OperatorsClassesUpdated: Aug 29, 2026

Star Wars Zero Company Classes: All 8 Explained

Eight standard classes, each with three passives and one ultimate — plus unique classes only specific characters can use.

The Class List

Star Wars Zero Company has eight standard classes: Assault, Gunslinger, Heavy, Medic, Scoundrel, Scout, Sharpshooter and Soldier. Every class provides three passive abilities and one ultimate ability. Ultimate abilities spend the squad’s shared Advantage Points, so class choice changes both what an Operator can do and how the squad spends its pooled tempo.

Each Class and Its Abilities

Class	Passives	Ultimate	Role
Assault	Bull Rush, Fleet of Foot, Strike the Flanks	Sweeping Salvo	Aggressive melee pressure; charges enemies and pushes them back
Gunslinger	Quick Draw, Keen Eye, Onslaught	Open Fire	Pistol damage; one-AP sidearm shots and stacking blaster damage
Heavy	Unstoppable, Conditioning, Heavy Armor Training, Intimidating Posture	Bulwark	The only true tank; retaliation stacks, taunts and defense
Medic	Combat Stim, Lifesaving Measures, First Responder	Morale Boost	Sustain; stims, stronger Medpacs and full-heal rallies
Scoundrel	Identify Weakness, Never Play Fair, Scoundrel’s Instinct	Easy Mark	Burst setup; marks enemies so allies crit and assist
Scout	Combat Recon, Tactical Timing, The Spotter	Ambush	Advantage generation; Combat Recon grants Advantage per enemy in an area
Sharpshooter	Zero In, Pick Them Off, Sharpshooter Training	Precision Shot	Long-range elimination; sets up a sniping position for hit and crit bonuses
Soldier	Brutal Strike, Strength, Armsmaster	Rocket Strike	Versatile frontline; daze and grenade value

What the abilities mean in practice, per ScreenRant’s launch class guide:

Assault — Bull Rush charges into enemies for melee strikes that push them backwards; Fleet of Foot increases first movement; Strike the Flanks adds critical chance against exposed enemies; Sweeping Salvo damages all enemies in a cone.
Gunslinger — Quick Draw fires a sidearm shot for one Action Point; Keen Eye raises ranged critical chance; Onslaught stacks bonus blaster damage per attack in a turn; Open Fire fires twice at any combination of enemies.
Heavy — Unstoppable grants retaliation stacks that counter incoming attacks; Conditioning raises max health; Heavy Armor Training raises defense; Intimidating Posture makes primary blaster attacks taunt; Bulwark taunts all enemies in an area and raises defense.
Medic — Combat Stim grants an ally a stimulant that raises max health, melee and ranged damage; Lifesaving Measures makes Medpacs heal more; First Responder equips a Medpac without a utility slot and fully heals allies when rallying them; Morale Boost grants Morale stacks that restore HP per turn and remove injury penalties.
Scoundrel — Identify Weakness makes an enemy vulnerable so the next attack crits; Never Play Fair increases assist damage; Scoundrel’s Instinct lets attacks ignore defense; Easy Mark lets the Operator assist the next ally to attack the target.
Scout — Combat Recon grants Advantage for each enemy in a target area; Tactical Timing gives a chance of Advantage after defeating an enemy; The Spotter marks shot enemies; Ambush spends all available Advantage for an increased-damage attack.
Sharpshooter — Zero In sets up a sniping position with improved hit and crit chance; Pick Them Off and Sharpshooter Training extend the elimination package; Precision Shot is the long-range ultimate.
Soldier — Brutal Strike, Strength and Armsmaster give melee and grenade value; Rocket Strike delivers the ultimate.

Unique Classes

Some characters use unique classes that only they can access. The Jedi Tel-Rea is the documented example: her Padawan/Wayseeker classes include Force Push and Pull (each costing 1 Action Point) and Lightsaber Throw, which costs 10 Advantage. Unique classes cannot be equipped by other Operators, which keeps authored characters mechanically distinct from your custom squad.

Reassigning Classes

Classes are not permanent. Polygon’s launch guide confirms that classes can be reassigned later without penalty, so an early pick is an experiment, not a commitment. Starting characters arrive pre-assigned — Kabb is a Scoundrel and Trick is a Sharpshooter — while Hawks, your custom leader, takes the class you choose at the start. Secondary specs unlock later, letting an Operator mix a primary and secondary class.

Balance note: all launch coverage is from August 27–29, 2026. Balance patches may shift class strength; treat tier claims as launch-week data.

Sources

All sources accessed August 29, 2026.