Yes, you can play a Togruta in Star Wars Zero Company, both as Hawks and as a custom recruit. The Tognath, meanwhile, is not playable: it’s the species of the Jedi Padawan Tel-Rea Vokoss, which is exactly why people search for it. Here’s the full species list for both character types, and the one fact that matters most: species is purely cosmetic.
Species for Hawks (the Protagonist)
When customizing Hawks (full name Tesh Hawks), you choose from six species:
- Human
- Twi’lek
- Togruta
- Zabrak
- Mirialan
- Devaronian
Species for Custom Recruits
Recruits get the same six plus four more, for ten total:
- Weequay
- Rodian
- Ovissian
- Neimoidian
The Tognath Question
The Tognath (the eyeless, breathing-apparatus species you may know from Rogue One’s Edrio and Benthic) belongs to Tel-Rea Vokoss, the authored Jedi Padawan character. You get a Tognath in your squad through her; you cannot be one. Any site claiming Tognath is a creation option is confusing her for the character creator.
Species Are Cosmetic, Officially
Bit Reactor has confirmed that species carry no stat differences. A Devaronian Heavy and a Human Heavy are mechanically identical. Pick by look and roleplay, and spend your optimization energy where it counts: specializations, talents, and squad roles.
That’s a deliberate design: in a game with permadeath and custom recruits, cosmetic species means replacing a fallen Rodian Scout with a Weequay Scout costs you feelings, not function.
Building a Themed Roster
Since species is free of consequences, themed squads are, too: an all-droid utility wing (Astromechs plus M-3VO), a Clone-War-era mixed-species cell that looks straight out of a Rebels flashback, or a full alien crew with zero humans. The game’s Clone Wars twilight setting (19 BBY) makes almost any composition canon-plausible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can recruits be droids? Astromech droids are a recruit class of their own, and they’re considered the strongest specialization in the game; that’s a class choice rather than a species pick.
Can I change Hawks’s species later? Appearance customization exists at the Den, but treat species as a creation-time choice.
Are there species-locked voices or dialogue? Nothing suggests species changes story content; Hawks’s role in the narrative is identical regardless.
Why isn’t [species X] in the list? Licensing and animation budgets decide these lists; ten playable species is already generous for a tactics game, and the exotic cast slots (Tognath Jedi, Mandalorian, clone, droids) cover more through the authored characters.