We are excited to reveal the next playable character class in Star Wars: The Old Republic - the Trooper!

The Trooper is an elite combat specialist in the Republic military armed with heavy blaster rifles and nearly impenetrable armor designed by the military's top engineers. Trained to beat almost any odds, the Trooper battles deep behind enemy lines to carry out precise, hard hitting strikes against the enemy, with a barrage of blaster-fire and a few carefully aimed firebombs. Even Sith Lords are wise to think twice before engaging in combat with the Trooper - this is what it means to be one of the Republic's finest.

Learn more about the Trooper class and check out the latest Trooper inspired wallpapers!

In conjunction with this announcement, GameSpot conducted an interview with Principal Lead Writer Daniel Erickson and Lead Combat Designer Damion Schubert.

Awesome! I'm so looking forward to the rest of the classes and races. Although they say a release date is not known yet, is there a vague target? Q3 2010?

I heard november 09 I mean they have most of the classes done. From what I understand they are at the finishing touches (announcing classes)... just testing. Depending on what happens there. I think they might be out for christmas

Might be the class I play first, but hard to tell until they annouce all of them. Still hoping this will be a good MMO as I haven't found anything worth playing for a while.

that one class has now got me deeply interested in the game...But the fact it is an MMO usually means a watered down Star wars experiance...We shall see :D

I can't anymore.. Just release it now... ^^