There is one that I remember from Mako on Tatooine, as well as a few in/around the Dromund Kaas Dark Temple; being I'll scout around for some more from Mako, some for Gault, and just for the sh*ts and giggles, I might look for some from 2V-R8....

This. True words of wisdom, precisely my thoughts for whenever I PvP with my Merc Main.

I, too, agree with these ideas, both the Sith Trooper and the Third Faction ideas, as this would open up HUNDREDS of new hours of gameplay, and would be wonderful to have in the first place! My main is a Chiss Merc, and I sometimes pretend I'm imp for the people like Malgus and Kilran, but all other times I'm always using the no-alliance idea. Also, the idea that the jedi be on one side, the sith on another, and the NFU's on their own, completely unaligned *cough cough* Hutt Cartel, Black Sun, or The Exchange *cough cough* faction would, at least in my opinion, make the game a LOT more appealing to a LARGE variety of people....

My Bounty Hunter Merc's Mantis (I named it a few weeks ago, after buying Halo: Combat Evolved for my Original XBOX) is: 'the Lie And Alienation' (the complete opposite of the Truth and Reconciliation, eh? eh?)

Honestly, I'm surprised no one's come up with this one yet - A Massassi Sith. Seriously, it's got "WIN" written all over it! now for a republic character..... hrm..... *consults Wookiepedia* How about a Yuzzem for a trooper, and a Verpine for a Smuggler? The Yuzzem's are heavily similir in a majority of factors to the Wookiee, and the Verpine's're a heavily-tech-savvy, yet relatively territorial race by nature, making them, IMO, a relatively good idea for the Smuggler, what does everyone else think? And also, for those saying Droid, what type? Assassin, Protocol, Agromech, Construction, what? Honestly, I see a new, long-derived descendant of the Hunter-Killer Protocol Droid line becoming a character for like, the NFU's, but that also coincided with the HK-51's that'll be a new companion.... Maybe the New HK-whatever droid is the controller, and thinks himself far superior to his/her (based on programming) ancestor? IDK, what do you all think?