Here’s everything that we know about the five new Battlefield 2042 specialists rounding out the game’s roster ahead of its delayed launch.
Emma “Sundance” Rosier
Sundance is an assault specialist who moves around the map with a wingsuit. She can be seen on the trailer gliding straight through a broken window to kick some ass. But, that’s not all. This wingsuit-carrying femme fatale also carries a bunch of “Smart Explosives” that includes special grenade types specifically designed to take out everything from tanks to electronics and more.
Santiago “Dozer” Espinoza
If flying through the battlefield isn’t for you, Dozer is a more straightforward assault pick for you. His passive allows him to take less damage while he enjoys faster recovery time from explosive damage. Also, this Mexican soldier carries around a ballistic shield that lets him protect his entire frontside from incoming fire. It’s not clear yet if the shield can block anything more than bullets, but if it can, then Dozer might just be the next popular pick.
Ji-Soo Paik
Ji-Soo is a covert military expert from South Korea who can highlight pesky enemies using a scanner like a legal wallhack and a passive ability that automatically highlights any enemy that tries to shoot her from any angle.
Navin Rao
If Paik is a walking wallhack, Navin Rao is a literal hacker. He has a “Cyber Warfare Suite” mounted on his wrist that lets him hack other enemies and automatically spot anyone else close by. Rao can also hack in-world objects manually like pylons and windows, as well as land mines and other gadgets, as seen in the trailer.
Constantin “Angel” Anghel
The Romanian support pick is not a healer, by any means. Angel is a walking mule that lets him airdrop special crates for himself and his teammates anywhere on the map. Of course, Angel isn’t powerful enough to let you change the specialist, but he can revive teammates much faster compared to others while giving them back a bit of armor too.
How many playable specialists are there in Battlefield 2042?
If you add in these five and Kimble “Irish” Graves along with the previously-announced Battlefield 2042 specialists, EA’s upcoming premiere shooter is going to get a total of 10 specialists. However, if there’s one thing that EA and DICE have made clear, it’s that it’s slowly doing away with pigeonholing classes to specific roles. For example, Ji-Soo might be a Recon character, but her wallhacking ability makes her the perfect tool for aggressive players in close combat scenarios. Meanwhile, Sundance’s ability to glide around the map lets her gather intel from a relatively safe distance. It will be interesting to see how EA and DICE spice things up going forward as far as the choices for Battlefield 2042 specialists go.
