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STAR WARS Zero Company is set in the twilight of the Clone Wars, the final stretch of the galaxy-spanning conflict that frames the game's story. The game uses that backdrop without retelling the larger war: its focus is the shadow conflict at the edges, the war beneath the war.
The Setting
In Star Wars lore, the Clone Wars are fought between the Galactic Republic, defended by its clone armies, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Separatists, who field vast droid forces. Hawks served the Republic before the events of the game and now works outside its chain of command. The era's familiar sights, clone troopers, battle droids, and a galaxy stretched thin by war, set the stage.
A War in the Shadows
Rather than command a frontline army, Zero Company runs covert operations, the missions the official war does not see. That framing lets the game tell a grittier, character-driven story about expendable professionals doing dirty work, while the headline battles of the Clone Wars rage elsewhere.
Worlds the Campaign Visits
Official material has named several of the planets the campaign visits. Tactical Missions are described as taking the squad to worlds such as Bespin, Dantooine, Lothal, and Ryloth, among many more. Other confirmed locations include the frontier world of Vandor, the mining world of Mapuzo, and Luunata, Onderon, Anaxes, Serolonis, Courtsilius, and Champala. The galaxy map as a whole spans more than 150 planets, so these named worlds are a small slice of where missions can take the squad.
Familiar Faces
Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, a central figure of the Clone Wars in the wider saga, makes a confirmed appearance. In the gameplay reveal he is shown on a mission of his own, and his path briefly crosses with Zero Company, whose intelligence and tactical expertise are what he needs to finish the job. How far his involvement reaches beyond that meeting has not been detailed. Anything beyond what the game itself shows belongs to the broader franchise and is not necessarily reflected in Zero Company's own story.
How Much of the Galaxy You See
The galaxy map spans more than 150 planets where Operations can potentially take place, most of them resolved through war-table choices rather than combat. Tactical Missions are far more selective: a bit over a dozen planets were built as full environments for them, each developed with the Lucasfilm Games team.