIâ looks to add a single-player campaign to the mix when the game releases later this year. Details on the story are sparse so far, but a trailer released earlier this week establishes the overall plot. âBattlefront IIâ puts players in the shoes of Iden Versio (Janina Gavankar), the leader of the Empireâs Inferno Squad. Versio's Inferno Squad is an elite team of Stormtroopers that are on the surface of the planet Endor when the Death Star is destroyed at the conclusion of âStar Wars: Return of the Jedi.â Stranded and without orders, Versio embarks on a quest for vengeance that spans 30 years.
The game has been confirmed to include all three eras of the âStar Warsâ franchise: the original trilogy, prequel trilogy and sequel trilogy. Tanks and creatures like tauntauns will make an appearance, and playable hero characters will include Darth Maul, Yoda, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren.
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Paul Blackthorne has played Quentin Lance on âArrowâ since the showâs debut in 2012. Blackthorneâs Quentin Lance is an adaptation of Larry Lance from DC Comics. Larry Lance debuted in âFlash Comicsâ #92 in 1948 and was created Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. In the television series, Blackthorneâs Quentin Lance has at times served as an officer of the law and deputy mayor of Star City. He was first connected to âStar Wars: Battlefront IIâ during last weekâs Star Wars Celebration, when the actor was spotted briefly in a behind-the-scenes shot during a presentation for the game.
Debuting on November 17, âStar Wars: Battlefront IIâ is a production of EAÂ developed by EA DICE that will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.
(via IGN)