Stormtrooper/Legends

Stormtroopers are Imperial shock troops. The Imperial Stormtrooper Corps is separate from both the Army and Navy, although both organizations are assigned stormtrooper units. For example, Star Destroyers carry stormtroopers for boarding and surface deployment.

Ideology
In addition to their strictly military role as elite troops, stormtroopers constitute an important part of the emperor's New Order. Stormtrooper training is accompanied by thorough indoctrination to Imperial ideology, above and beyond what the normal military is exposed to, and stormtroopers are closely associated with the Emperor himself. This is particularly significant in light of the tensions between the Emperor and the Navy. For instance, the stormtroopers deployed to the Death Star were, arguably, largely there to ensure the immensely powerful battlestation remained in the Emperor's control.

Equipment
Stormtroopers wear distinctive white body armor. Their primary weapon is the BlasTech E-11 blaster rifle.