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Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Update Turns Ewok Movies Into Canon


It looks like Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is turning the terrible Star Wars Ewok television films into canon. DICE EA just recently added a brand new update to Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and the new patch has brought the Ewoks to the forefront. While some fans don't really mind having to play as an Ewok, the update brings an ability that reminds fans of Lucasfilm's Ewok movies and turns them into canon.

According to a report by Screen Rant, the new patch for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 includes the Ewok's Wistie Pouch, an ability which comes as a reference to the TV movie Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure. The Battlefront 2 Age of Rebellion patch introduced the Ewok Hunter into all of the modes of the game, turning the Ewok into a part of the Rebel Reinforcement classes.

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Game Design Director Manuel Llanes meant for the Ewoks to use ranged, non-lethal powder to damage enemies from a distance. However, Lucasfilm suggested that EA add the Wistie ability instead, one taken from Caravan of Courage. In the poorly received film, a Wistie queen helps the rescue party in distracting the villain Gorax. In Battlefront 2, a Wistie serves as a disorientation-focused ability.

Star Wars might be one of the most successful science fiction film franchises in Hollywood history, but the film franchises does have its oddball creations, like Caravan of Courage and its sequel, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Not to mention the infamous Star Wars Holiday special.

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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