Aside from th fact that we can choose for our species in any class we play to be whatever we want, are there certain classes which are more conducive to certain species? For example, the Sith Warrior seems like it would most likely be a Sith Pureblood due to the issues of Sith purity which overseer Tremmel is trying to maintain, so it should be assumed that the Sith Warrior is someone with social privilege and almost entirely Sith in background and family connections who is being put in ahead of schedule for unfair reasons due to these factors rather than skill. Also there are certain additional dialogue options for Imperial Agent if they are Chiss and at times this class seems to almost be made for the agent to be Chiss, I.e. dealing with the Ascendency and having Raina Temple as a companion (part of Chiss forces), which are unique to Agent. Sith inquisitors makes more sense to be human, since their ancestor Lord Kallig appears human and a Sith pureblood wouldn't end up in slavery, not to mention most available alien species couldn't fit their head in that kind of mask that he wears.

Also there are certain additional dialogue options for Imperial Agent if they are Chiss and at times this class seems to almost be made for the agent to be Chiss,

Except that Chiss is by very far (twelve parsecs?) the worst possible species to send on the initial mission on Hutta. Well, it's a couple of inches behind PB Sith, but apart from that, it's the worst.

 

Think: a member of a clannish, isolationist species closely allied with the Empire posing as someone unrelated to the Empire, with a unique and distinctive appearance. You know, rather than sending a plain human or e.g. Twi'lek or Rattataki.

Except that Chiss is by very far (twelve parsecs?) the worst possible species to send on the initial mission on Hutta. Well, it's a couple of inches behind PB Sith, but apart from that, it's the worst.

 

Think: a member of a clannish, isolationist species closely allied with the Empire posing as someone unrelated to the Empire, with a unique and distinctive appearance. You know, rather than sending a plain human or e.g. Twi'lek or Rattataki.

 

True, but in Hutt Space, you've got all sorts of different species mixing with each other, probably more so than with the Republic. You're also posing as the Red Blade, a pirate whose species is unknown officially, so chances are you're wearing a disguise and covering up whenever you're meeting with Hutts and their servants. I actually purchased the official Red Blade Armor set from the Cartel Market early and mailed it from an alt to my agent right at the beginning so I could get the full experience of the game. It only cost 450k credits

True, but in Hutt Space, you've got all sorts of different species mixing with each other, probably more so than with the Republic. You're also posing as the Red Blade, a pirate whose species is unknown officially, so chances are you're wearing a disguise and covering up whenever you're meeting with Hutts and their servants. I actually purchased the official Red Blade Armor set from the Cartel Market early and mailed it from an alt to my agent right at the beginning so I could get the full experience of the game. It only cost 450k credits

For me, though, the question is how you even get as far as meeting Jheeg to receive the disguise - you're clearly shown arriving there in ordinary civilian clothes (without a helmet) rather than your disguise. How do you get through the spaceport looking so much like an Imperial stooge?

For me, though, the question is how you even get as far as meeting Jheeg to receive the disguise - you're clearly shown arriving there in ordinary civilian clothes (without a helmet) rather than your disguise. How do you get through the spaceport looking so much like an Imperial stooge?

 

Understandable but again, Hutt Space has all sorts of species mixing together that folks wouldn't notice just because a Chiss showed up. I seem to recall you don't show up in uniform or with an escort, so you'd blend in easily. A Chiss in Republic Space would be understandably suspicious, but the Hutts and others usually would just look the other way.

Except that Chiss is by very far (twelve parsecs?) the worst possible species to send on the initial mission on Hutta. Well, it's a couple of inches behind PB Sith, but apart from that, it's the worst.

 

Think: a member of a clannish, isolationist species closely allied with the Empire posing as someone unrelated to the Empire, with a unique and distinctive appearance. You know, rather than sending a plain human or e.g. Twi'lek or Rattataki.

 

Thank you thank you thank you for making this point. Everywhere I go I seem to read that Chiss make the best Agents ... because reasons and nobody stops to think that the Agent is a spy. A large number of your missions, especially the early ones, involve going undercover and pretending you are nothing to do with the Empire. Beats me how so many people think you can plausibly do that as the blue skinned, red eyed race known across the galaxy as Imperial allies.

Thank you thank you thank you for making this point. Everywhere I go I seem to read that Chiss make the best Agents ... because reasons and nobody stops to think that the Agent is a spy. A large number of your missions, especially the early ones, involve going undercover and pretending you are nothing to do with the Empire. Beats me how so many people think you can plausibly do that as the blue skinned, red eyed race known across the galaxy as Imperial allies.

 

Not all Chiss work for the Empire (they are one of the choices for Bounty Hunters, for example), and from what I understand, they are relatively unknown outside of the Empire in general.

I'd say pretty much all species work for Warriors and Inquisitors. Later parts of SWTOR do in fact support the idea of an alien Warrior. You meet this guy on Taris who talks about "lesser species", and you can say "What do you mean by "lesser species?" in a pretty annoyed voice. On Belsavis where Imperial Non-Human Relations are trying to free Shange, you get an option along the lines of "I assume you treat us non-humans with the same respect you treat your own?". You can even call Regus out on Ilum by saying "Don't worry, it's not contageous." In fact, the main reason why Tremel wants Vemrin gone is because he's mixed blood and can pass on non-Human genes without anyone in the Empire knowing it. He'd view your character as a "visible rot" as opposed to an "invisible rot", and a means to an end. On Corellia in the Agent story, there's this Imperial you meet who comments about how standards have changed on Korriban during war-time (which is what happened, the Sith only started allowing aliens to become Sith after they lost too many Sith in the first Great War.) and that Korriban will return to the old ways after the war. This mindset is shared by multiple Imperials and Sith, such as Lord Abaron who has this little interaction with alien Inquisitors.

 

-"I'm not human. I'm not descended from "Sith blood."

-"The training of aliens as Sith is an aberration- you will never rise to power. It is your masters who concern me."

 

Tremel could easily believe the same thing as Abaron and is using the Warrior as a means to an end.

 

If you want 100% immersion all the way through the game and don't want to ignore the earlier parts of the game (Such as the Revanite Sith Pureblood named Ladra on DK telling you your blood is "pure") then I'd recommend Sith, Human or Cyborg.

 

As for Inquisitors, Kallig being a Sith back when only Humans and Purebloods were Sith doesn't mean he couldn't have been an alien, I imagine. If he was a Zabrak or Twi'lek, he could have undergone some surgery before putting on his mask and tricking the Sith Empire assuming they didn't have bio-scanners or such stuff, and any human traits his family has could have decreased over time. However Sith alchemy is very much a thing (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sith_alchemy/Legends) so Kallig could really have been of any species.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Enskojare