Despite their intense indoctrination, enlisted stormtroopers were still capable of living civilian lives; they received pay, were given periods of leave time, and under some circumstances were given opportunities to retire from service.
According to Star Wars lore, Imperial stormtroopers are men and women who have been recruited (or conscripted) at a young age to serve as expendable foot soldiers of the Empire, gradually replacing clone troopers as their accelerated aging forces them to retire.
This makes perfect sense. But, if they are not participating in one of these activities, they must wear their dress uniform. I would really like to see a stormtrooper on a day off. But of course, stormtroopers don't really get a day off.
The Academy eventually opened the stormtrooper ranks to non-clones, with a two-year stormtrooper training program well known for its brutality, and thus drawing only the best and bravest army cadets.
Additionally, certain troopers feature subtle variations to their armor to note their various ranks. Ranks of stormtroopers include the standard trooper, the corporal, the sergeant, the squad leader, and, higher than the rest, the chief.
While in armor, the rank of a stormtrooper was indicated by the color of their pauldron: red was for officers, black for sergeants, and white for squad leaders.
Stormtroopers, with their notoriously inaccurate shooting skills, managed to rack up 26 kills in the original film.
They make minimum wage. Their uniforms are paid for though, and they spend most of their money in the bars on Tatooine.
Did you know that most of the Stormtroopers in the Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope were left-handed? Our Episode IV troopers from the 501st Canadian Garrison are also left-handed as shown here :) (note: left-handedness is not a requirement to be a stormtrooper ;) )
Samantha Alleyne is best known for being the first female Stormtrooper in Star Wars.
Iceland's Bara Heiða created this stunningly adorable music video to remind you that yes, Imperial stormtroopers are people too–and they can fall in love.
Stormtrooper armor was fitted with air filters and fully sealed against chemical and biological attack; the armor could even protect the wearer against vacuum for a limited time. A back-mounted tank contained 20 minutes of emergency oxygen.
Stormtroopers are elite shock troops fanatically loyal to the Empire and impossible to sway from the Imperial cause.
ARC-0001 (formally CT-0001) was created years ago in 32 BBY with the rest of the clones on the watery planet of Kamino, he is a fully trained arc (advanced recon commando) trooper, and he is the leader of 223rd Strike Force, his nickname is Commander Unos.
Some clones disobeyed the infamous order than decimated the Jedi order, and refused to execute it. SOME of these Clones include; Captain Rex: Captain Rex, as most know removed his chip that would later be the way that Palpatine would execute order 66. Wolffe: As with Captain Rex Wolffe removed his bio chip.
A Stormtrooper Shoots Leia In 'Return of the Jedi'
Although the shot barely managed to graze her soldier, the wound managed to provide some tension to the scene as one of the main characters (after many several encounters with Stormtroopers) was actually wounded in battle.
The Emperor was sufficiently pleased with the results of his new Force-sensitive stormtroopers and instructed Vader to place an order with the Arkanians for an entire battalion of Cuis clones.
The armor does have exploitable gaps, as Kylo did manage to behead a guard early in the fight, and powerful stabs from lightsabers are seen going through the armor. The guards' weapons, like the Stormtroopers' riot batons, also project energy fields that block lightsaber blades.
Stormtroopers (STs)—also known as Imperial stormtroopers and colloquially referred to as "bucketheads"—were the elite shock troops of the Galactic Empire, and were part of the Stormtrooper Corps, an independent military branch operating under the Imperial Army.
A unit of the 501st, including the female stormtrooper (left). A Human female stormtrooper who served in the Stormtrooper Corps, specifically in the 501st Legion, as of 130 ABY. She was one of the first females to do so.
The red-armored Sith stormtroopers were the culmination of Darth Sidious' vision of the perfect soldier: a living extension of the Emperor's will. In its ultimate push toward galactic conquest, the First Order readied the army of Sith troopers, whose existence was unknown even to most within the regime.
STORMTROOPER Trademark of LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
He occasionally gets upset over situations and speaks his mind, but it's never in a threatening way. While he did effectively kill a droid, his actions helped save Lobot's life. It is not fair to look at Threepio as being malevolent; the only crime he is guilty of is arrogance.
In the Star Wars universe, death and Darth are practically synonymous. But did you know the Dark Lord is only responsible for 12 onscreen kills? He actually was a much badder boy as young Anakin Skywalker -- that's Vader before he turned over to the dark side of the Force, in case you missed a movie or two.