Zero Company character creation

Hawks can be a Devaronian, human, Mirialan, Togruta, Twi’lek or Zabrak — six, and a previewer working through the creator confirmed the same six EA named.

Custom Operators add Neimoidian, Ovissian, Weequay and — new information from the previews — Rodian. EA’s article does not list Rodian, but the creator does, and two other previewers played or lost a Rodian squadmate. Clones appear as their own selectable type, recruitable after a point in the story.

Species has no effect on gameplay. EA have confirmed there are no species or faction weapon-proficiency bonuses, deliberately, so that no species feels mandatory. Pick whatever you like the look of.

Shared across all of them: three heights and two body types, thirteen eye colours, seven eyebrow options, thirteen scars, three levels each of freckles and vitiligo, extensive hair and facial hair with two colourways each, plus tattoos, eyeshadow, eyeliner and lipstick.

Anyone can wear it. You do not need to recruit clones — Hawks can wear a full clone kit in the very first mission. There is one limit worth knowing: aliens cannot wear the helmets. A Twi’lek’s lekku or a Weequay’s head shape rule them out, so those Operators wear the set without its helmet.

One gap a previewer flags: there are no general accessories — no sun visors, rangefinders or macrobinoculars of the kind associated with specialist clone roles.

Astromech customisation is extensive and reportedly a highlight: many head options, several chassis variants, a large colour palette, unique paint schemes and two voice options. Pre-ordering adds the Crystalline Astromech pack — an R3, translucent crystalline R4 and R5 heads, and a BR-1 droid.

Astromechs are not cosmetic-only. They carry three Utility items, reportedly get extra uses out of each, and can hand Action Points to other squad members — which makes them one of the more mechanically distinctive things you can field.

Weapons take colours plus patterns applied to individual parts, with at least four visual variations per weapon type. One detail worth knowing: equipping a weapon mod visibly changes the model. Mods are not invisible stat lines.

Hawks’ two voices are both written as the same character type — a world-weary, cynical veteran. One previewer notes this limits roleplay, while arguing the trade is worth it for a protagonist who is actually voiced.

You can change your mind. Hawks’ species and full appearance can be switched between missions at the Den’s customisation station. Locking in a look at hour one is not a commitment.

You can build your roster before you can recruit it. There is a character databank reachable from the main menu where you can create Operators outside a save. Characters you make there appear in your in-game recruitment pool — so if you have a squad concept in mind, you can author it in advance.