Stormtroopers are elite shock troops fanatically loyal to the Empire and impossible to sway from the Imperial cause. They wear imposing white armor, which offers a wide range of survival equipment and temperature controls to allow the soldiers to survive in almost any environment. Stormtroopers wield blaster rifles and pistols with great skill, and attack in hordes to overwhelm their enemies. Along with standard stormtroopers, the Empire has organized several specialized units, including snowtroopers and scout troopers.
A NEW HOPE
A NEW HOPE
A NEW HOPE
After the declaration of theGalactic Empire, theclone troopers who’d served theRepublic became stormtroopers obeying the will of theEmperor, defeating the Empire’s enemies and enforcing its increasingly oppressive laws. Over time the stormtrooper ranks were filled not by clones but by recruits, trained for blind obedience and fanatical loyalty. On planets such asLothal, stormtroopers became the face of the Empire, opposed by a brave few who dreamed of restoring freedom to the galaxy.
Stormtroopers commanded byDarth Vader capturedPrincess Leia’s starship and searched for theDeath Star plans amid the sands ofTatooine. After discovering droids had the stolen plans, stormtroopers traced them to theLars farm, where they killedLuke Skywalker’s aunt and uncle. Luke Skywalker andObi-Wan Kenobiescaped the Imperial dragnet, but were captured by the Death Star, where stormtroopers hunted the rebel fugitives through the battle station’s endless corridors.
Stormtroopers in cold-weather gear deployed from ImperialAT-AT Walkers and invadedHoth’sEcho Base, capturing or killing many rebels but failing to prevent theMillennium Falconfrom escaping. AfterBoba Fett tracked theFalcon toBespin, stormtroopers capturedHan Solo,Princess Leia andChewbacca and eventually took overCloud City. After being freed byLando Calrissian, Leia and Chewie had to escape squads of armed stormtroopers between them and the Falcon.
The Empire stationed stormtroopers aboard thesecond Death Star and ordered them to defend theshield generator protecting the battle station on the surface ofEndor. The rebels seeking to destroy the shield generator battled patrols of stormtroopers in scout gear, unaware that an entire legion of troops was defending the Imperial facility. The stormtroopers captured Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca, but were defeated by the unlikeliest of foes: the Forest Moon’s diminutiveEwoks.
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