Darthhater got a chance to sit down with Daniel Erickson during E3. They’ve got the video and the transcript up over on their site.
Here’s a brief snippet, discussing companions:
DH:Â Would you give a brief little explanation on what those companions are?
DE:Â So who we got out there? Xalek, who people saw a picture of a long time ago, but he is actually out. Xalek is your DPS; he is pretty heavy, he is the same species General Grievous was before he got robotomized, and he is actually very late for the Sith Inquisitor. The Agent has Scorpio, who is sort of a very, very cold droid that is not Imperial or Republic make. She is somewhere very different, and hates you with every fiber of her electronic being and wants to kill you very much.
We have Blizz, who is by far my favorite and I think probably the most likely to become a plush toy. Blizz is an adorable little Jawa who just wants to help out and is kind of crazy, and is a great little engineer. He makes little shields and stuff for himself, and has a bunch of bags of tricks. And Lieutenant Pierce is for the Warrior who has been waiting and waiting and waiting to not have to listen to one of his companions ever tell him that he should not just murder everybody all the time. Lieutenant Pierce is your right hand man stormtrooper; he is an in-the-ground, in-the-dirt, likes to get dirty, full soldier who just has a horribly sadistic streak. So if you’re that guy, he is sort of your dream partner.