Star Wars: The Old Republic reveals Imperial Agent its newest class

I ain't playing an Imperial Agent if he has to look like Tony Dungee

Zam Wessel and Grand Moff Tarkin?

You mean the chick that got killed two minutes in Episode II and the old guy that got the Death Star blown up in New Hope?

Yup, they’re um, pretty badass. Then again, someone’s probably made an entire book series and set of comic books about these characters in an effort to squeeze the universe of its juices even further

lol, the "Grand Moff Tarkin"??? Yeah, whenever I see a new SW game hit the shelves I'm always eager to play a character just like him! He is like the first guy to pop to mind when I think of SW.
I always seem to be disappoint though and I can't figure out why no one ever gives this character the love he so obviously deserves.

I hope they have a bit more "inspiration" to work from then that.

LMAO@ 1...he does look like him

Zam Wessel and Grand Moff Tarkin?! LOL

Zam dies right away and i have no clue who the other guy is. I guess by agent they mean bounty hunter? I'd be much more impressed if they used Bossk, IG-88 or Zuckuss for an inspiration.

Yes! Bounty Hunter and this class are what I have been really interested in.

"Grand Moff Tarkin... I thought I smelled your foul stench when I was brought on board." -Princess Leia.

I wonder if this class will get some awesome scent based attacks. Seriously, Grand Moff Tarkin? He was not an AGENT he was a bureaucrat.

I think BW's analogy is that Agents are like self-serving politicians rising through the ranks. They start as lowly assassins(like Zam Wessel) trying to prove themselves, but as they do more jobs, their status in the Sith Empire rises, with them eventually rising to a status like a Grand Moff(like Tarkin), whilst still going out to kill people. In that regard, it sounds intriguing, especially with the potential for their class storyline. While the Sith Warriors rise through the Sith ranks to challenge the Empire, the Agents work the political, non-mystical side, rising to the top without fancy powers or swords.

Wookiepedia is your friend, too:

As the Republic transitioned into the Galactic Empire, Tarkin rose in prominence through his connections to Palpatine. He was in command of the invasion of Kashyyyk and the occupation of Mon Calamari. In 18 BBY, a group of citizens stood on a landing platform directly underneath his transport, protesting the Imperial taxation on Ghorman. Tarkin ordered his ship to land regardless, crushing hundreds to death. The event marked the first of many acts of cold blooded mass murder at the hands of Tarkin.
This incident was labeled the Ghorman Massacre by Rebels. This action led to Palpatine giving him the rank of Admiral. This marked the early formation of his "Tarkin Doctrine" of suppressing dissent through state terrorism. Tarkin himself often told Palpatine that he should "rule through the fear of force rather than through force itself." He also had a unique relationship with Darth Vader, who trusted Tarkin's judgment to the point of sparing Admiral Conan Antonio Motti's life after Motti had openly defied Vader.
Sometime during the era, he committed the Atravis Sector Massacres.

I SO want this game to succeed... but I cannot see the masses wanting to roll anything other than Jedi Knight or Sith Warrior, and Bioware just hasn't made any of the classes as epic. You've got the Lightsaber mythos... vs. cannon-fodder Troopers or a throwaway expanded universe creation.