Instead, it is random for Rebel players, and Imperial players are always Stormtroopers.
Unlike multiplayer, players can't use their own skin. This is the first single player mode in the game to be added via patch, and the second offline mode in the game. All weapons and heroes, including all DLC weapons and heroes, are available for use in Skirmish. There are also different difficulty settings. It features splitscreen (only on consoles) and, unlike in Missions, both players can choose their side, allowing for both cooperative and versus play. As of February 2017, there are no plans for future Skirmish content. The Arcade and Instant Action modes replaced Skirmish in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II.
It was released as part of a patch on July 21, 2016. Skirmish is an offline feature in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront that allows players to play Walker Assault and Fighter Squadron (which were previously only available in multiplayer) offline or with a partner on any of the base game and free addon maps that support those modes, in a similar fashion to the Instant Action of the previous games.
Walker Assault, one of the two game modes available in Skirmish
