Imperial heavy trooper

The Imperial heavy troopers were a variant of the Galactic Empire's Stormtroopers.

Overview
These soldiers were large warriors that wore a type stormtrooper armor and were trained for frontline combat against incredibly powerful enemies such as Wookiees, Trandoshans and other large aliens.

They were rare but were almost always found at the front of a vanguard where they provided protection for standard stormtroopers and other ranged weapon specialists.

Equipment
Due to their role in melee based combat, these troopers made use of large electro staff's against their enemies. The weapon often allowed them to stun their foes and were quite capable of killing even a Force user.

Their armor provided them a limited level of protection against a lightsaber. Their armor had a darker color tone and they were also equipped with a backpack.

History
Numerous heavy troopers were deployed on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyk and on Felucia where were engaged by a mysterious Force user.

Appearance

 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Source

 * The Force Unleashed Databank