I was pondering the question earlier, of whether or not there will be some story elements (or battles for that matter) involving some high level NPCs. For instance, who is head of Security on The Ark? Who are the "big wigs" funding the operation? Who do the resistance members see as their leader(s)? All good questions I think.

Good questions, sure. But they're unanswerable at this moment.

I'm quite sure these questions will be answered in the story; but also I'm quite sure that these characters will only appear in cutscenes, but not the actual fights.